Max Dillon wrote:
Rich, here's a cause you might be interested in agitating for:
http://tiny.iavian.net/ert
Because President Obama says he'll respond if 25,000 people ask?
According to Obama's self imposed (and ignored) rules, all federal bills have to
be posted on the internet for the
Fmiser wrote:
--Philip, who wishes he could drive for two days on a tank
of fuel in any of his cars.
When I bought my W116 I had thoughts of making a pair of fiberglass tanks to put
in the areas behind the rear tires, Jaguar style.
I figured 60 gallons for the three tanks would
Rich Thomas wrote:
1972 MERCEDES (1929) KIT CAR - $3995
http://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/3391068663.html
If it was the Pinto version, one could consider putting a 240D or 190D engine in
it, but it'd still be a POS Fiberfab creation.
Being it's the Tiffany VW version, the rear of the
Craig wrote:
You certainly could monitor the voltage while driving and maybe even rig
up something to make the adjustment, but I think you might want to
monitor other things, too.
Maybe rig some sort of throttle stop so that you could use the exact same
throttle setting on successive runs? I
Max Dillon wrote:
I timed a couple of 0-60 runs, with full tank of fuel and extra passenger
(daughter), and the car is about half a second faster.
Attaboy!
Of course, the timing may have been off before I started this experiment.
Guaranteed if retarding it made an improvement.
Proper
Dieselhead wrote:
'Don't know the details of Grndson's phone during his school year in
France, but it also worked great from Budapest, Hungary; Sarajevo,
Bosnia, Milan, Italy; Vilnius, Lithuania; Kiev, Ukraine; Krakow
Auschwitz, Poland, etc., also.
Wilton
GSM phone.
IIRC, not all GSM is
Because President Obama says he'll respond if 25,000 people ask?
According to Obama's self imposed (and ignored) rules, all federal
bills have to be posted on the internet for the public to read
before passage (remember the affordable care act? Congresscritters
weren't allowed to read that
So what 0-60 times does Caterpillar attain? ;)
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Injection Pump Timing by millivolt method
There is an
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:34:39 -0600 Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Craig wrote:
What car is this? For a W123, the phrase three complete
clock-wise wrench revolutions doesn't apply.
He says, ... my E300 ...
*grin*
Uhhh ... so he did.
Craig
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:39:12 -0500 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
Optimizing for cruising efficiency is the goal, I just may have to
repeat and make adjustment based on measurements at load. Would be
nice to have access to a dyno stand...
That's what I thought, too.
Craig
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:25:28 -0500 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
There is an incredibly long difficult thread on peach parts forum that
I read long ago. I've always wanted to try the method. On that forum,
the 123 crowd found the injection pump nearly impossible to adjust on a
I might need to call you this evening to throw my bail after our citizen
action at the City Council meeting.
--R
On 11/13/12 1:49 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
Rich, here's a cause you might be interested in agitating for:
http://tiny.iavian.net/ert
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So I will not be able to drive my 2CV to go get my daily dose of le
fromage? Or a Le Big Mac or a Royale with Cheese?
--R
On 11/13/12 1:05 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
That is actually a terrific way to reduce pollution.
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I might need to call you this evening to throw my bail after our citizen
action at the City Council meeting.
More fuss about the Johnny Island Thruway?
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I might drive by there sometime this week and take a look at it, see
what they think a reasonable offer might be.
--R
On 11/12/12 11:38 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
On the planet DR Truck and Auto centre.
Twas a jest, the advert clearly states it as being a C240
No this is the Emperor Riley Memorial $558M(or maybe $675M, still trying
to figure that aspect out)-of-money-we-don't-have-for-8-miles
Interstate 526 Extension Low-speed Parkway. But it is all related.
Tax-and-spend Democrats and Spend-and-tax Republicans are lining up to
line their pockets
SWMBO and I went to Chapel Hill last Sunday to take #1 grndson out to lunch,
grocery shopping, etc. After lunch, we proceeded to nearby grocery store
(Harris Teeter) and parked in the first handicap space outside the main,
front entrance. While preparing to go inside the store, I decided
Obvious comment self-deleted.
