http://pages.prodigy.net/jforgione/MB_Bekr.html
If you are lucky...
On 19-Sep-06, at 6:08 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
ooh ooh ooh - where can i find instructions or who can i call to
set my radio to US tuning?
On 9/19/06, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:You can check I've seen
Ya, like the foot powered high/low beam switches that would get full
of salty water there on the floor, corrode and break, resulting in no
lights when you
flipped from low to high. Or the turn signal switches made of cheap
pot metal that would break while making a left turn across 6 lanes of
Well I've a Denon DVD 1920, but it won't work with some mp3s, and
some DVDs. however the cheap sony DVD/CD/VCR player reads anything
the Denon
won't. Denon does give a better image on the lcd tv tho.
On 20-Sep-06, at 12:36 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Speaking of audio, does anyone know a
Ahmen well like the teenagers around here, buy an ipod and pass it
around and you get back oh 5000 hours of music or something, as
players gain
more storage space and migrate to movies via internet I'm sure the
*sharing* model used by the teenager will encompass video too.
On 20-Sep-06, at
Nice enough to go out and replace the rack damper pin the 83.
Of course as I'm looking about I see the steering damper shock is
busy dripping oil.
Likely the tire balance issue and the need to replace a control rod
and upper ball joint sent the shock to an early death.
On 16-Sep-06, at
Likely since I suffer from shakes after highway driving and I've
adjust the rack damper pin in the past, it would see time to
replace the 83's rack damper pin. I picked up a new gold pin, but not
quite sure how to replace.
a) Do you back off the lock nut a bit and then unscrew the entire pin
Assuming they are in business in 5 years, and/or the purchaser of
the assets from
bankruptcy court wants to honour those documents. However I do admit
they are in
better shape than Ford from what I read from Wall Street.
On 7-Sep-06, at 1:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
GM announced
On 6-Sep-06, at 9:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW the lock in question is one of those fancy quickset max locks
that use 6 pins and have spool and barrel pins in them. Took a
locksmith about 3 mins (tops) to get in (without using a key).
Ah, there are locks which are *very* hard to
http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/diesel/ulsd.shtml#A2
October 15, 2006 for most of usa
September 1, 2006 for California (have to be different) also they
seem to restrict *all* diesel to 15ppm
October 15, 2006 for all of Canada
I'll note they started refining it by June 1,
$16K or so I think is start, but people I know who have them after
adding all the options drove the prices more to $24k.
The dealer tells me after the earlier adopters, the seniors, they are
now selling lots to people who commute (say 100 miles) a day
something about fuel costs, diesel here
I think I mentioned before when I pull my hydraulic oil filter I
found a zillion ozs of metal particles surrounding a ring magnet in
the filter.
In cross checking, sure enough, part number 140 327 04 06 is the
magnet, regardless of what the description says (spacer, ASD
reservoir) or
Ah, the CF is a diesel rating so to say diesel, perhaps is redundent.
On the other hand the CF rating is old, so
maybe by avoiding saying diesel they'll keep someone from pouring it
into their TDI or other newer diesel engine which
won't like a diesel oil that is just CF.
However CF is just
Er, it's called record profits
On 15-Aug-06, at 8:50 PM, W. Lasher wrote:
Ever notice when a barrel of oil goes up the price at the pump goes
up that
same day, BUT, when the price goes down, it takes a month for the
decrease
to take effect at the pump?
John
1983 300TDt 368k
Ok, grabbed teenager, dropped by dealer and picked up 5 liters of
hydraulic fluid, copper washers, misc other things I needed like
power steering filter etc. Parts guy said it's like christmas? Since
this was on top of my earlier order two weeks back to get all the
other parts I needed.
Don't forget if you're at a stop sign, and shift to 2nd, then back to
drive, the transmission should then start in first, if I remember
correctly.
On 14-Aug-06, at 7:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marshall
Your response is timely. I'll try the Mobile suggestion for a
couple thousand
Yes, I like those ones better since a friend of mine from europe when
visiting the USA, gave his
bank card to a machine which promptly ate it. That was a real pain to
resolve. If he had swiped it
then it would have just said sorry, versus eating the card.
Oh, and one other scam here was to
And here I thought I was the only one toiling away.
You know you're doing too much car work when the parts guy asks for
your cell number because your spouse appears to be coldish on the phone.
