Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Get a bunch of those little baggies like the dope dealers use --R On 8/11/14 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
How do you know so much about that, Rich? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts Get a bunch of those little baggies like the dope dealers use --R On 8/11/14 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:09:55 -0400 Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Get a bunch of those little baggies like the dope dealers use --R On 8/11/14 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. My wife likes SmartBalance margarine. I use those containers for various things, although they (even the small ones) are not as small as 35 mm film containers (of which I have a few). Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Long drop/extension cord? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
I'm not at all adversed to an electric vehicle, and my commute would be perfect for one. I have a problem with the up front costs. How much was it? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
List price right at $30k. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege I'm not at all adversed to an electric vehicle, and my commute would be perfect for one. I have a problem with the up front costs. How much was it? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Saw something the other day about the various gummint(i.e., taxpayer)-funded rebates and such, that some state was going to do away with them because most were going to people who made over $100k/yr and it had been determined that that was Just Not Right. YMMV (or I guess, Your Electricity Usage Might Vary) --R On 8/11/14 1:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I'm not at all adversed to an electric vehicle, and my commute would be perfect for one. I have a problem with the up front costs. How much was it? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Saw something the other day about the various gummint(i.e., taxpayer)-funded rebates and such, that some state was going to do away with them because most were going to people who made over $100k/yr and it had been determined that that was Just Not Right. YMMV (or I guess, Your Electricity Usage Might Vary) IIRC, the direct to consumer tax rebates were only good for consumers who actually paid individual income tax, so of course it's the top 53% of earners. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
I think there was also a state rebate of some sort that was a matter of controversy, in addition to the fed rebate. --R On 8/11/14 2:14 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Saw something the other day about the various gummint(i.e., taxpayer)-funded rebates and such, that some state was going to do away with them because most were going to people who made over $100k/yr and it had been determined that that was Just Not Right. YMMV (or I guess, Your Electricity Usage Might Vary) IIRC, the direct to consumer tax rebates were only good for consumers who actually paid individual income tax, so of course it's the top 53% of earners. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] DIY impulse counter
I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? The diagnostic system works by grounding the appropriate pin in the diagnostic connector (pin 7 in this case) in impulses to output the code. This crude counter applies battery voltage to an LED that is connected to the test pin, so the LED lights each time the diagnostic system grounds the pin. Count the flashes, and you have the code that you can look up in the FSM. Pressing and holding the button also grounds the test pin; ground it for 2-4 seconds to get the first code, and repeat to get any additional codes. Hold for 8 seconds or more to clear the codes. Attached is a schematic I found on peach parts, which lists the radio shack part numbers. I substituted almost all, including a combination LED / resistor set up for 12 vdc. Probably about $20 in parts plus an empty pill container. The container fits in you hand nicely so the button can be operated with your thumb. I need to put some labels on the wires (Battery, Ground, Test). I should have dug through my parts bin, I've got some stuff that would have worked fine, but would not have made a nice neat package like this. Max Dillon, Charleston -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10425d1060094804-reading-codes-mb_tst3.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 16664 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20140810_194932_747.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 644762 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment-0001.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? I haven't seen a (metal) #10 coffee can in years. Likewise, metal coffee cans are a thing of the past... They were great for washing out bearings and such. For larger parts, I take a gallon can (like from paint thinner, etc), cut most of a side out and then fold the edges under to make it halfway safe. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Aug 11, 2014, at 12:42, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:09:55 -0400 Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Get a bunch of those little baggies like the dope dealers use --R On 8/11/14 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. My wife likes SmartBalance margarine. I use those containers for various things, although they (even the small ones) are not as small as 35 mm film containers (of which I have a few). Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:24:29 -0400 To: diese...@pisquared.net; mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? I haven't seen a (metal) #10 coffee can in years. Likewise, metal coffee cans are a thing of the past... They were great for washing out bearings and such. Au contraire mon ami. I drink this... http://www.stewarts.com/ Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
The leaf is for pussies. Real men drive diesels:) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 11, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: List price right at $30k. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege I'm not at all adversed to an electric vehicle, and my commute would be perfect for one. I have a problem with the up front costs. How much was it? Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
