Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

The purpose is to inform the list of the state of biofuels. Roger has a history of being anti-biofuel. On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:33:42 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: simply because he disagrees with it. And tell me, again, why is it we need to set Roger off? Craig _

Re: [MBZ] F-111

> > Try again. We saw that one already. Give us the belly landing. > mao > Sorry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIyYK9oz9Go ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] set off

> ...And tell me, again, why is it we need to set Roger off?.. > That's just old dieselhead but his matches are always wet. Urinary incontinence. RLE > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http:/

[MBZ] A friend of mine writes,

> Hello, > > Do you have an suggestion for a book about the Benz cars of the 70s and > 80s? I remain curious about them to extent to be willing to read a book. > > Thomas Does anyone have any suggestions for him? Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com F

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:33:42 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > simply because he disagrees with it. And tell me, again, why is it we need to set Roger off? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To searc

Re: [MBZ] Clutch rod

Got a Makita grinder? (or a HF 4.5" grinder?) Cut it to length and grind the end round. Hey, Anybody got an old (say pre '80) 240D manual trans what they could rob the actuating rod from the clutch master cylinder? The one I got on my '78 now seems to be too long. I got a replacement from

Re: [MBZ] F-111 belly landing

RLE wrote: > Try again. We saw that one already. Give us the belly landing. 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 go to:

[MBZ] F-111 belly landing

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Re: [MBZ] crash tests

Notice how the trunk lid closed and stayed that way though -- can you hear that typical Mercedes "thunk" when it closed? On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:50 PM, wrote: > > ...YOW some serious face-plant on the steering wheel. Why did the trunk > > lid fly open?.. > > > BOTH shoulder harnesses failed t

Re: [MBZ] crash tests

> ...YOW some serious face-plant on the steering wheel.  Why did the trunk > lid fly open?.. > BOTH shoulder harnesses failed to lock up. The trunk lids often come open. Go to the Smart crash tests which will not be an eye opener. RLE > > ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] Clutch rod

Now that you have two that are too long, you can take a Dremel with a cut-off disk and a grinding stone and shorten one till it works right --- just thought I'd throw that out there for consideration ;-) On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Hey, > > Anybody got an old (say pre

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

617, but I have one form a 616 as well. Walt On Feb 27, 2011 9:44 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote: > This is your 616? ATF. IIRC the rule of thumb was 61x is ATF, 60x and later is the special stuff. > > That said I ran ATF in my '85 190D for ~70,000 miles on a replacement pump. The original (which I als

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

This is your 616? ATF. IIRC the rule of thumb was 61x is ATF, 60x and later is the special stuff. That said I ran ATF in my '85 190D for ~70,000 miles on a replacement pump. The original (which I also ran ATF in) leaked... -Curt Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:29:31 -0500 From: Walt Zarnoch To: Mer

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

Guess I need to buy a congressman... Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:16:23 -0500 From: Walt Zarnoch To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off Message-ID:     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 More sugar, less subsidies and backing by the "right people". Polit

[MBZ] Clutch rod

Hey, Anybody got an old (say pre '80) 240D manual trans what they could rob the actuating rod from the clutch master cylinder? The one I got on my '78 now seems to be too long. I got a replacement from Rusty which is exactly the same. The clutch on this car actuates really high since I inadvert

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500

Rich. Um, er, the $1000 dollars you say? What does that look like, I misremember. Fuel filters and much more I already have, a transmission too! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 2/27/2011 5:38 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: Take $1000 and a coupla fuel filters and go buy the thing. --R On 2/27/

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

There is a woman in SC who has developed some kind of huge sweet potato (they are like the size of a football or bigger) that she says can make fuel cheaply. She is trying to get some investors interested, has planted a crop or two of the things. --R On 2/27/2011 6:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

yes. burned to disk. Turned out there was not a DVD optical but CD, had to reburn to CD instead and then it all worked fine Clay On Feb 27, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: There is a unix boot program you can put on a CD to boot from, it will let you get at passwords and such and

Re: [MBZ] Wilton's motto?

Mitch wrote: > http://condition1industries.com/images/B52%20Peace%20Old%20Fashioned%20copy.gif > Maybe, but... That path ends the same place we are today. No thanks. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list ar

[MBZ] Wilton's motto?

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Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

Thanks Mitch! It's a 78 617 300D pump, so it looks like it will work fine. Just wanted to run it by the collective minds here to be sure. :) Walt On Feb 27, 2011 6:54 PM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: > Walt Zarnoch wrote: >> On the subject of PS fluid, is it the pump or the box that requires it to be >>

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

Walt Zarnoch wrote: On the subject of PS fluid, is it the pump or the box that requires it to be the mercedes only stuff? I've got a Mitsubishi PS box that will be mated to a Mercedes pump. Pressures are in the right range and the Mitsubishi is fine with ATF or the OEM Mitsubishi stuff, just not

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

On the subject of PS fluid, is it the pump or the box that requires it to be the mercedes only stuff? I've got a Mitsubishi PS box that will be mated to a Mercedes pump. Pressures are in the right range and the Mitsubishi is fine with ATF or the OEM Mitsubishi stuff, just not sure on the Benz pump

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

More sugar, less subsidies and backing by the "right people". Politics. Walt On Feb 27, 2011 6:01 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote: > When my farm in northern Maine is rented out I'll know we're producing food/fuel at the rate where we need to start to worry. > > I'm surprised nobody is making ethanol o

