Re: [MBZ] Wireless Router Opinions

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
He stated that he has a networked backup/share device that can take advantage of gigabit. Walt On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:14:27 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: What good does gigabit ethernet do you when your

[MBZ] What pollutes more An old little car or a New big car?

2011-06-20 Thread Zoltan Finks
Actually, even when you can hear the cars coming behind you as you ride a bicycle, you still don't know if there is going to be a bang. I suppose unless you have a rear view mirror and are accustomed to using it. And here's a question: What makes more harmful emissions: A newer full-sized SUV, or

Re: [MBZ] Akebono Brakes

2011-06-20 Thread Larry
I solved the question of the sensor holes when I started to remove the old pads - there's a spring that keeps pressure on the pad to prevent rattling and squeaking - the spring is rivited to the pad and that's where the sensor attaches. It does not need a hole in the pad like W123 pads - it'll

Re: [MBZ] W126 info wanted

2011-06-20 Thread Larry
Add me to those who do not tweet, twit or whatever it's called. I can hardly keep up with email! Plus, I have some privacy concerns with some of the social media... Larry -Original Message- From: Allan Streib Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:33 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject:

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Larry
Mr. Mann I salute you. A voice of reason in a forest of misinformation. Bravo! I still contend that drilling and converting oil shale to oil would tap America's oil reserves. Some estimates show US has more oil reserves (when oil shale is included) than the rest of the world combined and

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Larry
Excellent points Rich! now, don't you feel better ? ;-) LarryT -Original Message- From: Rich Thomas Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 1:35 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT You miss the whole point of this exercise.

Re: [MBZ] 124 door panels

2011-06-20 Thread Larry
this may be a little late but I can email you the relevant pages of the WSM showing the door panel removal if you'd like? LarryT -Original Message- From: Max Dillon Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 2:50 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 124 door panels Do they lift up first,

Re: [MBZ] 124 door panels

2011-06-20 Thread Max Dillon
Thanks Larry, but I did get it off shortly after I posted the question. I found the plastic guide in pieces, cables flopping around inside the door. I'm trying to figure out if I can purchase a new plastic piece for $12 or so vs. a new regulator assembly for $140 or more. Very respectfully,

[MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rick Knoble
Does anyone know of a bug repellent that works well and doesn't contain DEET? Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
AVON Skin So Soft No, I'm not joking... Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of a bug repellent that works well and doesn't contain DEET? Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rick Knoble
Walt wrote AVON Skin So Soft No, I'm not joking... I had heard that before. I thought it was an old wives tale or marketing ploy. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Nope, it actually works, and quite well. I'm not sure how well it works with black flies or ticks, but for skeeters, they hate it. You might get some odd looks from SWMBO and her friends though, till you tell them why you're wearing it. :p Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Rick Knoble

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Max Dillon
I'll second that, but check to see about DEET in that or not. Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!) '95 E300 283k miles (daily driving duties) '73 Balboa 20 (High dry until the head is back on) Charleston SC From: Walt

Re: [MBZ] OT Apple Tree

2011-06-20 Thread Douglas
I didn't prune the tree last year time just got away with me. This year I will make sure that I do. Thanks to all that replied! Douglas Standard practice, if I remember correctly, is to thin in june AFTER the natural drop occurs. There is usually some spontaneous fruit drop in early to

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
SSS was/is a bath oil, no DEET in it that I know of. I see AVON now has bug dope marketed under the Skin So Soft name, never used it though. Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: I'll second that, but check to see about DEET in that or not.  Very

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Peter Hertzing
Peter - What SIU are you talking about? Peter On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote: A Guide Dog will help, certainly, but if you are trying to get around without one, hybrids and electrics can be very scary. They get lost in the surrounding noise in

Re: [MBZ] cheap routers

2011-06-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote: I'd like a usb port for an older epson photo printer, but haven't found such a router for $2 yet. http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=netgear+ps121 Not quite $2, but works great to put a USB printer on your home LAN

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Larry wrote: Mr. Mann I salute you. A voice of reason in a forest of misinformation. Bravo! I still contend that drilling and converting oil shale to oil would tap America's oil reserves. Some estimates show US has more oil reserves (when oil shale is included) than the rest of the world

