Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread WILTON
No, though that certainly would have been much more interesting. I was on an assignment as an Air Force civil engineer at a nearby RADAR site on the ice cap - DYE 3, part of the DEW line. 'Flew out there on NY Air National Guard ski-equipped C-130 from my regular station at Sondrestrom Air

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread WILTON
They were looking for evidence of changes in Earth's climate, etc., stored in the ice, layer by layer, over MANY years. They finally bored (and recovered cores) to bedrock, 'depth of about 12,000 to 13,000 feet. Wilton - Original Message - From: relng...@aol.com To:

[MBZ] Xserve Question

2011-07-10 Thread LWB250
For all my Mac buddies out there: I am watching eBay for a decent Xserve to pick up for my next house.  While I do lots of PC based server stuff, it's all terminal servers, not cluster or server farm things. I see a fair number of Xserve Cluster nodes out there, and they are slightly less

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Xserve Question

2011-07-10 Thread LWB250
Looks like cluster nodes don't support RAID, so that might be an issue MacDan From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com To: Banned ban...@okiebenz.com; Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:33 AM Subject: [Banned] Xserve Question For all my

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Dave Walton
In my case one side had visible rust staining seeping through cracks in the paint. The other side had no visual indication of rust but there was plenty of it underneath the paint and adhesive goo they smeared over things. When I poked around hard enough the paint peeled off. The goo took a bit

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Xserve Question

2011-07-10 Thread Craig
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:36:30 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: Looks like cluster nodes don't support RAID, so that might be an issue So what are you trying to do with it? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Xserve Question

2011-07-10 Thread LWB250
I am thinking client/server setup in the house with a number of iMac nodes, iTunes server, etc. Dan From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Xserve Question On Sun, 10 Jul

[MBZ] Fwd: 68 Mercedes - (Last Price Drop) - $700 (Going For Scrap Monday)

2011-07-10 Thread Fred Moir
Not mine, etc. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:68 Mercedes - (Last Price Drop) - $700 (Going For Scrap Monday) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:15:48 -0700 (PDT) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com

[MBZ] Fwd: 85 bmw 524 td diesel - $700 (montgomery vt)

2011-07-10 Thread Fred Moir
Tom? Not mine, etc. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:85 bmw 524 td diesel - $700 (montgomery vt) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:24:06 -0700 (PDT) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 68 Mercedes - (Last Price Drop) - $700 (Going For Scrap Monday)

2011-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
Ft Myers is a bit of a drive for Tampa Poos to pick up a car this late in the day. But if he can swing it, I bet the seller would take whatever the salvage yard would give, and then the seller doesn't have to haul it to the yard and possibly wait in line if the yard's busy. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] 240D exhaust continuing saga

2011-07-10 Thread Dieselhead
Ja, I tried that maybe 10 years ago after we put the 2.4 in the 200D. THe muffler fell of and got lost, so I told #1 son to take it to the lifetime guarantee muffler shop because they would replace it for as long as he owned the car. BIG mistake. Now it has a too short, too fat muffler with

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Dave Walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote: Since then the rusting has increased logarithmically on the rest of the car. It is impossible to keep up with it. Where are you located, Dave? Anecdotal evidence I've heard suggests that the 210s self-destruct the way

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 85 bmw 524 td diesel - $700 (montgomery vt)

2011-07-10 Thread Mitch Haley
If I owned a Vixen I'd pay $700 for that and rebuild the engine for a spare. I get the idea every Vixen diesel owner should keep a spare engine on hand. Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Dave Walton
Cleveland Ohio. They salt the roads here but the other cars don't seem to mind as much. I am sure it would do much better down south. On Jul 10, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Dave Walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote: Since

Re: [MBZ] 240D exhaust continuing saga

2011-07-10 Thread WILTON
'Nother reminder of why I've become so distrustful of help. 'Hard to find anybody interested in doing things RIGHT. Too many want to do a half a$$ job, get their money and run. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Allan Streib
They salt the roads here too, and it seems that every winter they use more than the last. I'm thinking the W210 are best avoided around here. Allan Dave Walton walton.d...@gmail.com writes: Cleveland Ohio. They salt the roads here but the other cars don't seem to mind as much. I am sure it

Re: [MBZ] [Banned] Xserve Question

2011-07-10 Thread Dieselhead
If you find some form of network based storage, that shouldn't matter. (I know nothing about xserve node. Didn't even know there was such a thing) Learn something every day! Looks like cluster nodes don't support RAID, so that might be an issue MacDan

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread Dieselhead
naaa, the lost P38s. Maybe that is when they found them. ...BTW - an interesting little aside, well, to me, anyway: I spent a night at the site of the Greenland ice coring project by the National Science Foundation in July, 1978... Were they looking for another B-29? RLE

[MBZ] New OkieMobile

2011-07-10 Thread LWB250
Here's your chance, Kleb: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-Passenger-Dodge-Sprinter-Limousine-Mercedes-Diesel-/230643481333?pt=US_Cars_Truckshash=item35b36c3af5#ht_12130wt_1167 Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] 240D exhaust continuing saga

2011-07-10 Thread redghost
I might could have done that with Gump, but there are three bolts with springs that sort of rust welded themselves together. Had to sawzall the thing or your method would have resulted in a new manifold and possibly engine clay Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs Cleo - Used by

Re: [MBZ] Congress in Session

2011-07-10 Thread Mountain Man
Dieselhead wrote: Which is precisely WHY we have to throw all the rats out, close down federal agencies and watch all the vermin who never had a real job in their life scramble. Vote is fraud. There is zero hope for this system to reform in any manner. There is zero politics anymore - it is

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread WILTON
No, this National Science Foundation site near USAF RADAR station DYE 4, on the inland ice but toward the eastern coast, is quite separate from the P-38 landing site which is on the ice cap but near the western coast. They knew (roughly) where the P-38's landed, so they knew ABOUT where to

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread Mountain Man
WILTON wrote: They were looking for evidence of changes in Earth's climate, etc., stored in the ice, layer by layer, over MANY years.  They finally bored (and recovered cores) to bedrock, 'depth of about 12,000 to 13,000 feet. Did you look at the data Craig provided several days ago? - from an

Re: [MBZ] New OkieMobile

2011-07-10 Thread Benz Hogs
Crap, that's 5 mi from me. I'll ride over there on the Schwinn and look at it for ya Kaleb :) Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) On 7/10/2011 7:42 PM, LWB250 wrote: Here's your chance, Kleb:

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread WILTON
Yes, I think so. Wilton - Original Message - From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] boring for?? WILTON wrote: They were looking for evidence of changes in Earth's climate,

Re: [MBZ] boring for??

2011-07-10 Thread Craig
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:09:03 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yes, I think so. Wilton The data sources were the NOAA GISP2 Ice Core from Central Greenland and the NOAA Vostok Ice Core (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/metadata/noaa-icecore-2453.html) Craig Did you look at the data

[MBZ] Roof rack bars, rear head rests and 3rd seat

2011-07-10 Thread Michael Canfield
What is a fair price to ask for a nice set of: 85 td rear seat head rests, Td roof rack cross bars, 3rd row seat assy.? Thanks, Mike ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives