Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: 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. And that's why many utilities will pay you money to get an Energy Star refrigerator. What struck me as funny 20 years ago was that Consumers here in Michigan was implementing conservation programs (they weren't yet desperate enough to pay you to conserve) and Illinois Power was mailing out 8w night lights to all their customers. Consumers was trying to avoid summer brownouts from undercapacity, IP was trying to increase base load so they could generate more of their power at their base load cost. 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.
[MBZ] Paint Sources
Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I was just looking at Tower Paints last night, and boy, is their paint expensive! Like nearly $35/can shipped. Ouch! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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] Paint Sources
My local Car Quest loaded me a can last year for the Ranger. Matches perfectly, cost maybe $25. Tower doesn't seem out of line. I see that is Australia they have can fill stations in auto parts stores that are self service. Curt Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I was just looking at Tower Paints last night, and boy, is their paint expensive! Like nearly $35/can shipped. Ouch! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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] Wow now this is nice but the guy is on crack
Yes, he'll never get that price, AC doesn't blow ICE COLD and it doesn't get 40 mpg. He didn't even mention that it can be converted to run on free used fryer oil!!! Guy obviously doesn't have a clue... Max Dillon, Charleston SC (tongue in cheek) ___ 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] Paint Sources
I knew it wouldn't be cheap, and it's been a while since I bought some, too. I need to do a bumper cover, so I might buy two cans. That would make it a little cheaper per unit. I like the quality of Tower's stuff, too. Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My local Car Quest loaded me a can last year for the Ranger. Matches perfectly, cost maybe $25. Tower doesn't seem out of line. I see that is Australia they have can fill stations in auto parts stores that are self service. Curt Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I was just looking at Tower Paints last night, and boy, is their paint expensive! Like nearly $35/can shipped. Ouch! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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] Paint Sources
Can you buy a regular can of some size and just use a little HVLP sprayer? --R On 8/12/14 9:39 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I knew it wouldn't be cheap, and it's been a while since I bought some, too. I need to do a bumper cover, so I might buy two cans. That would make it a little cheaper per unit. I like the quality of Tower's stuff, too. Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My local Car Quest loaded me a can last year for the Ranger. Matches perfectly, cost maybe $25. Tower doesn't seem out of line. I see that is Australia they have can fill stations in auto parts stores that are self service. Curt Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I was just looking at Tower Paints last night, and boy, is their paint expensive! Like nearly $35/can shipped. Ouch! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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
On 11/08/2014 6:21 PM, Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: 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 ___ 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And we all know that old 240D's are routinely advertised to do at least 40 mpg. 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
On 11/08/2014 6:40 PM, Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: 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 ___ But, you will all have to shut down the AC at night. You won't like that. 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
Let us hope, that over time, solar and wind generation becomes a whole lot cheaper. So far, it makes very little sense so far as I can see. One has to consider it pretty much experimental. Manitoba Hydro invested in wind farms but the cost of production is silly compared to the hydro elecrtric generation. Randy On 11/08/2014 7:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 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 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.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
On 12/08/2014 6:35 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: 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. And that's why many utilities will pay you money to get an Energy Star refrigerator. What struck me as funny 20 years ago was that Consumers here in Michigan was implementing conservation programs (they weren't yet desperate enough to pay you to conserve) and Illinois Power was mailing out 8w night lights to all their customers. Consumers was trying to avoid summer brownouts from undercapacity, IP was trying to increase base load so they could generate more of their power at their base load cost. Mitch. ___ Sadly, the new energy efficient refrigerator is likely not much better than junk. We have a beer fridge in the basement ( in a lovely avocado green color )that is chugging away 41 years after we acquired it. It has a couple of issues but still keeps things nice and cold. The main refrigerator in the kitchen has been replaced 3 or 4 times and the current one will likely give up before the old one does. 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
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has more than $2k in it now. At the very least, when mentioning lease payments you need to amortize the upfront cost. $278/mo for 36 months plus $2k up front is really $334 a month. On a 24 month lease it's $361. If you total the car during the first month, it's only $2278 per month. 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] Paint Sources
