Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Redghost
Some of the laptops will have a ram limit. They will take a big stick in one or the other slot, but not both. Ran into that with an older powerbook. If the sticks were good, it would allow both to be used, but only see upto its limit clay On Dec 22, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread pm7088
Dad told me that some of the old diesels started with a shot gun round. Here come the gun guys.. Pete -- Original message -- From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com Jim wrote: How about a recoil-started pony motor? Could put the rope pull right in

[MBZ] Cerberus willing to give up Chrysler equity stake

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. said on Friday that it's willing to give up its equity stake in Chrysler LLC in return for concessions from labor unions and creditors of the struggling automaker. http://tinyurl.com/6wlpxc What does this suggest about DB's

[MBZ] Current Diesel Prices

2008-12-23 Thread Tom Hargrave
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Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
pm7...@comcast.net wrote: Dad told me that some of the old diesels started with a shot gun round. My dad's Allis-Chalmers 200 started with loop glow plugs, and had on board ether plumbing. His Belarus has a kerosene fueled flame thrower in the intake manifold. Heat the manifold and run 24v

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-23 Thread LarryT
Thx for that Pete - we so often hear about the ugly side of business ownership/management it's great to hear how some sacrifice for the business their employees - Sincerely, Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits Porsche Posters/Weber parts Test Results -

Re: [MBZ] Cerberus willing to give up Chrysler equity stake

2008-12-23 Thread Tom Hargrave
Cerberus just realizes that they have to participate in concessions to make things work for their own long term profit and they are willing to trade a huge potential future gain for a lesser, but more certain gain. The article also mentioned that Cerberus has 7.5% of its assets tied up in the

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread lee
www.edgetechcorp.com Just got a couple of ramsticks from them for my better half's archaic laptop. Installed smoothly, work fine. $50 got her from 128 meg of ram to a gig. Lee Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: maybe I have the wrong kind of pc133 then, just bought a bunch on ebay to try. it was

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Peter Frederick
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Re: [MBZ] OT Ford Focus tranny problems

2008-12-23 Thread Curt Raymond
. Hoping it's something minor but dreading the call from the shop: yew need a new transmishun (think of the movie The Mask) Allan -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081223/4612f8c2

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Jim Cathey
The early Dodge/Cummins pickups had electric heating grids in the intake manifolds, not sure what the newer ones do. (heating the air as it flowed through the grid, rather than heating the manifold like the Belarus) I believe that is still the case. Two heating elements, 60-100A each, very

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Jim Cathey
My 1000w generator finally arrived yesterday, its small, maybe 16x14x12. I bet it could find a  home under the hood of my 240D. Heat for the head and power for the glowplugs. And, unless I misremember, +12V for topping off (and slightly warming) your battery. A portable version of the

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:08:35 -0600 Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: I understand that old Caterpillars had electric start pony motors that then started the big engine. So did some of the old John Deeres. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-23 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: My 1000w generator finally arrived yesterday, its small, maybe 16x14x12. I bet it could find a home under the hood of my 240D. Heat for the head and power for the glowplugs. With a block heater, you can have heat for battery and power for the block heater. Running a

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-23 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT Ford Focus tranny problems

2008-12-23 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes: I wouldn't even ask for a diagnosis as thats just going to be its trashed. Get the fluid and filter changed and see what happens... Sounds like the sticky valves from my pickup last year. Yeah googled it a bit and seems it's not an unheard-of problem.

Re: [MBZ] Laid off? [was: Re: OT: 1Gb fibre channel]

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yea, do tell, Im fixing to be laid off myself. I will have severance pay for a while, and am debating on if I want to find a job, or just draw unemployment for a while and screw around with cars. Probably better try and find a job with ins asap, sure as I dont I will

Re: [MBZ] Cerberus willing to give up Chrysler equity stake

2008-12-23 Thread Allan Streib
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. said on Friday that it's willing to give up its equity stake in Chrysler LLC in return for concessions from labor unions and creditors of the struggling automaker. http://tinyurl.com/6wlpxc

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Frederick W Moir
Philip, and others. Yup! Old Cats (in marine service) had an electric motor to start the two cylinder gas motor to start the main diesel, the pony motor also had a crank handle. Loads of fun on old re-cycled bayou boats in frigid New England! Maintenence? Wutz thayut? Pourquoi? Je

