On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
A good share of 'merkuns are ijits.
somewhere around half are on the goobermnt dole. Not all them are ijits,
but there are probably an equal number of working ijits.
You have about a 50/50 chance that the owner of the
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:38:45 -0500 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Windows, seats, etc., were all hydraulic on the Grosser. No vacuum or
electrics.
Interesting. What about the ever-present oozing that hydraulic systems
On Jan 1, 2014 6:57 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Yeah, I could really do without the
chromed wheels, but
If anyone knows of some stock
wheels, even if they need
refinishing, let me know.
Can't the chromed wheels be bead-blasted and powder-coated silver? Around
here you can
On Jan 1, 2014 9:58 AM, rickknoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Online privacy is an oxymoron.
Craig has mentioned a set of plugins he uses with Chrome, or maybe it was
Firefox, to block ads and increase privacy. Craig, can you tell us about
your browser configuration again?
Alex
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Just because of a cracked head, unless it has many more problems.
A new head from M-B, plus installation, costs more than the blue-book value
of the car. Not everyone has a Pick-N-Pull handy and can do a head swap
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
What's so special about a VW Phaeton?
You're kidding, right? Every car guy has to know about the Phaeton. It's
VWAG's W140 combined with the original BMW 750iL, only more so. Massively
overengineered, poorly marketed in the
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
IMHO, a business doesn't really start a downhill slide until the
accountants take over.
A brilliant, and accurate observation.
Rather an incoherent comment, Loren, considering that you just said that
you thought
On Dec 29, 2013 4:29 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I never could see any need for a
geo or a saturn.
What are you talking about? Nobody mentioned Saturn. The point was the
hypocrisy of people in the '90s who said Buy American and then went to
their Chevy dealer to buy a Geo (all
On Dec 29, 2013 6:54 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
For comparison, there are 6 VW
Phaetons on eBay right now, all are
V8s, and only
one has a current bid less than the
buy it now on the S600.
They're both money pits, but I'd rather have the Phaeton--it's rare enough
to be a future
On Dec 27, 2013 7:55 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Curt Raymond wrote:
while a pickup isn't required a real SUV is, that is something with
real offroad prowess, not a soft-roader like a Jeep Compass...
So an e320 is out?
How about an ml?
The first-gen ML is an odd duck. It
On Dec 26, 2013 10:43 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
I picked up a used Xerox 8560
spray-on crayon printer. It's
fast, and prints are very punchy.
(It's huge!) $240.
Any thoughts on this matter?
They make great iron-on T-shirt transfers!
Alex
On Dec 26, 2013 11:51 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
They make great iron-on T-shirt transfers!
Really? I thought that heat was one of the big no-no's.
Heating the print is a big no-no because it loosens the wax from the paper,
which is exactly what you want to transfer it to a
On Dec 26, 2013 7:23 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
the intentions of the Founding
Fathers. They were very definitely
Rationalists, firmly (and correctly)
believing that humans are quite
capable of running their own
government without the intervention
of Supernatural
On Dec 26, 2013 8:25 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I must take strong exception to those
statements on several grounds.
[... lots of quotes from the Founding Fathers on religion...]
Great quotes, Craig! Nothing like going back to primary sources!
Those who say that our founding
On Dec 26, 2013 4:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
The Burmese have an expression,
translated to decorate your [sh*t],
meaning don't be so stuck on eating
gourmet food, because that's all your
really doing. The same holds true for
the blue stuff, whatever it is
On Dec 25, 2013 5:19 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
She doesn't like the looks of the other
MB SUVs and won't drive anything
Japanese- my influence:). Any
thoughts?
First-gen BMW X5? I think Jim C is pretty happy with his.
Alex
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On Dec 25, 2013 12:35 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
This is not the first *new* car I have
noticed this, but... the window
starts too far up the side for a guy to
put his elbow on the open
window sill. All you can do is use the
inside armrest. Not for me.
That's been
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Why not just get a domestic exploder/clone or a santafe or whatever? At
least those you can get parts for.
No parts availability problem for LRs newer than '85 or so (around the time
of the first generation Range Rover
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi all,
I suddenly find myself with too many cars and not enough garage space, so
one has to go. I'm probably going to put it on eBay later this week, but
if anyone has any interest, let me know.
