Re: [MBZ] Adventure of the day

2013-10-04 Thread Gerry Archer
- Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:54 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: Where did you get the steamer, Clay? My pressure washer is a PIA with all the water flying around, and it doesn't do a very good job anyway. Thanks

[MBZ] OT: Depressions and Wars. was: Fuel prices going DOWN

2013-10-03 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com On Oct 2, 2013 5:12 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: maybe be false economy and i just ought to get everything at costco anyway From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com Costco has done as much as if not more than Wal-Mart to

[MBZ] Microsoft Pair creates home-brewing machine

2013-10-01 Thread Gerry Archer
If you were one of the top guys who spent much of the 2000s trying to get Microsoft to develop tablet computers, you might be ready for a drink. Or two. Fortunately, that guy - Bill Mitchell - has figured out how to easily produce a never-ending supply of absolutely top-notch beer, in any

Re: [MBZ] Top Tier Fuel

2013-09-28 Thread Gerry Archer
When he was first out of college, son drove a diesel (110) back and forth, north to south, on his sales trips. He complained about hard starting in the north if he fueled up in the south during the cold months. Nowadays I suspect that mid-Florida, at least, gets winter fuel all year round

[MBZ] OT: UK pilots' union says fatigue is biggest threat to air safety

2013-09-26 Thread Gerry Archer
Exhausted airline pilots are frequently falling asleep in the cockpit, with one in six admitting to having slept at the same time as their co-pilot, their union has warned. The British Airline Pilots Association released the findings of its survey after reports of an incident in August where a

Re: [MBZ] A fragrance for the new S-Class

2013-09-26 Thread Gerry Archer
One of my country relatives has had that for years. He buys it at Walmart and hangs it on the pickups rear view mirror next to the rubber dice. Covers up the smell of stale beer really well. Gerry From: Chris James c_ja...@gmx.com \ Interesting article about the creation of the scents for the

Re: [MBZ] Current diesel cars/suvs available for 2014 MY

2013-09-24 Thread Gerry Archer
Extra cost of producing ULSD? On average, diesel is always about 40 cents more per gallon than regular. Gerry From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com it's a good question that no one seems to know the answer to so they talk about something else i seem to recall that back in the day diesel was

[MBZ] OT: Western deserts and badlands

2013-09-24 Thread Gerry Archer
Chinese entrepreneur wins UN Global Drylands Champions award The founder of a Chinese enterprise was honored on Monday with the Global Drylands Champions award by a special UN body on anti-desertification. Wang Wenbiao, chairman of the Elion Resources Group in China and also a member of the

Re: [MBZ] OT but interesting

2013-09-22 Thread Gerry Archer
Question: If the parachute had not failed on the second bomb, would it have gone off. Thanks, Gerry On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 9:55 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Here's the straight poop. A piece I did for briefing a Kiwanis group several months ago.

Re: [MBZ] question that appears political

2013-09-21 Thread Gerry Archer
The TSA is expanding, with Congress recently giving the green light for extra funding that has increased the number of unannounced TSA checkpoints beyond the 9300 that took place last year. This $25 million dollar injection has helped fund the expansion of the VIPR program which has TSA agents

Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Gerry Archer
slot. You'll want a PCIe card. Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it you meant network card. -Curt Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck for Jamie

2013-09-20 Thread Gerry Archer
Why is such heavy oil used in recip aircraft engines? Gerry From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com I don't intend to find out! I did help Dad start a Jacobs R755 radial engine with 50 wt oil in it at -30F once though - it took about two hours of a large kerosene space heater blowing on it before we

Re: [MBZ] OT: For coffee lovers

2013-09-20 Thread Gerry Archer
Radicitus, comes! (Really rad, dude!) Gerry .. From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net 13. Ego sum abbas (I am the abbot) Ego sum abbas Cucaniensis I am the abbot of Cockaigne et consilium meum est cum bibulis, and my assembly is one of drinkers,

[MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-19 Thread Gerry Archer
A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes out internal modems. Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Re: Computer question

2013-09-19 Thread Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes out internal modems. Craig wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Re: Computer question

