Re: [MBZ] Compressor woes, post mortem.
Well, my A/C compressor had well and truly killed itself. Indy says it appears to have gotten a slug of liquid. He got the supplier to warrant it That would imply that it probably has a broken reed valve. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Accents
Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) For the less common ones I also have to use the chart application, but you can go surprisingly far without it. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:10:24 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) Similar on Linux, with the left Winders key mapped to the Multi-key with the command, /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Multi_key' Type left Winders key, type the accent mark desired (double quote, , for umlaut) and type the letter to be accented. So, ü ä ö, and è é ê (that's left single quote, right single quote, and capital-6), and so forth, no table needed. ç Ç use comma. Craig
Re: [MBZ] Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:28:18 -0700 Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Similar on Linux, with the left Winders key mapped to the Multi-key with the command, /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Multi_key' Type left Winders key, type the accent mark desired (double quote, , for umlaut) and type the letter to be accented. So, ü ä ö, and è é ê (that's left single quote, right single quote, and capital-6), and so forth, no table needed. ç Ç use comma. And, being in New Mexico, how could I forget: Ñ, ñ, and the inverted exclamation point (which doesn't work correctly in this email program but does work correctly in OpenOffice; left Winders key, capital-1, capital-1). Craig
[MBZ] cheap 190D with bad trans
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-MERCEDES-DIESEL-190D-BAD-TRANS_W0QQitemZ330090342895QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 01:36:43 2007 Received: from imo-m14.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.204]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HJJvu-0001VJ-KU for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:36:42 + Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo-m14.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id s.d19.3d6970f (48552) for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:35:52 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:35:52 EST To: mercedes@okiebenz.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Thunderbird - Mac OS X sub 308 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: [MBZ] Using the help desk X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:36:43 - Anyone who has helped a complete novice learn how to use a Mac, especially during a stint in a help desk environment, simply must watch this hilarious video, which demonstrates well that all interfaces must be learned. The audio is reportedly in Norwegian, with English and Danish subtitles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRjVeRbhtRU
Re: [MBZ] Using the help desk
I'd watch it were it not for the fact that I spent two years on a help desk (Barnett Bank). Don't want a bad night from PTSD. On 2/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone who has helped a complete novice learn how to use a Mac, especially during a stint in a help desk environment, simply must watch this hilarious video, which demonstrates well that all interfaces must be learned. The audio is reportedly in Norwegian, with English and Danish subtitles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRjVeRbhtRU ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
[MBZ] Steel Wheels??
Does anyone know where I can get steel wheels for my 300D 2.5? (1991) I have found 15x6 steel wheels- and 16 inch steel ones, but none 15x6.5 which is the original size I have. Here are some for sale- would anyone of these work? I would like a set for snow tires. http://theserviceadvisor.com/part/steelwheelbestmercedes/index.html John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k
Re: [MBZ] Steel Wheels??
Kaleb. On 2/19/07, John Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know where I can get steel wheels for my 300D 2.5? (1991) I have found 15x6 steel wheels- and 16 inch steel ones, but none 15x6.5 which is the original size I have. Here are some for sale- would anyone of these work? I would like a set for snow tires. http://theserviceadvisor.com/part/steelwheelbestmercedes/index.html John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Re: [MBZ] Steel Wheels??
This was Marshall's response to the same question, but referring to alloy wheels (IIRC) -- Aaron Lam wrote: You shouldn't have any problems. In the rest of the world, lower-spec 124s came with 15x6 wheels. Those rest of the world cars (that had smaller engines and weighed less) had smaller brake assemblies that would clear the early 6 wheels. 124s with larger brake assemblies (as did all US delivered 124s) would not allow early 6 wheels to turn on the front axles. Later 6 wheels (they started supplying them in late '86 I think and by early '87 most US cars with 6 wheels had the later wheels) MIGHT be okay (I've not tried them on my 124). My local salvage yard only wanted $50 each for used alloys in good condition for my '90 300D 2.5 -- you might check for used alloys -- Also - the steel wheels will need shorter lug bolts -- factory alloys will use the same ones, my salvage yard threw in the set of lug bolts with the wheels, so I now have a few spares. On 2/19/07, John Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know where I can get steel wheels for my 300D 2.5? (1991) I have found 15x6 steel wheels- and 16 inch steel ones, but none 15x6.5 which is the original size I have. Here are some for sale- would anyone of these work? I would like a set for snow tires. http://theserviceadvisor.com/part/steelwheelbestmercedes/index.html John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
