Looked up A/C compressors and it said not available. Then the site froze
and I couldn't look up anything else.
Gerry
From: Trent Fiorini buymbpa...@gmail.com
FINALLY, It seemed like a battle They were not updating parts
available
since I took over from Rusty, Just today i got the email
Either one although NC does have infected spots which must be avoided. He
can get guidance from several list members who live there.
Gerry
Which Carolina is that?
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes
If you pass the infamous Hendrik Aggravation Test, you're home free, Trent.
Fortunately Roger, and his advanced testing, is no longer involved.
Gerry
From: Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
When's your B day Trent, so I can get my order in on time.
Hendrik
who likes to stir the brown stinky
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Naw. It needs to be Q2; much easier to remember.
Welcome aboard, Trent.
Gerry...one of Rustys long time customers
From: Trent Fiorini buymbpa...@gmail.com
It look,'s official Trent, Q, Jr.
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Rusty Cullens
rustycull...@gmail.comwrote:
Hear Hear, another
IIRC back when Beech was selling them, the Avanti had better numbers, fuel
consumption, number of seats, etc, according to several articles I read.
That was the reason for the Starships poor sales according to the article.
The Avanti is still in production.
the
metal around it.
The best repair was taking the car to a local muffler shop, who welded the
pipe back together, in place, for $5.
On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.comwrote:
When I bought the '83 300D in 2000 it had a 1 hole in the back muffler.
I wrapped
Two pilots with Air India have been suspended after they caused a
near-disaster by allowing members of the cabin crew to fly their jet for 40
minutes while one took a toilet break - and the captain went for a snooze in
business class.
The pilots were forced to dash back into the cockpit after
Can anyone identify the make of this limo from what's left of the back end?
Chrysler?
Gerry
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Yeah, I thought the international oil market must be mad at Tampa since our
price up here in the boonies, 90 miles from Tpa, is only $3.33 for gas.
Gerry
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
Oooh, boy, was that a typo!
Diesel is selling for close to $5/gallon around here.
Dan
On May 3, 2013,
Time to scrap affirmative action
ABOVE the entrance to America's Supreme Court four words are carved: Equal
justice under law. The court is pondering whether affirmative action breaks
that promise. The justices recently accepted a case concerning a vote in
Michigan that banned it, and will
When I bought the '83 300D in 2000 it had a 1 hole in the back muffler. I
wrapped a piece of roofing valley (flexible aluminum metal) around the
muffler and over the hole, and put two or three daisy-chained stainless
clamps around it. 100K miles later it's still there and doesn't leak. IIRC
If you go to https://www.facebook.com/Buybenzparts or www.buymbparts.biz
and click on the Facebook logo, there is more info on Trent and Buymbparts
such as another name, Buybenzparts that is part of Buymbparts; that he
is in Sterling, Illinois; some odds and ends of humorous links; and a list
Nearly one-third of Americans say an armed revolution might need to occur in
the next few years to prevent an escalating war against constitutional
liberties, a new study finds.
Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind surveyed 863 US residents
randomly in late April and found that 29
It's a common dilemma for those in the market for a new car: should you
choose a petrol or diesel engine? It was a question put to Telegraph
Motoring correspondents Honest John and Andrew English at this week's
Telegraph Festival of Motoring, the UK's first digital motor show.
In a video debate
Makes one wonder if Frank Lloyd Wright might have been right when he said
that big cities are parasites feeding on the countryside.
Gerrywho prefers small towns.
From: Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net
Studies indicate the gun laws in place are not used very often in some
areas. In Chicago,
Glad to know that the oil and gun lobbyists are the only parasites in
Washington.
.18,000 lobbyists... 12,000 clients and 1,700 lobbying firms: Just
name a company, lobbyist, lobbying firm, PAC, or issue. In moments you can
find who's who, their clients, their backgrounds, and so much
The first versions of anti-seize, when used on plugs in aluminum heads,
never worked for me.
A carefully applied coat of graphite on both the male and female threads did
work; no helicoils since then. I use graphite on all fittings that might
have to be removed.
Newer versions of anti-seize
Sanford. If there are no good candidates elect a clown-politician. Might
as well enjoy their antics.
Remember Adam Clayton Powell? As one of his constituent said, That cat
really knows how to live!
Pictures of (clown?) politicians clowning around.
What could the pilot have done better that would have retained enough lift
and control to perhaps crash land straight ahead? Stick forward, full
power, spoilers retracted? (Hope I got that right.) Don't think I've ever
seen an explanation of how best to manage a load shift.