Try www.paintscratch.com I ordered from them a couple years ago and IIRC it was $19.95/can. On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Can you buy a regular can of some size and just use a little HVLP sprayer? --R On 8/12/14 9:39 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I knew it wouldn't be cheap, and it's been a while since I bought some, too. I need to do a bumper cover, so I might buy two cans. That would make it a little cheaper per unit. I like the quality of Tower's stuff, too. Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My local Car Quest loaded me a can last year for the Ranger. Matches perfectly, cost maybe $25. Tower doesn't seem out of line. I see that is Australia they have can fill stations in auto parts stores that are self service. Curt Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:05 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I was just looking at Tower Paints last night, and boy, is their paint expensive! Like nearly $35/can shipped. Ouch! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ 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
Any old (or new) TDI ought to do better. I've seen the CMax, they're ugly and little. For the money a Passat is a much better deal. I've heard ads on the radio espousing the 180 something combined system HP. The 7th generation Golf that was recently released sports 150hp and over 250 lb/ft of torque. Should be much more fun to drive while getting better fuel economy. When we went to Michigan we averaged 47mpg running fast and loaded heavy. Summer commuting has earned me more like 52mpg average with some tanks at 55mpg. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Tim Crone bb...@crone.us; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege On 11/08/2014 6:21 PM, Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: 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 ___ 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And we all know that old 240D's are routinely advertised to do at least 40 mpg. 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: Sacrilege
We almost never run our AC at night, especially this year when it hasn't been that hot. I sneer at those who complain of the heat when they make fun of the cold in winter. I'll take the cold any day. -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege On 11/08/2014 6:40 PM, Fmiser via Mercedes wrote: 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 ___ But, you will all have to shut down the AC at night. You won't like that. 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: Sacrilege
I bet I don't have more than $2500 in it, $300 is tires and another $400 for timing belt/water pump which is just maintenance... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has more than $2k in it now. At the very least, when mentioning lease payments you need to amortize the upfront cost. $278/mo for 36 months plus $2k up front is really $334 a month. On a 24 month lease it's $361. If you total the car during the first month, it's only $2278 per month. 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] Subject: Paint Sources
Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I got my 904 [Midnight Blur] from: http://microfinish.com/contact.asp Bob '83 240 d ___ 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 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:44:12 -0500 Fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 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. Any electrical power grid MUST have non-solar, non-wind resources available to immediately cover what wind and/or solar provide or it will be unstable and will crash. Consider an area that is using 400 megawatts, 100 megawatts of which are supplied by wind and/or solar. What happens when, on a timescale on the order of 30 seconds, the wind stops blowing and/or the sun is obscured by a cloud? If the system has only 300 megawatts of base capacity, from where will the other 100 megawatts come? If it doesn't come from somewhere, the grid will collapse, leaving everyone with nothing, or 100 megawatts of demand will have to be shed (meaning a total blackout for those users). 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. Yes, an energy storage system will solve the intermittency problems with wind and solar. Many different types have been proposed. Suitable only for small applications are flywheels and lifted weights (5 kWh is stored in a 5 ton weight lifted just over a quarter of a mile). Utility-scale systems involving pumped water (as someone else mentioned) use very large quantities of water. There has been research into utility-scale storage batteries. These typically involve noxious chemicals being pumped through the systems. There has also been research in direct conversion of water into hydrogen and oxygen by sunlight. Stored hydrogen would be the energy storage system. It could later be used to generate electricity with fuel cells or by burning in a turbine or reciprocating engine, leveling the supply of solar or wind energy and making a source that plays well with the electrical grid. Still, every Watt generated some way other than fossil fuel is one Watt less that must come from fossil fuel. True. The U.S., however, is the Saudi Arabia of coal. The technology to clean stack emissions can be applied with less difficulty than that for energy storage systems other than coal. Were it not for the political environment that hysterically and falsely labels CO2 as a pollutant, this would be the way to go while the other systems are being developed on utility scales. We do need something to meet demand now or our economy will fall apart. 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
