Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Bigham
Hello Mitch Kingpin bushings are almost always bronze, which has much greater allowable bearing loading than brass or babbitt. Some are bronze with plastic liners or inserts, if you can believe that. I believe it because I saw the bushings. I might not believe it if I hadn't seen them.

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Wray Stanley
Peter Frederick wrote: Hear hear! I wish someone could explain why Congress plays dead on this issue. Congress is afraid of two things; being accused of not supporting the troops, and of another terrorist attack. To be fair they are not exactly playing dead, they haven't so far been able

[MBZ] 126 blower/squirrel cage removal

2007-10-15 Thread Motikwa
I'm a little concerned that if I do not apply pressure in proper direction/fashion the aged plastic wheel may shatter. Can anyone suggest a method. This appears to be a press-on setup. Thanks, Steve ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D tacho

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Merle
I could put a freqency counter on there and get a reading , any idea where to look to get this 1800Hz at idle? Peter -Original Message- From: Jim Cathey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 October 2007 16:22 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 300D tacho My 87 W124

[MBZ] Pilot bearing failure?

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Merle
A friend of mine suggested that my W124 ( 5 speed maual ) drivetrain vibration ( when loaded at 1700 rpm ) could be related to a failing pilot bearing - that's the bearing that supports the input shaft of the manual gearbox. What are the typical symptons of a failed pilot bearing? Peter

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
you mean smell the cow crap? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update! Craig is still

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
I believe you are using the wrong terminology. To a farmer, it's the smell of money. And as anyone who's been down wind of a steel plant can attest to, there are worse money smells. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Tom Hargrave wrote: And as anyone who's been down wind of a steel plant can attest to, there are worse money smells. Is that as bad as a paper plant? There's one in Muskegon MI that I would hold my breath from 1/2 mile before to 1/2 mile after. At 30mph, that tested the limit of my ability.

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread John Robbins
Wonko the Sane wrote: Craig is still in Jefferson. While you young guys beat feet to get home, Craig and wife stuck around to smell the roses in my small town. I wouldn't mind taking my time to go places, but I just started full time in June... so I have no vacation time!

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Rich Thomas
They sell whites in Iowa? I need a couple to come do house and yard work and stuff. What do they go for up there? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: [MBZ] Intermittent SRS Light

2007-10-15 Thread John Robbins
Peter Frederick wrote: Contacts in the steering wheel. Usually only happens in the straight ahead position, goes away off center. Clean them, you may need to replace the carbon contact or the slip ring. Thanks for the info! Sounds just like my problem. Will have to put that off till I get

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Paper plants are #3 on my list, #1 being a chicken farm #2 being a steel plant (a smelting plant, not a recycling plant). Cow poo is way down on my list. Ride cross country on a motorcycle stay away from the super slabs you will be exposed to all kinds of interesting not so interesting

Re: [MBZ] Intermittent SRS Light

2007-10-15 Thread John Robbins
Tom Hargrave wrote: I agree with Don but I'm closer to you than he is. Original Message From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Car is toast. Head back to Iowa and I'll give you $500 for it, plus title to the Quantum (your ride home). Sorry guys, it will take more than a little

Re: [MBZ] Alignment after replacing center tie-rod?

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
John, The center link will affect toe-in. If you have a method to do so, you can re-set it at home. An alignment shop won't set just the toe-in. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Wray Stanley
Tom Hargrave wrote: I believe you are using the wrong terminology. To a farmer, it's the smell of money. And as anyone who's been down wind of a steel plant can attest to, there are worse money smells. I remember Pittsburgh and Gary, IN., in the 50s. It's hard to believe people lived in

Re: [MBZ] Alignment after replacing center tie-rod?

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Well, if its worn out the alignment may have been adjusted to compensate or something you might have to. I would just put in on there and see what happens though. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[MBZ] Alignment after replacing center tie-rod?

2007-10-15 Thread John Robbins
Do you have to re-align the car when replacing the center tie-rod? Seeing as it is a fixed length I wouldn't imagine so, but figured I would check. Thanks! John 92 300D 2.5T ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] Pilot bearing failure?

