OK Don wrote:
You can shift it when the clutch is acting up - just pretend
that you don't have a clutch at all. You need to rev the
engine to match the speed it needs for the gear you're down
shifting into. Or rev it too much while in neutral, then the
gear will slip in when the speeds
My bet is on the clutch master cylinder, but could also be the slave
cylinder. Check the master cylinder (located right above the clutch
pedal) for leaking - any wetness at all, touch a bit to your tongue to
see if brake fluid, and if very bitter then you know you need a new
master cylinder. If
Yea - the Guy wh tought me to drive a Motor coach used to take a coffee can
and kick it under the clutch after you got started. Wasn't to hard to learn
after that.
Peter
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
My bet is
Beautiful! Two awesome machines together!
Wilton
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From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Aussie invasion of Okieland
We have changed flights and will
There might also be internal leaking within the master cylinder,
allowing fluid to escape back into the reservoir. This might not have
external leakage associated with it.
-j.
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On May 28, 2010, at 6:58, Dillon,
There might also be internal leaking within the master cylinder,
allowing fluid to escape back into the reservoir. This might not have
external leakage associated with it.
If the clutch re-engages itself with time and it's dripping
out of the transmission, it's the slave cylinder. If it does
There might also be internal leaking within the master cylinder,
allowing fluid to escape back into the reservoir. This might not have
external leakage associated with it.
Oh, and there is a rubber hose section between the master
and slave cylinders (as well as some hard line). If it's
Go to flaps, and get 2' of AT cooler hose and 4 clamps. I think it
is 3/8 if memory serves.
Take the fittings loose if you can, and if not, cut the ferrules off
with a hacksaw, dremel, air grinder, or dikes. If you can get the
hose out, it is easier to cut the ferrules off outside the car.
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Oh, and there is a rubber hose section between the master
and slave cylinders (as well as some hard line). If it's
leaking, of course, you need a new one of those. It's between
the transmission and the car body, you
My son has been taught that they cannot rely upon the engineers to sort things
out. They are not trained as
engineers obviously but they have to consider the structural issues etc and not
just pass that off as something
that the engineers will cover. He worked last summer for a bigger firm that
Okay, I must admit I have been humbled on both the mechanical and driving
fronts. (though I never claimed to know much about fixing cars)
I should have thought to play around with rpms and speed as I was fighting
to shift the thing. Especially since I when I used to have my motorcycle,
every once
BTW, just checked my Form 5 (flight records); I flew this launch vehicle
several times while at Kincheloe AFB, MI, 1971-75. 'Thought the Serial #
(0050) seemed familiar.
Wilton
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From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au
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That's pretty cool. But the idea of a 40+ year old airplane still doing
useful work like that is encouraging and disturbing at the same time...
--R
On 5/28/2010 1:44 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, just checked my Form 5 (flight records); I flew this launch
vehicle several times while at Kincheloe
Yeah, this particular one was built in '62 or '63. Air Force is planning to
use its siblings another 40 years.
There's a saying, When the last B-1's and B-2's are dilivered to the
Boneyard (retired at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ) a B-52 will pick up the crews
and take 'em back home.
Wilton
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Dwight wrote: On many/most of the FLW buildings the roofs leaked, etc. E.g
Wingspread in Racine WI that was built for the Johnson (Wax) family.
The FLW house here in Wichita is one of his last houses and it is the prairie
style house. No odd water features like a waterfall. I have never been
Ever watch a show on TV called Ice Pilots of the North West Territories? It
is a show about Buffalo Airways out
of Yellowknife. They provide passenger service on a DC3 from WWII era. Also fly
other old piston powered planes.
Cannot recall exactly what but workhorses with rugged capabilities for
Mitch wrote: Any house I build is likely to have a moderately sloped roof in
two planes. Average these days seems to be six to twelve planes, with a steep
enough slope to make it difficult to walk on. Wright seemed to like to build
with cubes.
My house has an EXTREMELY steep pitched roof. I
Wilton wrote: Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream child
work.
We are working on a case right now where the engineers and the architects both
had their heads up their respective asses. The City of Wichita passed a bond
to rebuild/renovate some schools. One of the schools was
Shingling a roof like that is not easy. My garage has a 91/2 in 12 pitch and
you cannot really stand on it. You
cannot set anything down or it will slide off etc. The first time I shingled
it, I was considerably younger and
used a rope around my waist to stay on the roof. Did I mention that it
The library where my wife works is sinking into the ground. Apparently the
books weigh more than the building was
designed for.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 12:51
Go to Miami some time and take a look at the cargo terminals. Nearly
everything flying out of South America and the islands that's not part of a
major carrier is a DC-3 or something of that vintage.
Still tons of that stuff flying around south of the border
Dan
--- On Fri, 5/28/10, R A
I got to fly once on the world's highest-time DC3 still in passenger
service, from Hyannis to Nantucket. It was awesome, 2x2 seating in big
old comfy padded leather seats, only about 500 ft altitude for the 30mi
flight. I was half-tempted to light up a Lucky and ask the girl to
bring me a
We had a brand new school addition that was literally built on a swamp.
Everyone scratched their heads over this, but the GC and school board all gave
it the go-ahead.
Two years later the cracks that developed in the floors and walls were so bad
they demolished the whole structure. The board
R A Bennell wrote:
Ever watch a show on TV called Ice Pilots of the North West Territories?
I've got season one of Ice Pilots - NWT on my hard drive somewhere.
The newest plane mentioned was indeed an Electra, and it was the only turboprop
mentioned. That wheels-up landing in the flying boat
Sounds like they need to be running the health care system!
