Rich Thomas wrote:
Check this one out, about halfway down the page
--R
http://www.ideatango.com/component/option,com_sobi2/catid,15/Itemid,/limit,5/limitstart,5/
This guy?
This system provides a 15% increase in horsepower, 100% increase in fuel
economy, and drastic reduction in
Or the key would need to wedge in the screen and work back and forth as
the engine was started and stopped for 20 miles until it wore
through the screen.
Very likely.
Thanks, Tom
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From: dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Don,
You're right, when compared to a W123, the 107 pretty sporty. ;-)
Sorry - not trying to disparage anyone's favorite W107 - I really liked the
230/250/280SL and the model after the 107 - and that 4.5 V8 was incredible.
But, IMHO, the 107 was designed as a boulevard cruiser - which it
I always wonder about this too when I hear of diesel Benzes with new
engines at 100 -something thousand miles.
I think that diesel engines are tougher and do in fact last longer
than gassers, but I think that they do not have invulnerability to
poor maintenance. How vulnerable they are compared
BT, WRONG!
Gravity is working against you. If it were to move, it would drop back
in the pan.
-Dave Walton
On 11/15/07, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or the key would need to wedge in the screen and work back and forth as
the engine was started and stopped for
You;re right - there are people out there who spend $40k for a car and
figutre it shouldn;t need anymore money fed to it when it costs that much!
I actually had a car owner tell me that when he called looking for
sheepskins IIRC. We got to talking and I mentioned the importance of
changing oil
Hi Ed, You wrote:Lets see what the near zero defect S looks like in 10
years.
I've always thought car evaluations should be bsed on a car chosen at
random with 100k miles on it. A new car *should* be easy to build - but of
course, it;s not. A car with some miles on it is much more
There's one being pimped by a guy named Dennis Lee for gasoline engines
- he claims fuel economy improvements of 50% to 200%. Purely voodoo.
The guy also claims to have a pre-ignition catalytic converter that
reduces fuel to plasma and will enable your engine to run on any liquid
including steak
Yes, they do have a strainer like the diesels.
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- Original Message -
From: Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:22 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 107 fuel
You didn't hear? Detroit bought his idea and killed it.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
BTW, what happened with that? Did Smokey die without
telling anybody the secret, or was it too expensive to make, or was
there some scam involved?
Mitch.
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One or two electric fuel pumps under the car at the rear. Fuel filter
Should be one in that car, if it's like mine. I think the 560's
grew a second one.
is adjacent, as is the pressure accumulator. Fuel pump relay is in the
kick panel on the passenger side, I believe, but I don't know
Yeahbut you change cars more often than I change shorts...
I'm not sure that ALL the MBs I've owned (3) add up to the price of ONE of
yours.
Eh, maybe:
'81 300TD $300
'83 240D $1500
'85 190D $2950
Total: $4750 for 3 cars over 5 years and ~120,000 miles.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:30:44
It is quite common in AZ for people
to run straight water in the cooling system of their cars.
Not a good plan, given that _most_ of the job of the
coolant is anti-corrosion. (24x7, versus a few
months, tops.) If you could get a pint of the non-glycol
parts and dump it in with the water then
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Or the key would need to wedge in the screen and work back and forth as
the engine was started and stopped for 20 miles until it wore
through the screen.
Very likely.
How likely is it that a key was left in the pan AT THE FACTORY in the
first
Going to go look at a '70 something Saab 95 wagon. Supposed to be in real good
shape with minor surface rust.
The guy has been trying to sell it for at least a year that I know of (I
started seeing it on Craiglist last year). I think his biggest issue was a
vauge description.
Anyway he's asking
everything works except the cruise is very jerky (not sure why).
Bad solder joints inside the amplifier. Tres common.
-- Jim
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Water Wetter claims you can us it with plain water
Does WW even claim anything except better cooling?
I thought the WW+W combo was for race tracks, etc.
Short-term, that is.
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Water Wetter claims you can us it with plain water if you don't need
freeze protection, but I have no idea if it's any cheaper, or how good
it's anti-corrosion properties really are.
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It is quite common in AZ for people
to run straight water in the cooling
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Water Wetter claims you can us it with plain water
Does WW even claim anything except better cooling?
I thought the WW+W combo was for race tracks, etc.
Short-term, that is.
I may be mis-remebering.
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1966 230
Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
everything works except the cruise is very jerky (not sure why).
Bad solder joints inside the amplifier. Tres common.
My cruise holds well but only in about 10 mph increments. E.g. if I
try to set it at anything between about 60 - 70 MPH it will
I had a girlfriend back when who had one of those things, one day she
calls me from work and says the car won't turn off. I say, what do you
mean the car won't turn off. Well, I can't find where to turn it off.
