Mine blew away once before I tied the frame down with stout rope to a couple
of cinderblocks at each corner...
Mine blew partially over the fence and bent the legs on the fence side as it
fell toward the neighbor's boat. Neither boat was damaged, . The newly
purchased legs are made of
There's a 280E Euro on Craigslist here in Portland that's also cactus Green.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/714271770.html
$4100 is out of my budget, and it's a gasser. The premium fuel it drinks
isn't much less than Diesel, and you don't even get the klatta klatta sound!
Kevin in
Redghost wrote:
Plumbers and electricians are the ones raking in the cash.
As I small business accountant, I can tell you that if your kid doesn't
want to go to college, try to talk him into a plumbing apprenticeship. Once
he makes Master Plumber, he can net $100k a year with just a one man
Craig McCluskey wrote:
So what is 42 USC §1983?
Gee Craig, you could have stuck 42 USC §1983 into Google.
Deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Unfortunately, judges
are specifically exempt, they can violate your rights all they want
and you cannot sue them.
Thank you Steve, Chris, Mitch, Gary, Meade, Slozuk and others who
responded to my message. I had been concerned initially that ya'll would
think I was justlooking for a reason to push people to use my service. But
I felt it was necessary to warn people about the potential damage their
A coworker has a '95 Volvo 850.
5 cylinder, engine mounted side winder.
Is this backyard work to swap out the waterpump? Engine have to come up or
down? This would take it out of his skill set.
He asks, I really don't want to get involved. He says it looks very tight. I
doubt it much worse
Mitch mentioned Alan Keyes - now there's a black man I could support!
I suspect the race card will get played pretty heavily before Nov and while
o is no choice, A Keyes would have been an exceptional candidate and a
wonderful alternative to o! Imagine the confliction of people wanting to
mak wrote:
Would like input regarding a pulsed type battery charger that removes
plate deposits /sulphation
Does this help?
http://www.theworkshop.ca/energy/desulf/desulf.htm
I have a .pdf of that Homepower article somewhere if you want me to email
it.
I found a forum dedicated to desulfating chargers:
http://leadacidbatterydesulfation.yuku.com/
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For those of us who don't have Brunnhilde's measurements committed to
memory, what kind of MB might she be? The W123s have their GPR under the
dash next to the steering column, others (like the W124) have them on the
inner fender in the engine comp -- not sure about S class cars -
Larry T
The W123s have their GPR under the dash next to the steering column,
The _early_ series-plug 123's. The later parallel plug systems
have it on the fender.
others (like the W124) have them on the
inner fender in the engine comp -- not sure about S class cars -
Same place.
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The clue is in my email
From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
but Brunnhilde is a 79 300TD. This appears to be catastrophic failure. Car
was starting fine, go out the other morning, no glowee, no startee. Glow plug
fuse OK, no voltage to it. Looking through the maint manual it appears it
wonko wrote If they were viable in the election it would be one
thing. But since they aren't I need to go with someone who has a chance of
winning.
Sadly, millions feel the same way. If all those who feel like that would
vote for B Barr or others we'd have a real race among several candidates.
Larry,
You're welcome.
As far as a conversion goes I can add a few tidbits of experience.
1. If you don't have a LOT of spare time to mess with collecting and
filtering the oil as well as the car and WVO system(filters. etc.) then
don't even bother.
2. If you don't have a DRY garage/shed of
Glow plug fuse OK, no voltage to it.
The fuse is only separate from the relay itself on the early
series plug systems, where the relay is right under the steering
column. It's a big fat silver sucker, and has a very heavy wire
coming off it.
-- Jim
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John wrote: Did you go to a public or private school? Is law one of those
fields where the name of the place you graduate from really makes a difference?
I went to one of only two municipally owned Law Schools. Washburn University
in Topeka, Kansas. The answer to your second question is It
Lt Don: He looks more like a Republican PAC CEO than an attorney -- but I
guess they are interchangeable.
I am going to take that as a compliment.
Donald H. Snook
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Lt Don wrote: Pic sort of reminds me of a shark. And -- he practices in Civil
Right Law? Which side of the courtroom? Right-wing politics and Civil Rights
Law is a scary combination for anyone thinking his/(her!) civil rights might
have been violated.
