Re: [MBZ] Testing times

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
Ha! Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of

Re: [MBZ] Roadside belt fun

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
Great idea, have old belt for my wagon in the boot such as it is. For some reason, when I replaced the belt on this car 28k miles ago, I threw that belt away. Root cause of all this is a leaky power steering pump, which is dripping hydraulic fluid for the ASD on the belt. I've had a pump

Re: [MBZ] Roadside fun

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
330 miles is too far, and you probably don't have the belt or any other parts at your office, I'll bet. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 18, 2014 1:16 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: when going north, i get my first gas where US1 meets that loop road on teh west side of jax. 330

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
A Shell station recently built nearby has one pump off to the side which is labeled ethanol free, slightly higher price. Lots of folks filling up boats, gas cans, etc use it. I suspect it is pulling from the underground tank that all the premium pumps pull from, wouldn't make sense to have a

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Squirrels can be very tasty when cooked properly. We shot them and ate them during WW-2 when meat was almost non-existent. I seem to remember my parents cooking them with sassafras root and other local herbs. We seem to have a balance of nature which controls the squirrel and varmint

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Make a mark on a (graduated) test tube about 2 inches from the bottom and fill it with the gasoline to be tested. Top the test tube with water, shake it and allow to stand. If the gasoline contains ethanol, the level of the solution will rise, as ethanol is absorbed by water. This would prove

[MBZ] Apolitical Humor

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Apolitical Aphorisms *If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.* ~Jay Leno~ *The problem with political jokes is they get elected.* ~Henry Cate, VII~ *We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office* ~Aesop~ *If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Kevin Allen Kraly wrote: How do you make sure that the gasoline that you're buying is not contaminated with ethanol? The Toyota Sienna Minivan got a fillip of premium today. I read some time ago on this list that premium gas isn't blended. I don't want any gas containing ethanol in the

Re: [MBZ] Roadside fun

2014-04-18 Thread John Reames
I've always had better luck with Goodyear than with gates. (Although on the MB's I'll go after the Conti belts first... And avoid the Conti tires) -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 18, 2014, at 5:17, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Squirrels and Forest Fires [was: Re: ULSD now Ethanol]

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
What bait am I supposed to rise to? On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: (Secret message for Craig: shh. trying to get a rise out of Andrew) Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 17, 2014 10:05 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On

Re: [MBZ] Testing times

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Hey speaking of Apple, how to I find a compatible printer driver for a Canon Pixma MP 780? The computer does NOT recognixe this when I connect it to my IMac. :(( On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 5:14 AM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: Ha! Max Dillon, Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] Apolitical Humor

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
My favorite is the one attributed to Adlai Stevenson, although I would have guessed it was said by Hubert Humphrey. On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:35 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Apolitical Aphorisms *If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.*

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
How much ethanol is in diesel fuel You bozos need to start a gasoline affinity group. On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Kevin Allen Kraly wrote: How do you make sure that the gasoline that you're buying is not contaminated with ethanol? The Toyota

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Curt Raymond
Correction: You didn't kill any squirrels, you don't know if they died. My parents live on the rural/urban divide near a power line access road where people like to drop off the rodents they trap. My parents backyard birdfeeders can support birds plus up to 3 squirrels, after 3 squirrels they

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Craig
On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:58:31 -0400 arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Make a mark on a (graduated) test tube about 2 inches from the bottom and fill it with the gasoline to be tested. Top the test tube with water, shake it and allow to stand. If the gasoline contains

[MBZ] Hotmail

2014-04-18 Thread Rick Knoble
It appears that hotmail is no longer bouncing list mail. Yay! Rick   ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
When I eat fish he always gets the juice from the package plus a few morsels of cooked fish. On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:34 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: As opposed to processed junk. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2014, at 2:57 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: As opposed

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
I've heard that squirrels are very territorial. Invaders (I.e. dropped off) squirrels are driven away. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 18, 2014 10:53 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Correction: You didn't kill any squirrels, you don't know if they died. My parents live on the

[MBZ] OT - Sondy Tale

2014-04-18 Thread WILTON
Yep, another Sondy Tale. THE RESEARCH PAPER By Wilton Strickland In February, 1978, when I left California for my assignment as Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, I had just completed the seminars portion of Air Force Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), an

Re: [MBZ] Squirrels and Forest Fires [was: Re: ULSD now Ethanol]

2014-04-18 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Andrew: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with! Greg, unofficial Grammar Police. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] Squirrels and Forest Fires [was: Re: ULSD now Ethanol]

2014-04-18 Thread astrasfogel
I didn't think any of you troglodytes would notice. . -- Friday, 18 April 2014, 01:53PM -0400 from Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net: Andrew: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with! Greg, unofficial Grammar Police. -Original Message- From: Mercedes

[MBZ] sls troubles 1982 300td

2014-04-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java
From: Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com Date: April 17, 2014 2:49:10 AM EDT To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300td suspension fluid Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Hi Rick, Dragging rear at rest is probably the control valve, which

Re: [MBZ] sls troubles 1982 300td

2014-04-18 Thread Scott Ritchey
If it rides hard (feels like the axle is welded to the frame) that is caused by one or both failed spheres. The bad news is that failed spheres will damage the SLS valve if you drive it long with bad spheres. Max I may very well have a problem with the valve too BUT the fact that the

Re: [MBZ] sls troubles 1982 300td

2014-04-18 Thread Meade Dillon
What Scott said. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Apr 18, 2014 2:49 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: If it rides hard (feels like the axle is welded to the frame) that is caused by one or both failed spheres. The bad news is that failed spheres will damage the SLS valve if you

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 4/18/2014 11:33 AM, Craig wrote: On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:58:31 -0400 arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Make a mark on a (graduated) test tube about 2 inches from the bottom and fill it with the gasoline to be tested. Top the test tube with water, shake it and allow to

Re: [MBZ] Squirrels and Forest Fires [was: Re: ULSD now Ethanol]

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
This is the sort of grammatical heresy up with which we should not have to put. Gerry I didn't think any of you troglodytes would notice. . -- Friday, 18 April 2014, 01:53PM -0400 from Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net: Andrew: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with!

