Peter Hertzing wrote:
... they have had to replace trucks with automatic
transmissions because they couldn't find drivers who could
drive manual tranny's. I remmeber when the same thing
happened to the bus line I was driving for. Sad day and
definitly less quality drivers.
Craig
A good driver will float all the up-shifts.
-- Philip
What does it mean to float an up-shift?
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
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Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com wrote:
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/u-p-s-finds-a-substitute-for-diesel-natural-gas-at-260-degrees-below-zero/
That is good news, I think we'll see more and more LNG and CNG vehicles, which
will pressure OPEC / Saudis to lower the price of
TE ban...@nc.rr.com wrote:
LNG has always been a part of the UPS fleet, though in limited
quantities
and only in select areas (e.g. the Pleasantdale GA hub).
Are any of these bi-fuel (LNG or #2 diesel)?
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
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Nope, only LNG. To be honest, these things are so few and far in between at
UPS, they are used more as a PR tool than a delivery tool.
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Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 4:26 PM
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On a Harley 74 on the old three lane road between Washington and
Richmond, tried to pass a Greyhound. Got even with it but couldn't
do it because the oil temperature got too high. This was in 1948.
There were two of us on the bike. Might have done it with only one.
Oh Lord, before I'm turned
Ridin da dawg!
--R
On 4/25/12 9:00 AM, Gerry Archer wrote:
On a Harley 74 on the old three lane road between Washington and
Richmond, tried to pass a Greyhound. Got even with it but couldn't
do it because the oil temperature got too high. This was in 1948.
There were two of us on the bike.
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Only possible in a non syncro box, well possible in a syncro box but you
will have to be within a few engine revs.
Hendrik
who hasn't floated gears for
clay monroe wrote:
Did not drain the TC, but it can not hold all that
much. Got it buttoned back up and poured four quarts of Mobil
1 in.
the manual shows it takes seven liters, but that is just weird
it only took four.
That means there's 3 liters of old fluid in the torque
Yes, the ACC does switch between more and less outside air but it's always
drawing _some_ outside air.
In max AC mode it would be mostly recirculating.
I don't agree that a pressure test would identify a leaking core. The leak may
be very small, but enough to produce a detectable smell. Also
In my experience, once the heater core is contaminated externally, you will
never get rid of the smell unless you remove it and wash it. At that point you
can pressure test it directly.
I had a smelly heater core in a VW, I removed the core and pressure tested it
and it didn't leak. What I
UPS trucks do a lot of slow, stop and go, city driving. Diesel might not be
the best choice. Also the difference in the per-gallon price between diesel
and gasoline is getting pretty large, and diesel engines are more expensive
initially.
UPS don't keep their trucks long enough for longevity
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012, at 07:50 PM, Craig wrote:
I recall the fellow who drove the Inglewood City Lines bus I took to and
from high school. An old diesel with a 4-speed, non-synchro transmission.
He had to double-clutch every shift and did a very good job of it.
When I was a kid my school bus
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012, at 11:09 AM, TE wrote:
UPS destroys their package cars when they are retired from service. First,
the package car is stripped of its badging, decals, etc. Next it is painted
white, crushed to pieces and photographed.
Really? I had no idea. Why is that? Doesn't seem to
On Apr 25, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
UPS don't keep their trucks long enough for longevity to be a factor. They
sell them off after a couple of years.
No. Some package cars are quite old.
Also, as Tarek (sp) stated earlier, the retired package cars are
A buddy of mine worked with UPS many years ago to help design an engine
for the kind of driving the cars (the guy who started UPS insisted on
this terminology, and I think it was a firing offense to refer to them
otherwise) did, back after the initial fuel shortage in Jimmy Cahtah
days.
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On Apr 25, 2012, at 9:35 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
UPS don't keep their trucks long enough for longevity to be a factor. They
sell them off after a couple of years.
No. Some package cars are quite old.
Also,
Allan Streib wrote:
I don't see how selling the cars could create liability, once a vehicle is
sold the prior owner is no longer liable I would not think.
