Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-06 Thread ernest breakfield
, and your sense of real estate values IS skewed by West Coast living, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

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2008-11-06 Thread Wilton Strickland
'My thought, too, that they're SMALL bedrooms. Wilton - Original Message - From: ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold the good side

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
oil, now Batteries and cold When I was in college, I'd keep the battery for my 190Dc inside during the winter. When I needed the car, I'd carry the warm battery out and put it in the car. It helped! At 07:36 AM 11/4/2008, you wrote: I don't know if they are still available but back when I

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread harry watkins
. Let it run for a few seconds and go back to six. Harry - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:58 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold When I was in college

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2008-11-04 Thread kaleb
it in the garage when things were really bad. Scott Ritchey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Loren, we did the same when stationed in the Michigan U.P. Every one had a wooden tray with a strap to carry the battery inside and a rubber mat in the doorway at work and home. I had a six cylinder Rambler

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Wilton Strickland
Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Wilton - Original Message - From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Loren, we did

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread harry watkins
: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Wilton - Original Message - From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil

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2008-11-04 Thread Donald Snook
The best starting diesel Mercedes I ever had was a 1990 300D 2.5 (now Ok Don's). When I lived in Topeka, we only had a one car garage and sometimes it would stay outside and my wife's car would be warm in the garage. That car never had any trouble. I remember one time in particular - the

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread harry watkins
Mine was a 1959 or 1960. It would go from 0 to 60 in two hours and 15 minutes with a top speed of 78 MPH. I tried it one time, got scared and backed off. Harry A six cylinder rambler with the flat head 6? The last year they made the flat head 6 was 1963. Thanks, Tom Hargrave

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2008-11-04 Thread brian . toscano
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold The best starting diesel Mercedes I ever had was a 1990 300D 2.5 (now Ok Don's). When I lived in Topeka, we only had a one car garage and sometimes it would stay outside and my wife's car would be warm in the garage. That car never had any

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
Yep, it was the flat head 6. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of harry watkins Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:21 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now

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2008-11-04 Thread LarryT
) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits Porsche Posters/Weber parts . - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:36 AM Subject: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold I

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread pm7088
One of the first cars I was forced to drive was a '59 Rambler with OHV6 and stick shift. It had been diagnosed as bent crankshaft. Beat the snot out of it for a year or so, couldn't blow it up as it would not rpm. Another fellow smashed it up. Pete -- Original message

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold You asked I don't know if they are still available JC Whitney has some interesting things when searching for engine heater! Looks like a eectric pump that heats and circulates warmed coolant. There;s also a listing

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Wilton Strickland
'71 -'75 with B-52's at Kincheloe; you? Wilton - Original Message - From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold K.I. Sawyer, 4 long years

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2008-11-04 Thread LarryT
Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Not the same - These were rubber mats that sat under the battery had a power plug attached. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond
] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:     [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The best starting diesel Mercedes I ever had was a 1990 300D 2.5 (now Ok Don's).  When I lived in Topeka, we only

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy you a halfway decent place. http://tinyurl.com/6ogh22 Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy you a halfway decent place. http://tinyurl.com/6ogh22 Mitch

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Wilton Strickland
: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy you a halfway decent place. http://tinyurl.com/6ogh22 Mitch

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread harry watkins
Ten years earlier, HH 43Bs. Harry '71 -'75 with B-52's at Kincheloe; you? Wilton - Original Message - From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Wilton Strickland
I was with B-52's at Warner Robins, GA, then. Wilton - Original Message - From: harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold Ten years earlier, HH

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Curt Raymond
: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],    'Mercedes Discussion List'     mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=iso-8859-1 I don't know if they are still available but back when I

[MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Tom Hargrave
I don't know if they are still available but back when I lived in the cold North (NY State), we used to install a heater under our car batteries in the winter. The heater was a mat that sat on the battery tray the battery sat on top of the mat. The heater plugged into AC power through an

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Loren Faeth
When I was in college, I'd keep the battery for my 190Dc inside during the winter. When I needed the car, I'd carry the warm battery out and put it in the car. It helped! At 07:36 AM 11/4/2008, you wrote: I don't know if they are still available but back when I lived in the cold North (NY

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Scott Ritchey
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold I don't know if they are still available but back when I lived in the cold North (NY State), we used to install a heater under our car batteries in the winter. The heater was a mat that sat

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy you a halfway decent place. http://tinyurl.com/6ogh22 My sense of

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Wilton Strickland
:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
that has got to be a typo Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wilton Strickland wrote: Kincheloe AFB in the U. P. for me; and you, Harry? Want a vacation home up there, Wilton? It's a ghost town now, $15-25k will buy you a halfway

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: that has got to be a typo My sense of appropriate real estate prices is so skewed by living on the West Coast my whole life that I can't tell whether this is a mistake or not: http://tinyurl.com/6ghucz Looks like a bit of a fixer-upper, but $8K for five bedrooms?

Re: [MBZ] Was 300E oil, now Batteries and cold

2008-11-04 Thread Mitch Haley
Mitch Haley wrote: This town used to be dominated by an airbase. Now all the military housing has been converted to subdivisions, and the base itself is now a prison. There's far more housing available than the prison guards can utilize, and not much of an employment base outside of the