I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket)
today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew
when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I
would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok, so it's a little big, but so
am I. I
it's sort of a backwards culture here, especially when compared to the
mainstream mercedes culture. in the real world of montvale culture, my
ex-wife's 92 300E with nearly 200k miles indicates that she is poor and a
loser and needs to be treated with disdain and comtempt. in our world, this
is
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyone know anything about these big SUV's (other than the fact that it
gets terrible gas mileage)? It is 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4
with the 5.4 V8.
They have a coil-on-plug setup where there is a separate coil for each
spark plug. In my
Not sure what route I'll take but IAC I always put a heavy chain thru the
chain and secure it tightly. But renting Rustys compressor is the way to
go -
I'm checking out the LCA, ball jt, etc to see what, if anything needs
replacing -
Agree with testing the shock Vs replacing - mine have ~140k
I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on those
things drop like rocks.
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From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday,
Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
Well, all they are required to do is see your license to purchase
refrigerant. They do not need a business license. What you do with it is
none of their business either.
Parts stores usually want my business (sales tax) license # before giving
me a
Craig,
Just because you got lucky does not mean that all m617s will not
require the flywheel to be match balanced. Each motor is different and
MUST be handled on a case by case basis. A good machinist typically
charges under $150 to match the balancing, sometimes even far less than
that. Is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I haven't bothered to detail all the fixes done to my C320 over the years
and I'm just damned lucky I haven't had to pay for them. And it isn't over
yet with one month to go.
That's why many of the cheapskates among us are wasting our time looking
for that perfect
Hendrik wrote:
Well yes there are still cars in Oz with R12 in the system but it is now
unobtanium and releasing it into the atmosphere is against the law.
Releasing R12 can win us a USD10,000 fine. What's it cost down under,
or do they jail you? We pay the same fine if we release R134a,
Hendrik wrote:
OK so you spend an afternoon cleaning them, now what? Do you have a set
up to determine the spray?
With the Saabs, we used to pull the two pairs of injectors, (one screw
per pair), put them in containers (usually the bottoms cut off of coolant
jugs), pop off the hose from the
Thanks for the correction James. I have not been there in about three years
and the memory just wasn't working. When you come off the bridge onto Big Pine
in the early morning the area is full of the little critters. Thus far I have
been spared any personal contact with the Iguanas.
I
Well, all they are required to do is see your license to purchase
refrigerant. They do not need a business license. What you do with it is
none of their business either.
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL
From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket)
today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew
when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I
would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok,
and Im sure I can find out just as much proof to the contrary. In other
words, who knows.
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, September
Larry,
When I saw those pics of the bent compressor, with no safety chain around
the spring and compressor, kind of sent a little chill down my spine. :-)
Ed
300E
On 07/09/2007, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not sure what route I'll take but IAC I always put a heavy chain thru the
chain and
yup, sell your 300sel to kleb for 200 bucks instead
On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on
those
things drop like rocks.
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of course they need a tax number on a tax exempt sale. If you are paying
tax, they dont need it.
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From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday,
You pablum eater and kool aide drinkers crack me up. Ozone is
continually created in the upper atmosphere in vast quantities by
sunlight acting on the gases present. It is the height of hubris to
think mans puny efforts even if they were intentional could have a
significant effect. R12 was banned
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer
about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its
ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things. Its up to the
buyer to figure out if the property has been psychologically impacted
Not quite the same, but I have an 02 F150 Supercrew with the 5.4 and 4 wheel
drive. It is a Lariat with most of the
toys - leather seating etc. We love it. My wife does not like how big it is to
drive it but she really likes riding
in it because it is high and one can really see out of it. We
Good news for a change., Looked closely at all the LCA bushings, Sway
Bar, Shock, brake components and could not find anything wrong. I had
changed the tie-rod assys a few weeks ago so they're definately not a
problem. I couldn't find any play except for a little in the steering gear,
paying me good money to spend several days at your house
Luther
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:18:07 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I have a manual 240D with a I think a dead cylinder. I have a good euro 5
cyl engine which is auto. What would it take to drop the euro
Thats cool.
