Re: [MBZ] A/C on the cheap (126, 210, 124)

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Cathey
time I looked the 134 was $11 a pound, and for that I can buy freeze 12 or R-12. That is why I am going back. If I had a source for isobutane and Any outdoorsman's supply. suggesting that y'all should not use it or try it. My preference is to stick with some commercial refrigerant. It is

[MBZ] Powersteering pump cross?

2006-08-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Does anybody know what w201 powersteering pumps I can use on my '85 190D 2.2l? The list dad hasn't gotten back to me so I presume he hasn't got one. Mercedes Source has one from a 2.3l for $40 which sounds like a pretty good deal to me. -Curt -

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cessna 190/195

2006-08-04 Thread OK Don
The 190 had the Lycoming 220 (or 225) Hp engine, the 195 came with the Jacobs - went from 245, 275, 300, 330 hP, IIRC over the years. http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/content/specs/2005/cessna_195_businessliner.html On 8/3/06, W. Lasher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both the 190 and 195 had the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cessna 190/195

2006-08-04 Thread LT Don
That looks NICE -- and 1952 was a very good year. On 8/3/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 190 had the Lycoming 220 (or 225) Hp engine, the 195 came with the Jacobs - went from 245, 275, 300, 330 hP, IIRC over the years.

[MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZokieQ2dbenz -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 73 280SEL 4.5, 72 250C,

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread John M McIntosh
Fine, so the reporter is playing games with the statistics, likely he should have picked a comparable Ford SUV, versus a monster Ford vehicle. However it's clear from the number less folks are pulling boats this month because few boat pulling expeditions have been bought. On 3-Aug-06, at

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Dont know just saw it in passing in the paper Mitch Haley wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: there is one for sale here I saw for $1200 Body and floor still unventilated? Haven't seen a useable Courier or LUV in Michigan for about 15 years or more. My brother had a LUV and a Mazda, the

Re: [MBZ] test 1

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
hell I dont know, just a pic I had around. LT Don wrote: Who's car is that. I know it isn't one of yours because it is clean. On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,

Re: [MBZ] test 1

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
sure, send me the cash Loren Faeth wrote: Give ya $500 for it, K'leb At 09:57 AM 8/3/2006, you wrote: -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 73

Re: [MBZ] A/C on the cheap (126, 210, 124)

2006-08-04 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that Jim wrote: time I looked the 134 was $11 a pound, and for that I can buy freeze 12 or R-12. That is why I am going back. If I had a source for isobutane and Any outdoorsman's supply. Not around St. Louis MO! I didn't find any until my business trip to Buffalo,

Re: [MBZ] A/C on the cheap (126, 210, 124)

2006-08-04 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that Jim wrote: Propane makes me nervous. If the heater core thingy leaks inside the car, won't the propane be heavy enough that it may settle near the floor. Then a spark might ignite it? You could easily engineer a scenario where the car blew up, but I don't think it

Re: [MBZ] Powersteering pump cross?

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
If you emailed me saying you need one I must have missed it. In any case, I have several in stock. Curt Raymond wrote: Does anybody know what w201 powersteering pumps I can use on my '85 190D 2.2l? The list dad hasn't gotten back to me so I presume he hasn't got one. Mercedes Source has one

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
huh? Zeitgeist wrote: Despite your sad little addiction to crack, I've decided to watch your RF fender auction. On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZokieQ2dbenz - Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Zeitgeist
A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack...no mor, no less. I may actually bid on that item That is all. On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: huh? Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k)

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread LT Don
Secret message to Kleb: This is a potential bidder -- your response should be thank you sir. D. On 8/3/06, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack...no mor, no less. I may actually bid on that item That is all. On 8/3/06, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] test 1

2006-08-04 Thread LT Don
Do you have the title? On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sure, send me the cash Loren Faeth wrote: Give ya $500 for it, K'leb -- Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. BIODIESEL -- no oil war required. 1977 240D 1983 VW Quantum turbo diesel

[MBZ] (no subject)

2006-08-04 Thread Jerry Herrman
How do you easily cure the oil separator in the breather? Thanks, Jerry 240D

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
hahahahahahahahahahahaha Zeitgeist wrote: A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack...no mor, no less. I may actually bid on that item That is all. On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: huh? Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
huh? LT Don wrote: Secret message to Kleb: This is a potential bidder -- your response should be thank you sir. D. On 8/3/06, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack...no mor, no less. I may actually bid on that item That is all.

