Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread Fred Moir
Rolf, Dieselhead, et al. Irony? Americans don't do irony do they. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/17/2011 12:36 AM, Dieselhead wrote: Ja, but andrew has convinced himself only an 85 engine will fit in his 85. You realize there is no difference right? -Rolf On 1/16/2011 11:09 PM,

Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Irony, shmirony. The 1985 motor has a different injection pump. On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Fred Moir fred.s...@verizon.net wrote: Rolf, Dieselhead, et al. Irony? Americans don't do irony do they. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/17/2011 12:36 AM, Dieselhead wrote: Ja,

Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread Fred Moir
Exactly! Plus a different (harder?) camshaft etc. (Pity it's not an '85) Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/17/2011 9:30 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Irony, shmirony. The 1985 motor has a different injection pump. On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Fred Moirfred.s...@verizon.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Fred Moir wrote: Exactly! Plus a different (harder?) camshaft etc. I thought there were only three 617 cams. Soft, small bearings, low lift, low duration. (up through early 1979) Hard, small bearings, low lift, low duration, uses the new followers (late 1979) Hard, large bearings, high lift,

Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL

2011-01-17 Thread Craig
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:23:38 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: I took the car to work today, and noticed when I got there that the coolant level had dropped a bit, and the washer tank level had risen. Mystery solved! Congratulations! I grabbed some suitably-sized bolts from the

Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread Fred Moir
Alles. Ignore me, I've forgotten more than I ever knew! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/17/2011 10:01 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Fred Moir wrote: Exactly! Plus a different (harder?) camshaft etc. I thought there were only three 617 cams. Soft, small bearings, low lift, low duration.

Re: [MBZ] NOT 85 Mercedes 300 TD motor - $350 (Sherman)

2011-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
That is a great quote too! Kaleb, is that quotes page quality? I was going to resemble that remark, but I forgot. Alles. Ignore me, I've forgotten more than I ever knew! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL

2011-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
Where is it that you are now working? What kind of work do you do? A network hardware company. (Has some large customers now, involved in the internet backbone. We've now about 4000 employees.) I have an EE degree, and have used it too, but am now writing software for these network switches.

[MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
YO WILTON! 24 inch rims and tires' that makes the car stand @ more than 4 feet off the ground --R http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2164931549.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] New Laws in Calif to estabishHIGHER fines

2011-01-17 Thread ernest breakfield
Larry, what's the source for this info? Google shows variations of the same info parroted all over the 'net, but i haven't been able to verify it anywhere on the CA DMV site,... (FWIW, Snopes hasn't been able to verify it either, and as of this morning still lists it as Undetermined.)

[MBZ] Dalec, Was: Re: YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
Dalac is his email. Isn't Dalec or Dalac or Dalak some startrek character? YO WILTON! 24 inch rims and tires' that makes the car stand @ more than 4 feet off the ground --R http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2164931549.html ___

Re: [MBZ] Dalec, Was: Re: YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Allan Streib
I think that's from Dr. Who. On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:12 -0600, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Dalac is his email. Isn't Dalec or Dalac or Dalak some startrek character? YO WILTON! 24 inch rims and tires' that makes the car stand @ more than 4 feet off the ground --R

Re: [MBZ] Dalec, Was: Re: YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
Oh Yeah! Right! So what's a Dalek? I think that's from Dr. Who. On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:12 -0600, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Dalac is his email. Isn't Dalec or Dalac or Dalak some startrek character? YO WILTON! 24 inch rims and tires' that makes the car stand @ more than

Re: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread WILTON
'Looks as ridiculous as its near twin Olds a coupla blocks from here. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 1:59 PM Subject: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery.

Re: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Itse olde schoole luxurye withe thate steeringe wheele Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:59:29 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] YO!  pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job,     24 inch rims

Re: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread WILTON
My dad's 2-mule farm wagon had more REAL class. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job,24 inch rims

[MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Not that *we* need to honor the holiday here, but... I got to wondering about persons that have a clear recollection of the time period when MLK was a vibrant spokesperson amongst us (I would quiz my mom but she don't speak to me). Me? - I was a kid growing up in those days, and by the time I

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Dieselhead
MLK has been replaced by characters like Rev Wright and Looie Farrakan. (And the Jesse Jackson Extortion Express) It has nothing to do with discrimination, it has to do with leftist, socialist, moslem, communist, maoist agendas pushing unrest, and teaching people of certain skin pigments to

Re: [MBZ] W123 door locks

2011-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
That's what i had to do on my 1985 300TD. Could not open the driver's door with ANY key. I ordered a handle keyed to the VIN of my car through the Classic Center. Not overly cheap but not too bad either. Took several weeks from Deutschland. Andrwe On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM, OK Don

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Dieselhead wrote: MLK has been replaced by characters like... Was it ever about equality and discrimination? I agree with your statement about *owe* for reparations, etc. However, realize this stretches much further than you might want to admit. I posit that it stretches to unemployment

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread LWB250
I grew up in central Indiana, midwest home of the KKK. I can recall the night that MLK was shot, and the younger (Robert) Kennedy was giving a speech at a local black church. I don't recall much in the way of details, but I do remember all the news coverage given to his presence over the

[MBZ] Looking for some used parts 90+ 300D SDL etc etc (tubos only)

2011-01-17 Thread Rolf
Anyone parting any of these? Looking for this square thing in the middle of this pic : http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C3S7_1yNQ1kb93RS5bZ8kmpqgZ93ng1BnHB2Qdp6-co?feat=directlink For those of you that are wondering it is a boost sensor that outputs 0-5v. -Rolf