2013-09-19 Thread Gerry Archer
computer, router, top 1 of my TV, aux relay in my stereo and the lutron light dimmers... On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect

Re: [MBZ] Tire sizes

2013-09-18 Thread Gerry Archer
On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 7:32 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I need new tires for the Jetta (or will soon anyway) and wonder about the size. Its got 195/60R14 on it now. Tire rack says thats an original size as was 185/60R14. The 195s look pretty fat for such a small car, do you

Re: [MBZ] OT: Truck

2013-09-17 Thread Gerry Archer
He could whack the back off of a big V-8 Mercedes and mount a pickup body on it. Continental Imports in Gainesville, Florida did one that way. It looked pretty nice. I seem to remember Steve or Walter saying they had to reinforce the unibody, however. Gerry From: Kaleb C. Striplin

[MBZ] China starts flights at world's highest airport

2013-09-17 Thread Gerry Archer
Gateway to Tibet Daocheng Yading airport, 4,400 metres above sea level, opens as China aims to boost tourism and clamp down on dissentsnip. What would landings and takeoffs be like at this highest airport? Wilton? Other pilots? Gerry ___

Re: [MBZ] Another AC Question

2013-09-16 Thread Gerry Archer
My '83 300D has been chirping on idle for years. It's probably not too high pressure since I never add enough freon to reach max high pressure. I set the belt tension at 70 lbs using the Kriket, so the belt might be a little loose and doing the chirping. Nevertheless, I have no belt problems

Re: [MBZ] Prices on parts

2013-09-15 Thread Gerry Archer
Hi Gary, What are your business hours? I sent this request for prices to your email address (jabbahur...@gmail.com) yesterday. Thanks, Gerry From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com Need prices and recommendations on the following for '83 300D Mercedes: Glow

Re: [MBZ] Prices on parts

2013-09-15 Thread Gerry Archer
Not knowing the official name and too lazy to look it up, I described the voltage regulator as a removable diode assembly. It's the little gizmo held on with two screws that can be replaced without removing the alternator. I can get a hueco glow relay for $85.xx plus $5.xx frt elsewhere, but

Re: [MBZ] Prices on parts

2013-09-15 Thread Gerry Archer
for diodes or, really, anything at all.. $33 on the lister pricing plan for the original bosch. i've always sold the bosch and am not sure it pays to mess around with cheap aftermarket ones On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote: Not knowing the official name

Re: [MBZ] 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve

2013-09-15 Thread Gerry Archer
Order a monovalve repair kit. Easy repair job. Not too expensive. Gerry '83 300 and 240D From: Mike Esh michael...@mac.com 1984 Mercedes 300D mono valve Is malfunctioning. All heat all the time. With a 12 V test light, one wire is hot, one not. When it is plugged in i get both wires hot.

[MBZ] Vehicle Recalls

2013-09-15 Thread Gerry Archer
Toyota recalls 2,500 Lexus vehicles in Australia over safety concerns GM recalls nearly 340,000 Cruzes over brake glitch Toyota recalls 342,000 Tacoma trucks for faulty seat belts BMW-Brilliance to recall over 140,000 cars Ford pays 17.35 mln USD fine over late recall Volkswagen to recall 3,863

Re: [MBZ] 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
How about the Darwin Awards? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards .or https://www.google.com/#q=darwin+awards Gerry Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Inasmuch as I'm scientifically trained, these don't seem funny to me - at all. How

Re: [MBZ] Crab pots

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Must be. One of my disrespectful children gave me a framed sign for Christmas that read: I'm so old I fart dust. I put it up in the shop. Gerry From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net You must be old as dirt On Sep 12, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote

Re: [MBZ] Crab pots

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: m...@voyager.net In the late 1940s we went crabbing and mullet snatching on the Clearwater Causeway. (Dan knows where it is.) Clam traps would be more useful in Clearwater these days. http://www.xenu.net/clam_faq.html Mitch. That's weird. The

[MBZ] 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama before he had a chance to start a war has cast Nobel prizes into such disrepute that the Ignobel Prizes have risen above them in importance. Here are the 2013 winners: Stargazing dung beetles, mice that survive for longer after

[MBZ] Scientology-Clearwater, Florida

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
thing is, they pay lots of taxes and have cleaned up downtown St. Pete. Dan On Sep 13, 2013, at 8:52 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Gerry Archer wrote: That's weird. The scientologists have probably spent several billion dollars buying and building in Clearwater. Big scandal over death

Re: [MBZ] Crab pots

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Gerry Archer wrote: That's weird. The scientologists have probably spent several billion dollars buying and building in Clearwater. Big scandal over death of a follower who was kept captive and given one of their treatments. I think they finally settled with the relatives. Amazingly enough

Re: [MBZ] A bit OT: ARRRGH, stupid Jetta!

