Lee Einer wrote:
So, any advice on how to keep the buckets from collapsing?
I think you're pulling a harder vacuum than is really necessary. You
might create a controllable leak somehow to bleed in some air. A 6 hp
shop vac is pretty powerful. It doesn't take nearly as much suction as
you'd
Mitch Haley wrote:
David Brodbeck wrote:
That'd net him a fine of $1212, assuming you didn't get caught stealing
his plates. ;) No license points, though. Since they can't prove who
was driving there's no other penalty -- just a $101 fine.
I see, just a tax on the owner
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Isn't the critical point that you *enter* the intersection (presumably
meaning either your the front-most point of your car, or your front wheels
- I'm not sure which - cross the white line on the closer side of the
intersection) before it turns red - rather than that you
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I think what you're describing though, is people being so conditioned to the
common practice of squeaking every last millisecond out of a yellow (and
yes, red) light that if someone decides to act reasonably, they are posing a
danger with their unpredictability.
Pretty
Gary Hurst wrote:
it's a 40 weight oil when cold that become a zero weight oil when cold?
Not exactly. It doesn't get thinner as it gets colder, as you'd expect
from that description. It has the viscosity that a straight 40 weight
oil would at operating temperature, and the viscosity that
Fmiser wrote:
If you expect to have to start your engine at temps near 0F (-20 C),
then the 0W-40 can give let you reliable start the engine at temps 10
deg F (5 deg C) colder than 15W-40.
It *may* also decrease start-up wear. Thick oil takes longer to pump to
the bearings, and especially up
Joe Knight wrote:
Only difficulty
I've experienced is figuring out how long is enough. Five minutes is
more than enough, probably way more.
I always figured it was done when I heard that straw slurping in an
empty drink cup sound coming from the crankcase. I also had a clear
suction tube and
Sunil Hari wrote:
i recall a very wise lister saying There is nothing more expensive than a
cheap Mercedes. Think this holds here?
I still contend that that's not quite true. A cheap BMW is more
expensive than a cheap Mercedes.
ernest breakfield wrote:
bent up on parking blocks? must be same dang big invisible blocks to
reach high enough for that and still not be visible enough for a driver
to avoid them,...!
On mine the problem wasn't parking blocks, it was carwash brushes. They
liked to grab hold of my
ernest breakfield wrote:
front tags are very popular for evidence in traffic camera suits; a pic
with a picture of your face and your tag visible on the front of the car
is hard to argue with (constitutionality aside).
Here in WA the traffic cameras generally aim for the back plate. They
Barry Stark wrote:
I believe that I used 3M #90 for both my hood pads.
I used a specialty 3M product called 'Body and Trim Adhesive' or
something like that, when I did the convertible top on the Cabriolet. I
got it at BB Auto Parts. It worked well...insanely sticky, though. If
you drip it
Dave Wakin wrote:
Is anyone else having an issue lately with eBay sending messages to your
email address?
I had an end-of-auction message go missing early this week. Other than
that it's been fine. You might want to try a different email address to
make sure your ISP isn't blocking them
Donald Snook wrote:
This Kansas wind must be rough on windshields.
In a previous job with a railroad I was once loaned a company pool car,
a 13-year-old Jeep Wagoneer. It had spent most of its life in North
Dakota. The windshield and the leading edges of the front clip looked
like they'd been
Mitch Haley wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
Our ISP, as a service enhancement, has eliminated our webmail interface.
I suppose you could either call tech support and ask them to delete the
6mb email message (I did that once back when my modem was 14.4k) or use
something like Yahoo mail to
Zeitgeist wrote:
Not sure why tantalum was chosen over electrolytics, but here's my source
article:
IIRC, tantalum caps have a wider temperature range and narrower
tolerances. (Electrolytics are usually no better than +/- 10%, with
+20/-10% not being uncommon.) Electrolytics also have a
LT Don wrote:
There is an alternative to POP3 that leaves the mail on the server until you
delete it ... can't remember the name right now. I am sure someone will know
what it is called. I was going to play with it from within Linux Thunderbird
but decided to now mess with success (POP3 and
Jim Cathey wrote:
did it when they went 386 - 486 - Pentium. Supposedly that was
because it's too hard to trademark a part number.