Anyway on the
83 300TDt I pulled the high pressure hydraulic hose and sent off to
have a new one
Speaking of which they busted some folks here who had rigged up a
card reader that mounted in front of
the ATM slot, with a pinhole camera also mounted elsewhere with a
view of the keypad. Wireless too
so the folks were making cloned cards in real time so to speak. Only
got them because of
Last weekend I was checking under hood and noticed on the 83 300TDt
the fabric coated feed hose to the hydraulic pump was all covered in
oil plus of course much of the front of the engine block. Now I had
assumed that the hose was weeping since it's 23 years old, I had that
issue with the
On 6-Aug-06, at 9:19 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
John M McIntosh wrote:
I've not checked the air filter, it should be clean, but will
confirm, but if it was plugged would one be able to generate 9 psi
of boost?
As a test just remove the air filter for a single 0-62 mph
acceleration run
Ok, first there was one vacuum line feeding a set of vacuum
amplifiers and filter under the air filter which then operated the
EGR. I removed that, capped the line and the EGR has no
line feeding it for a year now (first thing I did when I got the
vehicle). If I apply vacuum to the EGR it
Someone once sent me a picture of a car with a window A/C unit
mounted on the rear passenger door, with
a generator sitting on the back right trunk, so the idea is not too
far fetched... Mind you wonder about clipping
pedestrians with that a/c unit hanging out there on right turns.
Also
You can buy one of those infra-red based temp sensor and then read
the temp without
touching. They are very handy, friend of my used one to confirm his
passenger rear
caliper was dragging based on the 50+ degree difference between left/
right sides of
his GM product. Replacing that improved
, Mitch Haley wrote:
John M McIntosh wrote:
I need to rig up a pressure line/gauge and do some 0-60 runs and
observe what is happening for entire runs.
Cross check speedometer with GPS
Checking IP timing
Alter ALDA
Alter boost pressure to 12 psi.
Run some biocide thru it.
Sounds like you
much
better but the trucks really haven't improved much
in my experience.
Randy
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:31 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone Have Carfax
On 29-Jul-06, at 12:53 PM, John W. Reames III wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60
time and
limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel
economy
often suffers as well.
Admittedly this was an
Sure it's a Euro 92 300TDt, OM603 engine etc with 100K miles on it.
A year back it had 0-60 times of about 12 seconds.
However four fillups ago milage dropped by 2-3 mpg, and noticing it
felt sluggish.
Testing gave me 0-60 times of 14-15 seconds.
So far:
a) Replaced main and inline filter,
I wonder how the 2007 models will fare, in looking at an R and B
class they had like a foot of space (almost)
between the rad/etc and the engine. I was told this was to meet new
USA transport standards for pedestrian safety, ie if you hit someone on
the road there is crush space to prevent
Ya, which is why the WSJ reported yesterday.
One example of how Toyota has turned the tables on Ford: Toyota's
redesigned RAV 4, a compact wagon that can average 25 miles per
gallon, outsold Ford's 15-mpg V-8 powered Expedition SUV 14,755 to
6,705. Last July, the Expedition sold 15,733 to
On 28-Jul-06, at 9:31 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60 time
and limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel
economy often suffers as well.
Ah, well that is interesting how old is that filter, lets see the mb
On 28-Jul-06, at 9:31 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60 time
and limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel
economy often suffers as well.
Marshall
Ok, changed it, alas the old filter had stamped on the bottom
On 26-Jul-06, at 9:13 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
In my experience almost ALL of the power problems I've seen with
OM60x.96 (turbo) engines has NOT been a turbo problem, but
accelerator linkage (when the pedal is pushed the floor, the lever
on the injection pump MUST move to it's full
Ok, I was thinking the 90's 300TDt was feeling a bit sluggish. A
quick test gave a 0-60 time of 14-15 seconds, mmm
A year back I got on the order of 11-12, so something is amiss.
In checking the boost pressure, I find at the ALDA no more than 9
psi, normal for what benz seemed to ship at
I'll note we had the brake booster fail (leak) on the 90's 300TDt
last month , this leakdown occurred after a few hours.