2007-10-15 Thread Jim Cathey
A friend of mine suggested that my W124 ( 5 speed maual ) drivetrain vibration ( when loaded at 1700 rpm ) could be related to a failing pilot bearing - that's the bearing that supports the input shaft of the manual gearbox. What are the typical symptons of a failed pilot bearing? The

Re: [MBZ] 126 blower/squirrel cage removal

2007-10-15 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 10/15/2007 4:33:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm a little concerned that if I do not apply pressure in proper direction/fashion the aged plastic wheel may shatter. Can anyone suggest a method. This appears to be a press-on setup.

Re: [MBZ] W124 300D tacho

2007-10-15 Thread Jim Cathey
I could put a freqency counter on there and get a reading , any idea where to look to get this 1800Hz at idle? Same place I did? Pin 2 (GM+) of the Klima's socket. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
They lived, about 4 years shorter than the national average. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wray Stanley Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Wray Stanley
wilton strickland wrote: Glad you made it home, Wray. Too, too many did not, as you know well. Wilton Thanks, Wilton. About 25,000 after our leaders had decided we couldn't win that war. Wray ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list

Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread Jim Cathey
I put it to you that if the above language were not true, and in truth and fact molybdenum disulfide damaged copper and/or tin alloys, Wal~Mart would become the happy hunting ground for the class action lawsuit gang on those grounds alone. So would all the other grease and oil

Re: [MBZ] Pilot bearing failure?

2007-10-15 Thread JFreezn
A friend of mine suggested that my W124 ( 5 speed maual ) drivetrain vibration ( when loaded at 1700 rpm ) could be related to a failing pilot bearing - that's the bearing that supports the input shaft of the manual gearbox. What are the typical symptons of a failed pilot bearing?

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread LarryT
You wrote: They sell whites in Iowa? I need a couple to come do house and yard work Just make sure you don't get any teenaged ones - they're not cost effective -- and you definately don't want to feed them - they're like bottomless pits. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)

Re: [MBZ] Pilot bearing failure?

2007-10-15 Thread Jim Cathey
The one time I had it there was nasty shrieking, intermittently, when you put the clutch in. This was on a Camaro. The bearing isn't moving when the clutch is out. (But could be off-center, in the proposed scenario.) Me? I'd be looking elsewhere first. I think you are reporting a

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Rick Knoble
I wish someone could explain why Congress plays dead on this issue. Congress is afraid of two things; being accused of not supporting the troops, and of another terrorist attack. Make that three. Not being re-elected is the third. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm of an age where i'd have been too young to have served in vietnam, but am old enough to have seen the effects the war had on our country. having even peripherally lived through that, the lesson to avoid future vietnams is firmly burned into my psyche. you can imagine how shocked and

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Rick Knoble
Tom Hargrave wrote: I believe you are using the wrong terminology. To a farmer, it's the smell of money. And as anyone who's been down wind of a steel plant can attest to, there are worse money smells. I remember Pittsburgh and Gary, IN., in the 50s. It's hard to believe people lived

Re: [MBZ] Pilot bearing failure?

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
I had a 240D with a bad throw out bearing that screamed real loud. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:27 AM Subject: Re:

[MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread wilton strickland
Didn't TRY to win it 'til 18 Dec 72, the beginning of Linebacker II. When I departed Hanoi the last time the night of 29 Dec, though, it had finally been fought with no holds barred and won - the North Vietnamese were begging to sign. Everybody quickly signed, we came on home, and 2 yrs. later,

Re: [MBZ] I love these 115's

2007-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond
My 123 240D would come close to 500 miles but I could never best it. My '85 190D approaches 600 if I can really keep the speed down. Might take it to camp next month (450 miles each way). I normally do 55 miles at a run, maybe the increased distance would help. Of course we'll probably be on

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Wray Stanley
Gary Hurst wrote: i'm of an age where i'd have been too young to have served in vietnam, but am old enough to have seen the effects the war had on our country. having even peripherally lived through that, the lesson to avoid future vietnams is firmly burned into my psyche. you can imagine