Gerry.flying
Never understood some mens fascination with 44s and such. What do you do
with more than a handful? The only explanation must be that they were
deprived of natural nourishment as babies.
Several who were well endowed have told me that it's no fun being top heavy.
Gerry
From: Rich Thomas
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'84 xj6 jag $3K
'91 300SL NADA range 8K to 12K. Call shop at 352-795-7000 for price.
In the dark with a flashlight, looks like new car inside and out.
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long and disappointing event. Medical
stupidity did him in. Oncologist could not get her head out of her rear
long enough to think through how geriatric patient might be different
than
some 40 year old dame with boob cancer.
clay
On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Gerry Archer wrote:
From a friend
fathers case; with all his
problems; it may have been for the best. Hopefully they gave him enough
narcotics to ease his passing.
Gerry
On Apr 28, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
Too bad, Clay. What did the onco do or not do?
Gerry
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
My condolences
On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I think the term is polished turd.
And yes... It is possible to polish a turd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFIfeature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
Famous feces were popular back during the Kennedy era. They were
Toyota concept of the Swiss Army knife of cars
Toyota has unveiled a no frills electric car concept that it claims offers
the practicality of four cars in one.
The Toyota ME.WE concept, designed by the Japanese brand and European
industrial designer Jean-Marie Massaud, can be configured as a
From a friend:
As I approach my twilight years, I am struck by the inevitability that the
party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I'm gone, my spouse will
awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and be struck with the pain of
learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.
No more hugs, no
Doctors and nurses see severe pain every day so they tend to become immune
to a patients complaints, and patients often suffer needlessly. IMO keeping
an inpatient pain free is a good general policy. It's also good for the
hospitals bottom line since the patient will be less apprehensive
On Apr 25, 2013, at 12:46 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
Doctors and nurses see severe pain every day so they tend to become
immune to a patients complaints, and patients often suffer needlessly.
IMO keeping an inpatient pain free is a good general policy. It's also
good for the hospitals bottom
(snip) The fruits of the Apple and Volkswagen love-in have resulted in a car
with a special iPhone dock stuck in the centre of the dashboard.
The car will allow drivers to access Spotify or iTunes, have their Twitter
messages read out loud or send virtual, geo-located postcards to friends.
It
Saw a pellet gun with a silencer a while back; may have been at Walmart. It
was something like 1000 fps which seems to be the highest fps available in
stores. I wonder how many fps would be required to kill a squirrel at
moderate distance?
Gerrywhose squirrels seem to be increasing since
There is no faster political transition from left to right than a Harvard
liberal who graduates and goes to work on Wall Street.
Gerry
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
I have a friend who claims to be a flaming liberal but the actions I seem
him take are conservative/conservationist. He
Gerry wrote:
Here is a long and interesting theory of why Jews have been so successful in
many fields:
..
(Excerpt)
Why are the Jews, a relatively small population, specialized in the most
skilled and economically profitable occupations?
(An) alliance of historians and
Denmark goes to work on lavish welfare perks
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - It began as a stunt intended to prove that hardship
and poverty still existed in small and wealthy Denmark, but it backfired.
Visit a single mother of two on welfare, a liberal member of Parliament
goaded a skeptical political
More newspapers may go conservative.
Three years ago, Charles and David Koch, the billionaire industrialists and
supporters of libertarian causes, held a seminar of like-minded, wealthy
political donors at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo. They laid out a
three-pronged, 10-year strategy to
There was a discussion about this several years ago. Some versions of
automatic transmissions have rear pumps and some don't. The transmission
numbers must be checked rather than the model/type of car according to that
discussion.
Gerry
From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net
It will say
Gun control law had an interesting beginning in American big cities with NYC
being an example of it's successes and failures:
The strange birth of NY's gun laws
Recent months have seen a former Marine from Indiana, a Tea Party activist
from California and a nurse from Tennessee
02.52 (21.52) We're getting a bit more detail about how tonight went down:
a man in Watertown decided to flaunt the police orders to stay indoor and
walked out to his yard, where he noticed blood on his boat. He walked up
to it and removed the tarp, to find a man covered in blood lying inside.
Wait until you kids are 83 and start having real senior moments.
(DAMHIK).
Gerry
You're making me feel better. I'm 53 and haven't started having senior
moments - yet. I'm sure they will come
Dan
On Apr 17, 2013, at 9:53 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Yes you're correct I saw the picture.