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Fred Moir
Also used by the marine recruits at Parris Island. i.e. #1 son. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 6/20/2011 8:21 AM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: AVON Skin So Soft No, I'm not joking... Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Rick Knoblerickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of a

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
What is the projected service life for a set of batteries on the chevy volt? {How many charge /discharge cycles will they take before degradation or failure} What is the cost of a replacement set of batteries? [I'm betting it's a new form of sticker shock] When you factor the car chassis life

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
Tuck a Bounce dryer sheet in your belt. I'm told that bugs are repelled by that. Don't have mosquitos to speak of here on the Great Southwestern Desert just rattlesnakes and scorpions, so haven't had a chance to try it out. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:56 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mitch Haley
G Mann wrote: About 30 years ago I was an engineering assistant on a hydrogen fuel test program that ran a V8 350 Chevy engine in a dyno test cell at 80% power for 100,000 mile [equiv ] with tear down at end of run. Zero wear, and we wiped the combustion chambers clean with a facial tissue.

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rory
Bounce This Along. My mail carrier told me that the US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away. Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer. I use it when I am working outside. It really

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
Good question. Thanks... there were start / stop cycles in the test program. The combustion process produced plenty of heat to prevent damage from water droplet corrosion or formation. There was no liquid water inside the engine or the exhaust system. What came out the pipe was high temp steam.

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Rich Thomas
How was the hydrogen produced? --R On 6/20/11 11:10 AM, G Mann wrote: NO carbon anywhere. Measured pollution for the run... zero. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Question for Mr. Q regarding 124 window regulators

2011-06-20 Thread Max Dillon
Rusty, Will the sliding jaw assembly from a 210 car work to repair a 124 rear window regulator? The part number is 210 720 00 42, picture looks suspiciously like exactly what I need, and innuendo on some MB forums is that this part can be made to work. $12 from your website sounds much nicer

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Max Dillon
The problem with using hydrogen as a fuel is getting that hydrogen free from the oxygen so that you can recombine at a later date. Basically it's exactly the same problem as electric batteries, you are just moving the polluting part of the process somewhere else. In addition, all the energy

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread rogerhga
Rory, I like this Bounce idea, but is it more fuel efficient than an electric/hybrid vehicle? Does it get more mpg than a diesel? But it does seem to handle a lot of other things :-) Lately I've been wondering if I'm back on the wine tasting mercedeslist forum. Doesn't anyone have a car

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I'm helping someone design a bolt-on dry sump kit for the turbo 617's if that counts as Mercedes content? Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:29 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Rory, I like this Bounce idea, but is it more fuel efficient than an electric/hybrid vehicle? Does it get more mpg than

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread WILTON
How 'bout Max's window regulator? ;))) Wilton - Original Message - From: roger...@comcast.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent Rory, I like this Bounce idea, but is it more fuel efficient than an

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Walt Zarnoch wrote: I'm helping someone design a bolt-on dry sump kit for the turbo 617's if that counts as Mercedes content? I think the C111-III had that. http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=11583 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] Akebono Brakes

2011-06-20 Thread Rusty Cullens
The pads were correct. Not a thing wrong with Akebono. They are the best pad out there at this time. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message -

Re: [MBZ] Wireless Router Opinions

2011-06-20 Thread Greg Fiorentino
My IT expert BIL says that the gigabit Ethernet does actually give better speeds even with a much slower ISP. Yes, I also do a lot of transfers between machines and devices on my home network. I have a networked HD attached to my router. I also have an HTPC running MythTV, from which I can

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Greg Fiorentino
I use Cutter Advanced Sport Heavy Duty Formula, which contains 15% Picaridin. It works. Greg -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rick Knoble Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 4:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject:

Re: [MBZ] 124 door panels

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
I have a spare LR Regulator, and I neglected to take the RF and RR out of the junk car that went away. Had them loose, but never got them out. I have another 124 rear regulator. Let me see if I can find it. If it is a RR I will sell it or trade it for one to be sent at a later date. I

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rich Thomas
What is the best oil to use with it? --R On 6/20/11 1:29 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Rory, I like this Bounce idea, but is it more fuel efficient than an electric/hybrid vehicle? Does it get more mpg than a diesel? But it does seem to handle a lot of other things :-) Lately I've been

