Peter Frederick wrote:
TGI trusses are horrible,
I googled that to make sure what you were talking about (OSB I-Beam).
Google gave me lots of links to builders who explained why TGI was
far superior to 2x12. ;-) They forgot to mention cheap. The optional
upgrade seems to be built up
Mitch Haley wrote:
I googled that to make sure what you were talking about (OSB I-Beam).
Google gave me lots of links to builders who explained why TGI was
far superior to 2x12. ;-)
Before using OSB I-beams, you might want to check with your local fire
department. When they first became
Jim Cathey wrote:
Sounds promising. 24x36 is a nice 3-car size, into which you can
usually jam two more toy cars sideways at the front if you don't
cram it too full of other crap.
This one has an office and workshop in the back on one end.
I figure a 300SD will fit crossways in front of
On the subject of laminate flooring...I did just about the entire house with
it in our last house. The rooms that didn't get it got commercial grade
carpet squares. It seemed pretty durable, but the thing I didn't like about
it was that it was noisy when you walk on it. Sin the current
haha, thats funny.
OK Don wrote:
I remember (barely) a Road and Track article on the115 - I think it
was in 1975 when the 300D 617 came out, where they described the car
as the most over-engineered 1955 Chevy ever.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89
Rick Knoble wrote:
What's the unemployment rate in MI now-a-days? Around 10-12%? There may be
more of them there foreclosures soon...
seasonally adjusted = 6.9% for Michigan in November, much of that is
likely around Detroit. 4-5% seems more likely around Lansing.
Mitch.
Im thinking about it.
Ralph W wrote:
Boy it sure would be nice to have a donor car available when working on the
new wagon!
Kaleb, come get this thing before I do something stupid.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
- Original
Im all out of blower motors at the moment,
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
I need to do the same in my 87 300TD. Wondering if I can RR like Peter
described (I've had the replacement pods for a long time) or whether I'm
going to have to do something more difficult to get the failed one(s) out.
...Kevin
Cool -- thanks!
On 1/17/07, kevin kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don,
Here's a link to the web site with all the info.
http://www.blackbirdbikes.com/
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just
sit there.
Will Rogers
'90 300D, '87
Mitch said...
That changes if it doesn't come with useable well or septic, in an area
where drainfields don't come
cheap due to high water table
Around here (north of Houston), septic is pretty much not
allowed...everybody uses aerobic systems like www.aerobicsystems.net Seems
to work pretty
David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Then it's the monovalve or the crumbly foam connector pipe behind
the glovebox.
If it were the crumbly connector pipe he'd still get heat in defrost
mode, which ignores the temperature sender. It's almost got to be
the
Check back early next week. I may have one if my wrecked wagon doesn't sell
as a complete vehicle this weekend. The parting out process will begin.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin
So I'm a bit confused. How many pods control the floor heat? Is it better to
just buy new or alot cheaper to rebuild? I think I'll start by pulling the
radio as it's also due for replacement and see what's accessable from there.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D
If you have an early 87, there's two round pods that control floor
heat, one for each side. The early style is a bit of a PITA to replace
because of the friction-fit press washers. The later style uses a
single flat rectangular pod to operate both flaps, and it's a lot
easier to replace. FWIW, I
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Dave Wakin wrote:
On the bright side, it was 25F in my unheated attached garage, and the 97
e320 started right up.
But gassers don't count.
-j.
A) - the center vents should only have airflow while in cooling mode -
non while in heating mode.
B) - buttons - you're using the Economy mode - the AC compressor
never turns on.
The middle button - outline Up arrow and solid Down arrow - gives full
auto control with most of the air out the
Now, if I were a materials engineer, I could answer that.
The I-beam that holds up our house is 8 by 4 flange, I think. maybe
10, I've not measured. I think there are three posts along the
length.
I was talking steel replacements for 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, and 2x12 wood,
standard for industrial
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:35:34 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
(Unless my mental movie is haywire again.)
Here's some visual stimulation: http://www.keveney.com/Engines.html
Craig
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:10:30 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Im all out of blower motors at the moment,
How about 4- and 6-terminal connector bodies?
Craig
Waste of a reasonably ok car. Might be able to confuse speed radar
http://www.break.com/pictures/jan4gal3128.html
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Follow up:
We ended up getting her a '94 Audi 100 CS Quattro wagon. It's quite nice,
and the V6 engine bay has tons of room (which I'll need when I change the
timing belt in 45k). Dark Green metallic with black leather, heated seats
and a rear diff lock. It drives and handles nice, and feels
standard for industrial construction and should be for any multifamily
structure (they don't burn easily, for instance).
But they do melt. Tests show that wood beams hold up longer in
fires than steel, due to the self-insulating capabilities of wood.
-- Jim
I am freezing my butt off driving my car. I have no heat and I believe
several folks on the list agreed it was the monovalve, but I just want
to make sure.
So pull it out (four screws, 5 minute job) and see if the solenoid
is full of water and/or the rubber diaphragm is torn. Unplug its
Jim Cathey wrote:
standard for industrial construction and should be for any multifamily
structure (they don't burn easily, for instance).
But they do melt. Tests show that wood beams hold up longer in
fires than steel, due to the self-insulating capabilities of wood.