As in 'impossible'.
I don't know about that. IBM once successfully defended a trademark on
/2, as in PS/2. (Someone was making a computer mouse called the
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Here's a disturbing bit of trivia. Were you aware that in some areas that
I've lived, gang member types will flash their head lights at you, and if
you flash back, they'll take you on with the intention of a nice shooting?
That's a particularly persistent urban legend, but
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Yes, especially ones that are 6.02 MEGAbytes in size!!!
They were obviously fresh off a digital camera. It's important to run
pictures like that through an image editing program to compress them and
reduce their size before posting them to the Internet. The need for
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
And everything is still spray painted silver.
My favorite was a Mitsubishi something-or-other, kind of riced out,
where the guy had spray painted everything in the engine bay silver.
And I mean *everything*. Wires, hoses, the whole bit.
Jim Cathey wrote:
i have always hear it as oh-ess-ex but now i read where it says that
0h-ess-ten is actually correct. anyone know?
It's ten, because it came after nine, which came after eight,
which came after seven, which came after six, which came after five,
which came after four,
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I doubt there is anywhere in North America (don't know about Mexico
though) that has traffic half as bad as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9f93gpfbo
At least there's some skill in evidence there...unlike in this video
from Moscow:
LarryT wrote:
But it's never gonna change - if anything drivers will continue to get
worse. We need to raise the drivers lic age to more than 16 and extend the
Learner's Permit time so they can get some experience.
That won't help. A longer learner permit will just give them more time
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Flashing headlights means you want to pass. Headlights off and on mean
you are going to yield, as in, its safe for whoever to pull back into
your lane.
Kaleb's comment lines up with my own experience. I've observed that
signal many times, and occasionally used
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
No that's optional. Some of the big companies do but most don't.
And the drivers seem to spray-paint them out on the ones that do.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Here (MD/DC) it's illegal to flash one's high beams.
You should probably flash your LOW beams, not your highs, anyway. You
want to signal to the driver, not dazzle them. ;)
redghost wrote:
I call the troopers to get them to go after the trucks dumping tin and
chunks of stuff on me as they pass me. Never have had the pleasure of
seeing one of them get pulled over. Maybe if it killed me?
They just passed a law that makes it a gross misdemeanor if an unsafe
Jim Cathey wrote:
Jim I bought a good iron tip not a gun. I took one look at that gun
and
said no way.
You also need some good solder, and may find that some sort of solder
removal device (I use a Solda-pullit) to remove excess will come in
handy.
And do not overlook the paint
Jim Cathey wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/car/211360318.html -- 450sl $5k
Must have the even rarer alloy wheels with hubcaps? And what
happened to the fog lights? The interior is obviously Bamboo,
more of an orange than tan by any reasonable description. I
wonder what
andrew strasfogel wrote:
During my first visit to Seattle, my buddy slammed on the brakes every time
he approached a signal that turned yellow. He told me that the fuzz threw
the book at anyone caught running even a yellow light. Is this still true?.
I haven't heard that, but they are
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Thanks.
I tried to set up a registration so I could simply ask a question of a
seller, and after 20 minutes of choosing an appropriate user name, etc. I
found out that they want my credit or debit card number to register. I shut
the computer off and went to bed.
Yeah,
Gary Hurst wrote:
I wouldn't even
consider 1500 mile oil changes to be overlkill for anyone wishing to keep
their car alive for the long run.
I don't know. Other people's oil analysis results have convinced me
that, for most engines, even on dino oil 3000 mile changes are overkill.