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Did you post your problem on one of the Jetta TDI forums? https://www.google.com/#q=jetta+tdi+forum Gerry On Sep 13, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: You may remember my buying a '98 Jetta last week. At first everything was happiness and smiles. I got a new

[MBZ] Diesel Pee Pee

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Seems like there should be aftermarket urea available by now. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1042727_adding-urea-to-clean-diesel-cars-can-i-just-pee-in-the-tank ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Crab pots

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Muscle cars of the ('60s?) had to use sperm oil IIRC. Offenhauser racing engines of the 1940s used castor oil. You could smell it all over Hyde Park in Tampa after they raced at the Fairgrounds on Saturday night. Gerry Whale sperm, isn't it? Wilton Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Maybe

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Pee Pee

2013-09-13 Thread Gerry Archer
I wonder if it will work in a Mercedes? http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1096832-urea-on-sale-napa-2-gal-10-00-a.html $5 / gallon. $40 Mercedes refill. Gerry I've seen it in gallon jugs at my local NAPA. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] Factoid-China

2013-09-12 Thread Gerry Archer
China since Mao-Tze-Tung died: http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/124.200702.lardy.chinaseconomy.html From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com The Chinese are already suffering the curse of the Asian Tiger. Remember in the '80s when you (I was too young) were all crapping yourselves about the

[MBZ] Crab pots

2013-09-12 Thread Gerry Archer
In the late 1940s we went crabbing and mullet snatching on the Clearwater Causeway. (Dan knows where it is.) We dropped our crab traps off low seawalls. The four wire mesh sides of the traps, which were connected to a rope, dropped open and the crabs simply walked in and started eating the

[MBZ] Factoid-Iran

2013-09-12 Thread Gerry Archer
Here is a view of Irans history; especially its relationships with Western nations. http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/1426.200909.bakhash.usiranhistorical.html ... From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com You're thinking like an American, our conflict with the

Re: [MBZ] CL moron of the week, and it is only tuesday

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
Might have a Scout engine. http://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=60597 Gerry From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com I want pictures of that 4 cylinder V8 engine.. never have I seen one of those.. must really be rare. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 4:23 PM, clay

[MBZ] Factoids

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
Recent survey shows inequality in the US is at its new peak. The richest 1 percent of the population received almost a fifth of the national households' income in 2012, thus breaking the previous record set in 1928. -- The top 10 percent of earners took more than half of the

[MBZ] Factoid

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
The Obama administration on Tuesday eased longstanding restraints on humanitarian and good-will activities between Iran and the United States, including athletic exchanges. It was at least the second American government relaxation of Iranian sanctions this year and came as Iran’s new president,

Re: [MBZ] Factoids

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net The Romans fell when they got a nice empire and started getting filthy rich off other people's work. A massive disease outbreak in the army didn't help much, either. Peter The theories of the decline of the Roman Empire were introduced by Edward

Re: [MBZ] Factoids

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Gee, you must be confusing Richard Nixon and Barack Obama. Sorry to say, you may be needing a new vision prescription. Peter Huh? Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Factoid

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
Even if the NSA's campaign to loosen the world's digital locks (encryption) has a long history, experts say there's much more at stake. Cryptographers say that the weaknesses left by the NSA might one day be used by America's rivals in Moscow or Beijing - or even savvy cybercriminals, if the

[MBZ] Factoid

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
It is the job of centralized government (in peacetime) to protect its citizens' lives, liberty and property. All other activities of government tend to diminish freedom and hamper progress. The growth of government (the dominant social feature of this century) must be fought relentlessly. The