We DEFEND civil rights law suits based on
Ok Don wrote: That doesn't look like him at ALL! He's not NEAR that scary
looking. You'd think a law firm could hire a good photographer though ---
How could I be scary looking? I am smiling!
Is it the dark suit and white shirt that scares you?
Donald H. Snook
I read somewhere that there will be a serious nationwide shortage of
electricians in the next couple years. I've been saying for 3 or 4 years now
that when I inevitably get laid off I'll become an electrician. Of course then
I can't seem to manage to get laid off... Maybe thats the secret.
Clay wrote: There are a few schools that have name recognition that will get
you in the door at a white shoe firm. All the other schools are just another
school and you will have had to work your butt off while there to get a call
back for interviews
That is an accurate way to say it.
I ordered an Elsbett kit for my S350 ~ 7-8 years ago (no coincidence
on that timing). It was a kludge. The fittings did not match the hose
sizes. The heat exchanger was chintzy. The directions were sparse. I
sent him my injectors so that he could replace the nozzles and
recalibrate the firing
Craig wrote: Not scary at all. And younger than I expected. What's the
difference between a partner (of whom only Alvin D. Herrington is in the name
of the firm) and an associate? And what does Of Counsel mean?
Thanks. Associate means - not yet a partner. We have a 6 year partnership
track.
Larry wrote: now there's a black man I could support! I suspect the race card
will get played pretty heavily before Nov and while o is no choice, A Keyes
would have been an exceptional candidate and a wonderful alternative to o!
Imagine the confliction of people wanting to call R's racist
Engineering can seem quite lucrative for the young buck right out of
school, but by the time you've put in 25 years and are making less
than a decent MB mechanic or plumber with even less public respect,
you might change your mind. About the best positive for engineering at
that point is that at
Evap box is going back together. 'Going to Lowes for caulking, short piece
of drain pipe, etc.
BTW, 'don't see any evidence (dye, oil, etc.) of leaking on the old/removed
evap. After all this, 'sure HOPE it was leaking.
Wilton
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Donald Snook wrote:
if a student does well and graduates in the top 10% of any ABA accredited law
school, he/she
will have a job wherever they would like to practice (with very few
exceptions).
...and the other 90% hang out their own shingle and do general practice.
There are lawyers in
So what color shoes do you wear? I guess it is after Memorial Day, so
you could go with the white, maybe a nice little peep-toe or a low pump,
nothing strappy though in the professional setting.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
Clay wrote: There are a few schools that have name recognition that will
I gotta go deal with that today, the realtor photo person is coming to
take piccies of the house, for some reason the realtor was really averse
to having Brunnhilde sitting out front and being in the piccies. She
made me move my old Caddy out of the driveway too, That won't look good
to
I've got a couple Solargizer battery desulfators. Picked 'em up on eBay for
~$20 apiece shipped. One is mounted on the pickup, one is on the porch working
on a 6v video light battery in conjunction with a 12w solar panel. Another is
in the basement on another 6v video battery with a 1.5a
Elsbett may be considered a pioneer by some, but have you read all the
legal disclaimers they've got on their site? anytime i see that much
denial of responsibility, i have a tendency to just want to run away,...
cheers!
e
Christopher McCann wrote:
Larry, thanks for pointing this out. I
I loved to talk and argue when I was a kid, and my parents teachers always
thought law was the direction I would go. Not a chance. Being one of those
ADD kids the detail stuff and reading in general is far beyond me - just ask
any of the teachers/professors I had over the 21 years I was in
Got new fog lights for Hammie today. Of course the blasted nuts that hold the
light surround where siezed on. Got a nice blister on my thumb and another on
my forefinger on my left hand getting those. I'm persistant though, both new
fog lights are in.
Of course now I realize I didn't ensure
I found a 1994 Saab 900 for sale cheap. Of all the cars I have ever had, I have
never owned a Saab. So, I don't know much about them. It is not a turbo. I
drove it, with the 5 speed, it is pretty sporty. Anyone know anything about
these cars.
Donald H. Snook
I worked for a Saab indy 2/3 years in the late 1980s.
I'm not sure what may have changed by 1994, I suspect all cars were 16v by
then.
