Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Jon Agne
Of course, the other obvious solution to your conundrum is to hire a plow guy. I've done this for the last 8 years on my 110' drive. I just use the Ariens walk-behind to clean up walks and around the garage. Find out what your neighbors do. I found a local carpenter who puts on a plow in

Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Jon Agne
BTW, I agree with Curt. With all that stuff, you MIGHT be OK. On Aug 16, 2013, at 6:56 AM, Jon Agne wrote: Of course, the other obvious solution to your conundrum is to hire a plow guy. I've done this for the last 8 years on my 110' drive. I just use the Ariens walk-behind to

Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff
This is what I did when we lived in Wisconsin. The landscaping guy who put in our lawn plowed driveways in the winter. He did the same sliding scale thing - first pass, $30, second, $20, and so on. Since I was traveling a lot and the spouse was working and holding down the household it was a

Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
To get to my place in Caribou from Brunswick you get on 95 and drive until just before Canada (about 4 hours) then get on Rt1 and drive north for an hour... Brunswick is still southern Maine. ;) -Curt Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:51:57 -0400 From: dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] '75 300D a/c conversion

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
REFUTE. My '78 240D has a york compressor and 134, it works great. I've been debating saving the rest of the car and one of the strong factors in its favor is ICE COLD AC. -Curt Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:16:28 -0500 From: Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Frederick Moir
Eye-gore!   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr FredenSCHTEEN! --R On 8/15/13 10:23

Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Because you put them in the garage? Last year we had zero snow before the blizzard. The winter before we had 24 in October and nothing until a 6 storm in March... -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:56:36 -0400 From: Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Dieselhead
I suspect this is a casualty of the gasohol we are forced to use. Or the crappy gasoline, or dirt, or water because ethanol blend was no used. Really people, before ethanol was regularly blended into gasoline, people had to pour alcohol into the gasoline to disperse water in the gas tank.

Re: [MBZ] ACA

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Anyone who eats okra and likes it doesn't need health insurance. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: haha - Good one... ;-) LarryT On 8/15/2013 5:51 PM, G Mann wrote: Hype and Chains .. Hype and Chains... now tap your little red shoes together 3 times

Re: [MBZ] John Deere 318

2013-08-16 Thread Jon Agne
They named it Caribou for a reason!!! On Aug 16, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: To get to my place in Caribou from Brunswick you get on 95 and drive until just before Canada (about 4 hours) then get on Rt1 and drive north for an hour... Brunswick is still southern Maine. ;) -Curt

Re: [MBZ] UPS Airbus crash

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
NTSB Investigators saw no evidence of a fire. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote: An engine fire is possible. They weren't out of fuel (big post-crash fire) but that doesn't mean it was being delivered to the engines nor that one or both of them

Re: [MBZ] Larry's Clock

2013-08-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Are you a time cop? --R On 8/16/13 12:20 AM, Fmiser wrote: Hey Larry, either your clock/calendar is off - or you have succeeded in performing time travel! Your last email came in with: Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:11:37 -0400 I'm not certain when it showed up, but right now that's about 18

[MBZ] OT: BMW

2013-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey
SWMBA's X5 split the coolant tank yesterday and dumped it all, stranding her. Looks easy to replace, and poorly designed compared to, say, a 107 coolant tank. I'm assuming that I won't be able to get one today at the dealer. That's a drag. Apparently BMW's are notorious for cooling system

Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW

2013-08-16 Thread Rich Thomas
She wanted that thing because it is more reliable than the other components of your fleet, right? --R On 8/16/13 9:52 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: SWMBA's X5 split the coolant tank yesterday and dumped it all, stranding her. Looks easy to replace, and poorly designed compared to, say, a 107

[MBZ] MB Glassholes

2013-08-16 Thread Rich Thomas
http://gizmodo.com/against-your-better-judgment-mercedes-is-integrating-g-1153862999 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Too right, you can't blame ethanol for dirt in the gas... People love to blame ethanol for their lousy cleanliness and lack of using a fuel stabilizer and for leaving equipment outside with a vented gas cap. My buddy who owns the snowmobile shop LOVES vented fuel caps. He gets snowmobiles in

Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
You write still out getting painted as if you've told us that before. Fortunately you had the foresight to update your website. ;) -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:52:18 -0700 From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] OT: BMW

Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW

2013-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey
She wanted that thing because it is more reliable than the other components of your fleet, right? She _wanted_ a brand-new Toyota, but the droids there tried to pull their usual crap and she left, never to darken their door again. This X5 was a sop to _me_, being German and used. (She found

Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW

2013-08-16 Thread Frederick Moir
Universal  truth!   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW She wanted that thing because it is more

Re: [MBZ] '75 300D a/c conversion

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/08/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the York compressors not being able to handle the higher R134 pressures. Can anyone confirm or refute this? I did not have good

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt creating life, as long as you have an under fourty year old female handy. ;-) Mitch. I guess I must be getting old.

