Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Suburban 1999 6.5 Turbodiesel
> Curt wrote: > Yeah, the 6.5 is also known for injection pump issues. I expect > if it hasn't been off yet it needs to be. Pump controller more than the pump. A bigger issue is head gasket. It can be done with the engine in the car, but reaching the back isn't great. Removing broken off head bolts from the back is not so fun. Too much other stuff in the way limiting options. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Suburban 1999 6.5 Turbodiesel
> Curt wrote: > Dang, that'd be a good camp truck. I wonder how hard the > manifold is to replace? Seems like it shouldn't be that big a > deal really... Intake manifold? Easy. Exhaust? A bit harder. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
> Kaleb wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a > 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is > this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What > about a 617 turbo? Above. Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is removed from above too. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Dan or others: looking for tune-up guide for Kohler engine
> Allan wrote: > I see two screws, one on top of the carb and one at a 45-degree > angle. > The top screw is the main jet and the 45-degree screw is the > idle fuel. > ... run it > at full throttle and slowly richen the mixture until you get > either an rpm drop, black smoke and rough running, or both; then > slowly lean it again until you get an rpm rise. The peak of the > rpm rise is the proper mixture. > > Sound about right? Yup. And the main jet is _under_ the throttle lever so when it is actually at wide open throttle a screwdriver on the needle valve will move the throttle so it's _not_ at wide open throttle! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Cell phones
> Curt wrote: > T-Mobile also makes a huge thing out of their 5G coverage but is > only good for like 1000-1500 ft compared to 4G's 10 MILES. As I understand, here are (at least) two parts to 5G. The mm wave that is very short range - but also 600 MHz. T-mobile got a big chunk of the formerly TV spectrum from 614-698 MHz. And they have been investing and building in rural areas with these frequencies. So T-Mobile coverage from 2 years could be quite different than now. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem
> > fmiser wrote: > > > > Wow. I think I would have taken the two sensors, mounted them > > 5 cm apart maybe wrapped in duct tape, probably next to the > > opener control board. Always dark, always close, always > > "safe"! > Allan wrote: > > Almost exactly how they are set up in my garage. No duct tape > though. Jim was having what appeared to be light pollution problems, so I figure drastically reducing the opportunity for light to get in there would improve the chances of it keeping on working. I actually set up my sensors, but I had some short people running around. But so far I'm not aware of a single situation where it has prevented harm. It has, however, triggered many times when there was no danger. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem
> Jim wrote: > I decided I had a bit of time to look into our always-irritating > Wayne Dalton garage door opener, which usually refuses to go > down in the day. It seems to correlate with light and/or heat > ... With the door down it was always there. The system is > clearly quite sensitive to missing pulses, it doesn't have to be > missing very long for it to trip. > > So, flange up a timer-based pulse train to eliminate the > wretched 'safety' switch? Wow. I think I would have taken the two sensors, mounted them 5 cm apart maybe wrapped in duct tape, probably next to the opener control board. Always dark, always close, always "safe"! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Caulk closed the sunroof?
> Allan wrote: > Thanks, I will probably give it a try! Did you buy it from the > website or is it sold at retailers? Eternabond is a common RV roof repair item. If you want to buy locally, check an RV supply store. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Mac laptop
> Mitch wrote: > Which brings me to why I don't leave iTunes on my computer, > Apple acting like it owns my computer too. Use a virtual machine (like VirtualBox) guest. Run it only when you need iTunes. As far as iTunes/apple is concerned, it is the only software installed on the computer. And it's easy to "unplug" the ethernet that connects to the web but you can still use host-only network or guest-shared directory to access files on the host computer. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Pulls like a freight train
> > > G wrote: > > > > > > The steam valve switches to push on the back stroke, at the > > > end of the front stroke. > > Mitch wrote: > > > > At least this one has a clutch and a gearbox, so if you stop > > at exactly TDC you can still get it rolling. By de-clutching and turning the flywheel by hand? > Craig wrote: > > Which is why freight train locomotives have their two sides out > of phase. The other reason is smoother torque. Because as the one side nears the end of the stroke (0 or 180 deg) where the torque is less, the other side is nearing max torque (90 or 270 deg) net result is fairly smooth torque even at low rpm. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Pulls like a freight train
> Buggered wrote: > I bet that thing has about 42000 lb-ft of torque at 150rpm 2626 lb-ft of torque = 150 HP at 300 RPM. And a steam engine has maximum torque at zero RPM. With more info (steam pressure, piston size, number of cylinders) it could be calculated what the zero RPM torque would be. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - Pumpkin Shortage?
> Peter wrote: > Those big decorative pumpkins don't make good pies, you want the > small "sugar" or New England Field ones. The big ones have > watery slop for pulp when cooked. Odd. Over the years we have made many, many, pies from quite a few big decorative pumpkins. It works just fine. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - VirtualBox & Copying a VM to a Physical Machine
> Dan wrote: > My STAR system is on a VM that runs off an external drive. It > works fine, but it’s sluggish and I don’t care to have the > hassle of an external drive. I found a larger hard drive for my > laptop, but I want to move the VM to the larger hard drive and > put it into the laptop as the boot drive. Why not keep it as a virtual machine? It is very easy to copy, move to new hardware, keep special software running on old operating systems, etc. Especially since from what I remember STAR is picky. If it's happy in a VM - leave it there! > I can’t get the VM to recognize the USB connected drive as a > hard drive. Virtualbox or VMWare? I haven't used VMWare in more than a decade. Virtualbox can mount external harddrives via USB. But the recent open source versions of virtualbox need "extensions" to allow USB. Those are separate pieces due to licensing. I only run Virtualbox host on Linux, so I can't comment on what is included on a Mac on MSWin install. Might that be your problem? I still recommend keeping it as a virtual machine and not turning it into hardware. But maybe I'm not understanding what you are really trying to do. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I found a leak ...
