Rolf wrote:
If your ISP allows IMAP switch to it (POP is what
most people use for email protocol but is pretty useless).
Fmiser wrote:
Useless!!??
Might apply if you have permanent internet connection and
don't care if you loose privacy rights after your mail has
been
Hendrik Fay wrote:
with no political stickers on the vehicles..yet
When you get them, consider sticking them to thin sheet magnet stock.
For indoor use, you could probably print your own from a picture downloaded off
the internet. This one's probably too small and pixelated:
Mitch,
Not that I support buying Obama stickers but if you don't select ups when
checking out you can get usps standard for $2.95 or priority for $5.80. Still
making a profit on the shipping.
I will see if my friend Brian has any laying around we could send out to OZ.
Mike
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...Even if the lights are all working, I belive the warning lamp can
illuminate if you have different wattages in the various
lamps. Everything has to be in balance to extinguish the dash
lamp
I believe you are thinking about Karma or something. All the lamp
My wife and I looked at a GSHP pretty seriously when we moved to our new-to-us
house. Most manufacturers still make them, as I recall Trane bought one of the
older suppliers so their stuff was very nice. Most of the newer ones are sized
for industrial but you can get GSHPs on the lower end.
Reminds me of a few conversations I have recently with folks who insist Bush
has had no real part in the financial problems of our country. It was all
Clinton's fault, and by the way, going into Serbia/Croatia/etc. was
equivalent to Iraq. Clinton was the warmonger also. Is this what the
Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Reminds me of a few conversations I have recently with folks who
insist Bush has had no real part in the financial problems of our
country. It was all Clinton's fault, and by the way, going into
Serbia/Croatia/etc. was equivalent to Iraq. Clinton was the
A new SWMBA.
--R
Redghost wrote:
Check engine light came on in the van. Took it to the car doctor.
Popped two codes related to the O2 sensors. SWMBA decided that cost
to repair is reason to look for a new car.
Not going to get my w113. Not sure what she has in mind. People
I bought a multi pack, I'm all set. lol
Ed
300E
2008/11/21 Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
How 'bout rear window brake light
Good luck changing that one! Have a tube of Shoe Goo handy to fix the
tabs you break
Kaleb wrote: He has this problem where he wants a nice MB, once comes along
that fits the bill, then instead he buys a crap box, then gets bored, sells it,
and the cycle starts all over. Think we have several like that round here.
I admit it. It's a sickness.
Donald H. Snook
Mitch wrote: Wow. Does that mean Missouri doesn't report that stuff, or does
it mean a private owner ordered the police package?
It means that MO doesn't report it. If somebody tries to tell you a P71 has
never been used by any sort of police (even city administrator/fire, etc.) run
away,
Allan wrote: Does it have the hard plastic puke-proof rear seat?
No, it has cloth seats (all around) and carpet.
Here are a bunch of pictures of the car:
http://my.autorevo.com/Revo/Templates/P01.aspx?iid=491670
Donald H. Snook
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Randy,
Most of the older cars with pushbutton CC have one bulb and a
spaghetti string of fiber optic to direct light to various
places. Get the bulb(s) from Rusty or a dealer. IME, FLAPS don't
have the right bulb. The ones they claim work, are too fat, and
won't slide in the holder.
Phillip wrote: So if the higher ratio (3.55) means that the engine is in it's
sweet spot at your highway speed, you quite possibly will get faster
acceleration and better economy at the same time. Or not.
Well that sums it up. Actually, it doesn't matter. If I buy the car, it won't
make much
Hendrik wrote: Apparently, for reasons unknown to me, the missus is after some
Obama stickers, presumably to put on the cars or on the fridge but what the
missus wants the missus gets. So I was wondering if anyone has any left over
from the election they could post out to me in Oztralia.
How
You gotta stick about 6 more antennas on it, no one will screw with
you. You'll be Five-O, The Man, Officer Friendly, a Pig, Donut Boy, a PoPo.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
Allan wrote: Does it have the hard plastic puke-proof rear seat?
