I must say, I ignore anyone that sends me a text message about a car. If
they can't call, they're not worth wasting my time. The type of people who
text message as their first line of communication around here are generally
the type I want to avoid contact with.
Jaime
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at
Not knowing what they're doing and putting in a poor effort are not the same
thing...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:33:08 -0500
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oh Wilton
Message-ID: m1zkek6pij@cs.indiana.edu
Good luck with that. I've never seen a Genius based repair that took less
than 2 weeks for what I could do in 2 hours...
BTW its nVidia not Nvideo and the video card is part of the logic board
(known as a motherboard on every other computer) and a big thank you to Apple
for making them one
The College Board says the average cost of a 4 year education is still like
$5-7000 a year. The maroons going to the $30k schools are doing so for the big
name, not the big education.
I went to Fitchburg State College (now Fitchburg State University) in dumpy
little Fitchburg, MA. I paid
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Seller: You're confused. A heater core replacement on a 114 takes 14+
hours, the heat relay switch only takes 1!
Gee, in several texts, you managed to NOT say whether the blower blows air, but
claimed that a relay can be replaced in 1/14th the time required to replace
Curt Raymond wrote:
The College Board says the average cost of a 4 year education is still like
$5-7000 a year. The maroons going to the $30k schools are doing so for the big
name, not the big education.
The cheapest state university in Michigan is something like $4800 a semester for
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
a failure of culture and society to value education
BINGO! We have a winner!
OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
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On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:52 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Gee, in several texts, you managed to NOT say whether the blower blows air,
but claimed that a relay can be replaced in 1/14th the time required to
replace your dead blower.
... bringing to mind the evergreen question, If
The front calipers on my 2003 Ford Ranger are sticky, they've got Akebono pads
in them so I don't want some goober messing with them. My local Car Quest has
the calipers in stock...
Problem for me is they've got ABS and I'm under the impression you need a
pressure bleeder when dealing with
I do not really even know how to text but if I wanted the car, I would
figure out how to do so.
Randy
On 23/12/2011 8:38 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:52 AM, Mitch Haleym...@voyager.net wrote:
Gee, in several texts, you managed to NOT say whether the blower blows
Seller: You're confused. A heater core replacement on a 114 takes 14+
hours, the heat relay switch only takes 1!
Technically true, and a cause of a fair number of blower
problems, but far from the first-line cause IMHO. The
guy's either lying or stupid. I think my 114 had a blower
selector
Yeah I agree. It's a bit passive and disrespectful.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 23, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I must say, I ignore anyone that sends me a text message about a car. If
they can't call, they're not worth wasting my time. The type of people who
Were I interested in the car, I would ask the seller what would it
take to make this car showroom/factory perfect?
On 12/23/11, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
http://clients.automanager.com/015606/vehicle-details/d945e3ac9db2644989452c05c65c518c/default.html
Awfully
Sorry for my faux pas.
FWIW, the UG* said they would fix everything on the computer that
needs fixin' while replacing the bad part.
*uber genius
On 12/23/11, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Good luck with that. I've never seen a Genius based repair that took less
than 2 weeks for
BTW its nVidia not Nvideo and the video card is part of the logic
board (known as a motherboard on every other computer)
Erroneously, if you ask me. Logic board is more correct, since the
board is not a 'mother' to others.
and a big thank you to Apple for making them one piece.
This is
Allen,
I apologize, I now see we are both expressing the same concerns from
different viewpoints.
The concern issue is how do we best educate our children as a society.
If it were a perfect world, I suppose that would be by some sort of
injection of knowledge like polio vaccine. It's both not a
The usual problem with those video chips (and it's not isolated to
the Macbooks, by the way) is poor soldering and inadequate cooling,
with the result that the surface mount chip solder connection (these
are ball grid array, meaning that the connections are a grid on the
bottom of the
Jill's been having persistent starting troubles on the Chicken Wagon,
but all the GP's are (now) good. It cranks just fine, but won't
start. Intermittently, according to her. To me it sounds like the
GP's just aren't doing their job well. Today I had a chance to dig
into it a little bit. I
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2737613709.html
Considerably more money. If the AC works, does that mean the heater
blower works?
