It would be east to make the case that "higher education" with government
monopoly student loans is an effective way to enslave younger generations.
> clay wrote:
> > Higher education is being wasted ... They do not expand on the knowledge
> base in any appreciable manner. Just seem to build a l
The best (and possibly cheapest) way to boost to a NA617 is to remove the old
engine and transmission and replace with a factory turbo engine and
transmission from a recycler.
Just adding boost won't do anything unless a turbo injection pump is added too.
But then a boost signal would be neede
It would be east to make the case that "higher education" with government
monopoly student loans is an effective way to enslave younger generations.
> clay wrote:
> > Higher education is being wasted ... They do not expand on the knowledge
> base in any appreciable manner. Just seem to build a l
1987, Stanford, PhD in Electrical Engineering.
> -Original Message-
> 1 question- when was,the last time you were,on a,college or university
> campus?
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 8:12 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> >
Different block...
Craig via Mercedes wrote on 6/28/19 10:22 PM:
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:49:06 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
I think this is for real or maybe goofing?
123 FB group:
When turbocharging a 78 OM617, what else do I need to do prep the block
for the boost?
Ummm ... d
We spent 20+ years there the last time. Corruption is rampant.
Clay is right. Mike Rowe is right. Rick is right. College is gummit
sponsored robbery for most kids. Hard sciences, medicos, Industrial
Technology and similar, and engineering, yes. Pretty much everything
else is a waste.
D
THere, I fixed it
Dan--- via Mercedes wrote on 6/28/19 2:50 PM:
They changed to the later crank style jack 6 years earlier, so that’s the
option if I can’t find a ratchet handle...
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THat is a 190Dc jack. not a 220Sb jack. It is NOT authentic for that car.
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote on 6/28/19 2:13 PM:
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yeah, we've mostly had electric.
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote on 6/28/19 10:24 AM:
Is she used to using an electric stove? Most people prefer gas if they
have it for a while. Heats faster and has more infinite control.
We do not have a gas stove but have considered getting one.
On 28/06/2
unless it is yuro, that is the wrong jack. The 62 220Sb came with a
crank type jack. AFIK, all MBNA 220Sbs came with the crank jack. I
scrounged crank jacks for my 190Dc and through out the thread and rachet
jack. I could probably part with a crank jack, but I find them useful.
Dan--- via
That has not been my experience. THe 43 yo water heater has crapped
out a TC every 21 or 22 years. the electronic ign crapped out once in
under a year, and again in another 8-10 years.
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 6/28/19 8:50 AM:
Water heaters are about the last remaining place where
Roosa Master filter was great in the 70s/80s. Clear, so you can see if
you got bugs or crud or water. New filters available all over the
country at any FLAPS or JD stealer and more places. Now it would be
standyne something or other.
Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote on 6/27/19 2:57 PM:
Max
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:49:06 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
> I think this is for real or maybe goofing?
> 123 FB group:
> When turbocharging a 78 OM617, what else do I need to do prep the block
> for the boost?
Ummm ... different pistons, different head, oilers for cooling the
unde
Pack the engine compartment with 1 lb. bricks of Tannerite, so when you
finally exceed the ultimate boost limit and the engine grenades, it will
really be "dramatic"... ? Be sure and video every run...
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 7:49 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
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Did you search on the Akebono website? I remember that getting the pads for a
124 for the front were easy, but finding the rear pads was tough.
Consider other (less expensive) pads on Rock Auto.
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On June 28, 2019 10:44:30 PM EDT, fmiser via Mercedes
wrote:
>I have
Up id down and down is up. Crank windows are a selling point.
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> Nice
>
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> > On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Kevin in
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I think this is for real or maybe goofing?
123 FB group:
When turbocharging a 78 OM617, what else do I need to do prep the block for the
boost?
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I have been using my private stock of PBR Deluxe brake pads. But
I'm running out!!
So if I want a no-dust pad for my 123s, what are some good choices?
I looked for Akebono - EUR31 seem to fit the rear (001-420-0620).
But I can't find any for the front! (001-420-7820)
https://www.eeuroparts.com/
Attaboy
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 9:59 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> So I went with my friend to look at a coupla cars. At this one lot I get
> talking to the sales guy, a retired Marine colonel he says. Maybe who
> knows. Anyway he
1 question- when was,the last time you were,on a,college or university
campus?