> OK wrote: > Hmm, corroded fitting? Make it smooth with emery cloth, or clean > and fill till smooth with epoxy? I have filled pits many times. Clean with Hydrocloric (muriatic) acid, then use JBWeld (slow, not fast cure) and work it into all the pits making sure that all the low spots are filled. To tall can be removed later. I save the stick and mixing "plate" to monitor the cure without disturbing the real repair. I like using flat sections of clear plastic packaging as the mixing plate. Once the JBWeld is set firm, but ideally before it is fully cured is when I like to use a knife to remove the major extras. Once fully cured, I use a file and/or sandpaper to make it smooth. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Opinions needed on flooring
> Kaleb wrote: > She wants to do the pergo thru the whole house that is currently > carpeted and in the utility and bathroom. Pergo isn't waterproof - right? Using that in the bathroom and by the washing machine is as silly as using carpet in those places. There _will_ be water on the floor! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Are Hurricanes fun?
> Mitch wrote: > On Fri, July 31, 2020 1:36 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > > When the big blow hit the Carolinas in the 90s, the name which > > escapes me, we were in Wisconsin prepping to ship stuff down > > there after it cleared and had a TV on in the break room. > > National TV news came up with a picture of a service van with > > a Chyron about price gouging. > > > Chyron? Brand name of a text over video processor (character generator). Any informational text/graphic, especially "lower third" (on the bottom 1/3 of the screen) can be called Chyron, even if it wasn't created by a Chyron. > Anyway, let's assume you have 40 units in stock and 400 people > want them, right now, today. What's the best way to allocate > them? Preventing "price gouging" is just interfering with true free market. > 3. Raise the price until only 40 people need them that badly. This is free market. "But it favors the rich" Yup. And motivates those without money to get involved in the market because there is a good opportunity and they might have more. The poor will always be with us, and still poor no matter what is given to them. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Partial Score
> Allan wrote: > Thanks -- I see they have DIY kits also. Wonder how tricky a job > that is? It's not. There are various "levels" of reconing. The most involved would be replacing the coil, spider, cone, and suspension. In that situation getting the coil gap is even is important - but the kits I've used include a jig to get the spacing right. Probably the easiest replacing foam suspension. No alignment jigs needed. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Mask wearing
> Dimitri wrote: > Sorry but that is total crapola. Wear the damn mask. Protect > others, protect yourself. Contain this virus and let’s move on! It CANNOT be contained. Slowed - maybe. Contained - no. Protect those who are have a high risk, and the rest of us should move on. If you feel you are at risk by all means isolate!! Most of us will catch it. Most of us won't notice we had it. Those that do have symptoms can partake of the documented treatments to help. Once most of us have had it, the protected, high risk folks can emerge. Or not, because there will be another seasonal flu. And corona virus colds. And all manner of things for our immune system to fight. Those who have a high risk will be at a high risk from all that stuff! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Study: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
> Karl wrote: > I think the imposition to liberty here is very minimal. I think imposition to liberty and freedom is NOT minimal. It is so easy and simple to give up a liberty, especially when a bully is demanding it "or else" But it usually requires a fight with bloodshed to get them back! And what of the folks who fought, bled, lost everything, or died to provide the freedoms we do enjoy? Do we toss their contribution in the rubbish heap? And for what? Fortunately for all of us, there have been many, many people who have gone before us that decided there are things MORE VALUABLE than life. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Britain's next fighter jet?
> > Andrew wrote: > > Britain's next fighter jet could be powered by batteries > Craig wrote: > > Wars are not won with fads. Well, they might be, but it's a risky gamble My first thought was "Jet? Electric? Huh???" Ducted fan - yes. Jet - I don't see how it could possibly be. By strict definition, a jet's thrust is from jet propulsion. I am not aware of any method of using electricity to generate jet propulsion. That said, most subsonic "jet" aircraft engines are turbofans and generate most of their thrust from the bypass fans driven by a turbine rather than from jet propulsion - thus making it more of a ducted fan than a jet. For supersonic flight, a jet is more effective. And generally a fighter is required to achieve speeds greater than Mach 2. And that's just the engine - ignoring the problem of batteries, weight, and refueling. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Real info about covid
> OK wrote: > So, how do you download youtube videos? youtubedl https://youtube-dl.org/ VideoDownload Heleper extension Or look for other extensions. There are quite a few. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Don’t go to New Mexico
> Karl wrote: > Not to beat a dead horse, but this is why testing and tracing is > so important. > ...sensible measures like masking... and tracing as many contacts > as possible Once the tracing Pandora is out of the box, how do we ever get it back in again? When will this "crisis" be over? At which point, what is the likelihood of some other "crisis" will appear that will require tracing everyone to continue? How much is liberty cost is it worth? Patrick Henry has one view. Not everyone believes keep life at any cost. Liberty and freedom is not free!! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Real info about covid
> Mr. Mann wrote: > Do we all enmass genuflect 3 times and deposit our life savings > in the poor box by the door, or did someone save the file in a > form that can be passed along? archive.org to the rescue! https://web.archive.org/web/20200706024417/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIGdv-TybUk ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Plane broke down
> Floyd wrote: > Once you get to altitude you can open the windows and get some > cool breeze, duh The air conditioner is almost that simple! At least 20 or so years ago it was ram air makes it compressed, air-to-air intercooler to cooled down compressed air, let air expand and it's cold, let it into the cabin. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] VPN, not political
> Mitch wrote: > Maybe Kaleb is right to want to get Spencer off free VPN. > > https://www.cnet.com/how-to/best-free-vpns-5-reasons-why-they-dont-exist/ Absolutely!! https://restoreprivacy.com/free-vpn/ https://restoreprivacy.com/no-logs-vpn/ ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] VPN, not political