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
Yassir! I have a question. How come the rack in my OM603 IP takes too much pressure to move to the OFF (no fuel ) position? See the thread on to vacuum for the background, but it is getting spec vacuum at the shutoff, The shutoff does not leak. It is a metal can on top, so it is not leaky

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread rogerhga
Gee guys...I guess you are right. There has been some MB content, but I think I was lulled by the discussion of real bugs and computer bugs. What is a dry sump anyway and where does it bolt on? I have two 617s...do they need dry sumps or will the wet ones continue to work ok? Best Wishes,

Re: [MBZ] Cartalk for Randy

2011-06-20 Thread Randy Bennell
On 18/06/2011 11:01 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: http://www.cartalk.com/content/columns/Archive/2011/June/02.html I'm Ok on that issue as my truck pre-dates that problem - 2002. I don't think I will be buying one from those years 04-07 -though just for that reason. If you read the Ford forums you

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
Hydrogen for this test program was supplied from large tanks from Air-liquid who is/was a major hydrogen supplier for the space program [rockets use hydrogen fuel... lots of it]. The hydrogen was extracted either from water process using electric current or extracted from free air I believe. The

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I'm thinking AVON SSS bath oil. :p Walt On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: What is the best oil to use with it? --R On 6/20/11 1:29 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Rory, I like this Bounce idea, but is it more fuel efficient than an

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
A dry sump is the term for an oil pan where the oil isn't left in the sump. A lot of race applications use them in order to have a higher oil capacity and reduce teh chance of sucking an air bubble if the oil sloshes. If you check your friendly intertube search device (commonly Google in this

[MBZ] OT: Questions for GM 3.8-liter V-6 fans (Mitch? Snook?)

2011-06-20 Thread Alex Chamberlain
A friend is looking for a car in the $2-$3K range. Reliability, cheap maintenance, comfort, and reasonable fuel economy are priorities. I thought of the GM V-6 cars that have been spoken highly of here. Googling for potential problems, there's a lot of discussion of the plastic intake manifold

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes: The argument can be raised that it takes more energy to crack water than the hydrogen returns, however argument can also be raised that if research was devoted to the process a better system could/would be found to produce hydrogen. Hydrogen is the most

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
Well I took the retainer to the orthodontist and as expected they said they could not repair it even temporarily. Need to rebase (take a new impression and make a new one), $100, ready in 3 weeks. drcscru...@aol.com writes: I have repaired a retainer. BTW, I am a dentist. With that in mind,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Odd, mine didn't have a problem fixing a clean break. Maybe it's a different material than mine are. Is this a private orthodontist? In any case, that's not too bad a price. Walt On Jun 20, 2011 3:57 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com writes: Is this a private orthodontist? Is there another kind? Sorry I don't understand what this means? Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Walton
Maybe around 30+ years ago I repaired mine with Krazy glue. Showed it to my orthodontist during the next visit. He said it looked good and I kept using it. Clean it with 90% isopropyl, let it dry, hold it together, and capillary action will suck the adhesive into the crack. Use a freshly opened

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Dave Walton
In most of the industrialized world, orthodontics are covered by health insurance. -Dave Walton On Jun 20, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com writes: Is this a private orthodontist? Is there another kind? Sorry I don't

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread OK Don
The other factor that's usually ignored in hydrogen discussions is that you're not combining it with pure oxygen - air contains many other gasses that do various things at different temperatures On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: G Mann

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
Dave Walton walton.d...@gmail.com writes: In most of the industrialized world, orthodontics are covered by health insurance. Ah well, yes we do have some dental coverage that applied to this though we are paying a good chunk of it ourselves. Still, though... the orthodontist practice is a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
Dave Walton walton.d...@gmail.com writes: Maybe around 30+ years ago I repaired mine with Krazy glue. Showed it to my orthodontist during the next visit. He said it looked good and I kept using it. Clean it with 90% isopropyl, let it dry, hold it together, and capillary action will suck the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Walt Zarnoch
There are some chain-store orthodontics places, that's why I asked. Kinda like the chain-store dentists and optical. I do remember that when it broke, they impressioned and cast a new one for pickup the next week, and had the broken one fixed by then as well. Maybe times change, since that was a

