Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-01 Thread redghost
That is true and why it cost so much for my solution in a 1927 Tudor. Remodel allowed me to use prehung in non public areas so it was a close enough to original format clay Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-01 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
True. But use caution in a historic house. Pre- hung doors are not an option if you want to preserve a certain look. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 2, 2011, at 1:14 AM, redghost wrote: I concur. replacing doors in jambs is a huge PITA. The door never fits, never swings right and you spend hour

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hanging Doors

2011-07-01 Thread redghost
I concur. replacing doors in jambs is a huge PITA. The door never fits, never swings right and you spend hours per door trying to make it at least look ok. Prehung is much simpler, as you can shim and mess with it and then put the moulding on and cover all your sins. Last door I tried t

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread ernest breakfield
you could, of course, always order direct from the mfr instead of asking your FLAPS to do it,... i don't remember what happened when we tried Royal Purple, it's been so long ago, and since things change i went to look at them again. they also have a 15W40 that's not specifically markete

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread G Mann
I've been through this exact thing with oil companies over Spec oil for Detroit Diesel 2 stroke 8V71 engines. The spec says straight 40 wt , low ash oil with a spec for exactly what low ash is. All the oil companies decided that since EPA has nearly regulated the 2 stroke diesel out of existence

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond
The problem I have with Redline is the same as with Amsoil, no good local availability. Royal Purple is supposed to be just as good quality and my local Car Quest has it. Of course they only carry 10w30 but they'll generally special order anything I want... -Curt Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:13:4

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond
I emailed Mobil and got a reply that since CF was discontinued they removed it from the bottle but that it still meets CF spec. I thought CI and CI-4 replaced CF years ago or is that not how that works? Anyway it sounds a lot like the sort of think a marketing drone would say. -Curt Date: Fri,

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread Mountain Man
Andrew wrote: > I still have abundant W111 280SE parts from 20 years' ownership of a > 280SE3.5 coupe.. Did you ever see any 3-pedal 3.5's? Did you like driving the 3.5? I have heard that is a very high revving, over-square(?) engine, meaning something regarding the stroke versus... bore? I always

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread astrasfogel
I am not a fan of gold/black in a W111 coupe. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: OK Don Sender: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:37:24 To: Mercedes Discussion List Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 C

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread OK Don
Understood - a poor picture is often times worse than none at all, not to mention the pain of using the older phones. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I was gonna take one with my old Treo phone but it has a really crappy > camera in it,

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: The evidence is really indicating that the accountants at Exxon-Mobil must be exerting some influence in the Mobil-1 line. Maybe because Herr Doktor is not around to keep them honest anymore (I think he did actually know people on the inside there). Do they still have M1 E

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond writes: > Mobil's website still says CF for the 15w50, I wonder if the website > is just behind the times... The evidence is really indicating that the accountants at Exxon-Mobil must be exerting some influence in the Mobil-1 line. Maybe because Herr Doktor is not around to keep th

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread ernest breakfield
pity about the M1 not showing diesel ratings; i see their website still shows it as being 'C' rated, but we know how often websites are out-of-date,... i don't see it mentioned here very often, but if you don't mind paying for good oil, what about Redline? i've had good luck with Redline

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas
I was gonna take one with my old Treo phone but it has a really crappy camera in it, and moving them to the computer is a pain. --R On 7/1/11 12:40 PM, OK Don wrote: What, no photos? ;-) On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Rich Thomas< richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: Just out o

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas
I did not get it, but if I see the guy around I will get his info. --R On 7/1/11 1:55 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Rich, I still have abundant W111 280SE parts from 20 years' ownership of a 280SE3.5 coupe.. Feel free to share my contact info with the gentleman or provide his to me. Thanks, A

Re: [MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond
Mobil's website still says CF for the 15w50, I wonder if the website is just behind the times... -Curt --- On Fri, 7/1/11, Curt Raymond wrote: > From: Curt Raymond > Subject: M1 15w50 > To: "Diesel List" > Date: Friday, July 1, 2011, 2:13 PM > Grabbed 8 quarts of M1 15w50 > yesterday, I need

[MBZ] M1 15w50

2011-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond
Grabbed 8 quarts of M1 15w50 yesterday, I need to change the oil in my '78 240D. I like using the 15w50 in the summer as it leaks/is consumed a bit more slowly. Anyway today doing the change I learned 2 things, #1 oil filters from Car Quest are NOT as good as from Rusty - the o ring is too big

Re: [MBZ] Craig's internet problem

2011-07-01 Thread Tim C
If the card is unpowered: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1594535 If he has an interface and gets output from sudo /sbin/iwlist ethX scan Then I can get him through wpa-supplicant from the command line, once I'm back at work. -Tim On Jul 1, 2011 10:58 AM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: _

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread andrew strasfogel
Rich, I still have abundant W111 280SE parts from 20 years' ownership of a 280SE3.5 coupe.. Feel free to share my contact info with the gentleman or provide his to me. Thanks, Andrew On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Just out on an err

Re: [MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread OK Don
What, no photos? ;-) On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Just out on an errand and parked next to a guy with the above car, he was > in his 60s, his dad bought the car new, drove it a bit, then it sat in his > garage for 11yr. Gold with

[MBZ] 71 280SE 3.5 Coupe with 37k miles

2011-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas
Just out on an errand and parked next to a guy with the above car, he was in his 60s, his dad bought the car new, drove it a bit, then it sat in his garage for 11yr. Gold with black. This guy got it and did some freshening on it. Can you say "showroom"? I knew you could. He said he needed

[MBZ] Craig's internet problem

2011-07-01 Thread Mitch Haley
I got a call from Craig McKluskey (505-231-5428) this morning. He bought an Asus N10 USB wifi device, and is having trouble using it to connect to the hotel wifi on his linux box. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320049 He thinks part of the problem might be with installi

Re: [MBZ] AC Leaks

2011-07-01 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] AC Leaks

2011-07-01 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] AC Leaks

2011-07-01 Thread Peter Frederick
Depending on how fast it's leaking, you may be able to hold off the leak for a few years with one of the commercial sealers. However, the real repair is replacing the evaporator -- usually the leak is due to either a crack or corrosion, and there isn't any way to do a permanent fix short

[MBZ] AC Leaks

2011-07-01 Thread Dan Penoff
Just got the word that I have a leak in the evaporator in my 2004 Focus. Poop. Of course, they want around $1500 to do the work, and this is a $5000 car, making it really tough to justify the repair. Being that I live in Florida, AC is pretty much a must. I couldn't find out how bad the leak is