from:"redghost"

SWMBA found out that replacing Gump with a vehicle of her standards  
would be stupid cash.  She wants less than 10 years old.  I point out  
that paying for college kid will reduce cash for such a purchase and  
increase in insurance and such is major outlay for the next four  
years.  Cost of one or two payments on a supposed new car will put  
Gump back on the road and no increase in insurance.  Keep making one  
new car payment each year and in four years, Gump is a very pretty car  
indeed.



clay

Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
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On Jun 28, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:

Last I knew you were de-Gumpifying, selling it lock stock and  
barrel... Did you make your loving realization again? Keep that up,  
keep making the car nicer until I have time to make the cash to come  
collect it.




-Curt

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:45:20 -0700
From: redghost 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Attention Kevin K.! Cheap 114 project!
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The pair.  Do not like brown, though it is perrty, for a brown car.
Gump is getting her head done. so  lusting for a running car
at the moment

clay

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On Jun 28, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:


redghost wrote:

MUST RESIST


The pair, or the three pedal 1976?



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Re: [MBZ] Attention Kevin K.! Cheap 114 project!

The pair.  Do not like brown, though it is perrty, for a brown car.   
Gump is getting her head done. so  lusting for a running car  
at the moment


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On Jun 28, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:


redghost wrote:

MUST RESIST


The pair, or the three pedal 1976?

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Re: [MBZ] Attention Kevin K.! Cheap 114 project!


MUST RESIST

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On Jun 28, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


Two 220Ds for under a kilobuck!
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2449889821.html


Alternatively, there's this lovely specimen:
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2463329966.html

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Re: [MBZ] Sheepskin Seat Cover

I picked up a set out of a hippie Vanagon years ago and did the  
expedient thing.  I tossed them in the washer on delicate with woolite  
or some wool cleaner concoction. Came out clean and stinking of old  
sheep dog.  Tossed into the dryer on low heat to remove most of the  
moisture and then parked them on the back deck for a week in the sun  
to make sure the wet wool smell got UV treatment.  Brought them in at  
night, then back out for sunning.


Stink is gone for the most part.  cold wet days bring it back.   
Fabreze and a soft brushing with bicarb every May also helps




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On Jun 27, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Mountain Man wrote:


Rusty wrote:

Woolite will work best but man do they stink. I send mine to the dry
cleaner.


Craig - Dr. Bronner is a liquid soap product that has a label on it
that seems all religious about ayurveda - or something like that.
Good soap, but wierd label and sometimes fun to read.  Find it at
local health food store or whole-paycheck supermarket.

Rusty - I would do the local dry cleaner, but that is an expense I can
do without as an unemployed person refusing to ask what my country can
do for me - I rather ask what I can do for my country.  Die.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Back from Obscurity

2011-06-21 Thread redghost


CONGRATULATIONS!

enjoy being a parent, it only gets. more so.


clay

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On Jun 21, 2011, at 7:56 AM, Donald Snook wrote:


Hello Mercedes List!

I have been out of pocket for a while and am finally catching up.   
Some of you probably know about our Adoption saga.  We tried to  
adopt a baby back in December/January.  That fell through.  It's a  
long story.  BUT, we persevered and it paid off.


We adopted a baby back in March.  He was born March 27th and he is  
happy and healthy!  He was born 4 weeks premature and spent 3 weeks  
in Neonatal ICU.  But, we have been home since mid april and he is  
doing great.  His name is Henry Richard Atticus Snook.  The crazy  
thing is we had no idea about him until the day he was born.


A month before, we sold our house and had purchased another one.  We  
were supposed to close March 29th on both of them.  On the afternoon  
of the 27th as we were moving our stuff, our lawyer called and said,  
there is a baby in Iowa being born today and we sent your profile.   
The following morning, he called and said, they picked you and you  
have to come to Iowa NOW!   We hadn't even finished moving and were  
supposed to close the next day.  My in laws finished moving us, and  
we went to Iowa!  Many more details to the story.  But, suffice it  
to say, he is doing great, we are working on new house and I finally  
have some time to get back into the Mercedes digests!   Anyway, its  
good to be back.


Donald H. Snook
1995 Mercedes E320 105K
2010 Dodge Charger (her car!)
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[MBZ] OT - Restored Plates

2011-06-20 Thread redghost

Since Gump is still hanging around and her plates lapsed, I am going  
to go the classic plate route.  Pay $10 and no more registration fee  
each year.


Need to use "Restored" plates.  Figured I could restore a plate.   
Trying to make the dang thing reflective is not as simple as I  
suspected.  Rattle can reflective spray is not making it close enough  
to state issued plate.


Any ideas?

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Re: [MBZ] OT Apple Tree

2011-06-19 Thread redghost


Prop the branches up.

Other than that, just make sure you use a good bug oil to reduce  
infestation of fruit.  If you want to cull, look for fruit that may  
impinge on others or that is a tad too small or misformed



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On Jun 19, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Douglas wrote:

I know this is OT and never had a apple tree before and now I do.  
It’s a Fuji and last year we got maybe 4-5 apples off it. This year  
the thing is so loaded down that the limbs are bending.


When and how much do I thin the fruit out?

Douglas
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Re: [MBZ] OT - mortgages

2011-06-18 Thread redghost

avoid all together.  Best find a good local broker who can source a  
loan from a reliable bank or lender.  Interest rates are low enough  
that you should be able to get a decent loan if you have adequate  
credit worthiness.



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On Jun 18, 2011, at 9:18 AM, OK Don wrote:

I'm in the market for a mortgage for a house we want to buy. Has  
anyone done
business with, or know anything about www.lendingtree.com? Are there  
better

on-line brokers to deal with, or should one avoid them altogther?

--
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1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
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Re: [MBZ] 126 Euro lights on fleaBay

2011-06-18 Thread redghost


H4 on top and h3 for fogs

Clay



On Jun 18, 2011, at 7:31 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:


$65 total to this point.  Will see how it works when they arrive


You still on R2 bulbs?  Mine are now H4's.
Easy conversion, _if_ you have a dead R2 around.

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] OT: MacBook trouble

2011-06-16 Thread redghost

I will give you $200 for it.  It is obviously broken and I can use it  
for parts


Clay

T
On Jun 16, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:

My Macbook with a clean install of Snow Leopard will receive email  
but won't send email.
Several calls to the ISP (embarqmail/Centurylink) confirmed that the  
settings were

correct.

I first loaded Snow Leopard on top of OSX 10.5.6.
After downloading updates for Snow Leopard, the Mac refused to  
install them

so I reformatted and did a clean install of Snow Leopard.
A second try at updating Snow Leopard was also unsuccessful.

I've tried changing  all the settings one at a time without success  
in order to

get the Mac to send mail.
The only thing I can think of yet to try is a clean install of the  
older program; OSX 10.5.6.


This  Mac is two years old and out of warrantee.

Thanks,
Gerry

P.S. The refurb Mac was purchased  from Apple and Snow Leopard was  
purchased from Amazon




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Re: [MBZ] 126 Euro lights on fleaBay

2011-06-16 Thread redghost

I think I got a set of euro lamps on ebay for that price.  List mother  
now has them, as they were part of the POS SDL deal.


There is a fellow in Turkey who is shipping me new reflectors for the  
european headlights on Gump.  Will find out just how much more light  
hits the road instead of being swallowed up by the haze.  I was going  
to do the silver tape fix, but would rather have good, closer to  
original reflector


clay

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Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
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On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Dieselhead wrote:

The silver on glass lenses gets dull, worn, hazy or whatever you  
want to call it.  After the kamikaze pheasant took out the headlight  
on my SDL, I had to buy a new light form Rusty.  It was noticeably  
brighter on the road, than its 25 year old counterpart...same bulbs.


Thus the existance of the "resilvering"  businesses


The Bosch lenses are glass. I wonder why they would get "hazy".  I  
doubt

that the lenses could be replaced very cheaply.

Greg

-Original Message-
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]

On Behalf Of Max Dillon
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:33 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Euro lights on fleaBay

There was another supplier to MB other than Bosch, I can't remember  
the name

at
the moment, but they are very similar in quality but less cost.   
Someone

once
told me that their lenses were lower quality and tended to get hazy  
faster.

My
'87 wagon came with one Bosch and one of the other make, the Bosch  
light was


really trashed and the other make actually worked much better.

Also, make sure the lights aren't made for British roads, I once  
purchased a


very cheap pair of Euro lights only to find that the pattern was for
right-hand
drive cars.

Very respectfully,
/s/
Max Dillon
'87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!)
'95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties)
'73 Balboa 20 (High & dry until the head is back on)
Charleston SC





From: Alex Chamberlain 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 3:15:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 126 Euro lights on fleaBay

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Rusty Cullens  


wrote:

The lenses we sell only fit Bosch OEM units.



I don't get it... isn't that what the ones in the auction are, if  
they

are pulls from a Euro car?  Was there more than one OEM?

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior

2011-05-17 Thread redghost

There is a four inch round port in the trunk floor, center with lines  
going in and out to the passenger side.  Pop off the top and you have  
access to the fuel sender unit.  Careful with the filament wires.



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Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
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On May 16, 2011, at 10:33 PM, B Dike wrote:



Hi All, We've been nursing the W115 fleet along quite nicely...with  
one annoyance:  The fuel gauges are misbehaving in both vehicles.   
The odometers also are unreliable so fuel management is a challenge  
for their drivers...and a bother to their Dad who takes their "I ran  
out of gas" calls. Question:  Short of removing the tank, is there a  
quick access to the sender units in the tank, or otherwise useful  
scheme to limber up the floats? TIA Bruce

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[MBZ] W208 opinions

2011-05-04 Thread redghost

Looks like Gump is headed to the knackers and I am looking at  
fresh meat.  SWMBA is adamant I not have another "junker" so ...


She wants reliable and not likely to need to hit the shop in the near  
future (2011-2014).  It would be her back up car as well should her  
car need a visit to the car doctor.


Anybody want to weigh in on the merits or faults of the w208?


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Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-26 Thread redghost

Do not laugh, I did that to the curb-stoning seller of the POS SDL.   
He was not happy to have homeland security looking into his affairs


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On Apr 26, 2011, at 3:46 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:

Ring the govenmentors and inform them that you suspect the rabbit of  
being an al quida operative.

They'll come and take it away for a little chat.

Hendrik
who thinks some of the possums in the roof are acting suspicious

Fmiser wrote:

Rich Thomas wrote:





Pellet gun, crossbow (more challenging), poison, or a pet
eagle or hawk.



Please not poison.

A reason the rabbits are a problem is too few predators...

And since the poisoned animal will attract the attention of the
predators that are around...

And since the poison will likely kill the predator too...

Please avoid poison if there is any other method that will work.

-- Philip





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Re: [MBZ] dissimilar metal corrosion

2011-04-18 Thread redghost

Apply heat to the steel post and get it quite hot, then douse the seat  
post with frigid.  Whack with BFH


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On Apr 15, 2011, at 1:12 AM, Benz Hogs wrote:

Can anyone offer suggestions for breaking a dissimilar metal bond?   
I have a new to me 80s Schwinn with an aluminum seat post stuck in  
the steel frame.  I spent part of today soaking it with PB Blaster  
and banging down on the post/seat with a rubber hammer and it hasn't  
budged yet.  I think my last ditch effort will be getting some lye  
in water and pouring it in from the bottom to dissolve the aluminum  
seat post.  I'd prefer keeping the seat post for use, but   
Thoughts?


