Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
So you got rid of the car because it didnt have an airbag? MB's have been plenty of safe long before there were airbags. I think they are overrated anyway. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Jerry Herrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread OK Don
So, now you sell the volvo, and buy a '90's 300D 2.5. It has an airbag, a Diesel engine, and burns less fuel. Sold my 82 240D. Pressure from wife. No airbag. Miss that diesel. Anyway, does anyone know if there is a list similar to this for owners of older Volvos? MINE PINGS, AND i HATE TO

Re: [MBZ] Losing cooland, somewhere

2007-11-20 Thread LarryT
It is often helpful to coat the gasket with a *thin* layer of grease on the gasket and mating surfaces - then the gasket stays where it is put until the fasteners are inserted. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Chaykowsky
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Re: [MBZ] Projekt-Wagen #1 - getting it to KC

2007-11-20 Thread Christopher McCann
a tongue-in-cheek documentary of this adventure would have been really funny. We paid $510.01 (ebay). I can hear Me and my Benz sittin on 20 rims playing in the background as the old W115 cruises down the KS turnpike. HA! :-) http://youtube.com/watch?v=rwAKfRPAwh0 Chris Dwight E. Giles,

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread LarryT
You wrote droning you refer to more like a wowing noise with changing pitch? My W123 1980 300D did that and it drove me nuts My 78 240D started doing that. It sounds like a huge fan once I'm going 45 or so. - I can hear it roaring as I increase speed but have had no luck finding out what it

Re: [MBZ] more tire questions

2007-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd never had snow tires until my 240D and I was astounded by the difference... I've got 4 spare rims for the 190D (Thanks Fred!) and once my pager paycheck comes through I'll be able to put snows on 'em. Seems to me I had the cheap Tire Warehouse tires, something like $75 apiece and they were

[MBZ] gmail question some of you might know the answer to

2007-11-20 Thread Gary Hurst
suppose you send someone a lot of emails every day and they claim to be never receiving 5% of them or so. now you don't know if they are really not getting them or just getting them and losing track of them. how does one set google mail up to get verfication of receipt of the emal?

[MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Gary Hurst
things are looking better on the dog front. the dogs do not fight around me at all, but constantly compete for my attention. the GSD simply will not leave my side. she lies down at my feet as i sit at my computer. if i get up for any reason, she comes with me. the only time she ever leaves my

Re: [MBZ] gmail question some of you might know the answer to

2007-11-20 Thread dave walton
Return Receipt is a function of the mail reader and is not supported via SMTP. Everyone disables Return Receipts by default nowdays (Outlook, Thunderbird). Most companies control the generation of Return Receipts via a group policy and disable it. The best you can do is run your own SMTP server

Re: [MBZ] gmail question some of you might know the answer to

2007-11-20 Thread Rory
From Gmail Help search: GMail, like most other webmail services, does not offer any received receipt and read receipt features. Normally, standard email rules imply that if a Delivery Failure Notification has not been received, the message has been delivered to the intended recipient. Some email

Re: [MBZ] more tire questions

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 19, 2007 6:41 PM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can't find used wheels for either the 14 steel wheels 240D or 15 for the 300D 2.5t. I've bought used flat-face 15-inchers with the correct offset for the W124 from Potomac German Auto, but I'm sure Kaleb has some too. On

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Aleph93
I have both a MB and Volvo, and while there doesn't seem to be a list quite like this for Volvos, there are email groups, and forums: Here's a few forums: http://www.brickboard.com/ http://www.swedishbricks.net/ http://forums.swedespeed.com/ a low bandwidth Volvo Yahoo group:

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
We got another std poodle from rescue about a year ago, a young male, fixed, to go with our 10yo female. The first couple of days she smacked him every chance she could get, and he was very submissive to her. (I tried to explain to him how the world worked but he would not listen, had to

Re: [MBZ] gmail question some of you might know the answer to

2007-11-20 Thread John M McIntosh
Well there are other ways to know if the email was opened. Google shows for example http://www.returnreceipt.com http://www.msgtag.com/Mail_Receipt_.html These use the feature called web bugs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_bug to let some server know when the mail was opened. Users with

Re: [MBZ] $$$

2007-11-20 Thread R A Bennell
Jeez, do we have to entitle the post - JOKE ?? Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Rentfro Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:22 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] $$$ Those two posts were very randomguess I