> > > Mitch wrote: > > > Question about buying a VPN subscription: What's to prevent > > > multiple people from sharing a multiple device VPN account > > > and thereby drastically lowering the per user VPN fee? > > Dan wrote: > > Private Internet Access might allow that, I think the > > subscription covers everyone in a household. > > > > I use them because they don't keep logs. > Mitch wrote: > Not keeping logs is the whole point of VPN, isn't it? VPN in general? No. This particular application of VPN? YES! > I would assume that when you're running the VPN's client > software on a device, the VPN doesn't care if that device is in > your household or not, just that there are no more devices on > your VPN account at any particular time than you're allowed to > have. Maybe. What I was reading showed I could have the VPN from my router so all the traffic from my LAN could be through the VPN. That is one device with VPN, but any number of devices on the LAN. But it is also only one VPN link opened. That could easily be worked around if a tunnel, or VPN was setup between my house and your house. Then my internet traffic could be set to go into your house, then out through the privacy/anonymous VPN service we are sharing the cost of. My outbound traffic would show up for you as both download (my house to your house) and upload (your house to internet). The reverse for my downloads - they would all pass through both your download and upload. Anybody with Gbi fiber who wants to share? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] VPN, not political
> > Scott wrote: > > What about TOR? > Mitch wrote: > > TorGuard? Nop. TOR (The Onion Router) is in no way related to TorGuard VPN. The "Tor" in TorGuard apparently reference "Torrent". TOR isn't a VPN, though is some ways it is similar. It is no cost, open source, de-centralized privacy network. No promises about fast, completely uncertain where your packets will exit into the clear internet. This means in won't necessarily help if someone wants to use Tic Tok (hacker pipeline to chi co m) on a network where it is blocked. It might, but no certainty like is possible with a VPN. As others have said, rarely is anything really free (no cost). If not money, then information, privacy, or something else is how payment is made. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] The lack of evidence lockdowns actually worked is a world scandal
> Meade wrote: > Sure, when one is sick, wearing a mask to catch the droplets > when you cough or sneeze is valid. No argument there. Maybe there should be. Big droplets will quickly drop to the ground. Most folks recognize that the ground isn't clean and rarely put their feet or their faces without washing first. With a mask, those droplets stay on the mask, and can easily get on hands, and then hands touch other things that are usually treated less carefully than the floor. So there _is_ an argument than a mask could make it less safe for others than no mask. Just say'n. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] The lack of evidence lockdowns actually worked is a world scandal
> Jaime wrote: > ...lock down has been very successful. Or it did nothing and the virus was much less dangerous than forecast. > Saying otherwise is ignoring scientifically proven facts for > political agenda. Or saying it help is ignoring scientifically proven facts and favoring political agenda. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Barry Manilow
> Allan wrote: > Sometimes I see trucks/trailers placarded "Not For Hire" so > maybe that relieves the owners of some regulatory hassle? Yes. Then it is not commercial, and so FMCSR and CDL don't apply. But states can still do what they want for some intrastate stuff. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bleeding 240D clutch
> Kaleb wrote: > The one that came with the MC was much shorter than the MB one > that came off the car so I stuck the one that came with the MC > back in. I had a hell of a time compressing it to get it back > to the bolt hole. Finally got it, screwed it back down and now > the clutch works! If the master cylinder piston doesn't go ALL the way to the top, the port where fluid gets in from the reservoir will be covered and no fluid will ever get in to deal with clutch wear or leaks. It might take compressing the piston a bit to get it all in there, but the rod should not be tight - ie, it should not be pushing the piston in at all. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bleeding 240D clutch
> Curt wrote: > Have you checked to see if the line from the master to the slave > is clear? Maybe that was the problem all along. My suggestion is > to use the rod from the car, not the replacement master. Can't always do that. I've seen at least three different rod-to-cylinder interfaces. Not all were interchangeable. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bleeding 240D clutch
> Kaleb wrote: > If you push pedal down all the way it stays down but will pop > back up to the top on its own if you pop it up a little Once the lines and cylinders are full of oil, the clutch spring will help push the master cylinder back to the top. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bleeding 240D clutch
> Kaleb wrote: > I had to push the rod in about an 8th of an inch or less to get > it to line up with the pedal mounting point. Would that make a > difference? YES! That is too far in. It won't bleed - and the master cylinder will never get fresh fluid from the reservoir. You must have a rod that is not too long. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Bleeding 240D clutch
> Kaleb wrote: > ...have pumped the crap out the brake pedal and still no pedal > action (pedal stays down, does not come back up). I seem to > recall reading something about certain brands of replacement > master cylinder the rod does not come all the way back up. I do > know on this one in order to attach it to the brake pedal I had > it push the rod in maybe an 8th of an inch or so. That's the problem. It will ONLY bleed if the master cylinder is ALL THE WAY out. 1/16" depressed blocked the port on mine. > Otherwise, any other ideas for getting it bled? I will never fill with fluid if that port is covered. Shorten the rod, either by adjusting the eccentric bolt or by grinding off the end of the rod. I think it was TRW brand that I got that I had to grind off the rod. It came with both a short and a long - and neither was right! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] jasper transmissions
> Allan wrote: > Honda Element transmission went out and left me on the side of > the road tonight. I'm totally unfamiliar with the mechanicals of that car. > Anyone familiar with Jasper transmissions? Very large rebuilder of engines and transmissions. Stock builds only, from what I could find. > DIY rebuild feasible? Never done that. Automatic transmissions are doable. Lots of small parts, hydraulic system so clean is really important. The only ones I've done are GM longitudinal, non-electronic. Very few specialty tools needed for those. For a Honda? I don't know. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Mini splits