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Curt, you are SO politically incorrect. You are supposed to demonize any fuel that isn't petroleum-based. I love it. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Too right, you can't blame ethanol for dirt in the gas... People love to blame ethanol for their

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to.

Re: [MBZ] 123 Starter Motor Woes

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
Can you use just one long extension and can you get an impact type extension? My experience with impact guns is that every joint in the setup tends to lessen the impact force. If it is really tight you need to be as up close and personal as possible and have a good gun with lots of torque

Re: [MBZ] '75 300D a/c conversion

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/08/2013 9:51 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 8/15/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that these cannot be converted to R134. Talk him into using ES-12 or Cathey-12, and avoid the issue entirely. No system designed for R-12

[MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... After, of course, they cease to create life. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Motor Mounts

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
Your wonky clock keeps you in the bottom spot on the list of emails. Is that deliberate? Randy On 16/08/2013 5:11 PM, Larry T wrote: yep, shakes start at idle for that matter. I've been adjusting the throttle cable to make it start easier and shake less, then once moving I adjust it all

Re: [MBZ] 123 Starter Motor Woes

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Randy Bennell wrote: Can you use just one long extension and can you get an impact type extension? My experience with impact guns is that every joint in the setup tends to lessen the impact force. You can get some of it back by grabbing the extension at the gun and turning it

Re: [MBZ] 123 Starter Motor Woes

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 16/08/2013 11:05 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Randy Bennell wrote: Can you use just one long extension and can you get an impact type extension? My experience with impact guns is that every joint in the setup tends to lessen the impact force. You can get some of it back by grabbing the

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: FredenSCHTEEN! http://youtu.be/nxxSIX3fmmo ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 16/08/2013 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 I would not say that was one of the nicer shades of green but the thing that really does not work in my opinion is the

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Incorrect, I'm anti-stupid. By the same token I'm anti-ethanol which seems like the most pointless gas additive ever. Adding ethanol to fuel was a political anti-science decision pushed largely by the corn lobby. Corn based ethanol might be among the stupidest decisions ever made... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yes Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Incorrect, I'm anti-stupid. By the same token I'm anti-ethanol which seems like the most pointless gas additive ever. Adding ethanol to fuel was a political anti-science decision pushed largely

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Damn Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 Sent from my iPad ___

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I love it Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/08/2013 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 I would not say

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Craig
On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:12:00 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/08/2013 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 I would not say that was one of the

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
Along there with cutting a big, rectangular hole in a perfectly good steel top on a car. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Maybe so. But the issue is a rubberized diaphragm that was produced before the gasohol mandate and which becomes too rigid after years of immersion in fuel mix. It has nothing to do with dirt or gum or varnish. Maybe this would happen anyway with pure gas. But it's not unreasonable to suspect

[MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Speaking of new fuels, is there any actual data on possible effects of ULSD on our old Mercedes engines? Scott ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
And your point is...? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... After, of course, they cease to create life. Mitch. __**_

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
You may like the shade of green but it is clearly a non-authentic color Mercedes never offered in that model year. I don't see it anywhere on the 1973 OEM color code chart: http://www.automotivetouchup.com/touch-up-paint/mercedes-benz/1973/all-models/ On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Craig

Re: [MBZ] UPS Airbus crash

2013-08-16 Thread Richard Hattaway
The witness on TV who was talking about how it was on fire before it crashed also mentioned 'large cracking sound' and 'loud boom' and etc etc etc.  He looked like he was glad to say whatever it took to make him famous for a few minutes. From: Rich Thomas

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Fmiser
Dieselhead wrote: Really people, before ethanol was regularly blended into gasoline, people had to pour alcohol into the gasoline to disperse water in the gas tank. I'll say it again. I have been using 10% ethanol since prior to 1990. Deliberately - as in I look for and choose the pump

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Fmiser
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... Mitch wrote: After, of course, they cease to create life. Andrew wrote: And your point is...? What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Fmiser wrote: I'm reluctant to mess with what works - but I'm thinking I should at least check the price of 100LL at the airport. Using it for the 2-strokes wouldn't be too rough on the budget as even during saw season I use less than 10 gallons. I've been unable to find anybody willing to

