Re: [MBZ] OT Ephraim and The Mule

2015-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I don't own a record player that works, digital would be awesome.

YouTube thoughtfully recommended this, which maybe has the story?  I
haven't had time to listen to it yet.

https://youtu.be/3TgsKSl8ISk

-Max

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 You have to buy the album to find out!

 My buddy Legare's sister says she has the vinyl, I am going to get it and
 rip it.  Will post the files on Dropbox.

 --R



 On 8/11/15 8:08 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

 What happened to the end of the story?  The audio dies around the five
 minute mark...



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Re: [MBZ] OT Ephraim and The Mule

2015-08-12 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes

You have to buy the album to find out!

My buddy Legare's sister says she has the vinyl, I am going to get it 
and rip it.  Will post the files on Dropbox.


--R



On 8/11/15 8:08 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

What happened to the end of the story?  The audio dies around the five minute 
mark...



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[MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly went 
DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was Vehicle hit 
a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just sudden quiet and 
darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave me, I can't stand 
and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, Well, right now, I 
can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, though, and whipped my 
iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, which saved the day/night.  
Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and realized that neighbors still 
had power.  Noticed stove clock still on and refrigerator running and thought, 
Hey, what's this?  We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights 
came on; back to hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for second 
floor landing; light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power 
supply.  Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat pump - 
 lights OK, heat pump inop.

'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who escorted me 
into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.  'Looking 
more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back to first 
floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found all 
good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen for a 
while and call power co.  

'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 911.  
Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power out. 
 'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.  

'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke to a 
lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg of 
power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - Yes, I have only 
partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no 
240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think 
you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician 
pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, Sir.  I'll wait.  

Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked pwr 
in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at 
transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad that 
I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.   
  
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
ATTABOY

Sent from my iPhone

 On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly 
 went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was 
 Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just 
 sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave 
 me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, 
 Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, 
 though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, which 
 saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and 
 realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock still on and 
 refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have some 
 power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, flipped switch 
 - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.  'Began 
 to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to check 
 bedroom lights and heat pump 
 - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 
 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who escorted 
 me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.  
 'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back to 
 first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found 
 all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen 
 for a while and call power co.  
 
 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 911.  
 Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power 
 out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.  
 
 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke to 
 a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg 
 of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - Yes, I have 
 only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no 
 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think 
 you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician 
 pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, Sir.  I'll wait.  
 
 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked pwr 
 in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at 
 transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad 
 that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.   
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would be
so responsive.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 ATTABOY

 Sent from my iPhone

  On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 wrote:
 
  Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world
 suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though
 was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise -
 just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't
 leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She
 replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly
 recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app
 on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked
 out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock still
 on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have
 some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, flipped
 switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.
 'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to
 check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 
  'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
 escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and
 OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.
 'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers
 there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit
 here in kitchen for a while and call power co.
 
  'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
 911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting
 power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
  'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally
 spoke to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss
 of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm -
 Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest
 of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK,
 I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You
 should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you,
 Sir.  I'll wait.
 
  Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech,
 checked pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose
 connection at transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed
 to bed glad that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
 
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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
And the seal runs on the crank, not the hub, on those engines.   
Replacement seals are a few mm deeper so they run on a clean part of  
the crank.  No help is the leaking one is not the original...


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Thanks to everybody for the advice and enlightenment.

For the most part, you have all reinforced what I was thinking.  Just
wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Actually, the evaporator itself is probably not leaking.  The service
adviser described the leaks as being in the o-ring joints that connect the
several lengths of aluminum tubing connecting the front condenser to the
rear evaporator setup.  Those joints were all too corroded to separate.
Presumably the tubing connections at the rear evaporator were similarly
corroded. Of course the dealer's solution is to rip it all out and replace
it. And from a dealer's -spare no cost to the customer- perspective this
makes some sense.  When I googled the problem, I saw some photos that
showed the couplings are aluminum, tapped and held together with steel
bolts.  As you would expect, a little road salt would make the dis-similar
metals fuse into an inseparable mass. It would take mucho time, skill and
tools to replace just those joints.

My wife says she doesn't care about the rear air conditioning, now that the
kids left the nest.  So I'll probably plug or bypass, as appropriate, the
lines to the rear.

To keep the records accurate, I can't speak extensively about Toyota, but
this Sienna has been remarkably trouble free for the last 175,000 miles.
The four Mercedes diesels I've driven over the past 30 years have never had
an air conditioner failure.  The only significant air conditioner failure
we have ever experienced was in a Dodge Caravan my wife previously drove.

Thanks again for the advice and help,
Ned Kleinhenz


Heat the joints with an acetylene torch.  Heating dissimilar metals 
with break the nearly unbreakable bond.  A microtorch may generate 
enough heat for this.



Was the caravan a pre-97 boxy kind?

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[MBZ] OT: EPA

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

what has our EPA done recently to prove its competence?

Well, how about releasing tons of yellow mud into a river  in 
colorado as a way to color the river?  That should be pretty good 
proof that the EPA works.And it wasn't EVEN near St. Paddy's Day!


EPA= expensive pollution agency.  Your goobers from the goobermnt at 
work!  EPA: We're not happy until you're not happyTaking your 
money at gunpoint to wreck the environment.