Re: [MBZ] test 1

2006-08-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no LT Don wrote: Do you have the title? On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sure, send me the cash Loren Faeth wrote: Give ya $500 for it, K'leb -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85

Re: [MBZ] B727 arrivals

2006-08-04 Thread Peter Frederick
The Salt Lake City accident (and the one in Covington KY shortly after) were mainly due to failure to arrest descent soon enough -- that B727 will drop, under full control, at about 10,000 ft/min in level flight, and it takes quite a bit of horsepower to stop the descent. Also takes about 8

Re: [MBZ] Tensioner puddling

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Cathey
Obligatory Benz content: Can a leaking chain tensioner on a 603 be fixed, or do I have to replace it? I'm leaking about a quart in 3000 miles and it's driving me nuts! I don't know, but I fixed one on a M130 with two new O-rings. I think they're still built a lot the same. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Cathey
How do you easily cure the oil separator in the breather? Find out what's wrong with it, and correct it. It has no moving parts, etc. Just some tubing and some seals. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] B727 arrivals

2006-08-04 Thread George Gregory
I didn't know 727s were out of service. When did this happen? ___ GG St. Louis - Cincinnati 1997 SL500 http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm -Original Message- From: Peter Frederick Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 10:27 PM They are out of service for two

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread LT Don
A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack On 8/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: huh? LT Don wrote: Secret message to Kleb: This is a potential bidder -- your response should be thank you sir. D. On 8/3/06, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A sly

[MBZ] Fw: Re: Blocked domain

2006-08-04 Thread Craig McCluskey
The URL for the jet car, http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/, should come through now. Craig Begin forwarded message: Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:41:47 -0700 From: SURBL Whitelisters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SURBL Whitelisters [EMAIL PROTECTED], Outblaze Postmaster

Re: [MBZ] This weeks parts specials 8/3

2006-08-04 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 19:20:14 -0700 Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A sly reference to your constant references to smoking crack...no mor, no less. I may actually bid on that item Having been in a recent accident where someone tried to make a left turn in front of me and got my dark blue

Re: [MBZ] Rust protection

2006-08-04 Thread John Peterson
I have used in the past the Corrosion X sold at marine stores, an aerosol that is often used on inboard and outboard marine engines. It works wonderful. John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 Dan Weeks wrote: Great! I'll switch! Where do you find the stuff? Dan I heartily recommend

Re: [MBZ] Rust protection

2006-08-04 Thread Dan Weeks
Thanks, John! I'll look for it. Dan Message: 1 Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:33:30 -0400 From: John Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rust protection To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1;

Re: [MBZ] Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Curt Raymond
Remember that Toyota is poised to surpass GM as the largest automaker on the planet. Thats Toyota, Lexus and Scion vs Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saab, and Saturn. Wasn't it also the crazy chairman of Toyota (could have been Honda) that said to save GM they'd raise

Re: [MBZ] Klima

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Cathey
Put the sick apparently-not-yet-repaired Klima on the bench. (Also brought in the good one from the car.) Began tracing the schematic. Measured the tachometer input on the car, the Fluke says it's about 1800 Hz at 3V at idle. The Klima seems to react at about 800 Hz, as soon as that frequency

[MBZ] Toyota vs. GM was Re: Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Rick Knoble
- Original Message - snip Remember that Toyota is poised to surpass GM as the largest automaker on the planet. Thats Toyota, Lexus and Scion vs Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saab, and Saturn. Wasn't it also the crazy chairman of Toyota (could have been Honda)

