, all over
the world.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed
> Shame you weren't flying a C5!
>
&g
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed
> The deal was, the customs official got to drive the Z every other weekend,
> right? ;-) lol
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/12/6 Wilton
THE GENERAL’S PREDICTION FOR AGING FLEET by Wilton Strickland
Sometime in 1964, I was in a briefing with Gen. Thomas Power, Strategic Air
Command (SAC) Commander. The General was talking to the assembled bomber
and KC-135 tanker crewmen in the Robins Air Force Base, GA, alert facility a
few
MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed
> Wilton, you do realize that for some of us - ok, me - the idea of you
> transporting cargo in the buff was sort of interesting. Your story was
good
> also.
> BillR
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT
There was a sort of a bright yellow one, 'don't remember a greenish yellow
(or yellowish green) like this one.
Wilton
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mercedes Mailing List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Is this a factory
HOT HUMID summers? In Toronto? 'All relative, isn't it? ;<)
Wilton
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From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] wrong size tires
> Since getting the benz a couple of years ago no
an airframe, or a
pressurized
> airframe anyway? DC3's last forever. Do they keep BUFFs in the air for
> extended periods of time with midair refueling, or are they usually landed
> between refuelings?
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/12/6 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED
'May not be too late for Snookie, anyway. We'll keep working on 'im; maybe
he'll come "around."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mercedes Mailing List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: [MBZ] My latest cheap 300E
> I took
esigned to spend most of its life in the
> air.
>
> So in ways, is a BUFF under greater stress when parked than when flying?
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/12/6 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > It's due to the semimonocock structure (the skin carries a
On the BUFF, sitting ANYWHERE (even here in NC at 110 feet) with engines
running, ya better make sure cabin is depressurized and pilot's window is
open before unlatching crew entrance hatch, otherwise, hatch can blow off
(many have) and injure anybody under it (usually ground crew).
Wilton
-
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF stuff for Ed
>
> One thing that always amazes me about the BUFF, from most of the pictures
> I've seen of them, is the amount of wrinkles in the skin!! Some pics I
> have, the skin has so deep waves, hard to believe it doesn't fail. Is
this
BUFF, from most of the pictures
> I've seen of them, is the amount of wrinkles in the skin!! Some pics I
> have, the skin has so deep waves, hard to believe it doesn't fail. Is
this
> just due to all the cycles on the airframes?
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/12/6 Wil
Do you see a similar design coming one day to
> replace it, or will the current fleet continue on for several more
decades?
>
> Thanks for the stories Wilton.
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/12/6 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > MOVING IN THE BUFF by Wilton
Ya gotta keep the CG (center of gravity) within certain limits on all of
'em - in flight and on the ground - more so in flight.
Wilton
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From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] AA
> l
MOVING IN THE BUFF by Wilton Strickland
Several weeks after I arrived here at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, I learned
that one of our crews was going to deliver a B-52G from our unit to Edwards
AFB, CA, for a test crew there to fly a couple of times with ALCM’s (Air
Launched Cruise Missiles) during
b, take your chance and pray a lot.
>
> The "shakes" only happen after you've gotten home in one piece. Right?
>
> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > 'Just saw part of "The Guardian" (USCG) on T
'Just saw part of "The Guardian" (USCG) on TNT; 'bunch of tough, courageous
guys, I tell ya.
Wilton
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>> doesn't make it an "American system",... ;-)
> >>
> >> judging by the fact that most all auto mfrs wheel diameters i can
> >> recall having seen (including all our MBZs) seem to be sized in inches,
> >> i'm guessing it's a
gt; The imperial measurement of rim diameter is more of an convention, there
> was an attempt to metricize it but it failed, more than likely due to
> the imperial nations.
> Personally I have no problem with the system, it works well, people know
> approximately what a 15 inch tire is
a pretty good chance that's what at least most of
> Europe and Asia use as well.
>
>
> cheers!
