An old Army buddy of mine has come up with a question that I can't answer.
The subject van's shift quadrant light no longer functions. We are wondering
if it is an actual lamp, buried up in the quadrant, or is it some form of
Light Pipe, with a remotely located bulb.
In either case, can
Bob,
I've used two of the large, Ionic Breeze units for about three years, and
find that they are effective. They do seem to produce a noticeable amount of
ozone, which Consumers Union thinks is a bad thing.
If I had it to do over, I would buy an Ionic Pro brand for less than half
the price
Audi says it is still working out plans beyond Sebring and Le Mans.
AutoWeek | Published 12/15/05, 11:19 am et
Audi AG hopes it is once again a step ahead of the competition: Audi will
become the first automaker to fight for the overall win with a diesel engine
at the famous Le Mans 24 Hour
The pump price for Diesel #2, in North San Diego County today, is $3.03 (+/-
3%).
Costco is charging $12.39 for Soy Oil and $9.97 for Peanut Oil, per 35#
(4.65 gal) bottle. That's ~$2.66 and $2.14 per gallon, respectively, which
makes the subject of mixing some B50 interesting.
Can anyone tell
://www.soypower.net/LifeCycle.asp
Canola oil - 130,660 BTU/gal.
http://www.greasecar.com/tech.cfm
On 4/18/06, Gerald R. Flintrop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The pump price for Diesel #2, in North San Diego County today, is $3.03
(+/-
3%).
Costco is charging $12.39 for Soy Oil and $9.97 for Peanut
, Gerald R. Flintrop wrote:
The pump price for Diesel #2, in North San Diego County today, is $3.03
(+/-
3%).
Costco is charging $12.39 for Soy Oil and $9.97 for Peanut Oil, per 35#
(4.65 gal) bottle. That's ~$2.66 and $2.14 per gallon, respectively, which
makes the subject of mixing some B50
On mine, it's about a 15 second job to remove it.
First, I peel off the center pad with my finger tips (I recommend having the
steering wheel centered before starting). Then it's a hex wrench (I use a
3/8 inch drive) to remove the center screw. Next, I use both hands to smack
the underside of
I heard it was Carroll Shelby with, There's no replacement for
displacement, but I couldn't prove it either way.
Hmm, I remember that McCahill article was waiting for me when I returned
from my first tour in Vietnam, about the time I was finishing my 11th year
in the Army.
GRF
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Right close to 4.65.
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 5:00 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Yep, the time has come.
I'm curious - how many gallons are in a 35 pound
For soy and peanut oils, I've seen weights per gallon listed between 7.5 and
7.7 pounds. That would make the number of gallons in 35 lbs somewhere
between 4.54 and 4.64.
According to http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ah697/ah697.pdf it is ~7.7
lbs/gal for both.
YMMV,
Jerry Flintrop
On Apr
Back when the CHP had some (Fast!) Mustangs and Camaros, I asked a friend of
mine what he did about transporting 'Perps'. George (a CHP Sergeant, at the
time) said he cuffed them to a nearby tree, using a length of chain from the
trunk, until one of the Victorias came available.
Jerry
Looking at this site:
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/kinematic-viscosity-d_397.html shows that
palm has a somewhat higher viscosity than soy oil, at 130 degF.
In CentiStokes:
Palm26.4
Soy 19.64
Peanut 23.4
Coconut 15
Rape Seed 31
HTH,
Jerry Flintrop
Is that a video, a still, or a combination?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of Harry M.)
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:31 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT-video camera
I picked up a HP
Bob,
How can he shove, as you suggest? His head is already occupying that
space.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of Bob DuPuy
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:21 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject:
Kevin,
You may want to chk to see if it's blinking because *more* than just one is
bad.
Just a thought.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of Kevin Beswick
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:54 PM
To: Mercedes
Well, I've BTDT on our previous 78 280SLC, which I guess is similar, except
for 2 cylinders. On that one, I had it off of the M110 and opened it up. B12
is indeed what we used, and it did work after that. YMMV.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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Don,
Here's a paragraph it appears you missed: The two air crews picked up a
Coast Guard radio call that helicopters were needed for rescues in New
Orleans, Hoeft said. They were out of radio range to Pensacola, so they
decided to fly their helicopters to New Orleans and join the rescue effort
Rusty and Gary, if you're monitoring this, I got the complete order in
record time (virtually overnight, from N.C. to Calif.). Thank you and thank
Tom for me.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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Dave,
Some MBz AWD diesels, as seen at Camp Pendleton.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of dave walton
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:19 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] AWD Diesel?
