Re: [MBZ] Idiots who can't pass safely...

2017-09-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You have to wonder if she got bumped from behind or something? I don't see evidence of it on the back of her vehicle and no other vehicle in the immediate aftermath so probably not but you really have to wonder how she managed to not see the semi? Texting? RB On 22/09/2017 2:29 PM, Mitch

[MBZ] Idiots who can't pass safely...

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Don't you just hate driving in the right lane on the freeway, and having some idiot pass you and begin changing into the right lane while they're still beside you and cutting you off. Especially when there's a half mile of clear left lane behind them and they could stay in the left lane for

Re: [MBZ] Idiots who can't pass safely...

2017-09-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:29:18 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > Don't you just hate driving in the right lane on the freeway, and > having some idiot pass you and begin changing into the right lane while > they're still beside you and cutting you off. Especially

Re: [MBZ] Idiots who can't pass safely...

2017-09-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Sleeping. On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You have to wonder if she got bumped from behind or something? I don't see > evidence of it on the back of her vehicle and no other vehicle in the > immediate aftermath so probably not but you

Re: [MBZ] Other pictures

2017-09-22 Thread MG via Mercedes
Thanks for trying. That one went better but Google still must have a problem with XP and older browsers. It was better when we would get a message from the list with download links to the pics. That way you could go and look if you were interested or not if you weren't. I hate the new post the

Re: [MBZ] Seat Question

2017-09-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Exactly. Any landing that you can walk away from is a good landing. Any landing where you can re-use the aircraft is a great landing! On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You are supposed to glide it down nicely and land it in one piece so

Re: [MBZ] Idiots who can't pass safely...

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 22, 2017 at 3:53 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > You have to wonder if she got bumped from behind or something? I don't > see evidence of it on the back of her vehicle and no other vehicle in > the immediate aftermath so probably not but

Re: [MBZ] Battery repair with epson salt

2017-09-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
IIRC, you add acid to water and water to bases (NaOH, etc.). 48 years ago for me . . . On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > if needed you can add > > water to the acid, but NEVER add acid to water - which is why I strongly > > suggest

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Kaleb asks: >‎I wonder where he gets this miracle paint? http://www.hirschauto.com/mobile/Miracle-Paint-Rust-Killer/products/3/ That's where. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I wonder where he gets this miracle paint? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2017, at 8:33 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > BTW, miracle paint from Mercedes source is equally effective and doesn't > require the same level of prep. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Ken "re-markets" a lot of his stuff. I think it's a hoot that people pay for his stuff when you can get it cheaper elsewhere, but there is some value to his videos. -D > On Sep 22, 2017, at 8:35 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > ‎Kaleb asks: > >> ‎I wonder

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 22, 2017 at 8:31 AM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > I wonder where he gets this miracle paint? Bill Hirsch Miracle Paint? Probably from Bill Hirsch Auto. http://www.hirschauto.com/PINT-MIRACLE-PAINT/productinfo/MIR%2DPINT/ The question

Re: [MBZ] Still starter question

2017-09-22 Thread as.thompson--- via Mercedes
On Sep 22, 2017, fmiser wrote: Nope. High resistance in the starter will _decrease_ the current draw through the braid. Les current, less heat. >> Tin man sez: >> >> ‎ Still seems odd. > Rick wrote: > > Post pictures of the failed starter. > Very high internal

[MBZ] BAT 220S

2017-09-22 Thread Dan--- via Mercedes
Crazy. Sold for $3100. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I guess there is some value to his videos, if you say so. Heaven forbid it makes videos just to help people rather than for profit. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2017, at 7:40 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Ken "re-markets" a lot of his stuff. I think it's a

Re: [MBZ] BAT 220S

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 22, 2017 at 8:37 AM Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Crazy. Sold for $3100. Give me a few months, and I bet I can sell four doors, two fenders, two bumpers, a hood, a grill, and a trunk lid for a lot more than that. And then there's the glass... Or

Re: [MBZ] Still starter question

2017-09-22 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
I will re-phrase that. High resistance in the braided wire (from corrosion) will cause high temperature failure. Rick Original Message From: as.thompson--- via Mercedes Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:10 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: as.thomp...@cox.net

Re: [MBZ] Other pictures

2017-09-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Max wrote: > The link below and the original link work for me. Thanks for confirmation that okiebenz is ok. okie... ok... ;-) tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] OT laptop computer repair success

2017-09-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Rick wrote: > I remember using the card catalogue and magazine articles, back it the day. > Information is much easier to obtain now. Perhaps not? Rebuilding 1972 VW transporter engine in 1983 a broken ring happened. Buy a new set? Nope. Card catalog and old books showing contact info. Wrote a

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
You can do a search for POR15 and get a large number of vendors.  POR15 also has a website - last time I bought a sample pack - 6 small cans (1/4 qt maybe) with several different colors and textures. BTW, it works really good and recently they formulated it to be top coated.  Up til then it was

Re: [MBZ] OT laptop computer repair success

2017-09-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Oh I dunno, I've gotten some small things for free over the years, probably for the same reason the Japanese company sent it gratis. The cost of processing / accepting the payment is so much higher than the cost of the part, that they are money-ahead to just drop it in an envelope upon request.

Re: [MBZ] Battery repair with epson salt

2017-09-22 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
An easier method might be to dump everything out - find a good place to get rid of the battery contents as it contains acid - and flush the batteries with plain water under hose pressure, then turn it upside down to let all the water drain out.  During the flushing, I used to drop the

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
How many videos do you make to help people without thought to profit?Its expensive to make videos with any kind of quality and in any kind of number. Theres a big investment in time at the very least... -Curt On Friday, September 22, 2017, 5:54:32 AM PDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] POR-15

2017-09-22 Thread Dimitri via Mercedes
I've had it peel off in areas where prep was not done thoroughly. Miracle paint has less of an issue with adhesion and I believe is UV light resistant unlike POR-15. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 22, 2017, at 12:42 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On

Re: [MBZ] Battery repair with epson salt

2017-09-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
LarryT wrote: > An easier method might be to dump everything out... This ain't gonna work with AGM batteries. tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Happy Moose Day

2017-09-22 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
That's cool, teach the kids how to process a large animal. Too bad they missed the gutting and skinning part. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 1:26 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Driver hits moose: 300 pound carcass donated to

Re: [MBZ] Happy Moose Day

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Seat Question

2017-09-22 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
My mechanical luck, the thing falls out of the sky. clay > On Sep 21, 2017, at 3:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > If you're driving more than three hours, you should be flying! You don't > sit in the Cessna seats for very long! ;-) > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2017

Re: [MBZ] Battery repair with epson salt

2017-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> if needed you can add > water to the acid, but NEVER add acid to water - which is why I strongly > suggest you do everything possible to get ALL moisture out as adding > acid to water will explode! >From what I remember of chem lab in high school, you pour nasty stuff into >water because

[MBZ] Happy Moose Day

2017-09-22 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes
> > Driver hits moose: 300 pound carcass donated to Haines school lunch program > http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Driver-hits-moose-Carcass-donated-to-Haines-school-lunch-program-446538793.html > > > > > > Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Seat Question

2017-09-22 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
You are supposed to glide it down nicely and land it in one piece so you can fly it again after the repairs. RB On 22/09/2017 1:21 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: My mechanical luck, the thing falls out of the sky. clay On Sep 21, 2017, at 3:17 PM, OK Don via Mercedes