Re: [MBZ] OT: Browser that's a close approximation of IE page displays?

2006-01-16 Thread Lee Einer
I have had luck with Konqueror. What OS are you running? Zeitgeist wrote: is there another browser alternative that should display web tables very closely to IE specifications? Lee Einer Dos Manos Jewelry http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Browser that's a close approximation of IE page displays?

2006-01-16 Thread Zeitgeist
Win XP Had to give up on Opera, cuz it wasn't operating correctly within the system. Damn, this is maddening! On 1/15/06, Lee Einer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had luck with Konqueror. What OS are you running? Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87

Re: [MBZ] Q for the Mac guys

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
$5? $50? Come on, this isn't a Gump or a Kaleb Special. -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474

Re: [MBZ] Growling clutch, 300TD

2006-01-16 Thread Euan
Thanks for all your responses to my growling-clutch posting. My MB fixer is doing the costings now. But as you predicted, he said it would be foolish not to replace the pressure plate etc while the tranny is out. Especially as the wagon has done 200K miles. I guess we're lucky to have gone this

Re: [MBZ] OT: Browser that's a close approximation of IE page displays?

2006-01-16 Thread Lee Einer
I am suprised that you lost IE on a Windoze system. I mean, I am surprised you were able to. It used to be that deletion of IE would completely disable the Windows operating system. If you have high speed internet access, you can download the Mepis ISO from www.mepis.com and burn it to a CD.

[MBZ] Ideas for 123

2006-01-16 Thread wilton strickland
More money than taste and aeronautical knowledge. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] Replacement Engine Compression

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
I'm changing engines because the old one crapped out - blown head gasket I'm told. Was told it'd be more expensive to go in and repair the old engine. We don't know exactly why the head gasket went and the engine wound up shot, because we haven't had the car in our possession. Maybe it was

Re: [MBZ] vacuum door locks 1982 300TD wagon

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
There are two yellow lines coming out of the firewall. one is bright yellow and the other is a darker yellow. Are these for the door locking system? If so where do they connect to the vacuum system?. They'd tee into the big hose to the brake booster somewhere, through check valves. The

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
The 220D is about 4 seconds slower then the 240D (same transmission). Mercedes rates fuel economy of the 220D about 3 mpg better. Another difference I'd mention is that the 220D might have an oil-bath (element) air filter, and an oil-bath (you) oil filter. Most would consider the later paper

Re: [MBZ] Must.... resist.... urge....

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
... to use ether! I missed that. Did he use ether in the engine? Scrap if he did. Pure speculation on my part as to why it was known to need a new prechamber. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT: Buying a car in WA

2006-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Simply put you can't make those kind of blanket statements with any kind of assuredness. Here in MA driving without plates will get you pulled over, the car towed and impounded and a hefty fine. MA also doesn't recognize temp plates from ANY state. When I bought Hammie I was going to get NJ

Re: [MBZ] OT: Buying a car in WA

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
MA also doesn't recognize temp plates from ANY state. When I bought Hammie I was going to get NJ temp plates to drive home on but my insurance company wouldn't insure me. I checked with the state and sure enough they're illegal. I asked about other states and technically speaking the state

Re: [MBZ] OT: Browser that's a close approximation of IE page displays?

2006-01-16 Thread OK Don
Hopefully you're not still at work, but try this - open windows explorer - and type a web address into the address line instead of the file address - should work for you. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, '87 300SDL 290K, '81 240D 173K, '78 450SLC 67K, '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K

Re: [MBZ] Q for the Mac guys

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
eh, no problem - i know it's all good fun. On 1/15/06, BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For my part it would just be something to play with, but fun as I have no Mac at the moment and have wondered about it. Your initial offer did sound like you just wanted to dump the unneeded machine.

