Yeah, theyre sisters. At least thats the way Ive always known it to be.
And I did think it odd that they would have given permission for evil
rebublicans to use their song.
Brian
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Peter Frederick wrote:
Uhmmm, they are
At 9:08 AM -0500 9/7/08, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I know people dont care about pics of other peoples kids, but here they
are anyway.
Enjoy.
http://www.okiebenz.com/spencer/spencer/
This one needs to be on the front page of the website:
Some people have all the luck (meaning you, not your spouse).
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife calls that the stupid tool because she is tiny enough to fit
under the sinks and ends up having to do the job after I goof it up.
clay
On 7 Sep 2008, at
Hendrik wrote (or was it Fay?) a good politician always has a standby
standard response
I always get irritated when they use the response of , No, the right
question to ask is: xxx... I almost LOL until I remember how they
subvert the system by circling around sensitive questions. By
and part of what passes for journalism. Basically now a degree in
journalism means you are a democrat party hack for its propaganda machine..
At 07:05 AM 9/8/2008, you wrote:
Hendrik wrote (or was it Fay?) a good politician always has a standby
standard response
I always get irritated when
For those on the list who have some knowledge of such things, I picked up a
YOKOGAWA type2411 Circuit Tester for a couple of bucks at a garage sale. A
few minutes with the back off, replacing the three batteries and some simple
cleaning got it functioning. The big use I have for it is
It's always been that way because the Education business has always been
extremely liberal.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Loren Faeth
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:07 AM
To:
I never realized that Fox would soon be staffed by Democratic propagandist.
Should be very interesting - if I'm still watching TV at that point. AS
about all I watch now is old movies it won't matter much to me anyway.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL
I think you are correct, but please don't tell folks like Pat Robertson as
it would break his heart.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:25 AM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re:
For those on the list who have some knowledge of such things, I picked
up a
YOKOGAWA type2411 Circuit Tester for a couple of bucks at a garage
sale.
It's your basic VOM. 70's-level technology, usually pretty decent sort
of thing to have around. Its 2 ohms/volt input impedance is
Peter said...
May not be used without permission of * does not mean you
just pay a royalty.
It means you may not use it without permission.
Standard copyright law, not new to anyone except maybe political
neophytes with a standard US high school education, meaining they've
never
Ok Don wrote: Nope - I think it was Snook. I put Bars Leak in a radiator in
the late '60's, and will never do such again.
Wasn't me. When the head gasket went on my 300SEL, it was EXTREME. I got oil
in the coolant and there was no hope for saving it without the gasket -
actually it needed a
Thanks Jim. By the look of it, it spent a lot of time sitting on a shelf
[as it will do with me]. I think my electronic limits are about maxed out
with checking batteries and ground faults, but I appreciate the information.
BillR
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Looked around when mine went bad. Talked to a few rebuilders, and most
of them claimed it took more than just replacing the wires to really
rebuild them. Most included changing out the pots as well. They were
probably just blowing smoke, but since mine was making really nasty
squealing noises when
I don't think the problem much of the Democrat Party had with Hillary
was her gender, but rather her Clintonness.
Gary Thompson
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 5:07 AM, barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If the DNC thought it was so important
to get someone with experience why didn't they pick Mrs.
Success! I dug into my bag of newly-purchased pipe fittings and found
that the best choices were the 1-1/2 and 2 galvanized pipe sections.
I cut a length of 1-1/2 sufficient to extend from the ridge of the
ball joint to above the post, approximately the same length as the
32mm socket I'd tried
Wondering if there would be any interest from the group.
Location Bloomington IN
The good: only 189,000 miles. Mobil-1 oil and ATF, and Zerex G-05
coolant used since I've owned it. Starts quickly and easily, no running
problems. Gets mid 20s MPG around town, a bit better on the highway.
B2
not sure on specifics anymore, but the market for the diesels are very
strong. i get total strangers ringing the bell about once a month trying
to give me a low ball offer on my crashed up wagon and my 115 240D (which
isn't even a diesel anymore, but they don't know that!).
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008
Loren Faeth wrote:
I have never seen a prechamber so messed up.
Yep, that is a very good reason to make sure your injectors are in great
shape. The injector ate through the PC ball, both sides of the PC and
even a little bit of the head.
Your piston top looks more like a ball bearing was
Depends on how you define luck. I have to screw it up royally before
I am allowed to step aside. This entails many more hostile words
directed my way as the job is done correctly, under my direction,
since she has no idea how to do the task
clay
On 8 Sep 2008, at 06:09, andrew strasfogel
Do they ignore your This House Protected by Smith Wesson or We
Don't Call 911 signs They must be brave.