Good thing that you did the timing belt. My son's shop has a Golf TDI in right now for work. The owner blew the belt and damaged the engine which of course is an interference engine. They pulled the engine and sent it out for work. Now it is back and back in the car and they have not been able to get it to run. My son is not working on it. One of the other fellows is. My son says it has compression until the oil pressure comes up and then it loses compression. They suspect that it does not have the right lifters in it and that when the oil pressure pumps up, the lifters are holding valves open. If so, a problem created by the engine builders but downloaded onto the poor mechanics who re-installed it and are now trying to diagnose what is wrong. Randy On 12/08/2014 11:38 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I bet I don't have more than $2500 in it, $300 is tires and another $400 for timing belt/water pump which is just maintenance... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has more than $2k in it now. At the very least, when mentioning lease payments you need to amortize the upfront cost. $278/mo for 36 months plus $2k up front is really $334 a month. On a 24 month lease it's $361. If you total the car during the first month, it's only $2278 per month. 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 agree but unfortunately the anti-alternative crew has always managed to use the argument that solar and wind can't replace fossil fuels which is completely true but misses the point entirely. Coal is beautiful in that it can also produce synthetic oil and gasoline. We should be working hard to make solar and wind produce as much electricity as possible and then use hydrocarbons to make up the demand load and for motor fuels where electricity doesn't make much sense. A blended approach would be sustainable for years and years into the future but it doesn't make for much of a sound bite. Conservation doesn't make for much of a sound bite either but the offgrid crowd used to figure that $1 spent on electricity conservation was worth $10 in electricity production. Since solar is half price now its probably only $5 but still well worth it. For us this has been a great summer for electricity conservation, we've only run the AC maybe a dozen days this year and have been drying almost all our laundry on the line so our electricity usage is staying under 300KWH/mo. I also replaced our last 100w incandescent bulb in the garage with a compact fluorescent. In the house I've started changing out older dimming CF bulbs with LEDs. I think the garage is going to get LEDs sooner rather than later since they aren't affected by the cold. -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:44:12 -0500 Fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 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. Any electrical power grid MUST have non-solar, non-wind resources available to immediately cover what wind and/or solar provide or it will be unstable and will crash. Consider an area that is using 400 megawatts, 100 megawatts of which are supplied by wind and/or solar. What happens when, on a timescale on the order of 30 seconds, the wind stops blowing and/or the sun is obscured by a cloud? If the system has only 300 megawatts of base capacity, from where will the other 100 megawatts come? If it doesn't come from somewhere, the grid will collapse, leaving everyone with nothing, or 100 megawatts of demand will have to be shed (meaning a total blackout for those users). 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. Yes, an energy storage system will solve the intermittency problems with wind and solar. Many different types have been proposed. Suitable only for small applications are flywheels and lifted weights (5 kWh is stored in a 5 ton weight lifted just over a quarter of a mile). Utility-scale systems involving pumped water (as someone else mentioned) use very large quantities of water. There has been research into utility-scale storage batteries. These typically involve noxious chemicals being pumped through the systems. There has also been research in direct conversion of water into hydrogen and oxygen by sunlight. Stored hydrogen would be the energy storage system. It could later be used to generate electricity with fuel cells or by burning in a turbine or reciprocating engine, leveling the supply of solar or wind energy and making a source that plays well with the electrical grid. Still, every Watt generated some way other than fossil fuel is one Watt less that must come from fossil fuel. True. The U.S., however, is the Saudi Arabia of coal. The technology to clean stack emissions can be applied with less difficulty than that for energy storage systems other than coal. Were it not for the political environment that hysterically and falsely labels CO2 as a pollutant, this would be the way to go while the other systems are being developed on utility scales. We do need something to meet demand now or our economy will fall apart. 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
Re: [MBZ] Subject: Paint Sources
towerpaint.com Wilt - Original Message - From: Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:44 PM Subject: [MBZ] Subject: Paint Sources Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I got my 904 [Midnight Blur] from: http://microfinish.com/contact.asp Bob '83 240 d ___ 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] Subject: Paint Sources
Tower was the company I referenced in my original post Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 12:56 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: towerpaint.com Wilt - Original Message - From: Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:44 PM Subject: [MBZ] Subject: Paint Sources Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I got my 904 [Midnight Blur] from: http://microfinish.com/contact.asp Bob '83 240 d ___ 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] Subject: Paint Sources
Yes, I noticed, but he asked again. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Subject: Paint Sources Tower was the company I referenced in my original post Thanks, Dan Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 12:56 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: towerpaint.com Wilt - Original Message - From: Bob via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 12:44 PM Subject: [MBZ] Subject: Paint Sources Anyone have suggestions for rattle can paint suppliers for factory color paints? I got my 904 [Midnight Blur] from: http://microfinish.com/contact.asp Bob '83 240 d ___ 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
And the have ICE COLD AIR, too! Dan bugs on the back window Sent from my iPad On Aug 12, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And we all know that old 240D's are routinely advertised to do at least 40 mpg. 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.