Re: [MBZ] nozzle observation
They all did except for BP...green is diesel. On 2/19/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glenn Brown wrote: The BP stations here have orange diesel pump coverings to distinguish them from their green covered gas nozzles. I wish the industry would unite on one color code. I've written to BP several times suggesting a pump nozzle color standard (as different BP stations are NOT uniform). They have NOT bothered to reply. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
There was a spare 20 gallon tank in the trunk of my 115 1976 300D. It was rectangular. Total fill up was 40 gallons, or about a month of driving (1,000 miles). On 2/19/07, Larry T [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Werner, There's a photo in the eBay advert - item # 4427103012543053 from my earlier post - it's an almost round/flat can which looks like ity would fit into the wheel well. Wouldn't want that in the trunk during an accident - at least the gas tanks of most vehicles are enclosed in chassis members, Later -- -- -- Original message -- From: Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone have a picture of one of these reserve tanks? I would think that there would be some safety concerns, especially is used in a gasser. Many will say that carrying a can of gas in the trunk is akin to carrying around an incendiary bomb. Diesel fuel isn't as explosive, so might be OK as long as there's no leakage to make everything in the trunk smell like a refinery. Werner - Original Message - From: LarryT To: Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can Here's one currently on eBay - 150092451551 - says it's for W108, W113, W115 W116 - currently at $125 with a Buy it Now of $135. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin To: Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can the only time I have seen them were for certain older models and they were VERY expensive. Did you get one for newer cars? Eric Anderton wrote: Well I couldn't resist anymore and bought one of those reserve fuel cans that fit inside the spare you see all the time on ebay. Now that I have it I was wondering if someone could share the story behind them with me. This is the can that fits in the spare wheel, what applications originally used this container? Was their a special bolt that held it in, as the stock one is too short to reach though it to the mounting bolt? Was this a european market only item? Many Thanks, Eric Anderton 85 300DT 74 240D 74 240D (parts car) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 15, Issue 70
Enough of the bragging already! I get bopped on the head every time if I'm not careful... (on my third set of struts). 1983 3000TD 280 K miles On 2/19/07, Royce Engler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrew said Looks pretty good considering all its ailments. I like the fact that the hatch stays open in winter. My 123 300TD hatch struts are degassed again. :( Just replaced mine a few weeks ago for the second time ever. This time I got a pair from Rusty, and I have to really strain to pull down the hatch. It almost pops open by itself. That ought to last a good 8 or 9 more years... Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 290K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Accents
?? I don't have an Alt key on my Imac. What gives? On 2/19/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) For the less common ones I also have to use the chart application, but you can go surprisingly far without it. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
Andrew - Let's see - 40 gallons x 8 lbs = 320 lbs, or like carrying around 2 extra adults. That has to cost something in MPG, and certainly in performance. Its probably a necessity to carry that much fuel if you're running in the Paris-Dakar rallye, but not too practical in most of the USA! Werner - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can There was a spare 20 gallon tank in the trunk of my 115 1976 300D. It was rectangular. Total fill up was 40 gallons, or about a month of driving (1,000 miles).
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! Ditched that and went to a Z80 and dual 8 floppy drives. Finally sprung for a complete PC when the company offered them on an employee plan. Have probably gone through almost a dozen bigger and better ones over the years. Always heard that they were the greatest for publication and artwork, but also was turned off by the higher pricing and lack of being able to kloodge up a system using various and sundry after market accessories. Werner - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Accents Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) For the less common ones I also have to use the chart application, but you can go surprisingly far without it. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Accents
Andrew, Look on the lower left side of the keyboard, to the left of the apple key. On that key, Option is printed and on the top in less noticeable letters Voila, alt.. That's how it is on the keyboards of my iBook and eMac Chuck Phoenix AZ On Feb 19, 2007, at 8:46 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: ?? I don't have an Alt key on my Imac. What gives?