[MBZ] Evaporator cleaning - update

2006-01-16 Thread Dave M.
Hi all, I posted a few days ago, asking for recommendations for A/C evaporator cleaners. I was looking for one of those foaming aerosol products that's supposed to lift crud off the fins, and rinse it down the drain tubes. I found a couple of rather pricey options on the internet ($15-$40 per

[MBZ] Models that have the same transmission as the 300 SD.

2006-01-16 Thread Nick Wellinghoff
Hi all, Does anyone know, have a list, or know how I can find out what models of Mercedes have the same transmission that is in the 1982 300 SD? I am searching for used transmission locally and am getting a lot of replays from people with similar models that say it might work in an 82 300 SD.

Re: [MBZ] 220D

2006-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
Marshall sayeth: The early ('68-69) 220Ds seemed to have some serious cylinder wear problems. Interesting you should say that. One of the senior techs at my dealer told me recently that when the 220D's were new, he changed a lot of their engines under warranty. I didn't ask him why at the

[MBZ] Ideas for 123

2006-01-16 Thread wilton strickland
I said, More money than taste and aeronautical knowledge. 'Meant to say, More money than taste and knowledge of aerodynamics. Wilton

[MBZ] Centurion: 128-mpg Diesel-Powered Sports Car

2006-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
http://www.rqriley.com/cent.html Craig

Re: [MBZ] Ideas for 123

2006-01-16 Thread LT Don
You mean like Igor Sikorsky? Now THERE is a man who made Aerodynamics sit down and ponder the meaning of life over a cold beer! On 1/16/06, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Meant to say, More money than ... knowledge of aerodynamics. Wilton -- 1977 240D 1983 VW Quantum turbo

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions/answers

2006-01-16 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 1/15/2006 1:34:26 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We're contemplating a 220D project. Questions: 1. How does the 0-60 time compare to the 240D? 2. Is there any significant advantage in fuel economy over the 240D? 3. Are there any other major

Re: [MBZ] Evaporator cleaning - update

2006-01-16 Thread Dave M.
Crap. My note below in parenthesis messed up the link. This one works: http://tinyurl.com/cdddo Thanks for the heads-up, Joe! :) +dm On 1/15/06, Joe Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your tinyurl wouldn't work for me, but a little googling did. Glad to hear you found something locally. j

Re: [MBZ] Evaporator cleaning - update

2006-01-16 Thread Aaron Lam
Cool beans Dave. I should probably try this sometime, because AFAIK my car has the original evap. I'm guessing your procedure looked similar to this? http://www.geocities.jp/mbw124note/air/coolingfan.htm -Aaron

Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset

2006-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:21:34 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today I got the generator rewired zig-zag (1-phase) instead of wye (3-phase), and ran the space heater and a work light. It is plug-selectable back to 3-phase at need. Wired ZZ, it's a 26kW 120/240 generator, 33kVA.

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:32:46 -0600 Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 220D is a bit slower and a bit less thirsty. The W123 will be slower yet and more thirsty, although not by much. A good condition 220D with auto should get 32 mpg, about -- add a couple for a stick

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread OK Don
My '70 220D with four on the column go 32-34 on the highway - 2 adults, two kids, full luggage. Just stay out of the mountains. On 1/15/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:32:46 -0600 Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 220D is a bit slower and a bit

Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Do you have the engine adequately governed/speed controlled? It has a mechanical (fly-weight) governor. There is no safety overspeed mechanism, though there is provision for one in the schematic. It was running at about 60 Hz the first time I put it together, but the last time it came out at

Re: [MBZ] Q for the Mac guys

2006-01-16 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Panasonic Toughbooks are everything they say they are, hell the military uses them in the field and law enforcement equips vehicles with them. damn good laptop, but you'll pay big $$ for one. worth it though From: Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] rumor

Re: [MBZ] 123 vacuum challenges?

