On 5/12/2015 5:22 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
(snip)
Those are 2 stroke engines so I don't run them dry
(snip)
Running 2 strokes dry is a problem? I regularly do this
Just a test.
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A man sits as many risks as he runs.
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Oh ye great list administrators. For the third time in about a
week I have been unsubscribed from MBZ because of bounced messages. i
suspect the bounced ones are those from Curt and Dimitri that I don't
see any more since the change from the (name) via mercedes system.
Could we go back
Here's something to hope comes to the USA.
http://www.bild.de/auto/auto-news/daimler-ag/mercedes-bringt-pick-up-modell-in-kommenden-jahren-40324338.bild.html
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
The fact that there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to
heaven says a lot about
On 3/13/2015 10:52 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Yep, another one:
THE CORN CROP
Wilton, I really enjoy the stories you post. In my experience
it's rare for a person with a technical background to write so well.
And I like the subjects you choose - real work rather than just some
On 3/8/2015 1:38 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
Black socks with sandals! And don't forget to schedule your haircut,
doctor visit, bank visit, grocery run, pharmacy run, and other errands
on different days so you have something to do, just enough to justify
the nap after the errands.
I
On 2/25/2015 5:09 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
I have been listening to the inane commentary on NPR about this
pipeline bidness. It is quite interesting how the opponents have
managed to turn the discussion around aspects that are either 1)
wrong, 2) irrelevant, 3) conflated, 4)
On 2/23/2015 12:17 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Do these still have the doodads for stretching barbed wire too?
Kleb is now out there on the ranch and might need to do that.
You probably mean the tool I grew up calling a come-a-long, which
I gather is known now as a cable hoist
On 2/21/2015 6:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Last weekend I was unloading a car in the back 40. On this particular car it
was to be parked in front of another car so I put the ramps down and hook a
strap to the read end of the car on the trailer and hook it to the front of the
On 2/17/2015 11:20 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 09:42:51 -0500 David Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
On 2/14/2015 10:55 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
While there is a national interest, is it proper use of eminent
domain to tear up
On 2/14/2015 10:55 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
My understanding is that there is an existing pipeline, which is too
small and not direct. There is also a lot of oil coming from the
Bakken (sp?) formation in North Dakota, and most of that oil is
transported by rail and truck. That
On 2/11/2015 9:50 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I'm probably going to get one of the HF 220 ones I think. That way if I need to
weld anything bigger I can. Although I have never welded before. I am going to
tackle welding up the broken strut tower on my 124.
I'm a bit late
On 2/1/2015 9:29 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
David wrote:
By then I was earning decent money...
What type of work in Denver did you do?
What part of town? I started working for a small civil engg firm in
Denver in '78 but pay never got good. We lived south of DU.
mao
I was
My first car was a 1953 Studebaker coupe I bought in 1958 from a
used car lot in Chicago. It had been repainted (yellow) and I suspect
the odometer rolled back but it was lovely. I don't think there has
been a more graceful car made. Whitewall tires. Three on the tree with
overdrive.
On 1/26/2015 12:03 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I hate auto door locks, they ignore the fact that you might have the door
unlocked for a reason...Dad was at camp one time and stopped to talk to the
neighbor. For some reason he left the Jeep running which is unusual for him.
The Jeep
On 12/15/2014 10:54 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:21:23 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Another 115 with a very moldy interior.
ut
When we were getting ready to move from Austin, TX, here to Los Alamos,
NM, I opened up our original W115
On 12/7/2014 7:38 PM, OK Don wrote:
What kind of fence (how high) do you electrify that keeps the deer out
of the corn? Around here they laugh as they jump over the fences. Do
you electrify the entire fence or just the top?
These are mule deer you have? I know they are bigger than our
Gentlemen, thank you for your responses! You are educating an old
farmer, which has to be a good thing.
No, the fuse does not blow when the mystery part is not
installed. It is in series with the the 110 volt hot line to the
transformer.
I tried connecting the line from
Oh wise list members. Perhaps one of you can identify an
electronic component for me.
The fence charger has failed that protects my vegetable garden
from deer. The charger is a Parmak S.E.3 of the 110 volt type. I found
one of its two 1 amp fuses bad, as has happened over the
On 11/11/2014 4:39 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
We do have several veterans on the list. As a matter of curiosity, who
are you? In what branch did you serve or are you serving? What dates?
Here is what I know; you will have to edit and add the rest.
Craig
Craig USAF1971-1975
I second the advice from brother Grant - the best shotgun is one
that fits. It will feel good, point naturally, and won't beat you up
with recoil.