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread Zoltan Finks
I posted the other three pics, but maybe it was too much to be allowed to be posted? Brian On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Brian wrote: Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't know. I have three more photos of the car

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Fred Moir
Just a thought, if the metal shut-off vaccu-suck were to bind in its' slide, it might cause the problem that you describe. I replaced my olde metal vacuum pot with a plastic one, via Rusty of course, and have had no issues. YMMV My take on the electricky vs hybridge vs diesel vs gas etc. is

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread drcscruggs
I think 100 is a fair price to repair. Sorry I could not back you on the crazy glue. The dentist should be able to repair better than what would have happened with the Krazy glue. -Original Message- From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Allan Streib
drcscru...@aol.com writes: I think 100 is a fair price to repair. Sorry I could not back you on the crazy glue. The dentist should be able to repair better than what would have happened with the Krazy glue. Yeah I'm just a little disappointed they could not do at least a temporary fix while

Re: [MBZ] Vacu-shut-off

2011-06-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Fred Moir wrote: Just a thought, if the metal shut-off vaccu-suck were to bind in its' slide, it might cause the problem that you describe. I suppose Loren could remove the vacuum shutoff, and see if the shut-off, the hand stop lever, or neither has binding when they're apart. If the stop

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
On the subject of sticky engine shut off. Try dripping a few drops of Marvel Mystry oil into the vac port of the valve then exercise it by hand to work the oil into the parts... Things that run on air and vacuum get sticky with age and use and need a little lube. Marvel Mystry oil is relatively

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
That appears to be a 300SE or SEL 112 body. It is basically a fin car, but it has the fins rounded. The factory made cabriolets in the pontons, adenauers, and Fin Cars. I thought andrew has or had a factory cabriolet. Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
If you lived in Canada could you call in hydro powered? We've recently (well since last fall anyway) gotten 5 big (1.65MW) windmills in our area. I'm constantly amazed by how little wind it takes them to turn. I'm sure they're not making much power when they're just barely turning though... If

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread drcscruggs
I agree they should have taken it back to the lab and done it ASAP. I think it will be fine, I just like getting it done. Should not be a problem at all for your son (the delay). But, hey it may need more than just a quick repair. -Original Message- From: Allan Streib

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
I'm given to understand that 50+ miles is not a difficult to attain range with a homebuilt EV, its 60+ where the challenge comes in. Its also nice that mileage doesn't really decrease in heavy traffic unless you had to run a heater. I still think a little propane heater would be just the ticket

[MBZ] AC BLOWS ICE COLD

2011-06-20 Thread Rich Thomas
96F this afternoon, the 134 converted Mamabenz was BLOWING ICE COLD. It was even making condensation on the outside of the windshield at the base above the vents. I was impressed. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Fmiser
G Mann wrote: H2O covers 70% of the planet, when H2 is split and burned the result is .. .. H2O... water... steam comes out the exhaust pipe. NO pollution. No rich Arabs wanting to kill us selling us oil... hmmm novel thought there. But there is no such thing as a free lunch. Or perpetual

[MBZ] e: The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread rogerhga
Curt, I don't hate electric cars. I just think they are much like the segway. Hope I spelled it right. Remember it was going to change the way we travel in cities. I think the Atlanta Police bought some for downtown police to use. I've never seen one up close and for real, only on TV. So, I

Re: [MBZ] ON topic? - was: OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Fmiser
roger...@comcast.net wrote: Doesn't anyone have a car problem we can discuss or fix? Best Wishes, Roger Hale Monroe, Ga. Sure! The tachometer is not functioning on my '85 wagon (300TD turbo). Seems the amp is not where it was on older ones. A couple listers suggested I check the over

Re: [MBZ] dry sumps

2011-06-20 Thread RELNGSON
A dry sump is the term for an oil pan where the oil isn't left in the sump. A lot of race applications use them in order to have a higher oil capacity and reduce the chance of sucking an air bubble if the oil sloshes... The MB 6.9 used a dry sump for ground clearance. All flat six