No, it has cloth seats (all around) and carpet.
Here are
My 1969-manufactured 280SE 3.5 with a 4 speed automatic starts in 1st gear
and is VERY quick off the line. OTOH, it approaches 4000 rpm at 65 mph, so
there is a tradeoff. My 1983 300TD turbodiesel hits 3000 rpm at the same
speed.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Got the Mass Air Sensor (MAS) on Tuesday. Swapped it out in the
parking lot while Daughter was working. Last night she said the car
seems to be fine now. No more searching and stalling.
As for the electrical problem: The turn signals/flasher and wiper
are intermittent together, but are on
How difficult would it be to put in some kind of overdrive unit? I
recall a friend back when had an XJ-6, maybe a 77-78 or so, that had an
electric overdrive unit, I think on the rear diff, or just before it as
a separate box, and a switch on the shifter to engage it. You could
really feel
On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
mine is a swell old us robotics 33.6 that cama gave me a decade or so
ago,
probably when i complained about what crap winmodems are. i switched
over
to that us robotics and never a connection problem again.
courier v.everything. now that was
Hendrik,
I have an Obama T SHIRT - new - that I will probably never wear. Send me
your address offlist and it's yours. I might even waive the postage if I am
feeling mellow.
P.S. We had a great time spending 2 weeks down under (Sydney, Cairns,
Melbourne) last September...
Andrew
On Fri, Nov
Donald Snook wrote:
Ford determined that the mixed matrix driveshaft (I have no idea what that means)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_matrix_composite
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I have a better idea -- let's just send him Obama, the whole deal!
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hendrik,
I have an Obama T SHIRT - new - that I will probably never wear. Send me
your address offlist and it's yours. I might even waive the postage if I am
feeling mellow.
P.S. We had a great
So why not a 300SD or SDL? It meets all your criteria yet is more classy
and durable.
Donald wrote: 1. They get pretty decent mileage 23-25 on the highway.
1. They are great highway cruisers.
1. I can pick up three friends and throw all of our golf clubs in the
trunk.
1. It is
Anyone know whether it's practicable to install an overdrive in my W111 3.5
coupe with the M116 engine?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How difficult would it be to put in some kind of overdrive unit? I recall
a friend back when had an XJ-6, maybe a
No we can't.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a better idea -- let's just send him Obama, the whole deal!
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hendrik,
I have an Obama T SHIRT - new - that I will probably never wear. Send me
your address offlist
Rich Thomas wrote:
You gotta stick about 6 more antennas on it, no one will screw with
you. You'll be Five-O, The Man, Officer Friendly, a Pig, Donut Boy, a
PoPo.
That spotlight on the driver's side should be enough to get the guy in front of
you out of the left lane.
Mitch.
Si se puede!
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
No we can't.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a better idea -- let's just send him Obama, the whole deal!
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hendrik,
I have an Obama T SHIRT - new - that I will
I thought your mantra was yes we can.
O' bama farce one can fly to OZ. Lets sent him there.
At 09:14 AM 11/21/2008, you wrote:
No we can't.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a better idea -- let's just send him Obama, the whole deal!
--R
Long ago I had weird problems relating the turnsignals and headlights,
but I don't remember the symptoms now. I do remember I bought a used
turnsignal/multi switch and that solved the problem.
You can open the switch up, at least on the newer ones,
and clean up the contacts. The headlight
LWB250 wrote:
I will say that I consistently get around 20-21 mpg with a
mostly 70-30 city/hwy cycle, which I think is pretty good.
That is amazing for how big the car is!
John
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Most of the older cars with pushbutton CC have one bulb and a
spaghetti string of fiber optic to direct light to various places.
Get the bulb(s) from Rusty or a dealer. IME, FLAPS don't have the
right bulb.