Allan
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes:
Saw what appeared to be a creampuff '76 300D on Craigslist for $1750,
no email listed, just a cell
Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com writes:
On Dec 23, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I ignore anyone that sends me a text message about a car.
Yeah I agree. It's a bit passive and disrespectful.
I can see it both ways. Often I find texting to be more
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes:
FWIW, the UG* said they would fix everything on the computer that
needs fixin' while replacing the bad part.
That's because replacing the logic board is essentially giving you a
new computer. It's an all-in-one assembly.
Allan
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1983 300D
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Not knowing what they're doing and putting in a poor effort are not
the same thing...
But in the situation I'm thinking of, it's both.
Allan
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1979 300SD
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Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
The College Board says the average cost of a 4 year education is still
like $5-7000 a year. The maroons going to the $30k schools are doing
so for the big name, not the big education.
I think you are absolutely right, especially for an undergraduate
It is illogical.
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes:
logic board
Apple-speak for motherboard. Not sure why they use that term.
Allan
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They love Big Greedy Gummit and Greedy Big Ed. Yo usee, my greed is
not greedy, but yours is! a relative of NIMBY, like certain
SOOOIE-Preme CT justices. (I can take your land, but don't try
using eminent domain to take mine for a development)
. What's the
position of the Occupy
Curt Raymond wrote:
Problem for me is they've got ABS and I'm under the impression you need a
pressure bleeder when dealing with ABS.
I borrowed Dad's Dakota last month and popped a front hose. Didn't have any
problem bleeding it the old fashioned way after replacing the hose (and it had
It takes (mostly) parents instilling an interest in learning for a child
to become educated. This begins when the child is an infant, by reading
and talking to the child so s/he can learn language and all that
implies. Then books, lots of books. By the time children reach the
education
Jim, it would help if you included the official MB model number in
addition to the term chicken wagon, for the benefit of those who
don't know or (like me) have forgotten.
Incidentally, I called Roadside a couple times when my previous 1983
300TD wouldn't start at all despite glowing and
I am a recent advocate of texting, as my work does not allow me to get or make
calls in most cases. Texting gives me a written record and allows me to
respond when it's most convenient, as opposed to waiting until I can call and
risk not getting a hold of the person.
Dan
On Dec 23, 2011, at
Incidentally, the Uber Genius told me that my 2008 MBP would be
categorized as a vintage computer in a year, which means either that
Apple will stop supporting it or that all recalls will no longer
apply.
On 12/23/11, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
It is illogical.
andrew strasfogel
Not always such a disadvantage. I know of a guy raised by a single
mom with an absentee dad who grew up to become President! Then there
was the kid with the alcoholic and abusive dad who also ended up at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You never know...
On 12/23/11, Rich Thomas
Logic board is the standard terminology from way back. Apple has used
the term since the Apple I. Motherboard was a term used by PC
clone makers, I seem to remember.
Logic board makes more sense, as the hardware logic used to operate
the machine resides there.
Besides, Jobs would have
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:07:09 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2737613709.html
Considerably more money. If the AC works, does that mean the heater
blower works?
No. The 114 (and 115) had two blowers, one for the AC and one for the
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:15 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
The GP's, however, were only getting at most 10V on them. I measured
0.2V drop on ground side of battery to the engine block, which was
good. Between the battery positive post to the relay power post I
measured a 2V
Cooler temps? ;))
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Chicken Wagon
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:15 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
The GP's, however, were
Again it is the parent(s) (which might include the grandparents or other
family in loco parentis) who instill a certain ethic in the child
(reading, school, work, responsibility, integrity, honesty, etc.). A
single parent can do that, and many do. A parent whose spouse is
abusive or
I agree completely but I feel that the initial conversation with a stranger
should be a bit more formal- phone or email. Texts can follow.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 23, 2011, at 12:59 PM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am a recent advocate of texting, as my work does not allow me to get
To pick nits, a '76 300D is a 115, not a 114 --- and the heater fan can be
changed in 10 hours if you're willing to enlarge the speaker opening on top
of the dash.
