Re: [MBZ] OT Weak cell signals
Skimp on device or on installation? Apparently the fcc only allows 70dB amplification now. They used to allow 75. So I got the most allowable. We have -75bB signal at one end of the house so if I can pick that up it should be enough. As for the inside antenna, I'm not sure how one would skimp on that. My thought was put it on the ceiling somewhere in the middle of the house. K On Jan 22, 2015 6:27 PM, "Jim Cathey" wrote: > Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their >> house? >> > > Yes, they work. Key is a good outside antenna installation, > and optimally siting the inside antenna. Try not to skimp, > basic physics will not be denied! > > -- Jim > > ___ 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] OK Don's Geothermal Setup [was: Re: Burnin' daylight]
As I said in the original thread: Ours is a closed loop system from Climate Masters (located in OK). There are two bore holes, each is 300'. The install took two days for the loop, and three days for the unit, but you have to factor in that we moved the location of the unit to another room, installed the new hot water heater where the old furnace was, and had to install all new ductwork in the attic. I'm hoping that we'll get 20-30 years out of this system. We are expecting at this time anyway, to spend the rest of our lives here, so the up front investment made sense to us. I think that the only time we've had the auxiliary heat strips (electric) come on was when we were below 10F. Yes, we'd do it again - my wife loves it! On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:58 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:32:36 -0500 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Hey Don, > > > > Could you tell us more about your geothermal setup? > > > YES, PLEASE! > > > Craig > > -- 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.
[MBZ] OK Don's Geothermal Setup [was: Re: Burnin' daylight]
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:32:36 -0500 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > Hey Don, > > Could you tell us more about your geothermal setup? YES, PLEASE! 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] Clutch master cylinder update
An update to the saga. A month ago I purchased a replacement clutch master cylinder from MercedesSource. The website did NOT list the manufacturer - but it came with both a short and a long rod. It came in a TRW box, and "Lucas" was cast into the body. I was not pleased. After installing the master cylinder using the short rod, I determined by how it mounted and by the fact the system wouldn't bleed that the rod was too long. That is, the short rod was not short enough. Closer examination determined the problem is really the top of the piston in the cylinder is too high. Rather than have the car out of service for many days as I tried to find a proper part, I chose to modify the rod making it short enough it would work. I was successful - but it took me an extra 4+ hours of effort. At this point, I was _very_ unhappy with MercedesSource. I let them know how unhappy I was, saying things like "I'll buy from Autohaus before I'll buy from you again". And they responded! Stood behind their product, apologized for the trouble, promised to pester their supplier - and gave me enough monetary compensation that I'm now quite satisfied. MercedesSource is now very high on my list. Any company willing to put money behind the promise to keep customers happy says to me they _are_ serious and really do care about their products and reputation. I'll still be very cautious about the manufacturer, though. -- 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] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme
Never thought I'd hafta say such, but I now hafta say that I agree with Adolf on some of his points. ;<) Wilton - Original Message - From: "OK Don via Mercedes" To: "Curly McLain" <126die...@gmail.com>; "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme Das video sind alt. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsA&sns=em Rick -- 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.