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Wray Stanley
Rick Knoble wrote: Tom Hargrave wrote: I believe you are using the wrong terminology. To a farmer, it's the smell of money. And as anyone who's been down wind of a steel plant can attest to, there are worse money smells. I remember Pittsburgh and Gary, IN., in the 50s. It's hard to believe

Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Bigham
Hello Jim Gee whiz. I do not understand the idea that any use not specifically recommended or stated as permitted or recommended on a package of what is really a simple product with years and years of experience record is suspect or worse. I think the language I quoted from the back of the

Re: [MBZ] King pin installation

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Bigham
Somehow this message went astray earlier, and I go it back this AM. Sorry. Thank you for the pages. I downloaded/saved them, and will print and study them to see what I think they show presently. I will then either agree with you or not, depending on what I decide. Fair enough? I don't

Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread Jim Cathey
I'm just trying to point out that a well-known problem, that of gear oil eating mercedes manual transmissions parts, is not covered by the warnings on the bottle. Those warnings don't necessarily cover everything relevant, that's all I'm trying to say. In other words, if certain greases _did_

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Like working in the sewer(it's a safe job 'cause people will never stop crappin' my dad would say) Bob R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 6:15 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject:

Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
There are product warnings based on actual fact and then there are product warnings based on marketing (pushing their own magic stuff). I don't know which category the MB transmission warning falls into. Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Gary Hurst
excellent point. young people would be more interested if they were being conscripted. maybe that is the lesson our leaders took form vietnam -- don't do it unless you have a volunteer military. On 10/15/07, Wray Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: i'm of an age where i'd

[MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Our company started using microsoft exhange for our email. I hate it. It requires using Outlook, which I also hate. Is there some other email program that will work with a microsoft exhange server? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Rich Thomas
That's why I'm trying to find some replacements. --R LarryT wrote: You wrote: They sell whites in Iowa? I need a couple to come do house and yard work Just make sure you don't get any teenaged ones - they're not cost effective -- and you definately don't want to feed them - they're

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Wonder if Canada can absorb the sudden influx of immigration from the US? On 10/15/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: excellent point. young people would be more interested if they were being conscripted. maybe that is the lesson our leaders took form vietnam -- don't do it unless you

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Larry T. mentioned: whites in Iowa That reminds me...one thing I would have gotten if I would have gone to I-oh-wayQ is some Iowa White Popcorn. It's wicked good. Haven't had any in a spell. Did get some about a year ago from some place online. When I called them to order, they said their

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread John Robbins
Robert Rentfro wrote: In AZ 28 yrs...periodically misses Midwest I'm sure Don wouldn't mind sending you the weather forecast for a random day in January. ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
My teenaged ones are still happy to help but now they insist on a paycheck. Life was so much easier when they were 12 13 they worked for free. Well, almost for free... Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Robert Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/15/07 01:28 PM To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Got that right. I care enough that I wrote an actual paper and ink letter to my representatives before the vote was taken to authorize force. I suggested that I didn't think we should use force but that making it look like we would wouldn't be a horrible idea. Fat lotta good it did, my

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
There are other email programs compatible with Exchange. Getting your IT staff to take the trouble setting something up just for you will probably be an issue. Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/15/07 12:07 PM To: Banned List

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
I doubt they will. So its not just a matter of using another email reader and putting the correct settings etc in it? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'

Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease

2007-10-15 Thread David Bruckmann
Of course there are important differences between S- and C-rated oils, and of course there are applications where certain gear oils are bad. Whether this is stated on the label is entirely irrelevant. A bottle of brake fluid doesn't usually state on it that it should not be used in a