2006-01-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Sounds like the vacuum shutoff element at the IP isn't releasing until the vacuum bleeds off. Check this by disconnecting the vacuum line from this element before trying the hot start. I believe that reversing the vacuum lines at the ignition switch can cause this problem. Scott Ritchey

Re: [MBZ] Ideas for 123

2006-01-16 Thread David Brodbeck
LT Don wrote: You mean like Igor Sikorsky? Now THERE is a man who made Aerodynamics sit down and ponder the meaning of life over a cold beer! I've had the pleasure of seeing the Sikorsky VS-300, the machine on which he honed the basic design of the modern helicopter, on display in the

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 2, Issue 132

2006-01-16 Thread kayoooh @ gmail
Dave, As I was walking down one of the aisles in Home Depot the other day, you and your post came to my mind as I saw a large see-through jug of a yellowish liquid which said something or another about cleaning fins on cooling systems. Of course because of the extreme pain in my lower back I

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread BillR
Harry - I just had a bulb go out in my '81 SD and replaced it with the Sylvania super bright white [19.98 at Advanced Auto; 24.xx at Pep Boys]. When I pulled into my shed that evening the new bulb was a great deal brighter and more focused than the old halogen. I ended up replacing the other good

Re: [MBZ] Evaporator cleaning - update

2006-01-16 Thread E W Stanley
Dave M. wrote: Crap. My note below in parenthesis messed up the link. This one works: http://tinyurl.com/cdddo Thanks for the heads-up, Joe! :) +dm Dave, See that you're still working toward the totally clean 124. BTW, was your's the only post to the list in the past 24 hours? I

Re: [MBZ] weekend cars

2006-01-16 Thread Ed Booher
On 1/14/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: List of cars you need to delete, or read them and http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/124243374.html -- 77 240D $750 Wonder how much rust is in this one for 750. The pics, though small, look decent. -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts.

Re: [MBZ] Temp Plates? (Was OT: Buying a car in WA)

2006-01-16 Thread John W. Reames III
To toss in another twist, a few years ago, I bought a Georgia 300D (I live in MD). Maryland provides temp tags (usually), but I found out that when buying an out-of-state-car that Maryland provides real tages on a hold title procedure; instead of getting the real title now and temp tages to

Re: [MBZ] Centurion: 128-mpg Diesel-Powered Sports Car

2006-01-16 Thread Lee Einer
Top speed, in overdrive, is 65 mph. It's a cool looking little ride, but maybe not a sports car in the usual sense. Lee Craig McCluskey wrote: http://www.rqriley.com/cent.html Craig ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] plastic oil sucker

2006-01-16 Thread l02turner
you wrote:probably would have worked better if I had my oil a little warm but it was stone cold Yep, you;re right - it would've been *much* easier with the oil warm! I did a similar thing a while back - my oil was only warmed a little and it took *forever* - no, make that freakin' forever to

Re: [MBZ] Models that have the same transmission as the 300 SD.

2006-01-16 Thread Hans Neureiter
123 300D turbo, for one. On 1/15/06, Nick Wellinghoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know, have a list, or know how I can find out what models of Mercedes have the same transmission that is in the 1982 300 SD? I am searching for used transmission locally and am getting a lot

[MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
1F this morning when I woke up. Put Hammie on his block heater for an hour. If I had somewhere to plug him in for real rather than lugging a battery outside I'd have had him plugged in all night. No start, the engine seemed mighty cold. I'm not 100% sure the block heater works and my

Re: [MBZ] Models that have the same transmission as the 300 SD.

2006-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Hans Neureiter wrote: 123 300D turbo, for one. If you switch out the mechanical speedo drive tailhousing for the electronic speedo drive from the 126.

