Well, you know, it takes time for things to change and until recently, no one
knew or at least was willing to admit
that changes might be in order.
It is sort of like a family that has a big SUV realizing that at some point
they are going to swap it for something
more efficient but not being
Hell, if I were the Prez, I would have a whole bunch of old Benzes in
the back, I would have probably hopped in a 115 or something and just
drove over there.
Well, he is from Texas- since the whole shindig was about alternative
fuels, how 'bout at least a US of A pick-em-up with a diesel and
John W. Reames III wrote:
Yeah. Then theres that pesky 10th amendment...
There is no 10th amendment. It was one of the first to go, before I
was born.
Mitch.
yep, me too.
On another note, did anyone notice how oil shot up
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'm not going to talk about whether I love or hate the current President,
but I agree with Werner on this one at least - huge waste of resources and
time.
Ya gotta live it! I'm glad he talked so much about
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
yep, me too.
On another note, did anyone notice how oil shot up
Up a couple dollars yesterday (before the speech)
Up another 30 cents today.
I'd better fill up tonight or tomorrow. Hard to belive, but petro is
1.94here, and as low as
1.75 in the twin cities.That's near half of what it was during that big
spike.
Brian
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
yep, me too.
On another note, did
DO NOT SAND BLAST
bead is less aggressive and will not pit the wheel. Sand will destroy
the wheel and you will spend forever bondo patching to get it smooth
again.
On Jan 24, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
Can the bundt pan wheels be sand/bead blasted with good results?
Allan
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'd better fill up tonight or tomorrow.
87 octane went from 1.869 to 2.179 across the street from my office
this morning. Diesel was 2.499 yesterday. (Michigan)
I filled up yesterday at 1.869.
My dad was personnel director at The Diamond Chain Company, and
that's what he did. He could have parked in the executive lot and
taken the elevator up to his office, but he chose instead to park in
the factory lot and walk the length of the plant each day so
employees could approach him
yeah, kleb will give him up to 300 bucks for it
On 1/24/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
price
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are interested in a very good 1972 220D, call me
Car is a daily driver with 190K miles, only 45K on a MB engine rebuild.
Original owner/family Very
Only if he delivers it to at least Missouri
At 08:34 PM 1/24/2007, you wrote:
yeah, kleb will give him up to 300 bucks for it
On 1/24/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
price
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you are interested in a very good 1972 220D, call me
Car is a daily
That's it! Pimp his wheels.
Werner
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency
Man the Pres couldn't be rollin around in old
John - I would look at the obvious things first, like injectors. I had all
of mine in the SD taken out, checked for spray pattern and calibrated. My
indy did me a favor by replacing one that had a leak, and that made the
engine idle pretty rough, hence the calibration. Runs a lot better now.
Ouch. I think I will load up the pooch and go for a ride to the kwikie mart
for a fill up and to run the wife's Honda through the washer - it's getting
white from all the salt film.
Brian
On 1/24/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'd better fill up tonight or
You're kidding, Mark. That's great. I've thought about that for years. I
really get a bad feeling when I see reserved parking spots. Well, I guess
not so much from a few reserved spots for a few key people, as I do from a
policy that designates the closest part of the parking lot for people of a
You're a very bottom line guy aren't you.
Bob R
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone want a fine 220d?
price
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Oil and juice from Fla which evidently shot up because of the freeze in
CAgo figure.
Bob R
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] [OT] The
yep
Bob Rentfro wrote:
You're a very bottom line guy aren't you.
Bob R
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(but probably not to the US?) Sounds interesting anyway!
http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/product/2007/12266.asp
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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just
sit there.
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'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand
Thanks for the info and link to the book, I just ordered one myself. I am
playing with microcontrollers and plan to hijack the pressure signal to the
ALDA and adjust for actual air temperature after the turbo and intercooler
(in garage now, not in car yet).
Andy
On 1/23/07, John Robbins
yep
Bob Rentfro wrote:
You're a very bottom line guy aren't you.
Bob R
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone want a fine 220d?
price
Out of curiosity, why would truckers want a 5w oil -- ease of starting? And
if 5w is good enough to protect their engines, why would we want 15w?
If this is the case, I'd guess it would be because the huge truck engines
are less hard-working owing to their size, and thus can take a thinner oil?
Yes, the low-fuel light is definitely not working. Absolutely
certainly. Ran out of fuel today after work going to pick up my son.