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:07:09 -0500 Allan Streib
Using those two examples rather makes the argument that such single parent
raising is indeed failure.
In the first example, I refer to the impeachment of same, and disbarment,
even though not enforced by the Senate, it happened. Any credit for being a
Rhodes Scholar is canceled by his well
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes:
As a pair they represent to me all in government I do NOT agree with and
almost everything in personal ethics and social boundaries.
Agreed, but I don't think that the ethical high ground can be found
anywhere in the political spectrum. Too many examples of
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes:
As a pair they represent to me all in government I do NOT agree with and
almost everything in personal ethics and social boundaries.
Agreed, but I don't think that the ethical high ground can be found
anywhere in the political spectrum. Too many examples of
'Started immediately today with just a touch of the starter after 8 sec glow;
temp 62F.
'Took it out for short cruise on new bypass; 'sure cruises nicely at 85; so
smooth it feels like flying
Wilton
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Point well made and fully taken. Disgust is fast becoming the most common
sentiment towards our elected persons, on both sides of the isle.
Congress: The only two houses in America that need foreclosed. And that
is just a starting point.
Grant...
AZ...
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Allan
WILTON wrote:
'Started immediately today with just a touch of the starter after 8 sec glow;
temp 62F.
Do you know why?
Did it begin working before you removed the plug(s)?
Or is 62F warmer than during the trouble?
Mitch.
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A similarly priced HP workstation would get a 3 year ON SITE warranty...
I continue to be baffled by people who use Macs for professional work.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -0500
From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:38:37 -0500 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
We seem to have a lot of talk about glow plugs recently. I wonder
why! :-)
Cooler temps? ;))
Yeah, that might have something to do with it!
Craig
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On Dec 23, 2011 2:25 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I continue to be baffled by people
who use Macs for professional work.
I don't want to start a religious war here, but it's not always about price
or even reliability. There are reasons why design for print is
overwhelmingly
There is nothing more expensive to maintain about a 124 v a 123 or 126.
On 12/21/2011 2:08 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Have already seen these cars on CL. No projects - I don't have the time or the
space for a project - I need a decent runner with minimal issues.
I am leery of the W124 mainly due
I think you should do a class on that at the next OkieQ
On 12/23/2011 3:33 PM, OK Don wrote:
To pick nits, a '76 300D is a 115, not a 114 --- and the heater fan can be
changed in 10 hours if you're willing to enlarge the speaker opening on top
of the dash.
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM,
Having done this per the factory procedure, I would suggest that if you're
going to spend 10 hours doing it through the speaker opening you might as well
do it the right way. If you're even remotely competent, you can do the RR in
10 hours.
Dan (who has the scars to show for it)
On Dec 23,
It's warmer. 10 degrees or so.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glowing 91 350SDL
WILTON wrote:
'Started immediately today with just a touch
'Sposed to go dwn to 30 tonight; we'll see what it does in the morning.
BTW, 'removed only #1 plug.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glowing 91
Color management on a Mac is doable, if not exactly easy. On a
Windoze machine, you simply MUST have calibration equipment that is
very expensive and difficult to use, and even then it's no better
than Colorsync. Microsoft support for color matching seems to be
essentially not present,
Sounds good! What caused the problem is still unknown.
A good 126 is indeed a pleasure to drive. To me it is still the
best highway car ever made.
'Started immediately today with just a touch of the starter after 8
sec glow; temp 62F.
'Took it out for short cruise on new bypass; 'sure
Ode to the 126 SDL and SD
In this case, named Rudy
In your best Gene Autry voice
To the tune of Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudy the Big Long MB
Had a very steady ride
And if you ever drove it
You would even say its smooth
All of the other MBs
Are really great to drive
Diesel will last far
Sheesh I'd forgotten all about the Mac/Windows gamma shift. It wasn't much
though, maybe 10-15% and you can easily correct for it with the video card's
software.