--R
On 11/13/12 10:43 AM, WILTON wrote:
SWMBO and I went to Chapel Hill last Sunday to take #1 grndson out to lunch, grocery shopping, etc.
After lunch, we proceeded to nearby grocery store (Harris Teeter) and parked in the first
handicap space outside the
If you want to get to Heaven, you have to raise a little Hell.
It will be interesting to see what, if any, reporting of these petitions is
done by the Lame Stream Media.
Worthy of notice, Texas petition at 18:00 last evening was at 26,000
signatures.. by 21:00 it was at 56,000 and rising. Also,
What's the deal with that project anyway? Personally, I never thought taking
17 to Main Rd was that big of a deal. From the looks of the SCDOT proposal,
it's gonna turn River Rd into a mess. What a shame.
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The plan is to build a parkway design (called Alternative G) for an
extension to 526 from the end at 17. Another 4-lane bridge would cross
over to Johns Island a bit north of the existing (new 4-lane) Stono
bridge, run sorta along where River Rd is now N/S of Maybank, then go
back over the
OK, try to get arrested early, I like to be in bed by nine or so. You can pay
me in used MBs.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
I might need to call you this evening to throw my bail after our
citizen
action at the City
On 12/11/2012 2:57 PM, Fmiser wrote:
OK Don wrote:
Three gallons an hours at $6/hr for 24 hours = $145/day for
electricity! No wonder we buy it from the mass producers!
This is a good argument for right-sizing the genset for the
minimum required load! Figuring the proper load size is my
next
You're probably right about negative environmental impact, but I think the
positive property value impact will win out.
Are there other routes with less environmental impact?
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
The plan is to
Therein lies the problem for lawyers.
It is difficult to show the client what is done.
If things go smoothly, the client thinks the lawyer did not do anything.
The client has in most cases already dealt with the realtor and the
banker before getting to the lawyer and does not understand why he
I have my doubts about this, big trucks with fuel heaters still get shut off
from time to time. It would seem very short sighted to assume otherwise...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:14:50 -0500
From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
On 12/11/2012 7:18 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Plus, we could meet again at the country's best hot dog
place like we did a couple years back when Whomever from Tucson came
through.
Whomever - That is Bob Rentro of Tucson.
Also RickK is in the area.
We could almost have a ChiTownChowdaQ style meetup
Standard sour grapes, libs threaten to go to Canada, cons to secede.
I say let 'em go, see if they can last a month. Oh and bill them for every
penny of US federal spending they've ever got. If they want to be their own
country they owe the rest of us for their roads at the very least...
-Curt
Well then, that would mean the federal tax bookkeeping would have to be
finally balanced, wouldn't it. So, how many billions in tax dollars paid by
the states seceding were actually spend in those states and how many
billions were spent elsewhere if you get your wish... I expect the
Federal
Well clearly if it's going to be a 35-45 mph parkway with lights here and
there there will be no significant impact on travel times. Sounds like a
ploy to create a new shopping center strip for the Kiawah/Seabrook crowd.
Though we are Seabrook folk, I would much rather stop at the Piggly Wiggly
on
Max wrote:
Origin is Caterpillar, apparently that is how they set
injection pump timing at the factory.
WILTON wrote:
So what 0-60 times does Caterpillar attain? ;)
Caterpillar has made engines for big trucks for a lot of years.
And they now are selling 'em.
So 0-60 MPH is a
Winterized fuel still exists and is location dependent. I can't imagine
the class action lawsuit being a pleasant experience for truck stops if
they didn't switch to winterized fuel.
http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/truth-about-fuel-additives
Mark Nyholm, technical product
Was that you driving the Bentley CGT a coupla years ago that passed me
on River Rd going 80 or so? Who I caught up with on the Connector later
a little while later, and passed? And who I saw at the Verizon store a
week or so later and gave a talking-to to? And who shortly thereafter
clipped
Depends on how big your crowbar is.(no, I don't recommend this method...)
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:25:28 -0500 Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
wrote:
There is an incredibly long difficult thread on peach parts forum that
I read long ago. I've always wanted to try the method. On
I guess he will be in The States for a while yet so he is going to go with
a Sprint everything plan as it appears they allow him to suspend service
with no penalties if he needs to. He can then get whatever cheapo phone
when he does get sent abroad.
