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Malazadas or fillozes?
I'm getting the turkey ready to go in the oven
Happy Thanksgiving to all, even those outside the States!
Dan
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On Nov 24, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I am off to fry Portuguese donuts
Got up at 5 and put the turkey in, gonna be too much food again this
year!
Happy thanksgiving!
Peter
On Nov 24, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I am off to fry Portuguese donuts
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Brilliant! You should run for office.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:42:12 -0500
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Curt Raymond
Can anybody be more specific about what you do in the K1 procedure? I'm taking
the week after Christmas off and lining up my jobs. Figuring on a trans service
with M1. Car has ~175,000 miles with dubious maintenance previously. I had my
Indy do the trans fluid and filter 15k ago with just
The 116 as you know has a whole different dash system than the 123. I've always
thought the dash lights in the 116 were superior.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:46:46 -0500
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W116
I bought my '83 240D in NJ and it was almost empty when I got it. When I pulled
into the station the (probably Indian) attendant grabbed a gas nozzle. I leaped
from the cab No, diesel.
He shook his head and brandished the nozzle Gasoline, good stuff!
I started to get agitated, after all I'd only
We are going to a restaurant or something
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On Nov 24, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Malazadas or fillozes?
I'm getting the turkey ready to go in the oven
Happy Thanksgiving to all, even those outside the States!
Dan
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Roger that! I bought the xenon bulbs on eBay and they melted the light pipes...
Not worth it.
I can't find the link to the site I bought the LEDs from, they were 2x the cost
of the xenon bulbs which were 2x the cost of regular bulbs from Q but they seem
to be worth it.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23
Re: lined the light chamber and the light pipes with aluminum foil, now it gets
adequately bright
I did the same in both my '84 300D '85 300TD and it makes a world of
difference.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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Making pies, bird's in the brine, and I'm making sure I have everything I
need for both menus: the familiar food like grandmother made us and Paleo
fare. Not going to force it on any of our guests, it will be there for them
to try. Additionallym I think I have the correct booze to family ratio to
If you drain the torque converter you will remove nearly all the old
fluid -- what's left is in the valve body, servos, and pump. Less
than a quart, probably no more than a pint or so, and can be
ignored. The fluid change 15k ago did a nice flush job for you.
Peter
On Nov 24, 2011, at
Diesel fuel. Gasoline!
I haven't noticed anything this blatant in Oregon, which
also legislates that you be 'helped' by 'trained' personnel.
(Personally I think that the training, if there is indeed
any, consists of knowing where the fuel cutoff switch is,
and the spill cleanup kit.) I think
Maybebut not that one. He'd have to lowered in by a jib crane.
Bob R
Who had a '72 Mazda Wagon
On Nov 24, 2011 8:38 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Can't you just imagine Wilton cruising around town in a rotary engined
Mazda RX-8?
http://uncomm.com/web/rx8_**donk.jpg
Wow. That is the biggest waste of time and money I think I have ever seen.
Mike
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Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Can anybody be more specific about what you do in the K1 procedure?
The old mbz.org site has a write-up.
http://articles.mbz.org/transmission/k1/
The pics have gone missing. We went through this a couple of months ago
and someone on the list had
Happy Turkey Day to all. Gonna gain a few pounds today for sure. Big
hearty breakfast of homemade sausage gravy and biscuits cooked on the wood
stove to start the day. No kids home today, all gone to other parents this
year so making a small dinner of smoked turkey breast, potatoes and
On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:43:37 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
And to you, as well!
Since our kitchen is torn up (we are part-way through a kitchen remodel),
we are going to some friends' house. Hopefully, the kitchen will be done
by Christmas. Then we can
Yup, never throw away those turkey bones! Toast them in the oven
till lightly browned, simmer overnight (do not boil) and you have
wonderful turkey broth to make soup with.
Veggie soup is great after a day of gorging
Peter
On Nov 24, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 24 Nov
I've got the second of two loaves of bread just about done. A third will be
baked tonight for tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:59:59 -0600
From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Happy
Actually thats what I meant. I didn't want to go right to M1 not knowing how
long it had been since the previous change so I had conventional put in and
figured to run it for a short time to move any crud out.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:43:05 -0600
From: Peter Frederick
Yeahbut I had a basically empty tank (rotten seller) and would have had a full
full tank of gasoline 450 miles from home.
As it was the entire exhaust system fell off 5 minutes later...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:49:16 -0800
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
To: Mercedes Discussion
Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
The dash lights on my 300SD are significantly brighter than on my 300D.
Maybe a PO installed overwattage bulbs??
That would be a bad thing, higher bulb temperature will melt the plastic optics.