> e
>
>
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > What tire sizing system does the rest of the world outside of North
America
> > use? Surely, they don'
Most often leaking return line.
Wilton
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From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Leaky injector?
> Moved the 240D today for the video shoot (see my other post) and while
shooting I noticed some
Agreed
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] wrong size tires
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > So is the HU16E basically t
lton. :-)
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> > 'Just saw an engine on Histoy Channel that oughta give Wonko's 240D some
> > acceleration - a 4400 HP V12 locomotive Diesel.
> >
> > Wilton
> >
&g
What tire sizing system does the rest of the world outside of North America
use? Surely, they don't use this crazy, American system of mixing metric
and English measurements to denote tire sizes, do they?
Wilton
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For new and used pa
they listened to the nav guy (me). Home was 270 +/- 20 degrees.
>
> And this was all Loran A, a chart, and a mile wide grease pencil. A guy in
> his early 20s held the grease pencil. But we almost always came home
alive.
>
> Almost.
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Wilton Stri
to say "screw it" and put big drag slicks on the rear --
but
> not until snow season is over.
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Wilton Strickland
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> > They're BOTH 65's - just 65% of different measurements/values.
> >
How 'bout in a chain saw? Maybe in the fuel but too expensive for chain
lub. ;<
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] figgerin' it
> Yes, it's worth the
Did your SA-16 have a true airspeed (TAS) meter? Or was it merely INDICATED
airspeed? But didn't you use TAS in nav plotting? How'd you get TAS? Temp
and IAS on the E6B handheld nav computer? After doing a bunch of 'em,
didn't you get so you could mentally compute TAS if you knew IAS and temp?
They're BOTH 65's - just 65% of different measurements/values.
It does seem illogical, too, that tire manufacturers began maybe 30 years or
so ago to denote part of their tire size nomenclature in the metric system
(wall width and height), but held onto the English system for another part
of it (
ive axle and a solid front axle with kingpins.
>
> Peter
>
> On Dec 4, 2008, at 10:01 PM, Wilton Strickland wrote:
>
> > More like 50 years. I remember that I began to have serious
> > thoughts about
> > how ridiculous their designs were when the '58
More like 50 years. I remember that I began to have serious thoughts about
how ridiculous their designs were when the '58's came out with so many
useless bulges, exaggerated fins, etc.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Se
DIAMETER of the tires = 25 inches, but height of the side walls = 3.5 inches
"tall." :<)
Wilton
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] tahrs
> > ..205 is 205mm wide, 65 means 65% as tall as it is wide, so
> >
gt; > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > > I will just buy 195s next time. :-)
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> &
'Just saw an engine on Histoy Channel that oughta give Wonko's 240D some
acceleration - a 4400 HP V12 locomotive Diesel.
Wilton
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Oops. Calculator didn't make it through to the list.
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- Original Message -
From: "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] wrong size tires
> "Ta
"Tall/height" meaning distance from rim to tread expressed as percentage of
width. Tire dia = rim dia plus 2 X tire height.
Plug the tire info into the attached calculator.
Wilton
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From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thurs
r 04, 2008 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 85 380SL For Sale
> yea, thats true.
>
> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> > Swap the first two digits in the asking price and they are approaching
> > reality...
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/4/08, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PRO
rice and they are approaching
> reality...
>
>
>
> On 12/4/08, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 'Glanced from car at nice looking '85 380SL today. 'Noticed it for
several
> > days in front of local TV station.
> > Dark blue/blue int,
4-year-old grandson kept coming in distracting me while I was typing the car
info; 'forgot to say it has 132 kmi.
Location - Goldsboro,NC, ~55 mi. ESE Raleigh, NC.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mercedes"
Se
'Glanced from car at nice looking '85 380SL today. 'Noticed it for several
days in front of local TV station.