Re: [MBZ] ON topic? - was: OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rick Knoble
roger...@comcast.net wrote: Doesn't anyone have a car problem we can discuss or fix? Best Wishes, Roger Hale Monroe, Ga. Actually I thought about it and my question was on topic. Have you ever been working outside or in a less than hermetically sealed garage at night on your MB and

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Fmiser
Walt Zarnoch wrote: A dry sump is the term for an oil pan where the oil isn't left in the sump. A lot of race applications use them in order to have a higher oil capacity and reduce teh chance of sucking an air bubble if the oil sloshes. Also, with no oil loose in the pan, it can't mist

Re: [MBZ] OT: Anyone ever repaired a retainer?

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
drcscruggs wrote: I have repaired a retainer.  BTW, I am a dentist. What is your experience/opinion of implants? 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

Re: [MBZ] e: The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
Roger wrote: Now synthetic diesel from natural gas or methane, now we already have pipelines and gas pumps (diesel pumps), but no one wants to take that seriously. Probably because some company that supports some politicians can't make a boatload of money providing a distribution network at

Re: [MBZ] AC BLOWS ICE COLD

2011-06-20 Thread Peter Frederick
They work fine IF the condenser is clean and there is no air in the system (and no leaks, of course). My 300D was so cold in the highway there was condensation blowing out the vents! However, I still have a leak, I suspect in the condenser or the evaporator. I'm hoping condenser, as I

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
Walt wrote: I'd put it in the charging station, and have the stations just report car X charged for Y hourss using X KW. I'd do it like Tesla - no ability to meter it. But then JPMorgan cut funding as he wanted to meter and bill users. Oh, well - death of a good idea, killed and destroyed. mao

Re: [MBZ] e: The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Gerry Archer
I have a California friend who recently bought his wife a Nissan electric. So far they both like it and it makes sense for her since electrics can drive in the bus lane and her commute is reduced from 2 hours of stop and go to 30 minutes of no stop and go. Even though the round trip commute is

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
Max wrote: Not me that works in a nuke plant, but nuke is the only way to go, in my opinion. Eh... I was convinced to that point-of-view 38 years ago. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Vacu-shut-off

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
Yeah, that is kind of what I am up to. It is a lot easier to do on the IP core on the bench, than on the working one under the intake manifold. I have been pondering buying a manifold gasket, but I think I will try taking off the ALDA and the electric plug, then pull the shutoff and see if

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Max Dillon
All the big wind generators have a motor feature to keep the blades turning when the wind isn't strong enough to do the job, because the high wind speed required to get them spinning doesn't happen often enough. Basically you have to spend some electricity to make some. Long calm spell? Wind

[MBZ] Coleman history for Curt

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
Antique roadshow tonight had a few min about the history of coleman lamps and showed one of the WWII coleman stoves, in addition to the lamps. Nothing about versa-trailer though. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: On the news this morning they touted some solar panel company thats come up with some new manufacturing tech that is supposed to drive the cost way down which is apparently a game changer. I remember a 1978 Newsweek article about a guy named Ovshinsky that spoke about amorphous

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: Back when I was a wee tiny bairn my mother drove a Type III VW that had a propane heater on the floor so we didn't freeze in northern Maine winters. That is not the american way. But, I think it serves much better than our traditional limp wristed needs of today. We can even learn

Re: [MBZ] OT: Macbook Pro no longer recognizes 2nd monitor

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
But if you leave it open you're getting DUAL monitors... Run your mouse sideways and see if you can't get onto the second monitor. Very handy! -Curt Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:57:58 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
They were saying on the radio that some of the Canadian oil sands produce only 1.5x the energy it takes to get the fuel out. Thats the argument usually made against biodiesel but it seems (to me anyway) the anti-oilsands crowd is pretty quiet... -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:19:09 -0400

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
We got 50 MPG with the 84 Escort. BTDT Not hard to do if the gummit motors/gummit didn't lock diesels out. I'm given to understand that 50+ miles is not a difficult to attain range with a homebuilt EV, its 60+ where the challenge comes in. Its also nice that mileage doesn't really