The recoil thing is very important. It is easy to develop a
flinch from recoil that will ruin enjoyment and performance. Once
On 10/6/2014 8:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
(snip)
In the interest of full disclosure, my oldest son's 300E 2.6 still has
R12 in it, and I have a can on the shelf. It could probably stand to be
topped off, but I don't have a manifold gauge set that will do R12.
It is my
On 8/21/2014 9:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I'm fixing to buy a diesel tractor for the ranch. Probably new. Probably Kubota.
Beware the EPA's tier 4 pollution standard. Although I understand
it is not required in final form in off road diesels under 75 hp for a
few more
On 8/11/2014 9:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
(snip)
A buddy does have a nice Porsche 944 Turbo for sale that is sorely tempting
me though . . . . .
Ah these are lovely cars, perfectly balanced. They have humbled many a
911. Lots of mods available and websites
Not a big deal, but I wonder why the radio in my 83 300SD always
comes on full volume when I reconnect the battery and turn the ignition
switch to start the car. Even though the radio had been off when the
battery was disconnected. It is the original radio/tape player. I have
to be
On 5/8/2014 5:32 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb.
Came through to me. But I always thought it was supposed to be
rhubarb waterbottle.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Wine is a means of realizing mysteries.
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On 5/4/2014 5:14 PM, clay wrote:
IS the list really falling apart since Dan took over. I get these bounce
messages every other day, and others seem to be not getting anything list
related? Is this endemic?
clay
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On 4/6/2014 5:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Yeah, lots of good survival food with lead as a main ingredient..
On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
If ever the SHTF for real, I think you'll find most NRA members much better
prepared to survive and
On 3/11/2014 9:20 PM, Gary Hurst wrote :
i enjoy jokes like that :)
like one man's mead is another man's persian (which is this in reserve)
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
The guy comes walking into the doc's office, and the woman
On 2/25/2014 9:08 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
If the wood is relatively straight the axe is way faster.
It depends on the wood.
I like my engine-powered splitter. Especially as I take
culls, windfalls, whatever weird free crap falls my way...
This is pretty much my situation. Mostly
On 2/23/2014 9:57 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Dave wrote:
One of the thrills in living in a WV shale gas boom area is meeting
big equipment on narrow roads.
Interesting story and video - thanks.
I looked around at google maps to see if some of these development
sites can be seen. I think this is
One of the thrills in living in a WV shale gas boom area is
meeting big equipment on narrow roads. It used to take about an hour to
get from Cameron to Wheeling WV on US250.Now everyone allows an
extra half hour for delays due to wide loads of drilling equipment
getting stuck
On 2/22/2014 7:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I will reward you with a personal visit. My minimum stay is 3 weeks.
On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
David wrote:
And here I had thought your inspiration was the WV state motto
Montani
semper
On 2/22/2014 5:12 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Andrew wrote:
Why are you hiding behind those monikers anyway?
No hiding.
No moniker.
The name was given to me by Gary years ago on this list when we
visited the Q-que. mountain.man was not available, maontin.man was
available, I use mao. Very
On 2/19/2014 4:21 PM, arche...@embarmail.com wrote:
ROFL!! I think you have described the Washington bureaucrats attitude
in one sentence.
Note that I said Washington bureaucrats; not the thousands of
government workers who usually do an acceptable job in all parts of
the country; often
On 2/5/2014 10:06 PM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:41:12 +1030 Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com
wrote:
You do know that in Oz 'rooted' has a different meaning than it has in
other parts?
Hendrik
who needs a new mobile
I'm afraid to ask ...
Craig
If you go to YouSwear.com and
I think it was Curt who favored a NOTA option on the ballot. I
read the state of Nevada offers a None of the Above choice in its
elections, as does the nation of India. It doesn't seem to have
improved things much in those places.
Negative voting, i.e. being able to subtract a vote
On 1/22/2014 4:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Walmart is able to charge so litle because it pays its workers so little.
Many of them are on public assistance to make ends meet because WM doesn't
pay them a living wage.
I am troubled by the living wage concept. How much would that be,
for
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On 1/14/2014 5:56 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Arrgh.
I've worked harder attempting to remove one flare nut from the a tee
fitting on the 210 than I did replacing the control valve and spheres
on the much older 201.
The other end of the line goes into the control valve at a place
that's
On 1/6/2014 9:00 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
In 1980-83 I had an old rusty 300k to 400k mile 190Dc with a very
tired engine I used for winter salt use. Drove it all over. I
remember one time we drove to DM for a meeting in January and it
turned very cold. It was in a motel parking lot and i knew
You think the USA has a nanny government?