A friend's wife bought one of the little Ford hybrids. Cannot recall the exact name. He says it does amazing on fuel if one tries. His wife has a bit of a heavy foot and does not do as well in day to day driving as he does if he takes it somewhere and tries to get good mileage. Maybe not quite so green as the Leaf, but more practical with the gasoline engine as backup or whatever if one needs to go beyond the charge distance. Randy On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
How does the Leaf handle heating and AC? On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
I use a small tray from the Container Store, from the back of the store along with the silverware trays. Cost under $4. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:24:29 -0400 To: diese...@pisquared.net; mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? I haven't seen a (metal) #10 coffee can in years. Likewise, metal coffee cans are a thing of the past... They were great for washing out bearings and such. Au contraire mon ami. I drink this... http://www.stewarts.com/ Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
That's why you make all the hydro to ship down to us. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
If you want get fancy, or build a DIY multiplexer, you can get the 38 pin connectors on eBay for about $5. They sell them as some sort of a crude adapter cable with an ODBII connector on the other end. Of course it doesn't work with an ODBII reader Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? The diagnostic system works by grounding the appropriate pin in the diagnostic connector (pin 7 in this case) in impulses to output the code. This crude counter applies battery voltage to an LED that is connected to the test pin, so the LED lights each time the diagnostic system grounds the pin. Count the flashes, and you have the code that you can look up in the FSM. Pressing and holding the button also grounds the test pin; ground it for 2-4 seconds to get the first code, and repeat to get any additional codes. Hold for 8 seconds or more to clear the codes. Attached is a schematic I found on peach parts, which lists the radio shack part numbers. I substituted almost all, including a combination LED / resistor set up for 12 vdc. Probably about $20 in parts plus an empty pill container. The container fits in you hand nicely so the button can be operated with your thumb. I need to put some labels on the wires (Battery, Ground, Test). I should have dug through my parts bin, I've got some stuff that would have worked fine, but would not have made a nice neat package like this. Max Dillon, Charleston -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10425d1060094804-reading-codes-mb_tst3.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 16664 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20140810_194932_747.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 644762 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment-0001.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 11, 2014 3:05 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: I need to dig into the FSM for the diagnostic codes for other systems, I know the ASD has a pin, and I see the KLIMA relay also has a pin. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 11, 2014 2:58 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: If you want get fancy, or build a DIY multiplexer, you can get the 38 pin connectors on eBay for about $5. They sell them as some sort of a crude adapter cable with an ODBII connector on the other end. Of course it doesn't work with an ODBII reader Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? The diagnostic system works by grounding the appropriate pin in the diagnostic connector (pin 7 in this case) in impulses to output the code. This crude counter applies battery voltage to an LED that is connected to the test pin, so the LED lights each time the diagnostic system grounds the pin. Count the flashes, and you have the code that you can look up in the FSM. Pressing and holding the button also grounds the test pin; ground it for 2-4 seconds to get the first code, and repeat to get any additional codes. Hold for 8 seconds or more to clear the codes. Attached is a schematic I found on peach parts, which lists the radio shack part numbers. I substituted almost all, including a combination LED / resistor set up for 12 vdc. Probably about $20 in parts plus an empty pill container. The container fits in you hand nicely so the button can be operated with your thumb. I need to put some labels on the wires (Battery, Ground, Test). I should have dug through my parts bin, I've got some stuff that would have worked fine, but would not have made a nice neat package like this. Max Dillon, Charleston -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 10425d1060094804-reading-codes-mb_tst3.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 16664 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20140810_194932_747.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 644762 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/d04493f8/attachment-0001.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Si si, I've got more than a few metal cans from my favorite Italian espresso. I also get plastic cans from our coffee mess at work, handy for sealing up parts for protection against corrosion. Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Yep, I was 'bout to say, We could suck more outta the Great White North. Wilt - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege That's why you make all the hydro to ship down to us. Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate anything new and different but you need to go out and try one. Yes its small but the seating area is about the same as my Jetta. No its not tinny or cheap feeling. Yes its VERY quiet. Its not slow, about the same as my Jetta. 100 mile rated range, the kid at the dealership has one and says 80 is more likely. I enjoyed watching the range meter count up while coasting. We went 6 miles on 3 miles of capacity. If I could get my employer to put in a charging station I'd seriously consider one... -Curt ___ IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:34:18 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Yes, indeed. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
