Re: [MBZ] '85 300CD battery question

2007-08-31 Thread Levi Smith
Woah, I literally, read this message, went on to the next one and then paused and said Was that the banned list? Then I came back to this message and realized we were talking about battery replacement. On THAT topic, I will also comment that I didn't think it was very difficult to change the

Re: [MBZ] Craigs list all over

2007-08-28 Thread Levi Smith
There's more to it, there's something at the top of the page that says seeing homepages or some such thing with some further instructions. I didn't try too much to get past it... On 8/28/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just tried the search, for some reason it does not go to the

Re: [MBZ] OT Honda Timing Belt

2007-08-18 Thread Levi Smith
I'm thinking it depends on what sort of auto experience you have. If you're used to dealing with Japanese cars, you should be used to dealing with timing belts. I've been well versed with them for about 12 years. You generally replace timing belts in the 60-100K mile range depending on the

Re: [MBZ] Speedo accuracy - GPS

2007-08-17 Thread Levi Smith
My Mio 310x has them all on internal 1gb flash for about $200. On 8/17/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The iWay has all the maps already installed on the internal 20 gig harddrive for all of north america. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor

Re: [MBZ] greasercar

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
Maybe there's someone on the street you don't like that you could give it to then? Or perhaps you'd like to invest and make it look just like new! (: Levi On 8/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I parked that thing on my street, the neighbors would be out front with

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
No, the speakers and amp were put in by the PO. It didn't come with a radio though, so I found one down in the basement that fit in there, then just put in an rca jack switch to plug in my ipod. (: Curious though, what exactly did you see as far as speakers go? That's like the one thing I

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
there for around five seconds, then go ahead and move up to pegged. Brian On 8/15/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I guess it's about time to officially say that my car is for sale since I've still got a 97' Subaru to sell besides this and there's a *chance* I might be able

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
Are you looking for just the Benz parts or the Greasecar parts? I'm still not at all sure what it's worth, but I see the greasecar kit is about $1K now, so I might potentially think about selling them separately... Though at this point, I think I'm getting an 01-03 Prius and if that's the case, my

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
imagination. On 8/16/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curious though, what exactly did you see as far as speakers go? That's like the one thing I don't notice. (: -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-16 Thread Levi Smith
Well, in the Benz case the PO installed an amp, so I just put an RCA jack switch inline between the radio and the amp. Without an amp, the easiest options are cassette tape adapters or FM transmitters. It's been a while since I've done the tape deck, but I've had trouble finding any FM

[MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-15 Thread Levi Smith
Well, I guess it's about time to officially say that my car is for sale since I've still got a 97' Subaru to sell besides this and there's a *chance* I might be able to at least trade that one in and I'm planning on getting a Prius of some sort in less than 2 months. So... It's an 83' 300D with a

[MBZ] Set of alloys with Blizzaks with 1 month of use from 83' 300D for sale?

2007-08-15 Thread Levi Smith
I mentioned it in the other long e-mail, but thought I'd make this a separate one. Anyone interested in a set of Blizzaks with about 1 month of use on them on a set of alloys from an 83' 300D? I don't recall any problems with the wheels other than they might be dirty and I wouldn't swear that

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-15 Thread Levi Smith
Message - From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com; Diesel Mercedes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:20 AM Subject: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale Well, I guess it's about time to officially say that my car is for sale

Re: [MBZ] 83' 300D Greasecar for sale

2007-08-15 Thread Levi Smith
PROTECTED] wrote: you can pay me $50 to haul that thing off :) --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 11:09 AM Subject

Re: [MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-03 Thread Levi Smith
hills but there was not much traffic and we got home fine. Randy - in Winnipeg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Levi Smith Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:43 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Legality

Re: [MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-03 Thread Levi Smith
Hmm... I haven't seen many of those here at the moment, though there are some over at my parents house, they drive a John Deere Gator back and forth to the farm(they do live in the country). I'm guessing there may be a few more down in Houston than up here in NY... On 8/3/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL

[MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-02 Thread Levi Smith
Anyone happen to know what the legality is of towing an unregistered car in NY? I've got a Subaru that needs fixing and I think I may let someone else do it, but it's not registered... I'm thinking I would tow it down and then maybe just attach the strap and mock-tow it back(assuming it runs

Re: [MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-02 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, that's about what I figured... Well my dad has a truck and trailer but that's over in Hornell, so the extra cost to drive it might suck out as much as other thoughts... I'm wondering what the minimum cost would be to re-register it would be. Looks like probably $46 for the year even if I

Re: [MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-02 Thread Levi Smith
and we slowed a bit going up hills but there was not much traffic and we got home fine. Randy - in Winnipeg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Levi Smith Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:43 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Legality of towing unregistered car in NY?