There are
OK Don wrote:
Exactly - YOU have to analyze the oil in YOUR car, based on YOUR
driving habits. Don't take anyone else's experience as relevant to you
and your car. If you don't want to go to the trouble and expense of a
couple of oil analysis's, go by the factory recommended change
schedule.
Gary Hurst wrote:
i don't let science diminish the power of anectdote.
Anecdotes are nice that way. You can come up with one to support any
position.
Curt Raymond wrote:
Its funny, all this time I've spent thinking MA was the worst place on earth
to drive and you guys are always working to dispel these ideas of mine.
Heck I've driven in L.A. and thought it was NOTHING compared to Boston, at
least none of the streets are one way...
So
Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
Those guys that will ditch them, that's just plain rough and uncalled
for, but they are in the right legally and if the bozo's in the cars
weren't driving unsafely and illegally, they wouldn't be in that position.
When I lived in Houghton, I heard a news story
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not osx, but os x. every mac owner knows that
Apparently not Apple. Looking over at the box it came in, the printing is Mac
OSX Tiger Version 10.4.
It's pronounced oh sex. ;)
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:56:57 -0500 Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This same decision is made over over again. The issue has nothing to
do with morals, it has everything to do with survival!
That's true. But what happens to us as a country long-term when we
M.Afzaal.Khan wrote:
Quite Informative ,.
On my 300se with the KE variation I would have assumed the EHA had gone
bad and not the O2 sensor.
EHA? I'm not familiar with that acronym.
Recently I replaced the lambda sensor. and got the Bosch generic
version for the 126. but you
Tom Hargrave wrote:
I really don't understand why other states require a front plate. When's the
last time you were pulled over by a police car in front of you?
Among other things, they make a great reflective target for laser speed
guns. That's one of the reasons so many states have moved to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I did get a ticket once when a cop pulled me over for not signaling a lane
change. (Who in the hell does anymore?? - I've given up on signaling because
so few people do it).
You had better get back in the habit because it's the law here and it's a
primary
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Ranger-With-Mercedes-Diesel-WVO-Parts-or-Repair_W0QQitemZ300030935394QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The pair of rusty vise grips clearly visible in one of the engine bay
photos is a nice touch.
Craig McCluskey wrote:
Actually, during the Clinton era, a Chinese diplomat reminded people that
their nuclear missles could reach Los Angeles. I would say that someone
that threatens you like that is hostile to you.
If pointing missiles at someone is the standard, then the U.S. is
currently
David Brodbeck wrote:
Thread the cover/stem assembly into the new filter and bolt
it down.
Actually, that was a poor choice of words. I meant thread in the
sense of threading a needle, not thread in the sense of twist it
like a screw.
LT Don wrote:
I am using the version of Perl designed for slower servers like mine -- I
think it is called Minnie Pearl.
To connect it to a database, do you need a Minnie Driver? ;)
M.Afzaal.Khan wrote:
Interesting; what were the symptoms of the intermittent lambda shorting ?
mak
It intermittently ran extremely rich. The idle would start surging like
crazy, and it'd blow gray smoke. The spark plugs were sooty black.
This is the old CIS-Lambda system. The Lambda
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Yes, but GM made NO effort to correct problems that existed for years
(e.g. the high speed blower switch). Badge engineering and decals seems
to be their forte.
1980s-1990s VWs are famous for their melting blower switches, too. It
comes down to cheapness...the switch
Sunil Hari wrote:
those kind of POS-looking but mechanically excellent cars are my favorite -
never stolen, easy to find, no worries about door dings or parking too close
to people. I think there was a SNL skit about a luxury car that came with a
beaten-up exterior from the factory to
Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
The MB tranny has a rear pump so that it can be started by getting it up
to around 35 m/h, drop it in drive and the engine will turn over and
crank if the fuel and ignition are OK. This is explained in the Owners
Manual.
If you tow with rear wheels down the rear
Curt Raymond wrote:
You knew this was coming...