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 8:12 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Higher education is being wasted on making and keeping the unemployable
> illiterati population exp
So I went with my friend to look at a coupla cars. At this one lot I get
talking to the sales guy, a retired Marine colonel he says. Maybe who knows.
Anyway he says he used to to be a used Benz dealer, had 2 or 3 lots of
different cars but the one was specialized only Benzes. He was now working
clay wrote:
> Higher education is being wasted ... They do not expand on the knowledge base
> in any appreciable manner. Just seem to build a larger class of
> indoctrination spewers who pollute the minds of people who could be making
> their nations great once more, or still.
>
That is unfoun
We have an old double oven Maytag with a smooth surface electric stove top
that works great, but SWMBO wants an induction stove top, so we might be
shopping some day. We also have a propane range in the outdoor kitchen,
beside the wood fired clay oven/smoker - but the mice decided to eat the
wiring
-Curt wrote:
> When our current electric stove quits I'm getting an antique gas stove.
We had an antique stove - Chambers cast iron oven - turn it on at
highest setting for 20-minutes, turn it off, the roast sits for hours
and comes out tender as desired. Maybe it is not antique, but it was
nice.
Nice
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> On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> https://portland.craigslist.org/grg/cto/d/hood-river-1979-mercedes-300d-manual-no/6921848675.html
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We have a Maytag range like that. It has the small 1 rack over in the top but
it’s not convection. The full size oven in the bottom is convection. We have
not had any problems with it so far, knock on wood.
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> On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Generally the deck is bigger. The whole thing is bigger. They use more
gas. They have more to go wrong. A big ZTR mower probably makes sense if
you cut grass for a living. I know people who are making *payments*
on a Dixie Chopper that they use once a week. Senseless.
Allan
fmiser via Mercedes w
> OK wrote:
> In talking to mower repair people and owners, I've been told
> that the ZTR mowers will cut your mowing time in half due to the
> agility,
I have heard that too. I call "false". For that to be true, one
half of my time on the mower would have to be spent NOT cutting.
Or maybe the
I think our first induction cooktop was a GE, current one is a Maytag.
The GEs worked great, the Maytag cooktop works great but the double convection
oven it’s a part of has some quirks that have never been resolved.
It has a small upper oven with one rack, which is great for small or single
it
> Dan--- wrote:
> Two words: Induction cooktop.
Two words: glass pans.
I _like_ my propane stovetop. And locally stored energy source.
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> Dan--- wrote:
> It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy
> it in order to get it open. This is a German tool made in the
> 1960s.
Cut it open, weld it shut.
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They changed to the later crank style jack a year or two later, so that’s the
option if I can’t find a ratchet handle...
-D
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 3:42 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:13:21 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>>> On 28/06/2019 12:18 PM, Craig
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:13:21 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
wrote:
> On 28/06/2019 12:18 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:57:02 -0400 Dan--- via Mercedes
> > wrote:
> >
> >> It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy it in
> >> order to get it open.
On 28/06/2019 12:18 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:57:02 -0400 Dan--- via Mercedes
wrote:
It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy it in
order to get it open. This is a German tool made in the 1960s.
I remember having one with our '64 190Dc. Interes
And, I suspect you won't care if you need to light the burners yourself.
When I was a child, we had a gas range. There was a pilot light but the
burners did not always light so we used matches. Never a big problem.
And, in regard to the earlier post, I believe one is supposed to use a
double b
That ML would be a real pain to use to mow around things - turning radius
is too large. In talking to mower repair people and owners, I've been told
that the ZTR mowers will cut your mowing time in half due to the agility,
and that they will do a good job at full speed, where as the MTD front
engin
Our Whirlpool Gold induction cooktop was a lot of trouble at first,
requiring numerous service calls and several episodes of broken cooktop -
waiting a week or two for parts - find a different way to cook until
fixed. All parts and labor were covered under warranty, and at this point
every signal
Would electronic ignition be cheaper than a new water heater?
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Max
Charleston SC
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 9:41 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> An electronic ignition COULD be added to the current water heater, but
> that is NOT cheap.
>
>
>
_
Exactly. Not a concern for me.
-D
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 1:05 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
> And when the power is out unless you've got a great big generator you're
> down...