The early type III's use a string of four bulbs stuck into clips
behind and above
Redghost wrote:
People hauler/truck substitute or replacement for the E300D. Anybody
have ideas for consideration?
Sprinter?
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Iowa is hiring. You can't find an apartment anywhere in Jefferson right now
because folks coming here to work have sucked them up.
When you only have two dozen apartments it doesn't count ;)
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Rich wrote: You gotta stick about 6 more antennas on it, no one will screw
with you. You'll be Five-O, The Man, Officer Friendly, a Pig, Donut Boy, a
PoPo.
I definitely will not put antennas all over it. I don't want to be a wanna
be cop. Just want a decent comfy, decent looking comfortable
I think a lot has to do with my driving technique. I try not to do
jackrabbit starts and cruise on the interstate at or below below 70. I use
the cruise control as much as possible, too.
My wife drove our 2001 Nissan Altima from when it was new until about 60k. She
barely got 20 mpg in that
Andrew wrote: So why not a 300SD or SDL? It meets all your criteria yet is
more classy and durable.
I can't buy one of those for less than $2000 with 130,000 miles, and diesel is
still more than $1 over gas, and the SDL/SD won't go 129 mph. I do really want
an SDL one day, but I want one with
Even if one assumes a 75 mph speed limit, 129 is mort than 50 mph over the
limit. That sort of thing often equates
to large fines, seized vehicles and taking the bus to work for a few months.
Randy
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Yes you need a vehicle that can go at least 155 and a local airport to
avoid those types of fines.
Have you ever seen the limo get away in upstate NY?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMpHG5zvv-Q
Now that is PRICELESS.
130mph in a stocker ford is scary. I was in a Yugo that was doing 90mph
once.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the SDL/SD won't go 129 mph.
Maybe not, but it will get close, and, more important, will do it all
day long without flying apart. A 300E will do 130 easy. An '87 300D,
with a dozen fewer HP, will do at least 120, I think
I must be getting old. Even 75 mph is about 110 feet per second. You go a long
way between seeing something and
reacting with the steering wheel or the brakes. There is wildlife to consider
as well as other drivers who don't
appear to think.
Randy
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On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Daughter has the bug, she sent this to me.
--R
http://www.ridelust.com/the-top-20-sports-cars-of-all-time/
Lame, only half a dozen are more than 10 years old, and they're
totally obvious choices. (Cobra 427?) Obviously
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I saw this in the local HF store and thought it looked like a pretty
fun toy. I've seen these combination inverter/chargers designed to
run your whole house, marketed to the off-the-grid folks for major
bucks, but never one
R wrote:
I must be getting old. Even 75 mph is about 110 feet per
second. You go a long way between seeing something and
reacting with the steering wheel or the brakes. There is
wildlife to consider as well as other drivers who don't appear
to think.
No other drivers or wildlife in western
When I get my 5 speed in I want to take it out to Road Atlanta and see
if I can hit 120mph :). Been thinking about a 2.47 rear end.
-Rolf
Fmiser wrote:
R wrote:
I must be getting old. Even 75 mph is about 110 feet per
second. You go a long way between seeing something and
reacting with the
Not so lucky where I travel most. The deer are thick. So are the transport
trucks.
Randy
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] rear end questions
R
or you'll be what is called a Village People; one of those who dresses
up like a cop. ;-)
more to the point, i can't imagine paying multiple kilobucks for an
Amerikun car with over 100k miles that had been driven by people who
didn't own it, or having any expectations for it being
...I don't know if it's as simple as left side vs. right side, or it may
not work that way at all. I do seem to recall Marshall (I think) saying that
different wattage bulbs could trigger a false alarm, though
Perhaps if you substituted a 3CP bulb where a 21CP bulb was, but you cannot
ernest breakfield wrote:
or you'll be what is called a Village People; one of those who dresses
up like a cop. ;-)
You can get in trouble doing that, as one of Bimby's neighbors found out
recently:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/18009785/detail.html
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Seems to be OK with trucks. I have owned Chevy pickups and suburbans and Ford
pickups with lots of miles and had
minimal troubles. Big US iron tends to be tough and parts remain relatively
cheap. Police cars may be driven
relatively hard by people who don't own them but they are serviced
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:43 PM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
serviced regularly and that is worth something too.