Jumped in the car this morning, gauges all worked fine. Didn't pay any
attention for about 5 miles and no gauges...
Dang. When I left the car last night there was no sign of that fuse burning,
cool to the touch and all.
You have an
Rich Thomas wrote:
Get ready for your ammoniamobile...the new Mercedes-Benz E320A TurboAmmonia!
--R
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Ammonia-Engines.html
September 19, 2006
Iowa Company Turns to Ammonia for Fuel
Two thoughts:
- It seems like burning ammonia would
Zeitgeist wrote:
I don't understand the point of your rant, why wouldn't I read my email when
online? Do people still pay for a finite amount of online time, or
something? I read my mail when I'm on my computer, and my computer is
always online.
Some people still use these things
Mike Canfield wrote:
Yeah Willie smokes weed.Oh well. Leave the man alone. He ain't hurtin
anyone..
Yeah. At his age he ought to be allowed to smoke as much as he wants.
It's not like he was behind the wheel.
Sunil Hari wrote:
i thought oil pressure was a direct line to the IC, not electronic.
It depends on the year. After a certain year they were electric.
Curt Raymond wrote:
So at lunch I took a look at the gauges and indeed #10 is busted. Looks like
it might actually have been a stress break. I had a spare but that blew
instantly. When I say it blew I mean it, the fuse peeled way back off the
ceramic.
Now, the spare was truely
andrew strasfogel wrote:
One of the MBCA sections (Peachtree) has an annual Concours dordinaire,
which encourages the un-spiffiest to flaunt their gauche Benzes and rewards
those that represent the peak of the genre. Next one is Sept. 30
in Athens, GA
I once showed up at a Volvo show
Mitch Haley wrote:
I used to use a ball peen on Borg Warner pans, which were ALWAYS
bent on 10 year old Saabs. I'd tap on it until the bolt hole was
slightly indented when viewed from the gasket side.
The rounded end of a socket extension works, too, if you tap the other
end with a hammer.
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-250-1967-Mercedes-Benz-250s-new-interior_W0QQitemZ320028329067QQihZ011QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Those seats look like they should be in a bass boat.
LarryT wrote:
I had a similar MB - but mine was a '69 280S - much the same except for
a larger engine. In his description he claims it;s a rare MB the only
reason it might be rare is because most of the others have been eaten by the
rust bug.
...Those seat covers are hideous!
Maybe
Frederick Moir wrote:
Testicle testicle
1...2...3?!?!
wilton strickland wrote:
But if controller cleared 'im for 22, and pilot acknowledged it and then
took off on 26, they can't rightfully lay crash on controller.
Unfortunately, once you get the families of the victims up in front of a
jury, all bets are off. Civil lawsuit outcomes in
Christopher McCann wrote:
Since water is different everywhere, pH and mineral wise, I can't see how
that argument works.
Oh yeah, he also said (and we all agreed) that the pH of distilled water is
acidic and that is bad. I argued that with distilled water, you have a known
starting
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
While we are talking cool juice, is it alright to use demineralised water in
conjuntion with coolant?
Sure. I know peole who won't use anything but distilled, for exactly
the reasons you mention.
Trampas wrote:
I use to use the same trick to remove pilot bushings from crank shafts.
Another neat (but messy) trick I've heard for removing aircooled VW
pilot bearings is to pack the opening with grease, insert a
tightly-fitting dowel, then give it a solid whack with a hammer.
Hydraulic
Barry Stark wrote:
Robert -
I don't think that the RO water would be a problem. The one you shouldn't
use would be the deionized water as it is looking for a spare ion and will
steal one from anywhere it can, like a cylinder head casting.
RO water *is* deionized.
Steve MacSween wrote:
The military mechanics are noted for *exchanging* bad for good on trucks
being sold off.
If only the U.S. military were so frugal with our tax money!
OK Don wrote:
Sheesh - most of the runways I flew off of didn't have anyplace to
paint a number (grass) -- the only gyro I had was the TB indicator.