Re: [MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme
Das video sind alt. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Some vulgarity. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsA&sns=em >> >> Rick >> > >> -- 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] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme
Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsA&sns=em Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Ja! das ist recht 300SD ist wirklicher Mercedes ___ 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: OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
Daddy (b. 1879, d. 1955) chewed, all five brothers smoked at some time. None had med problems directly attributable to smoking that I know of. Mom, sister and I never smoked, 'cept everybody else's second hand crap. (More on the subject later.) All of my many uncles I knew and most of the men I knew smoked. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Bob via Mercedes" To: Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 6:01 PM Subject: [MBZ] Subject: OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO,PART I Wilton, Were your family members cigarette smokers ?? If so,any health problems ?? And thanx for these great stories Bob ___ 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] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme
Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsA&sns=em Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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: Hendrik at work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534&v=AdS2C-AS3MI ___ 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 - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
In a subsistence economy there are no unemployed farmers. Not if they have land to use. _Hungry_ farmers, yeah you can sure have those, if conditions aren't right. -- Jim ___ 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 Weak cell signals
Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their house? Yes, they work. Key is a good outside antenna installation, and optimally siting the inside antenna. Try not to skimp, basic physics will not be denied! -- Jim ___ 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] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
What I cant see is how the back outer cover (around the trunk lock) comes off. MB manual is extremely vague. The black plastic inside cover? It snaps on. Then IIRC you can access the hatches where the lock, etc. go inside the wall. -- Jim ___ 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 - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
Wha? What world are you talking about? This would have been pre-WWII, unemployment was sky high, bread lines, "brother can you spare a dime" the whole bit. -Curt From: Mountain Man via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I WILTON wrote: > Yep, another one already. Already? - nope, thanks. > ...Raising tobacco the way my > family did it, basically the way it had been done for 300 years, was nearly > a year-round job and was very labor intensive and, seemingly, never-ending. > I drive a 240D 3-pedal car meaning I am happy for mechanized devices such as tractor planters/plow/harvest/etc. but I am not opposed to labor intensive seemingly never-ending work. I bet unemployment was an unknown statistic at the time of your story. If family work was done that way today, we might be less prone to count ourselves a victim to the 1%. Be happy, live, then... it ends. We need less media - no okiebenz?... maybe not, and maybe we could be attentive to our place among the other citizens of America and be happy. ...end of rant... Thanks for the stories, Wilton. 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. ___ 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] Quiet day on the list
An LED lamp can be added to the solatube so that light is to be had during the night. The tubes provided ample daylight to dark areas of the house. Not sure of the payback schedule v. electric, but bathrooms and hallways no longer need to burn electrons for 12 hours a day, all year long. It also works ok for night use if there is ambient light outside. I have one in my outhouse, mom has one in her bathroom. It is not dazzling light. It is full spectrum and good enough at night to keep you from piddling on the floor without turning on the lights and destroying night vision. 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 On Jan 20, 2015, at 11:27 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > Would a nice new LED light fixture not solve the problem with a lot less fuss? > > RB > > > On 20/01/2015 1:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> I have wanted to do this for a long time, and in other homes as well, but >> never got around to it. >> >> Our current home has very little in the way of outside light coming in to >> the main living area, primarily due to the back of the house being "U" >> shaped with a roof over the center of the "U". At the bottom of the "U" are >> sliding glass doors opening into our family room and kitchen area. While >> this side of the house faces south, there are 60' oak trees at the back of >> our very shallow back yard that block the sun even more. As a result of >> this the interior portion of the house is what I often refer to as being >> "tomb-like". >> >> Adding tubular skylights to this area would go a long way to lightening it >> up, but before I can convince SWMBO of such a significant alteration to the >> living area I'm going to do it in the laundry room. This is a room off the >> garage that we enter and exit through, and it has no outside exposure >> whatsoever. By putting a tubular skylight here I know the impression will be >> a favorable one, ideally gaining acceptance for the method and allowing me >> to move forward in doing the same for the living area. >> >> While I have been a fan of Solatube, I found that the Velux line that is >> readily available through the big box home improvement stores is just as >> good and nowhere near as pricey. >> >> Home Depot is cheaper than Lowe's, but I prefer working with Lowe's. I'm >> going to swing by there today and see if they will match Home Depot's price, >> as it's about $30 cheaper. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >>> On Jan 20, 2015, at 1:44 PM, astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Please keep us posted. I want to have a solar tube installed to shed some >>> light on a gloomy kitchen, even though it has a window. >>> >>> -- >>> >> ___ >> > > > ___ > 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 - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