Thanks for the info and tips,
Mike
On Nov 13,
Dieselhead wrote:
Trucks now run fuel heaters, and use Summer #2D year
round...
Max wrote:
That is very interesting, I wonder if that practice is common
here as well?
Curt Raymond wrote:
I have my doubts about this, big trucks with fuel heaters
still get shut off from
I'm not as close to the industry as I was, but effectively zero
trucks had dedicated heaters a bit over a decade ago. All used
a return to the tank for the unused fuel pumped to the injector
pump, and that process heated the fuel a bit so a running truck
was less likely to have gelling fuel
Not mine, etc.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
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That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp trucks with 39
tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half miles.
Hendrik
who has driven one of those new Cat trucks
On 14/11/12 04:29, Fmiser wrote:
Caterpillar has made engines for big trucks for a lot of years.
And they now are
Perhaps if they charge people to use the new road to get the money back?
Don't they have that big golf tournament over there?
Our state government is making noises about toll roads.
Hendrik
who avoids toll roads like the plague
On 14/11/12 02:55, Rich Thomas wrote:
The plan is to build a
Michael Canfield wrote:
I guess he will be in The States for a while yet so he is going to go with
a Sprint everything plan as it appears they allow him to suspend service
with no penalties if he needs to. He can then get whatever cheapo phone
when he does get sent abroad.
Verizon allows
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:48:43 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
If I were him I'd go prepaid, like Boost or Virgin, before I'd sign a
Sprint contract for the same network, especially if I didn't want to
use it every month.
What about Tracfone?
Craig
Michael Canfield wrote:
I guess he will be in The States for a while yet so he is going to go with
a Sprint everything plan as it appears they allow him to suspend service
with no penalties if he needs to. He can then get whatever cheapo phone
when he does get sent abroad.
Verizon allows
Hendrik Fay wrote:
That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp
trucks with 39 tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half
miles.
It was tired. I'm pretty sure it wasn't generating 300 hp
anymore. And that truck had a 7-speed, one-range transmission.
Truck gross weight was
I have heard the wallymart straight talk is a good deal. I just wonder
about service coverage.
He is mostly interested in unlimited text/data so he can use it for
internet access/entertainment as well as a communication device for calls
back home. Limited calling minutes aren't much of an issue
Instead of 240v - how about a 220v question???
I have a swiss 220v outlet on step-up transformer and an Italy 220v
plug on a small kitchen appliance - not the same geometry between
outlet and plug.
Will I let the smoke out of the device (espresso grinder from Italy)
if I remove the center pin off
Luther wrote:
If you
do use Power service, use 1/2 of the recommended dose.
Thanks.
4 years ago I waxed solid from fuel from small local station. The
rule now is truck stop and PS for winter - small insurance.
mao
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Jon wrote:
Gene Jude's..I think I may have been there maybe 3 or 4 lifetimes
agowhen I was 1st hired as an airline pilot.
We could do Col Mustards - I'm in for a drive. Luther? Rick?
I am going to bet Gene Judes is the place to be, if you can get your
wife to go along. She needs to
Mountain Man wrote:
Instead of 240v - how about a 220v question???
I have a swiss 220v outlet on step-up transformer and an Italy
220v plug on a small kitchen appliance - not the same geometry
between outlet and plug.
Will I let the smoke out of the device (espresso grinder from
Italy) if
Randy wrote:
You should be going for Chicago style pizza rather than hotdogs.
Yabbutt
That is less easy to define.
I would choose Lou Malnati, but others say otherwise.
Gene Jude's is really an experience, plus...
mao
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Philip wrote:
But - if it _is_ ground, much better than cutting it off would
be to tie it to the ground of the outlet that the transformer is
getting it's power from.
Both Swiss Italy outlet plug are 3-prong but different geometry.
Swiss center pin is offset from the outside pins whereas
Some of us enjoy vintage progressive rock'n roll.