Re: [MBZ] Replacement Engine Compression

2006-01-16 Thread l02turner
Brian wrote:for those of us not as mechanically inclined as most of the list, it's a big time matter of trust. For the general population, mechanics, just like doctors, plumbers, lawyers, etc. etc. have us just where they want us. Do-it-yourself-ers are fortunate indeed. Hi Brian, Hopefully

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
I'm not 100% sure the block heater works and my confidence is lowering each cold spell we have. On a battery it should be very easy to tell. The heater draws 400W more or less and should have removed roughly 33 AH from your battery, which would be in the 85-100 AH rating. A serious drain in

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
'85 190D Dori The delay fish 233kmi Spelled Dory in the movie. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread Harry Watkins
Dave asked: What were your plans that are now kinked? Nothing big, I was going to sucker up the money and try a set of Sylvania Silverstars, one of the tested sets. The other four were: APC Plasma Ultrs White; GE Nighthawk; Philips Crystal Vision and Wagner TruView. I am interested in your

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread John Ervine
Harry Watkins wrote: Nothing big, I was going to sucker up the money and try a set of Sylvania Silverstars, one of the tested sets. The other four were: APC Plasma Ultrs White; GE Nighthawk; Philips Crystal Vision and Wagner TruView. The Sylvania Silverstars are okay. On the other hand,

[MBZ] Water Leak in trunk of W-126 Longbody and seat Question.

2006-01-16 Thread ANGELO GIAIMO
What would cause water (turned to ice by the following AM here) accumulate in the driver's side of the trunkthe depressed area right behind the wheel well? It's been dry since being re-painted this fall, but not really driven in the rain. Saturday night, I went thru some thunderous downpours

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread Harry Watkins
Bill CR did two tests, one for distance, outside on a moonless night, standing still and seeing what distance they could see signs they had set up. The brightness test was inside a dark building where they measured illuminance. Sounds like that may be what you saw in your shed. Harry Watkins

Re: [MBZ] Water Leak in trunk of W-126 Longbody and seat Question.

2006-01-16 Thread Werner Fehlauer
Angelo - 126's are known to develop rear window seal leaks, and the leak will collect water in the 'well' as you describe. You can check for that (when it melts) by feeling around in between the metal cross trunk structure, under the rear window and ahead of the trunk opening. Yes, there is a

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread Lee Levitt
Harry writes: Nothing big, I was going to sucker up the money and try a set of Sylvania Silverstars, one of the tested sets. The other four were: APC Plasma Ultrs White; GE Nighthawk; Philips Crystal Vision and Wagner TruView. Check out www.rallylights.com. I ordered a set of their

[MBZ] OT, LLC for Donald

2006-01-16 Thread Donald Snook
Kaleb wrote: OK, so what is the advantage of filing for LLC? Protects yourself in case you get sued? Yes! An LLC offers the most(legal) liability protection a small business can have. I am assuming you are currently operating a sole proprietorship. That means that if the business

Re: [MBZ] Models that have the same transmission as the 300 SD.

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
81-84 300D, TD, CD will work if you swap the tail section. We have plenty of good used transmissions in stock. Nick Wellinghoff wrote: Hi all, Does anyone know, have a list, or know how I can find out what models of Mercedes have the same transmission that is in the 1982 300 SD? I am

Re: [MBZ] 220D

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I know they dont have sleeved engines like the later 240d and on do. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marshall sayeth: The early ('68-69) 220Ds seemed to have some serious cylinder wear problems. Interesting you should say that. One of the senior techs at my dealer told me recently that when the

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions/answers

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im pretty sure they had altitude compensasion, but it was manually adjusted, in other words if you were going to be running in a higher altitude you had to turn an adjustment on the pump. I know the 115 300D has that, and I think the 240D did as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message

Re: [MBZ] Water Leak in trunk of W-126 Longbody and seat Question.

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Rear window seal or tail light seal. Seat back panel has to screws at the bottom pointing up that hold it in. ANGELO GIAIMO wrote: What would cause water (turned to ice by the following AM here) accumulate in the driver's side of the trunkthe depressed area right behind the wheel well?

[MBZ] Latest ebay scam - account phishing

2006-01-16 Thread Lee Levitt
I've been receiving an increasing number of inquiries from prospective bidders asking questions about items I have listed. Interestingly, I may or may not have anything listed and the email is *not* going to my registered ebay email address. The inquiry looks legit, like it came from ebay.