--
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'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)


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[MBZ] w126 euro headlamp/tail set $160

2011-04-14 Thread redghost


Not mine, no interest

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/pts/2321982947.html

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Re: [MBZ] OT: question about older Mac PowerBook

2011-04-01 Thread redghost

Not a one able to surf the interweb that I have found.  Mostly used  
for old fdd based gaming or marathon


Clay



On Apr 1, 2011, at 6:24 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:54 PM, redghost   
wrote:

OS 8.5 is still a robust system on the 7200 with a 603 chip



Agreed, and it runs like a scalded cat on any Mac with a 60x CPU.
Great if you want to run Word 5.1a, WriteNow, or some other 68K
program that doesn't play nice in the Classic environment under OS X,
but not so good if you want to use it on the Web---is there any
browser for System 8.x or 9.x that can handle modern web sites?

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] The smug about to get theirs...

Once they get the EV tax, bet that the mileage meter will be next so  
they can clock actual miles on every vehicle.


Clay



On Mar 31, 2011, at 6:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:


So the WA State legislature is highly concerned about
fuel tax revenue lost to EV's, and is just about to
enact an additional $100 annual license fee for EV's.
(Will only really do much in the Seattle area, natch.)

They said that the average fuel-based driver paid about
$200/year into the State coffers.  Of course this fee
is not scaled to the mileage (wear) you place on roads,
and is regressive if you collect EV's like I (we?) do
old MB iron.  (The death of the high Excise tax we used
to have is what enabled me to indulge my car hoarding.)

Wonder if they'll try to tack that on to hybrids too?
Would be typical brainless money-grabber trick.

Also wonder how long it'll take before they change that
fee?  Willing to bet it'll be a monotonic series!

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] Upgrades

I can loan you my disk.  No need to purchase, as your MDD is worth  
less than the price people want to sell you the OS.


Clay



On Mar 30, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Dieselhead wrote:

Jeez Roger, your computer is older than your car, and maybe the car  
before!



> ...Do not fix it!  I made the jump to Leopard, but that made me  
need to

Max out the RAM on my g4 ibook 1.33.  Not as fast as before...


I'm late to the party on this subject but I've been thinking I might
upgrade (if you can call it that) to Leopard from 10.4.11. My G4  
MDD dual 1.6 with
2GB of RAM will be able to handle it and upgrading might solve some  
of the
crashing I've been suffering through for the last six months. I  
don't want

to buy a newer box if I can avoid it.

I've been watching Craigslist for the OS 10.5 installation disc  
pack but
there haven't been any advertised for months nor do I know what I  
should pay.


RLE

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Re: [MBZ] Gump on the block


Thanks

but no

clay

On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:


I'll give you $100 if you deliver...

-Curt

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:27:46 -0700
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Well, time has come for me to bid a fond farewell to Gump.  Project
has past the reason I held on to her.  Was supposed to be father/son
rebuild, but he is off to university and never really had an interest
in her anyway.

She needs a head gasket change.  I stopped driving when she overheated
so as not to do more damage.  Will be including all the needed spare
parts I have collected over the years to make her whole (door check
straps, window seals, gaskets and such)

Bring a trailer

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Re: [MBZ] OT: question about older Mac PowerBook


OS 8.5 is still a robust system on the 7200 with a 603 chip

Clay



On Mar 30, 2011, at 2:17 PM, Allan Streib wrote:


Alex Chamberlain  writes:

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Allan Streib  
 wrote:



Apple are no longer updating 10.4


Are you really that worried about the lack of security updates on an
OS that already has a vanishingly small number of security problems  
to

begin with?  It's not like you're talking about Windows.


No, not really worried, but it is a fact that they are not fixing
anything in that OS anymore.  If I did switch to something else, it
would really be as much as for a change of pace as anything.

Allan
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Re: [MBZ] OT: question about older Mac PowerBook

2011-03-30 Thread redghost

Do not fix it!  I made the jump to Leopard, but that made me need to  
Max out the RAM on my g4 ibook 1.33.  Not as fast as before.


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On Mar 26, 2011, at 11:48 AM, Allan Streib wrote:


My new battery from OWC arrived yesterday, and all is well again.

Kinda hated to spend the $$ on a laptop that old (12" PowerBook G4)  
but
the small size is ideal for portability, it has the best keyboard of  
any
laptop I've ever used, and it still does everything I need it to do   
so

I decided to pop for it.

Last time I bought a battery from OWC they included a pre-paid return
label that I could use to send the old one back for recycling, but  
this

time there was none, so I guess they are not doing that anymore.

Since Apple are no longer updating OS X 10.4 I'm thinking about  
putting

another OS on it, though still in the "if it ain't broke don't fix it"
camp on that.

Allan
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[MBZ] Gump on the block

2011-03-30 Thread redghost

Well, time has come for me to bid a fond farewell to Gump.  Project  
has past the reason I held on to her.  Was supposed to be father/son  
rebuild, but he is off to university and never really had an interest  
in her anyway.


She needs a head gasket change.  I stopped driving when she overheated  
so as not to do more damage.  Will be including all the needed spare  
parts I have collected over the years to make her whole (door check  
straps, window seals, gaskets and such)


Bring a trailer

clay

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POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers





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Re: [MBZ] OT: question about older Mac PowerBook

2011-03-26 Thread redghost

There is a chip in the battery that communicates with the laptop that  
sometimes just dies.  Battery is still charged, buts not smart  
anymore, so it shows as bad.  Had that issue with iBook battery.   
Stopped taking a charge, but tests out as full, so no wonder it will  
not charge.  But try to use it and the thing goes dead in moments.   
Pop battery in another iBook and it is still fully charged.  Dead to me


Clay




On Mar 21, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:


Might be the charging circuit if not the battery

--R

On 3/21/2011 10:15 PM, Allan Streib wrote:

My PowerBook G4 today started showing an X in the battery icon and it
will no longer charge the battery.

The battery has not been holding a charge like it used to, but I was
still able to get 30 - 45 minutes out of it a few weeks ago.  Now,  
if I

unplug the power adapter the computer dies immediately.

Is this just an indicator that the battery is at the end of its life?

Allan


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Re: [MBZ] Big black Benzes

2011-03-18 Thread redghost


http://murphyauction.com/Auction/Catalog/180

lot 202

you can even bid online

not my car or interest



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On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:40 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:


He's just afraid his engine wiring harness will melt.

Mitch.

Rich Thomas wrote:

Might be both.
--R
On 3/18/2011 9:12 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


This is just silly.  It's a car, not the Wicked Witch of the West.

 


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Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

2011-02-27 Thread redghost

yes.  burned to disk.  Turned out there was not a DVD optical but CD,  
had to reburn to CD instead and then it all worked fine



Clay



On Feb 27, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:

There is a unix boot program you can put on a CD to boot from, it  
will let you get at passwords and such and change them on winders  
boxes.  But I suppose you did something similar.


--R

On 2/27/2011 5:22 PM, redghost wrote:
Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re- 
animate the cheapo server I got at auction.  $10 for a nice winxp  
pro with raid and loaded up on hardwares.  Supposed to have wiped  
drives, but they only pulled the power cord to the drive, so it  
showed no OS/Drive.


The thing was in perfect condition but for needing the darn  
password.  Found some help online for hacking that and now I have  
access to all their AR/AP data and project/client files.


Maybe I post on wikileaks?

Probably just figure out how to make it a media server with those  
terabyte raid drives


clay

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On Feb 24, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Smith, Todd wrote:


Allan,

/3GB switch caused a lot of problems on a Citrix server one time  
since the Citrix sessions still use Kernel process space and it is  
very easy to run out especially with /3GB and no more sessions can  
be created even though there is plenty of RAM available. A  
"consultant" told us that this was the best way to handle this  
server and of course management said to do it.  After that, I  
spend a fair amount time learning all of the issues involving  
memory and Citrix so that I could "advise" management on what  
really worked.


Todd

Further complicated because the 32-bit Windows splits the memory  
into a "user space" and a "kernel space".  The user space is  
available to applications and the kernel space is used by Windows  
itself and device drivers.  By default up to 2GB will be allocated  
to user space.  If you put the /3GB switch in the boot.ini file,  
you change that to allow 3GB to be available to user  
applications.  This is often done with single-purpose machines  
(servers) that do little else but run one piece of software, such  
as SQL Server, in order to give more RAM to the software.


Allan

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Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

2011-02-27 Thread redghost

Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re- 
animate the cheapo server I got at auction.  $10 for a nice winxp pro  
with raid and loaded up on hardwares.  Supposed to have wiped drives,  
but they only pulled the power cord to the drive, so it showed no OS/ 
Drive.


The thing was in perfect condition but for needing the darn password.   
Found some help online for hacking that and now I have access to all  
their AR/AP data and project/client files.


Maybe I post on wikileaks?

Probably just figure out how to make it a media server with those  
terabyte raid drives


clay

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Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers




On Feb 24, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Smith, Todd wrote:


Allan,

/3GB switch caused a lot of problems on a Citrix server one time  
since the Citrix sessions still use Kernel process space and it is  
very easy to run out especially with /3GB and no more sessions can  
be created even though there is plenty of RAM available. A  
"consultant" told us that this was the best way to handle this  
server and of course management said to do it.  After that, I spend  
a fair amount time learning all of the issues involving memory and  
Citrix so that I could "advise" management on what really worked.


Todd

Further complicated because the 32-bit Windows splits the memory  
into a "user space" and a "kernel space".  The user space is  
available to applications and the kernel space is used by Windows  
itself and device drivers.  By default up to 2GB will be allocated  
to user space.  If you put the /3GB switch in the boot.ini file, you  
change that to allow 3GB to be available to user applications.  This  
is often done with single-purpose machines (servers) that do little  
else but run one piece of software, such as SQL Server, in order to  
give more RAM to the software.


Allan

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Re: [MBZ] OT Windows on Mac

2011-01-08 Thread redghost

no boot camp.  Go for Parallels.  works fine and you can swap between  
OS without having to restart, as you would with boob camp.



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On Jan 6, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:

I don't think there is a mac list on Okiebenz so I will annoy y'all  
with this.


Task is to put some flavor of Windows on an iMac 3.2GHz Intel Core  
13 4GB 1333 Mhz DDR3 Mac OSX 10.6.5


I have lots of stuff on my old XP box  so I would like to import/ 
install some of these apps on the Macwindows as they are only  
windows (and some XP) apps.


Questions:

What flavor of windows thingie should I get?  Looks like there is  
Boot Camp for XP and some other stuff, but that is either/or.   
VMWare or Parallels will run a window with windows (!!), so that  
seems like a better choice.


What flavor of Windows?  I want to keep my XP box running, so I will  
need to get a new WinXP (and which version?, and how do I know they  
aren't some chinee ripoffs?) or Win7 -- it appears that Win7 has  
some sort of XP emulator so old XP apps can run on it?


Help me decide!

--R

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Re: [MBZ] OT cheapest NAS

2010-12-05 Thread redghost

I am working on making an ubuntu box do NAS duty, sort of... in an  
apple environment.  Not being a good unix dork, I am having little luck.


