[W126 Coupe] Re: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 4, Issue 30
dolans1 at verizon.net
dolans1 at verizon.net
Thu Feb 24 12:30:54 EST 2005
That's over in Jacks neck of the woods, also I sent you some pics of the last meet down here on the island. I sent them to your road runner e-mail.
Mike.
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> From: "chuck storey" <hstorey at cfl.rr.com>
> Date: 2005/02/24 Thu PM 05:08:21 GMT
> To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Re: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 4, Issue 30
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> Mike
>
> I go to Gainsville every thursday to the VA hosp , but to the question, i live in edgewater about 15 miles s of daytona
>
> chuck
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> 1. RE: Differential swap (Mike Ramay)
> 2. Re: Differential swap (Jonathan Hodgman)
> 3. RE: Differential swap (Mike Ramay)
> 4. SEC meet in Florida (chuck storey)
> 5. RE: Bilstein engine flush (Rusty Cullens)
> 6. RE: Bilstein engine flush (Rusty Cullens)
> 7. Re: SEC meet in Florida (dolans1 at verizon.net)
> 8. Re: Bilstein engine flush (Paul Samarin)
> 9. Re: Bilstein engine flush (Paul Samarin)
> 10. RE: Bilstein engine flush (Shayegan, Richard)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:44:02 -0800
> From: "Mike Ramay" <mramay at attglobal.net>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
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> Yep, non-US VIN. Going to need a Registered Importer to get it legal for the
> US.
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> Mike R.
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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On
> Behalf Of gary peck
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
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> Mike the Vin was posted but here it is WDB1260391A389435
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> Gary
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> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:03:52 -0500
> From: Jonathan Hodgman <jhodgman at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
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> Registered importers/converters are the biggest slime to walk the earth IMHO.
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> Jonathan
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> On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:44:02 -0800, Mike Ramay <mramay at attglobal.net> wrote:
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> > Yep, non-US VIN. Going to need a Registered Importer to get it legal for the
> > US.
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> > Mike R.
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> > From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On
> > Behalf Of gary peck
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:07 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
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> > Mike the Vin was posted but here it is WDB1260391A389435
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> > Gary
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 07:21:44 -0800
> From: "Mike Ramay" <mramay at attglobal.net>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
> To: "Jonathan Hodgman" <jhodgman at gmail.com>, "Mercedes Coupes Mailing
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> Some are, some aren't - just like used car salesmen and parts vendors. Keep
> in mind that the cheating that was prevalent in the 80s and into the 90s on
> imported cars made the government introduce the myriad of regulations now
> enforced. Some RIs weren't doing it right, and a lot of "citizens" did all
> they could to bypass the requirements, so our wonderful government stomped
> on the miscreants and gave us the system we have today. I think there are
> eight companies left that will import from non-Canadanian locales.
>
> Mike R.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodgman
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap
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> Registered importers/converters are the biggest slime to walk the earth
> IMHO.
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> Jonathan
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:01:31 -0500
> From: "chuck storey" <hstorey at cfl.rr.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] SEC meet in Florida
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> Please Please Please
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> We have been trying to get up with other Coupe owners for a while and central florida is a perfect venue as long as its not in march (bike week, spring break, etc) Please keep mein the loop on this
>
> thanks
> Chuck Storey & Sheri Storey
> 1989 560 SEC
> 1986 420 SEL
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> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:20:27 -0500
> From: "Rusty Cullens" <rusty at BuyMBparts.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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> The Bilstein engine flush is the BEST thing one can do to a car. The
> results are truly unbelievable. I have seen Jap cars that were nothing
> but sludge turn into brand new cars.
>
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Rockymiranti at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:20 PM
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> Any comments on engine flush?
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> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:24:47 -0500
> From: "Rusty Cullens" <rusty at BuyMBparts.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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> You can flush them anytime. I have owned one and the results are
> awesome. It didn't matter if the car had 200,000 mile on it. You get a
> perfectly clean engine.
>
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:28 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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> Pat Goss (has a radio car show, a tv car show, and appears on other tv
> car shows periodically) recommends engine flushes every 30k miles (I
> think, might be different interval), BUT he says if you've gone
> significantly longer than that without a flush then you should NOT get
> an engine flush. Considering that the shop he runs offers engine
> flushes, I'm thinking at the very least he's right on the second part.
> Richard
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> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:27:43 +0000
> From: <dolans1 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC meet in Florida
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> Chuck,
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> I will put you on the list, what city are you in?. I am heading out to Gainesville in the morning for the week end. A guy next door up there has a mint 86 560 sec and he wants in on the next meet also.
>
> Mike
> 86 500 sec euro
> Longboat Key.
> >
> > From: "chuck storey" <hstorey at cfl.rr.com>
> > Date: 2005/02/24 Thu PM 04:01:31 GMT
> > To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> > Subject: [W126 Coupe] SEC meet in Florida
> >
> > Please Please Please
> >
> > We have been trying to get up with other Coupe owners for a while and central florida is a perfect venue as long as its not in march (bike week, spring break, etc) Please keep mein the loop on this
> >
> > thanks
> > Chuck Storey & Sheri Storey
> > 1989 560 SEC
> > 1986 420 SEL
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:31:16 -0800
> From: Paul Samarin <pauls at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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> Rusty, why do you suppose that other guy recommends against it if it
> hasn't been done in over 30K miles? Are you disagreeing with that part?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>
> On Feb 24, 2005, at 8:20 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
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> > The Bilstein engine flush is the BEST thing one can do to a car. The
> > results are truly unbelievable. I have seen Jap cars that were nothing
> > but sludge turn into brand new cars.
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:32:51 -0800
> From: Paul Samarin <pauls at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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> Guess I sent that last message t oo quickly! Thanks for this info.
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> Paul
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> On Feb 24, 2005, at 8:24 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
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> > You can flush them anytime. I have owned one and the results are
> > awesome. It didn't matter if the car had 200,000 mile on it. You get a
> > perfectly clean engine.
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:36:10 -0500
> From: "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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> Interesting...well back in the day Pat Goss did suggest oil additives
> (something he is vehemently against nowadays) so I guess he makes his
> share of mistakes. Basically his argument was that all you end up doing
> is moving a bunch of sludge around, exposing leaks and exposing the
> engine to the caked on stuff that would have otherwise not been a
> factor.
> Richard
>
>
>
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> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Paul Samarin
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 11:31 AM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Bilstein engine flush
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>
>
> Rusty, why do you suppose that other guy recommends against it if it
> hasn't been done in over 30K miles? Are you disagreeing with that part?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On Feb 24, 2005, at 8:20 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote:
>
>
>
> The Bilstein engine flush is the BEST thing one can do to a car.
> The results are truly unbelievable. I have seen Jap cars that were
> nothing but sludge turn into brand new cars.
>
>
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