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We few, we happy few.
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Alas, I have I had to replace my battery charger. My good old
3 amp model from W. T. Grant now just makes a faint humming sound and
puts out no current. I took off the cover and looked for something
obviously wrong but it just looks dusty. (I will keep it in case
someone like Dan P or
Something for Gary and his critics. (All in good fun.)
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Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everyone
stands around reloading.
At 02:36 PM 11/22/2013, Curt wrote:
We have terrible troubles on the Super M farm tractor keeping the
front tire from going flat. Most of what we mow is grown up in
bushes and little trees and the sticks that get left behind slice
the tire up something terrible.
Dad suggested filling them with
Another reason to keep our old cars running.
Forget extra cupholders or power windows: the new Renault Zoe comes
with a feature that absolutely nobody wants. Instead of selling
consumers a complete car that they can use, repair, and upgrade as
they see fit, Renault has opted to lock
This would appear to be a reasonable price, comparing it to the
ones in Hemmings anyway.
1966 Mercedes 230SL
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The mind can be profaned by the
At 01:58 PM 10/1/2013, Wilton wrote:
Just had the screech again, but it's a fairly low frequency - more
like a bass saxophone and seems to be coming from upper center
console area behind PBCU. Sounds like air blowing through a
restriction - possibly past a nearly closed valve. I'll try to
At 10:47 AM 9/9/2013, Andrew wrote:
(snip)
Have you considered a pit instead? For example
www.faze.co.za/PDF/Auto_Service_Pitpdf. Could be a DIY beer party
project or you could easily hire a backhoe guy to do most of the
work. I have been thinking of
At 10:30 AM 9/5/2013, --R wrote:
Yes, a big no-no. I am told if one is to be tramping in the woods
doing things like that, best to carry a walking stick to sorta pound
around on things to at least give the snake a bit of warning and
time to move or something, so you don't startle them to
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Vertebrates are limited to two eyes each.
At 09:04 AM 8/29/2013, Mike wrote re the Enviro-System products:
Has anyone ordered from this company? How may cans would I need
for a complete refill of the system including new dryer and
expansion valve? The specs state that each 6oz. can is equivilent
to 18 oz of 134a. They have a
I bet one of you experts knows the answer to this mystery.
When I remove the negative cable from the battery on my 83 SD,
reconnect it, and then turn the ignition key to on, the radio blares
out loud static even though it was off to begin with. I turn off the
radio and everything
At 02:48 PM 8/8/2013, Curt wrote:
I was thinking about diesel pickups yesterday. If VW can make a 2.0l
4cyl diesel with 140hp and 250lb/ft of torque why can't somebody
make a 4.0l v6 with 200hp 400lb/ft and put it in a 1/2 ton pickup?
Dodge is supposed to have a V6 diesel option in their
I finally got around to checking the valve adjustment on my 83
300SD. It has been starting well (3 or 4 seconds preglow with my
manual push button system) and sounding good but it had been 31,000
miles since the last adjustment when I bought the car. The manual
says 15,000 mile
With wire wheels yet.
--
1975 Mercedes BENZ 300D, fully loaded, LOW LOW MILES, rust free CLEAN!
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A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have
one,
At 01:12 AM 5/14/2013, Rick Hawkins wrote:
THe best chainsaw that i ever had was an old Poulan pulpwooder's saw,
(snip)
It was a bear to start or even to pick up, to drop while holding the
starter cord to start it. I could do it fine from age 25 to 35, but i
don't
At 09:25 PM 5/10/2013, Allan wrote:
I have a fairly wooded lot and have decided I need to get a chain saw to
keep it maintained. I checked local CL and surprisingly didn't find
much.
Needs to be gas-powered, too large a lot for electric to be practical.
Don't really know much about them. I
At 10:33 AM 5/7/2013, Rick wrote:
(snip)
Hey, what do I know? I'm left hand dominant.
Have I got a deal for you. Or someone else who is left handed
and wears work gloves.
As it happens I am right handed and have found I wear out first
At 04:30 PM 5/2/2013, Tim wrote:
As Curt predicted, I stripped the threads of my oil cooler. I am getting a
used one off eBay, should show up shortly.
When I install this puppy, should I use some kind of anti suite agent? Or
is that futile, or even counter productive?
