Re: [MBZ] Obama and political gobbeldegook

2008-09-10 Thread Wonko the Sane
Yea -- I majored in Tuba. No complaints that I can remember. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But everyone knows a brass player kisses wa better. DUH, Mr. Tuba! :) -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle oil

2008-09-10 Thread Rick Knoble
Mobil makes an actual Mobil-1 motorcycle. http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs2 Two motorcycle oils. One for air cooled v-twins, one for inline two/four cylinders. I run Mobil 1 for v-twins in my Ultra. In its owners manual it says the if oil is

Re: [MBZ] W201 capital of nation? world? Statistics - OT poverty in Africa

2008-09-10 Thread Bill R
Tyler said it quite well. One additional factor is the climate. My former employer brought in a climatologist for one of our in-service weeks, who basically said that due to the climate in much of Africa we can plan on needing to help feed many in Africa 'forever.' I would say 'yes,' at least

Re: [MBZ] Another used Mercedes for sale

2008-09-10 Thread Rolf
Its going to be the most expensive salvage title in history. -Rolf tom savage wrote: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24310203-401,00.html Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used

Re: [MBZ] CL 29 MB

2008-09-10 Thread Ed Booher
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:44 AM, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, there is one of those that's been in and out of the Indianapolis Craigslist the last couple months as well. Can't find it there right now, so the car lot that had it may have finally sold it, but I've looked at these so

[MBZ] OT but oil related: Interior Dept. Officials Embroiled in Energy Ethics Scandal

2008-09-10 Thread Rolf
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091001829.html?hpid=topnews Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties from oil and gas companies accepted lavish gifts, steered contracts to favored firms and engaged in illicit sex

Re: [MBZ] Ersatz SSK

2008-09-10 Thread RELNGSON
...Makes me wonder if the Kit Car Manufacturer has built four or five of these and is trying to pedal them via the Craigslist site... Nope. That kit mounted on a VW platform has been around for at least 30 years. POS RLE ** Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a

Re: [MBZ] Belts? Huh?

2008-09-10 Thread RELNGSON
..it would be an odd practice given the cost of new belts.  continental, goodyear, gates, et al -- all darn good and pretty cheap!.. Seatbelts. Pay attention. RLE ** Pt...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles

Re: [MBZ] little man is home

2008-09-10 Thread Tony Wirtel
Subject: [MBZ] little man is home To: Banned List [EMAIL PROTECTED], mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Brought him home today. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK Congrats-

[MBZ] Hood update for Wilton

2008-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond
http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/mercedes/mercedes.html Updated tonight with a terrible picture of the hood and its new pad -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] OT Look out for Cat Converter theft

2008-09-10 Thread Anthony Galioto
They contain platinum. trucks and suvs are an easy steal. Anthony On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Seems a bandit has hit our small community and stolen the cat from two late 80s, early 90s Toyota pickups. Must be a market for them. Brian

Re: [MBZ] little man is home

2008-09-10 Thread OK Don
Excellent news! Now the fun really begins! On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brought him home today. -- -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli, popularized by Mark Twain '90

Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now?

2008-09-10 Thread Allan Streib
My Vanagon does pretty well in the snow. Nearly 50/50 weight distribution on the front/rear tires, fairly narrow tires, rear wheel drive/rear engine, and it's water cooled so it has heat. Allan -- 1983 300D (for sale) MG [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ah! well then you do know what a VW heater

Re: [MBZ] Avalon?

2008-09-10 Thread Allan Streib
Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Ziebart guys in The Soo drilled small holes to access cavities in doors and body panels and sprayed well all inside with a good coating of undercoating stuff, then plugged the holes. The problem is when they do that their goop also clogs the

Re: [MBZ] used belts?????

2008-09-10 Thread Allan Streib
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nothing wrong with sourcing used brake lines from a junkyard providing you know how to inspect them for age and damage. After all, aren't the brake lines on your Mercedes just as old and subject to failure? Mine are new, actually, and for the

Re: [MBZ] Obama and political gobbeldegook

2008-09-10 Thread Luther
I'm a trumpet player, only had compliments Luther Wonko the Sane wrote: Yea -- I majored in Tuba. No complaints that I can remember. On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But everyone knows a brass player kisses wa better. DUH, Mr. Tuba! :)

Re: [MBZ] Hood update for Wilton

2008-09-10 Thread Jim Cathey
http://home.gwi.net/~craymond/mercedes/mercedes.html Updated tonight with a terrible picture of the hood and its new pad Still find the reverse chronology log very hard to read when catching up on a week or two's entries... :-) -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Avalon?

2008-09-10 Thread Redghost
Roger, all those young womyn are not into breeding. That is why the things are called LEZBARU. I am not sure why the car appeals to that demographic, but it does. clay On 10 Sep 2008, at 13:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you really want another, you can probably find them gathering

Re: [MBZ] Avalon?

2008-09-10 Thread Jim Cathey
Roger, all those young womyn are not into breeding. That is why the things are called LEZBARU. I am not sure why the car appeals to that demographic, but it does. It holds dogs, that's why. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official

Re: [MBZ] OT Look out for Cat Converter theft

2008-09-10 Thread Redghost
Must be one. The PnP cuts them out before they hit the yard. Also seem to get the turbos, as I have not seen one in a car yet. Even fresh off the fork lift clay On 10 Sep 2008, at 15:24, Zoltan Finks wrote: Seems a bandit has hit our small community and stolen the cat from two late

Re: [MBZ] OT but oil related: Interior Dept. Officials Embroiled in Energy Ethics Scandal

2008-09-10 Thread Chuck Landenberger
I agree it will be interesting and I wouid also like to know if those Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties did collect any of those billions??? Just an inquiring mind Chuck On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:44 PM, Rolf wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Avalon?

2008-09-10 Thread Redghost
Banned response clay On 10 Sep 2008, at 21:03, Jim Cathey wrote: Roger, all those young womyn are not into breeding. That is why the things are called LEZBARU. I am not sure why the car appeals to that demographic, but it does. It holds dogs, that's why. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle oil

2008-09-10 Thread Tom Hargrave
All depends on what you think is important. Would you run gas oil in your diesel? Probably not. Then why would you run car oil in an air cooled motorcycle engine? Thanks, Tom Hargrave HYPERLINK http://www.kegkits.comwww.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 _ From: Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] OT: Motorcycle oil

2008-09-10 Thread Tom Hargrave
My Harley-Davidson doesn't leak either but my BMW motorcycle does. Actually, the old Harley's that were accused of leaking were actually supposed to! On some models, they routed the crankcase breather over to the primary chain the excess dripped of. Other models actually had a drip feed onto the

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