Getting in starting the car, and saying the brakes are stiff is an
understatement. You must stand on
them if you expect to stop the car in one's driveway, not a nice way
Oh timely comment, last night I found in the 90's wagon the 500E
headlamps I have had one high beam dead. They are powered by a dual
feed 30AMP relay and that is fed by a benz dual fuse block out of a
SDL. Struggle with flashlight remove lamp cover behind air box
(difficult), extract bulb
On 26-Jul-06, at 9:13 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
In my experience almost ALL of the power problems I've seen with
OM60x.96 (turbo) engines has NOT been a turbo problem, but
accelerator linkage (when the pedal is pushed the floor, the lever
on the injection pump MUST move to it's full
I have been know to stick a thule rack up there with cargo carrier,
tandem bike, plus two other
mountain bikes. That doesn't quite exceed the 200 lb rating btw, but
sure scared the REI sale guy.
On 22-Jul-06, at 2:25 PM, John Peterson wrote:
I am going to take a vacation with my wife and
A week back my son discovered, the hard way, that he left the rear
hatch lamp on in the 83 300TDt for a few days.
That led him to an AAA call at 2 am after arrival at the airport (fun
fun fun), it was driven for a couple of hours
after the boost, say with the A/C on, fan on high, headlamps on,
w123 300TDt (wagon) has 70 liter tank, warning lamp on at 11ish
liters left.
On 18-Jul-06, at 10:00 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
IIRC the wagon has a different size tank than the sedan, I can't
remember which way its different though.
It's smaller. Sad, but true.
-- Jim
John
1983 300TDt
then given the
load we just didn't have enough running time
to charge it, but the sears battery charger fixed that issue.
On 18-Jul-06, at 12:40 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
John M McIntosh wrote:
to bring to 100%.
I'm wondering here what the alternator output is and with
everything running
Ah, a friend of mine consulted to the hog industry in sask. He went
to some farms in I think North Carolina where they have 1+ million
hogs per barn.
That installation ran a huge world class sewage treatment plant
sharing a lake, they sold the carp and rented fishing time on the
lake for
Ah, a friend of mine consulted to the hog industry in sask. He went
to some farms in I think North Carolina where they have 1+ million
hogs per barn.
That installation ran a huge world class sewage treatment plant
sharing a lake, they sold the carp and rented fishing time on the
lake for
say, why don't you have him make you bio-diesel.
Just do some reading and look over his shoulder to ensure he doesn't
poison himself.
End product is more useful, and ATF goons won't break his door down.
On 20-Jun-06, at 7:26 AM, Potter, Tom E wrote:
Sounds like a good way for him to learn
That's about 30 miles away, 60 or so by road.
I'm sure I've seen a number of cars for sale coming out of the lake
area, likely the same collector.
On 20-Jun-06, at 4:42 AM, LarryT wrote:
A limo without AC? Actually, *any* 1980 MB in N America without AC
is a
rarity! Even in 1980 MB was
I'm not sure it's fair to say there are basic engine problem, there
are problems
with head gaskets for the 3L engines, but the 4 or 5 L engines have
been great
performers outside of the engine harness issue. Even the 6L engine
is ok once
you replace all the wiring and actuators.
As say as
Let's see, oh
A) custom designed bose radio speaker system (14 speakers? or is that
12)
B) trunk release/latch assemble which uses multiple micro-switch and
air pressure and vacuum to
mange placement of handle, and to pull trunk closed.
My 83 300TDt has a bar, a latch and one buggered
g, I was looking under the hood of some recent C class and noticed
Lucas proudly printed on some electronics so it's closer than we think.
On 15-Jun-06, at 3:17 AM, John W. Reames III wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jun 2006, John M McIntosh wrote:
Lastly anything that has Bosch written on it seems
if you buy a 98 or 99 which has the latest engineering changes etc,
and set aside oh say $10,000
to repair anything, or everything, then I think that should be your
target expectations. This may
seem a lot but given some of the prices for the car now it becomes an
interesting idea.
Unless
Funny I was looking at the maintenance CD and the wiring diagrams for
headlights last night as I wire up the low beams as on always as like
in the 95+ models for my Xenons.
pre face lift they ran H4 bulbs (high on or low on), versus post
where they had H7/H1 assemblies which did (high on,
On 14-Jun-06, at 2:12 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
The first 7 Mercedes I owned had about 30 grease fittings
(including one
on the driveshaft) that required attention every 3kmi! In 1968
Mercedes
I read somewhere this led to the decline of garages, less maintenance,
and urged on ubran sprawl
On 11-Jun-06, at 9:51 PM, Steve MacSween wrote:
Here in Canada they've made the process pretty easy for anything
over 15
years, as people bring up a lot of cars from the dry states into
Canada.