Change your brake fluid every year or two and you should be fine, even if
you have the Lucas/Girling calipers. (might also be ATE) The neat thing about
the
Keyes also lost a statewide race in MD. He has a track record and it ain't
impressive. Perhaps it's because of his 1) views and 2) personality.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Larry wrote: now there's a black man I could support! I suspect the race
card
Rich wrote: So what color shoes do you wear? I guess it is after Memorial
Day, so you could go with the white, maybe a nice little peep-toe or a low
pump, nothing strappy though in the professional setting.
Right now I am wearing cordovan colored Johnston Murphy's. They were the only
shoes
My folks had an '84 NA 900S and loved it. I drove it quite a bit.
Plenty of spunk without the turbo, as long as you like to shift and
have the 5-spd. Loads of room, theirs was dead reliable. Sold it at
150k miles because it didn't run very well with the new oxegenated
fuel, but I suspect
Mitch wrote: ...and the other 90% hang out their own shingle and do general
practice. There are lawyers in my small town who 'specialize' in family law,
estate planning, bankruptcy, criminal defense, and everything else under the
sun.
That kind of law scares me. I think I would commit
Clay wrote: Partner is somebody with his rear and cash on the line if things
go bad. If there is not enough profits, they go hungry in pay, so that staff
and associates get paid. In good years they get large cut of profits and must
make rain, which is suck large clients into the firm so that
Clay wrote: Plumbers and electricians are the ones raking in the cash. Union
scale and they make the poor baby attorneys wish they had gone into another
line of work that did not require the first decade of a career to pay off, then
you get hit with the partnership buy-in, which takes the next
I used to own a '84 SAAB since new for 13 years. The only thing that beat
it but not death was the run into the deer and the front hood (bonnet) is
damaged and difficult to open. The collision was at 45 mph and deer run
across. The car is still driveable but had a hard time openning the
http://frybrid.com/
http://www.goldenfuelsystems.com/
http://mercedessource.com/svo
http://www.plantdrive.com/
http://www.greasecar.com/
I think these are the big ones.
Chris
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Steve, Chris, Mitch, Gary,
Meade, Slozuk and others who
responded
Mitch wrote I don't know who/what to blame for the
apparent changes in our culture, but the public education system
I believe there is a multi-pronged attack on the capitalist system.
Education is high on the list as our youth are moved away from basic
education and spend more time
Geez Larry,
You even managed to rant about gun ownership in your dissertation
about our education system thread and even got a soapbox moment
regarding religion.
Amazing...
On 6/11/08, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mitch wrote I don't know who/what to blame for the
apparent
and even got a soapbox moment
regarding religion.
Many good issues raised, but I'll let more qualified folk address them. I
couldn't help but notice your religion section was conspicuously
circumscribed in speaking of what was banned and more than a bit short on
why. .
BillR, been going to
I was under the impression that you could import cars from Germany if they are
older than 20 years old. I was then told that is not true by an Indie.
I looked online at some govt website and what I got out of it is that you can
import cars that were made between 1983 and 1989 (I think).
I am
Once upon a time, there was an emmissions exemption for a car of 20 or 25 years
age,
but I don't think there were safety exemptions if you want to drive them on the
road. I don't know if that's still the situation. I think the one car per
person
per lifetime exemption on emmissions has ended.
Does your lab test the fuels also or just the engine oil? If so, I have some
fuel I can send.
Luther
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:51:06 -0500, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
AFAIK, we haven't tested any VO or even BioFuels - which means none of
*my* customers have submitted alt. fuels
Larry,
I'm hip to alot of what you wrote but consider the other side of the equation.
Nearly all of the fresh surface water in the world is polluted.
More people have breathing disorders now than ever.
Don't even get me started on places like Centralia...
The religious right wants the theory of
Online Local station WCVB.
Friday: sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind
chill values as low as 50 below in the morning. Br.
Watch out for the moose.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
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Frederick W Moir wrote:
Online Local station WCVB.
Friday: sunny. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind
chill values as low as 50 below in the morning. Br.
Watch out for the moose.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I worked for a Saab indy 2/3 years in the late 1980s.
I'm not sure what may have changed by 1994,
A lot! A '94 900 is a post-GM-buyout car. Based on an Opel design,
like the Cadillac Catera. Still a decent car but not a
I find these exchanges even more boring than a discussion of the merits of
Mobil One
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clay wrote: Partner is somebody with his rear and cash on the line if
things go bad. If there is not enough profits, they go hungry
Don't forget - he has to pay at least $100K/yr. for his liability policy to
cover malpractice suits.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clay wrote: Plumbers and electricians are the ones raking in the cash.