> Mitchell wrote: > Biggest advantage to a multi split that I can > think of offhand is you only need one circuit breaker to power > it. The big commercial Mitsubishi is clever enough to use the heat from cooling one room to warm another. Can't do that with separate systems - but maybe the residential won't do that anyway. And I'll admit there may be less need. A theater building with a room full of light dimmers and amps gets warm enough to need cooling even when other rooms might want heat. Less likely to happen in a house, I would think. Although, the south rooms with lots of sun could be "cooled" to warm other rooms... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Hydroxychloroquine randomized clinical trial study
> Meade wrote: > Prevention of infection is not the goal, prevention of > hospitalization and death from the infection, THAT is the goal. > Sounds like they moved the goal posts in order to get the > outcome they desired. The goals have obviously been moving ever since the curve was flattened. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Dichotomy
> Mitchell wrote: > Back in March I heard they were paying $400 an hour. > Was that wrong, or was that not for working on the NJ State Gov > contract? Mitch. Don't know. When the plea went out "NJ needs COBOL programmers!" I looked long enough and deep enough to see they were asking for volunteers to help with the "major overload". I stopped looking then. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Dichotomy
> Curt wrote: > Are you going to get a job working in COBOL for the state of > New Jersey? ;) -Curt They only wanted folks who would work for free. I checked. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease
> Mitchell wrote: > Have you enjoyed your free 30, I mean 90, I mean 360 day trial > of Communism? > > https://genesiustimes.com/poll-most-people-unimpressed-with-their-30-day-free-trial-of-communism/ The attached file, "free-trial.jpg" is not a jpeg, but a Web/P file. Odd that the extension is wrong. Web/P is a format developed and pushed by Google. Maybe the file was hosted by google and they converted it? But still with a .jpg extension It's a conspiracy!! The communists and web admins are in cahoots plotting to destroy the internet by distributing images with wrong extensions! The world as we know it will end We will all die!!! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software
> Allan wrote: > Take all the boxes of photos, and throw them away. And some future generation genealogist will curse you and hate you for destroying forever a glimpse into the lives of their ancestors. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Photo management/sharing database-type software
> Floyd wrote: > I have boxes and boxes of old family photos. I bought a Brother > ADS 2700W scanner I am going to use to scan these photos. I > need some sort of management app where I can put in a > descriptor, names/places, years, etc. to set up some sort of > searchable database of all these pics, then share the > database/photos somehow/where for the extended family to access. I would plead that you get a solution that will put the info into the EXIF, IPTC, and or XMP. These are "tags" that stick the information into the same file as the image itself. An external database will allow searching the photo's data a lot faster than having it dig through the tags in the images - but using the tags is like writing on the back of the photo. Unless it is removed, that info is stuck with the photo even if you make copies, share with others, etc. 20 years from now, so long as a jpeg can still be opened, that info will still be with it. Nearly all photo tools today honor the tags, unlike even a few years ago. You made no mention of the OS. I have no suggestions for MSWin or Mac. Digikam has been the one I find I most recommend. But even with that one there is a menu setting for "store the info in the image tags" and it is off by default. Finally, if you use an on-line photo archive, be respectful of the privacy of (especially still living) people. Some/many/all of the online methods will make use of facial recognition and other processes that might be considered invasive by some people. Once the information is "out", there is no way to ever get it back "in". ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: cure worse than disease
> Scott wrote: > Collateral damage includes everything from suicide and drug use > to domestic violence, to delayed disease diagnosis, to delayed > medical procedures, to hospital near bankruptcy and unemployed > health professionals. Then there are the economic impacts like > unpaid bills and social damage like lost education. That doesn't even touch on the loss of liberty, intrusion on freedom, and the "mommy state" telling us what we can and cannot do. "Wear your jacket!" "Don't go outside until you put on your Wellingtons!" "I'm cold, you need to wear a jacket." Freedom means the individual gets to choose what they think is best - even if they are wrong. If someone feels they are at risk, they can stay home. Or wear a mask. Or keep 12 ft away. But don't force me to hide under my bed because you are afraid, and I won't force you to leave your house and take off your breathing mask. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Now it's the washing machine
> Clay wrote: > It does a much better job than the turd HE top load, > Whites are dusky instead of BRIGHT white Maybe it the water... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Jim wrote: > They don't have anything to replace those 500W tube halogens. > Need a 10,000 lumen cob array, in warm white. Maybe like this? https://www.amazon.com//dp/B07SRLWQZL/ I'm not sure if that one has an IR remote. Some of the PAR-type instruments do. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Dan wrote: > The power supplies for the LED bulbs generate RF in the same > range as automatic garage door openers, enough that it’s been > shown that their use will reduce the range of the wireless > remotes due to interference. Depends on the LED driver. There are quite a few different ones. The Dollar Tree lamps current limiter probably won't cause troubles as it is not a switching mode power supply, though it might generate some broad band RF noise. I have not checked. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Kaleb wrote: > The fixture... says max 25W. > I bought a box of 60W equivalent which are actually 5W I > believe. Since they are actually only 5W is it OK to use in > this fixture? Yup. Watt is a Watt. "Watt equivalent" is [omitted]! However, if it is a very enclosed fixture, the LED lamp may not be cooled as well as it expects. Some LEDs are rated for "base down" applications only and not enclosed, recessed, ceiling mount, base up applications. The fixture would be fine - but the 5 W LED might overheat and fail early. Usually the LED portion is fine, it's actually the drive circuit that fails. All too often long before the million hour life rating of the LEDs. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Jim wrote: > LEDs can't take the heat, nor do they generate much. So don't > use them in your brooder houses... Or lava lamps ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Craig wrote: > I just got 6 each 60 W equivalent for $4.95 with the Public > Service Company of New Mexico (power company) discount. Light output? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with light bulbs?