[MBZ] J.B. Hebert are you on the diesel list

2008-12-23 Thread Robert Massmann
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Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread Kris Gilmore
At 09:26 AM 12/22/2008, Harry wrote: The dog pushed the door lock with the keys laying on the seat. The deputy came with a tool and unlocked it with not much effort. This was a 97 Lexus. What about these tools? Do different ones fit different cars? Where can they be had? I can't recall

[MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I hate it when I cant find parts I ordered from Rusty I know I have laying around. For instance, I know I have a new thermostat I bought a while back that I now need, cant find it. Guess I will have to order another one, the the one I have will turn up. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
sure, Im superman Craig McCluskey wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:11:22 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: yea, they dang batteries, lets get rid of them and go back to crank starting You want to hand crank a diesel in 0 degree weather?! With hand powered glow plugs? Craig

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Curt Raymond
version of the Frankenheap's preheater system!  (Point the exhaust at the engine block.) -- Jim -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081223/35407300/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] Got the MB WIS installed, trying to look up info on the 140

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
workshop information system, its what dealers use to work on your car at the dealer. Christopher McCann wrote: What is WIS? I am familiar with the EPC and the service manuals on CD, but not WIS. Tried to get some info via google and saw something called the DAS mentioned too...don't know

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
that cruicial tool says I can put 256 in each slot, but it will only take 1. In the other slot I have a 64 i think, I even tried a 128 and it wouldnt take it. Redghost wrote: Some of the laptops will have a ram limit. They will take a big stick in one or the other slot, but not both. Ran

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
speaking of which, anybody seen that remake of flight of the phoenix? That plane uses what appear to be shotgun rounds to start the engine. Never seen or heard of that before. pm7...@comcast.net wrote: Dad told me that some of the old diesels started with a shot gun round. Here come the gun

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
never saw the original, but saw the remake and they did that, just like I just posted. Rich Thomas wrote: Remember the original movie Flight of the Phoenix where they were trying to start the airplane's engine(s?) using those things? The tension and drama as one after the other they used up

Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread LWB250
I just carry a spare key in my wallet. Same goes for house key. That way I never have to carry a ring of keys around. The MB keys are nice to put in a wallet if you do the headless thing with them, that is, break or cut off the plastic head so all you have is the metal part. A little tough

Re: [MBZ] Laid off? [was: Re: OT: 1Gb fibre channel]

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I will continue my ins as long as Im still getting severance pay. A lady who just got laid off is getting 26 weeks pay, but she has been there 30 years. Last year when they were going to lay me off I was going to get 8 weeks I think. I should get at least that much. So that will take me

Re: [MBZ] Laid off? [was: Re: OT: 1Gb fibre channel]

2008-12-23 Thread LWB250
If it was anything like the COBRA from my wife's former employer, it's going to be BIG bucks., Her COBRA (which covered the family) was about $1900/month. My oldest son used his part of it (you can activate individuals or the whole family) and he was paying $485/month. Ouch. Dan --- On

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: the lowest I have is 2 amps. Its got a timer but you can set it to hold. I should probably just use 2amp and leave it on hold all night. Then turn the charger off and put a voltmeter on it. If it's under 12v after 10 hours at 2A, it's DEAD. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: Or maybe just kill all wildlife because they are too costly or just plain annoying for the human race to preserve? Homepower did an article about ten years ago claiming that bird kills were not a significant factor, but I don't remember the details. I suspect you

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Its supposedly rated 4.5 hours per gallon of gas... ...and I think it holds about gallon. The one I used has a petcock that goes up into the tank 3/8 or 1/2 inch, and the genny dies with a pint or more of fuel still in it. Mitch. ___

Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
2 issues! 1. My 115 does not have vent windows. 2. I have not figured out how to lock the doors without using the key in the lock on the driver's door. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Craig McCluskey Sent:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Tyler
Old international tractor motors used to have spark plugs and a carb. They would start cold on gasoline, and switch to diesel once warmed up There's all kinds of cool ways of starting oil engines before modern diesel technology. Especially if you look at old semi-diesel hot bulb

Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:39:41 -0600 R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote: 2 issues! 1. My 115 does not have vent windows. No wind wings at the front of the front door windows? Hmmm. 2. I have not figured out how to lock the doors without using the key in the lock on the driver's door. Simple.