Even if with recycled oil and Fram filters?
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Police cars may be driven relatively hard by people who don't own them
but they are serviced regularly and that is worth something too.
I wonder what difference idle time makes?
Let's say that MSP put 50,000 miles on a car in two years and 10,000 hours of
running time.
reading that, it's clear that guy had gone far beyond just driving a car
to look like a cop, but was an idiot. who else presents fake LEO ID to
an LEO?!
cheers!
e
Mitch Haley wrote:
ernest breakfield wrote:
or you'll be what is called a Village People; one of those who
dresses up like a
reading that, it's clear that guy had gone far beyond just driving a car
to look like a cop, but was an idiot. who else presents fake LEO ID to
an LEO?!
cheers!
e
Mitch Haley wrote:
ernest breakfield wrote:
or you'll be what is called a Village People; one of those who
dresses up like a
we have quite a few sick folks on this list
Donald Snook wrote:
Kaleb wrote: He has this problem where he wants a nice MB, once comes along that
fits the bill, then instead he buys a crap box, then gets bored, sells it, and the cycle
starts all over. Think we have several like that round
I'll have to start pulling bulbs and comparing sides, as I've double checked
that all lights are working, including side markers, two for the plate,
high/low beams, turn signals, parking lights, driving lights.
Just a thought now, are the lights in the bottom of the doors included in
the circuit
No thanks Don. Although a 'Hottest Hockey Mum' sticker would be nice or
a 'Mums for more guns' sticker.
Hendrik
Donald Snook wrote:
Hendrik wrote: Apparently, for reasons unknown to me, the missus is after some
Obama stickers, presumably to put on the cars or on the fridge but what the
We have our own Messiah, called Kevin 747.
However the good news for you gun owning folk is that if Obama is
anything like our new leader, he'll just talk a lot about doing things
but won't actually do anything.
Hendrik
Rich Thomas wrote:
I have a better idea -- let's just send him Obama,
Sure, ship USPS and never get your package. UPS is the way to go.
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 7:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Obama stickers for the missus
I don't know if this true or not but apparently GWB calls air force one,
air horse one.
Hendrik
Loren Faeth wrote:
I thought your mantra was yes we can.
O' bama farce one can fly to OZ. Lets sent him there.
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I like that little spotlight, just the thing to go Roo shooting with.
Hendrik
John Robbins wrote:
LWB250 wrote:
I will say that I consistently get around 20-21 mpg with a
mostly 70-30 city/hwy cycle, which I think is pretty good.
That is amazing for how big the car is!
John
It should say in your owners manual which lights are monitored.
Hendrik
who is still in need of an owners manual for the TE
E M wrote:
I'll have to start pulling bulbs and comparing sides, as I've double checked
that all lights are working, including side markers, two for the plate,
high/low
Hendrik Fay wrote:
I don't know if this true or not but apparently GWB calls air force one,
air horse one.
Horse? I thought his drug of choice was cocaine, not heroin.
Mitch.
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True, very true!
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
we have quite a few sick folks on this list
Donald Snook wrote:
Kaleb wrote: He has this problem where he wants a nice MB, once comes
along that fits the bill, then instead he buys a crap box, then
Actually, I think in place of wishing the 'Bama on OZ, we should send
him a one way life-time trip to Pitcairn's Island. He could change
'is last name to Christian to fit in.
At 04:16 PM 11/21/2008, you wrote:
Hendrik
Loren Faeth wrote:
I thought your mantra was yes we can.
O' bama farce
Anybody know anything about the Enterprise version? Looks like it has
multiple activations, but wondered if anybody has used it, what features
it has etc.