Basically our border services agency handles most of it in one stop.
I'll note if you take the
On 12-Jun-06, at 3:34 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Who knows with an old MB but I doubt if they made anything special
for a market as small
as ours. We likely get the same thing you folks do which is why it
is hard to buy a new diesel here.
Ah, well you can get things like euro headlamps, and
Sigh, teenager gets in car in garage, remember you must back car out
of garage and turn wheel fully right to swing into driveway.
Watch teenager spin wheel fully right before putting car in gear.
Sigh should I tell him now, or wait until he rams the
left front bumper into the work table?
United States (except California)
On-Highway Diesel Fuel
Refinery 15ppm by June 1, 2006
Terminal 15ppm by September 1, 2006
Retail 15ppm by October 15, 2006
Off-Road / Locomotive Marine Fuel 500ppm by June 1, 2007
California
On-Highway, Off-Road, Fixed Equipment Diesel Fuel
I think the instructions say to adjust at zero, but I adjusted mine
on the 90's 300TDt at 1
so that I can move to zero and adjust the beams upwards a bit on the
highway.
Mind given I installed e500 lamps with relays to power both the
regular H4 high beams and
the inner high beams that
As mentioned you should have a professional home inspector check
things out. Cost should be the same as having your friendly benz dealer
do a pre-buy car inspection for you.
Beside the last house we bought, armed with a long list of issues
from the inspector, we managed to talked the seller
Beyond the wiring harness and the A/C, the blower regulator is known
for melting if it's not
properly installed with the right amount of thermal paste and fins,
and the close assist
pump (pulls doors closed) usually fails too and needs to replace, or
perhaps fixed (iffy).
Budget oh say
Mmm, here on vancouver island over in sooke a friend paid 1.24.9 cdn
a liter for his Smart,
in town it was $1.06.9 cdn, up 7 cents from a week back.
Gas is a good 10 cents higher.
On 10-May-06, at 1:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
How much is that for a US gallon, Randy?
On 5/10/06, R A
On 7-May-06, at 10:20 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
The Mercedes test rig tested everything (power, switches, sensor,
etc.)
except the amp and if everything else was okay, the amp was
presumed to
be bad
Actually I got back from the dealer with a fixed cruise control
system on my 90's
I've seen somewhere some fluorescent 12V lights for installation in
back of mini-vans, those provide lots of light.
lets see via google.
http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-lights/12v-fluorescent-tubes.htm
8, 13, 15 watts
On 7-May-06, at 11:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You
Got to ride in a S550 at our local mbca event on the weekend, my
friend remarked it rides *almost* as nice as my 500SEL.
However FYI access to the engine in the Smart is done by lifting up
the rear sound carpet and unlatching a cover plate.
Diesel Engine is about the size of a large
--a 1979!).
--R
John
1983 300TDt 364k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990's 300TDt 166k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 174k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
--
===
John M. McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-800-477-2659
Having two wagon, a w123 and w124 I assure you my wife has decided the
w124 is *hers* and the w123 is '*old*'. However the w123 is in some
respects more
durable and thunders over potholes and the like with easy and if we
shovel dirt into it I don't twitch.
I'll also note my oldest son's
On 26-Apr-06, at 10:01 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Like the W126, NOT like the W123. Panel must be shoved UP after
armrest top screw is removed, along with window switch and trim, plus
door latch bucket. Ashtray must come out, too. DO NOT pry inward,
you'll need a new panel, it's held onto
I saw something about some truck companies testing this in Canada, I
think it was only a few percent gains, but if one
drove back and forth across Canada as your weekly plan the pennies
added up.
Oh, and I'm sure I heard President Bush this morning admonishing the
American public to buy
Mmmm the 83 300TDt has a vin number ending in 015779
The previous owner also had a 300SDL which also had a vin number
ending in 015779
Since he filed all his receipts by car only one 300SDL receipt got
into the 300TDt folder
But chances of buying two benzs and having same build number?
On
Ah, I should mention I've a weakness for NGK plugs at the moment.