--R
Gary Hurst wrote:
i get total strangers ringing the bell about once a month trying
to give me a low ball offer on my crashed up wagon and my 115 240D (which
isn't even a diesel
My oldest was born in Jan of 93. His manhood was always referenced as
a clinton. Little did I know that billy would actually come to
represent that to the nation as a whole a few years later. We could
not place my kid in a few preschools because there were a number of
Clintons
Doesn't Palin have a degree in journalism/communications?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:06 AM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
and part of what passes for journalism. Basically now a degree in
journalism means you are a democrat party hack for its propaganda
machine..
--
LT Don
The ladies might well have similar thoughts about some of these gentlemen.
Wasn't Einstein somewhat of a ladies
man?
Randy who tries to appreciate nice looking ladies
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Frederick W Moir
Sent: Saturday,
How about a nice paint job done with a foam roller?
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 8:01 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List; Frederick W Moir
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What do you suppose?
He doesn't have a complete car, but has everything you mentioned and he knows
that he will need to have the driveshaft re-done. Thanks for the info on the
bolts, I will let him know.
Chris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inless he has a whole complete car to do the swap, I
dont see it working
very
I put that stuff in my old Chevy pickup because I had a bit of a seeping leak
in the radiator. Then it plugged the
radiator and I had to have it re-cored as the engine was trying to overheat. I
don't think it is a good idea unless
one is far from home and looking for a quick and temporary fix.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/08/heavy-duty-jeep-j8-now-available-everywhe
re-but-here/
Comes standard with 4 cyl turbodiesel, looks kinda like a vintage Jeep
Scrambler... Be still my heart
Mercedes contentChrysler used to be part of Daimler Chrysler... ;-)
Royce Engler - Once
Unfortunately, my wife had a mishap with her car this weekend that may well be
the end of it. Unfortunate as it was
a nice car. A 1998 Toyota Avalon with only about 75K miles on it. Clean, no
rust etc. I just put 4 new strut
assemblies and new back brakes on it about a month ago. I was about to
R A Bennell wrote:
Unfortunately, my wife had a mishap with her car this weekend that
may well be the end of it. Unfortunate as it was a nice car. A 1998
Toyota Avalon with only about 75K miles on it. Clean, no rust etc. I
just put 4 new strut assemblies and new back brakes on it about a
Unfortunately, I don't have any photos to provide. She took one with her camera
phone but I don't have access to
that at the moment. It was not able to be driven away. Had to be hauled. I was
out of town so did not attend the
scene and it is now in a compound across town. I could go and look but
Shouldn't cost that much unless you start counting prep work in which case it
should cost a whole lot more...
I figure about $20 for materials for my hood which includes a small amount of
body filler. If you added in my time its probably a $400 hood (including buying
the hood)...
-Curt
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Yes. Or is it journalism/political sience?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Obama and political gobbeldegook
Doesn't Palin have a degree
R A Bennell wrote:
She hit a bollard in front of the local Blockbuster movie store.
How fast was she going? If she was pulling into a parking lot, I don't
think you would have 'crumpled' any of the crumple zones.
She says she was pulling into the parking spot and stepped on the
brake and it
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen cell cars?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:42 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
R A Bennell wrote:
Unfortunately, my wife had a mishap with her car this weekend that
may well be the end of it. Unfortunate as it was a nice car. A 1998
Toyota
Scott Ritchey wrote:
So I pose a question: What attracts us to MBZ cars and do the new ones
still possess that quality?
The new ones do have that MB quality.
I was attracted initially by the diesels. After owning one for a while,
I'm now addicted to the styling, build quality, ease of
Wiki:
Palin spent her first college semester at Hawaii Pacific
Collegehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Pacific_University,
transferring in 1983 to North Idaho
Collegehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Idaho_College and
then to the University of
Peter Frederick wrote:
No, the new ones are butt ugly, no way to see out of them, and
the doors close like a bad Chrysler made on Monday.
I don't like most of the ones in the late 90's. The C-class after the
W202 is hideous. The W210 chassis has grown on me... so long as the
LarryT wrote:
I guess we'll have to wait a few more years to see how long the newer MBs
last. I'd like to see more of the Long Term test like RT does - actually
I;'d like to see them keep them even longer than 1 year - a car with 100k or
200k that gets evaluated is more compelling than a
Gary Hurst wrote:
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen cell cars?