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
I think its a little of column a, a little of column b and even a bit of column c. I've been using 15w50 oil which is probably a bit thick for this weather but it leaks less. I forgot about putting the multimeter on to check resistance, I'll check that tonight. The battery charger

Re: [MBZ] 220D

2006-01-16 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marshall sayeth: The early ('68-69) 220Ds seemed to have some serious cylinder wear problems. Interesting you should say that. One of the senior techs at my dealer told me recently that when the 220D's were new, he changed a lot of their engines under warranty. I

Re: [MBZ] Water Leak in trunk of W-126 Longbody and seat Question.

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
What would cause water (turned to ice by the following AM here) accumulate in the driver's side of the trunkthe depressed area right behind the wheel well? As often as not it's the taillight seal. Water runs down the trunk channel and onto the taillight, and thence into the rear of the

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
The battery charger dropped to 2a within about 15 min indicating to me that the cold and the inverter had just taken the surface charge off the battery and the block heater had done nothing. Yeah, it wasn't doing what you expected. Check the cord, and check that it is plugged into the heating

[MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-Rare-Grey-Market-500-SEL-looks-good-runs-great_W0QQitemZ4604431627QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL,

[MBZ] this looks nice

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300SEL-4-5-ONE-OWNER-ORIGINAL-MILES-VERY-RARE-ALL-MANUALS-MUST-SEE_W0QQitemZ4604828384QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D,

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

2006-01-16 Thread Henry Kolesnik
no what is it? - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Banned List [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:13 AM Subject: [MBZ] Today's crack triva,can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-Rare-Grey- Market-500-SEL-looks-good-runs- great_W0QQitemZ4604431627QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem What, the extra 200 HP? Hey, 'great gas mileage' _and_ '450 HP', what's not to like? If those were true no way _anybody_ would sell

[MBZ] this seller is clueless

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240D-Antique-Mercedes-Benz-240D-with-78k-orig-miles_W0QQitemZ4604108637QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
DING DING DING, you won. Jim Cathey wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-Rare-Grey- Market-500-SEL-looks-good-runs- great_W0QQitemZ4604431627QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem What, the extra 200 HP? Hey, 'great gas mileage' _and_ '450 HP', what's not to like?

Re: [MBZ] this looks nice

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300SEL-4-5- ONE-OWNER-ORIGINAL-MILES-VERY-RARE-ALL-MANUALS-MUST- SEE_W0QQitemZ4604828384QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Sure does. Like everybody else, apparently, my first thought was Where are the headrests? -- Jim

[MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Turbodi-1992-300-D-TURBO-DIESEL-1-OWNER-AWESOME-314-283-5055_W0QQitemZ4604735011QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D,

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this auction?

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
NICE WORK. As soon as I saw 450HP, I thought, WTF? and then the audacity to declare great gas mileage - sure, 8 MPG is great for 450HP... On 1/16/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DING DING DING, you won. Jim Cathey wrote:

Re: [MBZ] this looks nice

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
Also, monogrammed floormats? Was this an option from MB, or aftermarket only? And how did this person get a 300SEL without electric sliding roof? On 1/16/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300SEL-4-5-

Re: [MBZ] this seller is clueless

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
Sure it has 78Kmi ... Also, how could he have the gall to name all that's wrong with it and expect more than $4000. [EMAIL PROTECTED] greedy sellers. This guy has a $1000 car. On 1/16/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Billion and billions of emails

2006-01-16 Thread SteVilardi
In a message dated 1/8/2006 9:59:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Steve, Sorry, can't help you with your email problem but your very cool 64 Yamaha 350 caught my eye. How fast can those things really go? Cheers, Bruce I have never tried it. It is sitting in the

[MBZ] OT - diesel-driven mobility scooter

2006-01-16 Thread wilton strickland
'Toured NC Museum of Art yesterday on my mobility scooter with batteries charged en route in trunk of 87 300D. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack triva, can anybody spot the crack in this

