Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day
Any idea how hot the steam is? At atmospheric pressure, it's 100 degC. Always. (OK, varies a bit with altitude.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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On 08/10/2013 12:11 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Oct 7, 2013 8:51 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: If you get a pressure washer nozzle set just strong enough to clean an engine, and then get it just a little too close to wiring, tubing, and belts; it will eat the rubber right out and leave the fabric if there is any. Not to mention what it will do to paint if you really slip up! Alex ___ Or flesh. A fellow who posts on another forum that I participate in cut himself to the bone with his pressure washer when he misdirected it and got his hand in the way. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Any idea how hot the steam is? Is there any danger of causing damage to a vehicle? To wiring harness or plastic parts etc? Randy On 05/10/2013 7:26 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: From: m...@voyager.net Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. I used one of the big ones when I worked a research contract at a Vet Science Research Center. It was used to sterilize the area where they did autopsies on large animals. It did a great job cleaning auto engines but too much danger of getting burned when cleaning the underside with the car sitting on the ground. I looked all over the county for a place that would clean the engine and underside of the MBs to no avail. Some of the dealers do it but they only clean the cars they repair. IMO it does the best possible job on autos. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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About steam hot - 100c. Much less than flame hot of 400+. I did not find damage being done to the rubber or plastic parts the steam contacted. I used it on the vinyl flooring which also did not melt, but it did blast filth from the crevices. I held the nozzle to the offending area for extended periods until the crud left. Around 30-45 seconds in one spot. On the engine area, there was a bunch of metal that took time to heat up to the point the goobers could slip off. I hit a few wire bits as well. Steam is less calorie heavy than the engine. clay On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Any idea how hot the steam is? Is there any danger of causing damage to a vehicle? To wiring harness or plastic parts etc? Randy On 05/10/2013 7:26 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: From: m...@voyager.net Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. I used one of the big ones when I worked a research contract at a Vet Science Research Center. It was used to sterilize the area where they did autopsies on large animals. It did a great job cleaning auto engines but too much danger of getting burned when cleaning the underside with the car sitting on the ground. I looked all over the county for a place that would clean the engine and underside of the MBs to no avail. Some of the dealers do it but they only clean the cars they repair. IMO it does the best possible job on autos. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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There was a used, propane fired steam cleaner about the size of a handtruck on Ebay for $400 and I was really tempted to order it. Nearly every town used to have a number of places that did auto steam cleaning. I had it done several times and never had anything damaged. If you get a pressure washer nozzle set just strong enough to clean an engine, and then get it just a little too close to wiring, tubing, and belts; it will eat the rubber right out and leave the fabric if there is any. Gerry From: clay redgh...@comcast.net About steam hot - 100c. Much less than flame hot of 400+. I did not find damage being done to the rubber or plastic parts the steam contacted. I used it on the vinyl flooring which also did not melt, but it did blast filth from the crevices. I held the nozzle to the offending area for extended periods until the crud left. Around 30-45 seconds in one spot. On the engine area, there was a bunch of metal that took time to heat up to the point the goobers could slip off. I hit a few wire bits as well. Steam is less calorie heavy than the engine. clay On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Any idea how hot the steam is? Is there any danger of causing damage to a vehicle? To wiring harness or plastic parts etc? Randy On 05/10/2013 7:26 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: From: m...@voyager.net Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. I used one of the big ones when I worked a research contract at a Vet Science Research Center. It was used to sterilize the area where they did autopsies on large animals. It did a great job cleaning auto engines but too much danger of getting burned when cleaning the underside with the car sitting on the ground. I looked all over the county for a place that would clean the engine and underside of the MBs to no avail. Some of the dealers do it but they only clean the cars they repair. IMO it does the best possible job on autos. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6730 - Release Date: 10/07/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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On Oct 7, 2013 8:51 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: If you get a pressure washer nozzle set just strong enough to clean an engine, and then get it just a little too close to wiring, tubing, and belts; it will eat the rubber right out and leave the fabric if there is any. Not to mention what it will do to paint if you really slip up! Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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It looks that way but it seems to be intended for inside the car instead of engines and chassis. Prices seem to start about $500 for the heavy duty models. Guess I'll just suffer along with the pressure washer in the midst of grease, dirt, parts cleaner, and water. Thanks, Gerry Griot's Garage has one that is really nice. Loaded out with all sorts of goodness clay On Oct 4, 2013, at 2:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6724 - Release Date: 10/04/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Good ideas! Might just build me one. Gerry On Behalf Of WILTON How 'bout a pressure cooker? Wilton From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it -- a turkey fryer burner base, maybe using an old propane tank as the water tank (with a filler bung and a fitting for a heater hose 10 or 12ft long, and a nozzle on the end to spew the steam. Probably want to put a water heater-type pop off valve on there too, maybe at the base fitting of the hose. It could be the $2 steamer (well, maybe more like $20, but still...). I recall renting one of the wallpaper steamers once, the house got hot from the burner and the steam, maybe they have electric ones now. --R On 10/4/13 5:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6724 - Release Date: 10/04/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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From: m...@voyager.net Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. I used one of the big ones when I worked a research contract at a Vet Science Research Center. It was used to sterilize the area where they did autopsies on large animals. It did a great job cleaning auto engines but too much danger of getting burned when cleaning the underside with the car sitting on the ground. I looked all over the county for a place that would clean the engine and underside of the MBs to no avail. Some of the dealers do it but they only clean the cars they repair. IMO it does the best possible job on autos. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Griot's Garage has one that is really nice. Loaded out with all sorts of goodness clay On Oct 4, 2013, at 2:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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that is the dolled up version I have clay On Oct 4, 2013, at 2:47 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it Naw, he's got a McCullough. http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-MC-1275-Heavy-Duty-Steam-Cleaner/dp/BDF0RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Where did you get the steamer, Clay? My pressure washer is a PIA with all the water flying around, and it doesn't do a very good job anyway. Thanks, Gerry From: clay redgh...@comcast.net #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6718 - Release Date: 10/02/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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This is a M104 engine? Hendrik with an oily 103 On 04/10/13 16:51, clay wrote: #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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It is one of the little home steam cleaning machines. I picked it up at Goodwill for ten bucks. Mostly used it to sterilize rental homes. Good on urine and encrusted gunk on bathroom floors. Got to do an adequate job on the underside of a car. Little yellow one pint model with a hose and attachments. I used the steam nozzle and patience. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:54 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: Where did you get the steamer, Clay? My pressure washer is a PIA with all the water flying around, and it doesn't do a very good job anyway. Thanks, Gerry From: clay redgh...@comcast.net #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6718 - Release Date: 10/02/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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yes. inline 6. On Oct 4, 2013, at 5:31 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: This is a M104 engine? Hendrik with an oily 103 On 04/10/13 16:51, clay wrote: #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I wonder how hard it would be to make such a thing. I assume it is not much more that an electric kettle with a means of directing the steam. Is there any sort of pop-off valve as a safety device? Randy On 04/10/2013 1:57 PM, clay wrote: It is one of the little home steam cleaning machines. I picked it up at Goodwill for ten bucks. Mostly used it to sterilize rental homes. Good on urine and encrusted gunk on bathroom floors. Got to do an adequate job on the underside of a car. Little yellow one pint model with a hose and attachments. I used the steam nozzle and patience. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:54 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: Where did you get the steamer, Clay? My pressure washer is a PIA with all the water flying around, and it doesn't do a very good job anyway. Thanks, Gerry From: clay redgh...@comcast.net #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6718 - Release Date: 10/02/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry It is one of the little home steam cleaning machines. I picked it up at Goodwill for ten bucks. Mostly used it to sterilize rental homes. Good on urine and encrusted gunk on bathroom floors. Got to do an adequate job on the underside of a car. Little yellow one pint model with a hose and attachments. I used the steam nozzle and patience. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:54 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: Where did you get the steamer, Clay? My pressure washer is a PIA with all the water flying around, and it doesn't do a very good job anyway. Thanks, Gerry From: clay redgh...