[MBZ] M102 timing chain

Can anyone tell me the MB part number for the M102 timing chain, as in 1985 230E? Thanks. x ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500

Must   avoid    temptation... Pull in with $1000, do a fluid and filter change in the driveway and drive home. -Curt Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:15:08 -0500 From: Fred Moir To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Fwd: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500 Message-ID: <4d6accec.4000...@veriz

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

When my farm in northern Maine is rented out I'll know we're producing food/fuel at the rate where we need to start to worry. I'm surprised nobody is making ethanol out of sugar beets... Its something northern Maine is good at growing, compared to corn which is not. There are comparatively few

Re: [MBZ] Red gets its first oil change

My '85 190D reported fine at 15k but I could tell the oil was thickening as the sound of the engine would change. I settled on 10k changes on that car as a balance of "getting my money out of the oil" and ensuring everything was still fine. I imagine the new car what with having half as many mil

Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

Yeah didn't they tell you it might work with 8GB? Don't bother with more than 4... -Curt Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:37:32 -0500 From: "Bill Ringgold" To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out Message-ID: <020801cbd616$85b0eb60$9112c220$@net>

Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

There is a unix boot program you can put on a CD to boot from, it will let you get at passwords and such and change them on winders boxes. But I suppose you did something similar. --R On 2/27/2011 5:22 PM, redghost wrote: Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re-ani

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500

Take $1000 and a coupla fuel filters and go buy the thing. --R On 2/27/2011 5:15 PM, Fred Moir wrote: Not Mine (Dang!) etc Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500 Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:12:31 -0800 (PST

Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

Bit off topic, but I was surfing the archives on this to try to re- animate the cheapo server I got at auction. $10 for a nice winxp pro with raid and loaded up on hardwares. Supposed to have wiped drives, but they only pulled the power cord to the drive, so it showed no OS/ Drive. The th

[MBZ] Fwd: 1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500

Not Mine (Dang!) etc Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:1991 Mercedes Diesel parts car - $1500 Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:12:31 -0800 (PST) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you thi

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

Oh, I dunno, maybe Rusty? I know he sold me the Febi power steering fluid for my '95 E300, and mistakenly sent me two liters of Febi ATF, which I believe was 08971 (the PS fluid is 08972). I used the pdf from this link to figure out which fluid I needed: http://www.rusimport.com/ad/Flyer%20Fluids

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

No, most ethanol plants run directly on coal. About 0.95 BTU of ethanol per BTU of coal -- it would be vastly more efficient to use electricity from the coal to run a train. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com T

Re: [MBZ] One to set Woger off

It takes six ounces of petroleum to produce a gallon of corn squeezings? I take it the ethanol plant runs on electricity, and electricity comes from coal. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] E430 trans fluid

Where do you get this Febi 08971? On 2/16/2011 7:23 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: I don't... its not in there. I haven't found a sheet for the older cars yet. But that's what I use, and it works great. But no dealer will sell you the fluid, so I buy Febi 08971. Its seen the stuff do great thin

[MBZ] More followup: Details Emerge On Alkane Biosynthesis

Article Title: Details Emerge On Alkane Biosynthesis Published: August 2, 2010 Volume 88, Number 31 p. 38 Article Location: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8831scic8.html From Chemical & Engineering News http://www.cen-online.org A servic

[MBZ] One to set Woger off

simply because he disagrees with it. Article Title: Bruce Dale Published: February 14, 2011 Volume 89, Number 7 WEB EXCLUSIVE DOI:10.1021/CEN02060420 Article Location: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8907cover1.html From Chemical &

[MBZ] Followup to "One to set Woger" Race To The Pump

Article Title: Race To The Pump Published: February 14, 2011 Volume 89, Number 7 pp. 11-12, 14-17 Article Updated February 15, 2011, 6:40 PM DOI: 10.1021/CEN020911090424 Article Location: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/email/html/8907cover.html Fro

Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D crash test

Roger posts one ON TOPIC! Roger earns points for this! Way to go Roger! It is a good post. Thanks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgegEGQAsIk&feature=related RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list a

Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer problem I can't figure out

Great - Thanks Manfred. I'll be back your way in a few weeks. Bill -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of MG Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 8:50 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A computer proble

Re: [MBZ] UPDATE 1983 300D in my driveway

MityVac is certainly handy - but I have used engine vacuum to hunt a lot of vacuum problems. But that requires idling the engine... Using an 'infinite' source makes it hard to determine (or compare) leak rates. I like to use a modified electric door vacuum pump for 'infinite' situations like g

Re: [MBZ] UPDATE 1983 300D in my driveway

Great deal! Other's have just been covering the vacuum leak hunt so I'll defer. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter Hertzing Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 7:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: R

Re: [MBZ] Red gets its first oil change

I just sent in my 10k mile oil sample on my '87 (the 5k sample showed 0.4% soot) so I'm hoping to see that I could easily go 15k miles and potentially 20k miles. Unfortunately same car uses 1qt per 2k miles. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-bou

[MBZ] A lot of firsts

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Re: [MBZ] UPDATE 1983 300D in my driveway

> Jim Cathey wrote: > > Any tips on where to start to look for a really > > large [vacuum] leak? > > Start at the knot by the brake booster, start capping > off various colors until you get an improvement. You > _will_ need a MityVac, unless you like wasting a lot of > time. MityVac is certainl