Re: [MBZ] A video about URO parts

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
ROFLMAO!!! Good one, Kaleb! Gerry From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=15F0w4o_9-I ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Factoids

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
Income inequality in the United States has grown significantly since the early 1970s, after several decades of stability, and has been the subject of study of many scholars and institutions. While inequality has risen among most developed countries, and especially English-speaking ones, it is

Re: [MBZ] Factoid

2013-09-11 Thread Gerry Archer
Could they be like the Irish who are still battling the British about events that happened many years ago? Muslims do seem to have long memories. Gerry Given the median age of the Iranian population (27 years), it's hard to believe events over 60 years ago have direct significance to them.

[MBZ] (CORRECTION) My Wretched 240D

2013-09-10 Thread Gerry Archer
Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble, Bob. I'm still playing with the alternator? regulator? battery? problem in my '83 300D because I want to figure out why I, and many other people, are having fairly frequent problems. I've set up a bench test with a new shop battery (that's

Re: [MBZ] My Wretched 240D

2013-09-10 Thread Gerry Archer
Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble, Bob. I'm still playing with the alternator? regulator? battery? problem in my '83 300D because I want to figure out why I, and many other people, are having fairly frequent problems. I've set up a bench test with a new shop battery (that's

Re: [MBZ] My Wretched 240D

2013-09-10 Thread Gerry Archer
Thanks. I'll look into those. Gerry From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Buy a refractometer to check specific gravity. Far more accurate and much less messy. And you can use it to check coolant as well. Dan On Sep 10, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Sorry to hear

Re: [MBZ] OT - buymbparts is drinking tea

2013-09-06 Thread Gerry Archer
From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com On the issue of tea.. apparently there are some devoted tea drinkers here, so someone may know. Is there anywhere on the planet where I can buy Earl Gray Irish Breakfast Tea ? Last time I saw it sold was perhaps 2 decades ago and it was my absolute favorite.

Re: [MBZ] Wilton's scooter

2013-09-05 Thread Gerry Archer
You oughta get one of those Formula One lawnmowers and mount your walker on it. http://www.letsmow.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZiLxU0-7s4 Gerrywho uses a walker on rough ground . On 04/09/2013 10:00 PM, WILTON wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D On Tue, 3 Sep 2013 23:37:46 -0400 Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
Gerry wrote: Can someone tell me where the wire from the buss to the battery connects to the positive battery cable so I can check it's continuity and clean the connection? Better - or more accurate - than measuring continuity is to measure voltage drop. After starting the engine (so the

[MBZ] . Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Yep, slipsies might introduce more questions than answers. Just make the 240D bare posts, and set up the jumpers. If you get 13.7 when the 300 D is running, then look at the battery in the 300D closer. You really

[MBZ] .. Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
charging issue. From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll

[MBZ] ... Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
Does the voltage that excites the field via the smaller (green?) wire always show 12v or whatever the charging voltage is, or does it vary? I saw full 12v when the key was on and the engine not running but wondered if the green wire voltage regulated the alternator output in some way by varying

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
and the 300 cables and starter yhen you better have a big set of cables. Like welding cable. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
an alternator with no battery was a great way to kill an alternator... -Curt Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:25:08 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D Message-ID: 0D77DF0B9AD14B7289022D369A0AA372

[MBZ] Alternator/battery problem

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
Was just thinking that since this may turn out to be a lot of testing with a good battery, I'll go down and buy a new shop battery as a replacement for the 9 year old shop battery that runs the burglar alarm, fire alarm, and lights when the power is off. The present shop battery is using more

Re: [MBZ] Alternator/battery problem

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net And a fourth NEW email thread! On Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:23:06 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Are you trying to say that you are going to try to produce accurate results with a battery that you think is going bad? Why does it seem to me that

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk and rattling

2013-09-04 Thread Gerry Archer
ROFL!!! He does that quite well. Gerry From: dsereta...@yahoo.com Oh thtop it. On Sep 4, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: no, he'd like to be gay but just can't do it women are not that easy to deal with. gays are a dream in comparison On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at