Unless the prior owner designed said vehicle, then he'd be on the hook for any
product liability concerns.
Mitch.
I drove 25 minutes to work this morning in cool February in April
weather and couldn't get the old smell. Maybe the Lysol did the trick
(I should be so lucky).
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
In my experience, once the heater core is contaminated
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
I don't see how selling the cars could create liability, once a vehicle
is sold the prior owner is no longer liable I would not think.
Unless the prior owner designed said vehicle, then he'd be on the hook for
Some years ago I seem to recall my driver showing me an inline 6 that was fuel
injected in his car. I believe he said something about it being able to burn
a wide range of fuels.
Dan
On Apr 25, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
A buddy of mine worked
Hey Curt -
Can you let me know what Rusty says? I need the same piece...
Thx --
LarryT
78 240D
91 300D
On 4/23/2012 10:16 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Rusty,
For an '78 240D, can you get the black plastic trim that goes over the aluminum
trim that hangs on the rain gutter? I don't know what its
Philip wrote:
A good driver will float all the up-shifts.
On 25/04/12 17:40, Max wrote:
What does it mean to float an up-shift?
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good
driver will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without
using
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I drove 25 minutes to work this morning in cool February in April
weather and couldn't get the old smell.
Might be good news, but I think you need a feminine nose for the final test
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Thanks, that's what I thought. Have done that in extremis but never well
enough to feel comfortable that I
Max wrote:
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Thanks, that's what I thought. Have done that in extremis but never well
enough to feel
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012, at 03:12 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Plus, we don't need to go see these information gatherers. Abe
Lincoln didn't have an exposure problem - stay away from the systems
and try to accomplish anonymity as much as possible - forget the
regulators and their schemes. Yes, that
What we need is the ability to share simple data such as diagnosis and current
medications so that doctors can communicate regarding care. Does no favors to
our system when a doc orders a ct that the patient had last month cause it's
easier then getting the result from another doctor. Same
Allan wrote:
Was just reading that contact with our health care system is the fifth
leading cause of death in this country.
Eh...
Life ain't all its cracked up to be...
Easy to say as I am still breathing and ticker is still doin' its thing...
mao - purely expendable
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice challenge... if I can keep from wrecking
Nope - tyvek or something - I just missed that the first time around.
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.comwrote:
Alles.
There was some mention of teflon patches over some vents that blew off as
designed after liftoff. (?)
Maybe I'm mis-remembering or
I used to drive my 1951 VW manual, no synchro at all, with no clutch -
match the engine speed when down shifting just as if you'd double clutched,
but with more accuracy, or crunch. Granted, the power used ws
considerably less (25hp when new).
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Fmiser
I didn't mean to send that to the list ;)
He says $85. We'll see how hard it is to install
-Curt
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:17:59 -0400
From: Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Couple parts questions
Message-ID:
That would be a GREAT system! Wish someone had paid you happy money for
it, and put it place!
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:46 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Way back in 2005 I designed and copyrighted a medical file system that had
a patient card which remained with the patient and held the
At 07:59 PM 4/25/2012, mao wrote:
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice
...I think you need a feminine nose for the final test
Hah! My wife's always asking me to smell this or that
out of the refrigerator in order to see if it's still good.
Noses vary. It's not sex-linked.
-- Jim
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Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
Mountain Man wrote:
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice challenge... if I
While waiting for the proper spark wires to come from Rusty, I got excited when
UPS guy dropped a box on the porch. Not the needed wires, will have to call
Rusty in the morning to see if they are back order.
Big box of scary. Well, actually eBay batch of euro lights for the SL. Been
looking
I drove 25 minutes to work this morning in cool February in April
weather and couldn't get the old smell. Maybe the Lysol did the trick
(I should be so lucky).
87 yesterday. today was warmer. Hardly Feb weather!
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Yeah, I want your incipient rust storm for $2k. This will take weeks of hard
work to neutralize. And it will never be right. Insurance already paid him
off, and this is criminal
clay
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D -
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