On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:11 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow -- I don't want a car that can be remotely disabled
Haven't you seen the GM commercial where the nice OnStar operator
decides that the SUV has been stolen and remotely shuts off its engine
and locks its doors until the cops can
Hmm, hammer + side window = so long...
This is why breakerpoints and Bosch mehanical IP's are king.
On Mar 18, 2010 2:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:11 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow -- I don't want a car that c...
Haven't you seen the
Well I sold my SL yesterday, and put the 240D into the garage, so I will
drop it tonight. I can't find any information on the transmission in my
electronic Benz manual, so if anyone knows the .pdf document name, I could
use it. 3
Thanks,
Steve
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Jim Cathey
Verizon keeps it locked down pretty tight. There is PKI based
authentication between the phone and the PDE...
A-GPS will not work without a connection to the PDE.
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On Mar 18, 2010, at 1:13, Dieselhead
Dieselhead wrote:
I am probably with mountain man on this sounds like a good reason to
have a 240D. I am sure Gummit motors has this capability on all their
cars sold in the last decade.
Only the ones with OnStar.
Mitch.
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Yes that is why the only ONSTAR I will have is the type in my 240D- 'STAR ON
hood'.
Dwight (semi serious Luddite.)
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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WHAT?!?
Holy cow man
BTW the meat won't hurt you if either:
You compost hot and fast, keep the temp over 160F for several days
or
Compost long and slow, leaving the meat bits in the pile for at least a year...
I do the latter and figure any bad bugs have shuffled off in the intervening
Dwight beat you to that one Fred. He sent it to me and I emailed the guy
Monday...
No reply as yet.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:41:13 -0400
From: Frederick W Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Fwd: 1991 white Mercedes 300D - $900
Curt,
I think you should steal that one too-I'll help you get it home.
Dwight
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent:
Florida, look out, but could be nice.
--R
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/1648861449.html
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Curt is-
He's in SC now-near GSP I think.
Dwight
Star Motors and Shellfish Co.
Shucking but no Jiving
Dwight Giles, Jr
Bissell Cove
Wickford RI 02852
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent:
I think you are speaking of the splines on the shaft inside the
torque converters neck rather then the ears that hold the
converter to the flywheel. These are the ones you screw the 6
bolts into from the front. Most of the older American cars that I
am more familiar with use only three or four
I downloaded a free app from somewhere for my blackberry, works great.
I think it was actually google maps, it will show your location, give
you directions etc. I dont use it but I thought it was neat.
Dieselhead wrote:
I guess that this is probably as dangerous as a oil thread
Rich Thomas wrote:
http://charleston.craigslist.org/grd/1648077248.html
Bastardized 154 Lo-Boy with an air cooled single cylinder engine?
http://www.atis.net/CubFAQ/cub_faq.html
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I was able to confirm via the EPC datacard, that this 5 speed is the
original tranny for the gold car.
When did MB start producing the 124 in Europe? This case is marked with 124
-- very strange.
--
OK Don
Panic! (the national past time).
-- next part --
A non-text
OK Don wrote:
I was able to confirm via the EPC datacard, that this 5 speed is the
original tranny for the gold car.
When did MB start producing the 124 in Europe? This case is marked with 124
-- very strange.
1986 in USA, so I would assume 1985 in Europe.
Mitch.
Don't know about Mac centric but I did see these that did
interest me because they have a lot more uses then just as a GPS
and the screen is nice and big.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26367
and
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.31523
Manfred
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010
I think you are speaking of the splines on the shaft inside the torque
converters neck rather then the ears that hold the converter to the
flywheel.
Neither. I am very familiar with sheared stator splines, which is
what prompted the 450SL's tranny swap. The _drive_ ears on the TC
are
I downloaded a free app from somewhere for my blackberry, works great.
I think it was actually google maps, it will show your location, give
you directions etc. I dont use it but I thought it was neat.
Google Maps will give you directions from your location to wherever, but
it won't
Verizon keeps it locked down pretty tight. There is PKI based
authentication between the phone and the PDE...
A-GPS will not work without a connection to the PDE.
Guess I'm spoiled on my Sprint HTC, since I get GPS without assistance
everywhere outdoors, and in all kinds of
Nope - we don't watch much TV, and what we do watch is on Hulu. So they're
advertising this as a feature! Should have known.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 7:11 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow -- I don't want a
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
White 1991 Mercedes 300D, 223,000 miles, engine runs great.
Front end needs some work.
$ 900,00 email for details.
Front end needs some work = needs suspension bits or was in a
crash, nose is crunched, radiator dumped
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:59 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Nope - we don't watch much TV, and what we do watch is on Hulu. So they're
advertising this as a feature! Should have known.
Yup. Horrifying, isn't it?
Alex
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Thus depriving LA TV viewers of hours of entertainment.
--R
On 3/18/2010 11:06 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:59 AM, OK Donokd...@gmail.com wrote:
Nope - we don't watch much TV, and what we do watch is on Hulu. So they're
advertising this as a feature! Should have
*Go to Amazon (**http://tinyurl.com/yg2j3r7**), search for Garmin Nuvi,
click most any model (I did the Nuvi255W), then scroll down the page to:*
Which nüvi is Best for You?
Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6
million pre-loaded point of interest locations.