Iridium ones if I can find them. Mind the 500SEL still has the
original bosch ones in it since I've read mixed reports on putting
platinum or iridium plugs in benzes were that was not the OEM
choices. Likely I should consider
I'd dump the gas into a container and run it in say your lawnmower,
check the oil, see if the spark plug is new and the right type for
the engine
in the past two problem engines I had trouble starting here were
traced back to the wrong plug and gapping. (idiot mower repair folks).
a 4kw
I was looking for something on octane and tripped over
http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/diesel/
and of course the timeline for low sulfer diesel
http://www.chevron.com/products/prodserv/fuels/diesel/ulsd.shtml
John
1983 300TDt 362k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990
On 5-Apr-06, at 7:25 PM, George Gregory wrote:
This is true.
And Apple this a disclaimer on its site:
Word to the Wise
Windows running on a Mac is like Windows running on a PC. That
means it’ll
be subject to the same attacks that plague the Windows world. So be
sure to
keep it updated
I'll chime in and say earlier in the year we climbed a few thousand
feet, with five in the 83 300TDt in 3rd gear, pedal to the
floor, temp didn't go much over 100c, which is what was expected...
On 2-Apr-06, at 2:15 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
I've NEVER heard of a Mercedes turbodiesel burning
I guess that is why the dealer asked me today was your 90's wagon a
euro or Japanese model?
but don't they drive on the left side of the road? Then again we do
see various benz around here imported from Asia,
and those do have the steering wheel on the left.
On 29-Mar-06, at 10:34 PM, John
I dug around a bit and discovered that usually most foreign cars
imported into Japan were left hand drive, versus
the proper right hand drive because of the prestige, which now makes
sense why the dealer asked if the car was from Japan.
On 29-Mar-06, at 11:32 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Our dealer had in an infamous w140 350SDL, they told me the turbo was
cracked and when
hot and only when really hot it would leak oil into the intake and
produce *huge* clouds of
blue smoke.
On 27-Mar-06, at 9:04 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
with that much oil
by Bosch that has packed it in...
On 22-Mar-06, at 10:46 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
What's B service, John?
On 3/21/06, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote: Well being from Canada I can say a Smart at a cost of 20-25K
cdn, say
15-20K USA is, well a 15-20K car. If you pay 75K for a E
wrote:
The tribologists at Mobil said it was the same oil. If they lied, then
I'm wrong.
Marshall
--
===
John M. McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-800-477-2659
Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd. http://www.smalltalkconsulting.com
===
Well being from Canada I can say a Smart at a cost of 20-25K cdn, say
15-20K USA is, well a 15-20K car. If you pay 75K for a E or S class
benz it's quite a different vehicle and with a different comfort level.
Still it gets a zillion miles to the gallon, and the owners I know
say it hasn't
Rummaging about today, cleaning windshields, filling washer bottle,
swapping broken becker radio for unbroken becker radio, changing
seat switch in w124, peering about,looking at 500SEL, mm what is that
a leak? mmm maybe seepage from driver side valve cover? What is that???
Mmm that is a
Ah, well *I* needed a vehicle that I could:
a) deposit wet/sandy german shepherd in.
b) allow very bright wet german shepherd to pull up door locks with
her teeth (how she learned that trick I don't know).
c) I would not freak if red neck in truck backs into it in the snowy/
icy parking lot.
I'm pleased to say the old 83 wagon gave a steller performance over
the weekend.
It managed to carry 3 adults, 2 teenagers, a german shepard, ski
rack, cargo carrier and food for a few days from sea level to 5200
feet to our local ski resort,
(trip to the top twice actually) mostly foot to
Yes, NAFTA was used as the stick to make the canadian chemical
manufacture who made it for something else sell it
to refineries in California so it could accumulate in the ground
water... Something about if you sell in your country then you
must sell in it all three NAFTA countries for
Further to this I'll note not only will you need to replace the
engine wiring, it is also likely you'll replace the throttle
actuators (two) which have prices as much as $3000+ each, depending
of course who can acquire the parts for you. In reading on another
list it has been notice that
My understanding was that it was never fixed. The alternate fix was
to install an evap
from a e-class and a baffle to fill in the gap because the e class
evap isn't as wide.