If someone built a thin film array that folded up and stored on top of a
car, Ford could sell lots of its hybrid all electric Foci. Problem would be
that parking spaces for the charging hybrids would take acres.
Gerry
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
It's just one piece of the puzzle. They are
While pressure cooker controls would be helpful, their complete elimination
would be more effective. Few people other than food faddists use them
anymore, so their disappearance would hardly be noticed.
Since these types of amateur bombs are nearly always a mixture of diesel
fuel and
This is interesting if the claims are true
http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/wood-gas-zm0z12amzroc.aspx#axzz2Qi5SEGke
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
This is especially interesting to me since his rig is homebuilt and uses few
commerically manufactured components. For example, he uses hay for the
filter. Without a very effective filter, tar can seize the pistons. (Don't
ask me how I know.) Also, we have lots of wood fuel down here in
Mobile: +14437915905
On Apr 17, 2013, at 6:42, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
While pressure cooker controls would be helpful, their complete
elimination
would be more effective. Few people other than food faddists use them
anymore, so their disappearance would hardly be noticed
- Original Message -
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:36 PM
Subject: [MBZ] My neck [was: Re: Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations]
On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:40:28 -0400 Gerry Archer
arche
Investigators and experts in terrorism are following two main early theories
about who might be behind the Boston bombings.
The first is that domestic right-wing extremists were responsible. The
second is that Islamists, either foreign or American, and linked to al-Qaeda
spiritually or
From Sunday's NYT style magazine on Sunday:
It's not unusual to see a hipster tooling around Silver Lake or
Williamsburg in a beat-up old Mercedes. What's rarer is to find those
35-year-old sedans, coupes and wagons restored to mint condition. That's the
particular obsession of J. G. Francis
I also got these on two different days.
Gerry
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 4:31 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Fw: Returned mail: User unknown
What's this? Got 2 of 'em within few minutes.
Didn't
Can anyone tell me if the floor pans in a 123 are single or double sheet
metal? The pans in my old 110 were single but the 123s seem to be thicker
although it's impossible to tell.
Thanks,
Gerry
'83 300D and '83 240D
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Boston Globe (www.boston.com) was off the 'net for a while (probable
overload). Back now and here is more complete update:
..
Two killed, more than 100 injured in Boston Marathon finish line explosions;
President Obama promises justice for perpetrators
Two people were
Dan wrote:
Funny thing - I had the box of all this stuff on the dining room table,
as I just dropped it there last night when I got home from the
hospital. My oldest son, who considers himself a hard core gamer, was
salivating over the i7 package this afternoon. Do you want to sell me
that
I used old dino ATF and it mixed okay.
Gerry
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
I tried mixing up the recipe using Mobil 1 ATF - it would not mix at all
with the acetone. Does any other ATF mix with acetone?
On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
I used the
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A LADY INTERVIEWER WITH A MALE BEER DRINKER:
Lady Interviewer: Do you drink every day?
Man: Yes.
Lady Interviewer: How much a day?
Man: Around 3 six-packs starting at noon.
Lady Interviewer: How much does a 6-pack cost?
Man: Roughly $10.00 at a deli.
Lady Interviewer:
PYONGYANG (The Borowitz Report)—North Korea’s official news agency announced
today that the military’s planned missile test had been put on hold because
of “problems with Windows 8.”Intelligence analysts said that the
announcement gave rare insight into the inner workings of North Korea’s
Is there a merit badge for that?
The NAPA store here will use the old fittings and make up new lines.
Gerry
From: Tim Crone t...@crone.us
I know it wasn't a pinhole, the oil was full and the engine bay dry when I
(and 8 cub scouts) checked it on Sunday, and there's no oil in my parking
spots
- Original Message -
From: Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:22 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT - Leaking watering can
Dieselhead wrote:
- - - Or 632 coleman lanterns
273 Coleman stoves
4 elderly lawn tractors/mowers
3 schneemobiles
EPA nominee to get tough questions about why she approved new car
air-conditioning refrigerant that caused ENGINE FIRES in Mercedes-Benz
tests.
A Daimler engineer told Reuters in December that his team was 'frozen in
shock' when they saw test after test of HOF-1234yf turn a car's engine
Inuit all along: Pirate Bay flees Sweden for Greenland
Tip-off of imminent domain seizures sends pirates scurrying
The Pirate Bay has set sail for Greenland after receiving a tip-off
suggesting the Swedish authorities were about to seize its current domain.