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
Werner, Never say I'm too old Try a Mac, you'll like it. Don't want to pay new price. Go to Craigslist and take your pick... Chuck iMac G4 laptop and eMac On Feb 19, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/ whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! Ditched that and went to a Z80 and dual 8 floppy drives. Finally sprung for a complete PC when the company offered them on an employee plan. Have probably gone through almost a dozen bigger and better ones over the years. Always heard that they were the greatest for publication and artwork, but also was turned off by the higher pricing and lack of being able to kloodge up a system using various and sundry after market accessories. Werner - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Accents Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) For the less common ones I also have to use the chart application, but you can go surprisingly far without it. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Southern Treffen
Chuck - are you still driving East for ST? I'm still not hearing many comforting words from MBUSI in Vance in regard to a plant tour, but I won't give up yet! Werner
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
Chuck - You're probably correct - too old really means not enough time to go through the trauma of convincing SWMBO to bring in yet another box; get rid of the 4 computers now in use and all the software, books, etc; figure out how to transfer all the data that a good packrat saves - and on and on Besides, its more fun to fool around with cars most of the time! Werner - Original Message - From: Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents Werner, Never say I'm too old Try a Mac, you'll like it. Don't want to pay new price. Go to Craigslist and take your pick... Chuck iMac G4 laptop and eMac
Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen
Werner, I've been looking at the pocketbook... Pondering Southern Treffen, German Tour, Tri-O-Rama and there's StarTech tacked onto the Board Meeting, which I will, of course, be attending.. Air Fare for the German Tour is now about $1200, so that's out! I think I'm going to just do StarTech and Tri-O-Rama... and probably drive only to TOR. One never knows, tho... Take care, Chuck On Feb 19, 2007, at 10:00 PM, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Chuck - are you still driving East for ST? I'm still not hearing many comforting words from MBUSI in Vance in regard to a plant tour, but I won't give up yet! Werner ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
Larry - the pictures sent by Howard in England show a fairly robust steel can, holding 7 liters of fuel. I think it would be too dangerous with gasoline, but probably ok for Diesel, and it is pretty well protected inside the wheel rim. Probably better than the external main tank! I'd be more concerned about a leaking cap, as it would make a terrible mess to have a couple gallons of fuel sloshing around inside the spare tire hold-down! Werner - Original Message - From: Larry T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can Hi Werner, There's a photo in the eBay advert - item # 4427103012543053 from my earlier post - it's an almost round/flat can which looks like ity would fit into the wheel well. Wouldn't want that in the trunk during an accident - at least the gas tanks of most vehicles are enclosed in chassis members, Later --
Re: [MBZ] Accents
That Linux keyboard input method also seems reasonable, as does the Mac's. Leave it to Winders to have the worst one! After all, it's only been about 25 years! Takes them awhile to adopt improvements. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! I sit here not five feet from my 1802 kit box, and its successor the semi-kit 6502 OSI machine. (Cassette for both, floppies later added to the OSI.) And _its_ successor, the 68000 S-100 system. My first hard disk, and the first to even need a 16-bit address bus. What followed that? Not a PC, I looked at one and walked away in disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed it, a variety of work-origined Unixey machines, and now a variety of PPC Macs all running OSX. I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're worth far more to me as mementos than as assets to be sold. It's never too late to change, all you have to do is be willing to make a real upgrade. Not the same old SOS with maybe a few more mega-whatevers to it. Let us hope that Apple can survive long enough to get smug and get their ass kicked by something that is new and truly better. It won't come out of the Wintel hegemony, I'll tell you that. Wherever it would come from, it would be good for us all. Competition is like that. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:57:05 -0600 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com the only time I have seen them were for certain older models and they were VERY expensive. Did you get one for newer cars? My 1985 (European) 300TD came with one. Whether the previous owner selected this as an option on his factory tick-sheet I don't know. Which reminds me. It must just about be time to refresh the diesel. Euan CHCH NZ
[MBZ] Water pump vent pipe
Discovered that my 79 300D ( non turbo ) does not have the vent pipe from water pump housing to head as it should have according to the parts list. Could this explain erratic temperature fluctuations as I suspect that air pockets are forming in the engine due to cavitaion or whatever. Later Om617 ( +- 1983 's ) however did not require this vent pipe even thogh pump and housing remained the same - so I'm a bit puzzeled as to weahter one actually does need this vent. Anyone have any info on this matter? Peter
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 15, Issue 70
Hey Andrew, Maybe you could route some of the power from that 3000TD back to the hatch GRIN For about a year and a half I used an auxiliary strut - piece of 1x2. Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 290K -Original Message- From: andrew strasfogel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 15, Issue 70 Enough of the bragging already! I get bopped on the head every time if I'm not careful... (on my third set of struts). 1983 ***3000***TD 280 K miles
Re: [MBZ] Compressor woes, post mortem.