How did you turn it on? With the key in the ignition switch. Well,
turn it the
Go for it Curt-they are really cool.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Our Clams are Fresh Our Cars are Vintage
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Sent: Thursday, November
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've always thought car evaluations should be bsed on a car chosen
at random with 100k miles on it.
Would be nice, but 90% of the population don't keep a car that long,
so they don't care.
Allan
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Somebody please talk me out of this car. I know its not terribly
practical but they're so danged cool I just want one.
OK, here goes. When you bring it home and start finding
out all the things that _aren't_ so cool, expect much
ridicule from us instead of sympathy as you tell us
your Saab
My cruise holds well but only in about 10 mph increments. E.g. if I
try to set it at anything between about 60 - 70 MPH it will accelerate
up to about 70 and then hold steady. Is this just how they work or is
this repairable?
No, that's not how they work. There is a failure mode where
the
You had me right up until you mentioned all new cars looking the same...
Makes me want a cool old Saab all that much more. The 95 is totally unlike
cars today...
I found some old Saab ads on YouTube last night, one toutes the 95's
Powerful 42hp engine. I almost snorted my tea...
LarryT wrote:
The seller wrote MB does not have a warning light or buzzer when there is
an oil pressure failure
Well, Heoo? Maybe that's because there's a Oil Pressure *gauge*
in the dash?? Duh!?
You can have both!!! Not everyone has trained themselves to have a 30
second
My wife and I play cards with her grandparents on Sunday nights.
Last Sunday when we went over her Grandfather pulled me aside I've got a
rifle I want you to have.
Turns out its a Ruger .44 Mag autoloading carbine. Looks like a 10/22 but
bigger and with a non-removable magazine. Pretty much
i've always been fond of carbines that shoot handgun ammo. i'd really like
a lever action in .454, but that .44 ruger would run a close second in my
heart
On Nov 15, 2007 10:20 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife and I play cards with her grandparents on Sunday nights.
Last
Thanks guys. I am off to see what I find.
At 08:00 AM 11/15/2007, you wrote:
One or two electric fuel pumps under the car at the rear. Fuel filter
Should be one in that car, if it's like mine. I think the 560's
grew a second one.
is adjacent, as is the pressure accumulator. Fuel pump
I've always wanted a 45-70 lever action. But I've never seen one,
much less afford it.
At 09:32 AM 11/15/2007, you wrote:
i've always been fond of carbines that shoot handgun ammo. i'd really like
a lever action in .454, but that .44 ruger would run a close second in my
heart
On Nov 15, 2007
Picked up a nice 240D manny W115 (1975) on Ebay in Manhattan, KS. $510.01.
Looked at it on Wednesday. Charlie (not on this list, unfortunately...too busy
fixing everyone's cars) and I are gonna fix her up real nice. White exterior,
nice red interior...and there is a 220D at the U Pick it right
I was going to bid on that but it looked like it was way too rusty. Yes, I
have plenty of 115 parts.
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From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, November 15,
It is a RODBENDER. At 200k miles the cylinder(s) got ovalled out, it started
using oil and no one bothered to check the oil or add any. That is my guess.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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To: Mercedes Discussion List
What sort of fuel mileage can one expect from such a beast? I have often been
tempted but have not yet bought one.
I wonder if it would be significantly better than a gas engine in a similar
truck?
Randy
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rust is not bad. No holes in the floor, for example. Door/panel rust can be
repaired (will use Bergsma's fiberglass method). Rocker panels need a little
reinforcement. Interior is fabulous, except for drivers seat. Totally dry,
except for valve cover leak. It was a good buy. Parts car on ebay
I can mail a drain plug.
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
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From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Uhh oh Saab
but the
just bought an 88 900 turbo. Not sure if it's an SPG, but the guy claimed
it was. In any case, it's faster than anything else i've had (?) or at
least it -feels- faster. The PO tweaked the APG to increase the turbo
boost. Scared the snot out of the SO - her nail marks are still in my right
My 87 K30 crew cab dually that I just got running looks like it's getting
in the neighborhood of 17 mpg or so. TH400, no overdrive, 4x4, dually, with
what feels like 4.10 gears.
Sad thing is that's about the mileage of the 05 dodge crew cab dually 4x4,
with a cummins, six speed manual, and 3.73s.
The last 2wd one I had got 18-22
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From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - 6.2 diesel
I don't need the drain plug, I just need the drain plug gasket for the
transmission drain plug (uses a 14mm hex socket). If you can mail it today,
mail me the gasket and charge my credit card.