[MBZ] COBRA (was Re: Laid off? [was: Re: OT: 1Gb fibre channel])

2008-12-23 Thread Allan Streib
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com said: If it was anything like the COBRA from my wife's former employer, it's going to be BIG bucks., Her COBRA (which covered the family) was about $1900/month. My oldest son used his part of it (you can activate individuals or the whole family) and he was paying

Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:17:35 -0500 Kris Gilmore kri...@brightstarinternet.com wrote: And thinking of her now I guess brings to mind what would be her reaction to your post - Why does this man leave his dog in a car with the windows up so high he can't reach in? I would have thought

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:27:18 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: that cruicial tool says I can put 256 in each slot, but it will only take 1. In the other slot I have a 64 i think, I even tried a 128 and it wouldnt take it. Then it sounds like it's working as advertised ...

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread MG
Just thought of something. Try hitting F2 repeatedly after you turn it on. That should get you into setup. See if there is an option to set the memory size there. Even if not at least save the new setup and then try to boot. That may do the trick. I seem to remember that some old laptops I had

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread MG
My Godfather had a small two wheel one cylinder diesel walk behind sicklebar mower. You unscrewed a plug on the cylinderhead and inserted a rolled paper thing about the diameter of a straw and 1 long. !/4 at the end had some black stuff on it like a match. Then screw the plug back in and pull

[MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread M G
My daughter asked me about the longest range wireless router in N. She is at camp Victory and a bunch of the people got together and bought a used satellite dish from some of the guys who were coming home. They live in three trailers with foot thick concrete blast walls between them. They have two

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Archer
How did the old John Deere tractors run on kerosene after they were started on gasoline? The weren't dieseling were they? Gerry -- Old international tractor motors used to have spark plugs and a carb. They would start cold on gasoline, and switch

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
I know the feeling. When I had a real garage, I had a shelf for keeping parts on. I am in the process of sorting through things and finding parts I didn't remember I had. I will be listing them soon after the first of the year. Most are 124 and 126 parts. Found a new 124 star, still in

[MBZ] Chuck L and bama

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
Just heard a report that bama has crashed Chuck L's family Christmas. Seems as though bama chose to vacation near Chuck's son's family. What a way to ruin a neighborhood! having all the streets and the beach plugged up, and the accompanying media circus trashing the area is NOT a nice way

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Tyler
I think most of those engines had some sort of piston in the cylinder head to raise the compression when switching to diesel/kerosene. So they're essentially converting from a real gasoline engine to a real diesel engine by shutting off the gasoline supply and spark while raising the

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
These wouldn't be the European style 115 headlights would they??? If so, we should talk. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:11 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Keys locked in car, what tools are available?

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
My 300D is the tail end of the 115 models being a 1976. The earlier cars did have vent windows, and I wish mine did too. They are useful things when the AC does not work. The routine for locking the doors seems a bit much. I think I will just stick with the key. I have seen aftermarket kits for

Re: [MBZ] Chuck L and bama

2008-12-23 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Thanks Loren, Haven't seen any yellow brick road being built to my son's home. And I think we are on the same wrong side of the canal as you were Merry Christmas to all and to all good fortune and blessings... Take care, Chuck PS. I went into Border's yesterday, looking for an

Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
Throw a microwave in the back seat and keep your coffee warm too! Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:02 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Battery

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
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Re: [MBZ] Battery options

2008-12-23 Thread R A Bennell
AND . if the SOB don't start, you just shoot it, and be done with it! Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:56 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread MG
I had an old International I think it was an F14 tricycle tractor. It was started and warmed up on gas and then the carb was switched to kero or lamp oil. It worked because the warm engine would be hot enough to vaporize the kero and let the sparkplugs ignite the fuel air mixture. No increase

Re: [MBZ] OT: Battery opinions

2008-12-23 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-23 Thread andrew strasfogel
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[MBZ] Rear License plate backing

2008-12-23 Thread Peter Merle
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Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Bill R
Hi Manfred - When I was asking about routers awhile back there were any number of suggestions and links to plans for making homemade antennas that were supposed to be good. I plan to try one or more of them soon. I had cataract surgery this morning so I should soon be better at reading the small

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I will try that. When you turn this thing on, at the first screen it tells you to hit f2 to go into setup. With this memory problem, it just beeps and does not show the screen. I did not try hitting f2 anyway though. MG wrote: Just thought of something. Try hitting F2 repeatedly after you

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Rich Thomas
I thought D Snook was the only one on the list who had a cataract. --R Bill R wrote: I had cataract surgery this morning so I should soon be better at reading the small print and figuring out what might work, though I am having a bit of a hard time typing at the moment. BillR