@comcast.net #1 boy finally decided that he would show some interest in his car. We had been working on making the car functional enough to pass state inspection so it could be registered. Got that out of the way and he slacked off. With the W140 on the road, he wants to put some shine to it. Anyway, he drags me out to see what is making the grease spots on the street where he parks. From the top it looks like nothing, but I get him to put it on ramps and take off the covers. It is a pit under there and the belly pans are loaded with asphalt and crud. Gave the pans a good scrubbing and they are ten pound lighter. We scraped the crap off the underside of the engine. Soaked it with citrus degreaser. No matter how much we dosed it, the stuff kept flowing off black and thick. Wire brush to the cruddy parts with thick coating and found aged cosmoline or some yellowed coating. Brake cleaner cut the mounds of gunk on top of the sub frames. Boy got it off ramps and drove it in the rain. When he got back there was lots of oily drips all over the place. Looks like there is a good leak going on. Door locks and other vac stuff is not working. I got tired of dealing with the kid whining about oil and gunk getting in his hair, so I told him to work on the vac lines. I have no idea if the pump actually works, but he got happy playing with my vac tester and making the door locks work. We will have to figure out the rest of that mystery when he has another day off. I spent the afternoon with the steam machine blasting away at the built up snot on the oil pan and the rest of the stuff under there. It was flowing and plopping all over, and the crust was disappearing to the point that what was once black was beginning to look about 150k miles newer. I finally got it clean enough that any new black drips will be very obvious and I will be able to see any real leaks. And the underside is all shiny and pretty. Even found that the suspension may have been replaced within the last 12k miles. All the bolts, once cleaned, were looking like new. I can see that this 300SE could be a sweet ride for show and shine. Now I am going to have to spend a number of hours with the steamer getting Frosch ready clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6718 - Release Date: 10/02/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4142 / Virus Database: 3604/6721 - Release Date: 10/03/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it -- a turkey fryer burner base, maybe using an old propane tank as the water tank (with a filler bung and a fitting for a heater hose 10 or 12ft long, and a nozzle on the end to spew the steam. Probably want to put a water heater-type pop off valve on there too, maybe at the base fitting of the hose. It could be the $2 steamer (well, maybe more like $20, but still...). I recall renting one of the wallpaper steamers once, the house got hot from the burner and the steam, maybe they have electric ones now. --R On 10/4/13 5:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it Naw, he's got a McCullough. http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-MC-1275-Heavy-Duty-Steam-Cleaner/dp/BDF0RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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How 'bout a pressure cooker? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it -- a turkey fryer burner base, maybe using an old propane tank as the water tank (with a filler bung and a fitting for a heater hose 10 or 12ft long, and a nozzle on the end to spew the steam. Probably want to put a water heater-type pop off valve on there too, maybe at the base fitting of the hose. It could be the $2 steamer (well, maybe more like $20, but still...). I recall renting one of the wallpaper steamers once, the house got hot from the burner and the steam, maybe they have electric ones now. --R On 10/4/13 5:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Where's the blade? Wilt - Original Message - From: m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it Naw, he's got a McCullough. http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-MC-1275-Heavy-Duty-Steam-Cleaner/dp/BDF0RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Be careful what you say! The NSA is listening!:-) Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 3:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day How 'bout a pressure cooker? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it -- a turkey fryer burner base, maybe using an old propane tank as the water tank (with a filler bung and a fitting for a heater hose 10 or 12ft long, and a nozzle on the end to spew the steam. Probably want to put a water heater-type pop off valve on there too, maybe at the base fitting of the hose. It could be the $2 steamer (well, maybe more like $20, but still...). I recall renting one of the wallpaper steamers once, the house got hot from the burner and the steam, maybe they have electric ones now. --R On 10/4/13 5:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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My thoughts, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day Be careful what you say! The NSA is listening!:-) Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 3:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day How 'bout a pressure cooker? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane burner to heat it -- a turkey fryer burner base, maybe using an old propane tank as the water tank (with a filler bung and a fitting for a heater hose 10 or 12ft long, and a nozzle on the end to spew the steam. Probably want to put a water heater-type pop off valve on there too, maybe at the base fitting of the hose. It could be the $2 steamer (well, maybe more like $20, but still...). I recall renting one of the wallpaper steamers once, the house got hot from the burner and the steam, maybe they have electric ones now. --R On 10/4/13 5:26 PM, m...@voyager.net wrote: Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the 'net. Gerry A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