The new aTV is not going to work but the older apple TV does have NAS  
ability with video and iTunes.  No RAID though.  If you could source a  
RAID external box to USB (though apple says that is only really for  
service and diagnostics).  It does have wireless G as well as 10/100  
enet.  which should allow ipod things to link fine.  You can upgrade  
the PATA drive (2.5" 250-320Gb from 40Gb).


Announced in September 2006 under the codename iTV, the Apple TV was  
apple's official first foray into the set-top market (Prototypes of a  
never-released PPC 603-based set top box from the late 1990s surface  
from time to time). Running a closed, custom build of Mac OS X (based  
on v10.4.7), the Apple TV allowed streaming of audio and video from  
any iTunes-equipped computer on the local network, acting as a single  
FrontRow-style interface for all computers in a household. In addition  
to on-network audio and video, the Apple TV could also play select  
YouTube videos (re-encoded in h.264) and movie trailers from Apple's  
website. The Apple TV could be connected to any widescreen TV with  
either HDMI or component video, supported both analog and digital  
audio via RCA and optical S/PDIF outputs and supported resolutions  
from 480p to 720p.


That G4 with server may be the best route.  Get it on an airport  
network, toss in a quartet of drives in a RAID array.   Not sure if it  
would feed hulu or youtube stuff, no netflix at all.



Clay



On Dec 5, 2010, at 7:17 AM, Dieselhead wrote:

I am pondering building some NAS sometime in the next year, for  
entertainment NAS, entering where I have not trod much before.  I am  
thinking it will be apple based since all have apple Macbook (or  
pro) laptops, one has iphone, one has ipod touch and others are  
considering iphone or ipod touch.


I want to use it exclusively for audio and video storage.

Any such NAS I would want to be RAID 5 with alerts, preferably  
audible or email for any problems.


I have available Winders 2003 server, but no motherboards that  
support SATA drives.  I have seen ads for inexpensive NAS and NAS  
enclosures that are not capable of RAID 5.  It seems to me that  
buying a used SATA box with mb and memory may be an inexpensive way  
to RAID5 using Server 2003R2


Any advice, experience is appreciated.

Is apple Tv a good starting place to go with the NAS?

I also have a good G4 I could put Mac server OS on.

Is there a good linux OS that I should look at?

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Re: [MBZ] eBay 300D 2.5T

2010-12-05 Thread redghost

Jim, did you ever think about re-silvering the reflectors?  I looked  
into it, but could not bring myself to invest $500 each to the guy  
down in PDX.  Looks like mine already had seen a recoat anyway.


Solution I am looking at is to use silver ducting tape on the  
reflector and buffing it to a shine.  Should handle the heat.



Clay

T
On Dec 4, 2010, at 7:23 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:


They [fogs] do light up the edges of the road, but
not far enough to really be good deer-spotters.


I added a set of $6 (sale) Harbor Freight driving lights to
the bumper of the Frankenheap for that.  They're relayed,
and aimed a bit high and outside.  Ideal for lighting up the
high edges of the road, and the high aim is ideal for the
up and down swoops near our house.  Wonky auxiliary high
beams is what they are.  Work great as deerspotters, but
truly evil in fog!  Another set of $6 HF fogs hangs under
the bumper for that, and really help out the rather laughable
115 euro light fogs.  (OK, a big part of their problem is
that the fog reflectors are nearly completely corroded.)

Both sets of lights are steaming piles of poo, they're now
more glue than not, but they still work fine.

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] OT external HDs ?? + bit of benz content.

2010-06-27 Thread redghost

Surprisingly well.  Using SATA drives, a DVD burner, NVidia PCIe, all  
of it off the shelf.  Onboard sound works, but the enet and video are  
DOA.  Using USB 802.11n to hook to the Airport Extreme.  Dual Monitor  
off the video card.  Hardware is only an issue doing the install of  
OSX.  I have not been able to get Snow Leopard to behave on it yet.


All System Updates load as if on a Mac Pro.  All software sees it as a  
Mac.  Using the Dell, you can dual boot into either winblows or OS X.   
I did not, but one could set up a disk for each OS.There is  
onboard RAID, but I am not using it.


Clay


On Jun 27, 2010, at 3:30 PM, archer wrote:


A hackintosh 10.5.8 on a dell tower?  Does it work well?
Gerry

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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT external HDs ?? + bit of benz content.



OS x plays well with hardware that approximates that used in a Mac.
The more off standard you go, the less likely it will install and run
as it should.  Large community of hackers out there making all the  
odd

hardware more compatible.  I am running 10.5.8 on a dell tower.  Many
work around solutions to get fully performance.


Clay


On Jun 26, 2010, at 5:50 AM, archer wrote:


archer wrote:
I have a fairly new Macbook running OSX Snow Leopard and a PC
running XP. Is there any way they can mirror each other?



Apple made the original PC.  PC = Personal Computer.  As opposed
to a main frame or server.  And now the hardware isn't even
really that different. So a new PC could be running Microsoft
Windows, OSX, Linux, or BSD.



G:  Last I heard some time ago, Apple OS's didn't work too well on a
non-Apple PC.  Maybe that's changed.


Mirror...  So you want the same data available to both computers?


G:  Yes.  Identical data on both hds.


OSX runs "samba", which is better for MS Windows network sharing
than MS Windows.  Set it up so a directory (folder) on your OSX
computer is shared via samba.  Set up the WinXP with "map
network drive" to make that OSX shared folder show up as "S:",
or whatever.

Or are you wanting an external drive to be able to move between
the two computers and both access the same data?


G:  No.  Want to avoid having external drive.


Or do you mean something else?

I think the best option is to run a virtual machine with OSX as
the host and Win XP as the guest.  Do what you must in MS Win,
but all the rest of what needs to be done on a computer can be
outside of MS world.

--Philip
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something is added to the Apple hd it will also be added to the
windows hd.  When something is added to the windows hd it will also
be added to the Apple hd; i.e. each computer will be the backup for
the other; just like in a server with mirrored hds.  If one hd self
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Re: [MBZ] OT external HDs ?? + bit of benz content.

2010-06-27 Thread redghost

OS x plays well with hardware that approximates that used in a Mac.   
The more off standard you go, the less likely it will install and run  
as it should.  Large community of hackers out there making all the odd  
hardware more compatible.  I am running 10.5.8 on a dell tower.  Many  
work around solutions to get fully performance.



Clay


On Jun 26, 2010, at 5:50 AM, archer wrote:


archer wrote:
I have a fairly new Macbook running OSX Snow Leopard and a PC
running XP. Is there any way they can mirror each other?



Apple made the original PC.  PC = Personal Computer.  As opposed
to a main frame or server.  And now the hardware isn't even
really that different. So a new PC could be running Microsoft
Windows, OSX, Linux, or BSD.



G:  Last I heard some time ago, Apple OS's didn't work too well on a  
non-Apple PC.  Maybe that's changed.


Mirror...  So you want the same data available to both computers?


G:  Yes.  Identical data on both hds.


OSX runs "samba", which is better for MS Windows network sharing
than MS Windows.  Set it up so a directory (folder) on your OSX
computer is shared via samba.  Set up the WinXP with "map
network drive" to make that OSX shared folder show up as "S:",
or whatever.

Or are you wanting an external drive to be able to move between
the two computers and both access the same data?


G:  No.  Want to avoid having external drive.


Or do you mean something else?

I think the best option is to run a virtual machine with OSX as
the host and Win XP as the guest.  Do what you must in MS Win,
but all the rest of what needs to be done on a computer can be
outside of MS world.

--Philip
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be added to the Apple hd; i.e. each computer will be the backup for  
the other; just like in a server with mirrored hds.  If one hd self  
destructs all the data will be on the other hd.  The idea is to  
avoid having an external drive, cables, etc.


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Re: [MBZ] The chairmans Mercedes

2010-06-10 Thread redghost


headlamps are worth more than the car!


Clay



On Jun 8, 2010, at 7:52 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:

Well, we picked up mao's 'spare' Merc and it's ummnhnot quite  
what I
expected, I wasn't expecting a showroom condition example  
but.anyway I

attached a couple of pics for your viewing pleasure.
After we put some air in the tires and jump started it, one of the  
fuel return
hoses was leaking, luckily Dan had some hose that fitted and chucked  
some in the
boot, in case some of the others start to leak, along with some  
tools for

roadside repairs.
It drives reasonably well, except for a bit of vibration at highway  
speeds but

that could be the tires? Touch wood it will get us around the place.

Hendrik
who is a bit calmer now
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Re: [MBZ] Old iMac old Mercedes

2010-05-31 Thread redghost

I would love to put BeOS on the old 7200.  But I need it as my  
reference system for OS 8.x


Clay



On May 25, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Fmiser wrote:


E M wrote:



I've
also been told running XP on it as a second OS isn't as smooth
as they say, although I'm no techie, so why this would be the
case, I have no idea.


Put Microsoft in a VirtualBox "machine" and it will be happy.
But why do you want MS WinXP?

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Re: [MBZ] Old iMac old Mercedes

2010-05-31 Thread redghost

I had a pair of cubes, but could not procure the cables.  Lusted after  
cubes for ages.   Gave the slab system away long ago.  I should have  
held onto it and used the bits to get the cube running.  Finding the  
OS was going to cost $900.


Clay



On May 25, 2010, at 8:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:


what would the ideal hardware setup [for WriteNow] be?


A NeXT, of course.

-- Jim



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Re: [MBZ] Old iMac old Mercedes

2010-05-31 Thread redghost

Yes,  I have it, no you can not have it.  I would think the most  
excellent OS 7.6 machine would be a Quadra 950, Max Ram (128 using  
16mb simms)  SCSI RAID inside with CDRW, onboard ethernet, 3x Radius  
video for multi-monitor.  Bus speeds are good enough for 56k modem,  
but ADB-USB could do wi-fi.


Then again, the Newton is much more elegant than my iPad.

Clay



On May 25, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Dimitri Seretakis >wrote:


I'm thinking about getting my 1988 Mac II going again. Can anyone  
here

help. Haha.


You jest, but there are plenty of people out there running Macs from  
that
era, and emulating them, in order not only to play old games but  
also to do
productive work!  The emulators are a bit unpolished and limiting,  
though,
especially if you've been spoiled by something like MS Virtual PC or  
DOSemu.
(I'd like to be able to run WriteNow, the only word processor I've  
ever
really felt comfortable in.  Hmm, let's see, what would the ideal  
hardware
setup be?  Probably a Mac IIci with RAM maxed out, System 6 point  
something,
an Apple Portrait grayscale display with the right video card, and a  
NuBus
Ethernet card.  I think that would do it, since OS X speaks  
AppleTalk and
can host a server volume and shared printer.  Anyone have all that  
stuff in

their basement and want to get rid of it?  Clay?)

Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Removing Dash & Ignition on w115

2010-05-02 Thread redghost


RUN AWAY!

If you have done it once, you can do it by feel.  Biggest issue I had  
was getting the dash back in.   Just look for all the screws and  
bolts, label as to where you got them. (pictures are good) and  
disassemble the whole front.  There are three bolts with 10mm nuts  
holding the dash in.  Center and at the far end of the vents.


Pull the glass side up then pull the cabin side in toward you.  Pick a  
side (L/R) and lift around A pillar.