>
> When our current electric stove quits I'm getting an antique gas stove. I
> don't want it to plug into electricity a
On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:57:02 -0400 Dan--- via Mercedes
wrote:
> It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy it in
> order to get it open. This is a German tool made in the 1960s.
I remember having one with our '64 190Dc. Interesting tool!
Could you adapt a 3/8" or 1/2" rachet
And when the power is out unless you've got a great big generator you're
down...
When our current electric stove quits I'm getting an antique gas stove. I don't
want it to plug into electricity at all, if I need a timer I'll crank one. I
want a stove just like the one I've got at camp but bigge
Oh, come on Dan, we have faith in you. If you have any questions on how
to do it, ask Jim C.
On 28/06/2019 11:57 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy it in order to
get it open. This is a German tool made in the 1960s.
-D
On Jun 28,
Two words: Induction cooktop.
We’ve had one for years, and they heat as quickly as gas and are just as
adjustable as far as temperature.
-D
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 12:48 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I think a lot of people are irrationally afraid of gas stoves, that they'll
> "s
It’s crimped shut or I would. I would probably have to destroy it in order to
get it open. This is a German tool made in the 1960s.
-D
> On Jun 28, 2019, at 11:18 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> On 28/06/2019 10:04 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>> Looking for a working Wahler ra
I think a lot of people are irrationally afraid of gas stoves, that they'll
"start a fire" or something.
The worst kitchen accident I've personally witnessed was caused when one of
Angie's friends was melting beeswax on an electric stove, this was the old type
circular burner stove. She dripped
Is she used to using an electric stove? Most people prefer gas if they
have it for a while. Heats faster and has more infinite control.
We do not have a gas stove but have considered getting one.
On 28/06/2019 8:40 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Craig, and everyone else:
Thanks for the
On 28/06/2019 10:04 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
Looking for a working Wahler ratcheting jack handle for the jack on my 1965
220SEb. I’ve got mine, but the ratchet function no longer works, so for all
intents and purposes it’s worthless.
Doesn’t have to be pretty, just functional.
Thanks,
Looking for a working Wahler ratcheting jack handle for the jack on my 1965
220SEb. I’ve got mine, but the ratchet function no longer works, so for all
intents and purposes it’s worthless.
Doesn’t have to be pretty, just functional.
Thanks,
Dan
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> The heat from the pilot flame ends up in the water, so there's absolutely no
> cost to it,
In our old camper I never even turned the water heater off the pilot-only
setting.
Get to our destination, light the pilot, and by morning the tank is hot enough.
-- Jim
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Reel mowers won't deal with sticks or heavy grass. I tried them for hand
mowing in spots that getting the mower into was difficult and found the results
unsatisfactory. If you've got a groomed lawn of real grass its probably okay
but heavy crabgrass plugs 'em up quick.
The ATV mowers only make
When I was a kid, I wanted to get a five or seven reel gang mower and tow it
behind a go-kart.
These days, if you have a lot of very smooth acreage to mow, and some kind of
ATV, a gang of wheel driven reels makes sense compared to buying an expensive
riding mower.
Mitch.
Water heaters are about the last remaining place where standing pilots make
sense.
The heat from the pilot flame ends up in the water, so there's absolutely no
cost to it, aside from periodic thermocouple replacements. (flame sensors in
electric ignition appliances last much longer than therm
> I always place water hotters where a leak just goes down the drain. That is
> a common practice this part of the country.
When I replaced mine (again), I put it in a pan with a pipe over to the floor
drain.
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I had to go by the outdoor equipment shop yesterday to get a part for my
leaf blower and was looking at these zero turn mowing machines they had
there. The biggest one they had, a 60" Toro, was over $9k! I got to
thinking that jacking up a cheap ML with a 6" lift then putting a coupla
decks b
Craig, and everyone else:
Thanks for the input. I have been happy to light pilots or burners in
exchange for appliances that run when there is no lektrick. A few yrs
ago they buried the lektric service, and I put in a new 200A panel, so
juice is available, and lektrick is much more reliable
I always place water hotters where a leak just goes down the drain.
That is a common practice this part of the country.
Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/26/19 5:14 PM:
+1 on heaters aging out.
The tank we installed in 1996 had the melting dip tubes. The tube got replaced
a dozen years i
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