> Kaleb wrote: > I got the cheapest per bulb I could find > the highest I found were 60W equivalent. [strong expletives obscured] "Watt equivalent" Use Lumens. Lumen is a measure of the total light output with no regard to direction or distance to illuminated surface. "Watt equivalent" is whatever the marketing folks want it to be. I've seen anything from 450 to 800 L for a 60 "Watt equivalent". 600-700 L is probably about what you expect. And with lumens, it doesn't matter if the light is from incandescent, halogen, LED, CFL, fusion, carbon-arc, acetylene gas, or lightning bugs. > I ended up spending way more than I wanted to between the >fixtures and the various bulbs we > needed for the house. If you are willing to support the communists in China, Dollar Tree has 8 W, 800 L ones. (for $1). I opened up the first one I got and it uses a simple, rugged, and low-heat current limiter. So I bought a few more. I _REALLY_ don't like supporting the enemy, but I also really don't like spending money on poorly designed lamps. For the garage, I used to look for at least 1000 L for the 75 W incandescent lamps I used in there. I'm still looking for a well built, non-expensive LED with 1000 to 1200 L output. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts
> Kaleb wrote: > I have never had one fail, just leak. The other day the pump got > low and was whining and brakes still worked fine. I haven't seen a system fail either. But if the belt fails, or the pump seizes both steering and brakes will not work as expected. I like it. I think it's a whole lot better than vacuum boost - especially for a car that doesn't have inherent engine vacuum. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts
> > Kaleb wrote: > > I ordered a hydroboost for my Suburban on Tuesday night, it > > arrived at the house today. > Craig wrote: > > And what, pray tell, is a hydroboost for a Surburban? For either engines without vacuum, or for applications that might require more than 15 psi for brake boost, GM makes a hydraulic brake booster. It uses a spring charged accumulator and the power steering pump to store a whole lot of force to assist with brake application. The light duty suburban and pickups might have had vacuum brake boosters driven by the mechanical vacuum pump, but the 3/4 ton and larger diesels, and more than 1 ton gasoline I think all got hydroboost. At least through the 1990s. It's a good system. Simple, rugged, reliable, and the driver will know there is a loss of hydraulic pressure because the steering will be effected. Maybe the fact that brakes and steering both change if pressure is lost could be considered poor design... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT Study says: face masks
> Karl wrote: > This was a recent summary, with refs: > There are no harmful effects; whoever wrote the O2 thing is full > of BS. Not all masks are equal! > https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=137495654570048=100553591597588 > Ever had surgery? Did you notice all the fully alert, bustling, > masked people- many of whom wear masks for 24+ hours in a row Those are not N95 rated masks to protect the one wearing it. Rather, they do NOT seal against the wearers face and are there to protect the people FROM the wearer. > More specifically, the porous nature of the material used for > both medical-grade masks and cloth masks fully permits normal > respiration. > COPD patients are extremely vulnerable to viral infections and > could use the extra protection masking affords. The surgical style mask will do effectively nothing to protect the wearer. The type that seals out particulates are not the ones the TV doctors wear for 24+ hours in a row. > Don’t be an emotional support peacock. What?!? > FACEMASKS: THEY’RE ABOUT YOUR FACE, BUT NOT AN ABOUT-FACE > > There is confusion about why initially masks were NOT > recommended, but now they are. ...the public was > advised not to wear masks. That was not because masks weren’t > safe, effective, or a great idea. It was because masks were > RATIONED where they were needed most. Oh. So we were lied to. Big surprise. > ...If you feel sick, you should definitely wear a > mask, to protect others (and you shouldn’t be out and about). If > you are medically fragile you should wear a mask, to protect > others and yourself. Masks aren't all equal! Just grouping all mask together is as silly as grouping all PPE together. Safety glasses are ineffective against loud noises. Steel toed shoes won't keep skin on your fingers. Surgical style and nearly all home-made mask won't keep the virus out. A good particulate filter will have an exhaust port doesn't do much to protect others but will protect the wearer. So shifting back and forth between types of mask make me really question the value of the rest of the data. > -a mathematical model for influenza showed if only 25% of people > wore masks which were only 20% effective, there would be a 30% > drop in transmission. (2) Total cases infected or rate of infection? Big difference. And mathematical models can model almost anything the modeler wants to show based on the "assumptions" that are inherent in ALL algorithms. There are documented studies on all sides of the argument. Does that mean civil liberties don't matter? That the constitution is suspended? That the government can ignore it's contract to the people to whom it's a servant? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Hey... We’re all upside down!
> G wrote: > ...fill me in, what are you driving and fixing. Oh Grant, you should look back a couple messages and read his sig. :) > > Euan > > 1985 W123 300TD 5-spd manual > > 223K miles > > Christchurch, NZ I betting that '85 is just fine - I'm sure not fond of the MBUSA 1985 models! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 240D rehab/clutch
> OK wrote: > ah, grasshopper. Did no one teach you to drive a manual without > a clutch?? > You have to "match shift" going up and down the gears - match > the engine speed as closely as you can to the next gear - With the synchromesh it's easy. The shifter won't move into the next gate until the speeds match. Just apply a bit of pressure until it moves, then snap it into gear. > I learned this way back when - the clutch cable in my 1951 VW > broke while I was on the other side of town - figured it out and > drove home without incident. It helped that this tranny had NO > synchromesh - Without synchromesh, the shifts can be faster because the matching speed can be anticipated just a bit. But it's also a lot easier to miss and make a lot of noise. "Just lightening the truck a bit by taking some metal off the gears." With 7 (rare) 9, 10, 13, 15, or 18 speed transmissions there is lots of opportunity to practice. Truck driver call this clutch-less shifting "floating" and many, many of them do it. Most truck still use manual transmissions without synchromsh - but that is changing... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Sticking my neck out - an Antipodean perspective
> Euan wrote: > Hi all, from the Southern Colonies Always a pleasure to hear from you. Glad you can join in now and then. > Were I to offer a suggestion, then how about creating sublists: > one for technical stuff, one for cars and prices, and one for > general commentary on the American Way of Life? Is that feasible? Feasible? Yes! But it has been tried before - here and other places. There is sort of a "critical mass". That is, if there isn't a moderate amount of traffic it just dies out. Maybe it would work this time... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 123 clutch
> Jim wrote: > > I prefer to use my pressure bleeder for just this reason if > > possible. > > The beautiful part about using the brakes is that you never > under/over-fill the brake reservoir. . > Fast, cheap, and easy. It is pretty clever. I have always used a pump to put fluid in at the slave. It will work ONLY if the clutch master cylinder is ALL the way to the top. A push rod of the wrong length (TRW) may prevent it and then it won't bleed. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Face mask
> > Dimitri says: > > I’ve been advocating to myself and my family and friends for > > months to wear masks and gloves despite the early advice > > against it > Rick wrote: > Masks with exhaust valving would be best. Only for the benefit of the wearer. Most of the masks I'm seeing are home-made or surgical style - useless for the wearer but helpful to protect others from the wearer's sickness. A mask with an exhaust valve does exactly the opposite of a surgical or most home-made masks. > As far as gloves, I suspect that most people won't change them > enough, because they don't understand cross contamination, > rendering them useless at best. So true. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Waterproof wire connectors
> Kaleb wrote: > What do you all think of these? > > https://odyhouse.com/products/waterproof-solder-wire-connectors I question the "pullout" strength. Solder is not especially strong and it has long been understood that it is poor practice to depend on solder for mechanical strength in a joint. Ah - but it has adhesive! The adhesive is on the tube. Polyolefin tube will stretch when cold. Then shrink when hot. Thus "heatstrink tubing" And soldering is less durable in a high stress and vibration environment than a crimp. It should be fairly waterproof though. I would be inclined to use gooey on the inside heatshrink tubing over ordinary crimp butt splices. Or wheel bearing grease and ordinary shrink tubing. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Facebook
> Craig wrote: > Does one have to be registered with facebook to see anything on > that website? Mostly. Some stuff is posted as 'public' or something so anyone can see. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Can ultraviolet light penetrate glass.