Re: [MBZ] OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Funny you should ask... We were at camp a couple weeks ago and the bugs were AWFUL. Angie had picked up a bottle of this stuff: http://www.ecoblends.com/ Usually the non-deet stuff is just citronella and is dubiously useful, this stuff when I took the cap off a cloud of bugs that had been

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
UGH! The Hydrogen economy is a total fallacy, answer 1 question, Where does the hydrogen come from? -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:10:56 -0700 From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: UGH! The Hydrogen economy is a total fallacy, answer 1 question, Where does the hydrogen come from? Just think of it as a cheap battery without toxic waste. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Sorry, no. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only its form changed, thats your first law of thermodynamics that is. To get hydrogen will always take more energy than said hydrogen is worth. Good oil will always contain more energy than it took to get it. That said we're running

Re: [MBZ] ON topic? - was: OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread Rich Thomas
There is a very interesting aspect to this mosquito discussion. I live on the marsh, where mosquitoes should be thick as, I was gonna say flies but somehow that does not work, anyway, really really thick. And the last 2 years they were pretty thick as expected. This year however it has been

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread OK Don
I've seen the ones in Oklahoma sitting dead still on the few days we don't have wind sweeping down the plains. Most times they are spinning at a fair rate. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: All the big wind generators have a motor feature to keep the

Re: [MBZ] : The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Hi Roger, Its awful hard to see the next big thing and so many people get it wrong its easy to get gunshy. I too remember the Segway, in fact I remember it when it was called Ginger. I've even met Dean Kayman (I think I spelled that wrong but I'm too tired to check) once, he used to live in

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Rich Thomas
That's a new one on me. I was out in Medicine Bow, Wyoming some years ago getting up close and personal with one of the largest wind turbines ever built, at a test site there. It was a 5MW Hamilton Standard machine, 250ft rotor diameter with the hub sitting 250ft up. They told the story that

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd heard that for horizontal blades but not big conventional type ones. I don't think thats the case here as sometimes in the morning when I go to work theres no wind and they'll be stopped, there are 2 right off my commute, on my way home they'll be spinning again. -Curt Date: Mon, 20 Jun

Re: [MBZ] Coleman history for Curt

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
That'll get the collectors in an uproar, it generally makes prices rise But it was on TV! The stove was one of the little ones that came in a can? They're pretty cool, pretty spendy now though. A good one will push $50. 20 years ago they were basically free... I've given up on that stuff for

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Curt Raymond
Agreed. I think its air conditioning that makes people weak. I was in Dallas last week and it was over 100F every day I was there. Brutal, I can't imagine what it was like without AC. Here however we'll use our AC maybe 10 days total this summer and most of those we'll shut it off before bed.

Re: [MBZ] ON topic? - was: OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread rogerhga
Rick, I don't know why mosquitoes like some people and not others. My wife and I can go outside in the evening and the mosquitoes will be attacking her and they don't bother me. When I was young and drank a bit, I figured it was because if they sucked my blood it would make them fly crooked.

Re: [MBZ] ON topic? - was: OT Mosquito Repellent

2011-06-20 Thread G Mann
I've been told that mosquitoes are attracted to the CO2 we breath out. Could be each of us have a different CO2 profile or could be they are attracted to some perfume or girlie thing she uses, like skin cream or soap. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 7:23 PM, roger...@comcast.net wrote: Rick, I

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
It's the w111 body style, or W112 for the rare 300SE coupe or cab with air suspension. I owned a 280SE 3.5 coupe for 20 years; sold it last July. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: That appears to be a 300SE or SEL 112 body. It is basically a fin car,

Re: [MBZ] The Dirty Little Secret Behind the Chevy VOLT....

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
The oil companies fund (and organize) the anti-biofuels lobbies. They do NOT fund anti-oilsand lobbies. Relly drinks the koolaid, and so hates biofiuels. They were saying on the radio that some of the Canadian oil sands produce only 1.5x the energy it takes to get the fuel out. Thats the

Re: [MBZ] Coleman history for Curt

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
I'd like to find a good versa-trailer lid. That'll get the collectors in an uproar, it generally makes prices rise But it was on TV! The stove was one of the little ones that came in a can? They're pretty cool, pretty spendy now though. A good one will push $50. 20 years ago they were

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