Andrew, was some of that goobermnt land?  perhaps the BLM should sue 
the expensive pollution agency.


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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
No, it's a fuse, when it blows up it blasts open the connector too, but 
then they have to come replace the fuse with the stick, then close the 
knife with the stick too.  Those guys are pretty good at doing that on a 
floppy 20ft stick.


--R



On 8/12/15 2:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

That would be a circuit interrupter. Those are the things you see on a pole 
near the transmission line that look sort of like a big knife switch with some 
curly wires at one end.

They're essentially a circuit breaker and will make a loud pop when they open.

The linesman will use a hotstick to reset it. If it's really damp and cool at 
night when they reset it you can often see a corona around the stick and the 
linesman when they do this. Cool.

Dan


On Aug 12, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

It's usually the fuse that blows on my line out by the road when a branch hits 
the lines that are above ground as they come back to the pole in front of the 
house.  Sounds like a shotgun going off.

--R




On 8/12/15 11:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  
'First though was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to 
SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, Well, 
right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, 
which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock 
still on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came 
on; back to hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg 
of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat pum

p

- lights OK, heat pump inop.

'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who escorted me into 
basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.  'Looking more like 
loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back to first floor; hobbled 
outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, 
Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen for a while and call power 
co.

'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 911.  Asked 
emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power out.  'Told me to 
call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.

'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke to a lady who seemed to understand 
that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - 
Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no 240-volt 
power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like 
you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, 
Sir.  I'll wait.

Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked pwr in 
meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at transformer; in 
about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad that I had pursued it then, 
instead of waiting 'til morning.
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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Anyone parting one of the following engines?

OM601, 602, 603, or 606 non-turbo?

M103 or M104?
-
Max
Charleston SC



I thought you said you had a leaky seal.  Just pop out the old seal 
and put in a new one.  That was the first MB repair I ever made.  40 
some years ago.


If you are worried about the crank damper being grooved, buy a repair 
sleeve.  (from a bearing house)


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Re: [MBZ] OT: EPA

2015-08-12 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Don't forget it was a CONTRACTOR to the EPA that made the woops, not  
an agency employee.


Long history of people ripping off the Goverment on contracts.

Peter

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
My bad.  You’re talking about a cut-out on the overhead feeder.  I’n thinking 
of a interrupter or sectionalizer, which look identical but are often used to 
replace the older fuse holders.

Dan drinking a Corona


 On Aug 12, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 No, it's a fuse, when it blows up it blasts open the connector too, but then 
 they have to come replace the fuse with the stick, then close the knife with 
 the stick too.  Those guys are pretty good at doing that on a floppy 20ft 
 stick.
 
 --R
 
 
 
 On 8/12/15 2:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
 That would be a circuit interrupter. Those are the things you see on a pole 
 near the transmission line that look sort of like a big knife switch with 
 some curly wires at one end.
 
 They're essentially a circuit breaker and will make a loud pop when they 
 open.
 
 The linesman will use a hotstick to reset it. If it's really damp and cool 
 at night when they reset it you can often see a corona around the stick and 
 the linesman when they do this. Cool.
 
 Dan
 
 On Aug 12, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 It's usually the fuse that blows on my line out by the road when a branch 
 hits the lines that are above ground as they come back to the pole in front 
 of the house.  Sounds like a shotgun going off.
 
 --R
 
 
 
 On 8/12/15 11:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly 
 went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was 
 Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just 
 sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't 
 leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She 
 replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly 
 recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight 
 app on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, 
 looked out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove 
 clock still on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  
 We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to 
 hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; 
 light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  
 Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat
 pump
 - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who 
 escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and 
 OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  
 'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers 
 there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit 
 here in kitchen for a while and call power co.
 
 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 
 911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting 
 power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke 
 to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of 
 one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - 
 Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest 
 of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, 
 I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You 
 should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, 
 Sir.  I'll wait.
 
 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked 
 pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at 
 transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad 
 that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
A sick main disconnect breaker (in CB panel) can produce same symptom.

 -Original Message-
 From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of
 WILTON via Mercedes
 Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:04 AM
 To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Cc: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
 Subject: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out
 
 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly
went
 DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was Vehicle
hit a
 pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just sudden quiet
and
 darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave me, I can't
stand
 and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, Well, right
now,
 I can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, though, and whipped
my
 iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, which saved the day/night.
 Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and realized that neighbors
still
 had power.  Noticed stove clock still on and refrigerator running and
thought,
 Hey, what's this?  We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light,
lights
 came on; back to hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for
second floor
 landing; light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power
supply.
 Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat
 pump inop.
 
 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
escorted
 me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.
 'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back
to first
 floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found
all
 good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen
for a
 while and call power co.
 
 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
911.  Asked
 emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power out.
 'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke
to a lady
 who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg of
 power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - Yes, I have
only
 partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no
240-
 volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think
you're
 right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician
pulling up
 in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, Sir.  I'll wait.
 
 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked
pwr in
 meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at
 transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad
 that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
 
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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Peter, I've had mine apart and replaced the seal once already, and 
the seal rides the hub, hub goes over the end of the crank.


I think mine is leaking because I used an aftermarket seal and the 
hub is scored.