> Craig wrote: > > Sorry, Jerry, it's a fool's errand. It was tested in 2003 and > that with the right kind of cars! > https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12925188/ > > Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2003 Aug;19(4):175-81. > UV exposure in cars. > Scott wrote: > From HPS: Standard window glass, according to the International > Ultraviolet Association, will allow UV-A to pass through while > almost 100% of the UV-B and UV-C light is blocked. But for a lipid virus, it doesn't matter because full sunlight doesn't provide "strong" enough UV to inactivate it. The heat will hasten it's demise. And the UV that does get through might be effective against other stuff. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Can ultraviolet light penetrate glass.
> Curt wrote: > I read the other day that a mask does little to protect you from > random COVID. Supposedly the mask keeps you from passing COVID > to somebody else... Yup. Unless it seals tight against your face it does almost nothing to protect the wearer. A surgical mask it to keep the surgeon from infecting the patient, not the other way around! https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/409903O/respiratory-protection-against-biohazards.pdf ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Can ultraviolet light penetrate glass.
> Jerry wrote: > After wearing my COVID face mask in the car, I leave it on the > dashboard so the sun's rays have an opportunity to kill any > harmful microbes that may be present. Which brings up the > question of whether or not the ultraviolet rays can penetrate > glass, specifically automotive windshield glass. Yes, UV will get through, but greatly reduced. > It is my understanding that to kill microbes, a wavelength of 254 > nanometers is necessary, most of which doesn't make it to earth. > So is this a useful practice or a fool's errand? The intensity of full sunlight is insufficient to deactivate a lipid virus, so the UV exposure will do nothing for the Wuhan flu. However, the elevated temperature will definitely decrease the time for the virus to deactivate. The UV exposure may be enough for bacteria or fungus - I don't know. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Why is gas not running about .25 per gallon?
> Dan wrote: > Bunker fuel is about the bottom of the refining chain, as it’s > about as close as you can get to crude. Very low BTU content, > quite heavy, too, as I recall. Err, BTU content of bunker fuel is high. Higher than diesel. Though there are two ways of measuring - energy/volume or energy/mass. Bunker C rates quite high on energy/volume as it is dense. Propane rates much higher on energy/mass. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - Patching PVC Sprinkler Line Hack
> Dan wrote: > Worst case, it continues to leak. Best case, it doesn’t. If I > end up with just a few small leaks around the patch I’ll get > more epoxy and slather it around wherever there are leaks. Don't wait too long if it leaks. The tree will send a lot of roots to the source of a leak. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - Patching PVC Sprinkler Line Hack
> Craig wrote: Hah! backhoe.65.jpg sure looks like a green tree growing from that root wad! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - Patching PVC Sprinkler Line Hack
> Dan wrote: > Both lines are surrounded with tree roots, as they’re barely 6’ > from an oak tree that is probably 24” in diameter. The roots of > the tree have distorted and stressed the lines, > I can’t possibly cut the roots, as some are as large as 3”-4” > surrounding these lines. To do so would risk damaging the rather > fragile lines not to mention I would have to do some serious > excavating to get enough space to get my chain saw at them. Use an ax. Replace that whole section with Sch 80 pipe. Put the pipes in sand, and add zig-zags to allow pipe stretch. That should gain you a few years. > There’s no way I could dig them up and “bypass” the tree, as > there’s really nowhere to go in close proximity that isn’t > rootbound. Close proximity to a tree is NOT what you want if long service is a goal. > Anyone else have an idea? It appears to me that _anything_ you do there would be short term - 5 year max - as the tree and roots will tear up anything you do. Repairing the leak that's there will probably only last until it is stretched more. Like this summer. Get to that zone another way, or kill the tree and put in new lines - or don't irrigate that zone. I think the tree will win no matter what you do unless you get at least 15 - 20 ft away. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT truck battery
> Scott wrote: > The acid test is to hold the meter probes in the actual battery > posts while someone cranks the starter. If the voltage (at the > posts) stays above 10v there is a problem elsewhere. Yes. But if it drops below 10 VDC it could be either a starter drawing too much OR a weak battery.Measure the voltage drop across the wire from battery to starter to determine which. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT truck battery
> G wrote: > Remove the cables from the battery and clean them and the > battery post.. re-install them using some "battery cable grease". Wheel bearing grease works well. > Clean, Bright, and Tight... you are missing one of those > three... IF the battery is holding good charge... have you load > tested the battery? Most FLAPS will do it for you, for free. > Start cheap, clean the cables and check for good ground > connection and hot lead connection on the car... then test load > test the battery. A bad starter and a bad battery can act much the same if "turn the key" is the only test. The volt meter will help sort that out. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT truck battery
> Buggered wrote: > I have 6month old El Mercado de Wal battery in my truck. > Doesn’t want to crank the engine over recently, occasionally. > The voltmeter on the instrument cluster shows 14V which > suggests the alternator is charging (right?). Maybe. > Do you think the battery could have crapped out already? Sure is possible. > Starter might be going bad? Also possible. >... I want to check anything else first, and avoid EMdW if > possible. A voltmeter may be all that's needed. #1 Battery (ideal, post to post) voltage at rest. (13.6-14.2 is normal) #2 Battery voltage under load. Starter is good. But also a high load of somewhat known size. Headlights can work. (if it's less than 9, either the battery lacks capacity or the current draw is really high) #3 Voltage between engine block and battery "neg". (more than 1 VDC indicates there is probably a problem - likely bad connections) #4 Voltage between starter motor and battery "pos" (More than a couple volts suggest a starter that is drawing too much) #5 Optional - voltage between starter terminal and engine block. (This really ought to be batter voltage under load minus the drop of the starter wire as measured in test #4) It is okay to use a long, thin wire to extend a terminal to the meter for one that is out of reach - like the starter. What can really help diagnosis is to have all those readings for a system that works good. But even without that, these should be able to narrow it down to likely culprits. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Question for Clay