A LONG way away... The auto industry as a whole has admitted that was a
huge failure. All the RD for *automotive* fuel cells has moved to
hybrids. Industry is still actively pursuing fuel cells for other
applications,
You mean ones normal people can afford?
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Gary Hurst
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:30 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now?
i'm wondering how far we are from
Thanks for that John,
BTW, I noticed in another post of yours you mentoned ease of maintanence -
does that mean you do it yourself? How about on the 05 CDI?
What do you expect to do yourself? Have you checked the WSM to see how hard
some jobs are/are not? Any surprises there?
Anything you
that's a shame. a hydrogen hybrid would be great to catch on about now.
i'm sort of thinking the internal combustion engine is dead. just a
question of how soon.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:05 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary Hurst wrote:
i'm wondering how far we are from
Gary Hurst wrote:
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen cell cars?
Another interesting point... In ChallengeX there was a Canadian
university that used fuel cells (only one in the competition). They had
all kinds of problems. One interesting point they made was they
couldn't test
right. i'm not sure if it still pays to invest in internal combustion
technology, as in it seems to maybe not make sense to buy a new car until
the new dominant style will be out there.
if it's 20 years away, ok, maybe it pays to buy a 2009 or 2010, but if it is
5 years, then forget about it.
no doubt. it has be nearly as reliable as the typical current engine to go
over. nobody wants a car you can't drive for 1/3 to 1/2 the year in much of
the usa.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:08 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary Hurst wrote:
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen
Gary Hurst wrote:
right. i'm not sure if it still pays to invest in internal combustion
technology, as in it seems to maybe not make sense to buy a new car until
the new dominant style will be out there.
if it's 20 years away, ok, maybe it pays to buy a 2009 or 2010, but if it is
5 years,
She wouldn't have been going all that fast. She was in a parking lot and just
arcing into a spot against the
building.
The pedal did not go to the floor. She knows that for sure. We are beginning to
think the failure was of the power
brakes. She does not recall the engine reving up and does not
it will have to be sooner if the worst case scenarios on oil are true.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:21 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary Hurst wrote:
right. i'm not sure if it still pays to invest in internal combustion
technology, as in it seems to maybe not make sense to buy a
Hydrogen for much of anything for other than lab uses is not really
practical. It takes a lot of energy to make it, store it, transport it,
handle it, use it, etc etc. -- more that it will give up. So that means
really expensive, and mostly very inefficient.
That energy has to come from
Thanks.
Wilton
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From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Obama and political gobbeldegook
Wiki:
Palin spent her first college semester at Hawaii Pacific
Amen; you don't get something for nothing.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hydrogen cars
Hydrogen for much of anything for other than lab uses
'Used my Garmin GPS coupla hours this morning. The woman's voice reminds me
of the B-58 in-flight warning system of the 60's, 'cept I keep imagining
that she sounds a bit annoyed when I don't follow her instructions - it
makes her say, Re-calculating. 'Even wanted me to make a u-turn a coupla
LarryT wrote:
BTW, I noticed in another post of yours you mentoned ease of maintanence -
does that mean you do it yourself? How about on the 05 CDI?
Well, that was mostly geared towards the older cars, but 90% of that is
still true for the CDI.
What do you expect to do yourself? Have you
Hydrogen is just a intermediate fuel source and it has to come from
somewhere. These days, it's electricity.
Going direct, with an electric vehicle, is more efficient.
Tom
www.kegkits.com
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From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List
I find the voice prompts very distracting, probably because I'm hard of
hearing. 1st thing I do on a new GPS is turn them off.
Pete
-- Original message --
From: Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'Used my Garmin GPS coupla hours this morning. The woman's
Randy wrote: Unfortunately, my wife had a mishap with her car this weekend
that may well be the end of it. Unfortunate as it was a nice car. A 1998 Toyota
Avalon with only about 75K miles on it. . . . Sort of lost on what to buy as a
replacement however. Anyone with a crystal ball out there?
You can get new voices for it. I think mine is Jane a Brit voice. I
yell at her when she keeps recalculating and telling me to turn around,
but she does not listen to me. Imagine that. My daughter and I mock
her in those circumstances.
I can't help but think the next iteration will have
You flew the B-58?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
'Used my Garmin GPS coupla hours this morning. The woman's voice reminds
me
of the B-58 in-flight warning system of the 60's,
--
LT Don
http://don.homelinux.net/~don/
apt-get update
apt-get
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_37/b4099060491065.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5
Here is a 65 MPG ford that will not come to the US.
