If you can give the PB Blaster overnight, it will probably do the job. Heat and
hydraulics don't mix to well, try to get all the fluid out and be very careful
to not get burned.
Max
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I managed to take just one really bad picture of the crowd, and then a few of
the 124 AMG Hammer wagon. Spent my time getting to know Tom Parts, this Tom,
how can I help you, John Robbins, Drew Tibcken, Rick Hawkins, Rolf, and a few
other folks from some of the forums.
Max
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Mao, need to get your glasses checked so you can tell banned from regular list!
Most health insurance will cover the doctor's exam...
Max
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Max Dillon wrote:
I managed to take just one really bad picture of the crowd, and then a few of the 124 AMG Hammer wagon.
The 16v one that was for sale recently, or a real 32v Hammer?
Sometimes I still wish I'd bought Alain's red Hammer sedan when he moved about
five years ago and I was
There has been talk of wireless connections on the list lately.
I saw this in my inbox this morning and thought someone might be
interested:
POWERLINK PL-APN Boost N 802.11b/g/n AP Router + 1W Amplifier/Booster
$47.99 - FREE SHIPPING!
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net writes:
How often do you see an ad where somebody's Vixen died on a trip, he
paid some ridiculous sum like $12k to rebuild the BMW engine
$12K to rebuild an engine? Really? That's astounding. I turned down
an opportunity to buy a running 524td (seemed
Bingo! Only my motorrad was not totalled. Just bent the front wheel
and messed up the corner of the front fender. I never got a penny
from the A hole who ran a very red light at a high speed. Fortunately
I hesitated a few seconds to let the latecomers clear the
intersection before I took
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:48:13 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Statfarm is reputed to pay their client and never pay the other
party who was damaged by their client. That is for sure true in my
experience.
I guess we have been very fortunate here in Los Alamos. Both time someone
Well, the hoses at the tank are in a clamped on ferrule at the tank
end. It is easy enough to cut off the ferrules with a hack saw. You
can buy the Official hoses with the ferules, or just cut off the
ferrules, replace the hose and buy new clamps.
I do the latter. On a 123, it is hard to
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2592002906.html
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/2577670749.html
Whaddaya think, guys---should I go look, and try Wilton's trick of
attaching the key to an electric sander on the first one, and clean
out the ALDA line on the second?
Alex
I wonder how often you can get channel bonding to run at those distances?
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
There has been talk of wireless connections on the list lately.
I saw this in my inbox this morning and thought someone might be
interested:
Yeah that second one is probably the cross-over tube from the intake
manifold is clogged up, or a bad fuel filter? The first one, yes! Buy
both, get them running, sell one for more as running, you have one free car.
-R
On 9/11/11 11:50 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
Yeah that second one is probably the cross-over tube from the intake
manifold is clogged up, or a bad fuel filter? The first one, yes! Buy
both, get them running, sell one for more as running, you have one free
car.
Too bad I don't have opportunities like that here.
How
Just make sure you buy good clamps and tighten them properly. If there are
little bits of hose sticking out of the slots in the clamp, it's too tight...
Dan
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On Sep 11, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, the hoses at the tank are in a clamped on
Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com writes:
Just make sure you buy good clamps and tighten them properly. If there
are little bits of hose sticking out of the slots in the clamp, it's
too tight...
For clamps that rarely need to be removed I like the crimp-on type.
Example:
Yes.
Wilton
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From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 11:50 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Tempting problem 300SDs
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2592002906.html
Max wrote:
Mao, need to get your glasses checked so you can tell banned from regular
list! Most health insurance will cover the doctor's exam...
He doesn't have health insurance... or a job... or unemployment...
Buddy can you spare a dime?
Rick
Sent from my iPhone
Max,
I had planed on comming down to participate in my first Rusty-Q, but work
got in the way had planned to drive down to Atlanta on Friday and then
return on Monday. Maybe I will get to come in another two years. Wish I was
there. Also I wish to thank you again for the lunch outing when I
Plugged injector sounds like the engine is doomed but is not.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 9/11/2011 12:08 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
Yeah that second one is probably the cross-over tube from the intake
manifold is clogged up, or a bad fuel filter? The first one,
The quality of materials used in fasteners for German cars is
superior to DEEtriot, Japan or any other country.
The frame of my R75/5 for example, was a work of art. Very thin
wall, very high strength tubing. reinforced as needed in high stress
places. They are very light, very strong, yet
Sounds like you don't have a Mercedes that was around a lot of salt
humidity.
Brian
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
The quality of materials used in fasteners for German cars is superior to
DEEtriot, Japan or any other country.
The frame of my
Buy the first one. Provenance sounds better than the second. Take
along an electric toothbrush and a sander but don't show them until
after you have paid for it. Then get the lock unlocked and remove
it. You can run it with a screwdriver then.