> Randy wrote: > Anyone know if used synthetic oil burns the same as > non-synthetic in a waste oil heater? Yes. Burns the same. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Current Tap
> Jim wrote: > Sweet. I'd attempt to paint a "x 10" on that ring somehow, it's > amazing how leaky memory can be sometimes. Labeling is always a Good Idea. Though with the visually obvious 1x on the neutral, it should be pretty easy to compare and figure out the multiplier for the loop. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Current Tap
> Craig wrote: > I have been frustrated by not having a current tap, something > with which to measure the current drawn by an AC load, > The line wire is wound in a 10-turn loop, so it provides a 10x > point on which to clamp the ammeter. Nice. I built one by stripping the jacket off of an 1ft extension cable. Quick and easy - but no current multiplying. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] People are hoarding chickens now
> Clay wrote: > Three hens will have you choking in eggs. Only if they are happy enough to be laying. And still alive. And the critters don't get the eggs before you. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] People are hoarding chickens now
> Allan wrote: > When you can buy a dozen eggs for $1 I think the economics of > raising your own chickens don't work. Money isn't the only consideration. Eggs from true free-range chickens really do taste a lot better. A _lot_ better. As well as control over pesticides, hormones, feed, etc. > > Kaleb wrote: > > I guess they think they will suddenly raise chickens to get > > their eggs. It is really getting ridiculous. Why not? It's just a matter of buying chicks, turn 'em loose in the yard, and pick up eggs - right? The opossums, raccoons, and coyotes will be feasting soon! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Was the world really a better place 30 years ago?
> Karl wrote: > Yeah. We have kids and they will watch as much as they are > allowed to. I end up disconnecting their devices from the > internet but it is harder now with all the home schooling stuff > as they use the same devices for both. Set up a very short DHCP lease time and give the portables a bogus gateway except when it's "school time". Just a thought. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Was the world really a better place 30 years ago?
> Kaleb wrote: > As the subject says, was it? No. Or yes. It was different. But for at least 4 thousand years, the up-and-coming younger generation has been worthless, and has no value, and is degenerate and lazy and won't amount to anything. > With the situation as it is today it really makes > me yearn for the good ol' days. What has changed is government Oops. Wrong list. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Stuck calipers
> > Allan wrote: > > I assume you also need to plug the brake line fitting? > Curt wrote: > Shouldn't have to. But how will it build any pressure if the line fitting is open and the grease gun is connected to the bleeder screw? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Standard Beetle on BAT
> Curt wrote: > When my parents got married my mother had a VW Type 3 fastback. > Dad said it was difficult to start in the northern Maine winter. > I asked him why he didn't just put a block heater on it, he > said it never occurred to him... A heat lamp on the floor under the oil pan worked will on the '68 bus. It was mounted to a board and just sat on the garage floor. When the car was parked it was in place. Not even a cord to remember to unplug and plug in. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT: Eats?
> Greg wrote: > I'm pretty sure that 1 lb. of grain yields 1 lb. of flour. Yup. But I think Dan is asking for a volume measure. Cups or liters or other such measure. I don't have a scale, but from what I understand, mass measure is SO much more accurate and repeatable than volume measure - especially for flour. > Because whole grains have less gluten, I add gluten to my > recipe. Whole grains can have just as much. But the source has to be a high gluten wheat berry! Hard white wheat is my preference for bread. > It's worth it for me because I can't find real whole grain bread > with a significant portion of rye commercially, and certainly > none that are as fresh and as good as what I make. Rye has almost no gluten. So if the rye is a significant portion of your flour even a really high gluten wheat may not be enough. So then adding gluten makes sense. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Beer virus from China
> Floyd wrote: > Leave it sit unattended for 3-4 days, That will help. > open it and leave the bits in the sun for awhile That won't do much - except more time. I have found no dependable info that sunlight effects it at all. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] ADMIN message from the owner
> Scott wrote: > Concerning the pandemic, it is telling us a lot about what works > and what doesn't. That may sound cold but I was trained as a > mishap investigator (among other things). Will we learn from it? So that if there is something that is actually dangerous and contagious we might respond correctly? Sadly, history of humans suggests the answer is "no". ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT well that fixed an annoyance
> Larry wrote: > one day someone will figure out how to put EFI on small engines > at a cost comparable to carbs and carbs will disappear > completely - like they have on cars. Stihl has it on the 500. The big selling point, or at least the big talk-about point, is the lighting fast throttle response. Not quite as much power as the 750 it is supposed to replace. Like I really care about throttle response on my saw. No mention of decreased fuel consumption, that I have seen. Noticeable price difference. I imagine it will "trickle down" in time. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT well that fixed an annoyance
> Floyd wrote: > Actually two. I have these 3 Stihl things, a chainsaw, a string > trimmer, and a blower. They are constantly out of "tune" with > the mixtures. > Anyway, in short order I got them both running fine after being > frustrated with the things pretty much forever. > Yay me, although I am probably now a federal (or at least in > Kollyfawnya) felon for adjusting the carburetors on these tools. Yup. Ironic that by adjusting them you _decreased_ the emissions - the very thing those goofy caps were supposed to insure, yet you had to bypass or remove them ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Cheap rotors
