<>? Are they (or the remnants of their culture) still around?
I thought they were gone long before the Aztecs.
Greg
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toltecs are the bomb, man
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 6:56 PM, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> The locals are fairly content in Central America. Honduras and Nicaragua
> have been unhappy for ages. El Salvador has increase joy since the
> military has backed down, but gangs are a problem. Guatemala h
i used to be comfortable with thermals down to about zero F, but here lately
the heavy thermals aren't enough below 32F. Age probably has something to do
with it. I'm thinking there might be even more effective thermals for arctic
regions.
I'll see what I can out on the 'net since Wilton has his
--R wrote:
> ...My wife tells me they are extremely assertive about keeping out or closely
> regulating anyone who might want to go there. Seems like a nice place.
>
Sounds like a much better policy than open borders - we have open
borders, don't we? A shift to Bhutan ways might seem "too"
restr
MMM wrote:
> A Google search turns up this guy on eBay in the Phillipines.
>
I see San Diego at ebay.
Thanks for trying the ask question.
ma
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I understood that Bhutan was the happiest country. My wife was there for 2
months this summer. We had some visitors from there a coupla weeks ago, they
told us Bhutan had never had a war. My wife tells me they are extremely
assertive about keeping out or closely regulating anyone who might want
Yea but once you get that stuff in there it's a pain to get out. Most ac people
won't hook their machines up to it either for fear of contamination. Maybe
somebody else knows better
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> On Sep 20, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I gotta find out where
Realities of Air-to-Ground: Most people don't understand that military
aircraft do not have magic systems that detect, locate, and identify targets
from the air. The human eyeball is still the primary sensor. This is not
as critical for stationary targets, like buildings and bridges, but attacks
I gotta find out where it's leaking first. I'm just concerned that it's the
evaporator, which the leak stuff would just be a temporary fix for anyway
Dan
On Sep 20, 2014, at 8:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
wrote:
> Unless it is a car you are getting rid of, fix it properly, don't
Wonder if thats the same stuff they use for rust remover. I'm given to
understand it gets quite ripe after a couple days.
I've been using evapo-rust which I think is molasses based and has no
particular smell. I did let some evaporate down by accident, it turned into a
thick good like molasses
Should have said the beet juice was NOT coorsive.
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> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Cu
What all cars you got now?
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Why? That seems pretty pointless to me
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> On Sep 20, 2014, at 3:16 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Thinking very seriously of getting the Sanden kit from Rollguy on Peachparts
> for my 83 300TD. Any opinions?
>
> Manfred
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The York ac in my 76 240d would get so cold it would litterally blow snow
flakes out the center vents. I have never seen a need to get rid of york
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> On Sep 20, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> We talked about the Sanden to York conversion at ChowdaQ
Unless it is a car you are getting rid of, fix it properly, don't ruin the
system with that stuff
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> On Sep 20, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Looks like the S500 has a leak. I dropped Tarek a note to see if the
> evaporator was ever replaced in t
Looks like the S500 has a leak. I dropped Tarek a note to see if the
evaporator was ever replaced in the car. I'm hoping it was
On that subject, I seem to recall someone on the list using some pretty wicked
leak repair chemicals on their car with success. While I'm not at that point
just
We talked about the Sanden to York conversion at ChowdaQ last week. I
understand doing it but I've never seen AC that got cold like a York
compressor. Its like Christmas in July...
-Curt
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Replaced the springs in the TE today, didn't take long. Left side was
failing in multiple places and bulging out toward the wheel, right
side had more broken off the end, but no big problems.
Ball joints went in and out nicely with a custom made press adapter
and a $200 ball joint screw pr
Hi Manfred,
Why replace the R4? I've found them to work pretty well and be reasonably
smooth on the diesel. Power useage isn't too bad on the turbo too.
If you had a york (or a 240D), I'd understand... I just replaced one of
these with a sanden in a 70 280se with good results. I used a generic
The brand of thermal underwear is less important than the weight and material.
I've got 3 pairs, lightweight for when its not that cold and I need to move
around. Heavier for when its colder and/or I'm moving less (like snowmobiling)
and heavyweight for serious cold or just hanging around. The h
I used it today to replace a LCA (and the lower ball joint while I was there).