[MBZ] OT: Marine vs. stationary diesel generators

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
Some of the sailors here must know the answer to this one. I'm shopping for a diesel generator in the 8-12 kW range. I keep seeing ads for used marine gen-sets for pretty good prices. Are these easily adaptable to stationary use? Depends on the cooling system, right? What exactly is a heat

Re: [MBZ] OT: Marine vs. stationary diesel generators

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
A heat exchanger is just a radiator (or a rad is a HE), on boats sometimes they have water/water HEs, one side has lake or seawater that is pulled in from whatever you are floating in, the other side has recirc water from the engine. A rad/fan would work as long as it is sized properly. Some

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So you got rid of the car because it didnt have an airbag? MB's have been plenty of safe long before there were airbags. I think they are overrated anyway. Agreed, if you wear a seat belt the air bags are not likely to do a lot for you, and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Marine vs. stationary diesel generators

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Rich Thomas wrote: A heat exchanger is just a radiator (or a rad is a HE), on boats sometimes they have water/water HEs, one side has lake or seawater that is pulled in from whatever you are floating in, the other side has recirc water from the engine. A rad/fan would work as long as it

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Gary Hurst
i like the dogs in bed. for both political and economic reasons, i try not to run heat and the big dog is very useful. i just don't like when the GSD shows confusion over whose bed that is. they won't go after my food. i just had a 5 egg omelette filled with cheese and meat and the two of them

Re: [MBZ] Losing cooland, somewhere

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
OK -- was just curious. In my experience, parts like this don't usually come with instructions. The pump I got from Rusty was a Geba and had no instructions. Allan Anthony Galioto [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I purchased it from Rusty. The brand is LASO, made in Germany. Anthony On Nov 19,

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread Aleph93
I hear a similar droning noise on some road surfaces and speeds, yet a tire change, alignment et al, didn't get rid of it. These changes did get rid of the vibrations at 85+mph, so my left-side passing speed doesn't sound like the 'Millennium Falcon' anymore. The drone noise comes and goes,

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Christopher McCann
1. teach leave it - that is the command to use when they are going for something they should not have. Tone of voice is key. When they obey, then praise the hell out of them and give them a treat. They will figure out that leave it is a good thing to do. 2. If you don't want the GSD in the

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Tom Hargrave
Considering the bruises, your aunt's life was probably saved by the airbag. Before airbags, most head on collisions resulted in one or both driver's death. People often forget or don't understand the way it was before the first generation air bags. Drivers would collide with the steering wheel

[MBZ] [Fwd: Biodiesel venture combines refining, genetic engineering]

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-13844_3-6219431.html November 20, 2007 Biodiesel venture combines refining, genetic engineering Michael Kanellos, for News.com A genetics company and a biodiesel refiner have formed a joint venture to see if they can cut the cost of biodiesel.

[MBZ] 1985 300SD (126 CAR) Rear door vacuum lock (element)

2007-11-20 Thread George Larribeau
I need to replace the right rear door vacuum element. It leaks I have found this and have removed the defective component. (I plugged the vacuum (and pressure for unlocking) which restored central locking to the rest of the car. The problem is that the replacement part that I have is

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
My auntie got front-ended a few months back by some girl who crossed the centerline, the air bag went off, burned her face and chest something fierce, and did a number on her face too as it was all bruised, puffy, black, ugly. She had her belt on, that did a number on her where it held her,

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My auntie got front-ended a few months back by some girl who crossed the centerline, the air bag went off, burned her face and chest something fierce, and did a number on her face too as it was all bruised, puffy, black, ugly. If that was a first

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread LarryT
Unfortunately I hear it erverywhere. I don't usualy hear it until I get to ~30mph or so - an sometimes it's hard to detect at lowspeeds but I;m sure it's always there. It kinda just started one day - the engine was rebuilt a few years (~15000 miles) back and I drove it for years (not a lot

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: the GSD still won't walk up or down stairs, much to my annoyance I had a GSP that practically had to be dragged up/down stairs for the last few years of her life, but at least I know what happened there. She got up in the night for a drink or something, and on her way back to

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 20, 2007 10:32 AM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hit hard enough and the steering wheel rim would fold back, puncturing the chest with the center column. Aren't collapsible columns (in post-1968[?] cars) supposed to prevent such things? Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al.