On Nov 15, 2007 11:44 AM, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can mail a drain plug.
Rusty
duh.go to www.BuyEUROparts.com I sell them for $1.50
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
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From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:41 AM
Curt.
If its not rusty across the floor and the doors don't flap
in the breeze and the transmission behaves, go for it. Later 1700cc
black engines had a stunning 72 hp
There used to be a guy in, I think, Westford called Kitrosser who
made an art of rebuilding the 4 speed trans. Maybe
that's a real classic big booming type gun. most of them now are marlin
1895 models
On Nov 15, 2007 11:02 AM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've always wanted a 45-70 lever action. But I've never seen one,
much less afford it.
At 09:32 AM 11/15/2007, you wrote:
i've always been
speaking of Uh oh saab I just bought a 1988 Saab 900 Turbo (may or may not
be an SPG). Anathema, I know.
Few questions: anyone have a transmission drain plug gasket? Dealer has to
order it and wants $8 for it.
Anyone know of a good local source for drain plug gaskets?
Anyone had to fix a
but the shipping always kills me b/c I don't think i need anything else. I
bought the whole car for $700; making it perfect isn't in the cards.
On Nov 15, 2007 11:36 AM, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
duh.go to www.BuyEUROparts.com I sell them for $1.50
Rusty Cullens
Just looked at Rusty's buyeuroparts.com...
He's got tons of old Saab parts and they are bargain basement prices. Brake
bits I was especially stunned at the low prices
That'll make the decision easier.
-Curt
-
Be a better sports nut! Let
I looked at that one and thought that if it were closer I'd surely jump on it.
My first guess was a leaky fuel line allowing air in...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:21:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] new aquisition: Projeckt-Wagen #1
To:
That'd be a 99 or later, the 95 would have (like the 96 I think) the key in the
normal place...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:33:29 -0600
From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Stop me please
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was staggered by the low price of Saab parts. Pretty much a deal maker for me.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:36:07 -0500
From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Uhh oh Saab
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Content-Type:
Hi Curt,
Great rifle you have! Excellent Deer rifle - especially in brushy areas.
That .44 will knock down anything in its way ;-)
If the liberals have their way, you'd have to fill out the fed and state
paperwork and have a State Police background check before he could give that
to you.
Kaleb, what's the fuel economy? Regular or premium unleaded?
On Nov 14, 2007 6:24 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mileage does not matter. Condition is everything.
Thanks, Tom
256-656-1924
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I have been getting a solid 21 with mine running on just regular unleaded.
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Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007
Looks awesome, but I didn't see ordering or price info. What do they go for?
On Nov 15, 2007 2:15 AM, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.metaldevil.com/seeing.html
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'87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case
'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast
'82
Is one of Tim's Asheville cars a W123 turbodiesel wagon with little
rust that is also dark blue with a blue interior by any chance,
preferably a 1983 300TD?
On Nov 15, 2007 9:22 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My cruise holds well but only in about 10 mph increments. E.g. if I
try to
You wrote:always wanted a 45-70 lever action
Hi Loren,
A *really* sweet rifle! Some say it was the cartridge that Won the
West. Have you ever seen one of those round up close?? A big, heavy piece
of hardware that will put a serious hole in whatever it hits.
I believe they are making
Ignore for a moment the CO2 == global warming that the article implies
(since I know that will spawn a 200 email debate), and just look at the
amount of CO2 and electrical energy required to make a car. Those of
you with free time that like to play with numbers can quantify the
debate of
valve adjustment
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I looked at that one and thought that if it were closer I'd surely jump on it.
My first guess was a leaky fuel line allowing air in...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:21:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Christopher McCann
Subject: [MBZ] new
The car is in NW D.C. and I will take offers that resonate in
comparison to what it would cost to eradicate the rust.
On Nov 15, 2007 7:16 AM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Don,
You're right, when compared to a W123, the 107 pretty sporty. ;-)
Sorry - not trying to disparage anyone's
I agree - the 78 SL C we used to own was quite a bit sportier than the
wagon, but the engine needed an expensive valve job at just under 200K
miles.
On Nov 14, 2007 10:21 PM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 107 is definitely more sporty than a 123! I've never driven a
TD, but my SLC is far
Uhh, thanks I guess
The guy hasn't responded yet. Unfortuantely back a few months ago he had the
car on Craigslist, I'd emailed to go look at it and had to duck out at the last
moment. Hope he's not mad about that and not responding to me.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:41:28 -0500
i have to go research this. the gun that won the west is the winchester
model of 1873, which i don't think was chambered in 45-70. the 45-70 also
dates to that time. 30-30 was later and arrived with perhaps hte most
famous lever action of them all, the winchester 1894.
now in the movie
Also, I see the only thermostat available from Rusty is an 85 degree
one. Is running a hotter thermostat better?