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL,
87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84
haven't we already concluded that all anyone knows about vista is that it is
bad for you and you should give it up?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Anybody know anything about the Enterprise version? Looks like it has
multiple activations, but
The Volume License version, and a volume license key allow you to use
the install disk on multiple computers and frees you from the 5
hardware changes and you are out that is so loved. You can get the
VLK by following the instructions on how to get your keys for your
subscription. You have
How 'bout the light inside the trunk? I don't know - just wondering if it's
on the monitor circuit.
Wilton
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From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] lamps
I'll have to
Well I have the home version on this computer now, but I really want the
features of ultimate or perhaps this enterprise. Apparantly my
subcrption does not allow me to download the VL versions of ultimate
etc, but I can download the enterprise version, and its key says its MAK
(multiple
No don't think so, the system is designed to monitor lights which can't
be seen by the driver and are required to be working. It's the law in
Germany (and other EU countries) that you have to carry spare bulbs so
if the cops pull you over for a broken light you can fix it there and
then. None
Hendrik wrote:
I like that little spotlight, just the thing to go Roo
shooting with.
For those who don't know, 'roos (kangaroo) to Australia are
like deer to North America.
-- Philip
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I always have tools and spare bulbs with me. I'd be happy to pay a cop to
point out just where this mystery blown bulb is. lol
Ed
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2008/11/21 Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No don't think so, the system is designed to monitor lights which can't be
seen by the driver and are required to
Loren wrote:
Actually, I think in place of wishing the 'Bama on OZ, we
should send him a one way life-time trip to Pitcairn's
Island. He could change 'is last name to Christian to fit in.
Nice!
An obscure reference to the infamous mutiny in the Pacific on
the ship Bounty.
I like the
Phillip wrote: No other drivers or wildlife in western Kansas
Right now there are deer ALL OVER out there. The hunters are driving them out.
I had to drive to Springfield, Missouri this week (I know that is east of
wichita, but it still applies)and the deer were everywhere. One big buck
Ernest wrote: more to the point, i can't imagine paying multiple kilobucks
for an Amerikun car with over 100k miles that had been driven by people who
didn't own it, or having any expectations for it being cost-effective and/or
reliable.
Actually, they are made in Canada. So, be careful our
Randy wrote: Even if one assumes a 75 mph speed limit, 129 is mort than 50 mph
over the limit. That sort of thing often equates to large fines, seized
vehicles and taking the bus to work for a few months.
I agree and I don't think I will ever drive 120 mph (at least not again). I
did test out
Mitch wrote: I wonder what difference idle time makes? Let's say that MSP put
50,000 miles on a car in two years and 10,000 hours of running time. What,
besides the fuel injection system, alternator and A/C compressor, would have
inordinate wear after 8,000+ hours of idling?
That is a concern.
All it says is to remove the radio and there two screw that hold the
panel in, pull out from the bottom.
Hendrik
Hendrik Fay wrote:
More than likely one bulb to do the whole thing but I would have to
check on that.
Which I don't have time to do now but as a matter of curiosity I will
when I
What I thought.
Wilton
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From: Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] lamps
No don't think so, the system is designed to monitor lights which can't
be seen by the
'Coupla weeks ago, on 20 mile drive along I-795 between Goldsboro and
Wilson, NC, I counted 6 dead deer.
Wilton
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] rear end
Hendrik Fay wrote:
No thanks Don. Although a 'Hottest Hockey Mum' sticker would be nice or
a 'Mums for more guns' sticker.
Don't find exactly those:
http://www.stickershoppe.com/sticker-shop/stickers-magnets/sarah-palin.html
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yes, i know where they're actually manufactured, but that seems rather
like looking for a hair to split,...
besides, not likely our Northern Neighbors would find much about
those to be proud of, and would be quick to disassociate themselves of
any responsibility by pointing out no matter
Two of them and they are old and rusted into place. Probability of
damage is high and would require full emissions rebuild with CAT.