Of course it's freezing cold, and dark, and I managed to roll to a
stop in the middle of a bunch of half-frozen mud puddles in a side
lot. Walked to a nearby gas
Diesel: Tastes better than gas!
Try tasting model engine fuel, YUCK! I had this one engine that would clog
up at the carburetor after sitting idle for extended periods. I either had
to pressurize the tank, clean out the inlet with a small Allen wrench, or
both to get it to run which would
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - I would look at the obvious things first, like injectors. I had all
of mine in the SD taken out, checked for spray pattern and calibrated. My
indy did me a favor by replacing one that had a leak, and that made the
engine idle pretty
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
You're kidding, Mark. That's great. I've thought about that for years. I
really get a bad feeling when I see reserved parking spots. Well, I guess
not so much from a few reserved spots for a few key people, as I do from a
policy that designates the
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Andrew Cunningham wrote:
Thanks for the info and link to the book, I just ordered one myself. I am
playing with microcontrollers and plan to hijack the pressure signal to the
ALDA and adjust for actual air temperature after the turbo and intercooler
(in garage now, not
Zoltan Finks wrote:
policy that designates the closest part of the parking lot for people of a
certain level, and the outer reaches for the pee-ons.
I always thought the employee/customer parking policies at universities
were
nuts. The customers, who come and go all day, park 1/2 mile or
Seems like the easiest place to start is by running a can of diesel
purge through it.
Anyone have a pair of clic clamp pliers that I can borrow?
-j.
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From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Seems like the easiest place to start is by running a can of diesel
purge through it.
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 25 13:37:09 2007
Received:
My dad was a corporate division manager for a fortune 500 corporation
based in Boston. After he was appointed, his second-in-command
complained that he didn't have a reserved parking space. My dad said
take mine. My dad drove a 6-cyl, three-on-the-tree chevy short-box
pickup (in the early
Just so happens GW is in town (Kansas City) today. Hwy 169 was shut down.
LAST time he was here, I did pass the motorcade on Hwy 71. Northbound was
open (me and...MB CONTENT my 300SD were heading north). Southbound was closed
for miles and miles and miles. Cops at every on ramp, and the
So where do you live that the diesels require a nearby plug-in? We never
have that luxury hear in good ol' D.C.
On 1/25/07, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
with 9 employees that own 5 diesels, our company policy is gas cars
to the right - diesels to the left (where the electrical
Kansas City. It does not get that cold here very often, but we just had a
spell of 4 degree F days, so the plug was important. I asked to have the
outlet installed. Small company, they do things like that for you. :-)
Chris
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So where do
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Diesel: Tastes better than gas!
Try tasting model engine fuel, YUCK! I had this one engine...
Castor oil and methanol? Yuck is right. Maybe your fuel
was worse than that. It smells terrible when burned, I
can't imagine it's any better 'raw'. Of the common liquid
(not liquified) fuels, I
Sound ls like a cross between a PIA and a can of worms.
On 1/25/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
lenses on my W123 1983 300TD is because the rear end is TOO LOW. Is
this
easily adjustable or an indicator of a seriously expensive problem that
requires expensive parts and labor??
I keep on getting a server error for this link. What gives?
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None of the 380 SE and SEL's were gray market cars. The 380 was introduced to
the states in 1981 to take the place of the 450 SE and SEL which was
discontinued here in 80.
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original
Anything different if the car seems to not be a US spec car? The timing chains
get upgraded the same year?
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 12:19:58PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
None of the 380 SE and SEL's were gray market cars. The 380 was introduced to
the states in 1981 to take the place of
I'm not aware of many gray market 380's getting to the states. If by some
possiblility any 380's made it to the states they probably had better timing
chains and gears to make up for the higher HP figures of the euro cars. I
remember when the 380 was introduced here, it was a really sharp
Kevin wrote:
Anything different if the car seems to not be a US spec car? The timing chains
get upgraded the same year?
All the non-US/Canadia 3.8L engines had the double-row chain from the
start; the single-row chain was unique to the North American market in
an attempt to reduce internal
the Cooper D has been available outside the US for years; it was
intended to come to the US, but allegedly when it couldn't pass
emissions here in Calif, BMW decided to nix its availability here
completely.
pity; i'd love to see something that looks like that much fun here
and gets that
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Thanks for posting this.