Royce, I have occasionally run the heater coming to work and the A/C going home. Tom Potter (another Houstonian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Royce Engler Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:49 PM To: Marshall Booth; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Compressor woes, post mortem. Thanks, Marshall, I don't usually have to worry about running the AC during the winterhere in Houston we have plenty of warm winter days ;-) Royce Engler 1985 300TD Turbo 290K -Original Message- From: Marshall Booth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Compressor woes, post mortem. Royce Engler wrote: Well, my A/C compressor had well and truly killed itself. Indy says it appears to have gotten a slug of liquid. He got the supplier to warrant it and covered a new dryer himself. He thinks the cold weather caused it...he put in an evaporator temperature sensor to shut down the compressor when there is not enough heat transfer to change the freon from liquid to gas. Also said I should run it on EC when it's cold out...We'll see... Actually it's important that the AC compressor be turned on and run every few weeks (for a few minutes) ALL winter. That prevents seal hardening and greatly increases compressor life. It's not necessary for the later systems (124/201, later 126) that use the Nippondenso compressors that function whenever the system is in defrost (and the temperature is in the correct range). Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MB Chrysler
I know I'm late to the party but compare the PT Cruiser to the Chevy HHR. Imagine the talk at GM Hey that PT Cruiser is an ugly mother but they sell alot of 'em. Lets copy it. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:08:03 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB Chrysler To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Hendrik told us: The sooner Daimler-Benz gets rid of Chrysler, the better. I mean, that 300C would have to be the ugliest thing on the planet (it's like a shoebox on wheels) I think the PT Cruiser Convertable is uglier...with the top down, it looks like a claw foot bathtub on wheels. Bob Rentfro '77 300D 167K '87 Acura Legend 182K Litchfield Park, AZ .com - Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 14:29:43 2007 Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.48]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HJVzz-0003Wz-75 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:29:43 + Received: from WFlaptop ([71.248.247.176]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:28:59 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:24:23 -0500 From: Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:29:43 - Jim - sounds like you acquire obsolete treasures like many of us do. So far I've managed to keep old computer stuff down to perhaps 8 cu. ft., which is a lot better than the ham radio gear, which still takes up well over 200 cu. ft. - and that's after taking several very nice (in their day) Model 28 TTY machines to the scrap yard, and finding a good home for an old Collins KWS-1, not to mention transformer and choke for a BC-610! And from monitoring this list, some have the same evil penchant by accumulating lots of M-B cars and parts... Life would be a lot simpler if I would just get up the courage and ambition to get rid of all that, instead of leaving it to someone else to throw out, eventually. Werner - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:12 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! I sit here not five feet from my 1802 kit box, and its successor the semi-kit 6502 OSI machine. (Cassette for both, floppies later added to the OSI.) And _its_ successor, the 68000 S-100 system. My first hard disk, and the first to even need a 16-bit address bus. What followed that? Not a PC, I looked at one and walked away in disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed it, a variety of work-origined Unixey machines, and now a variety of PPC Macs all running OSX. I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're worth far more to me as mementos than as assets to be sold. It's never too late to change, all you have to do is be willing to make a real upgrade. Not the same old SOS with maybe a few more mega-whatevers to it. Let us hope that Apple can survive long enough to get smug and get their ass kicked by something that is new and truly better. It won't come out of the Wintel hegemony, I'll tell you that. Wherever it
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
My '85 190D is similar. I'd thought(or rather Marshall speculated) the problem was the vacuum actuated idle controller which would have been negatively effected by a failing vacuum pump. I'd also wondered if the plugged fuel tank vent might cause it. Now I know that both of those theories were wrong... When I called Rusty (well Tom sold me the stuff to give proper credit) I thought to buy new glow plugs too. Those will go in when the cold breaks. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:33:26 -0500 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On my 1983 300TD I can start it as Marshal and Mercedes advise, but it dies almost immediately unless I depress the fuel pedal enough to keep the tach at 750 rpm. Hope to change the glow plugs once we thaw out a bit to see if that solves the problem. - Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 14:47:08 2007 Received: from web30012.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.69.29]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HJWGn-0004hO-MZ for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:47:08 + Received: (qmail 62262 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Feb 2007 14:46:19 - X-YMail-OSG: B.W79BQVM1mwmO4EACXVfEQ6sThgAdGQufV.HqIAZmJECMKSuGEKS9YkAc8S4rQwlK.oGWiRxIL4s5Jm3CoJwAUVVjahjdRnZo6j1dGIXCcPCrvkPRp9upZzWKrznL1Mhctnj5wdJSv2OzA- Received: from [24.123.111.98] by web30012.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:46:19 PST Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:46:19 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Accents X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:47:08 - In the 29 year history of Angelus Press (where I work), I am the first to be getting a Mac. It arrives this week. Looking forward to it...so thanks for the tips. Guess I'll be able to pitch my umlaut post-it note. Chris Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just type in alt 0-2-4-6 for ö; alt 0-2-5-2 for ü, etc. That will get you past most German words used in these lists! Should have bought a Mac: Umlaut-u (ü) is Alt-u-u, umlaut-anything is alt-u-anything. All the basic euro-accents are that way, associated with their most common (in English) letter. Cedilla is alt-c ç, the 'elan' accent alt-e-e é, circumflex is alt-i- î, Alt-a is å, alt-o is ø, alt-n-n is ñ, etc. (Oh, I forgot to do alt-u-o: ö. Alt-u-i is ï.) These ALL from memory, no stinking charts needed! This keyboard input method has been there since the beginning. (To be fair, so has the alt-numeric input of the PC, though I find the numbers completely unmnemonic.) For the less common ones I also have to use the chart application, but you can go surprisingly far without it. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 14:52:22 2007 Received: from web32814.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.44]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HJWLt-0004uU-Re for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:52:22 + Received: (qmail 16831 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Feb 2007 14:51:40 - X-YMail-OSG: M2F5O30VM1mtzOk3fwW0EIQQfRTADG_.3uC0WWpD7ea467YVlw1QJ8ODD5PiwtfboeoazW77O8ZqM1z7vVOjkszyYLqMMH92DZskaCjcuKwmPP94KIoVQmi9MRy6rNbApkZDDc.dbRcScYo- Received: from [198.51.119.130] by web32814.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:51:40 PST Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:51:40 -0800
[MBZ] nozzle observation
I've seen yellow, orange, and black coverings on diesel fuel handles. Even though I inform the attendants at the BP deli-mart that I'd like to put X$ on the diesel pump, I still have to give them a pump number even though they've only got one. What a place/time! G. M. Brown Rochester, NY
Re: [MBZ] nozzle observation
Glenn, things will change when you move to NC.. DWS Glenn Brown wrote: I've seen yellow, orange, and black coverings on diesel fuel handles. Even though I inform the attendants at the BP deli-mart that I'd like to put X$ on the diesel pump, I still have to give them a pump number even though they've only got one. What a place/time! G. M. Brown Rochester, NY ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
Let us know whether this helps, by all means. On 2/20/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My '85 190D is similar. I'd thought(or rather Marshall speculated) the problem was the vacuum actuated idle controller which would have been negatively effected by a failing vacuum pump. I'd also wondered if the plugged fuel tank vent might cause it. Now I know that both of those theories were wrong... When I called Rusty (well Tom sold me the stuff to give proper credit) I thought to buy new glow plugs too. Those will go in when the cold breaks. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:33:26 -0500 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On my 1983 300TD I can start it as Marshal and Mercedes advise, but it dies almost immediately unless I depress the fuel pedal enough to keep the tach at 750 rpm. Hope to change the glow plugs once we thaw out a bit to see if that solves the problem. - Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Water pump vent pipe
My '81 300D had the U-shaped vent pipe. Tom Potter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Merle Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Water pump vent pipe Discovered that my 79 300D ( non turbo ) does not have the vent pipe from water pump housing to head as it should have according to the parts list. Could this explain erratic temperature fluctuations as I suspect that air pockets are forming in the engine due to cavitaion or whatever. Later Om617 ( +- 1983 's ) however did not require this vent pipe even thogh pump and housing remained the same - so I'm a bit puzzeled as to weahter one actually does need this vent. Anyone have any info on this matter? Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
Jim - sounds like you acquire obsolete treasures like many of us do. So far I've managed to keep old computer stuff down to perhaps 8 cu. ft., which is a lot better than the ham radio gear, which still takes up well over 200 cu. ft. - and that's after taking several very nice (in their day) Model 28 TTY machines to the scrap yard, and finding a good home for an old Collins In my collection is a TTY 40 chain printer. Along with three Mac Portables, several 'Bump Macs', including an SE/30. (I last used it a couple of jobs ago. I had it on my desk for simple drawing 'cause I only needed what MacDraw would do, yet the only offering from the co. was Visio. Huge package, and non-intuitive I thought. I'd just do it in MD and paste it into Word. From there I could transfer the file and paste it out of one Word doc into another.) I also intermittently use the IIci, which is a nice little machine. I have a copy of DesignWorks for it, that may be what I use to do some more house what-if's. That copy of DW refuses to run under emulation, and the demo copies that are native are quite restricted and can't open the basal house drawing I already made. The Portables are what I run my home finances on. Instant-on, no waiting. (Static RAM, there is no OFF, only Sleep. And access to my finances back to the beginning.) So many such things at my house are not entirely obsolete at all. (But could be made so, were it necessary.) My boy, for example, has his own computers: a Grid 3 and a Mac Minus running KidPix. I have it bad, but of late I've really been trying to control the acquisition phase. Bringing in a 40kW Kohler and the 25kW MD-3 really did soak up some space, however! Anything that can sit outside in the woods is no problem, but not very much that is interesting can really tolerate that. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On 2/20/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're -- Jim You still have a NeXT machine? Which model? May I visit and be permitted to drool on it? Ed -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
does it do anything a mac doesn't do? On 2/20/07, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/20/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're -- Jim You still have a NeXT machine? Which model? May I visit and be permitted to drool on it? Ed -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OM621 Questions
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Loren Faeth wrote: One way is to add some algicide/water dispersant, except for Herr Booth whos cars never sit long enough to collect condensation. We were, however originally talking about a car that has set inactive for years. I dunno how long this sat for before I bought it, but it sees 1k/wk, although it DOES sit more on weekends, usually with just above 3/4 tank fuel... I usually fill up in the morning on the way in... -j.