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Christopher McCann
I had to teach both my GSDs to do stairs. Treats on each step and lots of praise and PATIENCE. If you freak them out, it will take longer. We have 2 staircases that go to the second floor and to this day, Sammy always takes the wider one. Chris Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i like the

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Depending on the model and year, you may have a bad knock sensor. The 90 and later ones have a knock sensor that retards the timing to eliminate the knock, but you really are better off with premium, you get much better power and less knock. Also check for a bad O2 sensor and vacuum leaks, as

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Correct. I told her she ought to go buy a lottery ticket too. --R Tom Hargrave wrote: Considering the bruises, your aunt's life was probably saved by the airbag. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread David Hemsley
Hi All, I have a 93 300E that I love has never given my any problems - Besides which it has history with me since it was my father's car. Two/Three days ago my Lady ran it really low on fuel. When I refueld I noticed that at bare minimum speed/idle levels she seemed to be bucking. I thought

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
You got ripped off, Rusty has then for around $20. Use PB blaster on the rust. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: David Hemsley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Does that car have an in-tank filter at the bottom, or maybe on the pickup? Or a fuel pump in there? That might have gotten goobered up when it ran low, sloshed some crap around. I was gonna suggest a torch to free the rusted up bits, but on further reflection... PB Blaster does a pretty

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread R A Bennell
I would say with my car, it comes and goes. Sometimes quite noticeable and sometimes not. I can't really say if it is speed sensitive or if the quality of the road has much to do with it. It sometimes seems to me like it is worse when I start out and gets better with time and miles but I am

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread David Hemsley
I am told that this model does have a strainer in the bottom of the tank. On the underbelly of this car approximately below the rear passenger's floor area is where the fuel filter and two pumps are located. As this car was first my father's in CT. you can imagine the surface rust I found

[MBZ] 1985 300SD (126 CAR) Rear door vacuum lock (element)

2007-11-20 Thread George Larribeau
I need to replace the right rear door vacuum element. It leaks I have found this and have removed the defective component. (I plugged the vacuum (and pressure for unlocking) which restored central locking to the rest of the car. The problem is that the replacement part that I have is

[MBZ] new style vacuum pump

2007-11-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-124-126-140-201-210-Engine-Vaccum-Pump-300D_W0QQitemZ170171401367QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33626QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] [Fwd: Biodiesel venture combines refining, genetic engineering]

2007-11-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
Eighty percent of the corn and soy sold worldwide has biotech inside of it. You ate a transgene at breakfast this morning if you had cereal; I guarantee it. Don't worry, be happy! On Nov 20, 2007 1:31 PM, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Worse when you go around corners, particularly one way (ie just the right or just the left)? My 240D did that, had the wheelbearings repacked (and one replaced) and it went away. Made a very loud humming whirring noise in the wheelwell. Not noticable at low speed but very prominent on the

[MBZ] left coast 190D

2007-11-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-Mercedes-Benz-190D-2-2-1985_W0QQitemZ260184667522QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6328QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor 918-746-1400 x305 ___

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Penetrating oil for rusted bolts/nuts. NAPA Penetrant is my favorite non-areosol although Marvel Mystery Oil Penetrant (comes in a small plastic bottle) is pretty okay too. PB Blaster is a decent spraycan type, Break Away (from CarQuest I believe) is better though it smells worse. Hit it with

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Where you said its good under acceleration I was thinking it wasn't a screen or filter. I was wondering about a plugged injector or something. Maybe a can of SeaFoam gas additive and a good hard highway run... -Curt Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:13:52 -0500 From: David Hemsley [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
I ma fascinated by all the dog talk but the cats deserve some bandwidth as well. The more dominant of our two Bombay cats (litter mates) displays his superiority by peeing on his brother (we can smell it). The tangy odor wears off after a day of grooming. They also play-fight and chase each

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
My 1980 300D droning noise seemed to be engine-related, and the roar of the engine waxed and waned in pitch like the loping effect you get from an improperly adjusted injection pump dampener. On Nov 20, 2007 4:23 PM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Worse when you go around corners,

Re: [MBZ] more on the dog front

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
How would they do with dogs? Our dogs aren't quite sure what cats are about, when they go try to make friends the cats hiss and run away, which then sets off the dogs to run after them, yanking my arm out of its socket. --R andrew strasfogel wrote: I ma fascinated by all the dog talk but

