Re: [MBZ] I'm iced up!

2007-12-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:30:37 -0600 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking that the 240D needs a NA 617 engine in front of the manual tranny, and the 616 engine needs to sit in front of a gen head, in the back yard. Good thinking! You'll have to change or modify the driveshaft, though.

[MBZ] Rustproofing [was: Re: Chrysler Lifetime Warranty]

2007-12-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:39:45 -0500 Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wish Marshall would chime in with Elementary Chemistry and tell you fellows that there is NOTHING YOU CAN DO to stop steel from returning to it's elements as red oxide. Stainless steel is much slower, probably

Re: [MBZ] 190E 16v valve adjustment

2007-12-11 Thread tom savage
Rick Knoble wrote: I hope that's what you were looking for... That's it! Thanks Rick. Tom ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] I'm iced up!

2007-12-11 Thread Rich Thomas
I picked a small bunch of bananas off one of my trees today, very ripe and sweet. Got another small bunch that will be ready in a couple of weeks maybe. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/

Re: [MBZ] Dog's near-fatal accident

2007-12-11 Thread Bill
You guys are making me really appreciate my 100+ lb Yellow Lab. Grandkids leave toys everywhere and he will not touch them unless put into his mouth by me or my darling wife. No shoes [since the first time with my slippers a year ago when he came into the house from a year of destroying the

[MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread OK Don
I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power is out, given our all electric house. Given an attached garage, with a door from the house to the garage - park the car in the garage, duct the exhaust outside, run the car with the doors open and the heater on defrost, use an

[MBZ] OT Honda Del Sol Brakes

2007-12-11 Thread Kevin Kraly
It's done! The new caliper went in just fine, but I ran into another snag when the driver's rear caliper puck wouldn't go into it's bore. It was then that it hit me like a ton of bricks! The rear calipers have an integrated parking/emergency brake assembly that compresses the pucks when the

Re: [MBZ] Dog's near-fatal accident

2007-12-11 Thread Timothy Robinson
Fritz, some kind of rescued wire haired Lab mix has almost outgrown stealing golf shoes, baseball gloves and such from neighbors' garages. It only became a problem when neigihbors began giving her treats and enticing her into their yards. She did teach the neighborhood children to put away their

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread Harry Watkins
How about putting a heater core in the house, connected to the car with long heater hose? Harry On Dec 11, 2007 10:21 PM, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power is out, given our all electric house. Given an attached garage, with

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist keywords

2007-12-11 Thread Kevin Kraly
I guess you weren't the only one that didn't like that posting for some reason since it's been flagged for removal. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] MB Diesel Powered Grand Cherokee

2007-12-11 Thread Redghost
If you find a pair, I would really like one too. SWMBA is pushing for oldest boy to take drivers ed this summer, which means Gump is going to be his to drive and I will need a ride. clay On 10 Dec 2007, at 18:37, Jim Cathey wrote: oMBZc: were i able to find an early LWB diesel 460

Re: [MBZ] Chrysler Lifetime Warranty

2007-12-11 Thread Redghost
Not sure how, but the neighbor lady has a chrysler car that rid itself of paint. She had the dealer repaint the car in a really ugly green. The original paint lasted about a year, the new paint has been going strong for five years. clay On 11 Dec 2007, at 07:58, Rich Thomas wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Dog's near-fatal accident

2007-12-11 Thread Kevin Kraly
The Joeldog doesn't like chewing on anything other than rawhide bones. At guide dog school, he was given a Nylabone which he'll chew occasionally, but he won't even tug on his tug ring even when it's put into his mouth! I got him to play with it a few times in the beginning, but he'll just

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread Jim Cathey
I'm sure there are holes in this scenario - where are they? Exhaust leaks. Deadly, yet insidious. Diesels generate much less CO. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread Timothy Robinson
I am intrigued by this type of thing! I'd actually wondered if there was some way to circulate the warm coolant from the car to an exchanger in the HVAC! Actually, about twenty years ago I bought two stainless hot sticks from a company that the IRS forced out of business (back taxes). I just

Re: [MBZ] Dog's near-fatal accident

2007-12-11 Thread Zach
Now that this has turned to a dog thread... I bet nobody else's dog here has its own website: http://www.bugisthedog.com/ MB content: dog likes unimog rides, and his first disgusting act of puppydom was puking in my lap on the ride home in the 79 300TD -Zach

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread John M McIntosh
On Dec 11, 2007, at 8:21 PM, OK Don wrote: I've been pondering alternative ways to heat the house when the power is out, given our all electric house. Well I've a fireplace insert and a 6.5 Kw generator. However I note for about $100 you can buy a variety of Kerosene or propane or natural

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread Tom Hargrave
You would not need the heater on. The heat from the radiator itself would be more than enough. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:22 PM To:

[MBZ] Brabus Edition Unimog?

2007-12-11 Thread Ed Booher
http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2007/12/the-black-edition-unimogbiglorryblog-says-show-me-some-respek-yo-.html --- From the article: Black Edition Unimog, not only the ultimate go-anywhere vehicle, but with extra bling too, for the normal 280hp U500 left-hooker has been given

Re: [MBZ] Rustproofing [was: Re: Chrysler Lifetime Warranty]

2007-12-11 Thread Tom Hargrave
The problem with steel is that a sheet will have areas with positive and negative ions. Add a conductive solution, like salt water, and you have instant galvanic corrosion (a shorted battery). This is what causes steel car bodies to rust. No other metal or metal alloy has this trait. When you

[MBZ] OT: Bumluck and caravan bumper

2007-12-11 Thread Loren Faeth
Last night I was hoping to beat out the ice storm. Came across a herd of deer on the road. Deer in both lanes on my side of the road. Ice on the shoulders. the one in my lane fell, so I ran over it rather than hit another full-on. So, after somewhere around 1.5 million miles, I had an

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bumluck and caravan bumper

2007-12-11 Thread Tom Hargrave
Loren, I like deer, they taste good. I put one in my freezer today - wrapped up in nice little 1 pound packages. Deer aren't just a road hazard. They are also the most dangerous animal in the woods. There are more hunters in the US hurt by deer every year than by all other wild animals combined.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Emergency House Heat

2007-12-11 Thread Timothy Robinson
There have been experiments with thermo-electrics. I think they managed to equip a diesel Peterbilt with T/E units which used the heat from the exhaust and eliminated the need for an alternator. I do know that there are small t/e units which will use heat from combustion to power an auger on a

Re: [MBZ] Dog's near-fatal accident

2007-12-11 Thread Timothy Robinson
Dog/MB thread... I'd taken the three dogs on a ride and left the a/c running while I ran into a convenience store. Wembley (who always claimed shotgun) rushed over to the driver's seat and managed to hit the door plunger, locking me out with the car running. Spectaters gathered as I stood

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