The hoops we jump through. I like your thought of aksing for an outlet designed for disabled parking. Ooop, as I wrote this, it strikes me that you must mean that you park beside the disabled spot, not in it obivously.
Looking for outlets reminds me of the time I took my Sportster for a trip from Maryland to North Carolina. I had just installed a new Harley Davidson battery, but I brought my battery charger just in case (as I'd been having problems). Right at D.C., it started acting up - fortunately right by a rest stop. I plugged my orange extension cord into an outlet on the side of the building there (trailing it across the sidewalk and around the building). That was what helped me limp it to the nearest HD service center (which I found via pay phone - glad I had a calling card, 'cause I cel phones those days were more a luxury). But in the mean time some worker at the rest stop started threatening me that his boss would "cut my cord" if I didn't unplug it. Sure enough, soon the big, bad manager guy showed up and threatened the same. Why they were so bent on saving a few pennies in favor of letting someone rescue themself, I'm not sure. Brian 83 240D On 3/10/06, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a salesman driving a late 1970s model diesel made by MB I get weird > looks and remarks like does you car have navigation control, an ipod and a > talking map? Not > > When I make reservations at a hotel I always ask for an outside 110volt > plug > for my "handicap car" They always accommodate. They ask what the hell do > you mean. I plug em in with a timer. around 3 to 4:00AM have her kick > on. > Now in 20-30 below stuff, I add my battery warmer, my magnetic lube heater > (just to add heat to engine as synthetic is fine). and just plug in > before > bed for all night. Of course the best thing to get is the pencil type > glows. If you are still farting around with the filament type dump em. > What a difference. Thanks Marshall. > > Moral block heater is a must. Now during the day if I park and it is real > cold I go out every few hours and start the car up and spin the parking > lot > a few times. I do find my self always looking for 110volt outlets at > various places I drive ....just in case, terrible habit I know. I also > travel around with handy tester as I have plugged in to dead outlets > before. > I always test the outlet. > > Regards Tom Scordato > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Berryman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:01 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block Heater Yes or no > > > > > > On Mar 10, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Richard Barnaby wrote: > > > >> Even if you COULD "get by" without it, > >> Why not have the oil more warm and available. > >> Seems to me, cheap insurance on the engine life. > >> > > > > I do it for science. It is good to know how to get the car started > > in the event of power failures ( which usually occur in Winter around > > here) and how low you can go. I live where you live except they call > > it New York over here. > > I also run synthetic oil so my oil is always ready to be pumped. My > > 190D Euro has no block heater, it used to live in Florida. All of our > > other MB diesels have block heaters. I will be installing one as well > > as flushing the cooling system and refilling with G-05, when I get > > around to it. > > I mostly tell my cold start stories so some of the other folks on > > the list can feel more secure about their cars starting when it gets > > cold. > > It seems to me that many who live in much warmer climes than you and > > I have the greatest paranoia when it comes to cold starts. I hope to > > ease their minds and reduce the stress that they endure as a result. > > > > > > Johnny B. > > I Mac Therefore I am > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.striplin.net > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