A new oldie album for me - but very nice, I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuPJjQ7yeg
mao
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Your Italian grinder is 50 cycle.. your USA power is 60 cycle it won't
be happy.
Just a thought.
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Instead of 240v - how about a 220v question???
I have a swiss 220v outlet on step-up transformer and an Italy 220v
Your Italian grinder is 50 cycle.. your USA power is 60 cycle it
won't
be happy.
If it's a universal motor (AC/DC), the common brushed loud-as-hell
blender type motor, it won't care a bit. If it's an induction motor,
quiet humming like a fan motor, it'll choke and die.
-- Jim
Went to the City Council meeting this evening to agitate regarding the
roads business going on here. Got interviewed by a comely young Ch 2
newsbabe (who is from Houston) to be on TV this evening. It might have
made the 5PM show, will probably be on at 11 too so will have to watch
her
I thought this thread was about Gen Petraeus and that babe of his, but
reading it I see nothing but some stupid diesel stuff.
--R
On 11/13/12 5:56 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote:
That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp trucks with
39 tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half
Post the interviews and speechifying on youtube to fire up your base. :)
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Went to the City Council meeting this evening to agitate regarding the roads
business going on here. Got interviewed by a comely
On Nov 13, 2012, at 8:17 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
You should be going for Chicago style pizza rather than hotdogs.
Yabbutt
That is less easy to define.
I would choose Lou Malnati, but others say otherwise.
Gene Jude's is really an experience, plus...
Gino's
On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:47 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
We could do Col Mustards - I'm in for a drive. Luther? Rick?
Sure. Let me know when.
Rick
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We turned out over 50 people on a rainy evening, about 40 of us spoke
against it. Our FB page has over 4200 likes -- theirs has 1000.
--R
On 11/13/12 10:48 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Post the interviews and speechifying on youtube to fire up your base. :)
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:45
On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Car is a 124 sedan with OM606 engine
Huh? 602? 603? Engine swap?
Rick
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Michael Canfield wrote:
Is roaming included in the prepaids? Do they have the same coverage as
contract phones? I have been told that they don't and that in rural area
they don't work as well. Is there any truth to that?
Roaming and coverage are Tracfone's strong points now that a few
Rick Knoble wrote:
On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Car is a 124 sedan with OM606 engine
Huh? 602? 603? Engine swap?
604/605/606 are the four valve per cylinder versions of 601/602/603.
I think 606 NA was first introduced to USA in the 1995 W1214.
I have just about arrived at the point of running my Drobo FS over with a large
piece of construction equipment.
With this in mind, I am looking for suggestions for a network attached storage
solution.
I need something with at least four 3.5 bays, gigabyte ethernet, and anything
else is icing
Hendrik - how was the eclipse viewing?
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2001 ML320
2012 Passat TDI DSG
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
1957 C182A
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Went to the City Council meeting this evening to agitate regarding
the roads business going on here. Got interviewed by a comely young
Ch 2 newsbabe (who is from Houston) to be on TV this evening. It
might have made the 5PM show, will probably be on at 11 too so will
have to watch her
I just stuck 4 tb drives in an old box (Amd 1 Ghz) with a PCI SATA
card stuck in a slot, running Server 2003 enterprise. I have never
gotten to the second part, which is saving movies and pitchers over
onto the RAID. Works just fine. Raid 5, so has some fail-resistance
Seeing how a
Made it to NYC today after a late start. May have to check the monovalve whenI
get to Ohioit worked perfectly for a day and half after install, and now
it's back to almost no heat at cruise. Argh!
Yes, still employed. Based at ORD when 1st hirednow based JFKbefore
that: Naval
Oh yeah. I forgot Max drives a '95.
Rick
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On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:07 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Rick Knoble wrote:
On Nov 13, 2012, at 12:25 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Car is a 124 sedan with OM606 engine
Huh? 602? 603? Engine swap?
Philip wrote:
But - if it _is_ ground, much better than cutting it off
would be to tie it to the ground of the outlet that the
transformer is getting it's power from.
Mountain Man wrote:
I should think that since it is a ground pin, not unlike 110v
ground pin which we oftentimes
LOL, you did read C140 right? That's the nicest thing I own.
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