Photos:
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
After booting my laptop (a Dell Inspiron 600m) into Linux and updating
the software there, I booted it into Windows and went to update the OS.
...
I noticed that svchost.exe taking
99% of the CPU. I then used Task
On Dec 20, 2013 9:14 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
when the chinese take over
completely (if there is anything left
worth
taking over -- we might just be one
giant detroit in 20 years), they will
set us straight on such matters
You make it sound like this is desirable. I
On Dec 19, 2013 4:10 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
You don't get to start teaching out of
the gate. You're essentially an intern
after you complete some courses
within the District, mostly things
dealing with pedagogical skills, ...
Sadly, the attrition rate was
frighteningly
On Dec 16, 2013 2:54 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
blizzaks are great.
Yep, nothing but Blizzaks for me when it comes to serious winter tires.
I've experimented with other brands in the studless snow/ice category,
but no other maker seems to be able to copy the magic Blizzak
On Dec 16, 2013 8:59 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
do i even like this guy? i think i ought
to like him if i'm going to
support him for such a position
Why would you? This is the same Peter who wants to enact punitive taxes on
private car ownership -- the latter being the
On Dec 17, 2013 12:42 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Easiest way is to remove th intake manifold.
It can be done on a 603 with the intake in place, but you need a full kit
of 1/4 extensions and swivels, nerves of steel, and hands like a raccoon.
Alex
On Dec 17, 2013 8:24 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I had a chance to put a full belt
through a WW I water cooled BAR a
few years ago, courtesy of Brownells.
That wasn't a BAR--it's air-cooled and feeds from a box magazine. Maybe a
Browning M1917?
Alex
On Dec 16, 2013 9:22 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I spent 3.5 yeas in Fiji as a PCV. What were you there for?
Positive crankcase ventilation?
Alex
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On Dec 16, 2013 3:40 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Rich, which wheels are they? I'm looking for a set a 14x6.5 bundts, as
found on V8 107s and 1980-1985 126s.
Should've said something before I had the scrap-metal vultures haul away my
'82 500SEL Euro mit Hydramat...
Alex
On Dec 16, 2013 4:15 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
I agree about channellock.
Dr Loren is back?
mao
Ah, now we can all again enjoy witty banter about Frods, Dogdes, and
Toadas.
Alex
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On Dec 11, 2013 4:15 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Alex wrote:
You're looking in the wrong places. Innovation today is all in
genetics,
nanotechnological materials, and biomedical engineering.
These are all mere refinements of present and old tech
If you're going to
On Dec 11, 2013 3:37 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
W201 (and 124 I believe) don't use engine generated vacuum for door
locking so you could ignore the lack of central locking when
troubleshooting slow shutdown and those issues.
Yeah, that's right, I was thinking of the rear
On Dec 10, 2013 8:54 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
The Mac OS strings crap all over the
place and makes it super hard to
uninstall things
You misspelled Windows. Hope this helps.
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On Dec 10, 2013 8:00 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I don't believe it's been released yet, but I saw a demo of a Microsoft
product a couple of months ago that was a complete Windows OS on a flash
drive. You could effectively stick this in a piece of hardware, fire up the
box, and the OS
i'm also curious about this topic, and
would like to solicit comments on the
MBZ batteries.
There is nothing at all special about the Mercedes-branded (there is no
such company or car as a MBZ) batteries. They're just a relabeled
Johnson Controls or Exide like 95% of the lead-acid batteries
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.netwrote:
There are a lot of Thinkpad T60s and T61s coming off lease recently. I
bought a couple recently for SWMBO and son recently for about $100-$120
each.
Another vote here for used Thinkpads. The T60, T61, and X60 all
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Kevin Allen Kraly
kevinpadd...@gmail.comwrote:
It needs some vacuum troubleshooting since it shuts off slow and, of
course, the shifting situation or lack thereof. The ACC system is only
working on defrost
Unmistakable symptoms of a big vacuum leak
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
All hard drives have the same connector, either standard parallel ATA or
serial ATA, they are usually attached to a custom sled of some sort, but
they are ALL the same. The only thing specific to a particular laptop
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Sure.
But tech has not been inventive like it was 100 years ago. Smaller
tech today still uses electrons the same as Alex Bell did. Fly
machines still fly based on airfoil and engine. But nothing new in
tech is
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
Nothing at all wrong with an Elantra so long as you lease it and get rid
of it at the end of the lease.