Also expecting other codes to pop once that job is done. Some timing
and spark items.
clay
On Nov 20, 2008, at 8:18 PM, E M wrote:
Is it just the O2.
Sorry but I don't think of $278 as cheap enough and that's not even
dealer price. They want well over $300. My wife is consequently driving
with the check engine light on due to a bad heater circuit in one of the
O2 sensors on her Tacoma.
Manfred
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:18:37 -0500
From:
While looking through some bid lettings on the State web site this week, I saw
the results for a bid on dead animal removal. A local rendering plant gets $75
per deer that they pick up.
Yum.
Dan
--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Wilton Strickland
I have been lobbying for that since 2005. She is not willing to drop
a chunk of change on a van. Stupid choices and she has no real plan
for what she thinks she wants. I want the pagoda and have laid out
extensive plans that include nubile coeds and such
clay
On Nov 21, 2008, at 8:10
Yeah, Previa has the engine shoe horned up under the driver seat. I
suspect the designer for the Blower fan in the 114/115 did this also
clay
On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:13 PM, MG wrote:
Sorry but I don't think of $278 as cheap enough and that's not even
dealer price. They want well over $300.
Gang,
I'm curious to know whether others have noticed that a W108 with the steel
compensator spring rides harder than a W108 with a *properly functioning*
hydropneumatic compensator.
I removed the dead hydropneumatic compensator from my W108 a couple of months
ago, and at the same time ripped
Probably a $70 Bosch sensor with a $200 Toyota plug. Check it out, you can
probably replace it yourself if you are willing to splice the old plug on a new
sensor.
Mike
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From:
I've never quite understood why MB chose this particular design; the
axle is sprung at the wheels anyway, and the trunk mount keeps the
diff secured, so I don't quite understand the point of the extra
spring.
To wrap some protection around the hydro-compensator?
-- Jim
So like OK Don say, will hooking up the solar charge controller
directly to the battery along with the charge/discharge terminals from
the charger/inverter cause havoc? I know there are big, expensive
multiple-source charge controllers for whole-house systems, but the
idea here is for a cheap
I can't buy one of those [SD/SDL] for less than $2000 with 130,000
miles, and diesel is still more than $1 over gas, and the SDL/SD won't
go 129 mph.
No, the SDL will only do 124 MPH. BTDT. Feels pretty good up
there, though.
-- Jim
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First, let me say we have some weird things in our home. The kitchen drain
is at the start of what might well be its own line to the septic tank. The
trap leads back to the front wall of the house, then does a 90 turn
expanding to a 2.5 or 3 copper pipe that has a flat 8' run, then does a 90
The kitchen drain is at the start of what might well be
its own line to the septic tank.
As it may be. My parents' house (1954) has a separate
line for the kitchen sink, it goes through a grease trap.
(Small settling tank.) It needed digging out several times
over my childhood. Stinky, to
Cut the pipe after the bend and install a cleanout wye, snake it from
there. Or replace the 90 down bend with a tee and fit a cleanout plug
on the top of the tee.
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I have to tell one on my son here. He has a Miata that he added a high
volume turbo to [he was a mechanic at the time] and a few other custom parts
that did tweak it up a good bit. It would get along quite well. Coming
back from retraining in computers out in the Midwest somewhere he was
Jim, I think you need to change some settings on your spam
filter. There are a _lot_ of your replies with SPAM? added to
the subject.
-- Philip
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You have to put a vac gauge on the line that goes to the tranny (usually
black). It should be high (10-14 in Hg) at idle, then drop proportionate to
throttling when you accelerate.
Yours will not be high at idle, in my guesstimate, so you need to find the
leak/s. In my case, there was
On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:50:53 -0600 Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Supposedly this car was not used as a patrol car
That's what I was thinking.
(I am not naïve enough to believe everything the seller says, but the
condition is very good).
Except for the four small holes in the dash
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