I've flown gliders off grass runways. The compass didn't work too good
until the wing runner levelled the ship, but I was pretty much
guaranteed
OK Don wrote:
I flew the tow plane for a couple of years -- there were several
students who did have other ideas about where we should have been
going. That was the most exciting flying I ever did.
I bet. I have a lot of respect for tow pilots, considering the risk
they take. Inattention
Potter, Tom E wrote:
They mowed the grass on your runways. Hell, here in Texas we keep it
short with the prop.
I thought all grass strips had the power line at one end and 80-foot
trees at the other. Again, this IS Texas.
Ours had a power line and trees at one end, and dropped off into a
Steve MacSween wrote:
I agree. Ford will go.
Companies Ford's size don't just disappear. They'll either be bought
out, or go through bankruptcy, shed their pension obligations, and
emerge as a smaller company.
BillR wrote:
A better idea would be to just have everybody be honest ...
An elegant plan, but hard to implement. :)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, most of the mechanical pushbutton locks will show wear on or around the
buttons over the years, which makes it easier to guess (using three of the
five, with wear showing, narrows it down to 6 combinations, 4 goes to 24, and
all 5 is only 120 combinations,
Peter Frederick wrote:
A note for those suffering from hard starts hot on KE-Jet engines
(especially the 300E) -- check the boot between the fuel distributor
and the throttle body!
Mine was slightly loose, allowing air to leak in. Along with the split
idle control valve hose that I used
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Even though the car is in great shape and I love driving it, I know the car
is not worth the price of all the repairs that I could make to it.
The cost of repairs and maintenance, including a $1800 - $1900 transmission,
are recovered through use of the car have nothing to
Jim Cathey wrote:
But _so_ not quiet. Not really a good match for a Rolls I would think.
Depends on your goal -- what image you want to present. Some people
might enjoy the crazy bastard reputation they'd get from driving a Rolls
that was clattering like a UPS truck. And with all the
Mitch Haley wrote:
The one good thing about semi tractors is they have large flat bumpers that
extend fairly low to the ground, unlike the F350 / Hummer / Excursion
CadillacEscalatingArmsRace types.
They also usually have headlights that are mounted fairly low, relative
to the size of the
Potter, Tom E wrote:
How does one jump (start) one of these little hermaphrodites?
They all have 12V starters for backup.
Zeitgeist wrote:
I've just got one question for you; What's the matter with Kansas?
How long have you got? ;)
Luther Gulseth wrote:
should there be any play in the turbo shaft when it's good?
It's a hydrodynamic bearing, so without oil pressure it's not going to
behave like it does in use. I've heard some axial (in-and-out) play is
normal, but sideways play should be minimal.
Trampas wrote:
Well I spend about $150-$170 a month on gas for my 420SEL which gets 19MPG.
So if I went out and purchased a new hybrid, or more likely a manual TDI,
that doubled my mileage I would save at most $100 a month. But at $100 a
month it would take me 15-20 years to pay for the car.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Thanks for the help, all---I will take the wheels off and investigate
all the wiring closely. So there's no way the pads could just be worn
and cause an always-flickering light (as opposed to one that flickers
only when the pedal is pressed)?
It seems unlikely, but
OK Don wrote:
There are few folks working on Diesel-electric cars - Diesel turns the
generator at a constant speed, elecrticity generated turns the wheels
- just like a locomotive. That might be the ticket
I remember seeing video of a prototypical truck Volvo had that was along
those
OK Don wrote:
My concern is the ride - I rode in a Mini the other day on a road that
is a little rough in the W124 - the Mini threw us all over the seats,
even belted in. Dampened my interest in Mini's considerably.
The Mini is pitched as a sports car, and the suspension is probably
calibrated
OK Don wrote:
Well, pitching is exactly what it was doing - fore-to-aft. I don't
remember my MGs being that bad.
My Cabriolet -- another short-wheelbase car -- suffers a bit from that.