They are NOT 400,000 mile cars -- all the plastic in the interior will
fail after about 5 years, they look like
On Dec 4, 2013 9:08 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
My '87 300D has no glow light today.
But I haven't noticed any difference
starting, yet; ambient temp = 55F.
Two or more plugs out. Hope they're the ones you can get at without taking
off the intake!
Alex
I've seen that one before, but it's especially apt now that Ford is pushing
for open standards based on Android for in-car computers, which is
antithetical to everything Gates stands for.
Alex
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On Dec 2, 2013 5:28 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Welcome to the group Tom.
What is the fuel economy for the Diesel Smart car?
And how on Earth did you get one past EPA/NHTSA/etc.?
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On Nov 26, 2013 7:44 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
I even read of the heresy of the new E
being available with a poseur star in
the grill instead of where it belongs.
But that was standard on 140 coupes, so there's some precedent.
Alex
On Nov 25, 2013 1:14 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Yep, I've missed out on it again.
Pauvre moi. Who the etc. is Jay
Leggett?
Redneck comic a la Jeff Foxworthy or Larry the Cable Guy who extolled the
virtues of deer hunting, hence the irony...
Alrx
On Nov 25, 2013 3:57 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
I'm thinking most owners probably
don't even know how to open the
hood.
You didn't know they were sealed for life and maintenance-free?
Alex
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On Nov 24, 2013 5:25 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Some of the Coleman guys hose the
rusty pan with oven cleaner and stuff
it in a plastic bag.
Brilliant idea, considering the porosity of cast iron and the extreme
toxicity of oven cleaner. But then I suppose these guys spend
On Nov 23, 2013 1:01 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I would like to find him a W129 of
some sort. Since these are pretty
much ubiquitous I figure I can find a
decent one for a reasonable amount.
How much? I have a budget of
between $3k-$5k.
Conventional wisdom has it that R129s
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Alex wrote:
Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland.
Do you know Long Beach Washington? My son was interested in a job
there several years ago.
mao
A bit of a slum, but cheap living if you
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Yes, in the country about 25 miles northwest of Portland.
My old stompin' grounds! You talking St. Helens? Or something
more Woodland-ey? I suppose I should remember...
Near St. Helens. It smells a lot better
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I was going to reply, You mean there is actually country near Portland?,
but I looked on Google Maps and saw that that is really the case.
Well, the country has to start somewhere, doesn't it? ;)
Portland's suburbs are
On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 8:37 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
They should have left the Trojan plant active. Damn green weenees. Could
have cheap electrons and high tech jobs.
Yup. And the latter is what I agitate for whenever I go to a town meeting
or yell at your state
On Nov 23, 2013 6:52 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Burning computers, burning cars.
Welcome to the battery age.
Whine, whine. As if cars powered by hydrocarbons never catch fire.
IC engines are dead--in 50 years they will seem as quaint as steam power.
Biodiesel and
On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate
costco jockrider. my current position
is that if costco doesn't have it, i don
;'t want it. great produce!
You are delusional as a human being and shooting yourself in the foot as a
On Nov 22, 2013 9:31 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
im sorry your hero left you and his
hand picked successor disappointed.
You have me confused with somebody else. I never thought much of Rusty. I
have given up on old M-Bs entirely now that Peachparts Phil is gone. There
's
On Nov 22, 2013 12:14 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I put Continentals on it from Tire Kingdom not long after.
I know some people here have a problem with Continental, but I've always
been happy with their tires in the all-season touring and all-season
performance categories (pretty
On Nov 22, 2013 4:01 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Well, here's one, anyway.
JUST DON'T MESS WITH THE PEPSIS
By Wilton Strickland
Another great one, Wilton, thanks.
So did you manage to stay well-supplied with Pepsi throughout your tours in
Greenland? I would think you'd want
On Nov 22, 2013 8:14 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
The rainy part of the ONE? Is that where you are Alex?
Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running
amuck. Should have been PNW as in Pacific Northwest.
Alex
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On Nov 22, 2013 8:33 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:25:34 -0800 Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
Whoops, that was the Android Gmail client's auto-correct feature running
amuck. Should have been PNW as in Pacific Northwest.