WILTON wrote: > Yep, another one already. Already? - nope, thanks. > ...Raising tobacco the way my > family did it, basically the way it had been done for 300 years, was nearly > a year-round job and was very labor intensive and, seemingly, never-ending. > I drive a 240D 3-pedal car meaning I am happy for mechanized devices such as tractor planters/plow/harvest/etc. but I am not opposed to labor intensive seemingly never-ending work. I bet unemployment was an unknown statistic at the time of your story. If family work was done that way today, we might be less prone to count ourselves a victim to the 1%. Be happy, live, then... it ends. We need less media - no okiebenz?... maybe not, and maybe we could be attentive to our place among the other citizens of America and be happy. ...end of rant... Thanks for the stories, Wilton. 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] Burnin' daylight
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:06:50 -0500 Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Keep pushing it East. I don't want to go to work every day. I'm fairly good at pushing snow, for a guy who had neck surgery and whose lower back is bothering him, but I don't think I can push it all the way to D.C. 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] Subject: OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
Wilton, Were your family members cigarette smokers ?? If so,any health problems ?? And thanx for these great stories Bob ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
Hey Don, Could you tell us more about your geothermal setup? Is it a closed loop system? How big was the hole(s) (horizontal or vertical tubes)? How long did the install take? What is your climate? What longevity do you expect from the system? Would you do it again? There is a lot of information on these systems but most of it comes from suppliers, not users. I have air-source heat pumps but supplement on cold nights with a propane direct-vent fireplace. Propane prices just peaked here at $3.70 (so of course they came and topped up my 500 gal tank!) but price is significantly lower now. I like the ground-source idea but not sure I'll live here long enough for it to pay off. Thanks. Scott > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of OK > Don via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:34 PM > To: Andrew Strasfogel; Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight > > That's what we found the first winter here, so we replaced the propane heat > with a geothermal heat pump, and the propane water heater with an electric > one that gets excess heat form the heat pump. Our total energy bill was one > half of that years bill the next year. Even so, it will take 12-13 years to break > even with the geothermal installation. > ___ 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] Rebate for Diesel Fuel
I read an article yesterday about getting a cash rebate for the money spent yearly on diesel fuel.They require the receipt, lic # and some other data but every little bit helps! i earned this about Va - don't know which other states offer a similar program but it's worth checking. Here's a link to the Va program - maybe it will help you find your way to it in your state? https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/commercial/taxact/diesel_refunds.html Good Luck - Sincerely, LarryT 91 300D ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
That's what we found the first winter here, so we replaced the propane heat with a geothermal heat pump, and the propane water heater with an electric one that gets excess heat form the heat pump. Our total energy bill was one half of that years bill the next year. Even so, it will take 12-13 years to break even with the geothermal installation. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have a friend in Manassas who complains that propane is obscenely > expensive. He heats his house at 60 and still pays over $500/mo. :( > > > 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] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
Problem is getting to the lamp socket. The bulb clips to the lens which comes out. Cant get to the wire connections without taking the outer cover off. Yeah I can drill a hole through the trunk and duckt tape a light to the car. Remember I said the lights flicker on when wiggling the harness where it goes inside the cavity. On Jan 22, 2015 1:01 PM, "Curly McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > Check the ground. Try cleaning and soldering the wire to the bulb > holder. If nothing else works, solder the wires to the bulb. > > Or you could try finding an LED of about the right brightness and solder > it in. Use shrink tube filled with non-conductive grease, petroleum jelly > or RTV silicon form a gasket to keep water out of the joints. > > > > ___ > 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] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
Check the ground. Try cleaning and soldering the wire to the bulb holder. If nothing else works, solder the wires to the bulb. Or you could try finding an LED of about the right brightness and solder it in. Use shrink tube filled with non-conductive grease, petroleum jelly or RTV silicon form a gasket to keep water out of the joints. ___ 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] Need a little help with my 126 300SD
What I cant see is how the back outer cover (around the trunk lock) comes off. MB manual is extremely vague. There is 1 bolt going in the trunk latch. The lights and the wiring harness are inside this cover. On Jan 21, 2015 2:53 PM, "Hans Neureiter" wrote: > The Lead-sled flunked inspection because the license plate lights are not > working. > Problem is the wire coming from the LH taillight has a loose connection at > the bulb holder. If I wiggle the lights flicker. > How does that thing come out? > If not, any suggestions how to cheat? > TIA > > > -- > Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX > '82 300SD > '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI > ___ 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] alternator bolt?