2007-08-02 Thread Levi Smith
are so, um, uncivilized, that we don't generally have to worry about all that stuff. Makes me want to move back to the more civilized parts of the country. --R Levi Smith wrote: Where/how can you get a paper tag for $10? I thought NY was a pain cause there was no such thing as a temp tag

Re: [MBZ] Who wants a 300TD cheap?

2007-08-01 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, I can believe it closer to Ithaca. I'm usually on the other side of Corning. Hmm, no fraid I'm going looking for a Prius. I only got the benz to run on veggie and I'm getting tired of the mess, effort, time and bears. Without the veggie it's simply a nicely engineered old boat. I want

Re: [MBZ] Who wants a 300TD cheap?

2007-08-01 Thread Levi Smith
Wow, and here I am getting near time to sell my 83' 300D greasecar that's located about 20 minutes from there... Just seems odd since I hardly ever see any other 123's around... Levi On 8/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi John, It is in Montour Falls, NY 14865. Mike

Re: [MBZ] Who wants a 300TD cheap?

2007-08-01 Thread Levi Smith
for the wife's sake, the gas pumps are usually pretty clean, whereas the diesel pumps are usually not... Levi On 8/1/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith wrote: I want something newer that's about as cheap as it can be on fuel without being a hassle. Then how about some proven

[MBZ] 6 cyl e300 diesel?

2007-07-26 Thread Levi Smith
OK, I dunno much about the Benz's other than the w123's I've been studying for the last couple years but this came up the other day: Apparently one of my parents neighbors has a 6cyl diesel that says e300 on the back. They're thinking late 80's early 90's. I've heard that: -It's really fast with

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread Levi Smith
In my experience, pressure washers work just fine on cars. That said, the half-brained person just needs to realize that the higher pressure your washer, the finer the point and the closer you get the more likely you are to clean more than you wanted. Personally, I've used them many times over

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hauling calves in a Benz [was Re: Is this Curt and his new 190? Or is it Marshall?]

2007-07-12 Thread Levi Smith
I can recommend NOT strapping (12) 20' lengths of 1 galvanized pipe to the roof rack of a Subaru Impreza. It might not seem like that much in talking, but it's a lot heavier than it looks (well over the 125lb limit of the rack) and 20' is quite a bit longer than the car. That was quite interesting

Re: [MBZ] W123 Beater Review

2007-07-12 Thread Levi Smith
So why don't you have it? Wouldn't that mean you just steal it? Levi On 7/12/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Man I'd like to find a diesel Quantum some day. I know where theres a diesel Dasher (which I think is basically the same car) but its been sitting for at least 10 years

[MBZ] Voltage

2007-06-21 Thread Levi Smith
Just curious if anyone else has taken much look at their voltages. I picked up a cigarette lighter voltage meter at Wal-mart for like $15 that I'm intending to use in some solar tinkering, but I decided to leave it in my 83' 300D while it's not doing anything else. This has proved interesting.

Re: [MBZ] Voltage

2007-06-21 Thread Levi Smith
Well, I'm sure 14.4 is more where it should be, but as far as I knew, 13.2was supposed to be the normal voltage of a charged battery, so as long as you had at least that much then the battery should be staying pretty well charged. above 14V sounds more like it should be and I believe as long as

Re: [MBZ] Voltage

2007-06-21 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, that's why I was saying that it was reading about .2v lower than the battery was seeing(via my fairly decent regular voltmeter). Though I'd more likely attribute that to losses in the wiring between the battery and the cigarette lighter... Levi On 6/21/07, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Voltage

2007-06-21 Thread Levi Smith
: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Voltage To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Well, I'm sure 14.4 is more where it should be, but as far as I knew, 13.2was supposed

Re: [MBZ] OT Satellite Internet connection?