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt creating life, as long as

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread OK Don
To put it another way, it's the journey, not the destination :-) On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
I dunno Wilton, I like driving on a cool evening with the roof open, stars shining, my girl by my side... -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:42:40 -0400 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Real actual data? Probably never, who would pay for it? Anecdotally I've got probably 100,000 miles on ULSD with no noticeable effects. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:43:29 -0400 From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] ULSD

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
That you don't read real good, or at least don't really pay attention. The topic was creating life, it was suggested to be done with women under age 40. The comes a point in a woman's life where her ability to produce life gets curtailed, commonly around age 40. Good job killing what was an

Re: [MBZ] Larry's Clock

2013-08-16 Thread Larry T
Yep, got the old Way Back Machine out of the shop and have been visiting the past and the future to see if my past is the same as I recall it and to see what might be coming. Sorry, can't share of the future or I lose my license to operate. The truthis not as interesting ;-) I set my

Re: [MBZ] Motor Mounts

2013-08-16 Thread Larry T
I see my devious plan is working - which I will share as soon as I figure it out... hmmm.. is being at the bottom preferred? Perhaps I think... for my next trick, perhaps shape shifting? ;-) Maybe I'll shift to a nice 300SEL 6.3? Vroom-vroom... Buhhahahaha... ha... LarryT On

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread Larry T
Found this which doesn't really address mechanical longevity: 5. *Will my old diesel engines run on ultra-low sulfur diesel?* Older vehicles and equipment will run on ultra-low sulfur diesel and will experience a small

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
A vehicle always looks strange when painted an unoriginal color. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster You may like

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
Wonder if the pump computer knows type of fuel the numbers take? Would it let a jet-fuel number have avgas? Wilton - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
There have been documented cases of women giving birth up to a ripe old age of 59, or even older when given medicinal encouragement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_over_age_50 In the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States, between 1997 and 1999, 539 births were reported

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
'Can't even get that close in most cars any more. ;) BTW, one of the cars we (3 children SWMBO and I) enjoyed most was our '64 Karman Ghia - short drives, of course. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 16/08/2013 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I can always tell with Mercedes if the color has been changed to a non-Mercedes paint code, or even if the color is a true Benz color but not correct for that model year. Funny thing about that. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:32 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: A vehicle always looks strange

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
Me, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster I can always tell with Mercedes if the color has been changed to a

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Just by show of hands, how many people agree with Curt that I sucked all the joy out of this converstation with my tactless, ill-informed and insensitive question? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/08/2013 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Fmiser

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Add this to my lengthy list of unmarketable skills. ;) On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:48 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Me, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
Welcome aboard! I've always had lotsa those, too. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster Add this to my lengthy

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Here's another one: I can tell what the outside temperature is, usually within a degree. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:50 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Welcome aboard! I've always had lotsa those, too. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread G Mann
Actually, yes. When ULSD was first mandated, exhaustive testing was done on semi truck engines of early design to ensure it would not damage them. You may know that the largest use of diesel fuel is by trucking industry.. Initial runs of ULSD found that it did not have enough lubricity to

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread G Mann
All this damn ethanol stuff has sure cut into the corn whiskey moonshine business. Did you know, to make ethanol, you have to have an actual whiskey license? Legal and all.. Really yer honor.. all them dang mason jars in my trunk is just fuel fer ma car.. Grant... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:15

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread G Mann
Sorry,, no brakes on front landing gear.. ever.. Have no idea what the smoke is from.. On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Anybody know the details here? Supposedly the tug driver started towing without telling the crew to disengage the brakes first.

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread Craig
On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:38:53 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry,, no brakes on front landing gear.. ever.. I think he was referring to the main gear brakes being locked. Thus, when the tug pulled the front gear, it came along, but the rest of the plane stayed behind. Have no idea

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread G Mann
In the picture I think I see what looks like tire smoke just aft of the front wheel truck. I don't see any coming off the mains.. and I've never seen a tug or tow bar strong enough to drag a loaded jet with the brakes locked.. so what am I looking for ? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Craig

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread Craig
On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:49:24 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: In the picture I think I see what looks like tire smoke just aft of the front wheel truck. No, that's the blue of the sky reflecting off spilled hydraulic fluid. I don't see any coming off the mains.. and I've never seen a

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread WILTON
Yep, I can do pretty good on that, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster Here's another one: I can tell what