Sorry -- I didn't word my request properly --- I have a new MB bolt for the upper adjustment bolt (with the star) but I need a new lower most bolt.That's the one I need the size for. Thanks - LarryT 78 240D On 1/22/2015 11:22 AM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote: Anyone know what size the bolt is? I need a new one (after I replace the part with the teeth that the bolt rotates in) and prefer to find a aftermarket bolt. Thanks LarryT 78 240D On 1/20/2015 3:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:13:12 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > is this the part that all the discussion is about? > No, it's the rack that that bolt engages to adjust the alternator belt that is in stripped. > what do the teeth do on it? do i have this on an 82 300td? > I think you do --- but don't know for sure. Our '82 240D engine, which Kaleb has now, did not have it. Craig It is interesting it is a 110 part number. I never saw one on a 110 or even a /8, but i did not see under the hood of many /8s and never owned one. I've only seen the rack and pinion adjuster on 123s. I suppose it is possible that the last few months of production of 110s and 111s may have it on. My newest 110 was made in Sept, 1965, and it has the the thin threaded rod with the clamp nut/bracket. I know the 110s originally came out with a stamped steel alt mount and those broke. Mine broke in about 1973 or 4. About a year after I got the car. I put a generator on from a older car. end of problems. By the 123, they used the cast iron alt mount, and i've never seen one of those break in the first 300,000 miles. ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
Keep pushing it East. I don't want to go to work every day. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:46:37 -0500 WILTON via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! > > Well, here in the Mountain zone, I was pushing snow late last night and > am pushing snow again. > > > 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] Burnin' daylight
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:46:37 -0500 WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! Well, here in the Mountain zone, I was pushing snow late last night and am pushing snow again. 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 Weak cell signals
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 22, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their > house? > ___ > 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 Weak cell signals
Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their house? A friend of mine used to have one in his warehouse. Big one with a 3' long Yagi antenna outside and a much smaller omnidirectional antenna inside. Worked great, wasn't cheap. Obsolete/useless now, all equipment was optimized for Nextel's IDEN network. Are you looking to rebroadcast the signal indoors, or do you just want a cradle to put a phone in? The latter can often be done without an amplifier, just an outdoor antenna like a Wilson Trucker and a 10' cable run to the cradle. 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] Burnin' daylight
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I have a friend in Manassas who complains that propane is obscenely expensive. He heats his house at 60 and still pays over $500/mo. :( http://www.lowes.com/pd_82480-2256-INS541LD_4294858108__?productId=3227256 I'm in Michigan. Recently went five days in a row without hitting 20°F. I've used 70 gallons so far this season, at $2.08 each (most of it during those five days). I've also used about $200 worth of electricity in my heat pump. Without the heat pump, I'd have probably used about 200 gallons by now. I've got a foot of the stuff in the Lowe's link in my attic, 3 3/4" of fiberglass in the side walls, old air filled triple pane windows from the early 1990s. 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] OT Weak cell signals
Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their house? ___ 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] alternator bolt?