Re: [MBZ] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
Where can you find a filter? I was going to put them in both cars but couldn't find a source on first attempt and then forgot about it since the job needed to be finished. Gerry From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Install a filter in the suction line (which your mechanic should have

Re: [MBZ] This list is deadly

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
Any DIYers over there? Gerry From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com You can come and join us over at the OzBenz forum, there is a bit of Diesel chatter from the veggie burners. Latest is about a POS 300TD that is being sold for too much, rust, major dent in the rear and fuel leaking over

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
to do at my option. Gerrymostly talking to myself From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com Sorry to interrupt this ongoing discussion about Rusty and Trent and Gary, but I have a question about the alternator on my '83 300D. There are three wires coming out of the alternator. Service

Re: [MBZ] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 5:58 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins On Sep 3, 2013, at 2:40 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Where can

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side and jumper with all the cables off. I know the 240D battery is good. Batteries are both group 49. Thanks, Gerry From: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com Like everybody else has said, please change the battery

[MBZ] CORRECTION: W123 AC - Part 3 Begins

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 AC - Part 3 Begins - Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
. Otherwise you will burn them up and not answer your question. Better to just swap out the batteries and see if the issue follows the battery from the 300. Mike On Sep 3, 2013 2:21 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: That's a good idea, Richard. I'll put the 240D and the 300D side by side

Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Don't do this, you are likely to blow the diodes in the alternator by running it without the battery connected! If you want to see if it charges the other battery, install the battery in the car. If the battery boiled out, even one cell, either

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts is dead drunk

2013-09-03 Thread Gerry Archer
You must have a world class tax bill. How close is the nearest FBO? Do you have a landing strip? Gerry The Ranch is about the size of Long Island.. only with no people.. I like it that way. Sign on front gate reads Use of deadly force authorized beyond this point... Access by

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts BS

2013-09-02 Thread Gerry Archer
Have no fear. When the NS and TS of A come to police Australia, we'll tell them not to send you to Guantanamo (although water boarding is a possibility). (grin) Gerry.running for cover. P.S. See there? All this raw-hiding about Trent has gotten everyone in an irascible mood. It's a

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-09-02 Thread Gerry Archer
Uh, oh. No thanks. Gerry Snip.Compared to the gas-powered Cruze, you also lose a couple cubic feet of rear cargo space thanks to a 17-liter diesel emission fluid tank. That urea fluid, which helps put the clean in clean diesel, will need to be refilled at least every 10,000

[MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D

2013-09-02 Thread Gerry Archer
Sorry to interrupt this ongoing discussion about Rusty and Trent and Gary, but I have a question about the alternator on my '83 300D. There are three wires coming out of the alternator. Service Manual SM-1243 shows that the two heavy wires, same color, are common inside the alternator. It

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts.

2013-09-02 Thread Gerry Archer
That's what I thought too until son told me about getting 37 mpg on the interstate between Nashville, Tn and Orlando, Fl. The stop and go getting on the interstate in Nashville and getting off the interstate in Orlando must have been enough braking-charging to keep the mileage at predicted

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts.

2013-09-02 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: clay redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. Seattle is enamored of electric cars. First the insight was all over the place, but then

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
On Aug 31, 2013 6:29 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Also, which company has the most reasonably priced parts? Moot point on a new car. G: Not if you keep them for 30 years. (grin) Which is why I didn't recommend the new Dodge Dart. It's a worthy competitor

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
Having dealt with alcoholics in the past, I suspect that alcohol inspires his rambling and pointless submissions of late. I could be wrong, of course. Gerry From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com I think the take-away from all this is that every time he posts he fails to address the issue at hand,

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
.. It may be our fixit mentality. When our cars, appliances, houses, you name it; break down, our impetus is to fix it. Trent is obviously broken and our inclination is to fix Trent. Grant is offering Trent a ray of light at the end of the tunnel; IMO a very humane thing to

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
05:47, Gerry Archer wrote: Having dealt with alcoholics in the past, I suspect that alcohol inspires his rambling and pointless submissions of late. I could be wrong, of course. Gerry From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com I think the take-away from all this is that every time he posts he fails

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car Gerry Archer wrote: I agree completely since my son has a hybrid