It's not bad on freeway expansion joints and the like, but you have to
watch out for railroad tracks and
ernest breakfield wrote:
you've touched on another sore point i have with hybrids; (even ignoring
the fact that none of the hybrids i've seen in use have gotten anything
like the claimed fuel economy and how long it takes to break even
financially,) what's to be done with those batteries when
Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
The current hybrids are a joke unless you live in a big city and do all
your driving on side streets, an old MB diesel gets better mileage on
the highway than a Prius.
I'm curious what MB diesel you're driving that gets 51 mpg. My '83 300D
Turbo got more like
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Also, we need more nukes.
I'm in favor of that as soon as we've got somewhere to put the waste.
Nevada's working pretty hard to keep it out of Yucca Mountain so I don't
expect that'll happen any time soon. Who knew their entire
congressional delegation would turn
Zeitgeist wrote:
Having spent a considerable amount of time in the Gulf, along the Texas and
Louisiana shoreline, I can tell you quite emphatically that I DO NOT want
refineries in my backyard.
Well, that's the thing. It's convenient to blame environmentalists, but
a lot of the opposition to
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
With the FWD and heavily front-biased weight distribution
you never had trouble starting on hills.
That's 'cause all the hills around here are paved. Getting started on a
steep uphill slope on gravel can be really trying in a FWD car. The
weight transfer really cuts down
Tom Hargrave wrote:
More nukes would be nice. I worked at a nuclear power plant for a while and
believe that the ones in the States are incredibly safe.
I realize that operationally the plants are very safe. The problem is
the high-level waste from refueling is stuck in temporary storage at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't the fluid level in the master cylinder the same circuit as the brake
linings sensors? In other words, a slightly low fluid level could cause the
flickering you report.
It isn't on 123s. On those the master cylinder fluid level is wired to
the BRAKE light.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Trouble is people still have a hard time accepting dirty, stinky diesel as
an answer.
There's that, and there's also an aversion to small, noisy cars. People
want their commute to be comfortable and safe -- go figure.
I have an '89 VW Cabriolet (aka Rabbit Convertible)
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
If the threads are already too big a tap won't help much. What to do in
that case I wonder?
Helicoil?
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Holy cr*p I can't believe the length of this discussion topic - saving
money on shoes??
Perhaps this reflects the innate thriftiness of people who take pride
in driving 20+ year old cars with 200+ K miles.
After having major problems with two of my cars in as
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Actually, we have huge oil reserves here in the States but the oil is locked
up in oil rich shale. It takes technology and $$$ to process oil from oil
rich shale.
And natural gas. Lots of it. It's like cooking oil out of asphalt.
The problem with oil shale and tar sands
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The big problem is all the environmentalist left wing wackos.
They'd quiet down if companies like BP didn't keep proving them right
about the environmental damage from oil extraction. Until they clean up
their act, start maintaining their pipelines and caring about
Steve MacSween wrote:
Wlll, do like I do and -- even when taking a BIG hit -- try (yeah, I
know, I find it hard too) to remind yourself that even buying and installing
a used engine on most of our cars, is less than the retail sales tax on a
new Hyundai. At least here in Canada.
If the
Steve MacSween wrote:
- one customer with an old Dakota just sank $2500 into the truck over four
months, against my friend's advice (some of it shouted at the guy). An old
rusty work truck with zero resale value. Then the transport inspector pulled
him over (commercial vehicle plates, so he's
Rich Thomas wrote:
I think you are correct. My sneakers were 6 yr old, I wear them a lot,
the soles were parting a bit here and there. I figured with some goo I
could get at least 3 or 4 more years out of them. Even with the
half-goo job they have lasted another year, so maybe I can goo
Bob Rentfro wrote:
In the desert shoe selection is easy:
$150 Red Wing Electrical Rated Boots for work and flip flops for all other
times.
I love my Red Wings. Not cheap, but very comfortable.
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