Union scale and they make the poor baby
This Greenwire story was sent to you by:
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The end is near for greasers
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BIOFUELS: Some restaurants try dishing up home-cooked energy (Wednesday, June
11, 2008)
Used vegetable oil from restaurant deep fryers has long been waste that
His best roll besides capt kirk of course
Jim Cathey wrote:
Who is Denny Crane? I don't see him listed on
http://www.mtsqh.com/attorneys.htm .
The TV show Boston Legal. Great fun, and William Shatner's
best role ever, IMHO. He and James Spader. (Neither of which
are as svelte as their
Put them together and you get a bunch of slick lawyers, or oil that sues
you.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I find these exchanges even more boring than a discussion of the merits of
Mobil One
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Clay wrote:
Jenny Mandel, *Greenwire* reporter
Used vegetable oil from restaurant deep fryers has long been waste that
restaurants paid to have trucked away. But times are changing.
Skyrocketing fuel costs have allowed some restaurant owners to avoid
disposal costs by giving the waste oil to car enthusiasts
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
And soon, restaurant owners may have a new option. Enter Vegawatt -- a
diesel engine that burns used cooking oil to generate electricity and
preheat water for cooking and cleaning.
Not surprising. Actually it's surprising that this has not been done
(rim shot)
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Rich Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Put them together and you get a bunch of slick lawyers, or oil that sues
you.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I find these exchanges even more boring than a discussion of the merits
of
Mobil One
On
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Converting a car to run on veggie oil is illegal, violating emissions rules
in the Clear Air Act. Vegetable oil has not been registered as a motor oil
diesel fuel, said an EPA spokeswoman, so selling the stuff is also an
offense, though giving it away does not appear to
What fell off of my SDL transmission when was lowered enough to partially clear
the tunnel. No clues.
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case
'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi)
'82 300CD (166 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold
'85 300D (280,176)
I have. Around here often times it is sold as a fuel additive instead.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:09:25PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Converting a car to run on veggie oil is illegal, violating emissions rules
in the Clear Air Act. Vegetable oil has not been registered
I helped a buddy prep for the LSAT a couple of years
ago - he got into Stetson - and he's adamant that if
you graduate in the top 5%-10% of any accredited law
school (with the exception of FAMU - inside joke)
you'll have people offering you a job when you're
ready to graduate - if you don't
OK,
Big rat?
Jimmy Hoffa?
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:26 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List; Banned List
Subject: [MBZ] I'll buy lunch for the
Depending on the rate of leakage, you may not see much beside a bit
of oil, and if you've converted to PAG oil, you won't see that (it
washes off). I had obvious dye and oil on mine.
Peter
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On 10 Jun 2008, at 21:14, Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:06:19 -0700 Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Most partnerships in large firms are tiered such that junior partners
are paid peanuts and have to negative other than a buy in.
... have to negative other than a buy in
Incredible acting talents since they are not at all fond of each
other, but seem close on screen.
clay
On 10 Jun 2008, at 21:47, Jim Cathey wrote:
Who is Denny Crane? I don't see him listed on
http://www.mtsqh.com/attorneys.htm .
The TV show Boston Legal. Great fun, and William
Surrounded by them. Sister is a partner in a white collar defense
firm. Married to of counsel in a large regional firm. Oldest boy is
doing moot court and will probably end up doing litigation.
clay
On 11 Jun 2008, at 10:09, Donald Snook wrote:
Clay wrote: Partner is somebody with his
Today's headline in the Seattle Times Colder than Siberia
Yep, Seattle (51) has a lower high temp than Siberia(62). It snowed
a few inches out by Jim C. Not sure if Spokane got it, but there
were seven inches of snow on the mountain passes. Rest of the world
seems to be warm, but not us.
It does help to shine a light on the variety of careers on the list.
We learned about Luther's trucking, Kaleb's junkyard and Auto trader,
former B52 crewmen, Coasties, Helps us to see that not all benz
drivers are over paid snobs or trophy wives
clay
On 11 Jun 2008, at 13:57,
Ouch,
Got a nice blister on my thumb and another on my forefinger on my left hand
getting those. I'm persistant though, both new fog lights are in.