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Not if they are connecting directly from Outlook to Exchange Server, which is the way I and 99% of the other IT people who manage Exchange Servers set up the system. Tom www.kegkits.com Original Message From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/15/07 02:03 PM To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
What the heck is the advantage to using this setup? A pop3 is much easier to deal with, at least for me. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Complex configurations keeps us IT folks employed and non-redundant. On 10/15/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What the heck is the advantage to using this setup? A pop3 is much easier to deal with, at least for me. -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread archer
Work in a small room with someone who drinks beer and eats German liver sausage every day. Makes chicken farms and paper plants smell sweet. I've heard of only one thing worse but never smelled it. Knew a trucker who hauled chicken guts from Macon, Ga to Gainesville, Georgia every night to be

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Exchange POP3 service can be installed but you'll probably not get your IT folks to do it. As far as advantages? Stability (if installed configured right) Performance (if installed configured right) Server side storage of all emails Excellent spam filtering (with the later versions) Tom

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/iowa/carroll.htm http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dvn/downloads/Clim_IA_01.pdf On 10/15/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure Don wouldn't mind sending you the weather forecast for a random day in January. ;) John -- LT Don

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Exactlythat's when I don't miss the Midwest much. My wife would die if moved back...she was sitting on the couch last night watching the Diamondbacks get thumped when she mentioned how she was freezing and I looked over and she was all wrapped up in an afghan (a handmade blanket, not a dog).

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Thanks, Lt Don. That's even colder then Central Illinois. I miss it not. Bob R. Who gets cold in the winter by standing in the walk-in beer cooler too long. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007

[MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Now that #2 is $3.05 here, I bought 5 gallons of SVO that was on sale to last me until tomorrow night when I have to head to work.where I can get, along the freeway, #2 at Loves for $2.85 (I hope). So I dump in the SVO and drive off and by the time I make it to the first light, it seems I am

Re: [MBZ] maybe I should have bought this white in Iowa

2007-10-15 Thread LarryT
Tom wrote:when they were 12 13 they worked for free. Well, almost for free... I'm sure if you think about that comment a little you'll realize how wrrong you are. *Nothing* with the words Kids can ever be considered even remotely inexpensive. That's like saying you got married for

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Vegoil has a lower flame front speed or something like that, so it combusts a bit slower, probably less power, so it is quieter (whump! instead of BANG!), It smells better though. Robert Rentfro wrote: Now that #2 is $3.05 here, I bought 5 gallons of SVO that was on sale to last me until

Re: [MBZ] 126 blower/squirrel cage removal

2007-10-15 Thread Doug Quance
Steve: I have used a small wheel puller. You should mark the location on the shaft if you intend to put it back. Only pull on the center hub. -- SANTÉ Doug Quance Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. 90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread ernest breakfield
hi Bob! the MBZs around here running VO (and there are a lot of them) are the smoothest sounding by far; BioD sounds almost as good, but not quite. as i understand it, the lubricity isn't the contributing factor, but rather the way the different fuels ignite and burn. downsides are

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread David Bruckmann
Before even asking IT, check if POP is turned on by pointing a POP mail client to the server. You can check the message headers to see what the server's name or IP is. If you ask IT, they may turn POP off! If POP is already off and they won't turn it on, see if you can get them to forward your

[MBZ] Rebuildable U-joint for W108 prop shaft?

2007-10-15 Thread David Bruckmann
Gang, I'm seeing available online a thing called Rear propeller shaft u-joint for models with non-replaceable u-joints, manufacturer is GMB. This is said to apply to W108 prop shafts. Anyone know about these? D. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Well with this deal of course we have a limited amount of space on the server for mail before we have to delete them, or archive them to local hard drive. Pain --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: David Bruckmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Curt Raymond
I'm sure there are those that'll say you're nuts but I'm not one of them. I've seen it too although it was much more pronounced in my 240D than the 190D. #2 is $3.09 here which is has just about pushed me into a BJs membership. Theres one on my commute and at this price it might be possible to

[MBZ] Low sulfur fuel lubricity

2007-10-15 Thread wilton strickland
SVO sure made my 81 300D and 350SDL run quieter and smoother. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 10/15/2007 1:45:26 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now that #2 is $3.05 here, I bought 5 gallons of SVO that was on sale to last me until tomorrow night when I have to head to work.where I can get, along the freeway, #2 at Loves for $2.85 (I