This would
I'm in the market right now for 10-20 acres, house or not. If I find something
without a house, I would build a 30'x30' 2 story barn. Inside would be a 2nd
floor studio type apartment with 2 car garage workshop below. I might make
larger...depends on how much the land would set me back
a $250 '89 Audi 90
Quattro, which will probably become my beater winter car.
There was an '89 Audi 90Q on Craigslist with 197K miles on it for $2000 in
nice shape with good mechanicals. The ad stated that it was a reliable car
that would run forever. I've never owned any other German cars
Once the problem was resolved and the light reset all should be good. If you
didn't get the light after driving 30 miles you should be all set :)
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL
Brian wrote:Wish we could pick up our house and take it with us
I know the feeling well! We lived in a home on the intracoastal waterway in
eat Tx that had steel columns in each corner to protect against Hurricanes -
and a huge cooling tower in the backyard for the AC system along with a
You could always buy the place and demolish the house and build a new one.
I may be mistaken but I believe there's some alternatives to septic systems
now - smaller self contained chemical (?) waste systems.
;-) Good luck -
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil
I'm trying to imagine that thing with some of the grey-brown masses
that form at the back of the wheel wells during winter driving and
grow until their weight is too great and they fall like a big rock.
Worlds would be colliding.
Brian
whose 240D does not see masses
On 1/17/07, Redghost [EMAIL
On the topic of flooring: We have such an aversion to carpet for a
multiple reasons. A new-build house we're looking into says it has
carpet and hardwood floors.
My wife was wondering if we could get them to make the stairs and
halls hardwood. I told her that would probably be very expensive,
It's pretty funny that we were just discussing broken down cars in the
cold, and I touted Saabs as being well-designed for cold.
For the first time, mine let me down. It was about 5 below zero and I
was on the highway. Best I can guess, there's frozen water in the fuel
lines?
I had left it with
Just a quick note on flooring. In S. Fla we had all tile [NEVER get white
floor tile ], but here we have a mixture of carpet, tile and wood. A
few months ago I started seeing water squish up from between the floor
panels - quite exciting as it was in the middle of the house. Turns out the
Doing the hall would not be an issue -- just lay down hardwood. Though
you will need to consider door thresholds/opening and such as the wood
is 3/4 thick. Carpet and pad have some thickness, close to that so it
might not be a big issue.
Stairs are possible but it depends on how they are
Those console-mounted ignition switches stuck down where salt and crud
could get to them, rotting them out. I had a girlfriend at one time who
had an old Saab, she called me one day and said the car would not turn
off. So I go there, and the switch was stuck on and could not be
offed. I
A few brands of laminate floor are billed as being totally waterproof
but most laminate floors even the genuine Pergo will swell permanently
and/or disintegrate if water gets into the sides or under the boards.
I'd never install it in a bathroom, though the manufactures will tell
you it can be
Another option is to build a composite beam; use 3x 2x12's with fletch
plates in them Drill holes on hex packing, two rows and bolt it all
together. You can probably have an elephant tap-dance on one of them.
-j.
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Luther wrote:
I'm in the market right now for 10-20 acres, house or not. If I find
something without a house, I would build a 30'x30' 2 story barn. Inside
would be a 2nd floor studio type apartment with 2 car garage workshop below.
I might make larger...depends on
You do it and I'll come watch the elephant...
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:11 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT House Build Quality
Another option is to
The Toyota Sienna transmission was an excellent example of how two
different entities can choose to deal with a problem in the field.
On the day before Thanksgiving in 1999, I was driving my 1998 Sienna
van through Waco, TX on IH35 when the transmission popped out of gear,
and started making a
One of the ladies who works for my wife just installed cheap laminate flooring
in her kitchen because their
dishwasher leaked and ruined their vinyl floor and they had to redo it with
something. They decided to test some
left over scrap to see what water would do to it. They put a couple of
Yes, while I appreciate why they did it, the console coke-catcher
ignition is in a certain sense a design flaw.
Recently I found that ice had built up in there (sunroof leaks a bit,
and then it froze in the ignition switch). Some rubbing alcohol
usually cures it. I also took a lighter to the
Anyone heard of these?
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/263324160.html
I just spotted this one on CL a few minutes ago. It sounds quite
interesting, especially for us who are into diesels.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 265K miles, Ursula
on 1/18/07 1:09 PM, Zoltan Finks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had left it with around three gallons of fuel in the tank for 8
hours or so. I'd done that many times in the past in similar
temperature. I filled up and hit the highway. I got about 5 miles and
it just quit.
Was your observation
Would it be OK to adjust the valves on a 85 300D in cold weather, say 20
degrees F, or would it be a no,no?
I have not done the valves in 2 yrs and I don't have a heated garage.
_
Valentines Day -- Shop for gifts that spell
In residential/apartement building use, the wood structure is the
primary fuel for the fire. With drywall on both side, the walls are 20
min. fireproof at least, more if insulated, and don't contribute to the
combustion, unlike wood.
Peter
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Roger Conlon wrote:
Would it be OK to adjust the valves on a 85 300D in cold weather, say 20
degrees F, or would it be a no,no?
I have not done the valves in 2 yrs and I don't have a heated garage.
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