That was good.
The Electra had the small motor at 401 cid.
I think most would likely have had the 455 cid.
As he says, lots of torque.
My b-in-l has a Ventura (think Nova) with a 455 and it will smoke the
tires as long as you want to hold down the go pedal.
RB
On 12/09/2014 3:05 PM, Rich Thom
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Earnest, can't see your (helmeted) head, it's lost in the clouds
I'm with you on the lights, in college I used to ride a bicycle at night
often, front and rear generator-powered lights really didn't cut it, when
the flashing LED lights came out, I mounted one on the back of the bike and
anothe
"Dude, that was like...2 years ago!"
Greg
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] N
That's ancient histor
I notice that the article focuses on the victims only. Wouldn't any attempt
to solve the problem need to focus on the perpetrators rather than the
victims? Why is it only GUN violence that we wish to combat? Why not
attack VIOLENCE as the root problem rather than focus only on guns?
Remember th
With all of the statistics and claims made about gun ownership, no one has
mentioned the huge number of people SAVED through the defensive use of a gun
each year. You'll never read about it in the main stream media but there have
been several studies done that indicate numbers between 500,000 an
if you don't go into riding a motorcycle in traffic with the same
mindset you'd take into a Special Op in a Hot Zone, it's likely not
going to be safe and/or fun for long. i have to be prepared to expect
that people are likely to not see me and accept that, or there's no
point in suiting up to
Andrew could best answer that, but i was thinking he's in the DC area,
and if he's going into the office in Foggy Bottom, i don't recall much
around there that's not flat. (even places like Capitol Heights and Oxon
Hill aren't more than a couple-hunnert feet elevation. you can get
closer to 400
I will have a look but I think the issue is that the burner tubes are
wearing out.
RB
On 12/09/2014 11:20 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
The burner I put in mine is aftermarket, its been great. Remember that you're
not going to be able to buy much of a grill for $200.
Have you tried cl
The burner I put in mine is aftermarket, its been great. Remember that you're
not going to be able to buy much of a grill for $200.
Have you tried cleaning yours? Again if its mostly yellow flames maybe theres
something clogging an air intake?
-Curt
From: Ran
Just took a look online. Appears that Vermont Castings has given up on
my model as they show almost all of the parts as "not in stock".
Aftermarket parts appear to be available but also appears that it will
cost at least $200 to replace the 3 burner tubes at roughly $25 each and
about the same f
you should try to ride on the beach down here
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I ride all year around here, I like the summer warmth. 3.5mi down to the
> beach, a mile or two on the beach, then back, clears the head and gets the
> blood
A lot of portable generators have the white wire tied to the bare/green ground;
that is the grounded conductor is tied to the grounding one.
This makes the generator a "separately derived power source", which needs
special treatment.
The underlying issue is that (for safety reasons), the gro
Sounds insanely cheap.
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How about a cheap new vehicle.
Lease a smart ED with the battery assurance plus (BAP).
Note that MBUSA has captured and retained the $7500 federal incentive, but it's
passed on
We too have a Vermont Castings BBQ at home. I think it is 10 or more
years old. Cannot recall exactly how long we have had it.
It is different than the one you describe as it has 3 stainless steel
tube burners that run front to back and W shaped heat shields and no
rock or ceramics.
It was relat
I've got an old style Ducane, bought it before Weber killed all the old
aluminum ones off. After 8+ years, I finally had a problem--the rotary igniter
seized. I lit it with a match through the handy holes in the front made for
that purpose, then ordered a new one for something like $15.
I sup
I'm not sure why they would have a 120/240 socket without the genres to being
wired that way.
If you have the cover off the junction box it would be easy enough to check.
The generator is a four lead machine, so there will be four large wires coming
out typically labeled 1,2,3 &4. 1 and 2 are o
On the flip side, a bad turbo will make no noise at all, since it's
not turning very fast if at all.
Peter
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Lol, I'm resisting the temptation of some copper cookware at Tuesday
Morning -- I need more pots and pans like I need to be kicked down the
stairs, but copper is SO nice to cook on and they are fairly reasonable.
I've already replaced the Farberware my sister bought Mom 30 years
ago. It's
Peter,
I'll second the silent turbo on old Benzes. My 83 300D has 360,000 miles
and my 80 300SD has around 425,000 miles and I've never heard the turbo in the
approximately 18 years that I've owned them. I agree, if you hear the turbo,
it's an exhaust leak or a bad turbo.
Best Wishes,
Well, actually I did intend to use them. Thought my son would, he was
living in a Philly row house that had a deck on the roof but I think all
they did was drink beer up there so he never got it out. And we used to
go to the beach all the time and cook there, but here we can't drive on
the bea
One last question.
If my four pole twistlock outlet is labeled 120v/240v, is there any need to test
the generator, or is it safe to just assume you can power a 120v/240v breaker
box with it? (I've heard that some generators don't have a solid neutral that
splits the 240v outlet into two safe 12
You sound like my wife "its such a great deal we should buy it!" even though we
don't need it and will never use it...
-Curt
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT propane burne
I travel 59 miles each way on the highway with an elevation change of 300 feet
that is made mostly in 2 hills. It'd be one of those where I'd have to leave
for work as soon as I got home. I'd get in good shape though :)
-Curt
From: Peter Frederick via Mercedes
I was at Lowes one day 3 or 4 years ago, they were having a parking lot
sale cleaning out a lot of random stuff. They had 2 portable SS grills
new in boxes, were like $100 originally, marked down to $20. I bought
both of them just because, gave one to my son who never used it, so I
got that ba
That sounds about right. Remember the price of grills hasn't risen appreciably
in the last 15 years. We looked at grills for camp and decided on a KMart $99
unit which has served us surprisingly well.