A few years ago the price for a new hub was about $80, now they are over $200.

Manual says the seal can be set deeper if the hub is grooved, I 
tried that but maybe I didn't set it deep enough.


I'd like to get a used hub and (if grooved) see if a machinist can 
weld a bead on the groove and then turn it down.  Goal is to 
minimize down time.


I'm also tempted to try JB Weld and sand/polish that smooth.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300


Just put a collar on the damper where the seal rides.  MUCH 
faster/simpler/cheaper.   It is done all the time.  Metric size is no 
problem as most seals or bearings on post WWII merkun stuff are 
metric.


The brand on the last  one I used is Dichtomatik Americas.  Product 
is called shaft-eze.


https://catalog.dichtomatik.us/en/products/Seals/ShaftEzeShaftSleeves.aspx

If you have the seal number from the last one you used, take it to 
the bearing supply house and get a seal and the shaft -eze to match. 
Minimal down time as it will take you 5 min to install both when you 
get the damper off.  The shaft-eze came with a steel cup to use to 
install it over the shaft or hub.


Otherwise look  up the MB part number and take that  in.  The bearing 
houses have good cross reference resources.  OR, you can look it up 
on the SKF seal crossreference online from the MB part number.




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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 20:58:08 -0500 Rick Knoble via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 ‎http://www.skf.com/us/products/seals/industrial-seals/power-transmission-seals/wear-sleeves/skf-speedi-sleeve/index.html

I used one of these in the repair/refurbishment of our utility trailer a
few months ago.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] ac compressor failure 300td 1982

2015-08-12 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes

my perfect running 3 month old R4 compressor failed today.


Are you sure it was mounted/clocked right-side up?  The oil suck
port (inside) needs to be DOWN.  Isn't/wasn't there an X cast
in to the body?

-- Jim


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[MBZ] ac compressor failure 300td 1982

2015-08-12 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks 

my perfect running 3 month old R4 compressor failed today.

AC had been running for maybe 2 minutes and i was going probably 10 mph. 
Outside air temp about 90f. As i started off i heard and explosion POW and i 
assumed  i had had a blowout, then i saw a puff of oil smoke come out from 
under the hood.

The new in MAY compressor seems to have popped open and, of course, let out all 
the oil and R12.

I'd driven it a couple of thousand miles since the repair which consisted of a 
good flushing, new drier, R12 and conventional refrigerant oil/

Compressor  had been the quietest  smoothest  i'd ever had. I haven't checked 
but i don't think the compressor actually mechanically failed because there was 
never any noise beyond normal

email me directly if you want to see photos … i'm not messing with emailing 
them to the list

i hat it because it's HOT

compressor was brand new not rebuilt from ebay $150 or so and supposedly 
warrantied but no labor, i'm sure

We'll see

I need to do it all again because i have about 3000 miles of running around and 
dragging stuff to do in the next month and the midwest is hot just like georgia

Have any of you ever seen such a failure


thanks,

xx rick
Rick Hawkins

www.javaphoto.com
www.javacycles.com
LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE
www.ricktheprinter.com
www.letterpressmachinery.com
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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎http://www.skf.com/us/products/seals/industrial-seals/power-transmission-seals/wear-sleeves/skf-speedi-sleeve/index.html
‎
Rick 
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10
  Original Message  
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:45 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Reply To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: Curly McLain
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

Peter, I've had mine apart and replaced the seal once already, and
the seal rides the hub, hub goes over the end of the crank.

I think mine is leaking because I used an aftermarket seal and the 
hub is scored.

A few years ago the price for a new hub was about $80, now they are over $200.

Manual says the seal can be set deeper if the hub is grooved, I 
tried that but maybe I didn't set it deep enough.

I'd like to get a used hub and (if grooved) see if a machinist can 
weld a bead on the groove and then turn it down.  Goal is to 
minimize down time.

I'm also tempted to try JB Weld and sand/polish that smooth.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

Just put a collar on the damper where the seal rides.  MUCH 
faster/simpler/cheaper.   It is done all the time.  Metric size is no 
problem as most seals or bearings on post WWII merkun stuff are 
metric.

The brand on the last  one I used is Dichtomatik Americas.  Product 
is called shaft-eze.

https://catalog.dichtomatik.us/en/products/Seals/ShaftEzeShaftSleeves.aspx

If you have the seal number from the last one you used, take it to 
the bearing supply house and get a seal and the shaft -eze to match. 
Minimal down time as it will take you 5 min to install both when you 
get the damper off.  The shaft-eze came with a steel cup to use to 
install it over the shaft or hub.

Otherwise look  up the MB part number and take that  in.  The bearing 
houses have good cross reference resources.  OR, you can look it up 
on the SKF seal crossreference online from the MB part number.



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Re: [MBZ] OT: EPA

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Low bid, I'm guessing . . .

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


 Don't forget it was a CONTRACTOR to the EPA that made the woops, not an
 agency employee.

 Long history of people ripping off the Goverment on contracts.

 Peter




--
OK Don


But WHO hired the contractor?   I'm guessing the EPA (expensive 
pollution agency) wrote the specs and hired the contractor.  That 
means the  expensive pollution agency is responsible.  If they'd have 
left it alone, nothing would have happened.