2007-06-19 Thread Levi Smith
My boss has had DirecTV for a year or so. AFAIK, pretty much all the systems are 2-way now. But, DirecTV(Hughesnet) sucks because of they're FAP (Fair Access Policy). He gets to download 200mb in 24 hours. After that it drops to dialup speed. There are more expensive plans but they still seem

Re: [MBZ] OT Satellite Internet connection?

2007-06-19 Thread Levi Smith
boss mentioned that? That brings the question, does anyone have a link to a good forum on the subject? Harry On 6/19/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My boss has had DirecTV for a year or so. AFAIK, pretty much all the systems are 2-way now. But, DirecTV(Hughesnet) sucks

Re: [MBZ] Increasing air flow in Diesel

2007-06-14 Thread Levi Smith
I have heard that you CAN increase power and mileage in modern diesels, though I heard most of that with a computer update. But free-er flowing stuff is good for that too... But, uh... 10-15 mpg?? Like near doubling it??? Now THAT sounds like an awfully big crock... Levi On 6/14/07, wilton

Re: [MBZ] OT Polaris ATV

2007-06-07 Thread Levi Smith
. Theres on thats in with shocking regularity... They seem otherwise fine machines, comfortable and powerful. I've got a couple Polaris snowmobiles and love 'em, but there is a limitation in the IRS system. -Curt Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:22:16 -0400 From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT

Re: [MBZ] Disabling EGR (was: Grey market issues)

2007-06-06 Thread Levi Smith
What are the symptoms of one that is stuck open? Levi On 6/6/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes. It needs to be done before the valve is stuck open. At 11:00 AM 6/6/2007, you wrote: On 6/5/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why bother? A bb in the vacuum line is WAY

[MBZ] OT Polaris ATV

2007-06-06 Thread Levi Smith
Hey, this doesn't really have anything to do with Mercedes (yet), but sometimes you guys surprise me and know all sorts of s--stuff. I just picked up a 97' Polaris Sportsman 500 this weekend and am looking for more info, but not finding a whole lot. Anyone have any leads for good resources? You

Re: [MBZ] New vid site

2007-05-31 Thread Levi Smith
Certainly sounds like you have a good daughter. (: Levi On 5/31/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My daughter got into this new vid site, showed me a Fifth Gear vid yesterday of a Ferrari 430 track test. Good quality. Y'all might be interested. Looks like you have to get some sort

Re: [MBZ] New vid site

2007-05-31 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, once I somehow accidentally become a trillionaire, I think I might pick up one of those Veyron's... (: On 5/31/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, she lusts after that Ferrari, after the Bentley Continental GT and the Bugatti Veyron. --R Levi Smith wrote: Certainly sounds

Re: [MBZ] New vid site

2007-05-31 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, invitations all around! (: I've heard of it but not yet played with it. Not sure if will be friendly with my Linux box either... Levi On 5/31/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know, you might not be hip enough to be part of the joost generation. --R BillR wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Leaking R134 valve

2007-05-30 Thread Levi Smith
Hmm... Dunno, I don't know what R12 connectors are like. There's a dust cap that screws on to a pop-on coupling that works with any of the R134 refill kits. It *looks* like that's part of the pipe... But for all I know, perhaps it's somehow threaded onto a smaller piece on the pipe? This is

Re: [MBZ] Leaking R134 valve

2007-05-30 Thread Levi Smith
So, then there are actually TWO shrader valves, one on top of the other? Or is the R12 one removed from the inside, then this R134 with shrader fitted to the outside? Or is the R12 Shrader still there and this is just an outer fitting? Levi On 5/30/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Leaking R134 valve

2007-05-29 Thread Levi Smith
Hmm, ok anyone happen to know if there's any particular size to the low side of that R134 in my 83' 300D? I started calling a couple auto parts places and they are telling me that there are lots of different sizes... I was hoping that by some miracle I might be able to get the valve swapped

[MBZ] Leaking R134 valve

2007-05-28 Thread Levi Smith
OK, so I went to add some R134 to my 83' 300d as I've done in the past. Well, when I went to disconnect, the valve (low side) seems to be stuck open. I'm getting a lot of oil and a bit of air coming out. I tried reconnecting/disconnecting it but it seems to be stuck open. I ended up just