Brian
On 11/15/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, now that it looks like we are leaning toward keeping our 87
190D, I am back in the mode of needing to change the
Custom cartridge is a relative term. Around the turn of the century (20th
century I mean) there were LOTS of cartridges you don't see much any more.
45-90, 45-110, 45-120...
My Dad has a 50-70 Sharpes Carbine. If he ever gets picked for a moose hunting
permit thats what he wants to use.
-Curt
Ensure you get the one that came with the 2 cycle engine so you can
attempt to train everyone to ensure they mix in the 2 cycle oil
at the gas station, and don't forget
On Nov 15, 2007, at 7:12 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
You had me right up until you mentioned all new cars looking the
And also: the AutoZone website lists the thermostat original equipment
as being 180 degree, and they also sell a 185 degree one. Seems they
may have Celcius and Farenheit mixed up?
I believe 80C equals 176F, and 85C equals 180F, no?
Brian
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On Nov 15, 2007 8:46 AM, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
just bought an 88 900 turbo. Not sure if it's an SPG, but the guy claimed
it was. In any case, it's faster than anything else i've had (?) or at
least it -feels- faster. The PO tweaked the APG to increase the turbo
boost. Scared
I am trying to buy some used 124 wheels locally for winter tires. Guy on
local CL has a set and here is what he says about them They are 5x112 ET 44
(Im 95%certain they are 44) 15x7 OEM Mercedes rims. I just RTFM and it
says 6 ½ J x 15 H 2 with 49 mm offset.
Can anyone help translate and
Curt Raymond wrote:
As a rifle its ugly as sin but I bet it'll be fun to shoot and a
handy little deer rifle. He even had 2 boxes of ammo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_10/22 (no wiki on the .44 yet)
I always wanted a 10-22 International. Walnut stock all the way to the muzzle.
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I always wonder about this too when I hear of diesel Benzes with new
engines at 100 -something thousand miles.
What I love to see is any ad which admits the car has x miles on it,
and then claims that it only has 1/2x on a new engine.
So it took you 60,000 miles to kill
To search the archives, you go here
http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Okay, now that it looks like we are leaning toward keeping our 87
190D, I am back in the mode of needing to change the thermostat to
*hopefully* get the thing to run at 80 degreesC.
I have once again
According to the movie it was a custom cartridge. It looked like a
45-70. I have seen some of the modern rifles chambered 45-70 but
they are pricey. One dealer even had a 45-70 sharps (original), and
I'd have loved to buy that. I'd settle for a 45-70 sharps.
At 01:32 PM 11/15/2007, you
I don't buy the proposition that rain alone (absent salt from road
treatments) is incapable of rusting cars. Living near the sea in a
warm state (e.g., FL or SC) can also enhance the formation of rust.
On Nov 15, 2007 8:53 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeahbut you change cars more
No, all 4 dr sedans, no wagons... but I'll keep my eyes open? Gee... how
much rust ya looking for?
on 11/15/07 2:57 PM, andrew strasfogel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is one of Tim's Asheville cars a W123 turbodiesel wagon with little
rust that is also dark blue with a blue interior by any
The Quigley rifle was 45-90 or 45-120, remember in the movie he explains to the
reloader that he can use the existing 45 lead with more powder.
They sell a Quigley reproduction I'm not sure who makes it, IIRC Cabellas
carries them.
Ahh indeed they do, in 45-70, 45-110 and 45-120.
Okay, now that it looks like we are leaning toward keeping our 87
190D, I am back in the mode of needing to change the thermostat to
*hopefully* get the thing to run at 80 degreesC.
I have once again tried to see if there was a feature to search the
list archives, but it looks like we are just
Zoltan Finks wrote:
And also: the AutoZone website lists the thermostat original equipment
as being 180 degree, and they also sell a 185 degree one. Seems they
may have Celcius and Farenheit mixed up?
RE the temperature of the thermostat... call Rusty, ask for a
thermostat, use the one he
more like dead battery that is way too small. Fuel filters..check for bad
fuel...maybe a bad glow plug. It will be no problem. I feel bad for the guy who
sold it. Too dumb or unwilling to fix an easy problem.
Chris
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I looked at that one and thought that
dude, this is your gun. don't get some ancient sharps.
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/bigbore/1895.aspx
i can't imagine 45-70 won the west. it's a tad heavy for firefights with
the injuns.
On Nov 15, 2007 3:44 PM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to the movie it was a
You also have significantly less boilover protection, which is far more
important in Arizona than freeze protection in the summer. Winter in
the hills can get ya, though.