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Here's a better explanation of the test suggested previously which is simply based on the affinity of alcohol for water; no complex chemistry involved. HOW TO TEST FUEL FOR ETHANOL *To determine if ethanol is in the gas: * * On a test tube or olive bottle six or seven inches long, make a

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Curt Raymond
Squirrels seem to be very regional, meaning they're different in different parts of the country/world. Grey squirrels don't seem to be too territorial but reds certainly are. -Curt Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:34:01 -0400 From: Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List

[MBZ] SEL fixed

2014-04-18 Thread Jim Cathey
An uexpected day off, and all the parts are here, it was time to fix the SEL! First was tbe new non-resistor spark plugs. NOS Bosch W9DC0's, apparently NLA. $28. There are alternatives, but these are the 'real deal'. #2 was a problem, it wouldn't seat all the way. I think the PO had not

Re: [MBZ] Testing times

2014-04-18 Thread Dan Penoff
From what I can see, Canon doesn't support Lion or later OSs' for the printer. I wonder if you could use CUPS? Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey speaking of Apple, how to I find a compatible printer driver for a Canon

Re: [MBZ] SEL fixed

2014-04-18 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 5:02 PM Subject: [MBZ] SEL fixed An uexpected day off, and all the parts are here, it was time to fix the SEL! First

[MBZ] Any Listers in the UK or Western Europe?

2014-04-18 Thread Dan Penoff
If so, could you drop me a note off list? I have a part I want to buy on eBay K, and they won't ship to the States. I'm looking for someone who would be willing to drop ship it to me. Thanks, Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Any Listers in the UK, France, Ireland or Germany?

2014-04-18 Thread Dan Penoff
That's eBay UK, and the seller only lists the UK, France, Germany and Ireland as countries they'll ship to. Dan On Apr 18, 2014, at 6:07 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: If so, could you drop me a note off list? I have a part I want to buy on eBay K, and they won't ship to the States. I'm looking

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread OK Don
I bought a testing kit that is an alcohol soluble dye. Put a drop in a sample of the gas, agitate, and see whether the sample has changed color and whether the drop is still the same size. I test the fuel perhaps every other month that goes into the Cessna from the usual station, and before

Re: [MBZ] Testing times

2014-04-18 Thread OK Don
If you didn't buy it at the apple store, you are supposed to use it. :-) On Friday, April 18, 2014, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey speaking of Apple, how to I find a compatible printer driver for a Canon Pixma MP 780? The computer does NOT recognixe this when I connect it

[MBZ] sls troubles 300td 1982

2014-04-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java
So what kind of damage could be done to the pump? it's a pretty simple device pounding around of the pistons or something the lever is moved all the time when you drive around and hit bumps, no matter how heavy or light you use it, i would think lack of the dampening action of the

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Any Listers in the UK, France, Ireland or Germany or Nigeria?

2014-04-18 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ask them, I have had times when Oz is not listed but asking the seller, they said that they will ship to Oz for a fee. Hendrik who is still dreaming of good burlwood trim for the 124 On 19/04/14 07:39, Dan Penoff wrote: That's eBay UK, and the seller only lists the UK, France, Germany and

Re: [MBZ] sls troubles 300td 1982

2014-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Rick Hawkins Java wrote: So what kind of damage could be done to the pump? it's a pretty simple device pounding around of the pistons or something the lever is moved all the time when you drive around and hit bumps, no matter how heavy or light you use it, i would think lack of the

Re: [MBZ] Testing apple times

2014-04-18 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ha ha +1 for that one. Wonder how they feel about me buying a screen for an iphoney off ebay Speaking of printers, the other day I had job that involved taking a load of stuff to the rubbish dump. In amongst all the crap was a HP printer, which looked OK so I took it home. Fired it up and all

Re: [MBZ] Cat Food

2014-04-18 Thread Hendrik and Fay
What about unprocessed junk? Hendrik who is catless On 18/04/14 06:04, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: As opposed to processed junk. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2014, at 2:57 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: As opposed to fake fish? Hendrik whose cat only ate whiskas cat food,

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread G Mann
Don, Thanks for the tip about the testing kit. Where do you find them? Thanks, Grant.. On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 4:47 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: I bought a testing kit that is an alcohol soluble dye. Put a drop in a sample of the gas, agitate, and see whether the sample has changed

Re: [MBZ] ULSD now Ethanol

2014-04-18 Thread Fmiser
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Here's a better explanation of the test suggested previously which is simply based on the affinity of alcohol for water; no complex chemistry involved. Thanks! This one makes sense. Therefore, any deviation in the water line indicates the presence of