[MBZ] 1965-67 250S Part
Hello all, I am need of a ’65-67 (not ’68) power steering pump bracket. It can come from either a 250S or 280S but not an SE. Thanks,, Jon ___ 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] Trigger points WTB
Went to the Show and Shine this past weekend and the consensus was that I need a newer trigger point to get the 450SL running better. I know it is a long shot, but anybody have a spare they can part with that will fit a 1974 SL born 12/73? Not the ones from a 108 or earliest 107, the one that came with the 116 and later 107 clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ 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] Trigger points WTB
what happened with the oil/coolant leak?? Randy On 12/08/2014 3:05 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: Went to the Show and Shine this past weekend and the consensus was that I need a newer trigger point to get the 450SL running better. I know it is a long shot, but anybody have a spare they can part with that will fit a 1974 SL born 12/73? Not the ones from a 108 or earliest 107, the one that came with the 116 and later 107 clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers ___ 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'd like to see nuclear construction get started again LarryT On 8/12/2014 11:13 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Let us hope, that over time, solar and wind generation becomes a whole lot cheaper. So far, it makes very little sense so far as I can see. One has to consider it pretty much experimental. Manitoba Hydro invested in wind farms but the cost of production is silly compared to the hydro elecrtric generation. Randy On 11/08/2014 7:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 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 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: Sacrilege
On 12/08/2014 3:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: I'd like to see nuclear construction get started again LarryT Yeah, with some cut price offshore contractors and maybe that cement from China that they used in that bridge on the west coast. 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
On 8/11/2014 9:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: (snip) A buddy does have a nice Porsche 944 Turbo for sale that is sorely tempting me though . . . . . Ah these are lovely cars, perfectly balanced. They have humbled many a 911. Lots of mods available and websites run by enthusiasts. Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV A partisan cannot be an honest man. ___ 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
No Randy, more like the French model, using a proven standardized design capable of efficiently and safely providing decades of power. If we also followed their example and re-processed our fuel rods, the radioactive waste left after 20 years of generating power for a family of four would fit in a coke can. Here's the best part: no CO2!!! Compared to coal, which not only releases tons of CO2 into the air, but also TONS of radioactive uranium and thorium, nuclear power is the only viable answer for those truly concerned about the environment. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 12, 2014 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 12/08/2014 3:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: I'd like to see nuclear construction get started again LarryT Yeah, with some cut price offshore contractors and maybe that cement from China that they used in that bridge on the west coast. 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
Well, one can hope, but my fear is that we get the Chinese concrete, so that some MBA business character can cut costs and award himself a big bonus at year end. Randy On 12/08/2014 5:11 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: No Randy, more like the French model, using a proven standardized design capable of efficiently and safely providing decades of power. If we also followed their example and re-processed our fuel rods, the radioactive waste left after 20 years of generating power for a family of four would fit in a coke can. Here's the best part: no CO2!!! Compared to coal, which not only releases tons of CO2 into the air, but also TONS of radioactive uranium and thorium, nuclear power is the only viable answer for those truly concerned about the environment. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 12, 2014 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 12/08/2014 3:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: I'd like to see nuclear construction get started again LarryT Yeah, with some cut price offshore contractors and maybe that cement from China that they used in that bridge on the west coast. 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