Ah, I see. [How
On Nov 21, 2013 2:07 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
There was only a 450SL in 1980.
Maybe it's a gray-market 280.
Alex
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On Nov 20, 2013 9:42 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Another interesting part of this ('98
Jetta TDI) car is how long it takes to
get heat. Right now it takes just about
twice as long as my '84 190D. On the
TDI boards they put this down to the
efficiency of the engine.
My
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 7:43 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I think there are two ways to have fun driving - with lots of power to play
with, and with very little power, requiring you to get the max all the
time.
I'm pretty amused by the reviews of the new Toyota/Subaru joint-venture RWD
On Nov 19, 2013 1:08 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Check for the double row timing chain update - otherwise, the usual - the
ACC, etc.
All 380s had the double-row chain by '84 IIRC.
Alex
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On Nov 19, 2013 5:09 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
).
You seem to be in this part of the tech world?
Go ahead and tell us what the fiasco about healthcare is all about.
Ha! I'm not touching that one. Suffice it to say there are both political
and technical reasons, from
On Nov 19, 2013 7:56 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I once read that the trunk of the R107
was designed to hold two golf bags
full of clubs - if that helps.
Yes, but golf bags were a lot smaller back then!
Alex
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On Nov 18, 2013 2:48 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote:
I might just be paranoid but no
amount of ins co savings would
convince me
to let them have my data.
You're not paranoid. Ins cos are out to screw you any way they can. Why
give them extra ammunition?
Alex
On Nov 18, 2013 6:28 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Nov 18, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
Actually, clicking on the link works on a desktop, too.
One question: Why?
I *think* the web site can detect your web browser (and OS) and
determines how
On Nov 16, 2013 7:25 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm building a new garage and the
slab is poured. I'm thinking about
having a polished concrete surface.
Is properly polished concrete resistant to oil to the same degree as
epoxy? If not, I don't see the point for a garage. First time
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 5:11 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Is properly polished concrete resistant to oil to the same degree as
epoxy? If not, I don't see the point for a garage. First time you tip
over a pan full of dirty oil by accident, it's ruined.
What? A little oil stain
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Just saw this on BW:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1799225-1988-300ce-lorinser-coupe.html#post6622865
The lack of working AC is a little scary on this model, but if you're into
the Lorinser
On Nov 15, 2013 2:15 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Like a lot of other collectible stuff.
Worth a bunch when folks want to
buy it, but after a while those folks
fade away and the next generation
has no interest and dumps the
parents' collection. Suddenly there is
lots of it
On Nov 15, 2013 4:22 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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So you want all the taxpayers to subsidize your transpo choices.
Jabba also has no clue what life is like west of the Mississippi.
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On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
So when I read fuel, generally interpret that as not-gasoline -
typically diesel, though it could be CNG (compressed natural gas),
kerosine [paraffin], propane, hydrogen, uranium, bunker oil, WVO,
etc - or even gasoline [petrol]!
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
With current liability laws and a lawsuit-happy society it is
liability-prohibitive to develop and build a new general aviation aircraft
design. Practically every general aviation commercial aircraft is based on
On Nov 11, 2013 9:57 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
The aircraft are prohibitively expensive
because of government regulation and liability. How is the number of
pilots
factor in except (maybe) to increase demand which (all things being equal)
also increases price.
No, it
On Nov 10, 2013 6:01 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
Disconnect the hose to the nozzles
and force water through them from
the ouside. Doesn't take much crud
to clog them up, and the best cure is
to back-flush.
Don't know about 210s, but on 124s, the nozzles pop out from
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/4140972067.html
Looks like it could be a nice one for a fair price. Who on the list is in
NorCal besides Ernie?
Alex
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On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:32 AM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote:
for those offering to sell me a block heater cord - the one I need has a 2
plug connection on the end that attaches to the block heater connection. I
saw some that have 3 connections -- here's one on eBay that looks like mine
On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 15:26:55 -0800 Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
From many of your posts here, Craig, i've thought you were best
suited to a teaching role.
Thank you, Alex, for the feedback. I've been
On Nov 5, 2013 12:56 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
'Wish you well with the Gordon application.
Ditto. From many of your posts here, Craig, i've thought you were best
suited to a teaching role.
Alex
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os.