Re: [MBZ] Dalec, Was: Re: YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Fmiser
Allan wrote: I think that's from Dr. Who. Dieselhead wrote: Oh Yeah! Right! So what's a Dalek? The most persistent and destructive of all creatures! EXTERMINATE!! EXTERMINATE!! -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: Other than that, racial prejudice was pretty rampant when I was growing up. Being there in the midst - did you foster any similar prejudice? Well... I know you are younger than me, and I already confess I was well trained, so I bet you were likewise well trained... Somehow, the

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Dieselhead wrote: MLK has been replaced by characters like Rev Wright and Looie Farrakan. (And the Jesse Jackson Extortion Express) Has anybody ever proven whether Looie was or was not involved in the murders of King and Malcolm Little? He has been quoted over the years as making statements

Re: [MBZ] Looking for some used parts 90+ 300D SDL etc etc (tubos only)

2011-01-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote: For those of you that are wondering it is a boost sensor that outputs 0-5v. Would this work? http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/TDR-120/PRESSURE-TRANSDUCER/1.html Alex ___

Re: [MBZ] Coleman lantern

2011-01-17 Thread Fmiser
Curt Raymond wrote: Don't get too hasty there captain. No lantern is a throw away lanterns, I have lanterns I don't really care about but nothing I'd throw away. Hey Curt! I sent you a direct reply on the 12th - but I've seen no answer. Did it get lost in route? Caught by a spam filter?

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread LWB250
Looking back, it was sort of an interesting dichotomy. My parents were very open-minded on the surface, but I can also recall my father making remarks behind the veil that might be considered inappropriate today. That being said, his actions were those of someone who treated fellow humans

Re: [MBZ] YO! pure cadillac luxery. custum candy blue paint job, 24 inch rims

2011-01-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2164931549.html I happen to really like the styling of those '80s RWD Fleetwoods. I guess in a few years I will be lamenting that I didn't buy a nice clean unmolested

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread WILTON
I remember it very well. I was a child in Eastern NC in the 30's, 40's and early 50's and saw discrimination and segregation in all facets of life - schools, churches, theaters, restrooms, buses, drinking fountains, on the farm - everywhere. At our home, for example, blacks were expected to

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread WILTON
I flew a B-52 several times back and forth over the Eastern third of the country for about 10 hours the night after MLK was shot. Absolutely EVERY city we passed over was burning (yes, on fire) to some degree. 'Never saw nor heard anything about KKK while I was growing up in Eastern NC in

Re: [MBZ] Coleman lantern

2011-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
I got it and replied on the 13th. I'll send that one again. I've got a sweet little lantern in a box project that I've already repainted just waiting for you. -Curt Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:14:41 -0600 From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject:

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
I can remember the whites only signs downtown when I was small (and there was a reason to go downtown), and Evansville, IN had a segregated school system until 1968. Believe me, there certainly WAS plenty of attitude. Still is, for that matter -- there are a number of people I know who

[MBZ] OT - National Geographic on the Porsche 911 GT3

2011-01-17 Thread OK Don
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=25419 My sounds is acting up, so I don't know what language this is in - but the robots are fascinating. -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL

2011-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
I am very confused. Why would the windshield washer fluid reservoir have a thermostat? On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Where is it that you are now working? What kind of work do you do? A network hardware company. (Has some large customers now,

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Peter wrote: I remember MLK speaking just by closing my eyes -- what an orator! Too true. And, what about the influence of many many black singers and musicians doing music that we call mainstream today, including rap, rock, blues, boogie woogie, soul, gospel. Absolutely every audio

Re: [MBZ] New Laws in Calif to estabishHIGHER fines

2011-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Now why would you say something like that? Getting deported is probably worse than paying any such fine. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I'm sure all the illegals will get an exemption/ --R On 1/13/2011 12:40 PM, LarryT wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Coleman lantern

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Philip wrote: Or are you just ignoring me? *grin* Yes - he is ignoring you... NOT mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Peter Frederick
mao: Probably not completely true, but the influence is tremendous. Me, I just can't fathom racial prejudice. I just can't see how the color of one's skin has all that much to do with anything. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL

2011-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
I am very confused. Why would the windshield washer fluid reservoir have a thermostat? To keep the fluid from boiling! :-) The tank is heated by engine coolant. This keeps it from freezing in the winter, and also applies hot cleaner to the windshield, which cleans better. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL

2011-01-17 Thread LWB250
Not to mention the 126 chassis has a heating pad that coolant is circulated through at the base of the windshield. Dan --- On Mon, 1/17/11, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] 560 POSEL To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Mountain Man
Peter wrote: Me, I just can't fathom racial prejudice.  I just can't see how the color of one's skin has all that much to do with anything. I agree. However, I can also understand that some people have some prejudice that I cannot understand, and if that is something that can be entered in to

[MBZ] Fw: I THINK YOU ARE DOING THAT WRONG

2011-01-17 Thread Gerry Archer
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Re: [MBZ] OT - MLK

2011-01-17 Thread Jim Cathey
Me, I just can't fathom racial prejudice. Some people need to feel that they're inherently better than others. The same need, IMHO, goes hand-in-hand with laziness, so what better way to combine your needs than by using something obvious (like color) as your criterion? I have some _cultural_

Re: [MBZ] OT - National Geographic on the Porsche 911 GT3

2011-01-17 Thread WILTON
English; occasional bit of German. Wilton - Original Message - From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 7:34 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT - National Geographic on the Porsche 911 GT3

Re: [MBZ] New Laws in Calif to estabishHIGHER fines

2011-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
UH, because in my life in Texas it was just generally accepted that the illegals were never really ticketed or charged with much (except really egregious crimes) because 1) they wouldn't pay anyway and 2) they would move on to somewhere else, or 3) get fake papers in some other name and keep