Running plain water is stupid, you will have SEVERE corrosion problems
if there is any aluminum in the cooling system
Gary Hurst wrote:
are you still in colllege, btw? that would make like 15 years or something
Naw, all done, miracle of miracles. And it was only ten years!
Did you hear I finally graduated?
Yeah, and just a shade under a decade too, all right.
You know a lot of people go to college for seven
any of you guys have an other sort of mapping or gps that might be helpful?
the post office recognizes the address as:
122 EAGLE VIEW DR
MONTICELLO GA 31064-6371
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Gawd thats ugly. Marlin makes some technically good guns but they are so ugly
you might as well melt 'em for scrap...
They made a 10/22 knock off that used a tubular mag (gag). The Ruger 10/22 is
ugly, so ugly its pretty cool (especially with a 30 round banana mag) the
Marlin knockoff is just
are you still in colllege, btw? that would make like 15 years or something
On Nov 15, 2007 8:05 PM, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
John Robbins wrote:
tom savage wrote:
I don't know what an Egg Bowl is, but I support anything that
involves beating Ole Miss.
There are better mailing lists for this.
The vsaab mailing list if moderated, so the messages come in batches,
every day or two as the list moderator gets to it.
www.Vsaab.com
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OK - I accept your apology for disparaging my favorite (and only) W107 ;-)
I think the original design goal was the grand touring car concept.
Remember the SLC rally cars in '79 and '80 ??? Those were 107s !!!
On Nov 15, 2007 6:16 AM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Don,
You're right, when
I don't know where they actually drove most of their miles before I
bought them, just that I got them in Dallas. Not a fair assessment,
just my experience.
On Nov 14, 2007 11:30 PM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
THey probably came from Houston or from northerners who moved
there. Both
The way I look at it is that the reputation for reliability was build up
in the Euro taxi world, where the engine would run all day and never
cool down. Using a Diesel in stop go situatiuons is gonna wear em out
just like it's petrol powered cousins.
Hendrik
Mitch Haley wrote:
Zoltan Finks
mapsonus.switchboard.com choked on it too. Even tried Eagleview as one word,
no luck.
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Sunil Hari wrote:
just bought an 88 900 turbo. Not sure if it's an SPG, but the guy claimed
it was.
The most obvious thing about an SPG is the wheels, but those could be
swapped. This might help:
http://home.swipnet.se/danny/saabspg.htm
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models/1990/pr12.html
Streets and Trips, 2008 also chokes on it.
On Nov 15, 2007 7:59 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
mapsonus.switchboard.com choked on it too. Even tried Eagleview as one word,
no luck.
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin
You can kill a diesel just as fast as you can kill a gasser. They are
more tolerant of poor fuel, but lack of oil changes ages them pretty
fast, and they are generally more expensive to fix.
I'm thinking I'm going to play engine swap from my old car (275,000
miles and almost undetectable
HR is from the next town over...
I like the look of those, good price too.
On the 10/22 front Dad built a target version, new heavy stainless barrel, big
scope, laminate stock.
Next fall we're going to try it from my tree stand on the Canada geese, figure
it'll be easier to clean 'em with no
John Robbins wrote:
tom savage wrote:
I don't know what an Egg Bowl is, but I support anything that
involves beating Ole Miss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_Bowl
Huh. I went to Ole Miss for two years and have never heard of it.
Sounds dreadful.
Tom
John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RE the temperature of the thermostat... call Rusty, ask for a
thermostat, use the one he gives you. Leave it at that.
Agreed.
I've never changed an OM60x thermostat, but on the 617 I didn't use
any sealant, etc since the thermostat came with a
Well, in the Benz world that means mostly never if you keep it in good
shape -- my 72 280 SE 4.5 has at least 200,000 miles on it and really
only need valve guide seals (other than the frozen and cracked block).
They usually go 500,000 or so miles before they need anything done to
the bottom
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/tls/479032776.html
I think I need this for my new shop. Seems like a good deal for less
than a new Harbor Freight unit with equivalent CFM rating. Probably be
able to hand it down to my grandchildren still running, too, from what
I hear of Quincy build quality.
on 11/15/07 20:23, Gary Hurst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
any of you guys have an other sort of mapping or gps that might be helpful?
the post office recognizes the address as:
122 EAGLE VIEW DR
MONTICELLO GA 31064-6371
Well I found an EAGLE DRIVE in MapQuest, same core ZIP as you list,
Not likely. The engine has a oil level sensor that turns on a red light
in the dash long before the oil is low enough to cause damage.
Tom
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