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Re: [MBZ] ac compressor failure 300td 1982

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

Folks

my perfect running 3 month old R4 compressor failed today.

AC had been running for maybe 2 minutes and i 
was going probably 10 mph. Outside air temp 
about 90f. As i started off i heard and 
explosion POW and i assumed  i had had a 
blowout, then i saw a puff of oil smoke come out 
from under the hood.


The new in MAY compressor seems to have popped 
open and, of course, let out all the oil and R12.


I'd driven it a couple of thousand miles since 
the repair which consisted of a good flushing, 
new drier, R12 and conventional refrigerant oil/


Compressor  had been the quietest  smoothest 
i'd ever had. I haven't checked but i don't 
think the compressor actually mechanically 
failed because there was never any noise beyond 
normal


email me directly if you want to see photos Š 
i'm not messing with emailing them to the list


i hat it because it's HOT

compressor was brand new not rebuilt from ebay 
$150 or so and supposedly warrantied but no 
labor, i'm sure


We'll see

I need to do it all again because i have about 
3000 miles of running around and dragging stuff 
to do in the next month and the midwest is hot 
just like georgia


Have any of you ever seen such a failure


thanks,

xx rick
Rick Hawkins

www.javaphoto.com
www.javacycles.com
LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE
www.ricktheprinter.com
www.letterpressmachinery.com


How do you know it is an MB compressor, and not a 
GM compressor?  From what i heard, they look the 
same, but the gm one is mounted 90 or 180º from 
how the MB one mounts, resulting in no oil in the 
bearings for the GM one mounted on the MB.  That 
is why I only trusted a new one from Q, when Q 
was in the biz.


Sounds to me like you got a GM compressor not a GM compressor made for MB use.

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Yes, I thought of that and agree, but this one was really at the 
transformer.  I was lucky that the fault was in theirs, not mine and 
easily corrected.


Wilton

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Cc: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out



A sick main disconnect breaker (in CB panel) can produce same symptom.


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WILTON via Mercedes
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:04 AM
To: mercedes list mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
Subject: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly

went
DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was 
Vehicle

hit a

pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just sudden quiet

and

darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave me, I can't

stand

and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, Well, right

now,
I can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, though, and 
whipped

my

iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, which saved the day/night.
Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and realized that neighbors

still

had power.  Noticed stove clock still on and refrigerator running and

thought,

Hey, what's this?  We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light,

lights

came on; back to hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for

second floor

landing; light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power

supply.

Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat
pump inop.

'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who

escorted

me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.
'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back

to first

floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found

all

good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen

for a

while and call power co.

'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call

911.  Asked

emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power out.
'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.

'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally 
spoke

to a lady

who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg of
power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - Yes, I have

only

partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no

240-

volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think

you're

right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician

pulling up

in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, Sir.  I'll wait.

Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked

pwr in

meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at
transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad
that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.

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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

http://www.skf.com/us/products/seals/industrial-seals/power-transmission-seals/wear-sleeves/skf-speedi-sleeve/index.html

Rick
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10


Yep,  that'll work!

Here is the seal cross reference.

http://www.skf.com/binary/81-66344/457012.pdf

You are looking for mer-ben  that is their acronym for MB.

Load the cross reference and do a search for the MB part number. 
Once you have the SKF number, any bearing house can get you the seal 
and the repair collar.


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Re: [MBZ] OT: EPA

2015-08-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Low bid, I'm guessing . . .

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Don't forget it was a CONTRACTOR to the EPA that made the woops, not an
 agency employee.

 Long history of people ripping off the Goverment on contracts.

 Peter



-- 
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NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens!

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our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain

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learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves.

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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Peter, I've had mine apart and replaced the seal once already, and the seal 
rides the hub, hub goes over the end of the crank.

I think mine is leaking because I used an aftermarket seal and the hub is 
scored.

A few years ago the price for a new hub was about $80, now they are over $200.

Manual says the seal can be set deeper if the hub is grooved, I tried that but 
maybe I didn't set it deep enough.

I'd like to get a used hub and (if grooved) see if a machinist can weld a bead 
on the groove and then turn it down.  Goal is to minimize down time.

I'm also tempted to try JB Weld and sand/polish that smooth.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Not uncommon. I've had it happen as well. Fortunately, other than heat or AC, 
you're still pretty much functional.

I had it happen in a house in Indianapolis in the dead of winter around 1:00 
am. Lucky for us our gas furnace was on the leg that still worked.

I would have gone back to bed if it hadn't been for the crew that came out 
around 3:00 am to change out the failed pad mounted transformer in front of the 
house. They made such a racket with their equipment it was impossible to sleep.

Glad they came despite the noise...

Dan 

Sent from my iPad

 On Aug 12, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would be
 so responsive.
 
 On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 ATTABOY
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 wrote:
 
 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world
 suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though
 was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise -
 just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't
 leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She
 replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly
 recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app
 on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked
 out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock still
 on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have
 some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, flipped
 switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.
 'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to
 check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 
 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
 escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and
 OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.
 'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers
 there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit
 here in kitchen for a while and call power co.
 
 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
 911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting
 power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally
 spoke to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss
 of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm -
 Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest
 of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK,
 I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You
 should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you,
 Sir.  I'll wait.
 