'Nother ATTABOY. Wilt - Original Message - From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com; Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter Somehow this picture didn't make it. Max Dillon, Charleston SC -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20140810_210434_572.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 955193 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140811/54a2e3a9/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:04:51 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. Good job, it looks like a useful tool. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? No, the LED glowing dimly indicates some leakage in the PBU from the point where J2 is connected to ground. Attached is a schematic I found on peach parts, which lists the radio shack part numbers. I substituted almost all, including a combination LED / resistor set up for 12 vdc. Probably about $20 in parts plus an empty pill container. The container fits in you hand nicely so the button can be operated with your thumb. $20! What in the world cost that much?! I should have dug through my parts bin, I've got some stuff that would have worked fine, but would not have made a nice neat package like this. You could have used a wire-leaded LED and put it inside the pill bottle. The only things that need to be outside the bottle are the button of the pushbutton switch and the wire leads. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Rick wrote: Au contraire mon ami. I drink this... http://www.stewarts.com/ I guess I gotta pay attention to the local favorite!! My mom drank nuttin' but Stewarts. The boss bought nuttin' but Stewarts. I should go back to that old favorite. Thanks for the reminder. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Randy wrote: IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Let's try, okay? Each of us okiebenz readers gotta commit to purchase EV, okay? If we gotta go further - bus/cab/train/rental will do fine, I suspect. Like the bumper sticker I always luv'd on Denver vehicles - let the bastards freeze in the dark. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
On Aug 11, 2014 2:22 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I think there was also a state rebate of some sort that was a matter of controversy, in addition to the fed rebate. My manager just leased a Leaf for $278/month, with a $2000 down payment (paid in trade). He is very happy with it. No extra rebates in NC, that's the actual price. My wife just got a Ford CMax with a plug, but we have nowhere to plug it in. She occasionally can charge at work. The car is nice - I drove it ten hours over the weekend, average 42.2 mpg - and while it's not Benz comfortable it is a lot better than the van. The front and rear sensors are good, acceleration and breaking are right, seats and moon roof are pleasant. The nav computer is terrible: Microsoft Sync is unusable, the navigation is flaky, the terrestrial radio doesn't work reliably, satellite radio goes in and out all the time. I connected my phone over Bluetooth (that part works) and I was able to ignore the rest of the deficiencies: classic problem of great hardware, lousy software. I have no idea how much she is paying on the car, but probably a lot more than the Leaf, which is similarly appointed. Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] DIY impulse counter
Thanks Craig, Fuse holder, pack of five fuses, two banana plugs, pack of four SPST momentary switches (only single packs were too large), LED with built-in resistor: it all adds up quickly... PBU Ground: thanks for addressing that, I was worried that a bad ground might be contributing to some strange behavior. Last week the blower stopped and started on its own several times, and I'm still concerned that the AC compressor is cutting out when it shouldn't. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 11, 2014 6:23 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:04:51 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I made this yesterday (Sunday) to check for malfunction codes for the ACC II in my '95 E300. Good job, it looks like a useful tool. No malfunction codes (one flash) but the LED would glow dimly when it was supposed to be off. I'm wondering if the PBU ground is weak/corroded? No, the LED glowing dimly indicates some leakage in the PBU from the point where J2 is connected to ground. Attached is a schematic I found on peach parts, which lists the radio shack part numbers. I substituted almost all, including a combination LED / resistor set up for 12 vdc. Probably about $20 in parts plus an empty pill container. The container fits in you hand nicely so the button can be operated with your thumb. $20! What in the world cost that much?! I should have dug through my parts bin, I've got some stuff that would have worked fine, but would not have made a nice neat package like this. You could have used a wire-leaded LED and put it inside the pill bottle. The only things that need to be outside the bottle are the button of the pushbutton switch and the wire leads. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Curt Raymond wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. Randy wrote: If, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Maybe. But if the recharge is set to occur over-night, that is when the power plants would like a bit more load to even out the demand compared to daytime use. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Its not like everybody could run out and buy a new car tomorrow anyway. As load ramps up our electric utilities will be forced to add line capacity. Around here theres a LOT of solar coming in which will reduce the load on the heavy wire grid by making neighborhoods more self sufficient. Within a block of my house I bet theres 2-3 killowatts of solar. Within 10 miles of where I sit theres 4.5 megawatts of windpower. During the day you produce solar which powers Northfield mountain to pump water from the Connecticut river up into a huge lake where the took the top off the mountain. At night the water flows back down and makes electricity. Essentially a huge battery... -Curt From: Fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege Curt Raymond wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. Randy wrote: If, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Maybe. But if the recharge is set to occur over-night, that is when the power plants would like a bit more load to even out the demand compared to daytime use. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