Dark blue/blue int, both tops, 'been repainted, no cracks on dash, seller
says heating/coolong and elec windows work well, 'asking $9250
VIN = WDBBA45C1FA018461
Phone # = 252-258-7148
N
I use a leaf blower about every 3 months or so to blow the leaves, etc., out
of those areas on my 124 and 126. 'Really oughta do it more often.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:04 PM
Subject: [MBZ]
So, how can the rest of us check it out?
Actually, I can follow at least 2 shows, sometimes more, very well.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Steve Fosset
Fosset crash site recovery/investigatrion, etc., on Discovery channel
tonight 10PM EST.
Wilton
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In 1978, I removed 12 large Detroit/GM Diesel generator engines from the
base power generation plant at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, where they
had been running for 35 years. 'Replaced them with 10 larger
White/Westinghouse, I think they were. Surprising how fast I'm forgetting.
Wilton
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> I would change "couldn't" to "didn't" ---
>
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> > 'Been making some of the worlds best big rig and generator Diesels since
> > '30's but couldn&
mber 28, 2008 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5L Duramax
> Didn't they (GM) also make big rig Diesels back then as well - but
> themall engine guys didn't talk the big experienced, big engine guys?
> One of those "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing&q
That's the faux Diesel of late 70's into early 80's disaster fame.
Wilton
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From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5L Duramax
> Didn't they try to dieselize the small block and stic
1934? Then the faux Diesel ~1976/77?
Wilton
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From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5L Duramax
> Yea, well its being developed by GM, where as the actual Duramax is
>
id jerk on duty."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mercedes"
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:29 PM
Subject: Stealership theft again
> Son with the '07 R320CDI just called to ask my opinion of latest
I took it that he messed up the keyboard, etc., when he saw the Caddy photo,
right?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snook's CURRENT CAR
> It is a Yank thin
WHEN it's required? It's ALWAYS required here, and it's made by the gallon
and multi-gallon. 'Gotta be served with VERY high ratio of ice to tea in
ALL seasons. No, I don't want anybody's coffee, thank you. 'See what I
meant about regional differences? They're ALL good, and none is no more
rig
But still not Southern enough 'til it's properly sweetened.
Wilton
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From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns
> I was in Toronto once at a pretty
It isn't.
Wilton
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From: "John Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> > John Robbins wrote:
> >> Whenever I travel "up north" with p
UCA?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" ; "OK Don"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hammie takes to the highway
> Not exactly sure, since the last test all 4 tires were repl
> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:11:20 -0500 "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > ... water in the spout keeps seeping out the joint to flush the vinegar
> > away.
>
> Get some tubing, suck the water out of the spout, fill the spout
CLR would probably do it, too. That's what it's for, isn't it. Oh, you
mean for the car? 'May be too strong for the car. I don't know.
Wilton
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From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [M
'Ain't over, yet.
Wilton
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From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT 87 Isuzu trooper
> Snook was looking for a nice SDL --- ended up with a Caddy ---
> sometimes you just can't
Thanks for reminder about the citric acid; I have some; 'had forgotten it.
I blew the water backward out of the spout early this afternoon. I can cup
my hands tightly around the spout opening and blow into them forcing the
water backward out at the leaking O-ring seal that I'm trying to replace.
our background was in engineering? lol
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/11/26 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > An hour or so ago, I wrapped masking tape around the joint between the
> > faucet spout and top of the bonnet to make a cup in which to pour
vinegar
&
An hour or so ago, I wrapped masking tape around the joint between the
faucet spout and top of the bonnet to make a cup in which to pour vinegar
into the joint. Possible problems in its being effective on the mineral
deposits: specific gravity of vinegar is only VERY slightly heavier (1.006)
than
Yes, that IS a good one. 'Had not heard it many years; thanks for the
hearty laugh!
Wilton
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From: "Bill R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mercedes List'"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns
> I ask just for th
Yes, then its hard to get the sugar to dissolve in the nearly cold tea.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns
> Travel far enough North, and t
BTW, I used to bait my yankee friends by purposely saying, "Y'all." Almost
invariably, they'd respond with a snicker, "Y'all? Hee, Hee." I'd say,
"Yes, y'all; southern for youse guys." The emphasis on, "Youse guys", with
my best NYC/Jersey, etc., accent.
