Wow! We've had rain everyday for quite a while, and the morning paper says
to expect a deluge today. It was 74F last night and never gets over the
middle 80s during the day. Wish we could pipe some of this water up your
way and to the rest of the midwest.
Gerry...in middle Florida
From:
That sounds better. Next time my daughter goes to Ocala I'm going along and
sit in a Passat if they have one on hand. The Prius type 3 is pretty
comfortable for a tall person, but many new compact cars are not. A gas
electric might be more fun to play with, and the Prius has a better
Don't be sending water away! We have had a drought down here for some time.
We have finally dropped in to the almost daily late afternoon showers cycle.
It's been a long time since that has happened.
Wait until we can get the reservoirs filled up...
Dan
On Jul 23, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Gerry
Tampa will never catch up on water. Too many lawns, too many golf course,
too many people; they even wanted to pipe it down from the Suwanee. Tampa
needs to build a few more desalinization plants instead of depending on
reservoirs.
Gerry
Don't be sending water away! We have had a drought
The desal plant was a major boondoggle that never met expectations and ended up
costing us (taxpayers) millions to even make it marginally functional.
I haven't checked on it recently, but last I heard it was running, but with a
minimal effect on the system as a whole.
We have a good grey
I read the Times, so I followed that. It is possible to build successful
desal plants, however, and that may be Tampas solution in the long run.
Read a research report not long ago about the development of a new type
desal barrier that will reduce the pressure necessary to force water through
May have to cut off the condenser and get it on a bench, I have no
desire to buy the hose set ($500 last time I looked).
I'm a big fan of red heat, myself. Wet rags for protection.
-- Jim
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Dieselvolk.
I have 3ea. 190Dt for sale at Kaleb-like prices.
Including spares and some MB toolz.
If, that is, any one is interested.
Photos can be taken and questions answered by email or phone.
Basic info:-
Bent is basically a mobile spare parts car.
Blue is my current driver.
Conn has a good
I don't think that was what the original article said. I believe they
said the cars cost more and so did the fuel and that was why they did
not believe them to be such a good deal anymore.
Randy
On 20/07/2012 4:58 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Also in Europe many inexpensive new diesel
I would be curious to know what the problem was
On 7/23/2012 5:53 AM, Gerry Archer wrote:
That sounds better. Next time my daughter goes to Ocala I'm
going along and sit in a Passat if they have one on hand. The
Prius type 3 is pretty comfortable for a tall person, but many
new compact cars
too bad you are not close
On 7/23/2012 10:44 AM, Frederick Moir wrote:
Dieselvolk.
I have 3ea. 190Dt for sale at Kaleb-like prices.
Including spares and some MB toolz.
If, that is, any one is interested.
Photos can be taken and questions answered by email or phone.
Basic info:-
Bent is
On Jul 22, 2012 1:52 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Also found the leak on the 300TE at
long last -- got a hole in the condenser.
This will really be fun, as I cannot
get the fitting at the hot side loose.
May have to cut off the condenser
and get it on a bench, I have no
Are you planning to bring the car to next month's MBCA show at the Nile
Country Club? I've been working on the C300 for a week or so, one panel at a
time. The engine compartment is done with the interior and glass to be done
the day before.
Speedshine/paint cleaning clay/Speedshine/buffing
On Jul 22, 2012 6:58 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
AMEN Brothr! That was one of my
gripes - no 4Motion with the TDI here.
It does have a transverse engine, but
I don't detect any torque steering. It's
a very well behaved car. Test drive
one.
I will, but I'm still disappointed that
On Jul 22, 2012 2:36 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
If you have to cut the hose, maybe
you can get a local shop to put new
rubber on the old metal hose fittings.
My AC guy did that once and it was
WAY cheaper than buying the whole
MBZ hose assembly. Plus, the new
rubber
is
On what appears to be an intermittent basis, the AC and the Tach in my '85
300TD stop working. This occurred on a return trip from some races yesterday
so I pulled over, stopped the car, turned it off, placed it in Park, restarted
the car, and the Tach and the AC started working again. I
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:23:22 -0500 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
wrote:
To be brutally honest...
Don't we need fewer lives so that things can proceed?