Re: [MBZ] Leaking R134 valve

2007-05-28 Thread Levi Smith
I thought you had to have different valves to be R134 compliant? I.e. R12 and R134 have different standard fittings and if you don't change the valve then you won't be able to use the R134 charge fittings? Levi On 5/28/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: since the AC was somewhat useful

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
Hmm... What temperature do you need it at? I've got an oven sitting in my barn that works other than the normal range of the thermostat. i.e. it'll still hold like 700F for the clean cycle... Probably not much use for most things. I think I'm gonna have to chuck it... Levi On 5/25/07, Mike

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
.. (: Levi On 5/25/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hmm... What temperature do you need it at? I've got an oven sitting in my barn that works other than the normal range of the thermostat. i.e. it'll still hold like 700F for the clean cycle

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
worth a couple bucks at the scrapyard. I bet a toaster oven would work for really small parts and practicing. Mike - Original Message - From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] DIY

Re: [MBZ] DIY Powdercoating

2007-05-25 Thread Levi Smith
AAAhhh, I kind of understood what you meant, but I was thinking you meant to defeat it so that you could take the oven to temps above what the cleaning cycle was meant for... This makes more sense... (: Levi On 5/25/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] Off Topic Hybrids

2007-05-22 Thread Levi Smith
I think the VX was around 40-50mpg... It seemed like fuel efficient V-tec step up from the CRX HF which was around 40mpg... Levi On 5/20/07, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But wasn't the insight built shortly after the Civic VX (?) that got 70 mpg without the hybrid nonsense? Can't

Re: [MBZ] 124 wagon hitches, was: Re: Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-19 Thread Levi Smith
Technically speaking, you could get some bulb sockets and make up your own harness that just plugged into the existing lights and didn't interfere with the stock harness... Levi On 5/18/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith wrote: Sorry, you nixed that one with the not cutting

Re: [MBZ] 124 wagon hitches, was: Re: Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-18 Thread Levi Smith
for my Dodge truck so I was doubtfull about the TD. Mike - Original Message - From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 wagon hitches,was: Re: Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

Re: [MBZ] Off Topic Hybrids

2007-05-18 Thread Levi Smith
I don't know much about the Escape in particular and I tend to steer clear of most American vehicles. They're usually good enough but from my experience they're not as reliable as the Japanese stuff. Still, overall from what I've seen, in terms of cost, if you're planning on keeping the vehicle

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hey LT Don: motorcycle oil

2007-04-24 Thread Levi Smith
I use Mobil 1 MXv4T (I think that's it) in my 84' Honda VF500F Interceptor (500cc V-4) Works good. Seems like it's usually like $9 from Autozone, or I think I last time they were out and I ordered it from someplace online... Levi On 4/24/07, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had good

Re: [MBZ] Rust at jacking point 83' 300D

2007-04-20 Thread Levi Smith
So what's the probable plan then? Just watch it and when it seems like the metal is too fatigued(is this when the jack-rod comes up through the floor?), dig the whole thing out and rebuild? Levi On 4/19/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So... Just how well put in are those jacking

Re: [MBZ] Rust at jacking point 83' 300D

2007-04-20 Thread Levi Smith
and if you can no longer lift the car then what lesser parts have been weakened? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Smith Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 7:43 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Rust at jacking point 83' 300D

2007-04-20 Thread Levi Smith
corrosion problems, even a Mercedes. There are too many rust free bodies out there - I bet that even Kaleb could provide you one at reasonable cost. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Levi Smith

[MBZ] Rust at jacking point 83' 300D

2007-04-19 Thread Levi Smith
So... Just how well put in are those jacking points in an 83' 300D? Basically my right front one seems to have lost a couple inches of metal on the vertical surface on either side of the hole in the last year or so. I did jack it up with both the Mercedes Jack and a floor jack directly

Re: [MBZ] Manual battery boost

2007-04-07 Thread Levi Smith
Uhhh... If you were going to go to that much trouble, why not just pop start it entirely? I suppose technically if you timed everything perfectly it could potentially be a little less strain on the starter, but I'd never do it. I'm just going to start the car normally, OR I'm going to pop

Re: [MBZ] Help with CD's and DVD's

2007-03-28 Thread Levi Smith
If you're running windows, just use Media Player to rip the MP3's and DVD shrink to rip the DVD's. You might want Daemon tools to view the isos... Levi On 3/28/07, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Download iTunes and rip 'em all to your hard drive. Then get an iPod to listen to 'em

Re: [MBZ] Router and Firewall

2007-03-18 Thread Levi Smith
Not with Linux... On 3/18/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You've got to have anti-virus! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: LarryT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT: Any good Subaru forum out there?