I know it is a pushrod design with gear driven cam (why American designers
use chains on their V8s is beyond me)
Maybe because it's less likely to jump a tooth, as was NOT uncommon, in the
thirties.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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Hauling some REALLY heavy contraband?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:51 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] anybody ever seen anything like
Given that soot report, and not knowing the rest of the story, I'd like to
hear some reasoning, both pro and con, for changing the filter.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005
Some time ago, I asserted that my salad quality, Soybean oil was costing
$2.63 per gallon. I based that on the purchase price of $13.15, for a 35#
box. I was erroneously thinking that the jug contained five gallons I was
guessing that the gallon weighed seven pounds. I now know that it weighs
Blame the facts:
New Orleans has a Democrat Mayor, a Democrat City Council, and a Democrat
Chief of Police. Louisiana has a Democrat Governor, a Democrat Lt. Governor,
a Democrat Attorney General; 24 of 39 Louisiana State Senators are Democrat,
67 of 105 Louisiana State House Representatives are
That's a fairly silly sounding Hypothetical. Clumsily worded, at that.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Bill Gallagher
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:32 PM
To: Mercedes Mail List
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Request
Don't know how generous their welfare system is, but Helen Clark, the PM
since 1999, is the head of the Labour Party (NZLP), if that's any indicator.
OTOH, New Zealanders in general seem to be more levelheaded than Americans
are, when it comes to the subject of illegal interlopers.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
Ned,
Pls excuse my jumping in. Now that Ive switched our 82 300SD, 84 300SD and
95 E300D to Mobil 1, I have to agree with your comments regarding oil
color. As for the change intervals, the 95 E300Ds maintenance schedule
calls for 7,500 miles. Based on our driving conditions, I tend to
Source, please?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:18:33 -0500, Russ Williams wrote
Ne Orleans emptied pretty fast the problem was
the poor folks that didn't have any transportation and relied on the
city officials to get them to safety. But wait you need Drivers for
the
Wilton,
Thank you. Last time I raised the subject with USAA, they were reluctant to
become involved. I had told them that my 95 E300D's wndshld had become sand
blasted, making it a safety issue, but they mumbled something about it was
on me. It seems that they would be more interested if it
At one indie, in Oceanside, CA, has it for $2.94, while another one, 2 miles
down the road, wants $3.40.
Jerry
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On Behalf Of Wilton Strickland
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 12:05 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
That's not unusual, but it'll be covered in the good old owner's manual.
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Gabriel S.
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:33 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] converting to synthetic
But in the Vaterland, one must not be driving while using it.
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 12:45 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cup Holder for1995 E320
However, as Tim
Those out here at Camp Pendleton's SOG motor pool are.
Jerry
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On Behalf Of Gabriel S.
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 6:17 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] For G-Wagon Lovers
are the military versions
The part about, the fuel mixture must be ignited after TDC, else you get
spark knock makes me wonder about the static and dynamic (vacuum and
centrifugal) timing settings on the old mechanical distributors. I seem to
recall that they would often start out at 8-10 degrees BTDC, and advance to
the
Here's a clip from http://www.ritzsite.demon.nl/DAF/DAF_cars_p1.htm
This transmission was constructed out of a centrifugal clutch attached to a
system of two belt driven sets of conical metal wheels that were separately
adjustable at the engine and at the rear wheel side. The gear ratios were
Occasionally I see questions posed concerning which grease gun/fitting to
use on our door hinges. For my 126s I've usually used one from Lincoln,
which I bought about 12 years ago for 12 bucks. Now, I see that Harbor
Freight has a 50% price reduction on theirs, in the new mail-order catalog -
For those interested, Aero-Diesel info may be found at:
http://www.zoche.de/index.html
Jerry Flintrop
I have a program called convert.exe that does torque, too. It's 568KB in
size.
Kaleb, should I send it?
Jerry
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On Behalf Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 8:54 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
I had a deaf/mute acquaintance, who was a licensed driver, and a very good
one at that! Besides, it's hard to hear ANYTHING, from the outside, in some
of the newer Luxo-Cruisers (or in my 84 300SD, for that matter 8^).