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Exchange storage is limited by disk space and your IT department managing the server storage space. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, work Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Has anyone tried mixing VO and diesel fuel? Does anyone know if the 2 will stay mixed in the tank? I'm asking because it would be easy for me to run a mix without too much trouble. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[MBZ] Low sulfur fuel lubricity

2007-10-15 Thread wilton strickland
I ran SVO mixed with #2 - seems best to me. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Rich Thomas
After Katrina when diesel went berserk I went to Sam's and was running about 30% vegoil. Car ran OK, does not seem to have hurt anything. Course that is in Houston where it was 95F so YM(or lack thereof)MV. --R Tom Hargrave wrote: Has anyone tried mixing VO and diesel fuel? Does anyone know

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Like Rich in Houston, I've never had an issue here in PHX when I mix SVO and diesel fuel. Not sure about the colder climes. Bob R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:59 PM To: 'Mercedes

[MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
What do you all think about this little generator? Will it power a house in a blackout? http://cgi.ebay.com/6500-Watt-Generator-10-hp-Diesel-Electric-Start_W0QQitemZ260171250393QQihZ016QQcategoryZ106437QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 94

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Or this, I think this would be much better http://cgi.ebay.com/1994-Kohler-30-kW-Standby-Diesel-Generator_W0QQitemZ110181007344QQihZ001QQcategoryZ106437QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: What do you all think about this little generator? Will it power a house in a

Re: [MBZ] W108 vs W123/126 suspension

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Frederick
Ride should be pretty similar, provided the shocks are good and the rear suspension rubber is all in good shape (including the upper differential pivot mount). Handling is different -- the W108 will jack under hard cornering and has more inherent understeer than the W116/W126 chassis. Unless

Re: [MBZ] Alignment after replacing center tie-rod?

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Frederick
Well, it was worn out or you wouldn't have replaced it, eh? Besides, doesn't take much of a difference in length to make the front wheels run funny I would. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
These are cheap, wonder if they are any good? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ELECTRIC-START-10HP-5000-WATT-5KW-DIESEL-GENERATOR_W0QQitemZ120170594908QQihZ002QQcategoryZ29520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Or this, I think this would be much better

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
another question, how big of a difference would there be between a 6500 surge/6000 running and a 5500 surge/5000 running? Big difference, worth, say 1-200 more when talking about these cheap ones on ebay? Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Or this, I think this would be much better

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Frederick
Start up a draft and see what happens! I missed the Vietnam mess by a matter of months -- Selective Service number of 3. Stopped drafting three months before I was due to be called up in 1975. Peter On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:57 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: i'm of an age where i'd have been too young

Re: [MBZ] Rebuildable U-joint for W108 prop shaft?

2007-10-15 Thread Peter Frederick
W108 u-joints are retained by clips, just like american ones according to the shop manual. I wouldn't advise replacing one of the real non-replaceables, though -- check to see if it has been straked in place. If so, you have to re-center and lock it there, not something a typical drive shaft

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Redghost
That is where we have had the most out migration to in recent decades. I would think that we are not as welcome as we think we would be. Better to head off to Mexico or Poland clay On 15 Oct 2007, at 11:17, Wonko the Sane wrote: Wonder if Canada can absorb the sudden influx of

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Redghost
Where you are, you should be fine with a few gallons of SVO in each tank. Will give you that same BioD benefit of smooth, quiet and lower stench. clay On 15 Oct 2007, at 13:44, Robert Rentfro wrote: Now that #2 is $3.05 here, I bought 5 gallons of SVO that was on sale to last me until

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread Redghost
IT does stay in solution just fine. Gump loves a few gallons of SVO every so often as long as I have twice the volume of #2. Gets too cold for more than 2/1 mix to not gel clay On 15 Oct 2007, at 15:59, Tom Hargrave wrote: Has anyone tried mixing VO and diesel fuel? Does anyone know if