Details, Details - they look good, don't they?
Of course now I realize I didn't ensure that they actually work. Crap.
-Curt
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OK Don,
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2936/
Click on the video link near the bottom of the page.
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your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008.
(http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102)
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and take a time trip back to the good old days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SzYxFgnb3E
Hendrik
who just about fell off his chair at the sight of the finnie/8 hybrid
monster
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So of course this made me go check...
No love, neither work. I dunno if its the wiring, the bulbs or the switch. My
money would be the bulbs. I salvaged one of the old bulbs. I *think* I have
another hanging around somewhere...
-Curt
--- On Wed, 6/11/08, OK Don lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:22:19 -0400 Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Craig McCluskey wrote:
So what is 42 USC §1983?
Gee Craig, you could have stuck 42 USC §1983 into Google.
Yeah, you're right, I could have. Sorry.
Craig
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OK - point taken. Now let's move on.
Any other geologists out there?
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It does help to shine a light on the variety of careers on the list.
We learned about Luther's trucking, Kaleb's junkyard and Auto trader,
former B52
Many Mcrestaurants in SoCal and other areas with high
energy costs have been running cogeneration sets
during peak times to provide peak shaving and heat
water. In most cases these were run off of propane or
natural gas, if available.
The only drawback of going the veg route is the higher
Well, Tom took the obvious guesses, so - a 3/8 ratchet?
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK,
Big rat?
Jimmy Hoffa?
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Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90
Reminds me a LOT of my folding Kayak -- www.folbot.com
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2936/
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark
OK Don wrote:
Well, Tom took the obvious guesses, so - a 3/8 ratchet?
I once found a Snap-On door panel tool inside a door. I knew whose it was and
when
he put it there. When I found it, I thought so that's the cause of my
blankety-blank
rattle. I was so ticked off about the noise it made
I've found tools in various places in most of the cars I've bought,
hence my guess!
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don wrote:
Well, Tom took the obvious guesses, so - a 3/8 ratchet?
I once found a Snap-On door panel tool inside a door. I knew whose
I do like rocks and how they got to be where they are. About the
extend of my geologic ken
clay
On 11 Jun 2008, at 18:29, andrew strasfogel wrote:
OK - point taken. Now let's move on.
Any other geologists out there?
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I did some rework on an old triple decka in Bawstun (Dawahchesta
actually) I bought back when, found a really nice folding rule tucked
under a window sill behind the plaster and lath wall I ripped out.
Still have it, still use it. House was built in the 20s or so, not sure
how old the rule
Not a tool, it was part of the transmission...
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:57:36 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've found tools in various places in most of the cars I've bought,
hence my guess!
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don wrote:
Well,
Dan wrote: So was it fun to clerk, Donald, or did they just use
you as a gofer/worker bee?
Since apparently many are tired of discussing this subject, this will be my
last email on the subject of lawyers. I know I get tired of the linux, windows,
etc emails, so I understand how you feel about
In 1958 I was a B-47 maintenance crew chief. My aircraft was in the
periodic inspection hanger for several days for certain detailed inspections
and time-required maintenance. The aircraft had a split flap system, i.e.,
under certain flight conditions, part of the flap, when down, would aid the
Wilton,
Great story... Being in the right place!
In my youth, I worked as a gas jockey. Two mechanics, who learned by
mistakes to check on each other. When doing oil/filter changes on
side-by-side lifts, they would holler... Plug check and filter
check to confirm that they could
I found as set of metric spanners in the spare tyre well of a S123 I
bought couple years back, they are good quality ones but unfortunatley
had gone rusty in patxches, I cleaned em up and am using them. Buggers
wouldn't honour the lifetime warranty, something about rust not being
covered.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-turbo-diesel-1982-Mercedes-Benz-300d-turbo-diesel-RARE-cactus-green_W0QQitemZ180252471157QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That sure is a nice color. Saw another green car today - very well kept
euro 126 in
Donald,
I am not one of those tired of this subject I find the diversity
of topics very enlightening and appreciate the experience/knowledge
of this wonderful community.
When I tire of a subject, I only need to use the DBF key.. No,
it's not identified that way, but Delete works
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