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Redghost
For antenna upgrading, a Pringles Cantenna is superb. Might be an issue with getting it hooked to her internal antenna though. Using a router as an access point would also solve the issue. She would want to place it up high as close to the other routers to get strong signal clay On

Re: [MBZ] Current Diesel Prices

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] Got the MB WIS installed, trying to look up info on the 140

2008-12-23 Thread Hendrik Fay
Not sure if there are different versions but mine has no info on cars pre 84 and yes it was a pain to install. Another problem of course is that every job requires a special tool and they don't give you alternatives, however it is handy for some things. Hendrik Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

Re: [MBZ] i'm watching monday night football

2008-12-23 Thread Robert Rentfro
It was stupid cold. It looked like someone just running a bunch of GI Joe dolls into each other. Bob R -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:56 PM To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] Got the MB WIS installed, trying to look up info on the 140

2008-12-23 Thread Hendrik Fay
Oooh yeah, for anyone handy with torrents this might be worth a look http://www.torrentz.com/a665dadb30fa5d09c30516a11149c44843875f96 Personally I bought a cheap CD off ebay. Hendrik Christopher McCann wrote: What is WIS? I am familiar with the EPC and the service manuals on CD, but not WIS.

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
No US, but they do have H4 lamps in them. I had planned to keep the H4s, but not sure now. At 02:01 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote: These wouldn't be the European style 115 headlights would they??? If so, we should talk. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Laid off? [was: Re: OT: 1Gb fibre channel]

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
COBRA sucks. You are better off buying a catastrophic medical policy. I think my COBRA was close to 2k a month in 1991. That was family coverage. It was not an outstanding coverage. It put me in the hole bug time! At 10:35 AM 12/23/2008, you wrote: If it was anything like the COBRA from my

Re: [MBZ] Rear License plate backing

2008-12-23 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] Chuck L and bama

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
Wow! Glad to heat that. Maybe they are down toward Lanikai, or better yet, on down by Waimanalo where Magnum was filmed in the gated estates. But what I heard was the media whining because Kailua was a (oh my GOSH, THIS iS TERRIBLE) public beach. Have you been down Kalaheo to look?

Re: [MBZ] Chuck L and bama

2008-12-23 Thread Rich Thomas
Apparently he was out walking topless, and the word was he has moobs and a manscape. YW. No word on whether Michelle was out in a bikini. --R Loren Faeth wrote: Wow! Glad to heat that. Maybe they are down toward Lanikai, or better yet, on down by Waimanalo where Magnum was filmed

Re: [MBZ] sliced to ribbons

2008-12-23 Thread OK Don
Not at ALL !!! Did try the 300hp Jacobs once - didn't succeed. On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:15 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: ...I hand cranked the MGA a couple of times - jsut to do it. That engine was enough - don't want to try a Diesel. I guess hand propping a 65hp Lycoming counts as well?..

[MBZ] OT memory

2008-12-23 Thread Frederick W Moir
Hi, All. Anyone need two 256mb memory chips for a Dell Power Edge server? Free for the asking. KTD-PE2400/256 + Kvm133X72RC3/256. I too buy the wrong memory. Kaleb. laptops usually have double sided Sdram. On some older laptop systems there are some chips that only work on one side, so if they

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread MG
Yeah that's what I would do but she isn't that into making something like that. I would also expect that that would be kind of overkill for the short distance involved. They might get into trouble by covering other communications if it got too powerful. So she was just looking for a real good

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Laptop Recovery

2008-12-23 Thread MG
No then you probably won't get to the setup that way. If you can tell me what brand and model and if possible start it up so that you can get to the setup and tell me what bios it has. Then put the memory in and tell me what pattern of beeps it does. Sometimes they can tell you a bit about

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Frederick W Moir
Manfred. Tiger direct is having a sale on a D-Link N wireless router for $40 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3334084sku=D700-2328 YMMV Fred Moir At 07:18 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote: Yeah that's what I would do but she isn't that into making something

Re: [MBZ] sliced to ribbons

2008-12-23 Thread slozuk...@htva.net
Used to have a John Deere AO that you had to spin the flywheel to start. Mind you, it was mounted on the side of the tractor and there were valves to release some of the compression but it was still interesting to start. My friends model T used to be fun when i had good wrists.MAN can