Owners of the world's largest
NASA-backed fusion engine could cut Mars trip down to 30 days
NASA, and plenty of private individuals, want to put mankind on Mars. Now a
team at the University of Washington, funded by the space agency, is about
to start building a fusion engine that could get humans there in just 30
days
Going North through the Perry, Ga area on I-75 in either a '73 or '80
Plymouth or Dodge (I forget which) the engine would quit for four or five
seconds and then start again. I first thought it was a bad solid state
module that fired the plugs on magnetic impulses from the distributor, but
Found a nice Fiesta (thanks to photoshop). Checking the price.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LuDN2bCIyus
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Grab your tissues. Spring is just around the corner and is expected to be
particularly brutal for allergy sufferers.
According to a new report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(AAFA) released on Tuesday, 2013 could be an all-time nightmare for
allergies because of an unusually
There are a number of turntables listed on ebay from $15 up. If you go to
the sellers websites, you might find someone who repairs and sells
turntables and would have the belt. I found parts for an accordion using
that method.
If not, buying a moderately priced used turntable for your dad
to then source a
needle, which was the route I went on rebuilding my own stereo system
clay
On Apr 2, 2013, at 5:25 AM, Gerry Archer wrote:
There are a number of turntables listed on ebay from $15 up. If you go
to the sellers websites, you might find someone who repairs and sells
turntables
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Both, and azaleas and whatever else is out there. I am dying.
--R
I wear an AO Hepa filter mask outside during the pollen season and often
during the summer when the mold spore count is high and the wind is not off
the Gulf since I'm
Jon Agne wrote:
Could be, but I never really noticed it in the 152/172's.
With models (grossly overpowered compared to full size craft), you give
them several degrees of right thrust so they don't turn left under power.
I wonder if the 152/172 have the engine pointed down a bit to keep the
I miss him too. Some of his exchanges with Loren and Hendrik were world
class.
Gerry
That left my mouth gapeing (sic) open!
Dan
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 28, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Where has he been, anyway?
I miss his caustic sarcasm and dry sense of
Mercedes dealer, Boris Berezovsky, built up his wealth during Russia's
chaotic privatization of state assets in the 1990s following the 1991
breakup of the Soviet Unionsnip
http://seattletimes.com/text/2020656160.html
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That's a cool story, Wilton, thanks for sharing.
Gerry
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
Stereotypes exist for a reason. Because they fit
'May have spoken to quickly yesterday; 'didn't realize the Sgt
Snorkle stuff is so long.
Anyway, a bit of embarrassment and reluctance because of
Wilton reminds me of my cousin. Both entered the military as enlisted men,
both became officers, both were good story tellers, etc.
Cousin was an army air corp logistics officer stationed in Britain during
WW-2. He was told to get ammunition to North Africa ASAP. The only pilots
available
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm back!
On 25/03/2013 3:15 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Obviously...
Just yesterday returned from 8 days cruise in
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:17 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Hooked on oxys [was: Re: Ripping me open [was: Re:
Autohaus AZ]]
On Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:13:52 -0400 Michael Canfield
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From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Hooked on oxys [was: Re: Ripping me open [was:
Re:Autohaus AZ]]
My own personal experiences with strong
Dan Penoff wrote:
I can get a URO mount for under $40 plus shipping. For that small of a
difference, why bother? Not to mention I KNOW the quality of the part I
am getting from the dealer.
You KNOW the quality of the URO part, too.
On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:45:00 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Thanks, Rusty. 'Hope all is well. Don't forget us. ;)
Yes, indeed. Please do not. Just because they ripped my neck open, tore
out some stuff, and glued me back together doesn't mean I won't be
reparing our Benzes in the
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
You may have thought I was talking about a computer, but I wasn't! :-)
I had my neck surgery on Pi Day and came through that well. I was
released from the hospital a little after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 20 March.
I did get our freecycle laptop with newly-purchased
That's strange. NOAA says it's 66F in Tampa Bay and my thermometer, 80
miles up the West Florida coast, says 64F at 1:14 pm. Of course, 64F can be
sweater/coat weather to long time Florida residents.
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
When you're downtown like I am, the wind really whips up between the
buildingssnip.
It does. When the '47 hurricane hit I was working at the Tampa Tribune
which was on Kennedy Blvd (Grand Central then) about four blocks from the
bridge.
I got off work
Ralph Robertson wrote:
I am looking for the name of the garage near/in Leesburg, fl. that does
high speed wheel balancing on the vehicle. I had the name and address of
this garage a while back and have misplaced it. Can anyone help with
this??
Any here sound familiar?