2006-01-16 Thread Donald Snook
I think a number of things this guy said were funny. high profile tires I have heard of Low profile tires, but never high profile. Does this just mean there is a lot of sidewall? gets great gas mileage Yea right. A Euro 500SEL will never be confused with an economy car. But the

[MBZ] eBay crack seller

2006-01-16 Thread Luther Gulseth
Uh, this is an interesting looking TD.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4605064946sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 16 17:00:36 2006 Received: from web50803.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.38.112]) by server5.arterytc5.net with

Re: [MBZ] Centurion: 128-mpg Diesel-Powered Sports Car

2006-01-16 Thread OK Don
I think it's a sports car in that it's sitting on a Triumph Spitfire chassis, and has two seats. The design principles are simple enough though - small, light, keep the engine in it's most efficient range -- On 1/16/06, Lee Einer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Top speed, in overdrive, is 65 mph. It's

Re: [MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Donald Snook
Who wrecked theirs? That is a VERY NICE car. I bet that car cracks the $10,000 mark. Donald H. Snook McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A. 300 West Douglas P.O. Box 207 Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207 Tel. (316) 263-5851 This confidential message may be subject to the

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions/answers

2006-01-16 Thread OK Don
The '75 - '76 300D did have the manual altitude compensation. The '70 220D did not. On 1/16/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im pretty sure they had altitude compensasion, but it was manually adjusted, in other words if you were going to be running in a higher altitude you had to

Re: [MBZ] Latest ebay scam - account phishing

2006-01-16 Thread Tom Hargrave
This one's been going on for a while - they finally found your email. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lee Levitt Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:57 AM To: Lee Levitt Subject: [MBZ] Latest

Re: [MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
That is a VERY NICE car. I bet that car cracks the $10,000 mark. Already has. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] 123 air dam

2006-01-16 Thread R A Bennell
I recall a magazine article from a while back that tried to improve the mileage of a Chevy Suburban by various means. One of the things that they found helped quite a bit was an airdam to prevent the airflow under the vehicle. They commented that the undercarriage on a Suburban is not very smooth

Re: [MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread George Gregory
On 1/16/06 11:09 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who wrecked theirs? That is a VERY NICE car. I bet that car cracks the $10,000 mark. 'specially since its being sold by one of the two the authorized MB dealers in St Louis GG

Re: [MBZ] Can't post to list

2006-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't seem to post to the list from either of my addresses. Looks like you posted this from Juno. Still sending in a funky format so that the server strips the content however.

[MBZ] Report on $700 KC 300D

2006-01-16 Thread Loren Faeth
I took a look at the 300D in KC over the weekend, thanks to Chris M. Before I left, I had determined that it was a 300SDL. A 124 300D, I would have snapped up. This SDL needed some serious work, or was a parts car. Aside from needing a trans, it needed a windshield, ball joints and

Re: [MBZ] Replacement Engine Compression

2006-01-16 Thread Brian Chase
Larry, I had to reply - I couldn't feel more the same on this (regarding the doctors I've seen in recent experience). I know I'm going to offend some - probably my wife if she read this - but it seems like docs want to remain non-commital in their answers. Maybe its all the law suits. And yes,

Re: [MBZ] Billion and billions of emails

2006-01-16 Thread Trampas
My brother has a RD350 2 cylinder 2 stroke and it is fast. Back when I was into motorcycles it would run with my 1982 750cc Honda Magnum. Basically both were faster than I wanted to go. Last time I visited my brother he had just got a 1000cc bike and was telling me how fast it was. So I took it

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
DUH I can't believe I had that backwards, of course I should be in a lower gear for roll starting, what a chucklehead. I think I may have gotten it in my head because its nearly impossible to pull start my Farmall tractor with my Dakota in any gear lower than 3th (of 5) because the truck is too