Re: [MBZ] Head gasket fun
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Joe Knight wrote: Don't fret too much Peter. I pulled the head from mine with a chain winch suspended from a bit less than 8' ceiling in a too small garage. Came out all right with the turbo exhaust manifold attached even though I didn't have the winch very well positioned. Kinda resist the temptation to put the head back on with those bits detached. I did I used a 2x4 with a helper as a lift to pull the head off a 617. I believe that I pulled off the manifolds first to make things lighter. I got some all-thread of the proper type and cut a couple of alignment pins out of it (make sure they are a couple inches longer than the longest head bolt!) Oh yeah its a good opportunity to clean out your manifold! The WORST part was threading the T/C oil feed line back into the oil filter housing! -j.
Re: [MBZ] Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote: Similar on Linux, with the left Winders key mapped to the Multi-key with the command, /usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Multi_key' Type left Winders key, type the accent mark desired (double quote, , for umlaut) and type the letter to be accented. So, ü ä ö, and è é ê (that's left single quote, right single quote, and capital-6), and so forth, no table needed. ç Ç use comma. Cool. Like the Compose key on the VT's, kinda sorta. I think the VT's used for umlaut, ' for acute ` for grave, ^ for circumflex, ~ for tilde * for ring, c, for cedille, ae, oe, ss, !! for inverted , L- for pound, C- for cent , Y- for yen (= works for all the currencies), and +- 12 14 (1/2,1/4)... I cant remember them all :).. maybe I should get out the old beast and fire it up ;) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! Ditched that and went to a Z80 and dual 8 floppy drives. Finally sprung for a complete PC when the company offered them on an employee plan. Have probably gone through almost a dozen bigger and better ones over the years. Always heard that they were the greatest for publication and artwork, but also was turned off by the higher pricing and lack of being able to kloodge up a system using various and sundry after market accessories. Werner You can pick up used ones for cheap. I got a G4/dual 533 with half a gig ram for $100. Got an original Apple studio LCD (17) for $180 (ebay), a dvd-dl burner for $30 (other world computing), a 120GB HDD for $40 (computergeeks.com), and replaced the apple 1 button with my wife's 3 button original MS notebook optical mouse. Its pretty decent speed wise, and just works with everything I throw at it. The BIGGEST PIT(F)A is Quicken-- PC and MAC are different design teams, different savefiles. You have to EXPORT the PC version, and you lose all your reapeat/memorized transactions when you import it. Ditto going from MAC- PC. everything else is fine. iPhoto beats the crap out of other photo organizers (hands down). You can even get a ShutterFly plugin for it! (Export - shutterfly) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote: Werner, I've been looking at the pocketbook... Pondering Southern Treffen, German Tour, Tri-O-Rama and there's StarTech tacked onto the Board Meeting, which I will, of course, be attending.. Any news (pricing etc) on Star Tech? (besides the hotel) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Jim Cathey wrote: I sit here not five feet from my 1802 kit box, and its successor the semi-kit 6502 OSI machine. (Cassette for both, floppies later added to the OSI.) And _its_ successor, the 68000 S-100 system. My first hard disk, and the first to even need a 16-bit address bus. What followed that? Not a PC, I looked at one and walked away in disgust. I waited, and succumbed to an original Mac. A NeXT followed it, a variety of work-origined Unixey machines, and now a variety of PPC Macs all running OSX. I still have them all. By the time I'm done with them they're worth far more to me as mementos than as assets to be sold. I got rid of a lot of my old stuff, but I still have a uVax 2100, DecStation 5000/260 (the R4400 one!), DEC 3000/400, Sparc 20... Using an old proliant 7000 as a server, have a REAL odd bird here thats acting as a floor weight; a ALR designed Unisys box- 6 processor Pentium Pro with 1MB cache CPU's (they are black aluminum, not ceramic). I also have a couple of PPro overdrives kicking around! (think 333MHz P2 Xeon for Socket 8) -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote: does it do anything a mac doesn't do? The cubes look REALLY cool. Where do you think ADC came from ;) (well the monitor was a bottle so it required an AC cord.) Te optical was like molasses fresh from the fridge, but they were a cool machine. The laser printer was a lobotomized LJ2/3 (Canon SX engine). With the straight paper path you could print on just about anything you could cram through the paper path! -j.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs (was) Accents