2007-03-12 Thread Levi Smith
I'd definitely do the tranny flush/filter change. That's fixed any of 3 slight issues I've had with both of our 97' Sube tranny's. Though none of those were really slipping. Twice mine would just drop out of a gear for a second if I held it to the floor, but letting up on the gas dropped it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Subaru Legacy transmissions [was: Any good Subaru forum out there?]

2007-03-12 Thread Levi Smith
] wrote: On 3/12/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd definitely do the tranny flush/filter change. That's fixed any of 3 slight issues I've had with both of our 97' Sube tranny's. Though none of those were really slipping. Twice mine would just drop out of a gear for a second if I

Re: [MBZ] Resister to lower voltage to use LEDS as small lights

2007-03-08 Thread Levi Smith
Agreed. They have 12v automotive applications for LED's all over. I've bought some LED trailer lights. Guess what? They work. Much better than regular ones too. I'd be willing to bet they'll last a lot longer than regular bulbs... Come to think of it, I seem to recall an old electronics

Re: [MBZ] M1 Turbo Diesel Truck

2007-02-08 Thread Levi Smith
especially for engines where conventional oil has been used. Mobil 1 High Mileage reduces the sludge and deposits that conventional oils can leave behind. Levi On 2/7/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith wrote: Also, what about the M1 10w-40 for high mileage engines would

Re: [MBZ] M1 15k Oil

2007-02-08 Thread Levi Smith
miles? I put some in my Suburban, it is at maybe 10k miles now and I am getting a bit noodgy about it. I guess I should trust it, but all this oil talk has got me paranoid. --R Marshall Booth wrote: Levi Smith wrote: Also, what about the M1 10w-40 for high mileage engines would

Re: [MBZ] Wolwo safety

2007-02-07 Thread Levi Smith
It all depends. I certainly didn't think the alternator in my 83' 300D was easy to remove. It wasn't THAT bad, but it required a few extra pieces be removed. My Subaru was just like two bolts from the top... The thermostat was easier on the sube since I didn't have to squash my hand in

Re: [MBZ] M1 Turbo Diesel Truck

2007-02-07 Thread Levi Smith
Also, what about the M1 10w-40 for high mileage engines would this be fine for old Benz' and perhaps offer a slight increase in cranking speed on these 0F days? Levi On 2/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw it as autozone today in the quart bottles, 6.19 each. The 15W50 or

Re: [MBZ] if I die, it was nice knowing you all....read link re: KC chemical plant explosion

2007-02-07 Thread Levi Smith
Nice knowing you too Chris. Who knows, maybe you'll gain superpowers... Levi Hopefully it's not REALLY that bad and I won't feel bad making those comments... On 2/7/07, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/16645161.htm huge fire,

[MBZ] Cold weather

2007-02-06 Thread Levi Smith
Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather this morning here near Corning, NY. It was about 1F outside. Block heater was plugged in for a couple hours before starting. It wasn't that bad, but it did take a couple tries. (Not NEARLY as bad as this weekend when it was in the single digits

Re: [MBZ] Cold weather

2007-02-06 Thread Levi Smith
: 17 Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:41:46 -0500 From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Cold weather To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather

Re: [MBZ] Cold weather

2007-02-06 Thread Levi Smith
Oh, let's see... The veggie is T-d in at the back left of the head and then goes back to the veggie tank and then returns at a T near the alternator. So... I believe it's completely parallel, independent of the heater core(which would make sense since the heater seems to work normally.