On Nov 2, 2013 7:46 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
strikes me as just so much more
nissan cube at first glance. i like it!
They are all over the place here in Portland too. About twice the size of
a Cube--they must be built on the same chassis as the Titan
On Oct 31, 2013 1:23 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Here is the news:
Was there any family contact info given where one could send condolences?
Alex
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On Nov 1, 2013 6:23 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Not mine, no interest, doing my Indy a favor. SPITE SALE
Palomino 450SL needs to meet a new
owner. First guy with $8.000 cash
Does a '74 have Euro bumpers and the high-output engine, or was '73 the
last year for that?
What kind of
On Oct 31, 2013 9:39 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, we ARE forgetting the Edsel, for
good reason.
I have seen plenty of Edsels (there's a local club) and I really don't
think they are that different looking from any other '50s car. As I heard
the story in business school the brand
On Oct 31, 2013 1:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
That sucks. Where did you get this info?
What, you think he's making it up?
Alex
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On Oct 30, 2013 11:31 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
What is the R12 replacement based on propane that people here
On Oct 30, 2013 10:18 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
i don't get it. i have 10.5.8 here. seems to work fine
No security updates for 10.5 since 8/1/12 IIRC. You are best off upgrading
to 10.6.8.
Alex
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On Oct 29, 2013 8:42 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
t I'm starting to think my Retina
Macbook Pro was a mistake,
everything about it is a pain in the ass,
no optical drive, no firewire, stupid
external monitor port nobody else
uses.
You can get converters to HDMI and FireWire
On Oct 29, 2013 10:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
If you purchase from Curt my feelings won't be hurt
To quote the Sicilian in The Princess Bride:
No more rhymes! I mean it!
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On Oct 29, 2013 6:53 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/4160028443.html
Do you mean Andrew, or a different Alex? I am indifferent to the alleged
charms of 123s. Now if you want to find me a 124 300CE with a V-8 swap...
Alex
On Oct 27, 2013 7:09 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Hendrik and Fay wrote:
http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/details/Mercedes-Benz-560SEL-1986/AGC-AD-13909220/?Cr=3sdmvc=1
All you need is someone to do the driving or chuck the kids in the back
and forget about em.
Is V126 the name
On Oct 27, 2013 3:18 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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Actually it is a Mac 9 question, which
they call Maverick for some reason
completely unclear, but whatever...
Because (Apple CEO) Tim Cook got tired of the big-cat naming scheme and all
new versions of OS X are
On Oct 28, 2013 8:24 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
The steering wheel is so full of patina that it cracked.
I've never seen a wheel on any '60s car, outside of a museum or show, that
wasn't cracked. Probably something you could buy from the Classic Center
if you had the
So where was Ernie to set us all straight when we were discussing that
silly ad for the Cherokee?
Alex
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
that i am likely the only person here to be using a pre intel PowerPC mac
as his main computer.
Hardly, all my email is on this 233MHz G3. Though most days I'm
using Vine server and Chicken of the VNC to run it from
On Oct 26, 2013 3:12 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel marme...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone know if anyone makes an
instrument panel that fits in a radio DIN
slot?
You can definitely get plain blank filler DIN panels. People who strip
their cars of unnecessary weight for racing, or replace a factory
On Oct 24, 2013 4:15 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would scrape all that $hit off!
Aren't you supposed to be a doctor or something?
Alex
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On Oct 23, 2013 12:27 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
maybe you need to get a boat like veryone else
To tinker with or to live on or both?
If I didn't get seasick so easily I'd live on a houseboat, the type with
engines that's capable of occasionally venturing out of port on
On Oct 23, 2013 6:01 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I took the Jetta to the airport a week
ago today and on the way drag raced
a Prius from a stoplight. Beat 'em but
seem to have picked up some crud
from the fuel tank for my troubles as
it was getting decidedly pokey by the
On Oct 22, 2013 1:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
It was producing good heat at lunch
when I went out with it. The one thing
is that it smells - sort of like heated
rubber.
What model? 124s have a foam-covered flap under the wiper transmission
that activates the recirc
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote:
Only reason I would consider over $1000 is lack of rust. Rusty 123's suck
to work on. Well, rusty anything sucks to work on in my book.
Come out to the West Coast and you will find all the rust-free Mercedes you
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