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Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Got up at 5 and put the turkey in, gonna be too much food again this
year!
Me too! SWMBO wanted the bird done early this year. Rotisserie, yummy.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it,
The best description of the K1 I found was here;
www.benzworld.org/forums/w201-190-class/1361737-diy-mercedes-722-3-722-4-a.html
The description was exactly on, I did it about 6 weeks ago on my youngest
daughter's 190e and after removing and cleaning
Love the rotisserie! Got a little elecric oven with one built in. Works
perfect. Cooking the turkey breast with it today.
Mike
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On Nov 24, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Can anybody be more specific about what you do in the K1 procedure?
The old mbz.org site has a write-up.
On Nov 24, 2011 7:46 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Diesel fuel. Gasoline!
I haven't noticed anything this blatant in Oregon,
Neither have I, in ten years or so of driving diesels in Oregon. It helps
to seek out stations where you see a lot of full-size pickups being fueled,
Y'all have a good day.
Eat lots, and be safe.
Randy
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Yup, never throw away those turkey bones! Toast them in the oven
till lightly browned,
Now that's something I had not heard before.
simmer overnight (do not boil) and you have wonderful turkey broth to
make
. What do you think?
Jerry
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Happy Thanksgiving folks, don't eat too much, and don't forget what the day is
supposed to be about . . . and it's NOT football.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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Thanks for all the friendship and support from this eclectic group.
For the first time since our first child was born, one of them is hosting
dinner today! Our contribution of rolls is just coming out of the oven
(pies were done last night).
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Craig
My tv won't even be turned on today unless it's to watch a movie with my
girl this evening.
I qm being thankful for the nice weather and getting a little work done on
my truck.
Mike
On Nov 24, 2011 1:21 PM, glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com wrote:
Happy Thanksgiving folks, don't eat too much,
For the first time since our first child was born, one of them is hosting
dinner today!
Now that is sure something to be thankful for! Must be a wonderful
feeling. I can't wait..
Mike
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told that introducing even a small amount of gasoline into the diesel
fuel would result in a violent explosion in the cylinders that could
do catastrophic damage to the engine, especially the pistons.
Can't explode violently, there's no mixture except at the
flame front. Might burn hotter
On Nov 23, 2011 2:12 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Actually I think the best thing that came out of that whole discussion
was Jim's post about clipping posts.
I think you are right. I learned to try to trim my posts more.
.. They were expensive, and should have a long life so I
I had a friend in PDX who was DM for BP in the late 80's. They do train the
monkeys, but not very well. It is a dead end job and is mostly taken by
crackheads between detox stints, or single mothers with many kids. If you hang
around long enough you get to move inside to the cash register.
.
This leads me to wonder about what does happen if gas gets in the diesel
fuel. Doesn't sound like it is catastrophic. What do you think?
Jerry
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Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote:
Love the rotisserie! Got a little elecric oven with one built in.
Works
perfect. Cooking the turkey breast with it today.
Just finished, our rotisserie turkey was incredibly moist and tasty, I'll
always use this method given a choice. Wife
Malassadas Portugee donut/beniet, Hawaiian style
This year is Agnes' style, as in:
http://www.agnesbakeshop.com/Agnes_Portuguese_Bake_Shop/Home_Page.html
Fried gluten free malassadas from 7:30 to 8:30
then Agnes style from 8:30 until 12:30
Then regrouped and tried tom turkey
Then fried
Some year I need to solder a hot wire to the left light terminal on
the 81 240D. I think it has been out the whole time i've had the
car. Sounds like I should try stuffing in some alum foil at that
time. Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just roll up a 1 x 1
1/4 square of foil and put
I saw a 280Z on the loose last night. Have not seen one of them for years.
Can't you just imagine Wilton cruising around town in a rotary
engined Mazda RX-8?
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Y'all have a good day.
Eat lots, and be safe.
Randy
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Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just roll up a 1 x 1 1/4
square of foil and put it in the hole, then stuff the bulb in
You remove the back part so you can get access, and make a square
collar that fits in the hole and yet doesn't get into the wiring.
There are plastic covers on the light
The 123 is barely lit enough at best. With one light out, you can
barely read the speedo, and you have to pull out a flashlight to read
the fuel gauge.
With this operation, and both lamps working, you can even read
both odometers.
-- Jim
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years later.
This leads me to wonder about what does happen if gas gets in the
diesel fuel. Doesn't sound like it is catastrophic. What do you
think?
Jerry
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WooHoo! what a deal!!
With this operation, and both lamps working, you can even read
both odometers.