Absolutely not.
We don't need to save lives - we need to waste a few.
What part of, We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
Have you CHANGED YOUR FUSES?
If that isn't it, probably a bad ground somewhere. There are a couple
of cut-out switches in the AC circuit, low pressure and some other one
(temp?). Not sure if the tach would share that or not, but there is
likely some electrical fault in there.
--R
On
G. M. Brown wrote:
On what appears to be an intermittent basis, the AC and the
Tach in my '85 300TD stop working.
The dreaded KLIMA!
Anyone got any clue(s) as to the cause which might be a simple fix before I
go back to NC on Wed. from Pbgh.?
Sell it and get an earlier model?
I haven't
How 'bout coming TDY to NC and demonstrate the procedures on my 2 fine
specimens - one white, one black - in need of such.
Wilton
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From: relng...@aol.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Clay's 107
Are you
An obvious POS; how dare it do such at only 27; I'll give ya $500 for it
delivered to Goldsboro. ;)
Wilton
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] AC Tach stop
Red heat? The fitting and pipe are aluminum, that's why it's stuck.
Peter
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Gas or diesel hose? Gas one has a fuel cooler in line on the suction
side. I have a spare diesel one, but it won't fit.
Peter
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yes, Frosch will be there. I will clay her and give a wax
On Jul 23, 2012, at 12:51 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
Are you planning to bring the car to next month's MBCA show at the Nile
Country Club? I've been working on the C300 for a week or so, one panel at a
time. The engine compartment
On Jul 23, 2012 3:55 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Gas or diesel hose? Gas one has a
fuel cooler in line on the suction side.
What does it need that for? Prevent vapor lock? I thought fuel coolers
went out with carburetors, but then I try to avoid working on the fuel
I drove a C class (the cheapest) and was not impressed. I liked the Passat
more - so bought it instead and saved $10,000.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:53 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote:
That sounds better. Next time my daughter goes to Ocala I'm going along
and sit in a Passat if
I'm equally impressed with the DSG tranny - really cool technology that's
transparent unless you play with the shifter.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Jul 22, 2012 6:58 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
AMEN Brothr! That was one of my
Craig wrote:
That's your decision for yourself.
Hardly.
Waay too much information would be required for me to explain, but
jobs are not available for a guy a few years younger than you - I hope
you get a good interview at Taylor - and there are young guys waiting
in line that my age and
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:56:09 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm equally impressed with the DSG tranny - really cool technology
that's transparent unless you play with the shifter.
So what does 'DSG' mean?
How is the technology really cool?
What happens when you play with the shifter?
Crab crab crab.
My dad retired (quit work is probably a better word) at 62 and un-retired at
63. Couldn't stand being home all the time. He's a landfill manager and loves
it, says its the best job he's ever had.
Now that he's pushing 70 (69 last month) I think he's seriously considering
On 24/07/12 09:37, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:56:09 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm equally impressed with the DSG tranny - really cool technology
that's transparent unless you play with the shifter.
So what does 'DSG' mean?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox
Not sure if it will make a difference, but could the
cigarette-butt-in-the-tach-signal-connector trick that normally fixes the tach
signal be worth trying?
Does anyone know if cruise control depends on a valid tach signal?
At 12:07 AM + 7/24/12, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:07:02 -0500 Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
wrote:
Here's an interesting perspective on technology. Quite a long article
that I have not finished. The article was written in 1994 but the
analysis is spot on 20 years later regarding technology. The guy
summarizes
DSG = direct shift transmission. It's a dual clutch electronically
controlled manual transmission. You can drive it like an automatic, or
flick the shifter sideways and its like a very fast standard.
On Jul 23, 2012 7:07 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:56:09 -0500
Exactly, drives like an automatic,, with the directly geared efficiency of
a standard. It has to be contributing to the great fuel economy.
On Jul 23, 2012 7:29 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
On 24/07/12 09:37, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:56:09 -0500 OK Don
David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca writes:
Does anyone know if cruise control depends on a valid tach signal?
I would say no, because the tach on the 300D works intermittently but
the Cruise works (well, when you set it accelerates about 5 - 10mph and
then holds, but otherwise
Okay. What's PE/PLS?
