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Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 06-07-2025, 04:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 533
Posted By Idle
Did the car originally have an AC? Back then all...

Did the car originally have an AC? Back then all air conditioners were aftermarket and installed at the dealers. It was necessary to cut holes into the area to let the hoses pass through into the...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 06-07-2025, 03:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,421
Posted By Idle
I once bought the wrong pad for something, I...

I once bought the wrong pad for something, I think it was an Opel GT, and they were too thick. I was a bit younger then and sort of new to all of this and so I asked an old mechanic if he knew a...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 06-04-2025, 04:00 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,593
Posted By Idle
When I first got the Tesla I noticed it made a...

When I first got the Tesla I noticed it made a weird sound but only in reverse. It turns out that all EVs, because they are so quiet, must make a warning noise in reverse.

So Tesla ditched the...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-20-2025, 04:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,385
Posted By Idle
I had a 1967 Olds 98. It was like driving your...

I had a 1967 Olds 98. It was like driving your living room.

It had a lot of power which was great until you needed to stop. Because drum brakes on a 4500 pound car....... They lacked something.
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 05-19-2025, 07:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 533
Posted By Idle
The first thing to do is figure out what model...

The first thing to do is figure out what model you are wanting. MB make NO wagons before the 123 but there were private firms that converted them. Mostly for delivery service or ambulances or...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-19-2025, 06:54 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 9,690
Posted By Idle
A hard and fast rule in real estate peddling: ...

A hard and fast rule in real estate peddling: You only show the property to one set of buyers at a time. Unless it's a bankruptcy auction.

Unless you are as dumb as I am you never drop money on...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-19-2025, 06:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,593
Posted By Idle
Teslas do this at any stop. Say what you will...

Teslas do this at any stop. Say what you will about EVs.... They no not have an idle m0de.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-16-2025, 03:39 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,687
Posted By Idle
I think he is beginning to understand he is not...

I think he is beginning to understand he is not up to the job.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-14-2025, 11:57 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,385
Posted By Idle
Rigid stats are kept on who gets hit my trains. ...

Rigid stats are kept on who gets hit my trains. In the UK it is far and away geezers.

Railroad crossings there are referred to as 'level crossings' and the type of lights and bells we have here...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-14-2025, 11:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,687
Posted By Idle
Either he was ignorant of the situation or he is...

Either he was ignorant of the situation or he is trying to prove a point.

It will be interesting to see if any of them comes down with typhoid or cholera.

This is no different that the snake...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-13-2025, 11:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,385
Posted By Idle
Clarkson on Top Gear made the point that the most...

Clarkson on Top Gear made the point that the most dangerous drivers in the UK, based on actual facts, were geezers.
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 05-13-2025, 03:53 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 587
Posted By Idle
Just have them resurfaced. The machine shops see...

Just have them resurfaced. The machine shops see this all the time and will likely clean them out.

But it is the head gasket that will block off the ones that are not needed.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-10-2025, 04:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 496
Posted By Idle
They already are.

They already are.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-10-2025, 04:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,385
Posted By Idle
Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 05-04-2025, 12:04 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 892
Posted By Idle
Warren is 94 and has decided it is time to...

Warren is 94 and has decided it is time to retire. But guys like him never really retire. I am sure he will be around in an advisory position until the drops dead.

I am friends with an...
Forum: Great Plains & Rocky Mountains - US (CO,IA,KS,MO,MT,ND,NE,SD,WY) 04-27-2025, 09:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 21,373
Posted By Idle
There is a self service yard south of Kearney...

There is a self service yard south of Kearney that normally has a few older European cars. This is on the south end of second ave., about three miles or so south of the bridge over the Platt.
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 04-10-2025, 10:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 573
Posted By Idle
I'm guessing a flat spot on your cam. Pull off...

I'm guessing a flat spot on your cam. Pull off the valve coved and look for a gouged out spot on a cam lobe or a dished out spot on a cam follower.
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 04-10-2025, 10:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,421
Posted By Idle
I would just buy one already rebuilt.

I would just buy one already rebuilt.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 04-05-2025, 05:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,437
Posted By Idle
Another brand to look for is Bucherer. They are...

Another brand to look for is Bucherer. They are a jewely store chain in Europe and sold high quality watches made by others under their own name.

There is a current line called the Carl Bucherer...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 04-05-2025, 05:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 617
Posted By Idle
If you really want it to stay get the bracket...

If you really want it to stay get the bracket from the back of a 109 cluster and install that. It's the only one I have ever seen that uses such a bracket but it could be all 108s had them. They...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 03-29-2025, 10:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,676
Posted By Idle
The bearing is such a pain to replace that a lot...

The bearing is such a pain to replace that a lot of folks just replace the entire steering column. They are always available on Evil Bay.

But be warned: This is no quick fix. They are easy to...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 03-29-2025, 10:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,178
Posted By Idle
I had a 230 during the early eighties. MPG was...

I had a 230 during the early eighties. MPG was all the rage then. I got twenty five MPG, the sale as a diesel.

I did love that car. I let a friend drive it and he ran straight into an...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 03-27-2025, 03:24 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,178
Posted By Idle
I know a guy in Nebraska who has a car like yours...

I know a guy in Nebraska who has a car like yours with the four speed. He is in too bad of health to keep working on his cars and said a while back he would give it to the first taker.

This is a...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-26-2025, 05:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 552
Posted By Idle
When I lived in Oklahoma I saw that first hand. ...

When I lived in Oklahoma I saw that first hand. I was voting and a guy came in saying he could not read or write. So they sat down and read the ballot to him.

I knew the ladies running the...
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 03-24-2025, 04:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 971
Posted By Idle
Is this the one with the extra long rear doors? ...

Is this the one with the extra long rear doors? If so it is worth a bit more just for them. I have seen those cars, in totally showroom condition, sell for around thirty five grand.

Condition is...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-22-2025, 11:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 552
Posted By Idle
I had to study up on quantum entanglement for a...

I had to study up on quantum entanglement for a project. After getting a grip on that I am ready to believe anything about the universe.

The first thing you learn is you're not in Kansas anymore.
Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum 03-10-2025, 04:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 784
Posted By Idle
Back when I owned a 111 my solution to this was...

Back when I owned a 111 my solution to this was to always check in a wrecking yard for another 111. Then grab the thermostat housing if it was not powdered away.

I had this problem on a 1962...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-05-2025, 09:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,265
Posted By Idle
This is Jay Leno level of crazy. By that, I...

This is Jay Leno level of crazy.

By that, I bet he would love this.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-05-2025, 09:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 839
Posted By Idle
I have known a few Directors that would have been...

I have known a few Directors that would have been right at home with that in their office.
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-05-2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 839
Posted By Idle
Going to check these out in a week or so. The...

Going to check these out in a week or so. The Herman Millers, that is.

Thanks to everyone. I trust the opinions I get here as where else can you quiz such a wide range of experience. No matter...
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