-- Jim
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I had the speedo out last year to fix the odo (slipping gear, fixed with a drop
of glue) and forgot to mark the position of the speedo needle when I took it
off. Now it reads 5mph high at all speeds (MB speedos are pretty accurate). So
I need to take it back out, mark the position measure the
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
There are plastic covers on the light pipes, you pop those off
and wrap the light pipe in aluminum foil, then re-secure the
assembly.
What about painting with silver/metallic paint? Anyone tried that?
Allan
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While you're at it you can make the box around the light solid again in the
case where some fool has used the hotter bulbs and melted some of the plastic.
Somebody musta done something it on my '78 240D as the box was melted just like
on my '83. A big hint its been done is if the light leaks
My Dad was down on diesels since the '70s when one of his chowderhead drinking
buddies ran his diesel pickup (probably a GM350) out of fuel and used gasoline
instead even though kerosene was available. Apparently they got just a few
miles before the engine refused to go any farther.
My MB's
My Dad was down on diesels since the '70s when one of his
chowderhead drinking buddies ran his diesel pickup (probably a
GM350) out of fuel and used gasoline instead even though kerosene
was available. Apparently they got just a few miles before the
engine refused to go any farther.
My MB's
Folks
i've just done some epic travel in my 82 300td.
Two weeks ago, i dragged a 1500 lb letterpress from athens, ga to
charleston, sc. behind the 300td on a trailer
Then last weekend, i dragged a 1050 lb press from athens to Tulsa,
ok, delivered that. Then i went to OK City and picked
heater was erratic . it would come on for a few minutes and then
go cold ideas? mono valve? something else
Monovalve. Esp if the MIN/MAX settings don't make a difference.
-- Jim
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So I need to take it back out, mark the position measure the distance
of 5mph, mark that off lower than the mark where the speedo rests
(after being lifted over the stop peg) and reset the needle there.
It's easier than that. If you look at the outside of the face,
beyond the bezel (when it's
...Way to eliminate frivioulous law suits. Make the Idiot consumer pay up
front. Way to go Federalis...
If you will think a minute
How many times have you rolled along in traffic and observed an
underinflated rear tire on the Explorer (or similar) in front of you. Driven by
someone
...Total cost is ~$250 for an aftermarket setup, oem offerings were
usually
in the uplevel option packages before they were mandated...
When they became mandatory they became standard equipment. My car has one
per wheel and they are US made. They have caused a few warranty claims and
no
...Guess my 2007 S550 must have the only prototype installed then. Push
message, Tire inflation and there it is in the speedo cluster. If
there is a problem, it shows up first thing after starting the car...
They were installed on some high-end cars before they became mandatory in
2008. And
A complete waste of time brought along for ninnys who can't be
bothered to just check the dammed tire pressure.
Any mileage gains they make by having tires aired up is lost by the added
weight of the system...
Piffle. I doubt you have ever held one of the sensors in your paw and have
He's lucky. I had a co-worker who had an Olds with the converted Diesel 350.
He ran out of fuel about a half of mile from our heliport, Rather than
walking to our hanger
and getting a gal of JP4 he poured about 2 gal of gas he had in a can
in the trunk (it was for the base mower). Cranked up
So you passed right by okiebenz international and did not stop by?
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Folks
i've just done some epic travel in my 82 300td.
Two weeks ago, i dragged a 1500 lb letterpress from athens, ga to
On 11/24/2011 6:53 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Some year I need to solder a hot wire to the left light terminal on
the 81 240D. I think it has been out the whole time i've had the
car. Sounds like I should try stuffing in some alum foil at that
time. Can someone elaborate on this? Is it just
On Nov 24, 2011 8:21 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
heater was erratic . it would come on for a few minutes and then go
cold ideas? mono valve? something else
Monovalve. Esp if the MIN/MAX settings don't make a difference.
-- Jim
Could that also be the case with a
I guess i DID pass by you, Kaleb. Where are you exactly?
I went from I-40 through Muskogee (slept there) then Sun afternoon to
tulsa where i unloaded the press in the freezing cold about 37, not as
predicted.
Then i drove in the cold rain to norman, ok where we loaded the
machine i
Gee thanks Dan, makes me feel special that you remembered us on turkey day.
Never quite understood the concept of giving thanks by consuming vast
quantities of food but I don't understand a lot of things.
Hendrik
who is cooking tonight but not turkey
Dan Penoff wrote:
Malazadas or fillozes?
Could that also be the case with a 124 with the same symptoms?
Do 124's have monovalves? I don't own one. I know 201's don't
have them. They, and late 126's don't have an override on the
MIN/MAX detents, the brain is in charge at all times.
-- Jim
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