Wilton
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Fro
Sometimes it IS too sweet. Of course, you MUST keep the ice to tea ratio
HIGH - even better the smaller the ice - max. surface area for max cooling;
best with crushed ice; worst with one measly cube floating in a glass -
that's NOT iced tea..
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Allan Str
I ask just for the "fun" of the conversation. I understand and appreciate
many regional differences, and realize there's nothing "wrong" with anyone's
or region's differences, especially accents in speech. No accent is any
more "right" than another. My loss of "southern" accent came about 'cause
h, I thought I came across
an
> aftermarket replacement bonnet. I'll try to find it again. If I can,
I'll
> send the link over. It was only $5 or something
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/11/26 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > 'Just talked to Delt
In restaurants, I ask for, "Mama's tea." Mama's tea is sweet, wife's tea is
not. 'Course, it's all with generous ice - fill the glass with ice, then
fill the voids with tea, and try to maintain that ratio with additional
ice/tea as necessary.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Donald Sn
Yeah, REALLY?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Robert Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:17 AM
Subject: [MBZ] S430...really?
Saw this on the Peoria, IL CL. Emailed the guy and asked, "Really? An '04
S320, 44K miles $7700
'Just talked to Delta Faucets tech rep. The bonnet IS screwed onto the
spout body, and the disc-shaped flange around the body IS FIXED to the
body - not movable. Tech rep recommended pouring white vinegar into the
bonnet and let it sit/soak for several hours to loosen mineral deposits,
etc,. on t
ROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wiltons grammatical concerns
> In the South you say, "Wanna coke?"
>
> Answer is "Yes"
>
> You say "Whut kahnd?"
>
> --R
>
Another goodun, Hendrik!! Attaboy!!!
Wilton
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From: "Hendrik & Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Snook's CURRENT CAR
> Just wondering, what is a good way to get vomit out of a keyboa
Yep.
Wilton
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From: "LWB250" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Faucets
> Actually I believe it's called a "basin wrench" if my memory serves me
correctly.
>
> Dan (former Kohler employee)
>
Yes.
Wilton
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Faucets
> > ...As you probably already know, there's wrench that allows you to reach
> > way up
> > to change faucets...
> >
> And it's called a faucet wrench at
lation.
>
> Manfred
>
>
>
> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:35:46 -0500
> From: "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - faucet
>
>
> Yeah, 'been looking at that, too; BIG sink with big disposer and
> dishwasher
> in th
Mine's a strawberry blonde; that ain't bad, either. 'Still the same weight,
size, etc., she was at 16 - amazing at 71.
Wilton
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From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sexy
I think the difference on gravel would be negligible.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD storage
> parking on gravel would help to I would think.
>
>
'Zackly - the tarp/cover makes a perfect solar 'still. Have you seen the
guy on the survivor show make a small one to get drinking water in the
desert, etc? Have any of you guys done that in Scouts or aircrew survival
training? I did in aircrew survival training 46 years ago.
Wilton
- Orig
er
> > stuff impinging on your head. Tell your wife to leave the area so you
can
> > cuss freely.
> >
> > Piece of cake
> >
> > --R
> >
> >
> > Wilton Strickland wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, I've been thinking, too, that I may have
'My thought, too.; 'course my cull factor is still fairly high.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Sexy MB mechanic
> She's actually not that hot once you get
Yeah, 'been looking at that, too; BIG sink with big disposer and dishwasher
in the way. Not the usual, simple sink installation - 'can't just whip the
sink out and in so easily/quickly. I may loosen the nut on the underside so
that I may be able to screw the flange beneath the bonnet down a bit m
do it by feel with your left hand (or
> right if you are a leftie) while holding your neck at a wrenching angle
> with other stuff impinging on your head. Tell your wife to leave the
> area so you can cuss freely.