Anyone know what size the bolt is? I need a new one (after I replace the part with the teeth that the bolt rotates in) and prefer to find a aftermarket bolt. Thanks LarryT 78 240D On 1/20/2015 3:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:13:12 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > is this the part that all the discussion is about? > No, it's the rack that that bolt engages to adjust the alternator belt that is in stripped. > what do the teeth do on it? do i have this on an 82 300td? > I think you do --- but don't know for sure. Our '82 240D engine, which Kaleb has now, did not have it. Craig It is interesting it is a 110 part number. I never saw one on a 110 or even a /8, but i did not see under the hood of many /8s and never owned one. I've only seen the rack and pinion adjuster on 123s. I suppose it is possible that the last few months of production of 110s and 111s may have it on. My newest 110 was made in Sept, 1965, and it has the the thin threaded rod with the clamp nut/bracket. I know the 110s originally came out with a stamped steel alt mount and those broke. Mine broke in about 1973 or 4. About a year after I got the car. I put a generator on from a older car. end of problems. By the 123, they used the cast iron alt mount, and i've never seen one of those break in the first 300,000 miles. ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
I have a friend in Manassas who complains that propane is obscenely expensive. He heats his house at 60 and still pays over $500/mo. :( On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 9:54 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Boiler's runnin'. 'Had stuck stack switch/relay. We'll see how it goes. > > Wilton > > - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "mercedes list" > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:46 AM > Subject: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight > > > > Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! >> >> Meanwhile, my gas-fired boiler for circulating hot water heating system >> quit yesterday, and I'm awaiting repairman. Heat pump's aworking', though, >> so maybe I can stand it.;<) >> >> W >> ___ >> 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.
[MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I
Yep, another one already. RAISING TOBACCO By Wilton Strickland The main "money" crop in our area of Eastern North Carolina was "bright leaf" or "flue-cured" tobacco. Some income was also derived from raising cotton and wheat. Corn, rye, oats, barley, though usually raised mainly to feed the livestock (draft horses or mules, hogs, cows, chickens), some income could be realized by selling the excess. Raising tobacco the way my family did it, basically the way it had been done for 300 years, was nearly a year-round job and was very labor intensive and, seemingly, never-ending. Until tractors and other machinery began to make significant inroads into the system in the late 1950's and early '60's, almost everything was done by manual labor or, at best, with the help of horses or mules to pull certain implements or pieces of machinery. Even with the help of these animals, the farmer had to do an extraordinary amount of walking. The farmer had to start very early in the year preparing a plant bed, usually on "new ground," to produce plants to be transplanted into the fields. During the winter, the farmer would clear trees and stumps from a small place in the woods to plant tobacco seeds. A plot in the woods was usually chosen for its fertility, protection from harsh weather, freezing, etc., and likely lack of diseases from previous crops that could be transferred to the new plants. After removing trees, stumps and roots from the "plant bed," it would be plowed or disked by horse or mule-drawn machinery for the seeds. After this final preparation, the farmer would sow, or "broadcast," the seeds, often by hand and mixed with sand or fertilizer to aid handling. Then, the farmer would cover the bed with a thin, cotton canvass or gauze-like cover about six inches above ground and held in place around the perimeter by logs and supported above the plants by reeds or sapling sticks bent into arcs. Several weeks later, in early spring, all members of the family would return to the plant bed, roll the canvass cover back and, getting down on hands and knees, pick the weeds out of the bed to allow the tobacco plants to grow. This had to be done more than once until the plants got big enough to be pulled and transplanted into the fields. Mama several times got bad cases of poison oak or poison ivy while picking the weeds out of plant beds. Also, during the winter, the farmer spent a lot of time in the woods cutting wood to be used in the summer to cure or dry the tobacco. Daddy and my brothers used a long, two-man crosscut saw and an ax to fell trees and cut them to length for hauling and burning in the brick, barn furnaces. To lubricate the saw and keep it from "gumming up" with wood sap, it was occasionally doused and brushed with kerosene kept in a Pepsi bottle with a green bunch of pine straw stuck in the top to serve as a stopper and brush. After the wood dried for a few weeks, they hauled it to the barns on a horse or mule-drawn wagon. All of this, too, was exhausting, manual