I'm pretty sure we can still get large metal coffee cans at Walmart - I have a couple iin my garage. But for storing small parts I prefer using Tupperware type of plastic containers as I dislike rummaging through 10# coffee cans full of misc stuff.. They have snap-on lids and are transparent enough to see the things stored inside. I get them on sale at ~$5 for 3 - 1 quart sized containers. Costco has them at times... They also last a long time. When disassembling an engine I put the parts inside zip-lock storage bags which are labelled to make re-assy easier. I did this when I did a full restore on my '66 MGB it was a good thing I did that as the restore lasted much longer than I thought due mostly to my health which put me out of action for long periods.Without those storage bags and their labels I'd still be looking at fasteners wondering where they went... or else there'd be a pile of fasteners left over... ;-) LarryT On 8/11/2014 2:24 PM, John Reames -- Mercedes wrote: Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? I haven't seen a (metal) #10 coffee can in years. Likewise, metal coffee cans are a thing of the past... They were great for washing out bearings and such. For larger parts, I take a gallon can (like from paint thinner, etc), cut most of a side out and then fold the edges under to make it halfway safe. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Aug 11, 2014, at 12:42, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:09:55 -0400 Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Get a bunch of those little baggies like the dope dealers use --R On 8/11/14 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters. My wife likes SmartBalance margarine. I use those containers for various things, although they (even the small ones) are not as small as 35 mm film containers (of which I have a few). Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
I saw that Chevy is coming out with an all new Volt in Jan, or there about. I was impressed with the design of the Volt drive train - but not with the price, hence I didn't by one. The new one is rumored to be less expensive - too bad that I've already purchased my (hopefully) last new car. A buddy does have a nice Porsche 944 Turbo for sale that is sorely tempting me though . . . . . On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 7:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Its not like everybody could run out and buy a new car tomorrow anyway. As load ramps up our electric utilities will be forced to add line capacity. Around here theres a LOT of solar coming in which will reduce the load on the heavy wire grid by making neighborhoods more self sufficient. Within a block of my house I bet theres 2-3 killowatts of solar. Within 10 miles of where I sit theres 4.5 megawatts of windpower. During the day you produce solar which powers Northfield mountain to pump water from the Connecticut river up into a huge lake where the took the top off the mountain. At night the water flows back down and makes electricity. Essentially a huge battery... -Curt -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
My wife uses an expensive Cascade dishwasher detergent that comes in a plastic rectangular tub that I use for the larger bolts, hose clamps, etc. They are challenged with head bolts, but are generally OK otherwise and I'm keeping them out of the landfill. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 1:24 PM, John Reames via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT - storing small parts
Wow, you married well! On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:24 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My wife uses an expensive Cascade dishwasher detergent that comes in a plastic rectangular tub that I use for the larger bolts, hose clamps, etc. They are challenged with head bolts, but are generally OK otherwise and I'm keeping them out of the landfill. On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 1:24 PM, John Reames via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Speaking of which, what does everyone use for temporary storage of not so little parts like bolts and such that you pull off of engines during a repair? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Wow now this is nice but the guy is on crack
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Re: [MBZ] Wow now this is nice but the guy is on crack
But it is your color Kaleb. On Aug 11, 2014 10:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1977 Mercedes-Benz 300D 40,000 Original Miles http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4587851653.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS Android: http://bit.ly/CL_android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
The Lone Star State in the 70's oil embargo.They were annoyed with the NE users of their oil, thus the bumper sticker. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:14:51 -0500 To: rbenn...@bennell.ca; mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Randy wrote: IF, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Let's try, okay? Each of us okiebenz readers gotta commit to purchase EV, okay? If we gotta go further - bus/cab/train/rental will do fine, I suspect. Like the bumper sticker I always luv'd on Denver vehicles - let the bastards freeze in the dark. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Curt Raymond wrote: At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. Randy wrote: If, all of you folks down south of the border were to get electric vehicles, your electric grid would not be able to handle the load. Fmiser wrote: Maybe. But if the recharge is set to occur over-night, that is when the power plants would like a bit more load to even out the demand compared to daytime use. Curt wrote: Its not like everybody could run out and buy a new car tomorrow anyway. As load ramps up our electric utilities will be forced to add line capacity. That's fine on paper - but the EPA is making it really difficult to get _any_ new generators built. Around here they have been trying to add base-load capacity but either can't or can't-because-it's-to-expensive. Around here theres a LOT of solar coming in which will reduce the load on the heavy wire grid by making neighborhoods more self sufficient. During the day you produce solar which powers Northfield mountain to pump water from the Connecticut river up into a huge lake where the took the top off the mountain. At night the water flows back down and makes electricity. Essentially a huge battery... And there is the issue with solar - and wind. It can never be a significant fraction of the base load generators because it isn't dependable. Nor can it be used for on-demand peak load. Using a mechanical battery is a really good way to make average capacity meet unpredictable demand, but EPA gets their grubby fingers into that pot too. I think they were reason a system like that in south central Missouri was _not_ repaired. Still, every Watt generated some way other than fossil fuel is one Watt less that must come from fossil fuel. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