Or you can dump out the guts of the key lock
Tried to install Sylpheed in Ubuntu w/o success, so I set up DSL which has
Sylpheed. Sylpheed was very easy to set up and connect to the ISP, and
DSL seems to have just about the right degree of complexity for someone
who has a lot to learn about Linux. A fair amount of preferences have to be
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 9:31 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Yes.
Wilton, how exactly did the sander trick work? Did you attach the key
parallel to the sander base (i.e., flat against it in the same
orientation as the sandpaper would go), or perpendicular to it? How
did you affix the key
Real thing, bought at Barretts (spelling?) Auction for $50k recently. I think
it only had about 10k miles? Started as a 124.193.
Max
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Max Dillon wrote:
I managed to take just one really
Sander gives more robust movements, too, but I'm curious to see if an
electric tooth brush might vibrate the key enough to operate a stuck
cylinder - maybe, some.
I attached the key firmly to the vibrating, triangular plate of a Bosch
detail sander ('cause that's what I have - any with
BTW, my vibrating key hit the sweet spot in about 2 seconds. There's NO way
that I could ever vibrate the key that well with my hand, though I had tried
many times.
Wilton
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent:
A lot seems to depend on your location with Allstate. Someone rearended
me in Gainesville, Fl and Allstate paid for all repairs at my choice of body
shops.
Someone rear ended me in Atlanta and a friend told me to be sure and claim
whiplash or I might not get paid. (Technically nearly everyone
Get real
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On Sep 11, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
Yeah that second one is probably the cross-over tube from the intake
manifold is clogged up, or a bad fuel filter? The first one, yes! Buy
both, get them running, sell one
This particular one was not, but most of the rusty ones I have had
come apart pretty well. The worst thing is the front fender captive
nuts on 110/111/112 cars. Similar for newer models too.
Sounds like you don't have a Mercedes that was around a lot of salt
humidity.
Brian
On Sun,
Would have been good to see you again, next year!
Max
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Robert Massmann rmassm...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Max,
I had planed on comming down to participate in my first Rusty-Q, but work
got in the way had planned to drive down
WILTON wrote:
BTW, my vibrating key hit the sweet spot in about 2 seconds. There's NO
way that I could ever vibrate the key that well with my hand, though I
had tried many times.
And your hands really vibrated back then.
I'd just touch the sander pad to the lock or the key and see what
For those of you in states where Wells Fargo is testing the $3 debit card
fee - I'm wondering if the fee is for having a debit card at all, if you
swipe it just once such as at a Wells branch, or if the fee only kicks in if
you use it for a merchant purchase? Are there ways to avoid the fee by
If my bank starts charging a fee for the debit card they can have it back.
Mike
On Sep 11, 2011 3:17 PM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com wrote:
For those of you in states where Wells Fargo is testing the $3 debit card
fee - I'm wondering if the fee is for having a debit card at all, if
Yeah, just touching the sander plate to the inserted key may be enough, too,
while trying to turn the key.
Wilton
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From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
I'm still cleaning out my tool chests. If anyone is interested please let
me know.
Snap-On chrome socket 1/2 drive 24mm deep, 6 point
Snap-On chrome socket 1/2 drive 27mm deep, 12 point
Snap-On chrome socket 3/8 drive 20mm deep, 6 point
Snap-On chrome socket 3/8 drive 21mm deep, 6 point
All of
I'm sure it's our bailout money being put to good use by the largest bank in
USA right??
Someone help me. what is a child called where the father isn't known
again??? .. Oh yea.. that's the word
Grant...
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
The quality of materials used in fasteners for German cars
is superior to DEEtriot, Japan or any other country.
Working on a 31 year old 240D is a pleasure, because the
fasteners all come loose as intended.
Brian Toscano wrote:
Sounds like you don't have a
Gerry Archer wrote:
Tried to install Sylpheed in Ubuntu w/o success, so I set up
DSL which has Sylpheed. Sylpheed was very easy to set up and
connect to the ISP, and DSL seems to have just about the right
degree of complexity for someone who has a lot to learn about
Linux. A fair amount of
I've been watching the the one in Rock Creek. Man, I wish I had the $600
to throw down on it! I would love to have one to tinker on this winter.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Alex Chamberlain wrote:
I can see zip-tying the key to an electric toothbrush, but the
sander sounds more effective---faster oscillations, giving the
key more chances to hit the sweet spot with the pins.
Technically, it not really a matter of hitting a sweep spot.
Rather the vibration makes
The fee is also starting to be charged by other banks. The reason for the
monthly fee is claimed to be the reduction in fees caused by the Dodd Act
which limits the amount of fees banks can charge merchants for swiping debit
cards.
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 1:54 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
Guess I better pay attention and see if they're doing that here in the AZ.