Jerry (Oceanside, CA)
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Christopher,
Pls pardon my jumping in, but the pictured air filter may well be limited to
only stopping twigs and small birds from entering the engine's air stream.
The dust it passes will almost surely increase abrasive wear and tear.
Jerry (just my 2 cents worth)
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Larry,
What Troy said!
Jerry (95 E300D)
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On Behalf Of Troy Kocher
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 11:49 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] E300D
I wish it was 40mpg, best I've seen is 33mpg. I've had really
If you want tracers, I noticed that www.cheaperthandirt.com has .223
Caliber Tracer Centerfire Rifle Cartridge, 55-Grain M196 FMJ Bullet,
Demilled, 20 Rounds Per Box, for $7.97.
One can find LOTS of other stuff by entering .223 in their Search window.
For example:
For $2.97 (plus), they're
I, for one, was glad for the bolt assist, even if it WAS designed after the
fact. The only time I really needed it though, was after slogging thru a
paddy. I remember that, on my first tour the M14s had problems, after
getting dunked or too much sand in them (something a quick whiz could flush
The way I read it:
Unregistered since 1990!
Missing interior door panels.
Seats included, but not installed.
Engine, when new, had 40KW, or ~ 54HP.
Buyer must transport, from Garching, which is 1.5 hours and 60 miles east of
Munich.
Such a deal!
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL
Well, I chkd on KBB's site, and listed it as used, with seven miles. Their
private party value came back as $27,870.
Jerry
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On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 1:33 PM
To: Banned List; Mercedes mailing list
Kaleb,
Point well made and taken. I am guiltier than most, and will gladly comply.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 3:34 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re:
Not exactly right. In this case, the 380 indicates a (approx.) 3.8 liter
engine. It happens to be a V8.
In the early 80s, back in Germany, the 300 series was what later became the
E-class, over here. You could see 300s with 2 liter fours, various diesels
and whatnot.
Jerry
=
Ok, that
Does anyone know if a 617 and tranny would fit in it?
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:22 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine
be lots of fun,
but not easy nor cheap.
:-)
-Dave M.
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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:51:16 -0500
From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel with blown engine
Might be too tall.
On 7/27/05, Gerald R. Flintrop [EMAIL PROTECTED
For the past 40 or 50 years, I've thought that Republicans take your money
and put in their pockets. Democrats take your money and put it in someone
else's pockets (Take a Grand from one guy, and give $250 to each of four
other guys, and you have a net gain of three votes).
Jerry (What, you're
I was unable to get past the 2nd picture. Something to do with my glasses
fogging over (5-4-3-...)
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dave M.
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 15 minutes of
what I started... And all because I spoke up for the
National park Service. Thanks to all for the entertainment.
On 7/30/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yup - what he said.
On 7/30/05, Gerald R. Flintrop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the past 40 or 50 years, I've thought
This one's been around since 1998,
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/diver.htm, but it just might be true.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:16 PM
To: 'Mercedes
It used to really gripe me that the Federal Tax on diesel, as listed on the
pump, was $.06 per gallon MORE than on gasoline. Lately, I've stopped even
looking.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of Sunil Hari
Sent:
Today, both gas and diesel are about $3.00/gal., here in San Diego's North
County.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 6:03 AM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re:
...So when he laid her then lied about laying her is that when he blew it?
My guess is thats when SHE blew it.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:04 AM
Yes, he's still in office, caucused with the Democrats, so I guess that
leaves zero who aren't Republicrats.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 1:50 PM
To: Mercedes mailing
Today, it's reportedly up to $3.05, at some stations in San Diego County
Jerry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 9:33 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Diesel price
Diesel is
David,
When I had that pblm (with a 280 SLC), I went to the (St)ealership, and
bought the requisite bracket (it wasn't cheap, IIRC). That is what is
attached to the holes on the car. The license plate then screws into that
bracket.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From:
Does its distributors vacuum advance can have TWO vacuum hoses? One on
the advance side and the other on the retard side? If so, Im guessing that
the A/C control tweaks them to manage idle speed, when it deems it
necessary. If thats true on your 380, as it was on my 280s (77 SE and 78
SLC),
1948!
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1948/tucker.html
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:16 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] car from birth
It can't hurt to refrain, but it won't do anything to help, either.
The reason I won't buy diesel from them is that it makes my cars smokier,
noisier, and it's much lower Cetane than the ECD-1, from Arco.
Jerry Ö¿Ö
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