For some perverse reason I'm interested in a manual shift 3.0l.
My 240D was only slightly underpowered for where I live, I figure a 3.0 would
be plenty and for some perverse reason I like rowing the trans myself.
Seems like autoboxes are always doing something thats not quite the way
On 9/7/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
it's sort of a backwards culture here, especially when compared to the
mainstream mercedes culture. in the real world of montvale culture, my
ex-wife's 92 300E with nearly 200k miles indicates that she is poor and a
loser and needs to be treated
Howdy -
I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed Rusty sells one with, and
one without a heatshield.
Living in Va I'm not sure I need the heatshield. While I don't mind
extra protection, if the heatshield is only needed when traversing Africa in
high summer, it might be a waste
On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a buyer
about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other states, its
ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of things. Its up to the
buyer to
Howdy -
I'm no expert, but I suspect it's all about lawsuits. If a neighbor
with problems finds out a RE agent is badmouthing him, I'd bet a lawyer
would be knocking on his door in hopes of making a few $$s.
It's hard to say things about people - public records are one thing - if
you
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:25:09 -0500 Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You pablum eater and kool aide drinkers crack me up. Ozone is
continually created in the upper atmosphere in vast quantities by
sunlight acting on the gases present. It is the height of hubris to
think mans puny efforts even
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The 97 to 03 vintage of Ford trucks didn't score wonderful in crash
tests. The 04 and up is better as they made the frame stronger. I
think that the primary issue was frontal offset crashes tend to bend
in the left front floor area and that can be hard on
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:47:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a
buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other
states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of
things.
LarryT wrote:
At last, the voice of Reality!! DuPont got the Ozone scare started when
everybody and their brother was making it in garages and little factories
all over the world. And DP didn;t get a penny from it - which was the
whole problem. Now, as Bob so eloquently stated, DP
At last, the voice of Reality!! DuPont got the Ozone scare started when
everybody and their brother was making it in garages and little factories
all over the world. And DP didn;t get a penny from it - which was the
whole problem. Now, as Bob so eloquently stated, DP has something
Here's the latest news on the accelerated melting of the polar ice caps but
not to worry, every word is probably a lie:
The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than previously thought, and it will
shrink 40 percent by 2050 in most regions, according to a National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
i have what you might call serious issues of credit and employment that made
it difficult for me to get financing, especially as i wanted to buy two
houses near each other. one of our customer's dad specializes in getting
minority loans and assured me that none of this is any issue at all as long
Oop, at first I thought you said Explorer, Explorers make me carsick which is
wierd because no other vehicle makes me carsick...
5.4? That seems like an odd size but all the manufacturers have new line
engines in odd sizes.
Coil failure seems to be common to every manufacturer that uses the
Curt,
See my pm to you.
Mathieu
On Sep 7, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Thats cool.
For some perverse reason I'm interested in a manual shift 3.0l.
My 240D was only slightly underpowered for where I live, I figure a
3.0 would be plenty and for some perverse reason I like rowing
Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a
buyer about what the neighbors do. In fact, in OK and most other
states, its ILLEGAL for a real estate agent to say those sorts of
things. Its up to the buyer to figure out
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
looking for the perfect 8-valve Saab 900 Turbo for under a grand, but
I know it's out there.
Except for the rearangement of the B engine into the H engine (belt drive
water pump, cam driven distributor, etc) and the 1982-up knock sensor
and computer managed waste gate,
andrew strasfogel wrote:
NOAA oceanographer James Overland and agency meteorologist Muyin Wang based
their calculations on the carbon dioxide that is in the atmosphere. That
pollution will greatly diminish the ice by 2050, regardless of future curbs
on emissions, Overland said.