Rick
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 23, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Anyway he's a PE/PLS, if he can do it anybody can.
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..How 'bout coming TDY to NC and demonstrate the procedures on my 2
fine
specimens - one white, one black - in need of such...
You have finished that 4-car air conditioned garage, right? Lots of light
and en suite facilities a plus.
Actually, Penoff is closer and doesn't have anything at
...yes, Frosch will be there. I will clay her and give a wax...
Brazilian?
RLE
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.I drove a C class (the cheapest) and was not impressed. I liked the
Passat
more - so bought it instead and saved $10,000...
I'm crushed.
RLE
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on those
cars?
Whadda you guys do?
Jerry
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of course. Best brazilian wax
carnuba
clay
On Jul 23, 2012, at 6:31 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...yes, Frosch will be there. I will clay her and give a wax...
Brazilian?
RLE
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How about just until I need glasses?
--R
On 7/23/12 8:29 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
What happens when you play with the shifter?
You go blind.
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And what about cars with ABS? What happens to fluid going backwards on
those cars?
Whadda you guys do?
Jerry
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Also if the rotors are pitted with rust, replace them. They will eat up
the new pads in no time. A little dusty surface rust is not a problem,
but if they are pitted or flaking they need to go.
You can try to find a shop to turn them, but they uniformly tell me they
are too thin to turn because
On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:38:41 -0400 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
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You can try to find a shop to turn them, but they uniformly tell me they
are too thin to turn because I think they want me to go to the parts
counter and buy new instead.
And, of course, our parts guy is Rusty at
Check the caliper thickness yourself against minimum thickness standards in
the service manual to determine whether the rotors can be safely turned
down. Chances are good that older worn rotors are already below specs, at
least this has been true in the cars I have worked on.
Greg
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Yes, the fuel cooler is to prevent vapor lock, which can be a real
pain. It also gives better fuel density, hence more power.
Peter
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Mercedes rotors WILL be too thin if there is a visible lip on them.
They are NOT intended for lifetime service, unlike American cars.
They are also very inexpensive as rotors go.
All sorts of brake ills result from running them too thin, I see it
on every single used Benz I run into,
Me too, but her husbands business book keeper gets all the receipts for
repairs since she works in the business and bills it a certain amount for
the SUVs uses related to the business. If I ever go with her to the dealer
again I ask them to look it up and then post the info.
Gerry
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backward in the system - it just seems wrong
somehow.
And what about cars with ABS? What happens to fluid going backwards on those
cars?
Whadda you guys do?
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Another issue I have is that of opening the cap on the MC. Does this
allow moisture (say, on a humid day) to enter the MC?
The caps are vented, so open or not it's not much different.
That's why you bleed them periodically.
-- Jim
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Red heat? The fitting and pipe are aluminum, that's why it's stuck.
Either way, extreme heat on the nut can crack it loose.
Just don't melt anything.
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Sad to say that I moved 24 years ago from the 2-car air-conditioned,
attached garage and house that I designed and built when Uncle brought me
here 33 years ago. Now stuck with doing 'em in the open with shade in early
morning and late afternoon. Lots of light and en suite facilities are
Just put a small box end over the bleeder, then press the piston in and
when it gets close to bottomed out, close the bleeder. Forget about catching
the fluid since not much will come out anyway. Brake fluid is water soluble so
when you are finished just hose it off and wash it away.
RLE
Hendrik Fay wrote:
who is off tomorrow to do a refresher course on the 18 speed
RR, which can be shifted with clutch or without
But why bother with the clutch if it provides no benefit. It's
pretty handy for moving out from a standstill. And I generally
use it for down shifting under load
David Bruckmann wrote:
Not sure if it will make a difference, but could the
cigarette-butt-in-the-tach-signal-connector trick that
normally fixes the tach signal be worth trying?
Nope. Not on an '85. There isn't an amplifier in the socket.
Does anyone know if cruise control depends on a
Jerry Herrman wrote:
Also, I worry about fluid going backward in the system -
it just seems wrong somehow.
Don't worry about this. It happens a bit every time you take
your foot off the brake pedal. The rotors push back against the
pads and some fluid will flow back up to the master
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