>
> Piece of cake
>
> --R
>
> Wilton Strickland
o reach way
up
> to change faucets. You may already have one, but if not, it makes life a
> LOT easier!
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/11/25 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Yes, I've been thinking, too, that I may have to remove it from the
> >
t upside down.
>
> Then again you should be able to put penetrating oil in from the top
> given that the O-ring there is leaking anyway. I wouldn't use the water
> from there for cooking or drinking after that until you have had it
> apart though.
>
> Manfred
>
>
>
e
> are correct on the threading bit).
>
> Might take the drawing to a plumbing shop and see if anyone knows for sure
how it comes apart. Got to go buy the o
> rings anyway so could ask and buy the parts.
>
> Randy
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ld not say "How do you do chap"
>
> Hendrik
> who is trying to type with a jack russel sitting on his lap demanding
> attention
>
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > 'Thought it was "mate" there and "chap" in the Mother Country. ;<))
&
wrench. That should hopefully give you enough grip to
undo without damaging the chrome. The
> handle part is usually a hard plastic and the strap is rubbery so it grips
well.
>
> Let us know when you get it loose.
>
> Randy
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL
faucet
> If it's a Delta the single handle must come off first. It has an allen
key
> in the rear then just lift off. The rest screws off.
> Anthony
>
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM, Wilton Strickland
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> > Thanks, that's what I
Thanks, that's what I've been thinking, too, but still not even sure the
bonnet turns or is screwed on.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "harry watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - faucet
> Wilton
in it.
>
> Be sure to keep the paper work to identify the faucet with the
manufacturer
> in the future as they will send any and all repair parts. Though only if
you
> can identify the faucet.
>
> The Delta ball does not last that long.
>
> Douglas
> - Origin
'Thought it was "mate" there and "chap" in the Mother Country. ;<))
Wilton
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From: "Hendrik & Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:00 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Engine turning a 540K rocker cover
> http://www.cs.ucr.
uot;
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - faucet
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > Here's a copy of the schematic.
> >
> > Need to remove the bonnet to access O-rings on swivel spout. 'Can't get
> > grip on bonnet; can't
doesn't help, let the cold run awhile to shrink things a bit.
>
> Ed
> 300E
>
> 2008/11/24 Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Here's a copy of the schematic.
> >
> > Need to remove the bonnet to access O-rings on swivel spout.
Here's a copy of the schematic.
Need to remove the bonnet to access O-rings on swivel spout. 'Can't get
grip on bonnet; can't get under it yet, either.
Wilton
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you can get a grip on it to remove it.
> If just a friction fit you could try gently to pry it off.
>
> --R
>
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > Wife just brought me the original schematic and install instructions.
> > 'Looks like spout may be held in place by a spri
is helps, but I have tried to do repair on kitchen sink
> > > swivel faucets. I ended up just getting a new faucet and putting that
> > > in. I had to remove the faucet anyway and there was so much more
> > > needing attention that it was simpler to install new t
ad to remove the faucet anyway and there was so much more
> > > needing attention that it was simpler to install new than take the
> > > thing apart and try to find some shop with the old parts still in
stock
> > >
> > > clay
> > >
> > > On
'Think that sound I heard was probably a massive number of "mice" clicking
in unison.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik & Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 6:13 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Sexy MB mechanic
> Warning, contains female
Yes, that's right. That's 'zackly why I'm trying to get it apart.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen
8 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - kitchen sink faucet
> Probably it screws off, but it is probably goobered up from 20 yr of
> crap, so it might be time for a new unit and save the aggravation of the
> next aspect going bad.
>
> --R
>
> Wilton Strickland wrote:
> > Yea, I know
Yea, I know, this is an MB list, but there's lot's of other expertise
amongst you guys, too.
Any of you guys installed or repaired a swiveling kitchen sink faucet
recently. Swiveling spout at our kitchen sink leaks around its base, at the
swivel seal(s), that is. The spout rises vertically 8 to
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