Re: [MBZ] Klima

2006-08-04 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 8/4/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Freakish, the repaired electronics work fine, but the relay itself is defective. You don't see that too often. Maybe it got cooked? I removed it and then when I measured the resistance it had gone up to nearly an open circuit. Finding a

Re: [MBZ] Klima

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Cathey
wouldn't bridge pins 9 and 11 (?) to switch on the compressor even 5 7. 9 11 are the tachometer feedback. I don't feel so bad about having subjected the thing to my hamfisted soldering now! That's fine. Don't do it again! :-) Anybody got more dead Klimas to donate to the cause of

Re: [MBZ] Toyota vs. GM was Re: Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Jeff Zedic
Nothing can save GM. They have decades to build a better product and they've squandered every chance they got. And then t add lunacy to the mix,they've built their while recovery on their new SUV's Dumb dumb dumb! Jeff Zedic 87 300TD

Re: [MBZ] [MBZ WAS ] Anyone Have Carfax? NOW mileage issues

2006-08-04 Thread R A Bennell
Well maybe - the 1968 Chevy is a long box regular cab with a 292 inline 6 and a powerglide but it is 2 wheel drive. The 98 is a short box regular cab with a 4.2 V6 and a manual 5 speed but it is 4 wheel drive. The newer truck does better on fuel but not all that much. The aerodynamics of the 68

Re: [MBZ] A/C on the cheap (126, 210, 124)

2006-08-04 Thread R A Bennell
Only days at this point. We shall see how long it lasts but it is nice to have AC again. I could have had R12 and was very tempted but it would have cost a couple of hundred bucks and the odds of it lasting longterm were probably minimal at best. Did this same conversion a couple of years ago

Re: [MBZ] Toyota vs. GM was Re: Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Steve MacSween
Unfortunately, though I agree with you about their deserving to go the way of the dodo, the plain fact is that they are simply too huge to die. You cannot put a company that large out of business except by government action, not to my knowledge anyway. I wager Ford will be the one to go. One of

Re: [MBZ] Powersteering pump cross?

2006-08-04 Thread Marshall Booth
Curt Raymond wrote: Does anybody know what w201 powersteering pumps I can use on my '85 190D 2.2l? The list dad hasn't gotten back to me so I presume he hasn't got one. Mercedes Source has one from a 2.3l for $40 which sounds like a pretty good deal to me. The 190D 190E pumps were the same

Re: [MBZ] Klima

2006-08-04 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that Jim wrote: Finding a replacement relay may be difficult, the junkbox relays are all much larger than that one. Check out Mouser Electronics. http://www.mouser.com They have a pretty good selection - and no minimum order and fair shipping fees. Or post dimentions, pinout,

Re: [MBZ] Toyota vs. GM was Re: Anyone Have Carfax?

2006-08-04 Thread Rick Knoble
snip Unfortunately, though I agree with you about their deserving to go the way of the dodo, the plain fact is that they are simply too huge to die. You cannot put a company that large out of business except by government action, not to my knowledge anyway. Ever hear of Bethlehem Steel? LTV

Re: [MBZ] B727 arrivals

2006-08-04 Thread Peter Frederick
I haven't seen one for years now, don't even remember the last time I did. All 757s and 737s for Boeings, even DC-9s (and derivatives) are fading away, at least where I fly (easter US these days). Peter On Aug 3, 2006, at 10:59 PM, George Gregory wrote: I didn't know 727s were out of

Re: [MBZ] A/C on the cheap (126, 210, 124)

2006-08-04 Thread Rich Thomas
If I recall, the flame front on propane is lower than on gasoline, so you get less of a whack when it goes off, more of a whump, not that it would matter much I suppose, but it might be less dangerous. Imagine driving a car around with 20 gallons of that really nasty explosive poisonous stuff