If they start that nonsense they will cause me to go old school on them...86
bill pay, 86 direct deposit, 86 auto pay. Go back to get a paycheck, cash
it, deposit some in savings, pay bills, spend the remainder carefully.
If you stop your direct deposit watch out for monthly account maintenance
fees depending on if you keep a sufficient balance or transfer between
checking savings!
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
Guess I better pay attention and see if they're doing that
If I were to do it I'd budget a significant amount of cash for it to go into a
shop for a complete going over before I tried to drive it home.
The ONLY time I drove a car home it was a disaster. ($450 worth exhaust
later..) So the second car the guy insisted was fine to drive home but I towed
Presumably your daughter has what I'm getting over. I picked it up in Milwaukee
over a month ago. Probably best to take her to the doctor next week. I've been
living with it but I'm sure some antibiotics would have gotten this over with
sooner.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:02:15 -0400
If you recall back at Christmas 2007 or so I had this EXACT problem with my
Dakota. My wife had to drive 10 miles from work to home in 1st gear. I used my
topsider to pull about a quart of fluid out and added a quart of Lucas magic
transmission fluid which looks/smells/feels like thick ATF. I
Since I was not able to go to either RustyQ or CHowdahheadsQ, i took
up an offer to go sailing on a large lake.
This is a very unique 25' boat, a Skimmer. She is nearly
impossible to flip, as she is designed so that if she heels over too
far, the rudder comes out of the water, and she
Well the time and penetrant worked. I got the fitting to turn, though
at one point I could feel the wrench starting to round off the corners.
I stopped, repositioned to get a bite on a couple of new corners, and it
finally turned. I did not end up using any heat.
One thing to keep in mind, even
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Technically, it not really a matter of hitting a sweep spot.
Rather the vibration makes the pins float so a bit of pressure
will allow it to operate. Locksmith and other authorized
people use the same technique to deal with totally un-match
locks. With an
My experiences were not nearly as bad, but I've always bought after someone
local could at least check it out.
Brian
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
If I were to do it I'd budget a significant amount of cash for it to go
into a shop for a complete
The right side of the car tends to take more abuse all around from pot holes
and the like.
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Well the time and penetrant worked. I got the fitting to turn, though
at one point I could feel the wrench starting to round
Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com writes:
The fee is also starting to be charged by other banks. The reason for
the monthly fee is claimed to be the reduction in fees caused by the
Dodd Act which limits the amount of fees banks can charge merchants
for swiping debit cards.
I don't
Curt Raymond wrote:
If I were to do it I'd budget a significant amount of cash for
it to go into a shop for a complete going over before I tried
to drive it home.
The ONLY time I drove a car home it was a disaster. ($450
worth exhaust later..)
So you had a bad experience. That doesn't
I think paying a fee to supplement the fees they're already getting from the
merchants, overdraft fees, low interest rates, and the savings they're
getting from not having to process checks is more than enough. I used cash
and a credit card until this summer when a credit union offered a high
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Keep in mind, I do all my own wrenching and I would not trust a
shop to evaluate it anyway.
When I owned a VW Vanagon (well I still own it, but can't drive it,
another story) I became aware of a website that hosted reviews of
(mostly indy) shops across the
Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com writes:
the savings they're getting from not having to process checks
Good point, that has got to be a huge savings, not having to handle the
paper all the way from the deposit by the recipient to mailing the
canceled check back to the original account
On Sep 11, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Anyone know of anything similar for MBs, especially older ones that many
of us drive? I don't even think the dealers are always a safe bet when
it comes to cars that are 20+ years old.
Allan
Allan,
Here's some options to start:
Rick wrote:
He doesn't have health insurance... or a job... or unemployment...
Hey - do I know you?...
And, forget the dime.
mao
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Brian wrote:
Pictures at http://cosprings.craigslist.org/tls/2593252676.html
I used to live east of there - moose pasture south of Ellicott.
mao
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Brian wrote:
...depending on if you keep a sufficient balance or transfer between
checking savings!
I bet I get there before any one else here - balance is plummeting,
zero replenishing.
Oh well - only the good die... hey, I'm not young...
mao
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Mark to Market - as I understand is an accounting that recognizes
market value of assets, i.e. the institution counts their assets based
on current market value.
Someone mentioned to me recently that the banks are literally broke -
they are accounting their assets at value of loan, not market
When I first moved here, Google maps told me to exit I-70 east of Colby
take US 40 and CO 94. Nice drive, but CO 94 needs to be repaved. Boom,
boom, boom.
Brian
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Brian wrote:
Pictures at
Speaking of 3 phase, has anyone considered (ab)using a VFD as a solid state
phase converter?