Donald H. Snook
1990 Volvo 240DL 138K
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http://www.okiebenz.com
For new parts see official list sponsor:
I need one too but let's hope they start making them again as a bidding war
could get pretty ugly
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Rolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Looking for used decent Vacuum Control Valve. Anyone with parts cars?
-Rolf
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On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can get new voices for it. I think mine is Jane a Brit voice. I
yell at her when she keeps recalculating and telling me to turn around,
but she does not listen to me. Imagine that. My daughter and I mock
her in those
No. Several friends did - 'heard lotsa stories. Three friends from B-52's
were killed in B-58 crash on takeoff at AFB, IN, 'bout '67.
Suddenly can't remember base name; was it Grissom? 'Doesn''t sound right.
Wilton
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From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If the worst case scenarios about oil are true then hydrogen is even farther
off. Where you gonna get hydrogen?
If the worst comes to pass coal gassification will be important, natural gas
powered (assuming it doesn't follow oil's production drop) will also be there.
Not to mention electric
Yep, Grissom. It was called *Bunker Hill Air Force Base *before it was
that. That's where I got to crawl around/in a B58 if I remember.
--R
Wilton Strickland wrote:
No. Several friends did - 'heard lotsa stories. Three friends from B-52's
were killed in B-58 crash on takeoff at
I had an Impala as a rental this time last year, that'd have been an '07 or
maybe '08.
It was an okay car, pretty powerful, reasonably comfortable, reasonably
efficient, terminally boring.
In June I had a Hyundai Elantra, probably an '08. I was very pleased with it,
very comfortable, (I'm 6'
Oh, I understand what's she's doing; she recalculates a new route
immediately, or tries to get me to turn around and get back on original when
alternate seems unreasonable to her. Most of my routes this morning were
already very falmiliar to me with shortcuts, less-traveled routes, etc.,
I've
Is it just me or does this prove you have to be an idiot to work in the auto
industry?
Its too expensive to make the engines in Britain but they're too stupid to move
production anywhere else. Ford makes a crap load (most?) of stuff in Mexico
already, why build a new plant when they're
Yeah, you'r right; it was Bunker Hill. Thanks; 'gonna help me sleep better
tonight.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - GPS voice
Yep,
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Is it just me or does this prove you have to be an idiot to work in the
auto industry?
Union politics probably explains most of the seemingly irrational
decisions.
Allan
--
1983 300D
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http://www.okiebenz.com
For new
I was aware of the sludge issues and have been using synthetic oil in it. I am
not aware of any problems with it
sludging up. However, that was one of the things that I wondered about when
this happened. If there is an issue
with something like a check valve in the brake booster feed sticking,
Well, that sounds a bit like the 1st generation Avalon. Often described as
Toyota's Buick given it is made in
America and bigger than the other Toyotas.
Randy
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Hydrogen is just a intermediate fuel source and it has to come from
somewhere. These days, it's electricity.
Going direct, with an electric vehicle, is more efficient.
I still say hydrogen is another word for a crappy battery.
Mitch.
Randy,
Mis-behaving ABS? My family has had some adventures with ABS
weirdness., like sliding out into an intersection at low speed with
rock-hard brakes = ripple-y road surface confused ABS.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
At 02:32 PM 9/8/2008, you wrote:
She wouldn't have been going all that fast. She was
Does yours have a choice of voices you can use? I have not tried the others
on mine as the standard works ok. Mine will usually give me about 1/4 - 1/2
mile to make the u-turn or turn around, then recalculate. It does seem to
chose some odd local routes, but for the most part my IPAQ/TomTom
Mitch Haley wrote:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Going direct, with an electric vehicle, is more efficient.
I still say hydrogen is another word for a crappy battery.
That is the only reason we haven't gone to EVs we don't have the
batteries. Lithium Ion is a good step forward, but the energy
'Zackly.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now?
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Hydrogen is just a intermediate fuel source and it has
I did wonder about that as well but she did not mention any chattering or other
indication of ABS malfunction. I
suppose it could be related. I wonder how one tests for something like that?
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Frederick W
My G 750 has a LONG list of different languages with different voice for
each. Jill is my American English speaker; 'haven't tried any of the
others. 'Just remembered I was on a dead-end road today when she was trying
to get me to do a u-turn. Often in town when I ignore her turns, she tries
to
That is what makes weekend motorcycle (and occasionally 240D) touring so
much fun. The challenge, especially on the motorcycle, is to stay on paved
roads. One can go for a dozen miles on a nice paved road, only to find that
there is a stop sign with three options (four, if you include retracing
Far as I understand ABS systems is that it deactivates at slow
speed/zero speed, otherwise the system would always try and let the
wheels turn.
Further ABS systems have a self diagnostic function that switches the
systems off if any variation is detected, or in other words it works
100% or not
i'm wondering how far we are from hydrogen cell cars?
Depends on how far you are from Southern California.
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/drive-fcx-clarity.aspx
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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l've activated ABS only once on my 91 350SDL - 'worked very nicely. Years
ago at night in the rain, a car poulled out in front of me at an
intersection where I had a green light. I stomped the brakes and held them;
the system pulsed with a rapid DRT-DRT-DRT-DRT-DRT-DRT-DRT, etc., as I came
to a
'don't have to go around a section; 'can almost always find a
diagonal. You don't HAVE any straight lines out there -- only old
game trails. I don't know how you find your way around. I can see that
a GPS is essential in the NE part of the woods!
I'll take our section lines anytime!
In contrast
It pays to every now and then test the brakes to make sure that they are
working well, the best way is while you are going down a hill.
Make sure there ain't no car behind you.
A good mechanic will do this as part of scheduled maintenance or after
working on the braking system.
Hendrik
Wilton
No crystal ball, but I sure do like these later 124 Diesels -- I think
Marshall thought the '95 (?) 300D with the 606 engine was about the
ultimate.
Sort of lost on what to buy as a replacement however. Anyone with a crystal
ball out there? Fuel mileage keeps
coming to the forefront on our
'Didn't mean to sound like was complaining about or faulting the section
lines, etc. As I indicated, they make flying and checking/setting certain
heading systems a lot easier. They make navigation much simpler. 'But I
don't have a problem in either area. It is shorter via the diagonal,
Me, too, but didn't those have the wiring probs - biodegradable insu, etc?
What year(s) was that. Friend had a 94 124 (430E, I think) with bad wiring.
Wilton
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September
I didn't take it that way - just saw an opportunity to complain about
the random layout of roads back East (from the perspective of a
section line guy - IFR=I follow roads).
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
'Didn't mean to sound like was complaining
Seems that the biodegradable wiring was limited to the vergasser 124s
-- the Diesels seemed to be spared.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Me, too, but didn't those have the wiring probs - biodegradable insu, etc?
What year(s) was that. Friend had a 94
Local farmers can get anywhere by looking at the sun -- or going on internal
GPS. Wife can do it (farm girl) and it drives me (a former aircraft
navigator) crazy. I think midwest folks have a compass implanted into their
brains at birth. ... I was born in coal mine territory, where the only
also have to factor in the SUBSTANTIAL premium you have to pay for a
300D over a 300E. Can buy ALOT of fuel for that.
LarryT wrote:
I did a little Excel sheet with some what-if's that look like this ti heko
me see what the driving costs are for a 300D Vs a 300E..
Miles
for what?
Wonko the Sane wrote:
www.fueleconomy.gov says 16 city, 20 highway
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 3:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...Kaleb wrote: in the 300E, it will get 28-29 on the highway with 87
That seems impossible. I have never heard of a gasser 124 (especially
the
I have a little compass rose in my head - I, too, seem to carry a running
fix or GPS.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - GPS voice
Local
For the 300E you are offering me.
I filled up the tank when Curt was coming for the Quantum. Then I drove it
120 miles 'in-town' back and forth to work, plus to the grocery store, etc.
120 miles later, it took 3.04 gallons to top the tank off.
You do the math.
D.
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:27
Lowrance Iway 500C, actually, their new one is the 600c I believe.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
I have never owned a GPS. Want to fix that.
I have two requirements.
1. Anal-retentive as I am, I would like to get a true mph reading so I know
how far off my speedometers are. This is hopefully
My lack thereof is why I took myself out of Pensacola flight training
(forfeiting a $1 million opportunity of training). Really pissed off some
USCG folks, which is why I retired as an O3.
Hey, I saw some friends get really dead in our aircraft when I was a Petty
Officer.
I wasn't going to kill
I agree that back here in the Colonies road layout has been somewhat
haphazard and based largely on game trails, Indian trails, streams, valleys,
ridge lines, etc. - not much other rhyme or reason. Where was it easiest to
pull a cart/wagon, get to a stream, cross a stream, etc? By the time the
Oh, yeah, I think that's right. Thanks for reminder.
Wilton
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now?
Seems that the biodegradable wiring
batteries. Lithium Ion is a good step forward, but the energy density
of fossil fuels is very difficult to match.
They're terrible batteries. They lose 20% of capacity
every year, use them or not. They're great for a cell
phone that won't live that long, or a laptop computer
that probably
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