Did he get it done at a medical center or by the local neurosurgeon he first
consulted?
Gerry
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
I dropped him a note late last week about parts and haven't heard from him,
so I assumed he was recovering.
Dan
On Mar 18, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Max Dillon
States' rights advocates hoist nullification banner
Oklahoma Rep. Lewis Moore got his inspiration three years ago at a conservative
WallBuilders gathering in Dallas, where states' rights proved a popular topic
among the dozens of state lawmakers. What fired him up? Scaling back federal
Worked OK with Firefox. Which browser are you using?
Gerry
From: Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com
Worked OK in Chromium, although I am not sure what the point of it was,
hillstart?
Hendrik who uses the handbrake for hillstarts
On 16/03/13 14:28, Allan Streib wrote:
Well THAT really f***ed
Interesting story! I would occasionally listen to Radio Tirana (Albania)
shortwave during the 1970s when the weather conditions were right. It was
always the same women who read the news with a sad voice of doom. Sometimes
we could pick up distant broadcasts like Radio Tirana and Radio
Albania seems to have opened up and now promotes tourism:
http://albaniantourism.com/
Gerry
...
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
I understand - I was attempting to point out that the socialist regime in
Albania did a poor, if nonexistent job of caring for
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
I know there are some woodworkers on the list.
I just bought some 10 year old wild cherry, it was fully stickered
and had
sheets of steel roofing laid on it. The seller said it's as dry as it
gets.
There were spots of ice on the ends of some of the boards,
Greenland government falls as voters send warning to mining companies
Voters in Greenland feared that ministers were surrendering their country's
interests to China.
The race for resources in the frozen wastes of the Arctic has brought down
its first national government, leaving foreign oil
According to OSHA Stoddard solvent is a mineral spirits type solvent,
obtainable in many paint stores.
As a child during the 1930s I remember being sent to the filling station
(service station) on the corner with an empty gallon jug for naptha.
Further checking found that the term naphtha
A growing number of aviation experts say history is wrong about the Wright
Brothers - their 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina was not the
first.
This new movement claims the first manned flight of an airplane was made by
German immigrant Gustave Whitehead more than two years earlier
Being a tort lawyer, Donald must certainly have claimed whiplash since
that's the only way anyone can get fair treatment from present day insurors.
He will soon have enough enough pain and suffering money to buy any car he
wants. Never mind the Italian hotrods of the day; he can buy the true
He couldn't get away with that in Kansas; he'd have to move to Tampa: [:o)
Clay makes a good point. The intervertebral discs are like little bags of
semi-soft material that can flow. A whiplash can cause damage to one or
more cervical discs that cause no immediate symptoms and are not visible on
xray, catscans, etc. Gradually or fairly quickly this soft material can
The Amish are certainly very interesting people but they have their
problems. They have diseases unique to the Amish and a higher incidence of
more common diseases:
Amish and Mennonites exhibit certain rare diseases uncommon in other
populations. These include Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (a
Subject: TOOLS EXPLAINED
DRILL PRESS:
A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock
out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer
across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had care
fully set in the corner where
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/volkswagen/9909255/Volkswagen-XL1-review.html
At 12-foot 9in long and just 3ft 9.4in tall, the XL1 is one of the
slipperiest cars in the world, with a drag coefficient of 0.189. It is also
the lightest hybrid, weighing a total of 1,752lbs -
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.comwrote:
Thanks, Curt. Needed that info on the Fiesta. Fiesta has interference
engine and timing belt, but Ford says it only needs to be changed every
150K versus 60K to 100K for grand daughters Honda Accord. I can live
From: Alan Clarke alanc...@pacbell.net
I know the recommended procedure people are following for setting front
wheel bearing is to use a dial indicator and, with the base on the rotor
measure the end play of the spindle. People are recommending half a notch
if one's dial indicator is
Probably takes a pretty good whack with a metal hammer to release the
bearing.
Gerry
From: Alan Clarke alanc...@pacbell.net
BTW I whacked the spindle with a nylon dead blow hammer. My guess was
that was enough brutality or do Mercedes like it rough
On 3/11/2013 9:14 PM, Gerry Archer
Years ago I had a post drill which had automatic feed. You could put
about any size bit in, clamp your work on the table, and then start
hand-cranking. The automatic feeder would never cause the drill to dig in
to the steel and stall the drill or break the bit; providing, of course,
that you
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=x3Bf0WhvsNkvq=medium
Isn't this the fish considered an invasive species that they are trying to
keep out of the Great Lakes?
Gerry
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