Re: [MBZ] Blinker weirdness

2007-11-20 Thread Chris Lane
Does anybody have an idea where the blinker relay is on an 82 300SD? I tried working the emergency flasher and it didn't really do anything. Now I don't get any lights at all when the signal lights should be working. I still hear the relay fluttering, but that is all I get. On 11/7/07, Jim

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Center bearing on the driveshaft. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Ah, the good old days. Makes you wonder why people insist on driving pickup trucks, which until a few years ago were identical to what they were in 1950 with the exception of a collapsable steering column. I remember the days when a front collision usually resulted in the death of the driver

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread R A Bennell
So, Peter, is that been there and done that or a good guess? Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:51 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine Center

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 20, 2007 2:57 PM, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ah, the good old days. Makes you wonder why people insist on driving pickup trucks, which until a few years ago were identical to what they were in 1950 with the exception of a collapsable steering column. I remember the days

Re: [MBZ] Volvo- Steering Columns

2007-11-20 Thread R A Bennell
My 68 Chevy has a steering shaft close to 4 feet long and about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. I wouldn't really want it to come poking through the steering wheel and into me. I have to admit that is one reason why I have considered selling it. My wife and one of my sons is opposed as they think it

Re: [MBZ] Volvo- Steering Columns

2007-11-20 Thread Tom Hargrave
The collapsible steering column was invented by GM in the late 60s and GM gave the patentable technology to the auto industry because they though it was too important to keep for themselves. This was the most important safety advancement in the 60's, probably followed by Mercedes inventing

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Tom Hargrave
Actually, inside the cab was the safest place for the tank because it's in the center of the vehicle where it is less likely to get ruptured. By the way, isn't your Mercedes fuel tank right behind the back seat It's there for the same reason. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924

[MBZ] 123 driveshaft center bearing and mount FS

2007-11-20 Thread wilton strickland
About 4 yrs ago, when my 81 300D (123) had a low roar/moan at cruise, I purchased driveshaft center bearing and mount for it, but before I could install them, I sold the car. 'Forgot to pass them along to buyer. The part #'s: Bearing - 981 003-981-2325 Mount - 410 123-410-1081 by Bilstein

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Hendrik Fay
That's the point, airbags where developed for people who don't wear seatbelts. Do racing cars have airbags? Look at the Princess Diana crash, the only person who survived was the one wearing a seat belt and the driver with a air bag did not. Airbags are a false safety thing and a seatbelt with

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Hendrik Fay
Given the amount of fuel pumped around the system I would say that a blocked filter is not your problem but worth doing anyway, as is the intank strainer. David Hemsley wrote: Hi All, I have a 93 300E that I love has never given my any problems - Besides which it has history with me since

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Gary Hurst
have they improved air bags or is my government still hell bent on trying to kill little people. (hey, who can blame them?) On Nov 20, 2007 1:16 PM, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My auntie got front-ended a few months back by some girl who

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread RELNGSON
My auntie got front-ended a few months back by some girl who crossed the centerline, the air bag went off, burned her face and chest something fierce, and did a number on her face too as it was all bruised, puffy, black, ugly.  She had her belt on, that did a number on her where it held her,

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 20, 2007 3:37 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, inside the cab was the safest place for the tank because it's in the center of the vehicle where it is less likely to get ruptured. I see your point, but it seems to me the advantage of the tank being in the center of the

Re: [MBZ] 93 300E Bucking

2007-11-20 Thread Dave H...
Thanks for the rip off message. Returned mine to the dealer will order from Rusty tomorrow when he is open. Dave H... -- From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 3:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Tom Hargrave
Race cars don't have air bags. They have full roll cages, 6 point restraint systems and head restraints. If we had the same on our cars then we would not need airbags. But then driving would not be near as much fun. Air bags were not developed for people who do not wear seatbelts, they were

[MBZ] FW: Today's Diesel Prices

2007-11-20 Thread Tom Hargrave
Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Today's Diesel Prices ** ** ** * **

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
It blew her left into the door or window, hard. I saw her about 2 wk after the event, it was not broken but it was really nasty looking technicolor. --R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My auntie got front-ended a few months back by some girl who crossed the centerline, the air bag went off,

Re: [MBZ] Volvo seatbelts

2007-11-20 Thread Hendrik Fay
Yet drivers still die in race cars and if we had all that stuff in the everyday cars, people would still die because they didn't put on their seat belts/harness and that is why you need air bags for idiots. If you dig into the history of the air bag you will find that the primary driving force

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Air bags were not developed for people who do not wear seatbelts, I remember a magazine ad (I think it was Olds, or some GM marque) where they said their new air bag system eliminated the need to wear inconvenient and uncomfortable seat belts, in fact if

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: have they improved air bags or is my government still hell bent on trying to kill little people. (hey, who can blame them?) I believe current technology airbags deploy with a force proportional to the impact, or they may assume that the driver is belted

Re: [MBZ] Volvo seatbelts

2007-11-20 Thread Allan Streib
Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyway if the government was serious about our safety they would mandate that every new vehicle be fitted with sensors that detect when a person is sitting on a seat and not wearing a seat belt and the car can't go until the idiot has managed to figure

Re: [MBZ] Volvo seatbelts

2007-11-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Nov 20, 2007 4:42 PM, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyway if the government was serious about our safety they would mandate that every new vehicle be fitted with sensors that detect when a person is sitting on a seat and not wearing a seat

Re: [MBZ] Volvo seatbelts

2007-11-20 Thread Kevin
They did this, and I have had a couple of cars with this interlock. Granted, in 1974, the interlock was easily bypassed, either way, it was abandoned quickly. Nowadays, manufacturers just put a chime that gets really obnoxious if you go faster than 15 mph without your seatbelt attached. On

[MBZ] One laptop per child

2007-11-20 Thread archer
Gerry wrote: I was going to do this but finally realized that the screen would have print that was too small for me to read with poor visual acuity. Instead I simply sent a $200 donation. These laptops are interesting so I thought someone on the list might like to have one while making a tax

Re: [MBZ] Volvo seatbelts

2007-11-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Never worked on a farm eh? My Dad's Jeep dings CONSTANTLY if you don't have your belt on. When we were at hunting camp a couple weeks ago we got quite adept at buckling the belt behind us once we got into the bush. If I get into an accident in the bush at 10mph I think I'll be okay. Around the

Re: [MBZ] One laptop per child

2007-11-20 Thread John M McIntosh
On Nov 20, 2007, at 9:08 AM, archer wrote: Gerry wrote: I was going to do this but finally realized that the screen would have print that was too small for me to read with poor visual acuity. Instead I simply sent a $200 donation. These laptops are interesting so I thought someone

Re: [MBZ] 1972 W114 with 300D engine

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
BTDT. Easy enough to check, just drop the driveshaft. If the bearing and carrier don't spin with no vibration at all, it's bad. You will have to separate the shaft halves to replace it. MARK THE DRIVESHAFT HALVES!!! It's not keyed, and if you don't put it back together on exactly the same

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Another GM special -- dual fuel container and rear bumper mount. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Volvo- Steering Columns

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Mercedes patented the crumple zones in the late 40's, was in production in 1953 with the Ponton. Crushable steering columns were installed in the early 60's -- check out any Finny. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] Volvo- Steering Columns

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Mercedes started working on airbags in the early 60s, too (tested in the W108s). Detail work kept them from being installed in cars for quite a while -- something about killing the passengers with the air bags and blowing the windows out Airbags are great. Only good for one shot, though,

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
The Benz tank is in the trunk, not the passenger compartment. There is a solid steel sheet between tank and seat, unlike the old PU where it was bare and the springs hit it. There is also quite a bit of crush room before you get to it, not a single thin sheet of low grade steel. Peter

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Diana would have walked away from that crash if she'd had a belt on -- she died from a ruptures spleen from having the front seat headrest rammed into her abdomen. Stupid accident and unnecessary death. Very sad. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Robert Rentfro
We were reminded: When I see drivers with their left hand at the one o'clock position or their right at the eleven o'clock position (so their forearm is across the airbag) or their hands together at the top of the wheel, I can see they have never considered what will happen when the airbag

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Think of it as evolution in action --R Peter Frederick wrote: Diana would have walked away from that crash if she'd had a belt on -- she died from a ruptures spleen from having the front seat headrest rammed into her abdomen. Stupid accident and unnecessary death. Very sad. Peter