Re: [MBZ] Chuck L and bama

2008-12-23 Thread Loren Faeth
Looks like it is near the canal. Appears to be either along the beach, and or near the canal, or it is on mokapu point, and not actually on the beach. Anyhow Chuck, they appear to be right behind the Pali Palms or just across the bridge, so they are in your backyard, almost. I watched a

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT memory

2008-12-23 Thread Douglas
Sure I could use them.. Douglas Hi, All. Anyone need two 256mb memory chips for a Dell Power Edge server? Free for the asking. KTD-PE2400/256 + Kvm133X72RC3/256. I too buy the wrong memory. Kaleb. laptops usually have double sided Sdram. On some older laptop systems there are some chips

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread MG
Well the cantenna probably won't fly. I think that's why she was asking about a router because that would provide the best option as to connections and then if anyone else in her trailer wants to buy in to the connection that would make that easier as well as lower the cost for all. The 2

Re: [MBZ] OT memory

2008-12-23 Thread Frederick W Moir
Douglas. Address? off list. Fred Moir At 07:40 PM 12/23/2008, you wrote: Sure I could use them.. Douglas Hi, All. Anyone need two 256mb memory chips for a Dell Power Edge server? Free for the asking. KTD-PE2400/256 + Kvm133X72RC3/256. I too buy the wrong memory. Kaleb. laptops usually

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Kevin
I'm roughly his age and I've forgotten where I've put cars before. Suppose you'd have to see my place to understand that. No, I don't have pictures. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 06:39:13PM -0600, Wonko the Sane wrote: You are too young for that. Wait until you get into the age bracket for LT Don /

Re: [MBZ] I cant find parts

2008-12-23 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Bill R wrote: Hi Manfred - When I was asking about routers awhile back there were any number of suggestions and links to plans for making homemade antennas that were supposed to be good. I guess I never mentioned what I'm using with my cell modem, it's just a basic corner reflector, which I

Re: [MBZ] Got the MB WIS installed, trying to look up info on the 140

2008-12-23 Thread TE
Actually, its werkstattinformationssystem. WIS is pretty awesome -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got the

[MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Chuck Landenberger
Just a reminder to all the Arizonans on the list.. On January 1, 2009, the word ARIZONA on the top of your license plate must be completely readable and not covered by a frame. Fine is $135.00 plus court costs that vary by city/county Does not apply to cars' license plates and

Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread LWB250
I would ago with Mitch's suggestion. A cantenna is really directional, and might be a PITA to set up. A corner reflector is easy to build out of scrap stuff and has pretty good gain as long as you're careful about dimensions. Dan --- On Tue, 12/23/08, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Kevin
And for those visiting california (whether for a short time or part of a lifetime), the legislature has deemed texting while driving a bad idea (go figure), but has decided, in the name of safety and tax collecting, to make it illegal. Goes into effect the first. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at

Re: [MBZ] License Plate Frames

2008-12-23 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT memory

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
this is not a laptop, its a desktop Frederick W Moir wrote: Hi, All. Anyone need two 256mb memory chips for a Dell Power Edge server? Free for the asking. KTD-PE2400/256 + Kvm133X72RC3/256. I too buy the wrong memory. Kaleb. laptops usually have double sided Sdram. On some older laptop

Re: [MBZ] OT memory

2008-12-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I think I was getting solid 2 sec beeps. Frederick W Moir wrote: Hi, All. Anyone need two 256mb memory chips for a Dell Power Edge server? Free for the asking. KTD-PE2400/256 + Kvm133X72RC3/256. I too buy the wrong memory. Kaleb. laptops usually have double sided Sdram. On some older laptop

Re: [MBZ] Rear License plate backing

2008-12-23 Thread TE
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Re: [MBZ] Got the MB WIS installed, trying to look up info on the 140

2008-12-23 Thread Russ Williams
Chris, Wis Loosely translated i.e. Work Information Station. Like the Old CD's but on Super Steroids. WIS has a BAD Habit of pulling an ET on you, i.e. it Wants To Phone Home all the time. Make sure you disable your network connection before you launch it. DAS is the Diagnostic Analysis

Re: [MBZ] Rear License plate backing

2008-12-23 Thread LWB250
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Re: [MBZ] Rear License plate backing

2008-12-23 Thread Wilton Strickland
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Re: [MBZ] Router help

2008-12-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:48:42 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I guess I never mentioned what I'm using with my cell modem, it's just a basic corner reflector, which I believe adds about 3db. Depends upon the size of the reflector. Craig ___

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