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread Brian Chase
So I've been mistaken all this time? I thought the Frankenheap and the other famous ride Gump were 123s. But they're both 115s? I know they're not both yours. Brian 83 240D From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Billion and billions of emails

2006-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
A friend of mine was telling me about one of his dad's bikes that did the same thing. My suggestion that it might be the rubber brake line was met with scorn. It was about 2 weeks later when out of desparation they tried replacing that front line, since then everything has been fine... My

Re: [MBZ] eBay crack seller

2006-01-16 Thread Sunil Hari
I'll say - for one thing, the fuel tank is in the wrong place ... On 1/16/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, this is an interesting looking TD.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4605064946sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1

[MBZ] Re nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Donald Snook
I can't believe that car went for over 13K. It is a nice car, but WOW! Somebody got a nice car! That is a VERY NICE car. I bet that car cracks the $10,000 mark. Already has. -- Jim Donald H. Snook McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A. 300 West Douglas P.O.

Re: [MBZ] Models that have the same transmission as the 300 SD.

2006-01-16 Thread John Berryman
On Sunday, Jan 15, 2006, at 22:04 US/Eastern, Nick Wellinghoff wrote: Does anyone know, have a list, or know how I can find out what models of Mercedes have the same transmission that is in the 1982 300 SD? I am searching for used transmission locally and am getting a lot of replays from

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
So I've been mistaken all this time? I thought the Frankenheap and the other famous ride Gump were 123s. But they're both 115s? I know they're not both yours. Both 115's, yes indeed. Frankenheap's photos and other vital statistics are available on its web site:

Re: [MBZ] Fat lotta good

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
I think I may have gotten it in my head because its nearly impossible to pull start my Farmall tractor with my Dakota in any gear lower than 3th (of 5) because the truck is too light. Well, a Farmall is geared rather lower than a 240D, so I'd expect that. My favorite tractor I grew up around

Re: [MBZ] 220D Questions

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Frankenheap's actual web site: http://cathey.dogear.com/frankenheap.html -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Replacement Engine Compression

2006-01-16 Thread Robert Tara Ludwick
Only difference is mechanics actually need to perform to collect a bill, Doctors don't have to fix anything yet they still are allowed to forceably collect money for non service. if a mechanic tried that, he'd be in serious trouble. Most mechanics spend far more time diagnosing a problem on a

Re: [MBZ] CR report on headlight bulbs

2006-01-16 Thread Dave M.
Lee, what brand/model bulbs did you order? I'm curious to hear what you get, and how they work. Another source is www.powerbulbs.com and they do ship from across the pond. :) +dm -- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:03:14 -0500

Re: [MBZ] this seller is clueless

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
EXACTLY. If the dude really paid as much as he said he did down in the questions section they he got ripped off. Sunil Hari wrote: Sure it has 78Kmi ... Also, how could he have the gall to name all that's wrong with it and expect more than $4000. [EMAIL PROTECTED] greedy sellers. This guy

Re: [MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Dave M.
Wow! A diesel 124 with leather! Those are awfully rare in the 1990-95 range. The pleated leather door panels look so much nicer than flat, perforated Tex. The final price was a little high, IMO, but probably reasonable considering the car is barely broken in at 56kmi. Then again, if it was a

Re: [MBZ] nice 2.5 turbo for those that have wrecked theirs

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Both John Gregg and Todd wrecked theirs in the last week or so. Donald Snook wrote: Who wrecked theirs? That is a VERY NICE car. I bet that car cracks the $10,000 mark. Donald H. Snook McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A. 300 West Douglas P.O. Box 207 Wichita, Kansas

Re: [MBZ] Report on $700 KC 300D

2006-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
somebody already bought it? Darn. it was only $700? Double darn. Loren Faeth wrote: I took a look at the 300D in KC over the weekend, thanks to Chris M. Before I left, I had determined that it was a 300SDL. A 124 300D, I would have snapped up. This SDL needed some serious work, or was a

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