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
I try to think of avoiding the airbag cover after someone ran the stop sign on my corner and the driver of the other vehicle got a nasty rug burn on her forearm. Hard to break that 35 year habit of 10 and 2 they drilled into us in driving school though! Peter

Re: [MBZ] Volvo

2007-11-20 Thread Rick Knoble
Race cars don't have air bags. They have full roll cages, 6 point restraint systems and head restraints. If we had the same on our cars then we would not need airbags. But then driving would not be near as much fun. Sure it would. We'd just have to do away with speed limits. Mandate a minimum

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Peter Frederick wrote: Hard to break that 35 year habit of 10 and 2 they drilled into us in driving school though! I try to drive 9 and 3 or 8 and 4 on airbag cars. 8 and 4 just doesn't feel right but 9 and 3 aren't too bad. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Robert Rentfro
I won't go into how little those parts are used these days However... I am in the habit of resting my left elbow on the window sill and holding the wheel at the upper left spoke since the forearm bashing I took. Bob R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Auntie again

2007-11-20 Thread RELNGSON
It blew her left into the door or window, hard.  I saw her about 2 wk after the event, it was not broken but it was really nasty looking technicolor. Damned lucky, I'd say. Had her left hand been on the left side of the wheel, the bag would have blown right by. RLE

[MBZ] super simple circuit for a Tachometer

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
With all the talk in the past about tachs for diesels this might be of interest to someone. --R http://www.davehylands.com/Electronics/Tachometer/ Here's a super simple circuit for a Tachometer. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Rich Thomas
I would worry about that procedure if I was driving an airbag car, and if I valued my, uh, parts. --R Robert Rentfro wrote: = Bob R. Holding the bottom of the steering wheel these days...but I don't have to worry in the '77 300D. ___

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Peter Frederick
Oh, man, I shudder to think of what would have happened to my arm if I'd had it on the door when I got hit -- bad enough as it was (no airbag deployment for me) -- the top of the door is at least 18 further into the car than it should be, and I'd have stuffed my elbow into his radiator!

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Robert Rentfro
Peter typed: I don't intend to EVER have another accident I remember, back in the day, Mr. Reinholt in the behind the book portion of driver's ed would tell us that there is no such thing as an 'accident' because someone is always at fault...they are 'collisions' The roads are full of idiots.

Re: [MBZ] Projekt-Wagen #1 - getting it to KC

2007-11-20 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Yes-a great video. I thought that's what you paid-good buy. . But your story was every bit as good-I love verbal pictures. Reminded me of some of the exploits of my youth. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 215K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles (FOR SALE) 1990 300D 2.5t 150K miles

Re: [MBZ] famous dave's bbq (plus a little college football)

2007-11-20 Thread Wonko the Sane
I grew up a half hour south of WVU. I am a 50+ year Mountaineer fan. Wanna compare notes and BCS stuff? :-) D. I am a Missouri Tiger fan, so things are going very well for us. -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. Make a

Re: [MBZ] Diesel bulletproofness OT: Gun surprise

2007-11-20 Thread Loren Faeth
I think the Ruger 10-22 is the 123 Diesel of the 22 rifle options. I am guessing the .44 variety that started the gun surprise thread is similar, perhaps a 280E twin cam 123 analog? At 09:52 AM 11/16/2007, you wrote: We should combine these threads by trying one on the other and see what

Re: [MBZ] Auntie

2007-11-20 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Hi Guys, We had a Safety Tech Event on Saturday at MB Motors in Phoenix. Bud Cloninger, owner, did a very good presentation on all the safety features on MB's. He stripped a W124 to show what the frame looks like. Then, he demonstrated the airbags, first activating the driver side. Then

Re: [MBZ] OT: Marine vs. stationary diesel generators

2007-11-20 Thread Scott Ritchey
Used marine units may have had a lead hard life. They may have high hours. They use seawater for cooling (usually with a heat exchanger to a glycol loop) so they are not designed for a radiator. Corrosion (inside and out) can be a serious issue, especially if raw-water cooled or used in salt

Re: [MBZ] 1985 300SD (126 CAR) Rear door vacuum lock (element)

2007-11-20 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:38:56 -0600 George Larribeau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to replace the right rear door vacuum element. It leaks I have found this and have removed the defective component. (I plugged the vacuum (and pressure for unlocking) which restored central locking to the rest

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