That's not a
Thats what I am wanting to know. I have seen these deals on ebay complete
with laptop etc for 4k or more. If I can get software to run on my laptop
and whatever cable is needed, thats what I would like to do.
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On 9/7/07, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
looking for the perfect 8-valve Saab 900 Turbo for under a grand, but
I know it's out there.
Except for the rearangement of the B engine into the H engine (belt drive
water pump, cam driven distributor, etc) and the
let me clarify, around here, there really are no buyers agents. There are
agents that sell somebody a house who may or may not have it listed
themselves, but they are most of the time a transaction broker, which means
they are working for the good of the transaction. In any case, the realtor
there is no such thing, dude. only agent's agents
On 9/7/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:47:35 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin, work
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BZT, WRONG. It is NOT the job of a real estate agent to tell a
buyer about what the neighbors do.
And to think I believed he was fussing at me with the remark about hitting
delete for telling him he didn't need to dismiss my interest as unworthy
of discussion!!
Actually, a hypothetical person may have been taught by his mother
he has the right to be as rude and disagreeable as he wishes,
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Hmm. I just bought three acres in the boonies and made my offer
contingent on the results of an investigation of the neighboring
properties.
I did my investigating first, then made a low-ball offer direct to
the listing agent with no contingencies. My thought was
Craig McCluskey wrote:
I think the one with the heat shield is for turbo cars and the one
without is for naturally aspirated cars.
Right. I don't think the foam would last very long on a turbo car
without the foil shield if you keep up with your Italian tuneups.
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:07:57 -0400 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Howdy -
I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed Rusty sells one with,
and one without a heatshield.
Living in Va I'm not sure I need the heatshield. While I don't mind
extra protection, if the heatshield is
exactly
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- Original Message -
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers
On
Kaleb wrote:
I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on
those
things drop like rocks.
Thanks for the encouraging words, Kaleb. I know that I am paying three
grand less than the NADA book value for it. So, hopefully the drop in
price will slow down. Besides, I
I know what you mean - it's so easy to get seriously hurt/killed without
doing something stupid to increase the risk. My spring compressor is
probably much like the one that was bent. Scary stuff.
Fortunately, for now at least, none of my suspension components look like
they need anything -
archer wrote:
Why don't you buy a GL320cdi?
You can't get a G wagon for $8k.
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The 500 would be a better choice given the fact that your mechanic has
already worked on them. The 600 engine is entirely different.
Try to get something 1996 or newer otherwise you will be replacing
harness's.
James
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Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Yeah, I like the 900 styling better though. When did the B to H
changeover take place? I had an '80 900 non-turbo a while back which
I thought had a shaft-drive water pump. That's the car I'd like to
have back... except a turbo with the weird Aztec-sun-pattern
Donald Snook wrote:
One of the attorneys in our office said he had a hard time finding
an Expedition with the 5.4 AND 4X4 AND the factory towing package.
The 7.3L turbo almost always has the towing package. (or was that
the Excursion?)
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Allan Streib wrote:
Hope you have a big budget for gasoline.
I am prepared for 14 mpg. The previous owner claimed 16-17 mpg. The
funny thing is I really don't drive that much. I realized a couple of
days ago that it had been 4 and half months since I had my oil changed
and I had just
Well geez Alex I had a running example that just needed a clutch controller
(there was some debate as to if it was a cable or hydralic system)
for $300.
I passed because it was totally rusty. Actually the thing that killed it was AC
that just needed a recharge. It probably did, the compressor
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding?
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From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:48 PM
yea, its best to not deal with the listing agent, although they like it
because they get more commission.
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- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday,
The value on those
things drop like rocks.
My parents' '05 Chrysler TC minivan that cost $30k new is now worth, get
ready for this,
$14K! This is the price that I see similar units selling for, not the
trade-in value which is probably somewhere around $9K-$10K. They'll have
that thing
What years are problems with the wiring harness on the 140? 94-95?