labor. Meanwhile, the farmer would be preparing the fields to receive the little plants. This preparation started in early spring by first turning (breaking up) the soil with a "turning plow," a horse or mule-drawn plow with a "wing" on the right hand side that would cause the soil to be turned up-side-down as the plow moved through it. One horse or mule usually pulled this plow, but sometimes a farmer would use a bigger, heavier plow that required two horses or mules. Like almost all of the plowing on our farm, this required the plower to walk in the furrow behind the plow in loose soil many miles to prepare each field one 6 to 8-inch-wide furrow at a time. Several days after the initial preparation (turning), the farmer would go back in the field to "run rows." This was done with a smaller plow with a V-shaped point with short wings on each side to leave a symmetrical furrow about eight inches wide and about three inches deep and about 2 ½ feet apart. Then, the farmer used a mule-drawn, walk-behind fertilizer distributor to put fertilizer in each row. Then, the farmer used a turning plow again, at least two passes on each row - one in each direction, to form a ridged row onto which the plants were set. During the same time of year the farmer was preparing and setting tobacco in the fields, he also prepared and planted his other crops, most of this time walking behind a plow, fertilizer distributor or planter/seeder. In mid-spring the tobacco plants were pulled by hand from their beds and transplanted (set out) in the fields. Sometimes, the farmer would use a horse or mule-drawn transplanter, a wheeled machine with a driver sitting atop a barrel-like container of water and places down low on the back to accommodate two "setters," who dropped the small plants one by one into a hopper. As the machine moved along, it opened a slot in the pre
Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight
Boiler's runnin'. 'Had stuck stack switch/relay. We'll see how it goes. Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" To: "mercedes list" Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:46 AM Subject: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! Meanwhile, my gas-fired boiler for circulating hot water heating system quit yesterday, and I'm awaiting repairman. Heat pump's aworking', though, so maybe I can stand it.;<) W ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: I keep electric heaters for when I run out of propane. Hopefully that won't happen again, but it pays to have a backup. Keep warm! I check my tank gauge every Sunday. My next door neighbor complained that his propane company only filled him to 56% during the shortage last year. Then he ran out of propane about ten days later. After the refill, his furnace went on lockout, and he had to pay a tech to clean his burners. Furnace had a pre-season service, tech told him that running out of LP was the cause of the problem. I couldn't believe he let it happen. He was really worried about the short fill, but apparently didn't keep close track of the propane level. I would have been burning up the phone lines after it hit 20%. He paid in advance for a year's propane in the middle of the summer, with a 'keep full' contract, and they did that to him when propane got expensive. My parents have the same contract with another provider which tries to keep them above 50% because of their backup generator. Their tank was kept full through last year's shortage. 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] Burnin' daylight
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:46 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! When I got the 3yo up (at the usual time) he asked if it was still bedtime because it was so dark. I don't mind the cold, but the wet weekends have been driving me nuts! > Meanwhile, my gas-fired boiler for circulating hot water heating system quit > yesterday, and I'm awaiting repairman. Heat pump's aworking', though, so > maybe I can stand it.;<) I keep electric heaters for when I run out of propane. Hopefully that won't happen again, but it pays to have a backup. Keep warm! 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] Burnin' daylight
I'm already in the classroom although the class is slow to arrive. Its been a slow class, we ran to 7:30 last night which is the latest I've ever gone... Jetta radiator seems to be holding up, I guess my new brackets hold it in place well enough. I still plan to check them this weekend. Got the gasket set for the snowmobile engine, got it all cleaned, need to lug it back out to the garage and use the impact gun to get the flywheel nut off. I've started painting the tinwork but its deeply pitted and needs the primer sanded out and a couple more coats. You can't take off the tinwork while the engine is installed and can't pull the engine without pulling the clutch so I figure I better do it now. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ___ 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] Burnin' daylight
Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! Meanwhile, my gas-fired boiler for circulating hot water heating system quit yesterday, and I'm awaiting repairman. Heat pump's aworking', though, so maybe I can stand it.;<) W ___ 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.