If your luck
Have any of you a recommendation on this type of vacuum pump
for evacuating an auto a/c system?
http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=MAS91200
I am planning for the tools I need to work on my own a/cs . I
have an air compressor (with 30 gallon tank)
At 11:49 AM 3/24/2013, Dan wrote about pain killers:
That stuff scares the heck out of me. I am understandably concerned
about the wife's upcoming hip replacement surgery, as I know there
will be a lot of post operative pain, and she has a pretty low
threshold for it.
I had a hip
A bit late, but at last something worthy from one of my wife's do good groups:
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-health-benefits-of-drinking-beer.html
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
All adult frogs and toads are predators.
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Actually I thought they had ended long ago.
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To watch the crisping ripples on the
At 09:11 PM 2/26/2013, Curt wrote about my qualms regarding hats,
tattoos and piercing:
Sorry thats just you being an old fart. Wearing a hat inside, thats
disrespect, wearing it backwards just means you're a loser.
Body piercing, whats wrong with that? Or tattoos? If they're lame
tribal
At 09:09 PM 2/25/2013, Curt wrote:
I want to start a restaurant called Take off your dammed hat where
failure to remove your hat results in public ridicule. It'll have an
ice-cream stand called Pull up your dammed pants.
It's the backward facing hats that trouble me. But my biggest
I should have mentioned when I wrote recently about the
$.23/acre real estate tax that it is just surface rights we own. The
mineral rights were separated and sold long ago. The mineral owner
(I think it is CONSOL in our case) is also paying taxes on our
parcels and although I don't
Looks like this would fit in the back of your Mercedes.
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Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
By assuming the penalties of
At 04:23 PM 1/29/2013, Curt wrote:
(snip)
We're planting in trees to become a tree farm which will reduce
our taxes from $10/acre to about $2/acre and make up my retirement fund.
Just by way of contrast, my property tax comes out to
At 12:58 PM 1/26/2013, Jim Cathey wrote:
(snip)
Esthetically I prefer old-school work. Like a SW N-frame
(snip)
Yes! Now you are talking. Revolvers typically are more
accurate, with a
At 11:36 AM 1/25/2013, OK Don wrote:
(snip)
I forgot to mention that I want 4 wheel drive. Although we haven't received
much ice/snow the last two years, the red dirt road to our house does get
slippery when wet. The ML is really nice with all-wheel
At 06:43 PM 1/24/2013, Brian Toscano wrote:
The lack of insulation makes for old house charm. :-)
Back then fiber glass didn't exist. In some rural areas, houses were
clapboard siding, studs, and tongue and groove or simply pine boards on the
inside with a tin roof. Exterior clapboards may
I seem to remember someone in this group one time recommending
using acid to improve the soil for growing potatoes. Can anyone
provide details on the procedure? Or perhaps it was a joke. In any
case I have between 3 and 4 gallons of battery acid I'd like to be
rid of. I have googled
At 09:41 PM 1/10/2013, Dieselhead wrote about galled oil cooler fittings:
(snip)
Or you can just go to the listmom or fleabay or the car-part.com and
buy a used oil cooler. That way someone else had to take the big
oil line nuts off.
I did this -
As usual, I smile and accept the thanks bestowed upon me and
other veterans this day. I did my bit with the Army in the early
60's and hated it. But it turned out to be a good thing for me.
By 1960 I had dropped out of school and was starting to learn
many of the things I didn't
This stuff just knocks me out.
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Tell me where is fancy bred,
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At 08:07 AM 8/27/2012, Tim wrote:
My camera has a lock hook. Since mine is the cheapest there is I assumed
this was standard.
I use it for shed security, btw.
Some folks here have these trail cameras focused on their
rural mailbox, if it is out of sight of the house. I know the WV and
After reading here lately about unhappiness and coping with
life's problems I thought I should add a cheering note about
unsolicited kindness.
I recently drove to the big city (Wheeling, WV) to visit my
alternator/starter guy. His test showed the alternator OK, which
pretty much
At 06:57 PM 8/2/2012, Craig wrote:
I was questioned at length about my faith at both universities. Faculty
at both institutions indicated they were satisfied, so I don't think that
was a problem.
From an earlier post I remember you said you are 62. They
won't say so but that counts
At 01:09 AM 5/28/2012, Alex wrote:
Why all the disdain among Porsche fans for the 928? This is a car that
period reviews called the best GT ever, indescribably better than its
competition. Yet the things now are routinely seen for sale for under
$5000, sometimes way under, for an early
At 07:05 PM 5/6/2012, Tim wrote:
This year SWMBO is both graduating and celebrating Mothers' Day next
weekend. Aside from sparkle and chlorophyll, any creative ideas?