 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech,
 checked pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose
 connection at transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed
 to bed glad that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
 
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Re: [MBZ] This guy is my hero!

2015-08-12 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes

The sticker needs to be on the back of an old 240D blowing black smoke.

RB

On 11/08/2015 7:59 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:

Yes I am with you on that. Maybe we should have some anti-pissus bumper
stickers with star logo @ the Q.
On Aug 11, 2015 8:14 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:



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Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c

2015-08-12 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Boy my emails take a long time to show up huh? I sent that one just before 5 
and it showed up after 8...
-Curt

  From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Cc: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com 
 Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 4:58 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c
   
A good AC shop can probably fix it for half what the dealership wanted or 
less...
-Curt
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 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Cc: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com 
 Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 4:18 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c
  
Operative word here is Dealer...

Take it to a well versed independent AC shop and have them put in a piece
of line that bypasses the rear evap unit, then recharge the system.

The rear unit is plumbed in series with the front unit as far as the
coolant flow, most likely. One compressor feeds both evaporators. Two
controls, one for each evap, right?

A good AC shop should have no issues sorting it out.

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:11 PM, ned kleinhenz via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 My wife drives a 2006 Toyota Sienna.  The air conditioning in that mini-van
 lost its refrigerant.  The Toyota dealer wanted $3,595 to replace the
 corroded rear evaporator and rear refrigerant lines needed to fix the leak.
  I told the dealer “Air conditioning is nice, but not worth that much to
 us.”  The dealer refused to block off the rear air conditioner, and only
 said, “You can’t do that”.


 I see there are several sources of special tubing plugs used to block off
 the rear air conditioning of this mini-van model.  Does anybody have
 experience with this?  Can the front A/C system of dual evaporator vehicle,
 work long term, with the back system blocked off?


 Thanks,

 Ned Kleinhenz

 06 – E320 CDI
 95 – E300D
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Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c

2015-08-12 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
They have been routed through Hillary! Clinton's email server, and the 
Secret Service guys have to check them to make sure they haven't been 
hacked.


--R



On 8/11/15 8:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

Boy my emails take a long time to show up huh? I sent that one just before 5 
and it showed up after 8...
-Curt



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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Of course, paint it polka dot or pink and purple stripes if ya want.  Just 
DON'T paint the heat exchanger fins!


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From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com

To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out


Speaking of which - our outside AC compressor is ugly but not that old. 
Is

it OK to spiff it up with a fresh coat of paint to match the house color
(dark tan)?

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


Not uncommon. I've had it happen as well. Fortunately, other than heat or
AC, you're still pretty much functional.

I had it happen in a house in Indianapolis in the dead of winter around
1:00 am. Lucky for us our gas furnace was on the leg that still worked.

I would have gone back to bed if it hadn't been for the crew that came 
out
around 3:00 am to change out the failed pad mounted transformer in front 
of

the house. They made such a racket with their equipment it was impossible
to sleep.

Glad they came despite the noise...

Dan

Sent from my iPad

 On Aug 12, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would
be
 so responsive.

 On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 ATTABOY

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com
 wrote:

 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world
 suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First
though
 was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no 
 noise -

 just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room,
Don't
 leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.
She
 replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly
 recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the 
 flashlight

app
 on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, 
 looked

 out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock
still
 on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still
have
 some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall,
flipped
 switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came
on.
 'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs
to
 check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat pump inop.

 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
 escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON
and
 OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at 
 transformer.
 'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk 
 breakers

 there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna
sit
 here in kitchen for a while and call power co.

 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to 
 call

 911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for
reporting
 power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.

 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally
 spoke to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage -
loss
 of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to 
 confirm

-
 Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in
rest
 of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied,
OK,
 I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg. 
 You
 should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank 
 you,

 Sir.  I'll wait.

 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech,
 checked pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose
 connection at transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I
headed
 to bed glad that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til 
 morning.


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Re: [MBZ] OT Mini-van dual zone a/c

2015-08-12 Thread ned kleinhenz via Mercedes
Thanks to everybody for the advice and enlightenment.

For the most part, you have all reinforced what I was thinking.  Just
wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Actually, the evaporator itself is probably not leaking.  The service
adviser described the leaks as being in the o-ring joints that connect the
several lengths of aluminum tubing connecting the front condenser to the
rear evaporator setup.  Those joints were all too corroded to separate.
Presumably the tubing connections at the rear evaporator were similarly
corroded. Of course the dealer's solution is to rip it all out and replace
it. And from a dealer's -spare no cost to the customer- perspective this
makes some sense.  When I googled the problem, I saw some photos that
showed the couplings are aluminum, tapped and held together with steel
bolts.  As you would expect, a little road salt would make the dis-similar
metals fuse into an inseparable mass. It would take mucho time, skill and
tools to replace just those joints.

My wife says she doesn't care about the rear air conditioning, now that the
kids left the nest.  So I'll probably plug or bypass, as appropriate, the
lines to the rear.

To keep the records accurate, I can't speak extensively about Toyota, but
this Sienna has been remarkably trouble free for the last 175,000 miles.
The four Mercedes diesels I've driven over the past 30 years have never had
an air conditioner failure.  The only significant air conditioner failure
we have ever experienced was in a Dodge Caravan my wife previously drove.