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
saying he wants to start over and you are desperate to offer him a ray of light at the end of the tunnel this is real madness On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote: .. It may be our fixit mentality. When our cars, appliances, houses, you

Re: [MBZ] buymbparts

2013-09-01 Thread Gerry Archer
privately if you are interested in details. wilton is right in saying we ought not go down this road again on the list. i think also, however, i should be allowed to defend myself if attacked. personal attacks against me should be discouraged as well On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Gerry Archer arche

Re: [MBZ] 108 photos

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 1:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 108 photos On Aug 30, 2013, at 6:17 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: There is a reason

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
a SanGauge or VAG-COM but its really just a special wrench. -Curt Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:22:11 -0400 From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
On Aug 31, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Okay, you convinced me. What's the best riding, best seated car for long trips that can be bought for around $25K or less? New or used? G: New. Also, which company has the most reasonably priced parts? Moot point

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
On Aug 31, 2013 12:52 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Okay, you convinced me. What's the best riding, best seated car for long trips that can be bought for around $25K or less? New? Ford Fusion ticks all your boxes for comfort, reliability, and good climate control. Get

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com Best is a very relative concept. I like the Jetta/Passat. A gasser of either will run in the $18-20k range, the TDI Jetta starts around $23k with the Passat about $3k more. G: Those are good prices. My in-laws have a Fusion, I think theirs is a

Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-31 Thread Gerry Archer
, with the cost of parts being an unknown (for me at least). I actually thought the Passat drove better than the new C class MB when I was shopping a couple of years ago. The AC did great today driving around town with a little highway time at 102F. On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Gerry Archer arche

[MBZ] New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car

2013-08-30 Thread Gerry Archer
What's the aftermarket parts situation on Japanese cars, Gary? Which model has the largest installed base? Camry? Accord? Civic? One disturbing factor about new and initially less troublesome cars is the cost of the electronic modules that seem to run everything; engine, transmission,

Re: [MBZ] 108 photos

2013-08-30 Thread Gerry Archer
Which is the simplest to join and use? Thanks, Gerry There is a reason for Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket, DropBox, etc. They are easy to link to, and you can post as many digital images as you like. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Jabba parts ban

2013-08-29 Thread Gerry Archer
Plenty of automatic post trimmers on Google. Kaleb should hook one up to his server. https://www.google.com/#q=automatic+post+trimmer Sic 'em Rover! Sic 'em! Wilton - Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Alternator to wiring harness connector

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
it. Yours if it will fit and you want it. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] Alternator to wiring harness connector

Re: [MBZ] 1984 300D Air conditioning

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net I have heard it recommended that an input filter be used on formerly-shrapnelled systems. The flush isn't always quite good enough. -- Jim Read that too but couldn't find a source for the filters. Gerry ___

Re: [MBZ] Wheel bearing fiasco.

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:28 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: While finally getting to my front brake job, I encountered a failing drivers side wheel bearing. There was discoloration and shallow pitting on the outboard race. BTW, how much longer would this bearing take to actually fail?

Re: [MBZ] Pearl Fishers Duet

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ekaMQP_Fwc On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote: Agreed, Milnes has a great voice but Domingos is better IMO. Gerry http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=Psz_KxTLbxYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psz_KxTLbxY

Re: [MBZ] OT power line ethernet

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
FWIW: Thinking back to an early version of this system, I seem to remember that if you don't have the plugin units on the same leg (most housewiring has a ground and two hot legs with 110v between the ground and each leg and 220v between the two hot legs.) the system won't work or works

[MBZ] French court orders ban on Mercedes cars be lifted

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
A top French court has ordered the government to allow the sale of new Mercedes-Benz cars using a type of air-conditioning chemical deemed too polluting by European law. An interim court ruling issued on Tuesday gives the French government two days to allow Mercedes-Benz's new models into the

Re: [MBZ] Pearl Fishers Duet

2013-08-28 Thread Gerry Archer
is all wrong, it's too rhythmic and like Italian/German/English. French is a smooth language with very little inflection. His recit sounds way too Italian and just a little like French. Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (170,xxx mi) On 8/28/2013 5:23 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: True

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