I am now working (temporarily) as Features Editor of a local paper. They use mostly Mac G4s. IMO, the G4s suck like a rift in spacetime. I use a Sony Mavica for photography which burns to a mini-cd. Works fantastic whether you use Windoze or Linux. Apparently won't work on a Mac because OSX can't read the CD. Most folks there keep a cd in their drive bay so they have an icon which they can click and (hopefully) eject their CDs, because once the CD is out and the icon leaves the desktop it may or may not open the drive bay and may or may not read the next CD. Word on the Mac has the quaint habit of deleting files on the server rather than saving when you attempt to save changes to an existing document. There is no fix for this shite. I could go on. So, all the time I was using PCs I was hearing about Macs and thinking damn, they must be good if they cost so freakin' much but I bet I could build something as good for less. I was wrong. I could build something a helluva lot better for far less. Lee John W. Reames III wrote: On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote: Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early Apples) but on an S-100 bus, with a 300 baud modem using tape on the Kansas City standard. In those days memory was around $100 a K! Ditched that and went to a Z80 and dual 8 floppy drives. Finally sprung for a complete PC when the company offered them on an employee plan. Have probably gone through almost a dozen bigger and better ones over the years. Always heard that they were the greatest for publication and artwork, but also was turned off by the higher pricing and lack of being able to kloodge up a system using various and sundry after market accessories. Werner You can pick up used ones for cheap. I got a G4/dual 533 with half a gig ram for $100. Got an original Apple studio LCD (17) for $180 (ebay), a dvd-dl burner for $30 (other world computing), a 120GB HDD for $40 (computergeeks.com), and replaced the apple 1 button with my wife's 3 button original MS notebook optical mouse. Its pretty decent speed wise, and just works with everything I throw at it. The BIGGEST PIT(F)A is Quicken-- PC and MAC are different design teams, different savefiles. You have to EXPORT the PC version, and you lose all your reapeat/memorized transactions when you import it. Ditto going from MAC- PC. everything else is fine. iPhoto beats the crap out of other photo organizers (hands down). You can even get a ShutterFly plugin for it! (Export - shutterfly) -j. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Email is protected by DesertGate Spam Filter http://www.desertgate.com
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see. I think I'll replace 'em anyway since I don't know when they were replaced previously... -Curt Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:01:55 -0500 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Let us know whether this helps, by all means. On 2/20/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My '85 190D is similar. I'd thought(or rather Marshall speculated) the problem was the vacuum actuated idle controller which would have been negatively effected by a failing vacuum pump. I'd also wondered if the plugged fuel tank vent might cause it. Now I know that both of those theories were wrong... When I called Rusty (well Tom sold me the stuff to give proper credit) I thought to buy new glow plugs too. Those will go in when the cold breaks. -Curt - Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 20 19:27:05 2007 Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HJadl-00063o-Eg for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:27:05 + Received: from WFlaptop ([71.248.247.176]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:26:17 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:23:53 -0500 From: Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:27:05 - John - best to check the www.gws-mbca.org web site - that's where all the official words will be posted, including registration forms. Werner - Original Message - From: John W. Reames III [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen .. Any news (pricing etc) on Star Tech? (besides the hotel) -j.
Re: [MBZ] nozzle observation
Darrell W. Sigmon wrote: Glenn, things will change when you move to NC.. DWS Think PINK! Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] Steel Wheels??