Re: [MBZ] Wolwo safety

2007-02-06 Thread Levi Smith
Well, I don't think I'd call it a myth. The fact that the car will go 300-400K miles with almost no maintenance before smoking to a halt is much preferable to an american car going 100K before smoking to a halt... I haven't dealt with enough european stuff to compare, though I know my Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Wolwo safety

2007-02-06 Thread Levi Smith
I've had... Levi On 2/6/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Agreed. Or compared to an old Mercedes. My 83' 300D doesn't seem to use THAT much oil, (it's been on M1 15-50 for a while now) but it is VERY serious about marking it's territory anywhere

Re: [MBZ] Block heaters

2007-02-05 Thread Levi Smith
bad... -Curt Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:07:14 -0500 From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heaters To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I tried mine on the Kill-a-watt

Re: [MBZ] Oil is Killing our Cars....comments anyone?...esp. regarding Mobil 1

2007-02-04 Thread Levi Smith
Speaking of M1... I was just at a couple Wal-marts and I see one of them now has a M1 10-40 for high mileage engines. What do we think of this stuff? Levi On 2/2/07, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann wrote: http://www.svmgcc.org/tech_tips/oil_is_killing.htm

Re: [MBZ] Block heaters

2007-02-04 Thread Levi Smith
I tried mine on the Kill-a-watt and it seems to only be around 375 watts. What I'm curious about is if everyone is just popping the hood a couple times a day to plug/unplug, or if anyone's figured out a better way? I think I could fit the plug out at either the front or rear of the hood without

[MBZ] Cold and fuel gelling

2007-01-26 Thread Levi Smith
Well, you can add my name to the list that no longer believes that they sell fuel that will remain liquid at temps in the area. I've been testing that theory this year(my first real winter in upstate NY with my 83' 300D). It made it at 5F without issue other than a slight lack of power for a

[MBZ] Cold and slow wipers and speedo cable whining on 83' 300D

2007-01-26 Thread Levi Smith
Oh, yeah forgot about these other cold weather things with my 83' 300D... I don't suppose there's any nice and easy common fix to wipers that get slow and sometimes even stalled at around 15F or lower?(but are fine any other time) My speedo cable is whining. I've ignored it in other cars, but

Re: [MBZ] Cold and slow wipers and speedo cable whining on 83' 300D

2007-01-26 Thread Levi Smith
Duno, I've never tried to fix one to find out. I'm not exactly sure what's back there. I was thinking there was basically a metal cable in a sleeve that just inserts into the speedo and then there is a ring on the outside that screws down to hold everything tight. Where is this sleeve bearing?

Re: [MBZ] Cold and fuel gelling

2007-01-26 Thread Levi Smith
was doing the same thing on our very cold days. Got to a petrol pump and a half gallon later, and shaking the car vigorously, she was once more able to make over highway speed. YMMV Marshall will tell you this is a bad idea for a newer diesel benz On Jan 26, 2007, at 6:29 AM, Levi Smith wrote

[MBZ] Cold Weather

2007-01-17 Thread Levi Smith
Well, I've finally found that point where as Marshall describes it: Everything must be perfect for cold weather starting. I started yesterday morning at like 15F without issue. This morning it was about 5F. At that point, I have now experienced what cold weather starting is in my 83' 300D. It

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather

2007-01-17 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, It's supposed to be closer to 25F this afternoon and I'm hoping to get out before dark so hoping I won't need the headlights, rear defroster nor as much for starting. I'll plug in the block heater so tomorrow's single digits hopefully won't be as bad, and if nothing else it gets a nice 45

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather

2007-01-17 Thread Levi Smith
. this AM, going into the high 30s. On 1/17/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, It's supposed to be closer to 25F this afternoon and I'm hoping to get out before dark so hoping I won't need the headlights, rear defroster nor as much for starting. I'll plug in the block heater so

Re: [MBZ] Driving safety while covered with ice

2007-01-16 Thread Levi Smith
Pretty frequently around upstate NY. But they normally get pulled over by vans or the Suburbans or what not that have the equipment to dip tanks and check brakes and all that. Levi On 1/16/07, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Werner Fehlauer wrote: So how do Canadian Semi drivers

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality vs Toyota

2007-01-15 Thread Levi Smith
Tell me about it. I worked in IT as a tech. They hired this lady as a tech. She literally was not good at her job and didn't know how to do most of it. She was promoted to manager. The absolute best story I heard told was from a friend who was apparently telling her about their new central

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality vs Toyota

2007-01-15 Thread Levi Smith
a modified blonde joke. On 1/15/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell me about it. I worked in IT as a tech. They hired this lady as a tech. She literally was not good at her job and didn't know how to do most of it. She was promoted to manager. The absolute best story I heard told