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- Original Message -
From: James Zavesky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'billr' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Mercedes Discussion List'
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday,
The scientists don't understand why either but they do measue traces of
R12 in the stratosphere. The other issue is that the free chlorine acts
as a catalyst to break down ozone.
Thanks, Tom
256-656-1924
-Original Message-
From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion
But what would an 05 MB have cost new, and what would it be worth now? People
buy or lease new vehicles because
they don't want to worry about making repairs and want to be seen in a new
vehicle. They don't generally buy new
vehicles in order to save money.
Randy
-Original Message-
The heat shield isn't for keeping the sun out, it's for keeping the heat
under the hood and the paint on your hood.
It would be worth a few extra bucks for a little extra protection in the
long run.
--Robert
LarryT wrote:
Howdy -
I need a hood pad for the '78 240D and noticed
Apparently, these are real beasts
for pulling a boat.
The 5.4L does have a lot of power. The 15 passenger '99 Ford van that our
dragon boat team used last year had plenty of power, but it didn't get
nearly the fuel mileage that the Sprinter got on this year's trip. Everyone
in the van
Isn't it mostly for the extra turbo heat? Might be a bit mute if he's got a
240.
Luther
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:54:19 -0500, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The heat shield isn't for keeping the sun out, it's for keeping the heat
under the hood and the paint on your hood.
Heh, you're dreaming, especially if you don't drive much highway.
I suspect if you put it on the highway and can keep your speed down you MIGHT
get 15mpg.
Around town I suspect 11mpg is only for those who can keep from using the
power, that 5.4 must put out 250hp or more...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 7
Again, my truck is a bit different than what you are looking at. It is a
Supercrew rather than an Expedition so
there will be some difference I am sure. They Expedition might be more
aerodymanic given I have the open box on
the back but the Expedition is probably heavier given the metal in the
Our F150 SuperCrew had the smaller Triton V8 (4.6 l I think) and we
were lucky to get 15 or 16 MPG in town. Sometimes we got less. It
would achieve 20 mpg or so on the highway.
Allan
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Again, my truck is a bit different than what you are looking at. It is
Kaleb -
I thought that I heard that the Northern areas are receding and the south
pole is expanding.
Barry
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding?
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and a manual 5 speed. It only does
marginally better than the 5.4.
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Streib
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:20 PM
To:
good for you. 85% of FSBO sales happen between people who already know each
other. Most of the houses that are FSBO never sell. In a transaction as
big as buying or selling a house, it is VERY foolish NOT to have a realtor.
You were lucky everything worked out great. Where would your
You can always sue the Realtor if you are unhappy! It has to be someone else's
fault right? You couldn't have
screwed up yourself. Realtor's have insurance!
(I'm a lawyer. How can you tell I have a client who is unhappy with her
Realtor? )
Randy
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From: [EMAIL
you, dear roger, seem to fall into no man's land. both we and montvale
probably see you as insane for keeping a car for seven years. your plan is
a loser on all fronts..
Don't call me dear.
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Frods suck gas, among other things
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- Original Message -
From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade
Our F150
They have a coil-on-plug setup where there is a separate coil for each
spark plug. In my experience these are prone to failure (well, think about it,
you have 8 coils, thus the failure probability of one coil
is multiplied by 8)
Maybe onna Ford.
My 112 V6 has 12 plugs and six double coil
I'm told that there are some sort of spark plug boots attached to the coil
packs over the spark plugs. I'm told
that it is a good idea to order new boots and put them on when changing
sparkplugs on the Triton Ford motors. If
the boot cracks and leaks, the engine will miss and people think it is
yea, the glaziers are melting. Wonder why quite a few are expanding?
Those in Phoenix, probably. Expanding because of too much fast food?
Oh, you meant glaciers. Never mind.
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http://www.tascavolvoparts.com/
http://www.fordpartsonline.com/
https://www.1stfordparts.com/
All basically the same parts list, sometimes one or the other will not
have something listed or prices can be different
Depending on what vehicle you're needing parts for , I have a few more.