John Peterson wrote: Does anyone know where I can get steel wheels for my 300D 2.5? (1991) I have found 15x6 steel wheels- and 16 inch steel ones, but none 15x6.5 which is the original size I have. Here are some for sale- would anyone of these work? I would like a set for snow tires. http://theserviceadvisor.com/part/steelwheelbestmercedes/index.html Some 6-7 years ago I bought NEW steel 15x6.5 ET49 wheels from Tire Rack. They cost $50 each then. You should be able to get cosmetically less than perfect alloys for that or less. That also saves you needing to have two different sets of lug bolts (the steel wheels use a different bolt). Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
Curt Raymond wrote: Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see. I think I'll replace 'em anyway since I don't know when they were replaced previously... Rarely helps if the plugs are glowing ABOUT the correct time (longer when cold). Nothing wrong with replacing older glow plugs, but unless there are symptoms that trigger the dash light to signal you, the plugs are rarely at fault. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
I thought the dash light not extinguishing after a glow cycle meant a bad GP relay, and failure to light at all meant a burnt-out glow plug fuse. How does light diagnose a problem with the glow plugs themselves? On 2/20/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curt Raymond wrote: Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see. I think I'll replace 'em anyway since I don't know when they were replaced previously... Rarely helps if the plugs are glowing ABOUT the correct time (longer when cold). Nothing wrong with replacing older glow plugs, but unless there are symptoms that trigger the dash light to signal you, the plugs are rarely at fault. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Bio Diesel recommendations
Just came from a John Deere Day session at the local dealership, and in their company video, came back with the following info in regard to usage of BioDiesel: 1. John Deere only recommends B2 and B5 without qualifications, but also states that use of any higher concentration is OK as far as warranty is concerned. 2. Use of any mix higher than B5 for the first time might lead to leakage as there is some cleaning action of the Bio product. They recommend careful checking for a while when using a higher percentage blend. 3. For equipment that may be not run for a while, say 6 months, they recommend filling the system with pure petroleum fuel, as the Bio mix will sequester more water. That concern for water contamination also applies to storage facilities - be careful to keep as much moisture as possible out of the tank. All of the above assumes BioDiesel fuel that conforms to the current standards - not home-brew fry oil leftovers. It is also interesting that JD (and Cummins, etc) appears to be more tolerant of BioDiesel use than D-C (in Germany) was in 2005. At that time, the D-C engineers from Stuttgart stated that they did not recommend the use of other than petroleum fuels. Wonder if they have softened their attitudes yet? (The Chrysler part of D-C has been shipping Jeep Diesels with a low percentage mix of BioDiesel for some time!) Werner
Re: [MBZ] Today's Puzzler
andrew strasfogel wrote: I thought the dash light not extinguishing after a glow cycle meant a bad GP relay, and failure to light at all meant a burnt-out glow plug fuse. How does light diagnose a problem with the glow plugs themselves? The dash light is NOT a diagnostic, but only a warning that diagnosis is needed. Most diesel (except S class diesels and some '90s E class diesels) do NOT flash the dash light after the engine starts as a warning signal. The only signal that MOST 123/201 give is the dash lamp NOT illuminating or going out VERY quickly even in cold weather. The dash lamp tells you NOTHING except that SOMETHING is wrong and diagnosis is required! Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MBZ] Accents
windoze will always have the worst of everything. that is what it means to be a monopoly. as long as almost every machine sold comes equipped with windoze, it will be junk. there is zero incentive to make a decent product. this isn't meant as an attack on microsoft or another pro apple rant, but rather is just a comment on the nature of power. if things were reversed and apple ruled the roost by definition, they'd be making junk and microsoft would have the worthwhile os. On 2/20/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That Linux keyboard input method also seems reasonable, as does the Mac's. Leave it to Winders to have the worst one! After all, it's only been about 25 years! Takes them awhile to adopt improvements. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
Many people have mentioned to me dangers of the reserve fuel can, without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it would take in an accident to travel through an inflated tire and steel rim! Leaking, now that's another story. Eric Anderton
Re: [MBZ] Reserve Fuel Can
On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 06:09:13PM -0500, Eric Anderton wrote: Many people have mentioned to me dangers of the reserve fuel can, without thinking about its location. Remember this can is designed to fit INSIDE a full size spare tire. Imagine the force it would take in an accident to travel through an inflated tire and steel rim! Leaking, now that's another story. Seen the spare damaged on many wrecks in junkyards. All it takes is one little curb to damage a wheel, so you might want to rethink that.
Re: [MBZ] OT - PCs and Macs
Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You still have a NeXT machine? Which model? May I visit and be permitted to drool on it? I had a slab -- NeXTStation they called it. 68040 processor, 128MB RAM, and a 400 MB hard drive -- was leaps ahead of any PC available then, and did some things I've still never seen elsewhere. Email with sound and pictures, in 1990! Anyone remember Lotus Improv? There was a drawing program called Diagram! by a company called LightHouse that was really cool, and it basically was copied by Visio, later acquired by Microsoft. The the current OmniGraffle program for Mac OS X (itself a direct descendant of the NEXTSTEP operating system) reminds me very much of Diagram! http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ I ended up selling it in 1998 or 1999. Got decent money for it too, in comparison to how most computer hardware holds value. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230
Re: [MBZ] Southern Treffen
John, Send an email to Scott Suits, MBCA Southeast Regional Director at : [EMAIL PROTECTED] He'll get the info to you. Take care, Chuck Phoenix AZ On Feb 20, 2007, at 12:00 PM, John W. Reames III wrote: On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote: Werner, I've been looking at the pocketbook... Pondering Southern Treffen, German Tour, Tri-O-Rama and there's StarTech tacked onto the Board Meeting, which I will, of course, be attending.. Any news (pricing etc) on Star Tech? (besides the hotel) -j. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