Exactly, and continuous critical oversight so long as private industry is owning and running the plants. Here's an example of what can happen when a power companies bottom line overrules all else: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/progress-energy-warned-itself-not-to-self-manage-crystal-river-nuclear/1205579 Gerry On 8/12/2014 6:11 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: No Randy, more like the French model, using a proven standardized design capable of efficiently and safely providing decades of power. If we also followed their example and re-processed our fuel rods, the radioactive waste left after 20 years of generating power for a family of four would fit in a coke can. Here's the best part: no CO2!!! Compared to coal, which not only releases tons of CO2 into the air, but also TONS of radioactive uranium and thorium, nuclear power is the only viable answer for those truly concerned about the environment. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 12, 2014 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On 12/08/2014 3:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: I'd like to see nuclear construction get started again LarryT Yeah, with some cut price offshore contractors and maybe that cement from China that they used in that bridge on the west coast. 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: Sacrilege
Craig wrote: Any electrical power grid MUST have non-solar, non-wind resources available to immediately cover what wind and/or solar provide or it will be unstable and will crash. ... We do need something to meet demand now or our economy will fall apart. Planning and design is a mess today because engineers have a closed mind about load and supply. If the load is too great? - change the demand. We can live with less. 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.
[MBZ] W114/W115 front brake interchange
Gang My 1970 220 (115010) needs front rotors and calipers. It is an early car (66138) that uses the same calipers etc as were used on 108 and early 115 cars. Later W115 and most W114 used vented discs and bigger calipers which interchange to R107/W123/W126. Does anyone happen to know if there are significant changes that would require me to use an updated knuckle and steering arm in order to fit the new rotors and calipers? EPC isn't totally clear on this point, but it seems to indicate that a bunch of stuff has to change if I stray from the original configuration, possibly including the knuckle itself. I'm not hell bent on having vented discs, but it is getting tough (and expensive) to find calipers and even discs for the older config. D. ___ 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
Timing belts is the reason I don't like a number of cars with interference engines, and the reason I do like the Prius' which all have timing chains. Gerry On 8/12/2014 12:54 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Good thing that you did the timing belt. My son's shop has a Golf TDI in right now for work. The owner blew the belt and damaged the engine which of course is an interference engine. They pulled the engine and sent it out for work. Now it is back and back in the car and they have not been able to get it to run. My son is not working on it. One of the other fellows is. My son says it has compression until the oil pressure comes up and then it loses compression. They suspect that it does not have the right lifters in it and that when the oil pressure pumps up, the lifters are holding valves open. If so, a problem created by the engine builders but downloaded onto the poor mechanics who re-installed it and are now trying to diagnose what is wrong. Randy On 12/08/2014 11:38 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I bet I don't have more than $2500 in it, $300 is tires and another $400 for timing belt/water pump which is just maintenance... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: 42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous. Curt is doing better with his Jetta. And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has more than $2k in it now. At the very least, when mentioning lease payments you need to amortize the upfront cost. $278/mo for 36 months plus $2k up front is really $334 a month. On a 24 month lease it's $361. If you total the car during the first month, it's only $2278 per month. 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.
Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
I'm really loving my smart ForTwo ED. It's solid and fun. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Aug 11, 2014, at 13:06, 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] W114/W115 front brake interchange
Hi David, Im not sure if they're the same, but I did buy new front calipers for a W108 (70 280SE) for a reasonable price earlier this year. I think I bought genuine Mercedes. They were cheaper than I expected. Jaime On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 8:47 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Gang My 1970 220 (115010) needs front rotors and calipers. It is an early car (66138) that uses the same calipers etc as were used on 108 and early 115 cars. Later W115 and most W114 used vented discs and bigger calipers which interchange to R107/W123/W126. Does anyone happen to know if there are significant changes that would require me to use an updated knuckle and steering arm in order to fit the new rotors and calipers? EPC isn't totally clear on this point, but it seems to indicate that a bunch of stuff has to change if I stray from the original configuration, possibly including the knuckle itself. I'm not hell bent on having vented discs, but it is getting tough (and expensive) to find calipers and even discs for the older config. D. ___ 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. -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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.