Thanks again for the advice and help,
Ned Kleinhenz
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
We lose power about once a year, so I put the Report power outage number
in the address book of the phone after the first time - no fumbling around
in the dark looking for it now.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
 wrote:


 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
 911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting
 power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.

 'Got the # and called;

 --

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for themselves.

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2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] Dan - what car are you parting?

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Sorry. W140, M119.

To-date I've sold nearly $1,000 worth of parts off of it and I have another 
round on eBay closing out on Sunday night. That leaves the cats and a number of 
other items I have yet to pull or list.

I started a detailed spreadsheet with selling prices, shipping expenses and 
such to establish my true profit from all this when it's done.

Next Tuesday is the target date for final disposal.

Dan 

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 On Aug 12, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I need a part from an M104, the hub off the front of the crank.
 -
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Re: [MBZ] Dan - what car are you parting?

2015-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
OK thanks.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Sorry. W140, M119.

 To-date I've sold nearly $1,000 worth of parts off of it and I have
 another round on eBay closing out on Sunday night. That leaves the cats and
 a number of other items I have yet to pull or list.

 I started a detailed spreadsheet with selling prices, shipping expenses
 and such to establish my true profit from all this when it's done.

 Next Tuesday is the target date for final disposal.

 Dan

 Sent from my iPad

  On Aug 12, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  I need a part from an M104, the hub off the front of the crank.
  -
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  Charleston SC
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[MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Anyone parting one of the following engines?

OM601, 602, 603, or 606 non-turbo?

M103 or M104?
-
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Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] This guy is my hero!

2015-08-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yeah, this sounds more like Prius envy.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 2:47 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:

 Why do we care about the Priuses? Their owners are miss-guided and
 irrational, just like about 85% of the population. They are not a threat,
 just annoying when they start talking.

 On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

  The sticker needs to be on the back of an old 240D blowing black smoke.
 
  RB
 
 
  On 11/08/2015 7:59 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:
 
  Yes I am with you on that. Maybe we should have some anti-pissus bumper
  stickers with star logo @ the Q.
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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
 for themselves.

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 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Re: [MBZ] WTB: crankshaft hub

2015-08-12 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:17:28 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Anyone parting one of the following engines?
 
 OM601, 602, 603, or 606 non-turbo?
 
 M103 or M104?
 -

Our former '95 E320 had an M104, but I can't get to it now.

Sorry.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
I was 'fraid they were gonna hafta change the transformer for an interior 
problem, but they obviously found a loose connection on outside and 
tightened it.  This transform was installed only coupla months ago.


Reminds me:  'Bout 20 years ago, a new tenant moved into one of my rental 
houses.  One of the last things I told 'im the day he moved in was, Ya need 
to go to power co. and give 'em a deposit to get power turned on.  Two 
weeks later, tenant called to report, Stove doesn't work; oven light works, 
but burners don't work.  I dove the 18 miles or so to the house.  While 
working diagnosis, I went to the meter and noticed that there was no seal - 
just like power  co. and I had left it.  'Pulled meter and noticed plastic 
insulating pads (installed by pwr co.) preventing connection of one leg. 
'Went back inside and asked  tenant, Have ya been to power co. to get power 
turned on?  His answer:  No.  ''Told 'im, Well, you only have 120 volts; 
one leg of the power is not ON.  Ya need to go to power co. to get it ON. 
The thief had been stealing 120-volt power for 2 weeks.  I drove away and 
heard no more about it; 'shoulda charged 'im for my trip out there to tell 
'im the second time.


Wilton

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From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com

To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out


Not uncommon. I've had it happen as well. Fortunately, other than heat or 
AC, you're still pretty much functional.


I had it happen in a house in Indianapolis in the dead of winter around 
1:00 am. Lucky for us our gas furnace was on the leg that still worked.


I would have gone back to bed if it hadn't been for the crew that came out 
around 3:00 am to change out the failed pad mounted transformer in front 
of the house. They made such a racket with their equipment it was 
impossible to sleep.


Glad they came despite the noise...

Dan

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On Aug 12, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would 
be

so responsive.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


ATTABOY

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com

wrote:

Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world
suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First 
though

was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise -
just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, 
Don't
leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness. 
She

replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly
recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight 
app

on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked
out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock 
still
on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still 
have
some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, 
flipped
switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came 
on.
'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs 
to

check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat pump inop.


'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON 
and

OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.
'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers
there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna 
sit

here in kitchen for a while and call power co.


'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for 
reporting

power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.


'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally
spoke to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - 
loss
of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to 
confirm -
Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in 
rest
of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, 
OK,

I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You
should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you,
Sir.  I'll wait.


Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech,

checked pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose
connection at transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I 
headed

to bed glad that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.


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Re: [MBZ] This guy is my hero!

2015-08-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Why do we care about the Priuses? Their owners are miss-guided and
irrational, just like about 85% of the population. They are not a threat,
just annoying when they start talking.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 The sticker needs to be on the back of an old 240D blowing black smoke.

 RB


 On 11/08/2015 7:59 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote:

 Yes I am with you on that. Maybe we should have some anti-pissus bumper
 stickers with star logo @ the Q.
 On Aug 11, 2015 8:14 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves.

WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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[MBZ] Dan - what car are you parting?

2015-08-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I need a part from an M104, the hub off the front of the crank.
-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes

I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would be
so responsive.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

  ATTABOY
 


Ach!  You've never lived, or never lived with electricity.

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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That would be a circuit interrupter. Those are the things you see on a pole 
near the transmission line that look sort of like a big knife switch with some 
curly wires at one end.

They're essentially a circuit breaker and will make a loud pop when they open.

The linesman will use a hotstick to reset it. If it's really damp and cool at 
night when they reset it you can often see a corona around the stick and the 
linesman when they do this. Cool.

Dan

 On Aug 12, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 It's usually the fuse that blows on my line out by the road when a branch 
 hits the lines that are above ground as they come back to the pole in front 
 of the house.  Sounds like a shotgun going off.
 
 --R
 
 
 
 On 8/12/15 11:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
 Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly 
 went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was 
 Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just 
 sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave 
 me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She 
 replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly 
 recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app 
 on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out 
 and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock still on 
 and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have some 
 power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, flipped switch 
 - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.  'Began 
 to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to check 
 bedroom lights and heat pump
 - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 
 'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who escorted 
 me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.  
 'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back to 
 first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - 
 found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in 
 kitchen for a while and call power co.
 
 'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 911. 
  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power 
 out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
 'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke 
 to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage - loss of one 
 leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - Yes, I 
 have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house 
 and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, 
 I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You should see a 
 technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, Sir.  I'll wait.
 
 Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked 
 pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at 
 transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad 
 that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Speaking of which - our outside AC compressor is ugly but not that old.  Is
it OK to spiff it up with a fresh coat of paint to match the house color
(dark tan)?

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 Not uncommon. I've had it happen as well. Fortunately, other than heat or
 AC, you're still pretty much functional.

 I had it happen in a house in Indianapolis in the dead of winter around
 1:00 am. Lucky for us our gas furnace was on the leg that still worked.

 I would have gone back to bed if it hadn't been for the crew that came out
 around 3:00 am to change out the failed pad mounted transformer in front of
 the house. They made such a racket with their equipment it was impossible
 to sleep.

 Glad they came despite the noise...

 Dan

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  On Aug 12, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  I never heard of this before - thanks for writing.  I doubt Pepco would
 be
  so responsive.
 
  On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
  mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
  ATTABOY
 
  Sent from my iPhone
 
  On Aug 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com
  wrote:
 
  Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world
  suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First
 though
  was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise -
  just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room,
 Don't
  leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.
 She
  replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly
  recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight
 app
  on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked
  out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock
 still
  on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still
 have
  some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall,
 flipped
  switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came
 on.
  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs
 to
  check bedroom lights and heat pump - lights OK, heat pump inop.
 
  'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who
  escorted me into basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON
 and
  OK.  'Looking more like loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.
  'Back to first floor; hobbled outside to heat pump units to chk breakers
  there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna
 sit
  here in kitchen for a while and call power co.
 
  'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call
  911.  Asked emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for
 reporting
  power out.  'Told me to call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.
 
  'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally
  spoke to a lady who seemed to understand that I had a partial outage -
 loss
  of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm
 -
  Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in
 rest
  of house and no 240-volt power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied,
 OK,
  I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like you've lost one leg.  You
  should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you,
  Sir.  I'll wait.
 
  Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech,
  checked pwr in meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose
  connection at transformer; in about 15 min, power was back on, and I
 headed
  to bed glad that I had pursued it then, instead of waiting 'til morning.
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT - Power partially out

2015-08-12 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
It's usually the fuse that blows on my line out by the road when a 
branch hits the lines that are above ground as they come back to the 
pole in front of the house.  Sounds like a shotgun going off.


--R



On 8/12/15 11:04 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Sitting at my desk checking emails at 11 last night, the world suddenly went DARK and heat pump, TV - everything - cut off.  'First though was Vehicle hit a pole or a transformer blew, but there was no noise - just sudden quiet and darkness.  I said to SHWMBO in adjoining room, Don't leave me, I can't stand and move around safely in complete darkness.  She replied, Well, right now, I can't do it very well either.  I quickly recovered, though, and whipped my iPhone out and punched the flashlight app on, which saved the day/night.  Hobbled across hall into kitchen, looked out and realized that neighbors still had power.  Noticed stove clock still on and refrigerator running and thought, Hey, what's this?  We still have some power.  Flipped kitchen light, lights came on; back to hall, flipped switch - no light; flipped switch for second floor landing; light came on.  'Began to think, Lost one leg of our power supply.  Hobbled upstairs to check bedroom lights and heat pump 

- lights OK, heat pump inop.


'Back to kitchen, found flashlight and new batteries for SWMBO, who escorted me into 
basement and to breaker box.  'Found all breakers ON and OK.  'Looking more like 
loss of one leg of power supply at transformer.  'Back to first floor; hobbled 
outside to heat pump units to chk breakers there - found all good.  Told SWMBO, 
Go to bed if ya want, I'm gonna sit here in kitchen for a while and call power 
co.