Oh wait...
--R
On 5/28/2010 3:30 PM, LWB250 wrote:
We had a brand new school addition that was literally built on a swamp.
Everyone scratched their heads over this, but the GC and school board all gave
it the go-ahead.
Two years
The water bombers are probably newer than the Electra but you are right, they
tend to concentrate on the age of the
old birds. They also show some newer smaller stuff in the hanger etc but don't
mention it. The focus is on the
vintage stuff.
Too bad about the hull on the water bomber. They have
On Fri, 28 May 2010 09:44:31 -0700 Zoltan Finks
msuchpo...@gmail.com wrote:
As for the undriveable 240: To date I had had no problems with shifting
system, so I found myself yesterday searching under the hood for a
clutch cylinder. The owner's manual didn't provide much help.
You cannot
Be warned that brake fluid attacks some hoses designed for petro products and
vice-versa, ie you should not just swap in a random hose of the same diameter.
The braided fabric-covered hose from the reservoir to the clutch master
cylinder is available, MB part no 009 997 38 82. I paid about $12
On Fri, 28 May 2010 16:30:47 -0400 David Bruckmann
bruckma...@transcontinental.ca wrote:
Be warned that brake fluid attacks some hoses designed for petro
products and vice-versa, ie you should not just swap in a random hose
of the same diameter.
The braided fabric-covered hose from the
I know I am a week late on this reply but could not resist
Wonky wrote (among other stuff)
-Original Message-
Hint to Hendrik --
If you get a side trip to Des Moines (Iowa), stop by. I will throw a tofu on
the BBQ for you.
NOW I would say that if that did not deter you, nothing would
R A Bennell wrote:
I know I am a week late on this reply but could not resist
Wonky wrote (among other stuff)
-Original Message-
Hint to Hendrik --
If you get a side trip to Des Moines (Iowa), stop by. I will throw a tofu on
the BBQ for you.
NOW I would say that if that did not
Mitch Haley wrote:
Wonky's been kind of quiet lately. Perhaps the NG reactivated him to
help keep those nasty reporters away from BP's mess in the gulf?
Oops, wrong list. Hendrick and Randy should sign up for Banned.
Mitch.
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You meant CG, of course. ;
Wilton
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From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Aussie invasion of Okieland
R A Bennell wrote:
I know I am a week late on
WILTON wrote:
You meant CG, of course. ;
Naturally. I just can't believe that BP now owns the Gulf and determines who may
fly over it, and the CG is now BP's military/enforcement arm.
Mitch.
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At 09:46 AM 5/28/2010, Peter wrote about shifting w/o a clutch:
... the Guy who tought me to drive a Motor coach used to take a coffee can
and kick it under the clutch after you got started. Wasn't to hard to learn
after that.
Certainly that would provide the right incentive. My
And on a Benz, that same starter could likely even drive you home if needed
;) Those Bosch starters seem to be bullet-proof...
Walt
On May 28, 2010 6:50 PM, David Kristin Gilmore
dandkgilm...@frontier.com wrote:
At 09:46 AM 5/28/2010, Peter wrote about shifting w/o a clutch:
... the Guy who
I had one do that to me; until the brakes totally failed, I had no
idea what was going on. The master cylinder did not lose fluid that I
could tell, and the mechanic that did the safety inspection did not
catch it.
When I pulled off the master cylinder, brake fluid ran out of the
Wow.
I wonder if it (as a launch vehicle) ever carries its rated load
capacity? (would that lessen airframe stresses?)
I'd expect that the ones that got heavier use (ie chrome dome) would
be beer cans by now... (kinda like the earlier variants of the sky
pigs...)
But they sure have
Lower pitch roofs can leak when wind blows water up under the
shingles... For a loose roof like slate, 4/12 is the absolute minimum,
but having experienced a 4/12 slate roof, I wouldn't touch one that
was less than 6/12. Shakes would be much the same.
The slate went away when a new roof
Who signed off on those drawings? Wile E. Coyote (Sooper Genius)
perchance?
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On May 28, 2010, at 14:50, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Wilton wrote: Architects usually hire engineers to make their dream
I seriously doubt that this one ever gets anywhere in the neighborhood of
its max gross weight of 488,000 pounds as a research launch vehicle. Yes,
lighter weight does significantly reduce stresses on it.
74 of the H models, like this one, are in active service by USAF; 18 were
sent to
Shingling a roof like that is not easy. My garage has a 91/2 in 12
pitch and you cannot really stand on it.
Rubber-soled tennis shoes will do it. Has to be rubber, not
one of the ubiquitous plastic composites. Or maybe something
exotic like a rock climbing shoe.
-- Jim
I do know that there has always been seeping below the brake master
cylinder, but the fluid level does not go down noticeably.
That could be a leak at the feed hose. If it leaked in enough air
maybe it could get air into the pressurized part (between the cylinders)
and cause problems, no fault
And if a lot of those hours are spent on long missions and relatively
few take-offs and landings, that stresses the airframe less.
--R
On 5/28/2010 10:16 PM, WILTON wrote:
I seriously doubt that this one ever gets anywhere in the neighborhood
of its max gross weight of 488,000 pounds as a
The AC did not work when we got it - I think it's still R-12. Richard filled
it up once, but it leaked out within a month or two.
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Speaking of that white car, when I had it the first time, the ac worked
although the
Isn't tofu a breed of cattle?
Is there something I should know??
Hendrik
who is just chomping on some form of bovine meat cooked on the BBQ
R A Bennell wrote:
I know I am a week late on this reply but could not resist
Wonky wrote (among other stuff)
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