Clay



On May 1, 2010, at 9:57 AM, OK Don wrote:

I removed the dash, nd lots of other things to replace the blower  
motor in a

115 once - many years ago. Figure about 8 hours to get it out. I don't
remember the details however.

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM, Joe Sasser  wrote:

I've finally started on a former Kaleb-Kar, and need to yank the  
dash &

ignition switch from the dash.

Anybody here done this before? I've got an intact dash & working  
ignition

switch to replace them with.

Thanks


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Re: [MBZ] O/T Rusty

2010-04-28 Thread redghost


Good to know you are on the mend.  Will keep you in my prayers

Clay

 


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Re: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success

2010-04-01 Thread redghost

Each state writes their own case.  Washington used a local criminal  
case.  ELF torched the UW horticulture building years ago.  Being  
litigated now.  Names changed, facts twisted, and you get an ambiguous  
case that goes either way depending on how well it is argued.  Have to  
know your legal cases and cite to it.


I think it is a really cool program for the kids and is available in  
each state and many protectorates.  We have teams from Guam and  
Marianas Islands as well as other countries


here is a link to the championship round for those willing to suffer  
glazed over eyes.


http://tinyurl.com/y8sm8u6


---
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On Mar 31, 2010, at 5:29 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:


No  )_+_))_#)_ sh*t.  What topic did they defend?

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:36 PM, harry watkins >wrote:


Wow, way to go #1 son, congratulations.  Beating the varsity is (as  
VP

Biden would say) "a BIG #*&$%^# deal.

Harry


- Original Message - From: "redghost" 
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success



Just a proud share from a father.


#1 son and his mock trial team swept the state championship this   
weekend.
5-0, beat the varsity team in a civil war round and took the   
title against
heavy competition.  Their varsity team had been state  champs four  
years
running, but JV upset and won.   Now they are  heading to Philly  
in five

weeks to compete in nationals.

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Re: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success

2010-04-01 Thread redghost

Given that the JV did not expect to place well, Varsity came face to  
face with hubris, and there were tears shed, it was quite the upset.   
A bit of entitlement on the varsity side, and chagrin from JV.  Now  
the younger set has to step up and believe they really are that good.


---
clay





On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:36 PM, harry watkins wrote:

Wow, way to go #1 son, congratulations.  Beating the varsity is (as  
VP Biden would say) "a BIG #*&$%^# deal.


Harry


- Original Message - From: "redghost" 
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success



Just a proud share from a father.

#1 son and his mock trial team swept the state championship this   
weekend. 5-0, beat the varsity team in a civil war round and took  
the  title against heavy competition.  Their varsity team had been  
state  champs four years running, but JV upset and won.   Now they  
are  heading to Philly in five weeks to compete in nationals.


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Re: [MBZ] OT - #1 son success

2010-04-01 Thread redghost

Thank you.  He is pretty excited, and I am rather proud of his finding  
a passion


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On Mar 30, 2010, at 8:05 PM, OK Don wrote:


Congratulations to both of you!

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:24 PM, redghost   
wrote:



Just a proud share from a father.

#1 son and his mock trial team swept the state championship this  
weekend.
5-0, beat the varsity team in a civil war round and took the title  
against
heavy competition.  Their varsity team had been state champs four  
years
running, but JV upset and won.   Now they are heading to Philly in  
five

weeks to compete in nationals.

---
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[MBZ] OT - #1 son success

2010-03-30 Thread redghost


Just a proud share from a father.

#1 son and his mock trial team swept the state championship this  
weekend.  5-0, beat the varsity team in a civil war round and took the  
title against heavy competition.  Their varsity team had been state  
champs four years running, but JV upset and won.   Now they are  
heading to Philly in five weeks to compete in nationals.


---
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Re: [MBZ] OT-Hackintosh lives!

2010-03-21 Thread redghost

yeah,  I did that for all but mail in January, but kept the  
Quicksilver as main and sneaker net to pair them.  Now I am not paired  
up anymore.  I used to just CCC to larger drives to transfer into new  
machines, but hard to do that from PPC to OSx86


---
clay





On Mar 21, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:

PIA is getting all the user data off the old mac to this and  
pairing it.


The standard new-install procedure sucks all your old data
off the other machine, automatically.  As painless as anything
I've ever tried.

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Re: [MBZ] OT-Hackintosh lives!

2010-03-21 Thread redghost

You can do AMD, but only up to Leopard.  Look around and see if the  
Tyan board is supported.  You will have to use the Voodoo kernel, and  
not be able to use system update


---
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:

Someday I want to do this with my Tyan Tiger (dual Athlon MP) box.   
I think I may be in trouble though -- leopard is not supported, and  
even 10.4.11 may not be.


I may have to start shopping for another cheap MB

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Re: [MBZ] '87 Euro 190D (Portland, OR CL)

2010-03-19 Thread Redghost


wrong color

clay

On Mar 19, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


Who wants an '87 190D 2.2 with a stick shift, cloth seats, manual
windows, and manual climate controls?

A lot of people, I bet ;)

http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/cto/1643388809.html

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] OT, dishwashers

2010-03-14 Thread Redghost

Change your soap, clean the filter and sanitize.  The next time you  
load the washer, do not cram it full.


The recent brood of dishwashers is garbage.  They have to meet new  
energy and enviro rules, which has made them less able to actually  
wash a dish.  Best DW I have had is a 1976 KitchenAid that seemed to  
rip the top layer of atoms off the dishes.


clay

On Mar 14, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

I am sick of my 6 year old maytag washer leaving crap all over the  
dishes, which seems to get worse and worse.  Im looking for a new  
one.  Anyone got any to recommend or avoid?


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Re: [MBZ] Detouring to Santa Fe and Los Alamos [was Re: The big hole in the ground]

2010-03-14 Thread Redghost

May as well schedule some time to checkout Roswell.  May find little  
green men.


clay

On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:

If you get off I40 just past Santa Rosa and head up to Las Vegas NM  
there is a really cool very old hotel there in town on the main  
square, it was in the movie "There Will Be Blood." and then you can  
go on up to Taos and poke around there, visit the Taos Pueblo and  
the canyon there, Los Alamos is up that way too.


http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.496456,-106.070251&spn=1.616676,2.430725&z=9

On 3/14/2010 10:53 AM, Craig McCluskey wrote:

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:52:15 -0600 Craig McCluskey
  wrote:



When you drive west out of Amarillo, you will be on Interstate 40
(I-40). That runs right into Albuquerque. Santa Fe is a detour. The
shortest way to Santa Fe is to get off the Interstate at Clines  
Corners

and turn north.

And if you're in Santa Fe, it's only another 45 - 60 minutes to  
get to

Los Alamos, the home of the atomic bomb, where I live.



And I forgot to include the map link:


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Re: [MBZ] The big hole in the ground

2010-03-14 Thread Redghost

Grand Canyon is doable in four minutes, but you should take a few  
hours to really have a look.  Maybe a burro ride to the bottom, or  
check out the natives.  Have some lunch.


Go for the local cuisine in Amarillo and Santa Fe.  Nothing like good  
BBQ in TX or southwest mexi food in Santa Fe.  Check out the native  
arts as well as the cultural doings in Santa Fe.  Great jewelry as  
well as art of the  Georgia O'Keefe sort.


clay

On Mar 13, 2010, at 11:57 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:


Hi All

Hendrik's wife here again.
Am in the process of finalising our epic journey across America & am  
booking the last two flights tomorrow being:

Chicago to NYC & NYC to Tulsa.

Our proposed driving route is: Tulsa - Oklahoma City - Amarillo -  
Santa Fe - Grand Canyon - Las Vegas - San Francisco & back to Los  
Angeles.


What the main attractions are along they way that are worth looking  
at and how long does it take to stop & have a look at the Grand  
Canyon?


Cheers
Fay
Who has Hendrik cooking dinner on the barbie & allowing him to have  
a beer while he is doing it




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Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies

2010-03-12 Thread Redghost


Thank you Tim, I bow down to you

clay

On Mar 11, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Tim C wrote:


Clay,

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/faqs-how-tos/10325-silverlight-3-0-works-same-fix-2-0-a.html

And poof it just worked. :)

-Tim

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Redghost   
wrote:

Tim,

What is the hack for hackintosh?  I finally have mine up and  
running on all

cylinders but the nutflix thing just will not play well.

clay


On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Tim C. wrote:


See, on my wife's hackintosh (10.5) inside of 15 minutes I installed
Silverlight (had to convince it to go by deleting the processor- 
check

routine) and had Netflix up in one Google. Maybe it's just that the
hackintosh folks are more DIY and tend to publish their results.

Meanwhile, the real Macs in the basement languish, though I did  
get the G4

running 10.4 so my daughter could play Wendy's I-Spy game.

I've been really happy with the PS3s as media endpoints and PlayOn  
as a
streaming server, by the way; any desire for an AppleTV is long  
gone.


Best,
-Tim
who keeps his MAC address sequestered



--- Original Message ---
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To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Sent: 10-03-10, 12:53:31
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies

It's a Netflix issue.  I've been watching the Netflix/mac situation


closely, as I have considered buying an AppleTV.  Until content  
other than

iTunes is available for purchase/download, I'm not interested.


Netflix seems to have ported some nice apps for the game  
consoles, but


their PC apps have been less than stellar from what I've heard.


Dan



--- On Wed, 3/10/10, Rich Thomas >


wrote:



From: Rich Thomas 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 10:14 AM
I am new to the mac thing, having
repaired my daughters flooded macbook and then fooling with
it a bit.  I tried the other evening to load up Netflix
on it, and it kept telling me it couldn't work because I had
an old OS (didn't) and old version of Firefox
(didn't).  Then I discovered I needed to load some MSFT
viewer as a plug-in, which I did about 10 times and it
wouldn't take.  Another hour or so digging with google
to try to find out why this damn thing wouldn't show a movie
(Netflix "help" was useless), I found an obscure procedure
wherein I needed to go create some new user profile and then
try it again, which worked, finally.  I am not sure who
is the bigger idiot in this exercise, Netflix or Apple (not
me) but it was a PITA.   I did not go back to
the original user profile to see if by doing the download in
the new user "took" in the original user (it was just
loading a plug-in to FF and I guess Safari, nothing very
exotic).  So 2 hours of screwing around with something
about mac's peculiarities finally got me to be able to see a
netflix movie at midnight by which time it was time to go to
bed.

"They are so easy"  "Windows is abysmal" (OK, that is
true, but I can't see where mac is particularly better,
especially on some simple aspect like loading a plug-in in a
browser)  THough I will admit that plugging it into the
Samsung LCD TV with a DVI<->HDMI cable took just a few
minutes of fooling with output resolutions to get a half
decent pic on the TV, which is what we wanted to watch a
movie on.

--R



On 3/10/2010 10:02 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Rich Thomas



wrote:



http://charleston.craigslist.org/sys/1637027253.html


Those Lisas are worth a few hundred bucks apiece at


least on fleaBay.


Probably way too heavy to be worth shipping,


though.   Somebody local


should pick them up.

If I had one I'd keep it around as a curiosity just to


show people and


get all curmudgeonly about its document-centric


interface.  "See, this


is what a GUI is supposed to be.  Harrumph!"

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light (Was delivery valveproject)

2010-03-12 Thread Redghost

Cleo is a 95 with the 606 engine. Not sure where the failures are, but  
the gremlins are busy and electrical stuff is migrating south


clay

On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:46 AM, LarryT wrote:

Clay wrote <wiring harness>>


Is it the engine compartment WH or the one for the whole car?