However the internet is full of stories about evaps being replaced 3
or 4 times in the 90s,
so I'm not sure when the
Yes, I used OpenBSD on a mac 7200.
Yes there was 100MB nubus ethernet cards, I have one in a IIcx
Issue is you need about 300MB+ of disk space to install the operating
system
Really of course your cable/asdl connection won't give you 10MB?
Should confirm what your provider can do.
For
nah, finger problems, 10 Mbits for ethernet
7 Mbits for download speed (extra cost)
On 21-Jan-06, at 7:26 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 18:14:49 -0800 John M McIntosh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Really of course your cable/asdl connection won't give you 10MB?
Should confirm
Say I thought that in Oregon you can pump your own diesel, because
the law only applies
to pumping gasoline.
Yes an om617 will run on 6 parts gasoline, 1 part diesel. Not
recommended, ran just under $300 for car rental, flushing, disposal,
etc including the cost of $60 for the gas...
On
I use pair.com
mostly since they got very high ratings historically for uptime.
http://uptime.netcraft.com/perf/reports/Hosters
service is good, either 24 hour turn around, or emergency up to the
second turn around on support questions.
For new accounts look about on their site for deals, I
1983 300TDt 360k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990 300TDt 157k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 168k Kilometers (mobil 1 0w40)
--
===
John M. McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-800-477-2659
Corporate Smalltalk Consulting
It could be that the shaft of the wiper arm does not lay flat on your
windshield. I had read this was a problem somewhere and
when I bought my w123 it did have a squeaky window wiper, which
required new blades monthly.
However taking this into consideration, I checked and sure enough the
I had this problem a month, turned out my wife after getting the 90's
wagon very dirty had washed it at the local
wand based car wash and sprayed it (against my historical
recommendations) with evil wax.
Cheefully discovered this the next rainy night when I couldn't see
much other than
Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes
*much* easier to run
windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to
figure out how to dual boot.
On 2-Jan-06, at 6:12 PM, dave walton wrote:
Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you
On 12-Dec-05, at 10:17 PM, redghost wrote:
QoD - OMG! There is a blue idiot light on now! What do I do?
What is
that?
Me - Move the turn stalk back and forth, that should fix it
QoD - Ok Wow, that did it. What went wrong?
So last weekend I'm returning from the city via the
Looking in the phone book for esso agent, or esso distribution center
etc should give you a number/location
Could try 1-866-749-ESSO (3776) to ask them for your location.
At the distribution center you can buy devlac 1 5w40 in 20 qtr pails,
or boxes of 4 liter jugs.
Although wallmart canada
Which explains I guess why my walmart charges *so much* extra for
their dusty jugs of Delvac.
Anyone seen Truck SUV in Walmart in Canada? I should check with my
Esso agent to see if he carries it.
On 30-Nov-05, at 12:23 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
Wal-Mart USED to sell Delvac 1 in Canada!
Ah, aren't scotch-brite pads, plastic wire coated with aluminum oxide?
I'm sure I read somewhere contaminating internal engine parts with
aluminum oxide dust will
result in lower engine life.
On 28-Nov-05, at 5:33 PM, Loren Faeth wrote:
Hoot the bores with mopar penetrating oil. It will
A few paragraphs I'll copy/paste here, just some doom and gloom...
The cost of diesel has eased in recent weeks, but U.S. diesel prices
still remain significantly higher than gasoline prices as refiners
struggle to meet global demand for the fuel after hurricanes Katrina
and Rita. The
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Take care,
Chuck
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Sure, I can see it now, you're zooming down the highway in the rain,
cruise control on.
Suddenly there's smoke because the wiper motor catches fire, you step
on the brake
but nothing happens because the retainer clip falls off, and the
cruise control won't shut off,.
As you drift into the
really think?
He said no...
My side of the family has never bought fords, always a sore point
with him since we could have gotten them
at way below dealer MSRP. Caddies (until GM destroyed that brand)
then benzs.
On 26-Nov-05, at 7:18 PM, John M McIntosh wrote:
Sure, I can see it now, you're
Assuming of course your temp sensor works, then it's an indication
that the temostat is faulty.
Which reminds me to ask, I'm sure the 90's 300TDt sits at 83ish C.
Should it be more like 90C? or 85C?
The 83 300TDt does btw sit at 90C
On 26-Nov-05, at 8:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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