At home I have a Vermont Castings unit that a co-worker replaced with a $600
Webber. The VC I g
Mine was a bit weak on the heat output so I bored out a coupla the
nozzles and now I can cook a steak in about 3 seconds. Works much
better. The other 2 are stock and better for slow cooking.
--R
On 9/12/14 9:59 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
I have an ancient Arkla (probably made right here in
I'm 37 miles from work on major highways with significant hills. Not
really possible to commute, even it good weather.
Peter
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If you can actually hear the turbo whine and the air cleaner is
installed, you have a bad turbo (unless you have a leak between turbo
and intake -- check the 0-ring). MB turbos are usually silent, unlike
the Volvo, where it sounds like a police siren a couple blocks away.
Peter
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I have an ancient Arkla (probably made right here in Evansville for
Sears) that my BIL bought right after he and my sister got married in
1980. I'm on the fourth burner i think. Still works OK, but is still
way too hot unless I cover the burner with a ceramic shield, and still
catches fir
When the power went out last Friday, the generator had no governor spring.
It started and idled fine, but no output. I blipped the throttle a few times,
kept it revved up for 10 seconds or so, still no output, it went up from about
0.6v to 0.8v when revving it hard.
Today I remembered where t
I ride all year around here, I like the summer warmth. 3.5mi down to
the beach, a mile or two on the beach, then back, clears the head and
gets the blood flowing.
--R
On 9/11/14 6:42 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote:
summer are brutal for riding. i really only ride about 6 or 7 months a
y
Strong work.
--R
On 9/11/14 8:22 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes wrote:
Folks
Well, i drove the car today
It runs really well and is so quiet that i can again hear the turbo whine …. i
think i could even get a speeding ticket, now … as always on WVO
MUCH IMPROVED
we'll see how the turbo
I had one I managed to keep going for maybe 12 years, some of it was
even aluminum that corroded. But send it back to China and a new one
will show up soon, incorporating the old one. Or maybe a Toyota or
something else.
I have a SS grill now I got at Lowes maybe 10 years ago, it looks prett
That means only two possibilities. Bad winding or bad cap, assuming the brushes
are good and making contact.
Dan
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> On Sep 12, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Just looked at the parts manual link. Capacitor excited set.
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Do these respond to flashing?
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Just looked at the parts manual link. Capacitor excited set.
> On Sep 12, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> With it running and a meter on the out put or a light bulb, put 12VDC to the
> brush leads and see what the output does.
>
> If you get 40-80VAC out of it (or more)
With it running and a meter on the out put or a light bulb, put 12VDC to the
brush leads and see what the output does.
If you get 40-80VAC out of it (or more) the windings are OK.
Sounds like it's a capacitive excited set, meaning it self excites using the
capacitor.
If you get output by separ
Same here Larry, I've given up on our propane grill. Food tastes so much
better cooked over charcoal, that's all we use now, and the little Weber
grill fits in the garage quite nicely.
I kept our gas grill operational for years, so we'd have something to cook
over in the event of an extended powe
> On September 12, 2014 at 6:57 AM Dan Penoff wrote:
>
>
> Depends.
>
> With the cover off the alternator, are there brushes or is it brushless?
Brushes. $40 worth.
http://www.mastertoolrepair.com/generator-alternator-parts-hu3650-hu36511-p-44952.html
> If it's brushless there is probably a bi
Speaking of Propane grills - we bought one 3 or 4 years ago and it has
suffered from rusting very badly. It has little sheetmetal clips that
hold the heat shields in place - all are basically gone from rust. i do
keep my grill out side but its cover is always closed once the grill has
cooled
that's a meaningless rebuttal...
LarryT
On 9/10/2014 3:23 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
That's ancient history.
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
What anti-gun laws?
Possession of ha
Depends.
With the cover off the alternator, are there brushes or is it brushless?
If it's brushless there is probably a big capacitor somewhere.
Report back on what you find and we can go from there. Either way it's pretty
simple, the methods are just different depending on what type of excita
Yes, these can be brought back to life with a good cleaning. On my 123
wagon, I removed the stalk and took it apart for cleaning, to restore the
wiper function. End cap can be pried off.
On my 124 sedan, the optical horn contacts are at the base of the stalk.
Didn't have to remove it, just pop o
I don't know whether his commute is flat or not. I have a 9.3 mile commute,
which sounds nice and easy, but then you look at a topo map...
In mine, the peak elevation is 397ft, the lowest is 59ft. In the first 2-2.5
miles, there is a single rise of 150ft in 0.2 miles distance, followed by a
d
I bought a Husky (Home Depot brand, appears to be a Homelite HU 3650) generator
last fall. Subaru/Robin engine, apparently Chinese generator head.
Engine/generator was loose from the chassis, air filter smashed, other than that
looked new. Said to have been dropped while loading it on a pickup t
How about a cheap new vehicle.
Lease a smart ED with the battery assurance plus (BAP).
Note that MBUSA has captured and retained the $7500 federal incentive, but it's
passed on to you anyway.
The finance charges on the lease work out to about 1%.
Anyhow, the "official" deal is $999 down and $1
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