I was hoping this problem was more common in the later MBs - like  
mid 90s - now you indicate it the early 90s like my '91 300D!


Darn...

LarryT
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Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:49 PM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light (Was  
delivery valveproject)


No clue for your application, but I finally figured out what the  
lamp  out indicator was doing in the E300D.   Since there is  
afterglow  happening and there are no bulbs that have died, there  
is a short in  the wiring that makes the bulb out indicator light  
up until the post  glow is done.


I am not looking forward to replacing the biodegradable wiring  
harness


clay

On Mar 10, 2010, at 6:58 PM, LarryT wrote:


Hi Gang --
 I've been driving the W-124 to try and understand when and why  
the pre-glow light is coming on once in a while.  I drove about 1  
mi.  when it came on - I needed to turn so I hit the turn-signals  
and  brakes and the light blinked and went out momentarily then  
came on  again.   It repeated this behavior - the light came on,  
I'd hit the  brake a couple of times and the pre-glow light would  
go out, then  come back on after a couple of seconds and after  
20-30 seconds it  went out and stayed out for a few minutes.  It  
did this 2 or 3 times.


 While the ignition switch is not new, I am leaning toward the GP   
Relay being bad - I have been reading the procedure and hopefully   
will test it soon.   But I think I will replace the ign switch  
anyway.


 I need help finding the WSM procedure dealing with the ign.  
switch  - I have looked at all of the Gr 54 pdf's without seeing  
any dealing  with R&R or testing the ignition switch.


 Anyone know where it might be?

Thanks!
LarryT
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Re: [MBZ] Ign Switch / GP Relay / Preglow Light (Was delivery valve project)

2010-03-10 Thread Redghost

No clue for your application, but I finally figured out what the lamp  
out indicator was doing in the E300D.   Since there is afterglow  
happening and there are no bulbs that have died, there is a short in  
the wiring that makes the bulb out indicator light up until the post  
glow is done.


I am not looking forward to replacing the biodegradable wiring harness

clay

On Mar 10, 2010, at 6:58 PM, LarryT wrote:


Hi Gang --
  I've been driving the W-124 to try and understand when and why the  
pre-glow light is coming on once in a while.  I drove about 1 mi.  
when it came on - I needed to turn so I hit the turn-signals and  
brakes and the light blinked and went out momentarily then came on  
again.   It repeated this behavior - the light came on, I'd hit the  
brake a couple of times and the pre-glow light would go out, then  
come back on after a couple of seconds and after 20-30 seconds it  
went out and stayed out for a few minutes.  It did this 2 or 3 times.


  While the ignition switch is not new, I am leaning toward the GP  
Relay being bad - I have been reading the procedure and hopefully  
will test it soon.   But I think I will replace the ign switch anyway.


  I need help finding the WSM procedure dealing with the ign. switch  
- I have looked at all of the Gr 54 pdf's without seeing any dealing  
with R&R or testing the ignition switch.


  Anyone know where it might be?

Thanks!
LarryT
91 300D
W124

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Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies

2010-03-10 Thread Redghost


Tim,

What is the hack for hackintosh?  I finally have mine up and running  
on all cylinders but the nutflix thing just will not play well.


clay


On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:11 PM, Tim C. wrote:


See, on my wife's hackintosh (10.5) inside of 15 minutes I installed
Silverlight (had to convince it to go by deleting the processor-check
routine) and had Netflix up in one Google. Maybe it's just that the
hackintosh folks are more DIY and tend to publish their results.

Meanwhile, the real Macs in the basement languish, though I did get  
the G4

running 10.4 so my daughter could play Wendy's I-Spy game.

I've been really happy with the PS3s as media endpoints and PlayOn  
as a

streaming server, by the way; any desire for an AppleTV is long gone.

Best,
-Tim
who keeps his MAC address sequestered



--- Original Message ---
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To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Sent: 10-03-10, 12:53:31
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies

It's a Netflix issue.  I've been watching the Netflix/mac situation
closely, as I have considered buying an AppleTV.  Until content  
other than

iTunes is available for purchase/download, I'm not interested.


Netflix seems to have ported some nice apps for the game consoles,  
but

their PC apps have been less than stellar from what I've heard.


Dan



--- On Wed, 3/10/10, Rich Thomas >

wrote:



From: Rich Thomas 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT For you mac daddies
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 10:14 AM
I am new to the mac thing, having
repaired my daughters flooded macbook and then fooling with
it a bit.  I tried the other evening to load up Netflix
on it, and it kept telling me it couldn't work because I had
an old OS (didn't) and old version of Firefox
(didn't).  Then I discovered I needed to load some MSFT
viewer as a plug-in, which I did about 10 times and it
wouldn't take.  Another hour or so digging with google
to try to find out why this damn thing wouldn't show a movie
(Netflix "help" was useless), I found an obscure procedure
wherein I needed to go create some new user profile and then
try it again, which worked, finally.  I am not sure who
is the bigger idiot in this exercise, Netflix or Apple (not
me) but it was a PITA.   I did not go back to
the original user profile to see if by doing the download in
the new user "took" in the original user (it was just
loading a plug-in to FF and I guess Safari, nothing very
exotic).  So 2 hours of screwing around with something
about mac's peculiarities finally got me to be able to see a
netflix movie at midnight by which time it was time to go to
bed.

"They are so easy"  "Windows is abysmal" (OK, that is
true, but I can't see where mac is particularly better,
especially on some simple aspect like loading a plug-in in a
browser)  THough I will admit that plugging it into the
Samsung LCD TV with a DVI<->HDMI cable took just a few
minutes of fooling with output resolutions to get a half
decent pic on the TV, which is what we wanted to watch a
movie on.

--R



On 3/10/2010 10:02 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Rich Thomas


wrote:



http://charleston.craigslist.org/sys/1637027253.html


Those Lisas are worth a few hundred bucks apiece at

least on fleaBay.

Probably way too heavy to be worth shipping,

though.   Somebody local

should pick them up.

If I had one I'd keep it around as a curiosity just to

show people and

get all curmudgeonly about its document-centric

interface.  "See, this

is what a GUI is supposed to be.  Harrumph!"

Alex

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[MBZ] Real deal for Ed Booher!

2010-03-09 Thread Redghost


http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1626641922.html

IT RUNS and looks good.  Just need to fix the front fender to make it  
really sweet


clay

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[MBZ] Pair of TD for Jim C.

2010-03-09 Thread Redghost


http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/1633467953.html

Whip out the shoe goo and microwave oven skins!  A pair of wagons in  
need of magic and at a Kaleb price!


no affiliation of interest

clay

Wonder if he get them running, will they get 40mpg and cost $8k to  
purchase?


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[MBZ] newer power

2010-03-02 Thread Redghost


http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6228923n&tag=related;photovideo

Wife's firm is working on this guys legal work




--
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1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz


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Re: [MBZ] Charging System 1980 300D

2010-02-28 Thread Redghost

BTDT too.  Cost for the rebuilding is twice at least what Rusty can  
source the part.  Probably same quality, though I got the warm fuzzy  
feeling from using local and knowing whose window I could toss it  
through if it failed.


clay

On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:

The Bosch rebuild won't be more expensive than the new windings, new  
diodes, and new bearings you will have to get put in the old one.


BTDT, I only saved a bit of money because the shop happened to have  
a good used armature from the same alternator in the parts bin.  If  
I'd used something other than a third generation very thrifty   
family business, I'd suspect I'd have spent more!


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] CD Changer Install

If the cable is there, the passenger side well behind the wheel in the  
trunk


clay

On Feb 24, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Donald Snook wrote:

My indy has a MB CD changer that I can buy pretty cheap, but I  
looked and I can't figure out how to install it.  It only comes with  
one plug in connector.  I understand that my car is pre-wired for  
the changer. But, I can't find the place where I plug it into in the  
trunk.  Has anyone done this?


Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] E320 convertibles


standard headlamps for that year

clay

On Feb 24, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:


Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Mitch Haley  wrote:

How rare and expensive are they?

There are at least 18 of them for under $10k:
http://tinyurl.com/y8wja2d

Yowza!  That green one with the tan interior is almost exactly what I
want.


Looks nice.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/img_popup.jsp?car_id=257159451&photoIndex=0

Are those the '94-95 124 headlamps, or are those euros?

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] College Student Looking For A Mercedes - $2000

Colleges we looked at over the summer do not allow freshmen to have  
vehicles on or near campus.  They also required that the student live  
on campus the first year at least.  No need for car.  Most had superb  
local transport options for the kids to go into town or to other  
colleges for socials and classes


clay

On Feb 24, 2010, at 7:36 AM, Allan Streib wrote:


He needs to live closer to campus and walk or bike to school.  One of
the many things I wish someone had told me when I went to college:  
don't

get caught up in a lot of tangential obligations like cars.  It's not
why you're there.



On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:30 -0500, "WILTON"  wrote:

A college student looking for a 140?  He needs to attend more classes
and pay attention very closely - ;has a lot to learn.

Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas"
 To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
 Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:40 AM
Subject: [MBZ] College Student Looking For A Mercedes - $2000



This is just too funny.

http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/1615327325.html

--R

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Re: [MBZ] Help pls! R&R broken widow W123

Head to the PnP and source a bit of glass for $20.00.  As you remove  
it you will learn how it will need to be installed.  Did that ritual  
for Gump.


OR, you hire the roving window goons and have them screw up the  
install for $250.00


clay

On Feb 23, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:


Listers:

My son had his passenger side front window (1980 240D) smashed last  
night

(and his GPS and Zune stolen out of the glovebox!).

We are trying to locate a good used window.  We have replaced the  
manual
crank mechanism before, but I don't recall the window itself looking  
like it

would be easy to R&R.  Any tips or tricks to replace this?

TIA

Greg




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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June A BIG THANK YOU

2010-02-23 Thread Redghost

In WA you can BYOB but you pay a corking fee.  Sort of frowned upon,  
but the place makes a little cash on the transaction for spinning the  
cork screw


clay

On Feb 23, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310  wrote:

So, if you'd like a beer or bottle of wine, that's a different liquor
license (usually), easier to find at restaurants.


Also note that there is no American equivalent to Australian BYOB.  If
you bring in your own bottle of wine and ask to be served it, you will
probably get a laugh, a stare of incomprehension, a polite escort to
the door, or all three.  Fancy restaurants here make a big chunk of
their profits on ridiculous markups on wine---$30 for a bottle you can
buy for $10 in a grocery store, etc.

Alex

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[MBZ] Remove seats w124

2010-02-22 Thread Redghost


Hey Kaleb,

how do you remove the front seats on a w124?  I got stuck with the  
E300D while Gump is out.  Front pass seat is non functional for  
movement.  Figure I should yank it and see what needs attention.


thanks

clay

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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

2010-02-22 Thread Redghost

I was thinking of the crossing at Corvalis and doing 20.  Not that  
Hendrik is planning on using a day just to traverse Oregon.  I do like  
101 along the coast and doing 16 to PDX.  Portland is more out of the  
way than they needed, and from the posts, seems they have it pretty  
nailed down.


clay

On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Redghost   
wrote:
 Doing Oregon is a hard way, though better four corner.  Would have  
to head
north to connect to I-90 through MT, WY, SD, MN, and into WI.   
Getting

through the coast range in OR is a pain


But such a lovely, scenic pain!


and you still have Cascades to deal
with before you can hit I-84 to get down through ID and into UT to  
meet up

with I-80 again.