Re: [MBZ] OT Winows XP annoying click requirement

2007-01-14 Thread Levi Smith
I'm not sure if there's an easier way, but you could set up AutoAdminLogon in the registry. You could probably google it. If I remember correctly it's in localmachine\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\winlogon you need to have that autoadminlogon key set to 1, and the defaultusername,

Re: [MBZ] YOU PEOPLE BEHAVE

2007-01-11 Thread Levi Smith
I hear Mobil 1 make the wisdom teeth slide out easier and also doubles as a numbing agent. However it does tend to make people a bit loopy... On 1/11/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dunno which is worse: a wisdom tooth-removal thread or another endless riff on synthetic vs.

Re: [MBZ] Brake pad sensor wires

2007-01-10 Thread Levi Smith
Daunting? It's just a wire maybe 6 inches long with a plug on either end... Unplug dead one, plug in new one... Levi On 1/10/07, Chris Kueny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems Beevis at the tire store tore off the pad sensor wire from the brake caliper on the front of my 85 123 wagon. How

Re: [MBZ] Brake pad sensor wires

2007-01-10 Thread Levi Smith
. Chris K Cayce, SC - Original Message - From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake pad sensor wires Daunting? It's just a wire maybe 6 inches long with a plug on either end

Re: [MBZ] O.T. Lister Age Span

2007-01-05 Thread Levi Smith
I was thinking the exact same thing when I read this, thinking how it was only a couple months ago that I was still in my twenties... (: Levi On 1/5/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remember when I used to be the youngest at things, but at 30 I'm apparently an oldster... Heck

Re: [MBZ] RSS feeds and Craigslist

2007-01-05 Thread Levi Smith
Really Simple Syndication. Sometimes known as a News Aggregator. Check out http://reader.google.com for a web-based version. Makes it easy to keep track of headlines/articles coming from your favorite sites.(assuming they're providing RSS feeds. If you've got Firefox and you see that little

Re: [MBZ] burning used oil

2007-01-04 Thread Levi Smith
Oh yeah, left that out. Definitely filter it to about 5 microns. I wouldn't just go dumping it in. (though it seems you'd just have to replace your car's filters sooners if you did). I might also have a different opinion if I had a pristine Benz that was my baby. I view my 83' 300D more of as

[MBZ] Gas vs. diesel prices?

2007-01-04 Thread Levi Smith
Anyone heard or care to make any guesses on the price difference between gas and diesel? Am I ever going to see Diesel cheaper than gas again? Or is diesel simply going to keep it's 30-80 cent increase in price over gas? Is it because of ulsd? Levi

Re: [MBZ] Subaru to make world's first boxer turbodiesel

2007-01-04 Thread Levi Smith
COOL! Now if only it were coming to the US next year for $5K got 75mpg and came in an AWD minivan... Levi (: Ahh, dreams... On 1/4/07, Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.hspn.com/articles/793/3/Subaru-at-The-2006-Paris-Motorshow/Page3.html Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo

Re: [MBZ] speaking of ULSD

2007-01-04 Thread Levi Smith
Hmm... It would be hard to argue that adding Marshall to any Mercedes could be anything but good... Levi (: On 1/4/07, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I recall he's short, but I don't think Marshall is small enough to get past the filler spout. Tim 1982 300TD 1001 300TE 4Matic

Re: [MBZ] Gas vs. diesel prices?

2007-01-04 Thread Levi Smith
Exactly. It's a waste to put in premium UNLESS your manual tells you to put it in. In modern cars it probably won't cause any damage to put in lower octane than recommended but you probably won't get full performance. Levi On 1/4/07, Werner Fehlauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Au contrare -

Re: [MBZ] Trying out 0Wxx Mobil 1

2007-01-02 Thread Levi Smith
Have you had a lot of batteries explode? Levi (: Still wondering if there's any hope for his Red top Optima that seems to just continually draw as much power as you put in it (sucked 5 amps for about 3 days straight before I disconnected it). On 1/2/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Trying out 0Wxx Mobil 1

2007-01-02 Thread Levi Smith
shop with their attentions divided many ways, (some of them - not me- high on either pot or freon sucked straight out of a car's system) this can still happen. Brian On 1/2/07, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you had a lot of batteries explode? Levi (: Still wondering if there's any

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