I just realized that the reason I am forever busting the reverse light
lenses on my W123 1983 300TD is because the rear end is TOO LOW. Is this
easily adjustable or an indicator of a seriously expensive problem that
requires expensive parts and
Marshall Booth wrote:
I believe it's covered (or maybe not) in this section of the manual:
http://www.bruckmann.com/32-501.pdf
Marshall
Yes, the note at the top of page 4 cautions against adjusting height
using the self leveling system!
Marshall
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John W. Reames III wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - I would look at the obvious things first, like injectors. I had all
of mine in the SD taken out, checked for spray pattern and calibrated. My
indy did me a favor by replacing one that had a leak, and that made the
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Do tell. Wasn't able to see your message or attachment but am curious.
Brian
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I have replaced the rear air cells on this car and the front subframe
mounts. Is there another set of subframe mounts in the rear that would
cause the rear end to drop??
.
On 1/25/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marshall Booth wrote:
I believe it's covered (or maybe not) in
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/268219025.html
$50 each
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
At 01:34 PM 1/24/2007, Lee wrote:
Werner Fehlauer wrote:
A good example of where our tax dollars are being wasted:
This morning, on a drive from NJ to DC, I had occasion to drive
by Newcastle
(snip)
traffic on I-95 and local roads. Of course, the inconvenience
and
eh, i already have 3 macs, so enough for now for me.
i don't think i'm going to buy any more g3s anwyay.
On 1/25/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/268219025.html
$50 each
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS
Redghost wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/268219025.html
$50 each
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That's $50 more than I will pay, but it's a great deal. I bet they will
run Linux just fine.
Lee
my g3 imac is a 500mhz and it really is adequate for web browsing,
email and word processing. and it's as fast as a new pc once the pc
gets hosed.
my main machine is a dual 500mz g4 gigabit ethernet powermac. while
this machine would be considered hopelessly obsolete, it can do
anything i ask
I believe that Marshall once said that removal and cleaning can often get
that thing working again. Remove all the scum and seaweed there, and you
might be done.
Chris Kueny ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
78 Chevy Custom deluxe
'85 300TD
'02 Subaru Outback
I checked my low-fuel bulb, and it's good.
Barnacles and plankton are your enemies
On 1/25/07, Chris Kueny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe that Marshall once said that removal and cleaning can often get
that thing working again. Remove all the scum and seaweed there, and you
might be done.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in
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See, this was a test to check y'all's readiness to steer clear of oil
threads. You passed!
Stay ready, men.
Brian
On 1/25/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Out of curiosity, why would truckers want a 5w oil -- ease of starting?
And if 5w is good enough to protect their engines, why
From a school of massage. Keyboards have been kept well-greased.
Seriously though, if I lived near there, I'd get one or two.
Brian
On 1/25/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/268219025.html
$50 each
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Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995
Love it. The type of person I'd likely respect. Quiet, calm, humble leaders
get my respect.
By the way, why a Scion, if you don't mind me asking?
Brian
On 1/25/07, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My dad was a corporate division manager for a fortune 500 corporation
based in Boston. After
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Lee Einer wrote:
That's $50 more than I will pay, but it's a great deal. I bet they will
run Linux just fine.
I got a dual g4-533 for $100 and it is steamin with osx10.4.8 on it!
-j.
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
the only argument i'm making here is that a 6 year old mac is still a
pretty useful and practical tool for most users.
While still running the latest OS and apps. Put that in your PC and watch
it grind and smoke!
g
(typing this on a PC thats SSH'ed into
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
What you are describing is rarely due to injectors. EGR or EGR control
much more likely - especially in the 2000-2600 rpm range. Check the
electrical connections to the temp switch and the electrical/vacuum
control to the EGR. I have NOT worked on
Except for games and large graphics files, a 10 year old mac is usable
-- web pages are slow, that's all.
I'm using a BW G3 with 512MB ram, and while it's slower than the work
computers (new Dells), it's not that much slower.
I'm happy, it cost me all of $35 and $60 for a 400 MHz processor.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I have replaced the rear air cells on this car and the front subframe
mounts. Is there another set of subframe mounts in the rear that would
cause the rear end to drop??
The rear subframe (that's the subframe at the rear of the car) mounts
collapse after 10-15 years
I think, like many other people the world around, you miss the point.
The trick with oil is to have it protect enough while being as thin as possible
to do its job. Oil thats too thick makes for harder starting and requires
greater clearances.
Run 15w40 in a new Honda for instance and dollars
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