> Scott wrote: > This is interesting. Some say rotors literally warp and others > say it's a break-in issue. Does anyone really know? Gotta brake in the breaks right. Actually, "bed" them. I used to have a lot of trouble with my Suburban. After finding the info from Carroll Smith I have not had _any_. And I've done a few brake jobs on a few cars. https://www.brakes-shop.com/brakepedia/general/myths-of-the-braking-system Seems accurate, sciences holds up (so far as I can tell). ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Cheap rotors
> Kaleb wrote: > I bought some cheap rotors off rockauto a while back for the 01 > e320. They seem to already be warped as I am already getting > some pulsation on braking. I just figured a piece of metal is a > piece of metal as far as rotors go. Perhaps not. Sounds like the fault of the installer, not the metal. See this article by Carrol Smith. My experience aligns with this article. https://www.brakes-shop.com/brakepedia/general/myths-of-the-braking-system ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT - Ceiling Fan/Electrical Quandary
> Curt wrote: > "Remote switch" is really a relay. "Alexa turn on the fan" > there are a variety out there... -Curt Lutron Casseta is pretty nice and seems reliable. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] LIST MOM was OT: other effects of wuhan CV
> Dan The list Mom wrote: > ... in which it was delivered clearly was [political]. As a > result the list member who posted it has been placed on > moderation. *sigh* Really? Whatever But if that triggers moderation status, there are a lot of others that should be too. Just sayin'. > be sure to read it first and remove any political or > inflammatory content. Inflammatory content like W123s with stacks through the hood? Or mini-splits with refrigerant that could be contributing to global warming? Or green is a good color for a car? Or islands closing borders? Or C41 is easier than E6 processing? Or blaming drug use for nutty for sale postings? Or any Facebook link? If you have a standard - hold to it for everyone. Probably just make all posts moderated... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: A contrarian view on COVID-19, plus good news - there's a CURE!
> Dimitri wrote: > Seems to me that Dr. Reem is a fear mongerer. Yeah - statements like this throw red flags > > It has been years since I have posted anything on this page. > > As a physician at Harvard Medical School, I have amazing > > access to the best information and resources for #Covid19 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] FW: Mfg - was :Thank God They Put the Paper Floor Mat Down....
That's good. Anyone able to identify the manufacture of the car? I'm fairly certain I know. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Ok y’all **it just got real
> Buggered wrote: > 2 reasons: > 1) The Chinese are lying about everything to do with this > disease 2) the disease has overwhelmed the ability of the > medical system to deal with the afflicted 3) a lot of people are sick and not reporting it? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Video - was: Ok y’all **it just got real
> Curt wrote: > I also have to help Angie work out how to give online tai-chi classes. > ...I suggested we at least try it her way first. Then I > offered extra lights and a microphone. We'll see... The quickest, cheapest way to improve a video is to close mic the talent. Then get light on their face. If you are going to bother doing it - at least do a fair job! My opinion (well documented at NOT being the least effort, or the fastest...) ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: We Will Survive
> Max wrote: > Six months from now, or even sooner, this will be largely > forgotten. Yup! Except for those who took a major economic hit from the hysteria. The university has canceled all events with more than 50 people, which includes the theater. So the community theater group has lost it's chance to perform and get ticket revenue from their big show. Multiple 10s of thousands of dollars have been invested in anticipation of the ticket sales. Maybe it can just be postponed Otherwise this will likely impact them for at least 4 or 5 years as they try to recover and build back. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] crookedest street WUZ Good spots for lunch and dinner in SF
> Dan wrote: > That’s the sucky part of business travel. It’s fun that you get > to see all of this cool stuff, but it sucks that you can’t enjoy > it with a friend or family. I used to think about that a lot > when I traveled, as in “The kids would really like this”, or, "I > wish the wife could see this.” Yeah... Truck driving is worse. Most of the cool stuff is only seen from just out of reach - due to roads and/or time. There sure have been a lot of really cool places to visit that I got to drive past... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Dfw
> Kaleb wrote: > Dfw is a ghost town compared to normal. In fact I was the only > person on the train from b terminal to d terminal. Not much chance of catching _anything_ if there is nobody else around... ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Who wants a real 5 speed 300D?
> Allan wrote: > Tempting -- anyone know if an OM617 turbo would be a "bolt in" > upgrade or would it not mate up with the 5-speed? A turbo 5 cylinder should bolt right in where an non-turbo 5-cylinder came out. Exhaust will be different. And I don't know what Euro '85 cars have compared to USA, but the USA of that year have a number of "advancements" that I don't like. KLIMA relay, extra vacuum thingies, and other stuff only used that year on OM617 motors. If I were to mess with it I would find a pre '85 doner car and if necessary "down-convert" to something earlier. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] watching the news
> Buggered wrote: > And just announced 2 possible cASR’s in SC including one local. > We’re all gonna diee!!! Yup. In no more than 100 years from now we will all be dead. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Booze not safe as hand sanitizer
> archer75--- wrote: > > March 6 (UPI) -- The Texas-based makers of Tito's Handmade Vodka > issued an unusual statement in response to a customer's comment: > Do not use vodka as hand sanitizer. 70% is preferred. Quite effective against lipid virus. So find (or distill) some 140 proof and there you go! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Corona Virus in Tampa
> Curt wrote: > I was coming out of the bathroom at work today and I thought > there might be a market for a little hook thing that could help > you open doors without touching them... Heh. How quick can you get it to market? I have one already! Plies or letherman in a belt holster. ___ 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