Well, this just shows that spending money on expensive tires is a waste -
you really don't them at all! She lost the right front tire around minute 5
in the video, when she stopped, both front tires were gone, and the left
rear was flat. She only needed one good tire for 20 minutes of driving at
So, does the Statue of Liberty have stature??
Randy
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Oh. OK. That would be the front pump drive. I didn't think they
would break that easy though I guess the pump ring itself can
fracture. I haven't had much experience in rebuilding the actual
units or front pumps, just the simpler IOs of units and seal
replacements.
Manfred
Date: Thu, 18
What is the list consensus regarding front brake rotors and pads for my '84
W123 300D? I believe the Pagid pads have been used for years as the standard
replacement pads. What is it that Akebono pads do to be worthy of almost 2X
the price? Also, I seem to recall folks mentioning that one
The Akebono pads DO NOT squeal or dust. They are FANTASTIC. Man, know I know
how Marshall felt when he was posting.
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From: glenn brown
'May have lost 100 kmi or so while in FL.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:59 AM
Subject: [MBZ] 1987 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel - $3000 (Palm
The original post has not come through yet as it had an attachment that made it
large enough for it to need
approval of Kaleb.
So, I have not totally lost my mind to the point where I send random odd
messages out into the great internet
beyond.
Randy
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From:
Why Garmin?
I have been a Magellan handheld GPS owner for 8 years or so, and a member of
an active Magellan mailing list for about that long. At the time my wife
bought the Meridian Gold for me it was arguably the best technology out
there. It is good hardware and still useful. Customer
In a message dated 3/18/10 4:37:10 AM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com
writes:
Dieselhead wrote:
I am probably with mountain man on this sounds like a good reason to
have a 240D. I am sure Gummit motors has this capability on all their
cars sold in the last decade.
Only the ones
Both Our washer and drier have storage drawers underneath that are large
enough for anything but the huuge detergent bottles. It does make it
quite a bit easier to get at the screws for the bottom panel. It also saves
your back.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
And, if you fill those drawers with concrete, the washer will no longer dance
around very much.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Kevin Kraly
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:07 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
How much do those pedestals/drawers add to the cost of the washers/dryers?
Wilton
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From: Kevin Kraly kr...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, WAS dishwashers, NOW Maytag
And if not in the basement, will soon be there.
--R
On 3/18/2010 5:34 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
And, if you fill those drawers with concrete, the washer will no longer dance
around very much.
Randy
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WILTON wrote:
How much do those pedestals/drawers add to the cost of the washers/dryers?
The reasonable ones about $100 each, but some are around $500 a pair:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Maytag+-+Neptune+Washer/Dryer+Pedestal+with+Storage+Drawer+-+White/8533063.p?skuId=8533063id=1188561942712
Too much. I think the one for our GE front loader was between $150 and $200.
Obvious attempt at profiteering, IMHO. The only real benefit is that it raises
the washer high enough so you don't have to bend over to load it.
The bad part is that it raises the center of gravity, allowing an out
'Zackly my point. ;)
Wilton
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From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, WAS dishwashers, NOW Maytag washing machine
WILTON wrote:
How much do those
King of the Wild Frontier, Fightinist Man You Ever Saw, passed today. I
met him once at some IBM trade show where he had his stand set up near
ours (he was an IBM customer for his winery), and some woman who was a
model/actress in the past (whose name escapes me at the moment, she was
very
the one I have will track you, does not give verbal cues though.
Tim C. wrote:
I downloaded a free app from somewhere for my blackberry, works great.
I think it was actually google maps, it will show your location, give
you directions etc. I dont use it but I thought it was neat.
about $600. We just built a platform out of wood for ours, works just fine.
WILTON wrote:
How much do those pedestals/drawers add to the cost of the
washers/dryers?
Wilton
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Again, my point, 'zackly. ;
Wilton
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, WAS dishwashers, NOW Maytag washing machine
about $600. We just
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R A Bennell wrote:
Message I have no idea if this will go through or if Kaleb will have to
endorse it but thought it interesting as I have not seen it previously.
Randy
Thanks, Randy, I'm passing that on.
It passes the Snopes test.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp
Mitch.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
I And the location and disabling of a stolen
car is a good thing. Gordon and dieselhead's aluminum foil caps not
withstanding.
No, it is not a good thing. No tinfoil-hattery is necessary to
perceive the manifest safety issues.
As
Now that I knew where to look, I see that the standard tranny engine has the
ball fittings, but no damper, while the auto tranny engine does have a
damper. Strange.
Where does the engine serial number hide on a 601 engine? I haven't been
able to find it yet.
We finished the transplant of the
Tonight on the TV show Fringe an assassin for the Watchers was driving a
black 350SDL in which he had various computer gadgetry and printed off a
piccie of his target on an old dot matrix printer (probably as old as
the car). He got killed. I wonder who got his SDL.
--R
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:55:22 -0600 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Now that I knew where to look, I see that the standard tranny engine
It has nice new shoes now, new lines to the calipers, and new pads. The
front brakes are next --
Keep up the good work!
Craig
Test mules where built in 83 and the 124 was shown at shows in 84 but
not sold until 85.
Hendrik
Mitch Haley wrote:
OK Don wrote:
I was able to confirm via the EPC datacard, that this 5 speed is the
original tranny for the gold car.
When did MB start producing the 124 in Europe? This case
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