I had no problems getting the discs or center column in (w210, non-4matic). It
compressed smoothly (ball thrust bearings will do that for ya!), and was easy
enough to turn with a normal 1/2" drive ratchet and a 19mm
The locals are fairly content in Central America. Honduras and Nicaragua have
been unhappy for ages. El Salvador has increase joy since the military has
backed down, but gangs are a problem. Guatemala has had issues, but even in
the middle of a crap storm, the locals are generally content.
For the past 20 years I've heated my shop with ten 100 watt filament bulbs
(which also provide plenty of light) except for one very cold winter which
required 12 bulbs. Of course, I'm 'way north of Dan; about 90 miles or so and
I like the shop hot; about 78F.
Gerry
P.S. Wilton, do you remember
Washer fluid is available and fairly cheap. My tractor came with glycol in
the back tires; no problems yet after 5 years except for a dead tire
pressure gauge. I stop each tire with the valve up to add or check air.
Calcuim works but it's corrosive so you want an inner tube if you uise that
stuff
A Google search turns up this guy on eBay in the Phillipines. When I went
to his US listings, I could ask a question with no problems...
Using Firefox 32.0 under OSX 10.6.
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On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I was watching an aucti
My snow plan here was to use the regular loader bucket (6 ft) on my 45 hp (I
must add Diesel) utility tractor. But I have found it a lot easier to just
wait for it to melt (1 week, tops) here in NC. But when I lived in NJ as a
Kid and was assigned in Ohio (WPAFB), the white stuff had to be shift
I was watching an auction from this seller: aladi200
I had a question to ask.
Scroll down to the bottom of the description and clik on Ask a
question. Sign in to ebay, select "Other" in the list of qustions and
get an ebay page that tells me the seller is not available to answer
questions. So I c
Hmmm...I see Italy is tied with Ukraine and is 2 points below Nigeria and
"Palestine". Yemen is 3 points ahead of Italy. I'm thinking there might be
something wrong with their methodology. Iran has almost double the score of
Italy! I'm surprised that Iranians weren't afraid to say they are happ
Thinking very seriously of getting the Sanden kit from Rollguy on
Peachparts for my 83 300TD. Any opinions?
Manfred
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Yes, somebody must be lying. I thought the reason why all those children
from Guatemala and El Salvador were crossing our border was because those
and other countries in Central America were such Hell holes...
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Sep 20, 2014 3:10 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
i can't believe the USA scored nearly that high
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Spoiler alert: USA is no. 14
>
> Some in the top 10 I found hard to believe.
>
> http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-top-10-happiest-countries.html
>
i thought it would turn out the way it has for you for exactly why you s ay
it did
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The wife still has her 2005 Mazda 6S, but that's it. Everything else is
> an MB. 2 - W140s, 1 - R129, 1 - W124.
>
> I can
Spoiler alert: USA is no. 14
Some in the top 10 I found hard to believe.
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-top-10-happiest-countries.html
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The wife still has her 2005 Mazda 6S, but that's it. Everything else is an MB.
2 - W140s, 1 - R129, 1 - W124.
I can understand the concerns about the W140s from the time of the original 'Q,
but enough time has passed that there is so much information out there in
DIYLand that it's made the re
Talk about a counterproductive "improvement"...
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> REgulator is one thing, window motor is another. Has to be programed at
> the dealer so the computer knows which one to operate when you push the
> swit
My favorite question is "What would it take to make the car PERFECT?" That
way, you know every flaw.
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes
wrote:
> I didn't get to ask that - we had a appt to get to. Also, it has been on
> that same lot for at least a month, maybe 2 - so someth
'Reminds me, I think I have a drawer full of thermal underwear in a chest in my
bedroom not used since I left Greenland in Feb. '79; may be an A-3 bag in the
attic with some winter gear, too. I really need to lighten the load on the
house foundation! I did give my unused bunny boots and mukluk
REgulator is one thing, window motor is another. Has to be programed
at the dealer so the computer knows which one to operate when you push
the switch
Peter
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Subject: [MBZ] Window Regulator Replacement
>Gawd, I love these cars
Really?
Do you have any domestic, or Asian auto's left?
Prices on 123s and 124s seem re
i'm sure you recall how back when we met the talk was how the 140s were the
death of DIY and how they'd never reach into old age on account of it?
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Put a new regulator on the right rear window in the S420 to
Another non-political B-52 tale:
AWESOME!