[MBZ] King pin grease

2007-10-15 Thread Robert Bigham
Subject: Re: [MBZ] King pin Grease Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:29:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Not well known to me. There are many things I have never heard of, and that is just one of them. Please tell me more, as I would like to know about this

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
I tuned 18 in December of 1970. Already had one semester of college under my belt (student deferment) and had a high draft number as extra insurance. Ironically, I joined the Coast Guard in July of 1975, shortly after hostilities ended, and stayed for twenty years. On 10/15/07, Peter Frederick

[MBZ] FW: Today's Diesel Prices

2007-10-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Today's Diesel Prices ** ** ** * **

Re: [MBZ] Low Sulfur Fuel Lubricity...Am I Nuts?

2007-10-15 Thread John M McIntosh
On Oct 15, 2007, at 2:35 PM, ernest breakfield wrote: of course, there are lots of stories of people who take advantage of these motors durability and manage to get away with running all kinds of things in them for a *while*, but it never seems to last for the long run. i've seen

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread OK Don
Yup - we have some mailboxes that are more than a gig. If they are paying any attention to the e-discovery law, they will be insisting on the email staying in Exchange, then dumping it into an archiving system. Leaving it desktops is just asking for a major penalty when you can't produce it for a

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread OK Don
What about buying a couple of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260171095739ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_ITrefitem=260171250393itemcount=4refwidgetloc=active_view_itemusedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCatrefwidgettype=cross_promot_widget or http://tinyurl.com/yp49hp -

[MBZ] OT: Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008

2007-10-15 Thread OK Don
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1535208020071015?feedType=RSSfeedName=technologyNewssp=true Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008 Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:33pm EDT By Al Yoon BOSTON (Reuters) - British billionaire Richard Branson said on Monday his Virgin Group hopes to

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Thomas W. Barefoot
Hello: To run a normal size house without the air conditioner and electric stove, you should have a 10KW generator. If you can find one with 1800 rpm vice the new 3600 rpm you will get better regulation of the output voltage and longer life out of the engine. The generator should have a low

Re: [MBZ] OT microsoft exhange server

2007-10-15 Thread Allan Streib
Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Our company started using microsoft exhange for our email. I hate it. It requires using Outlook, which I also hate. Is there some other email program that will work with a microsoft exhange server? You can ask if they will turn on the IMAP

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Mitch Haley
I can run a well pump, 30 year old refrigerator, and two freezers with enough left over for lights/tv/computer from a 11hp genny. Tried to cook pancakes once, found that one stove burner on low bogged the genny. Would not dare try to run water heater or dryer. 30kw might do everything. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008

2007-10-15 Thread Redghost
Boeing is looking at the kerosene sorts of Biofuels but is finding that they tend to gel at altitude. clay On 15 Oct 2007, at 18:55, OK Don wrote: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1535208020071015? feedType=RSSfeedName=technologyNewssp=true Virgin Atlantic 747 to test

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Just a thought on gens -- the ones that run on natural gas or propane are a bit more convenient, though tied in to your systems and not too portable, if you are expecting an outage lasting more than awhile. Or maybe a larger diesel with a big tank sitting somewhere. The smaller gassers you

Re: [MBZ] 52s in Nam

2007-10-15 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm thinking slovakia On 10/15/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is where we have had the most out migration to in recent decades. I would think that we are not as welcome as we think we would be. Better to head off to Mexico or Poland clay On 15 Oct 2007, at 11:17, Wonko the

Re: [MBZ] IowaQ update!

2007-10-15 Thread tom savage
We had fun. No one got wasted and made a fool of him/herself, there was plenty of food (my frig is bursting at the seams with leftovers), and I got to drive Tommy's 1998 S420. I need one -- would look good in my garage. I am in LOVE. Robbin's 300D snapped my neck and made me reluctant to

Re: [MBZ] OT, generator

2007-10-15 Thread John M McIntosh
Well regardless of what they imply by american flags etc, I'll note it looks the same as any other diesel generator made in China. Some vendors supply GFCI outlets and remote starting btw, and some for a few bucks more come with sound insulating covers. Like say

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