'Couldn't find # for power co. in directory.  Finally told Siri to call 911.  Asked 
emergency dispatcher if she could help me find # for reporting power out.  'Told me to 
call 411.  Oh, of course, thanks.

'Got the # and called; after listening to series of options, finally spoke to a lady who seemed to understand 
that I had a partial outage - loss of one leg of power supply.  Man called coupla minutes later to confirm - 
Yes, I have only partial power - 120 volts in part of house, none in rest of house and no 240-volt 
power - heat pumps do not run.  He replied, OK, I got it, I think you're right.  'Sounds like 
you've lost one leg.  You should see a technician pulling up in les than 30 minutes.  Thank you, 
Sir.  I'll wait.

Shonuff, bout 25 minutes later, truck pulled up in front.  Tech, checked pwr in 
meter base; one leg of power missing.  Found loose connection at transformer; in 
about 15 min, power was back on, and I headed to bed glad that I had pursued it then, 
instead of waiting 'til morning.
   
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[MBZ] OT: Solar powered 1966 VW bus (too bad it isn't a 240D)

2015-08-12 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
1966 Volkswagen Bus Runs Entirely on Sunshine

December 29, 2014

*– ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY MARTIN LAMONICA OF XCONOMY
http://www.xconomy.com/ –*

[image: VW bus]
http://cleaneasyenergy.com/cecblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/VW-bus.jpg

Trying to run an electric car from solar cells on the car’s roof makes no
sense—or so I thought. Earlier this week, I met with Daniel Theobald, the
CTO of healthcare company Vecna, who has been driving a solar-powered
Volkswagen bus for a year.

His project won’t transform the auto industry overnight. But by taking on
what most engineers would consider foolishly ambitious—a solar-powered
car—he’s created a proof of concept that could lead to commercial solar
vehicles, at least for some uses. In the process, he and his colleagues
have created power electronics technology that could be applied to other
products for Cambridge, MA-based Vecna, including its delivery robots for
hospitals.

Certainly, combining solar power and electric vehicles isn’t new. Many EV
owners have rooftop panels on the homes. And some Toyota Prius models are
equipped with solar cells embedded into the roof, which power a fan to cool
the car. But making car-attached panels serve as the primary energy source
is very hard. The big challenge is that on-board panels put out a tiny
amount of juice compared to the power a car needs to run.

[image: Daniel Theobald]Theobald was also under the impression that a
solar-powered car was essentially impossible. But he wanted an electric or
hybrid car that could transport his large family, so he decided to
challenge his assumptions and see where it would lead. He bought a 1966
Volkswagen minibus off Craigslist, converted it to electric power (in an
afternoon), and started reengineering the vehicle for solar.

His conclusion: “You can have a practical vehicle that runs completely on
solar.”

To be sure, the VW bus looks funny—there are 10 solar panels affixed to its
roof, some of which hang over the front and back. The cost of the vehicle
and equipment, including very efficient, but pricey, solar panels is about
$30,000. Driving on solar also restricts his range to about 20 miles if
there’s no sun.

But in taking on the challenge, Theobald and other Vecna engineers working
on the project have created technology they’re seeking to patent, which
could lead to new business opportunities. For example, airport service
vehicles are outside for long periods of time and don’t need to go long
distances. This is a situation in which having a solar-powered vehicle—one
that wouldn’t necessarily need to be charged by plugging in—could make
sense, Theobold says.

“Making practical solar vehicles is something most people wrote off so in
many ways, it’s a fairly unexplored problem,” he says. “But there are a lot
of applications where solar-powered vehicles make a ton of sense.”

There’s some crossover with Vecna’s current business, too. Engineers are
now working to outfit the bus with a lithium-ion battery, which will be
used in Vecna’s healthcare robots

*Optimizing for the Solar+Mobility*

Engineering-wise, Theobald’s project uncovered some conventions that make
solar-powered passenger cars such a tough challenge. For example, the
electronic components normally used in electric cars, such as the battery
packs, are not optimized for the voltage that solar panels put out. Also, a
significant portion of energy is lost in charging and discharging a
battery, but that can be minimized.

In early tests, Vecna engineers tried to have the bus run directly off the
solar panels, rather than charge the battery and run off the stored energy.
Powering a car largely from solar panels limits the acceleration
significantly, but it can be done in city driving, they found. Driving the
car at highway speeds (it can go 80 miles per hour) requires much more
power than what the panels can generate in full sun.

[image: Solar panel hookup]Theobald also found that the topography of a
given route makes a huge difference. Driving up a big hill to bring his
kids to school would kill his battery, but taking a slightly longer yet
flatter route used about one-quarter of the energy. “This idea of being
aware of the energy as we travel is going to become much more relevant as
we start using electric vehicles,” he says.

The solar-powered bus also uses a number of tricks to lighten the weight
and reduce aerodynamic drag, such as using thin tires and lightweight
wheels and bumpers.

With more tinkering, the energy use and efficiency can be optimized
further, Theobald says. For example, the lithium-ion batteries are lighter
and last longer than their lead-acid cousins now installed.

Another possibility is to use batteries in conjunction with ultracapacitors
links:%20http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/supercapacitor-enhanced-hybrid-storage-could-earn-cash-for-subways,
a type of storage device that can very quickly discharge power to
accelerate a car, for example. Engineers are also trying to