There are ways over the Cascades that are less unpleasant than the
Siskiyou Summit, e.g.
U.s. 199 from Eureka.  Or if you're coming up I-5 from the general
direction of SF or LA, you can take US 97 at Weed, which goes NE up
towards Bend---then take US 20 pretty much due east until you meet up
with 84 at Boise.

To get from SF to Portland by the scenic route (US 101 the whole way)
is only about a 16 hour drive and avoids the Cascades entirely (and
the Coast Range too, if you take state highway 6 from Tillamook to
Portland).  Then you have the incredibly scenic but also very fast
(the best of both worlds!) drive east from Portland along the Columbia
on I-84 to get wherever.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

I considered that, but was keeping in mind the direct shot to  
Chicago.  I-80 does that perfectly, taking them through SLC, Wyoming  
and the midwest.  Doing Oregon is a hard way, though better four  
corner.  Would have to head north to connect to I-90 through MT, WY,  
SD, MN, and into WI.  Getting through the coast range in OR is a pain  
and you still have Cascades to deal with before you can hit I-84 to  
get down through ID and into UT to meet up with I-80 again.


clay


On Feb 21, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Redghost   
wrote:



Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out.   Less
doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try  
LA to SF
up the 101.  Then get on  Interstate 80 to ChiTown.  Three or four  
days at

80mph.  Do the competition then head east to NYC.  Go down I-95 to
Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and
Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas.  Back to LA.



I'm in total agreement with Clay here, except that if you have the
time I'd extend the route up U.S. Highway 101 to the southern Oregon
coast at least.  That brings you through the Redwood National Forest
which is like NOTHING in Australia and along some of the most
beautiful coastline in the world.  Between San Francisco and Los
Angeles is William Randolph Hearst's estate, San Simeon, which can be
a multi-day stop in itself.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

I would look at Alaska Airlines.  They are a partner with Quantas as  
well.  Much better service and quality.  Voted best airline and you  
get mileage plan.


They fly to Newark, MSP, Las Vegas, Chicago, most of the LA airports  
and Oakland/SF as well.  Though it looks like you have to fly to  
Seattle to get all these places


clay



On Feb 21, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:


Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines?
All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national  
carrier Qantas.


Curt Raymond wrote:
Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the  
cattle call...


One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I  
inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having  
me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or  
the aisle I got "We'll sit where we are thank you!" so I plopped in  
the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around*  
me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I  
was going to allow that.


They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and  
laughed loudly...


I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of  
their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to  
Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far  
from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind.


-Curt

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:22:06 -0700
From: Craig McCluskey 
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Message-ID: <20100221092206.522cf613.diese...@pisquared.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter  


wrote:




Rates are ~ $ 15 a day.



$15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while.

I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and  
found
that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the  
other LA),

renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and
returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be  
$244.14

for a US resident
-- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/ 
day.
Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago  
(which

was $60 - 70/day).


You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels  
locally

(LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving).



Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines
(http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to  
which they

fly are listed at
http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMap 
∫=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP ,
and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and  
Las

Vegas.


Craig


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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

Rail Canada is excessively expensive. Looked into it six years ago to
get from Seattle to Buffalo. Cost was $2400/person. Not sure what
prices are now. Great scenery. Supposed to be wonderful service. At
that price I would rather book an ocean liner.

clay

On Feb 21, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:

Check out Greyhound Bus Lines (called "Ridin' da dog") for buses.
They go about everywhere. And as a free bonus you get quite the
sociological education from your fellow passengers.

There is a train that goes from O'Hare (Chicago) to downtown, pretty
easy ride. There are some nice things to do in Chicago (Museum of
Science and Industry), art museums, some great pizza places there too.

I would not take a train from Chicago to NY -- that route is
probably one of the worst for performance given all the cities it
would go through. You could do that in a 2 day drive (or maybe 16
hr straight through). The only part that would be half attractive
is through the mountains. Or jump on a plane and it is maybe 3 hr
flt and you don't have to deal with it (having dealt with it
numerous times -- it gets old after about 2 hours).

One of those Amtrak (our only passenger train line, run by the
gummint if that gives you a clue) trains that goes across the west
is supposed to be in some pretty country, esp through the Rockies,
maybe from Chicago on west? I think there is one that goes across
Canada too, that might actually be better to take -- pop up to
Toronto or Montreal from NYC and then do it. Maybe ends up in
Vancouver or somewhere, then easy pop down to SFO. http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian

--R

On 2/21/2010 6:22 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:

Hi All

Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses,
greatly appreciated.

We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get
through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a
shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights.
I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago & have found
that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there.
Have been on Amtrak website & we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse
by train - 3 hour ride.

The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York
- but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse.
From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco.
Then driving to Las Vegas & then back to LA.

If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik
would prefer to drive & would love to do part of Route 66 from
Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice.

Our daughter & her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah
Iowa before the conference in La Crosse.
They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people
have offered to pick them up from there.
As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus
service for them & am having trouble.

Is it Rochester buses that service that area?

Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South
Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here.
Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want
to go it can be unaffordable for the average person.

Thanks all
Fay

Redghost wrote:
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit
Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the
end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it
out for a fee, then buy back.

Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland,
packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost
as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The
car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to
visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much
as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way.

Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out.
Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.
Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown.
Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to
NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit
I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to
Vegas. Back to LA.

There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you
are in Boston or NYC.

Just my $0.02

On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

But that is such a spectacular drive! I loved the sweeping curves and
all from Asheville until you hit flat land.

clay

On Feb 21, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:

I think I40 is closed at the NC/TN border due to a rockslide in the
mountains. It was in Dec, don't know if they have cleared it yet or
not. Google maps shows it as missing. H

--R

On 2/21/2010 5:49 PM, Redghost wrote:
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit
Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the
end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it
out for a fee, then buy back.

Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland,
packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as
much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car
tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit
the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you
desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way.

There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are
in Boston or NYC.

Just my $0.02

On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:

Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your
little backwater.
OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates
(buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary
school based competition and gained second place in the national
finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the
international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html
from June 10th - 13th.
Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus,
daughter and son) and have a gander at the US.
Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from
Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and
bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911.
The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly
over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star
hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more
has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get
without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and
gone to plan B which is the choo choo train.
I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have
been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles
off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore
but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their
cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is
stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform?
Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car
rental a better option?
For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit
the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service
between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well,
spose they have public transport.
So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our
itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee
- New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old
Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few
stops in between I guess.
I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay
attention :-)

Hendrik & Family
who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the
people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp
)

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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

It is large.  I pictured having to drive between Perth and Sydney with  
stops in Brisbane, Winton, Uluru, Derby, and Adelaide, before heading  
home from Melbourne


clay


On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:54 AM, WILTON wrote:

Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA  
to take you where you wanta go.  BTW, the US interstate highway  
system (Interstates/"Autobahns") can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no- 
stop-cruise) within "striking distance" of anywhere in the "lower  
48" states.  Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country.


Wilton

 Original Message - From: "LWB250" 
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June


Welcome, Hendrick.  Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under  
several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar  
the two countries are in many respects.


Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to  
Chicago are probably the best.  Rental cars in these cities are  
plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a  
mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited  
mileage.  That would allow you to wander freely without worry.


As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine  
the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're  
not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states  
without proof of residency and insurance.)  I think a rental is  
going to be the easiest and best way to go.  Look into an  
international driver's license now - I used to have one when I  
traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car  
in just about any country.


Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and  
a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago.  You might want to  
consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations  
rather than Chicago.  MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see  
and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis  
that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago  
from there without a lot of effort.


Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this  
country.  The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are  
regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often  
compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to  
Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one  
way) with some very nice scenery.


Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within  
the city centers.  If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for  
staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many  
wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting  
around using public transportation.


You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation  
there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex  
due to the size of the area.  You don't want to stay around LAX, as  
that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do  
and see and find a place to stay based on that.  Driving in LA is a  
real experience and can take far longer to get from point "A" to  
point "B" than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion.


While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it  
is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of  
it.  You won't be disappointed.  Even though my trips Down Under  
were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of  
it, and I am glad I did.


Dan




--- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON  wrote:


From: WILTON 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM
Congratulations to all! How
'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle?
BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has "taught" you,
and please promise that you'll stay to the right when
driving. ;<

Wilton







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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

It is a great ride, but has been troubled lately with avalanche,  
freight and land slides on this end.


clay

On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:51 AM, LarryT wrote:

You wrote >


There is one train trip that everyone should experience - the route  
between Chicago and Seattle follows the US/Can border and is filled  
with some of the best scenery in the world.  3 days each way IIRC.


Enjoy -
LarryT

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

Welcome, Hendrick.  Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under  
several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how  
similar the two countries are in many respects.


Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to  
Chicago are probably the best.  Rental cars in these cities are  
plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a  
mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited  
mileage.  That would allow you to wander freely without worry.


As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine  
the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're  
not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most  
states without proof of residency and insurance.)  I think a rental  
is going to be the easiest and best way to go.  Look into an  
international driver's license now - I used to have one when I  
traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car  
in just about any country.


Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and  
a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago.  You might want to  
consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations  
rather than Chicago.  MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see  
and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis  
that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to  
Chicago from there without a lot of effort.


Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this  
country.  The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are  
regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often  
compromised by freight traffic.  If you land in MSP, a train trip  
to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip  
(one way) with some very nice scenery.


Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy  
within the city centers.  If you go to Chicago you will pay a  
premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the  
proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention  
the ease of getting around using public transportation.


You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation  
there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex  
due to the size of the area.  You don't want to stay around LAX, as  
that area is pretty nasty.  Make a list of the things you want to  
do and see and find a place to stay based on that.  Driving in LA  
is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point "A"  
to point "B" than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion.


While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it  
is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most  
of it.  You won't be disappointed.  Even though my trips Down Under  
were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of  
it, and I am glad I did.


Dan




--- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON  wrote:


From: WILTON 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM
Congratulations to all!  How
'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle?
BTW, don't believe  all that Bruce has "taught" you,
and please promise that you'll stay to the right when
driving.  ;<

Wilton







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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

I just had a thought.  Hendrik could look into timeshares if he is a  
member of RCI or such.  There are a few good ones scattered about that  
would allow for base of operations.


clay

On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:41 AM, LWB250 wrote:

Welcome, Hendrick.  Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under  
several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar  
the two countries are in many respects.


Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to  
Chicago are probably the best.  Rental cars in these cities are  
plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a  
mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited  
mileage.  That would allow you to wander freely without worry.


As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine  
the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're  
not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states  
without proof of residency and insurance.)  I think a rental is  
going to be the easiest and best way to go.  Look into an  
international driver's license now - I used to have one when I  
traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car  
in just about any country.


Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and  
a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago.  You might want to  
consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations  
rather than Chicago.  MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see  
and do within a short distance.  It's not the thriving metropolis  
that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago  
from there without a lot of effort.


Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this  
country.  The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are  
regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often  
compromised by freight traffic.  If you land in MSP, a train trip to  
Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one  
way) with some very nice scenery.


Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within  
the city centers.  If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for  
staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many  
wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting  
around using public transportation.


You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation  
there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex  
due to the size of the area.  You don't want to stay around LAX, as  
that area is pretty nasty.  Make a list of the things you want to do  
and see and find a place to stay based on that.  Driving in LA is a  
real experience and can take far longer to get from point "A" to  
point "B" than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion.


While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it  
is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of  
it.  You won't be disappointed.  Even though my trips Down Under  
were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of  
it, and I am glad I did.


Dan




--- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON  wrote:


From: WILTON 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM
Congratulations to all!  How
'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle?
BTW, don't believe  all that Bruce has "taught" you,
and please promise that you'll stay to the right when
driving.  ;<

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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June

Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb
and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the
trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee,
then buy back.

Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland,
packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as
much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour
allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the
locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire
and visit all the Walmarts along the way.

Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less
doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try LA
to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or
four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go
down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do
the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA.

There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in
Boston or NYC.

Just my $0.02

On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:

Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your
little backwater.
OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates
(buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary
school based competition and gained second place in the national
finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the
international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html
from June 10th - 13th.
Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus,
daughter and son) and have a gander at the US.
Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce
Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts
of traveling around the states, especially since 911.
The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over
to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off
the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed
that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a
permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan
B which is the choo choo train.
I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been
busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off
shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I
am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle
trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and
you are in a designated smoking area on the platform?
Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car
rental a better option?
For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit
the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service
between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well,
spose they have public transport.
So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our
itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee -
New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son
requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in
between I guess.

I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-)

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Re: [MBZ] MB repair, maintenance manual

2010-02-20 Thread Redghost

I use a multi-year/multi-model Chilton for Gump.  It has the standard  
cars from 1974-1984 with how to take aparts and adequate pix.  Not  
great, but if you know a little, it is helpful for point in the right  
direction


clay

On Feb 20, 2010, at 2:36 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:


On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM, OK Don  wrote:

. I find that a combination of the CDs, TDB, and EPC
works best. In other words, you need them all ---


Agreed.  Haynes books seem to really vary in quality.  I'm not
impressed with the 107 one, but I think the one for the 124 explains
some stuff a lot better than the FSM CDs, e.g. how to disassemble a
door in order to change out the lock cylinder.  Unfortunately it was
only published in Great Britain, not the USA.  Easiest way to buy it
is from amazon.co.uk.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] Never ending

2010-02-20 Thread Redghost

That crossed my mind.  I will be unhooking the line at both spots and  
give it a little air to clear the line.   Fresh enough oil in the pan,  
so not interested in draining it to find the pump is fine.


clay

On Feb 20, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Craig McCluskey wrote:

On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:50:19 -0800 Redghost   
wrote:



I know it is full up, spin the 730 cap and lots of blow by.  Oil Pump
went to heaven?


Boy, that's discouraging!

But it could be the oil pressure gauge or the line to it, too.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Found an 85 190D 2.2 Auto for sale

2010-02-20 Thread Redghost


Hey, I am thinking about that one to replace Gump


clay

On Feb 19, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:

Just passing along what I found today. Anybody's interested, I can  
expand.


Bainbridge Island, WA.

Says it's on craig's.

Brian
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[MBZ] Never ending

2010-02-19 Thread Redghost

Decided to burp the cooling system on Gump in preparation for the head  
work.  Got her up on a ramp and lit her off.  Bubbled away, expelling  
air for about 45 minutes.  Finally she was done and I capped the  
radiator and rolled her off the ramps.  Took her around the block to  
allow the water pump to circulate stuff.   No rise in temp, so I am  
happy.  Figure I should be able to park and let her rest until I get  
parts.


Went out today to check under the hood.  See oil level on flat ground  
and how the coolant is settled in.  Oil is overful by a half quart.   
How in heck did that happen?  Release the radiator cap and in nearly  
pops off with so much air pressure behind it.  Figure I have a good  
exhaust leak into the coolant.  Light off and take a look at the oil  
pressure drop from 3 bar to nothing.  WTF?  I know it is full up, spin  
the 730 cap and lots of blow by.  Oil Pump went to heaven?


clay

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Re: [MBZ] Fuel delivery valve job

2010-02-17 Thread Redghost

On Gump, which Marshall was quick to point out belongs to another set  
of rules,  the cleaning of the intake did make her drive a bit  
better.  I used brake cleaner while the intake was still on.  I plan  
to remove and replace the current intake with one I have thoroughly  
cleaned when the head work is done


clay

On Feb 17, 2010, at 11:08 AM, LarryT wrote:


You wrote <
NO difference in performance.>>


To preserve my sanity I'm going to think I've restored 15hp by  
cleaning this mess!


Later - now, to rest - then look for the bolt.

LarryT

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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:15 PM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel delivery valve job

I second that recommendation.  I've tried cleaning it myself, it  
quickly

turned into a really messy nasty job.  If you want it clean, pay a
professional.  Marshall always used to say that cleaning them would  
make

NO difference in performance.

-Max

-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of harry watkins
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:43 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuel delivery valve job

Take the intake to your local engine machine shop and let them  
clean it.

It seems that every drop of splatter will stain forever, its nasty
stuff.  BTDT

Thanks
Harry

*Now for my next question:*  Has anyone found a good way to clean the
intake  plenum?  .


Thx!
Larry



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Re: [MBZ] 4 wheel drive

2010-02-16 Thread Redghost

There is a fellow from Seattle who makes the ride every few years on a  
BMW GS.  That thing is really outfitted well.  Very adventurous  
fellow.  IIRC, there was another guy who used a Gwagon to make the  
same sort of tour.  He wrote about it in the Star.


clay

On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:

On our recent trip to Ecuador, and then reading about a guy who  
wanted to take a motorcycle from Alaska to TdF, it got me thinking  
about what kind of vehicle I would take to do that trip.  4x4, some  
kind of diesel truck probably to haul spares, tents, cooking stuff,  
etc. and reasonably comfortable.  I sorta came down to some kind of  
Toyota truck or SUV thing as my understanding is that they are  
fairly bulletproof (so to speak) and your average 3rd worlder fixes  
them every day with parts sold at the local tiendita.  Then the  
other day on NPR I hear a story about the Talibans or Alkadas or  
some of them getting a whole load of Toyota 4x4 trucks to go after  
the Russians back when, and completely falling in love with the  
things for the thrashings they could take, the ease of repair, and  
general utility.  Apparently the donation was arranged by Japan and  
ended up promoting their brands big time in the 3rd world to the  
point where they are dominant today, not only among your casual and  
dedicated rabblerousers but the population in general too.


So a diesel Toyota 4x4, basic model, big tires, maybe a mild lift,  
winches, cowcatcher, and off-road stuff.  Or maybe an older Hyundai,  
they licensed the Mitsu vehicles, which seem pretty sturdy, and  
built them for awhile until they got their act together to engineer  
their own.  I don't think I would want to rely on a Benz unless I  
had a factory support team along.


--R

OK Don wrote:
What's the issue with the ML's? All I remember is everyone  
describing them

as trash.

As I get closer to retiring, and thinking of where I want to go to  
take

pictures, 4 wheel drive and a bit of ground clearance are becoming
appealing. However, I'm an MB snob/addict so the ML series looks  
like an

option.

I suspect that the GL's are way out of my price range, but then  
again, I

haven't even started shopping yet.




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Re: [MBZ] so useful

2010-02-16 Thread Redghost

Time to ban some people who are unable to refrain from beating this  
dead horse and keep a civil tongue


clay

On Feb 16, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:

i would think so.  please discourage your many fans from involving  
me in

their discussions about you in the future.

sick, sick fucking people here.  really vile pigs.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:49 PM,  wrote:



How about we stop this thread now.



Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld

-Original Message-
From: Gary Hurst 
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:37:46
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] so useful

keep your provocation to yourself.  i know what kind of people some  
of you
are and i want nothing to do with it.  maybe email roger and the  
two of you

can stir up shit privately.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Curt Raymond 
wrote:


Yet when John sticks up for you you can't keep your mouth shut...

-Curt

Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:33:58 -0500
From: Gary Hurst 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] so useful
Message-ID:
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i don't know why this comment is necessary.  nobody is talking  
about me

in
this context.  everyone knows this is a sore subject.  yet there  
is this
cabal of idiots on this list who just keep bringing this up over  
and over

and over again.



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Re: [MBZ] Gumptastic W115 for Kevin K.

2010-02-16 Thread Redghost

That thing never had AC.  It is sort of Gumptastic though. Little  
better condition than Gump was when I got her.   Low miles are nice.   
Wonder how well the engine has been kept.


clay


On Feb 16, 2010, at 9:59 AM, WILTON wrote:


40 mpg, too.

Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Alex Chamberlain" >

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Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:55 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Gumptastic W115 for Kevin K.



http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/1602599145.html
'76 240D... are these the ones with the icky oil bath air filter (as
in every time you change it you take a bath in oil)?  I wonder how
rusty it is, and whether the blower fan works?  What else should I
look for if I go and take a look at it?
Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Best W123?

I continue to lust after the w126.  Even the few hours in the POS SDL  
were a delight, until it became a turd, ala Cinderella's pumpkin.


Been working on the `124.  Oil change, engine clean and prep for  
detail.  Carpets prep for good scrubbing.  Dealing with the residue of  
the fuel leak in the trunk.  Any idea on how best to remove the #2  
stench?  I am thinking a steam wand and lots of towels.  Tried the  
Woolite spray cleaner, but that just makes the towel stink and still  
too much fuel left behind.


clay

On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:41 PM, WILTON wrote:

Once you drive a 124, it's mighty hard to go back, and driving a 126  
is like flying at cruise on a cool, clear day - rock solid and  
steering by little more than just thinking where you want it to go  
(ever so slight pressure on the controls to put it where you want it).


Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" >

To: "Diesel List" 
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best W123?


I've never worked on a 124 but having seen one I appreciate the  
engine bay of a 240D...


I've never driven a 124 either but I've ridden in one and driven a  
couple 201s and both the 124 and 201 are more refined than the 123.  
I do prefer the 123 look and simplicity though.


-Curt

Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:08 -0600
From: OK Don 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best W123?
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I think the best 123 is a 124 -- just my personal opinion -- after  
the 124,

there wasn't anything about the 123's that I liked better.

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Jaime Kopchinski  
wrote:


I don't think this means the '85s should be avoided... it should be  
sought
after! These changes were improvements, and enough of these cars  
were sold
that parts will be available for quite some time. The 1985 300D has  
been,
and will continue to be the more desirable of US Spec W123s. They  
do drive

a bit differently than earlier cars.

If you prefer the simplistic 240D, thats really a personal choice.  
The
extra gadgets in a 300D are quite reliable, if you're willing to  
service

and
rebuild them every 10-20 years. They get a bad reputation due to  
people

not
willing to repair them properly, or not understanding how to repair  
them in

the first place.

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Re: [MBZ] SWMBA drops Cleo

Based on the hulks residing in the PnP, these cars are not able to go  
more than 80k before some massive failures.  That the original  
purchasers were stretching to make payments, they probably did not  
factor in proper care or bargain for dealer agreeing to cover the  
thing fully, paying for all care.  With that deal, I insist she drive  
that car until if is out of warranty.Dealer has money on her  
dumping it and at least breaking even


clay



On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:38 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote:

She'll be one of the two original owners still taking advantage of  
the warranty.  If everyone did, they would go under.


Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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Re: [MBZ] SWMBA drops Cleo

I am betting the dealer will be unhappy with the deal in five years  
when the thing is worth nothing and they are still providing service  
on their dime and she still drives it until it is out of warranty.


clay

On Feb 15, 2010, at 9:52 AM, Michael Esh wrote:


pretty nice looking vehicle.10/100,000 warranty is nice.

Mike
On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:26 AM, Redghost wrote:


Azera



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Re: [MBZ] SWMBA drops Cleo

She is "practical" and just does not have a passionate bone in her  
body about material things.  I think she had a need for new car once  
in her life and this fit her penny pinching needs.  It is stable  
enough to drive, had some bells and whistles.  Not a Benz by a long  
shot in any quality or form.  It gets her from point A to B.  Reliable  
and the dealer will do the shop work.  I am not going to touch the  
thing.  Uses 87 octane and dino, so she saves cash that way.  The  
mileage is suck, but I guess you trade off.  There is a diesel engine  
for it.  I just have to source it from Australia.  Drop that baby in  
five years from now.


I had pointed out that the kids are getting larger every day, and I am  
getting less willing to bend myself into pretzel to sit in a car with  
her.  So she gets a car that will allow legs to not clot up while on  
long rides.


clay




On Feb 15, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Redghost   
wrote:
SWMBA wandered around and I pointed the sales guy at the Azera.  He  
found
one that had been used as Demo and was selling as new with all the  
warranty
and such.  She liked it enough to make the poor sales people dance  
around
while we just looked at them from the other side of the desk and  
muttered

when they made offers.


How can she go from a W124 to an Azera?  It and its Kia sister the
Amanti are among the wallowiest, most crummily suspended FWD cars
ever.  An order of magnitude worse than the big GM boats with the 3.8
V6 that Hursty is always pushing.

Excellent materials and interior build quality, though, at least in
the one I sat in at a new-car show a few years ago (it may have been
handpicked, though.)  Just as good as Lexus and better than Mercedes,
I remember thinking.

Alex

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Re: [MBZ] SWMBA drops Cleo

I have to get it back into condition to sit on the curb.  Since she is  
in it all the time, I had little opportunity to sideline it for enough  
time to do basic care. Now I can.


Not likely to go on the block.  She wants to be able to use it while  
the new thing goes to dealer for service.  I have to lose the van and  
make more room in the garage by deleting parts and reserve pieces.   
The older boy may need to use it as well.  She thinks it will be good  
for him sophomore year at college.  They are not allowed to have a  
ride freshman year.  Told her Marines would not let him have the car  
for a few months anyway.


clay


On Feb 15, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Donald Snook wrote:

Clay wrote: "I now have to prep the E300D for back up use, and she  
is driving this

boat."

Are you going to sell the '95?

Donald H. Snook

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[MBZ] SWMBA drops Cleo

2010-02-14 Thread Redghost

Have been drug out to the car dealers since Gump is on injured  
reserve.  SWMBA wants a "reliable" back up car she is willing to  
drive.  Turns out that is Cleo, the E300D, and I have to sell cars.


Spent a few weekends out on test drives. I thought the 2008 CDI would  
have been great.  She was not interested in the $48k price.  She got  
very serious about the TDI jetta wagon.  47+ MPG highway.  A bit  
cramped and premium price for diesels.  This weekend it was Toyota and  
Honda.  Nothing really jumps out from either marque.  Basic econobox  
bubbles.


She wants a "nice" car.  I needed to find one able to fit an old man  
and two teen boys.  Youngest prone to motion sickness.  I got back  
seat duty checking legroom and propensity for jiggle and jostle.  Hard  
to find a car now in her price area that is not as smooth as a paint  
mixer.  And the build quality or choice of materials is pretty  
lackluster compared to the Benz.


She tried an 08 Accord.  It was on special for the weekend sale.  It  
was pretty loaded, but very riced out.  Spoiler, ricer wheels, leather  
was not cared for, plastic had been scuffed.  Heavy use of the Smoker  
B Gone spray to mask the cigarette residue.   And the carpet and trunk  
liner where just crap compared to what was used in the 95 civic she  
used to own.  Even her 87 Acura was really nice in comparison.  This  
thing was "certified" but rode like a buckboard.  Sales boy said Honda  
builds them like that so you can feel the road.  I figured that a few  
miles in the back of that thing and kid would have lost his lunch.


At that point, I just figure she needed anything that was going to  
roll and meet her price point.  Off to Huyndai for a ride in what  
could not be any worse than what Honda and Toyota had to offer in  
build materials.  She looked at the Sonata.  Drove it and was happy,  
but the ride is vomit inducing from the back seat.   Used car, but not  
worth having to worry about the technicolor rainbows as you drove.  I  
said to look at the Genesis.   She was not going to spend that much on  
that quality of a marque.


SWMBA wandered around and I pointed the sales guy at the Azera.  He  
found one that had been used as Demo and was selling as new with all  
the warranty and such.  She liked it enough to make the poor sales  
people dance around while we just looked at them from the other side  
of the desk and muttered when they made offers.   She made them go up  
the line to the store manager to get the most screaming deal they  
would be willing to make.  They included the first 50k miles of  
service free,  increased the warranty to 120 months/100k miles bumper  
to bumper and came in under $20K.


I now have to prep the E300D for back up use, and she is driving this  
boat.  Sort of craptacular, but no worse than a Government Motors or  
other mid size sedan on the market in that price range.  Will be worth  
nothing in 10 years, but she will be happy until then.  And I still  
get to drive Gump.


clay


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Re: [MBZ] Urea

All on lease and all had to go back to the People Socialist Union of  
Kalifornia. Like the Chevy volt, to be crushed.


clay

On Feb 8, 2010, at 7:33 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:


...Ah. The real bluetec ones use the spare tire well for the adblue
(aqueous urea solution) tank...

Well.the E-Class Bluetec with urea injection hasn't arrived here  
yet so

which model are you referring to?

MB manufactured a special run of E-Classes (200, I think) with urea
injection which were leased by MB to California drivers so as to  
prove to CARB that

they could pass California emission tests but they were by no means
production cars. Our local MB rep told me about them about them at  
least a year ago
and said he was driving one as a company car. I suppose those cars  
might
have had runflats which no one seems to like. Just ask any BMW  
driver whose

new car has them fitted about his.

RLE




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Re: [MBZ] sigh

No place to store.  I used to have an engine stand, but had to get rid  
of it because I had no place to actually store or work on any engine  
that was on it.  Too much rain to work on engines outside


clay

On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Allan Streib wrote:


Places like Pep Boys etc. often sell Chinese-made engine cranes and
stands for about that price, or less.  Typically if you need one more
than a couple of times it's cheaper to buy than rent, if you have a
place to store it.

Allan
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On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02 -0600, "R A Bennell"  wrote:

You can likely buy an engine lift for $150 new and even cheaper on
Craigs list or something similar. Handy things to have around for
all sorts of things and most will now fold up enough not to take
over the garage.

Randy



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[MBZ] Car for Ed Booher


http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/1585927609.html

Price you can afford.  Might even get it home on the road without a tow




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1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
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[MBZ] CL idiot of the week


http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/1586657233.html

Glow plug resistor broke, so he uses ETHER




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Re: [MBZ] sigh


OK!

I am a wuss about it and will now STFU and drag my dang tools kit out  
and rip into her.


clay


On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:


You don't have a shade tree?

You can rent an engine lift pretty reasonably. I probably wouldn't  
hesitate to do a head gasket on my '83 240D, your car has to be  
simpler than mine...


-Curt

Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 19:19:56 -0800
From: Redghost 
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Subject: Re: [MBZ] *sigh*
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes

Yeah, but I have no cherry picker or place to do the work.  The  
blower/

dash job was at FiL using his shop and three of us swinging wrenches.
I am not going to drive Gump to Vancouver to get to the shop, nor can
I make it to Arlington where my BiL does his work.  He likes to build
jeep crawlers, and would be great for this job.

clay

On Feb 6, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:


headgasket blowed out on Gump.  If I can snag a $400 motor...


Why not just put in a new gasket?  If you can do a dashboard,
you should be able to do a head gasket.

-- Jim




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Re: [MBZ] sigh

It was what the logo on the trunk said it was.  Not sure if salesman  
really knew that much about real v. purported donkey urine powered car


clay

On Feb 8, 2010, at 1:16 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:

Have used car salesmen started calling all CDIs, or all 320CDIs,  
Blutec now?


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] sigh

The real bluetec may not, but this thing had a full size spare in the  
trunk.  No leather, just Tex seats.  Rode nice.  Gump would ride nice  
with good rear shocks


clay

On Feb 8, 2010, at 9:17 AM, John Reames wrote:

Bluetec benzes have no spare (or space for one), and require run- 
flats.


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On Feb 8, 2010, at 2:05, Redghost  wrote:


The timing chain was replaced about 30k miles ago.

I better get on the ball for the head.  SWMBA went out looking at  
cars today.  Drove a jetta wagon TDI and then hit the benz shop and  
drove an 08 E blutec.   I would prefer the benz, but then, I would  
much prefer just using a fraction of the cash to put Gump back on  
the road.  Who in his right mind is willing to fork over $50k, when  
2% of that would do fine to make what is already in the stable  
good?  No path to riches in a two year old car, when a 38 year old  
one is already paid for.


clay




On Feb 7, 2010, at 2:04 PM, John Reames wrote:

I've r&r a 617 head with manifolds and turbo without chains, a  
cherry-picker, or a hoist.  I put the hood straight up, used some  
sturdy rope through the liftig eyes, put a 2x6 under the rope,  
stood on one side of the car and had someone else on the other.


The r&r was to replace the head gasket; the DPO put the green  
stuff in the radiator, and whenever it got good and hot it would  
weep out the passenger side.


For reassembly I invested in some metric all-thread and rounded  
the top ends nicely; one piece at each end of the block, on  
opposite sides.  Make sure that the all-thread is at least 2-3  
inches longer than the longest head bolt.


BTW, pulling the head is a GREAT opportunity to replace the timing  
chain, if needed.  Even on a gasser, it can make an improvement.


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On Feb 6, 2010, at 22:57, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:

You DON'T need a "cherry picker" to R&R the head.  Just simple  
hand tools, and some  thought as you go.


I've not done a 103 head.  Does it have the "trisquare" headbolts  
as in the 603?  If so, the most exotic tools you need are the  
socket for the headbolts and a 1/2" breaker bar.  (and a torque  
wrench for the headbolts on reassembly.)




I bought a cherry picker from the itenerant version of Harbor  
Freight with
folding legs so I can shove it in a corner of what's left of the  
garage (all
but the front 6 feet are now another room of the house). I swap  
engines,
etc. in the drive in front of the garage door -- but then again,  
this is

Okie land.

On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Redghost   
wrote:


Yeah, but I have no cherry picker or place to do the work.  The  
blower/dash
job was at FiL using his shop and three of us swinging  
wrenches.  I am not
going to drive Gump to Vancouver to get to the shop, nor can I  
make it to
Arlington where my BiL does his work.  He likes to build jeep  
crawlers, and

would be great for this job.

clay



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Re: [MBZ] sigh