[MBZ] LastPass collapses
*Updated* Popular password management service LastPass went on the blink today, leaving users locked out of their accounts. /Reg/ reader Tim Stephenson, head of IT at Liftshare, told us that the firm’s employees had experienced timeouts trying to access the site, browser plugins weren’t responding and users couldn’t authenticate themselves or access their credentialssnip http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/12/lastpass_outage/ ___ 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
John wrote: I'm really loving my smart ForTwo ED. It's solid and fun. Maybe someday it will turn into W123 status and I can enjoy the drive also. 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.
[MBZ] OT - Dis-Assemble kitchen blender
The thing is under warranty and a new jar is on its way, but DIY makes me want to take the jar apart. Maybe figure out why ours failed so early in its life. We got this recently from my son and seems to be a nice USA made blender - blendtec. So... has anyone taken the jar apart? Or, is anyone better at finding online resource to do this? This guy at youtube used brute force which I would like to bypass if possible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mim9wXAQAh0 Anyone? Thanks. 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 - Dis-Assemble kitchen blender
correct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThBsMT_PBrM 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] DIY impulse counter
Max, Attached is a PDF that coves all of the different diagnostic connectors and their pinouts. This should be helpful in identifying things. Dan -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Diagnostic Codes.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 931840 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20140812/ace3a111/attachment.pdf -- next part -- On Aug 11, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 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. ___ 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 BMW Isetta, a little smaller than the Smart For Two, was lots of fun in the '50s and '60s. It would probably have been more popular and more widely sold with a bigger engine. One was hit from behind at an intersection and went airborne; landed across the street on the sidewalk. Minor injuries to the driver IIRC. Gerry On 8/12/2014 9:01 PM, John Reames via Mercedes wrote: I'm really loving my smart ForTwo ED. It's solid and fun. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Aug 11, 2014, at 13:06, 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] W114/W115 front brake interchange
Hey Gary, If you look up Davids brake parts, how about looking up mine for an '83 240D front calipers, rotors, and hoses; and also the B-2 kit for an '83 300D. Also the prices. Thanks, Gerry On 8/12/2014 8:47 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: Gang My 1970 220 (115010) needs front rotors and calipers. It is an early car (66138) that uses the same calipers etc as were used on 108 and early 115 cars. Later W115 and most W114 used vented discs and bigger calipers which interchange to R107/W123/W126. Does anyone happen to know if there are significant changes that would require me to use an updated knuckle and steering arm in order to fit the new rotors and calipers? EPC isn't totally clear on this point, but it seems to indicate that a bunch of stuff has to change if I stray from the original configuration, possibly including the knuckle itself. I'm not hell bent on having vented discs, but it is getting tough (and expensive) to find calipers and even discs for the older config. D. ___ 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] W114/W115 front brake interchange
On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:47:56 -0700 David Bruckmann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Gang My 1970 220 (115010) needs front rotors and calipers. It is an early car (66138) that uses the same calipers etc as were used on 108 and early 115 cars. Later W115 and most W114 used vented discs and bigger calipers which interchange to R107/W123/W126. I had a 1972 220D/8 (115110-10-225256) and do not recall the disks being vented. I do think they were solid. Does anyone happen to know if there are significant changes that would require me to use an updated knuckle and steering arm in order to fit the new rotors and calipers? Sorry, I don't. EPC isn't totally clear on this point, but it seems to indicate that a bunch of stuff has to change if I stray from the original configuration, possibly including the knuckle itself. You could go to a pick-and-pull, or maybe Kaleb and get a disk and caliper of the type to which you want to go -- they don't even have to work -- and see if they fit before you invest in a set of four good ones. 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.