If you're working professionally with a Mac and it fails you schedule an
appointment and head over to the Apple store at the mall.
That said, I also avoid buying any car where the seller requests texts!
Call me old fashioned, but I do send several hundred texts a month, many
for business, and many overseas.
My point is, very little can be accomplished via text message in the case
of selling a car.
Jaime
On Fri, Dec 23,
I'd rather find my may to an Apple store if the laptop fails that deal with
Windows any more than I have to.
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Sheesh I'd forgotten all about the Mac/Windows gamma shift. It wasn't much
though, maybe 10-15% and you can
Dieselhead wrote:
Sounds good! What caused the problem is still unknown.
I recall a few years ago, somebody had problems starting a diesel whenever they
parked the car nose-up, particularly when the fuel level in the tank was low.
Seemed random before they made the connection to gravity.
Curt Raymond wrote:
If you're working professionally with a Mac and it fails you schedule an
appointment and head over to the Apple store at the mall.
I thought if you were working professionally with a Mac and it fails, you get
out the spare Mac, sort of like keeping a spare tire in your
That depends.
If you are a corporate or education customer, there are qualified VARs that
provide support.
And as an HP certified technician who used to support a part of a 40,000+ node
enterprise, I can tell you that the guy who comes to fix your HP stuff is most
likely not an HP employee,
There are independents who will come to your site and often have
loaners if the repair requires waiting for parts. I have never been
to a Apple Store, and I don't care to. I know a couple of good
independents that I trust far more than the company schmucks.
Apple is a pain when the main
yep!
Dieselhead wrote:
Sounds good! What caused the problem is still unknown.
I recall a few years ago, somebody had problems starting a diesel
whenever they parked the car nose-up, particularly when the fuel
level in the tank was low.
Seemed random before they made the connection to
We used Wintel boxes in the graphics department until we got the honking
color Xerox machine, then went to Macs for the color management. The Macs
have been no more reliable nor less prone to crashes than Windows, but the
color management is better.
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Peter
For those who don't know what color matching is and means, it's the
ability to reproduce the image on the screen exactly in print, taking
into account all the variations inherent in monitors, illumination,
and reproduction devices. It's a huge problem in photo reproduction
(printing
OK Don wrote:
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
a failure of culture and society to value education
BINGO! We have a winner!
Yes, a winner - thanks R.
Keeping in mind that the operators of education say that education is
their goal,
--R wrote:
Throwing more money at the schools will never ever never make up for that...
Read The Law written in 1848 by Frederic Bastiat. It is available
online as a pdf. It is a short pamphlet describing exactly what you
say.
mao
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Yep, then there is dell that will let you talk to somebody in India.
And then there are the times they (Hp, Dell or ?) claim it is the
OS. Call M$ and you get to talk to somebody in India. If you get
get them to escalate, then you get to talk to another schmuck in
india the next day. After
I purchased my Mac in October 2007 and have never reinstalled the OS. I've
upgraded the OS a few times, and copied it to a new hard drive when I
upgraded to a larger one, but never reinstalled :-) The laptop was thinner
and lighter (especially the power supply) than the 17 Dell I was issued at
Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
The IP to block oring is important to replace. i coat it with just a
little RTV to make sure it stays in place for assembly.
I believe that Marshall said that RTV was prohibited from use on any MB diesel
with piston-cooling oil jets, but I can find no
They'll probably bleed just fine. Pressure bleeder is required to change the
fluid held by the ABS pump and plumbing.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
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Logic board is the standard terminology from way back. Apple has used
the term since the Apple I. Motherboard was a term used by PC
clone makers, I seem to remember.
It's an easy distinction. Both the Apple II, and its later
pseudo-clone IBM PC, had card slots. The Apple, at least,
did not
Jim, it would help if you included the official MB model number in
addition to the term chicken wagon, for the benefit of those who
don't know or (like me) have forgotten.
It's a 1983 300D.
-- Jim
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Considerably more money. If the AC works, does that mean the heater
blower works?
No. No correlation at all, really. Not on that model.
-- Jim
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