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread dseretakis
Spoken like a true geriatric:) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBNXDXNOKlo Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:38:26 -0400 From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr Message-ID:     CAC35L=tNraMYeODHNeGG_4kwsg4fha5u5_i4D6ofn=pteyf...@mail.gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I went up to the welding shop a coupla years ago and there was this cone-shaped stainless steel thing about 16 diameter with a pipe fitting welded into the top tip of the cone. I asked the welder who brought that in, and he just said some guy. So I said man that looks like the top of a still

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: There have been documented cases of women giving birth up to a ripe old age of 59, or even older when given medicinal encouragement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_over_age_50 I forget how old she was, but a childhood friend and his older brother only exist

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Well it sure ain't a Navy airplane! The carrier steam catapult attaches to the nose gear and accelerates the whole aircraft at up to 6Gs longitudinal. It can be pretty disorienting the first time. Passenger configurations are even more interesting because the PAX seats face aft such that the

[MBZ] Clock Repair W123

2013-08-16 Thread Jon Agne
I followed this link: http://web.archive.org/web/20071013023637/http://diymbrepair.com/easley/clock.htm It worked perfectly. Also did cabin temp sensor replacement (along with tube replacement), fixed glove box door, replaced right sun visor, reinstalled passenger kick panel, diesel purge,

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
I do recall discussion of problems with LSD (not ULSD) on vehicles with rotary injection pumps but the inline IPs (like Mercedes) were OK. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of G Mann Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 4:31 PM To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Aircraft incident

2013-08-16 Thread Peter Frederick
It's a DC-9, old one. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Clock Repair W123

2013-08-16 Thread dseretakis
Do you have a little book where you document all you do with date and mileage? It's always fun to look back or use for reference! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: I followed this link:

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Corn based ethanol might be among the stupidest decisions ever made... Doubtful. It, at least, is reversible. Now socialized _anything_ is generally _not_ reversible! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] UPS Airbus crash

2013-08-16 Thread Gerry Archer
Read an article some time ago wherein pilots were complaining about airlines cutting them short on fuel in order to haul more passengers/freight. Saw no resolution of the dispute, so I wonder if fuel exhaustion could be the cause? Gerry From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com NTSB

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread OK Don
I guess road tax on ethonol is lower than liquor tax? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:35 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Did you know, to make ethanol, you have to have an actual whiskey license? Legal and all.. Really yer honor.. all them dang mason jars in my trunk is just fuel fer ma car..

Re: [MBZ] How I beat the saw

2013-08-16 Thread OK Don
You should drive a truck - I know of two men for sure here who carry a 55 gal. drum in the back of their pick-up to the 100LL pump at KHSD (Sundance airport in OKC) and fill it up. They then drive it here an fill up their aircraft. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:44 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] MB Glassholes

2013-08-16 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: http://gizmodo.com/against-your-better-judgment-mercedes-is-integrating-g-1153862999 This is Jaime, no? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] UPS Airbus crash

2013-08-16 Thread Allan Streib
Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com writes: The witness on TV who was talking about how it was on fire before it crashed also mentioned 'large cracking sound' and 'loud boom' and etc etc etc.  He looked like he was glad to say whatever it took to make him famous for a few minutes.

Re: [MBZ] ULSD

2013-08-16 Thread Allan Streib
I add Lucas fuel treatment to my diesel now. Not sure how much it helps, but can't see how it hurts. Supposedly lubricates injection system. http://www.lucasoil.com/products/display_products.sd?catid=2iid=26 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes: Actually, yes. When ULSD was first mandated,

Re: [MBZ] Another Green Monster

2013-08-16 Thread Allan Streib
A/C works, but might be out of gas Tell me another story. Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com writes: Here's another one: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1726371-fs-1973-450-se-139k-va.html#post5907687 -- Allan Streib ___

Re: [MBZ] UPS Airbus crash

2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Good point. How could the Investigators determine if the plane literally ran out of fuel - the black box? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.eduwrote: Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com writes: The witness on TV who was talking about how it was on fire

[MBZ] OT: Time Window speakers

2013-08-16 Thread Craig
I recall some conversation about these in days past. I was able to score a pair from our local freecycle list. They need new speaker grille wrap-arounds (which look like black open-cell foam scrubbing material). One of the speakers was knocked over by a cat and had one of the woofers fall out and

Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Fmiser
Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Time Window speakers

2013-08-16 Thread Jim Cathey
DCM made good stuff. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] had my netbook with me today

2013-08-16 Thread Gary Hurst
from what i am told, my skype wasn't working on it, so if you called and left a message, email me so i can go fish it out if it there. or just email me what the message was -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com*