By Wilton Strickland
Targets for B-52's (BUFFs - Big Ugly Fat Fellows) during most of the
Vietnam War were usually truck parks, supply routes and depots, troop
concentrations, etc., in an operation known as Arc Light and in support of
friendly gro
ATTABOY.
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 1:35 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Window Regulator Replacement
Put a new regulator on the right rear window in the S420 today. All of
under $50 in parts from FLAPS and
'Know how to hurt a guy, don't ya?
Wilt
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Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Cub Cadet finale
What is "Snow"
From September through March, I do have t
Put a new regulator on the right rear window in the S420 today. All of under
$50 in parts from FLAPS and maybe 30 minutes of work.
Even though they're riveted in place on the W140s they're easy peasey to
replace.
Gawd, I love these cars
Dan
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Some of the farms around us that could be a looong ride... Considering my Super
M maxes out at 16mph I'm glad they'll come to us. We're only 5 miles out of
town but the tractor isn't much of a road vehicle.
-Curt
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To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes D
The tires have tubes but I see your point.
Apparently its not a problem, this isn't an idea I came up with, loads of
people do it. I should weigh a gallon of used anti-freeze (which I suspect I
could get plenty of for free) and see if its more than cheap washer fluid.
Washer fluid being primaril
Why washer fluid? Won't the alcohol attack the rubber tires? Use the
antifreeze that you drain out of the MB when changing it.
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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>
> Alternately I could go back to plan A with washer fluid, I've already got
Yeah, I don't want to hear it in August when its ten million degrees at your
place. I'll take snow any day over having the tires on the car melt...
-Curt
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Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014
What is "Snow"
>From September through March, I do have to sweep the sunshine off my
driveway every morning. But, it's only a courtesy thing we neighbors do.
We did have a pretty harsh winter last year. My heater came on for about an
hour one day in January
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 4:15
In my small experience with it this is usually done from a truck.
Every time we did it (few enough) we drove the tractor down
to the co-op. The wheel will be heaver post-op!
-- Jim
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Maybe. I should look into the cost.
In my small experience with it this is usually done from a truck. Maybe I can
catch them on a day they're doing one nearby.
Alternately I could go back to plan A with washer fluid, I've already got a
valve to put fluid in while taking air out, just need a way
For that I'd have somebody do it but the tire guy won't come out for
two little garden tractor tires like he will for a farm tractor.
Take wheels in?
-- Jim
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A garden tractor and plow without wheel weights and chains is a waste of time.
Mine will plow an astonishing amount of snow and if I lift the plow as I hit
the pile the tractor will stand right up and make big snowbanks. Those banks
are very useful for loading snowmobiles. Even though the traile
Exactly.
That's what I did in later years in Wisconsin. More so because I was traveling
a lot and the wife was home with the boys at the time and working full time as
well. Our Landscaping guy plowed driveways in the winter, so we paid him to
keep the driveway clear.
Much easier than having
Enough experience with myself, too; 'best method I found, though, was to
write check to "farmer/contractor" in MI UP. 'Best way to know if there'd
been another blizzard during the night was to hear the tractor getting
closer as he plowed the driveways nearby. Occasionally nice to snuggle
deep
I'd use windshield washer fluid. Its relatively cheap, easy to get and of
course it won't freeze.
For a big tractor its calcium in water, much heavier but more difficult since
it has to be mixed up. For that I'd have somebody do it but the tire guy won't
come out for two little garden tractor ti
Fall weather seems to be upon us here in the Low Country, didn't get warmer
than high seventies yesterday, upper sixties at night. Our front yard oak
has started dropping leaves, but none are turning yet. Beautiful day to
work on the White Whale in the garage (installed lifters, cam shaft, chain
I have approached snow removal from many directions over the years.
Wheel Horse 8HP tractor with dozer blade
Walk behind snow blower
Tractor (16HP) mounted snowblower
In nearly every instance, the biggest issue was getting enough weight to the
back wheels for traction. The Wheel Horse didn't
Curt,
What fluid would you use to fill your tractor tires?
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Its a matter of relativity, I don't think any of us would consider a wood stove
a luxury but compared to a fireplace it sure is.
Compared to sitting on a cold metal pan seat this padded seat cover will be
pure luxury.
Plowing is way better than snowblowing, way less snow in your face. My plo
I find this statement troubling. Having shoveled, blown and plowed snow many
times, I can never think of of time I could have considered the conditions as
"luxurious".
Dan who is watching liquid sunshine fall from the sky today
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