With Amazon prime it's never last minute, I hope... :)
Material goods are not appropriate in this situation. It's her
At 06:33 PM 5/5/2012, Walt wrote:
I was once pf the same mind, but I now find myself driving with the sunroof
open all the time.
Less wind noise than windows down, and why not use it if it works just fine?
(snip)
Young man, worry about the sun.
I
At 10:32 PM 4/25/2012, Philip wrote:
(snip)
With very slight
pressure against the synchros, it's possible to feel when the
speed matches. At that point, a quick snink and it's in
gear.
Hey, you could drive down here to southern MO and help
At 07:59 PM 4/25/2012, mao wrote:
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice
At 05:34 PM 4/9/2012, Craig wrote:
A few years ago, we had a discussion of what it was like to live in
various parts of the United States, with listers chiming in with what they
liked about various areas.
With my application to John Brown University having fallen through and
having no response
One of you technical guys must know this.
Say you get your diesel tractor suck in the woods a long way
from the 120 volt ac outlet that would normally power its 800 watt
engine preheater. Night is coming. It will be very cold in the
morning when you return with chains,
At 05:18 PM 3/7/2012, Mitch Haley wrote:
Use two wrenches on the cooler lines. One to turn the nut and the
other to hold the fitting on the filter housing or especially
radiator steady. Situate the wrenches so that you can loosen the nut
by squeezing the two wrenches together, then you won't
Maybe this is the one Rusty needs. Offer the seller $4800?
1972 250 Mercedes Benz ~ Chocolate Brown
32,000 Original Miles
Tan Leather
All Original
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At 05:50 PM 1/4/2012, G. M. Brown wrote:
Due to a recent harrowing trip thru snowy WV, I'm considering
purchasing a full set of winter tires and recycler rims for my '84
300D. Any recommendations? I've found that the Bridgestone
Blizzaks are no longer made in 195/70-14 size.
TIA.
If
Wilton wrote recently about how as a youth he hated Hitler and Tojo.
I was born in 1940. One of my earliest memories is of drawing
crayon pictures of American fighter planes shooting down German and
Japanese planes. This involved a sort of generic aircraft
distinguished by either
At 11:08 PM 10/1/2011, Peter wrote:
Well - back where we were. I now have no glow intermittently. If the light
comes on even for a second, I get glow and a beautifully smoothly starting
engine - better then ever. If it doesnt' come on I have no glow - and very
obviously no glow slow start.
I was surprised recently to discover how inexpensive ball
bearings have become.
I needed two bearings to fix a piece of farm equipment. I have
learned it is is better not to go to the original equipment dealer
for bearings since they charge a premium for a name on a box that
My farm tractor refused to start the other day after a break
from mowing hay. Ratti tat tat was all the starter would do. Which
meant a couple mile hike back to the house to get a vehicle to jump
start it. This gave me time to contemplate Dr. Booth's wisdom on
batteries; a new one
At 08:26 AM 6/24/2011, Dan wrote:
(snip)
Another consideration would be to fond a diesel bus shell and finish
(pimp) out the interior.
You have the room for one in your back yard
There are people very much interested in
this. www.busnut.com is a fun
Some of you may remember a couple months ago I wrote of my
efforts to remove a front suspension bushing on my 83 300SD. I have
attached the picture I sent then, showing the cage of sash weights
hanging from the bushing. No joy.
As it happened shortly the weather turned cold. I
Your smile for the day. Attached is a photograph of the
family dog returning home with scavenged prize of the season. This
is a very happy dog.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Blessed is he who has found his work.
-- next part --
A non-text attachment
The other day I noticed what at first I thought was a stick
hanging from under the front of my 83 300SD. In fact in turned out
to be a strand of a rubber body mount that had degraded from a long
term soaking of diesel fuel The cause was a slow leak in the
cigar hose return line above
Recently when I went to start my 83 SD I had no dash glow
light and the engine wouldn't fire. I traced the problem to the
preglow relay (black plastic box about 3X3X2 on the fender
behind driver's side headlight). There was voltage accross the 80
amp strip fuse but nothing was getting
Thought I would give you fellows the first chance at my grand
old IH 674D with IH 2255 loader. This machine has given me good
service for 20 years.
The first owner parked it outside on a hill above a steel mill
for 15 years. Hence the lack of original paint. His widow said
he
At 09:46 AM 5/28/2010, Peter wrote about shifting w/o a clutch:
... the Guy who tought me to drive a Motor coach used to take a coffee can
and kick it under the clutch after you got started. Wasn't to hard to learn
after that.
Certainly that would provide the right incentive. My
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