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 17:56, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I have both, and I have had problems with neither. The
Hope you feel better soon, daughter had a nasty cough that lasted about a week,
she's over out now. My message was a little hyperbole aimed at Kaleb for
failing to show, guess I'll have to fly out to Okie land if I'm ever to meet
him.
Max
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Well actually, with a bit of experimenting, you can use a 3 phase
mixer on single phase pretty easily. You find the wild leg, then
put it on a momentary on pushbutton switch, hooked to one leg of the
240V. single phase (120V). Then you hook the other two legs through
the normal (on off)
Dieselhead wrote:
Since I was not able to go to either RustyQ or CHowdahheadsQ,
i took up an offer to go sailing on a large lake.
This is a very unique 25' boat, a Skimmer.
Sweet!!
I want one. Too bad my lake is only about 35ft long...
--Philip
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:11:25 -0400 Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Just make sure you buy good clamps and tighten them properly. If there
are little bits of hose sticking out of the slots in the clamp, it's
too tight...
Some of the hose clamps on the Benzes I have owned have been the type
Full coverage $250,000.00 liability per person $500,000.00 per occurrence
-1859.00 per year from Citizens Ins. Michigan thru an Independent Insurance
agent.
2005 Dodge Caravan
1991 Chevy Van
1984 300D
1978 MGB
Michael E. Esh
On Sep 9, 2011, at 10:17 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
It's
As near as I can tell we went out about 7 miles, then back. We
started up a different small inlet, but the clouds looked
threatening, so the skipper said to take her to the shed. I was
disappointed, as I had her lined up to sail right up the inlet.
Dieselhead wrote:
Since I was not
I rather enjoy a tirade now and again it helps keep things in perspective.
Michael E. Esh
On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Rick wrote:
He doesn't have health insurance... or a job... or unemployment...
Hey - do I know you?...
And, forget the dime.
The banks don't make any money on debit cards and therein lies the rub.
I believe the $3 a month for a debit card is pretty nominal. BoA has
already raised their ATM fees to $3.50! BoA and Citi are also talking
about limiting the transactions to $50-$100 or less.
Temporary lay offs, good
Pics I took. Curtis Gee showed up with a rolleiflex and I am looking
forward to seeing period correct shots:
https://picasaweb.google.com/winmutt/MBRustyQ2011?authuser=0authkey=Gv1sRgCNX9jZPdgfC9igEfeat=directlink
I had a great time and got worked on my red neck tan. Next year its
gonna be
I bought my '87 300TD on Ebay, traveled from Charleston to Philly on a one-way
ticket. She was pretty rough, but after a test drive I decided she would make
it, and she did with one break-down. At about the half way point, a plastic
piece in the throttle linkage under the intake manifold broke.
Mao,
I believe it is safe to surmise the giant Ponzi scheme of the Federal
Reserve / IRS / Banking System is almost over. Like all Ponzi schemes it
requires a steady supply of new money... since the giant crash of 2008 that
supply has dried up... the stimulus money [billions and billions] has
On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:10:45 -0400 Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Tried to install Sylpheed in Ubuntu w/o success, so I set up DSL which
has Sylpheed. Sylpheed was very easy to set up and connect to the ISP,
and DSL seems to have just about the right degree of complexity for
Grant wrote:
I predict there will be a shift of substance in the general populations use
of banks and the holding of cash Rather than give it to banks [who have
breached public trust] people will hold cash in hand [if they can get any to
hold]... much like happened post 1928 -1940 period.
I have a 1970 Larson M16 Scow (http://www.m16scow.org/specs.html) and
trailer that I'm going to sell before Christmas (I hope) --
It was the trainer for racing yachts at one time -- has all the myriad
adjustments for everything you can imagine. Mine has a wooden mast, good
sails, etc. The sheets
Who makes money for every swipe a percentage of the transaction if the
banks dont?
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote:
The banks don't make any money on debit cards and therein lies the rub. I
believe the $3 a month for a debit card is pretty nominal. BoA has
Mao,
Wayyy above my pay grade, so I don't have access to the internal bank
documents necessary to confirm Mark to Market speculations.
However, prior to and leading to the 2008 crash, banks did a pump and dump
on home mortgages. They made nonconforming loans to overpriced values
without using
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I bought my '87 300TD on Ebay, traveled from Charleston to Philly on a
one-way ticket.
She was pretty rough, but after a test drive I decided she would make it, and
she did with one
break-down. At about the half way
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:05 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
BTW, my vibrating key hit the sweet spot in about 2 seconds.
Well, this one resisted the treatment, sadly, or I didn't have the
right touch. Despite Wilton's excellent instructions (have you
thought about a new career in
(Message from a member of the diesel car group)
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
Since I was not able to go to either RustyQ or CHowdahheadsQ,
(barbeques) i took up an offer to go sailing on a large lake.
This is a very unique 25' boat, a Skimmer. She is nearly impossible to
flip,
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