On 9/7/07, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While we are off on this Ford line, does anyone have experience with a good
place to
buy genuine Ford parts online
at a good price? I'm doing it with Toyota parts and assume there is likely
somewhere
that would do the same with
other brands.
1992-1995
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:08 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations discussion
What years are problems with the wiring harness on
R A Bennell wrote:
While we are off on this Ford line, does anyone have experience with a good
place to buy genuine Ford parts online
at a good price? I'm doing it with Toyota parts and assume there is likely
somewhere that would do the same with
other brands. The local dealer is not about
Question:
Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group?
Gerry Archer
'83 300D and 240D
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Question:
Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group?
Whatever happened to Jaime? Did he sell his Benz, or just drop off the list?
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archer wrote:
Question:
Are there any audio engineers or technicians on this group?
Whatever happened to Jaime? Did he sell his Benz, or just drop off the list?
Kopchinski? I wonder that too. His web site http://www.jaimekop.com/
hasn't
Well I worked for Ericsson for 2-3 years as an audio engineer, but I am no
means an audiophile...
My former training is signal processing, electrical engineering, computer
engineering, and so in statistics and classifier design. My passion is
embedded system design and rapid prototyping of
Who here has one of these things? What kind if mileage do you get?
Fuel economy.gov says the older ones get like 19-22 mpg, the 94 gets
21-26 iirc?
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94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D,
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sys/412662117.html
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you at least have to give ford credit for using MB coolant. is GM still
pushing that nasty cheap dexcool garbage?
On 9/7/07, Robert Tara Ludwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.tascavolvoparts.com/
http://www.fordpartsonline.com/
https://www.1stfordparts.com/
All basically the same
Anyone who does not believe that R12 is bad for the ozone layer needs to
read this article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion
Tom
www.kegkits.com
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From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 09/07/07 02:36 PM
To: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Mercedes
yep, thats a whole different deal.
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- Original Message -
From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations
I am not saying it does or doesnt, I am only saying there is. or was,
not enough evidence that it does. As for wikipedia, you cant believe
everything you read there.
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Anyone who does not believe that R12 is bad for the ozone layer needs to
read this article.
What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found the
problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a patent
on...
Trampas
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On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007
actually, that is not true either, that is, well, I guess, an urban
legend of sorts.
Trampas wrote:
What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found the
problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a patent
on...
Trampas
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Trampas wrote:
What happened is Dupont's patent expired then the scientists found
the problem. Luckly Dupont had the solution in R134 which they have a
patent on...
http://www.imcool.com/articles/aircondition/refrigerant_history.php
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Are the flex plates on the auto 617s realy balanced with the crank,
etc.? Doesn't seem like it has that much mass, and would be close to
balanced out of the box. Now I konw that when I had a V8 balanced in
the early '70s, they wanted EVERYTHING that was attached to the crank.
The couple of flex
Flywheel, not flex plate. The flex plate is pretty much insignificant,
but a Benz flywheel is not.
Peter
On Sep 7, 2007, at 7:36 PM, OK Don wrote:
Are the flex plates on the auto 617s realy balanced with the crank,
etc.? Doesn't seem like it has that much mass, and would be close to
I can't imagine moving from an S class to a Frod and being happy
On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Frods suck gas, among other things
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli
'90 300D, '87
The hemi Cuda was much more aerodynamic than the Charger, which was more like a
brick in wheels
Harry
69 280 SEL
72 350SL ?
04 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata ?
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I remember one that CarDriver did a few years ago where they sponsored Gale
Banks to make a Firebird do 200. It took lots of tweaking with a twin turbo V8
just to do 190. I seem to remember that engine made somewhere around 800hp
Harry
69 280 SEL
72 350SL ?
04 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda
Friend of mine has one. He says he gets 25, no matter what.
Dan
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