Re: [MBZ] lawm mower tire

Once the sidewall integrity is gone you need a new tire. Else tube it and go on. At least with a lawn mower you aren't risking your life due to a sudden catastrophic tire failure, but that's what I'd do. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Just got home from my cruise

"Where's my dinner?" "We find it is easier not to." There's always a handle. But if one of the parents is too squeamish to do their duty, well, the world needs parasites too! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

> That’s OK, Jim. There’s nothing in or around Hanford anyway, right? Just one, IIRC. WPPSS ('whoops') was cancelled, and the old reactors have mostly all been retired, or never finished, one by one. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

> The power plant can be wind or solar, in an ideal world. Or, in Washington. One of the few States whose general electric supply is NOT fossil fuel. We have a lot of hydro, and wind. We used to have some significant nuclear, too, but... -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

> All you have to do is haul a huge load of rocks downhill then unload them to > go back up again! It's a meerkul!!! And how did those rocks get into the trains? And sufficiently far away from the destination end to not clog things up? Diesel. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

What is appalling is the number of people (and I use the term loosely) who think that batteries and hydrogen are energy _sources_! Leaving out cosmological-scale quibbling, there are only three primary energy sources: Solar (PV/heating, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, fossil fuel, OTEC) Kinetic

Re: [MBZ] OT: Unrestored 1966 AMC Rambler Ambassador 880 - $16,500

> Vacuum operated, which was standard on Nash/AMC up to 64 or so. Definitely > our 1960 Rambler had vacuum operated wipers. As does a '60 Falcon. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Poos?

What they wanted was a true humidistat, one that simply doesn't care what the temperature is. If it's humid, it runs the AC. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Look at this interior! 300TD Euro

> And the 603 is a phenomenal engine, right? Yes. And by 91 it should have the new head and gasket designs. Not sure why it wasn't turbo, though, as that had been well worked out years before on the SDL's and the '87 TD in the US. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Poos?

> This is Florida, there will be mold if that happened. _So_ different than eastern WA. Swamp coolers are highly effective here, it's generally quite dry. Dry enough that I've considered having our clothes dryer vent into the basement in order to conserve the heat and moisture! (Would need a

Re: [MBZ] S550 AC redo

Flushing is tricky. Gasoline is cheap, but then you have to get all that out too, and there's often a bit of residue. Solvent afterwards? The real problem is the expansion valve. You can't really flush with that in there, as it's easily clogged. It's a giant PITA, that's for sure! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Poos?

> My whole house 24kW Toyota powered Kohler will run for about two weeks > depending on load on the 500 gallon tank that’s buried in my front yard. My whole-house (?) 26kW (when wired zig-zag) Hercules-powered Kohler would run for just about six days, no load, on a similar tank. It's really a

Re: [MBZ] OT: BMW X5 diesel - 135k miles - $16,900

> What's the rep of BMW diesels? Not good, IIRC. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Still trying to kill this Walmart AGM battery

Discharged batteries fare worst. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Still trying to kill this Walmart AGM battery

Heat is deadlier than cold. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Wow

Wow, had to be multiple impacts there. At least two, possibly three or more. (How did the engine end up laid over sideways, anyway?) Crushed on front quarter, rear quarter, and side-swipey on top of all that. Driver might have been OK, same with someone behind him. Other side pretty iffy.

Re: [MBZ] Serious MB lust

> Any danger signs anyone sees on this? Maybe I need to be talked down from > the ledge. Well, they are rust magnets. So look for that. Also, carb troubles can be an issue, but it's been Weber-ized. The only thing I really didn't like was "Lowering springs". Yeah, "Me and my JC Whitney

Re: [MBZ] FCPEuro fails

> 3-day lead times? What's that about? That is the opposite of "In Stock". -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Floating temptress

> I think my late father-in-law had it down pretty well. He had an 18 foot > fiberglass runabout(?) with a decent sized outboard Same with my father. Non-sexy as hell, but supremely practical. Also quite versatile, it was an open-bow Fiberform. Very stable tri-hull front, with a V rear. We

Re: [MBZ] 178 in a SUV down I-95

> A bigger problem is flying at 180mph, even for fixed wing craft. (100+mph > quadcopters exist, but the battery life is miniscule, and I've never heard of > one going 150mph) If nobody's chasing them, the perps don't go that fast, either. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Diesel prices going back up

> The fuel island pumps reserved for semi articulating tractor trailers. The > nozzles are larger than that for automobiles, Notably, the fuel filler on my 1997 Dodge (w/Cummins) will accept the large nozzle. I've filled up at those islands many a time. My dad's 1990 Ford could not. > Can I

Re: [MBZ] 600SL - Runs and drives mechanic special - $2,000

>> "everything original everything works just needs a little bit of work" >> https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-mercedes-600sl-runs-and-drives/7481708180.html > > How's that compare with Floyd's $1700 SL600? Maybe the extra four cylinders are in the trunk? -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Merz Car - $4,875 (Valdese NC 28690)

> ?? What could it be? >> NO LOBALLERS I DON'T NO WHAT I GOT Could be anything, but probably rampant stupidity. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Am I correct in my assumption about alternator?

> Am I correct this should not be moving like this? Correct. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] This is beyond belief

> Car owner is sued when his vehicle kills a shop employee. > https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-car-owner-sued-jeep-075228792.html > That's one jury trial I'd try to get ON! -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Shop shut down and disappeared with customers parts. No transmission. 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.6 Sedan 4D, $800

That would be a good body donor for the rusting and tatty 190D 2.5 my son is currently driving. But, it's geographically challenged! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] This is really a feeler post…1984 Mercedes-Benz e-class,$5,000

I feel that the most valuable part of this now-ruined car are the Euro headlights! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT - B-52 Flight Simulator Trains

> We had a 737 electronic cockpit simulator driven by CDC 6000 and 7000-series > computers I got to sit in the F101 cockpit simulator in the early 70's while my Dad 'flew' it. I know it was connected to a bank of 60's computing tech, but I suspect it was largely analog computing. Several

Re: [MBZ] Oh wow I might have to have this

I thought key-start was a W123 thing. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery

There's a lot of thermal mass in a battery. Could still be warm from the charging, plus slight heating from the draw-down. What is 'tests good'? That covers a lot of ground, all the way from "has two terminals and isn't gushing through a hole in the side", to brand new. There are six cells,

Re: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery

> What would cause a battery to discharge after a week or 2 of sitting on the > shelf but tests good? An internal current leak. You can only prove those exist indirectly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery

Run it flat, then hook up a dumb charger in reverse? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Will need to be towed away 1980 MERCEDES BENZ SL500 - $3, 500 (Greensboro)

> Ask him for the VIN. He’ll probably think you’re trying to steal it though, > because, you know, CL You don't need all the VIN, just the first part. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Struck an Elk head-on near Grand Canyon in Dec 2021 Mercedes Sprinter 2500 2016: Doesn't Run - $17, 000 (St Petersburg)

So why didn't any airbags go off? That much damage should certainly have done it. His ask is laughable. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Will need to be towed away 1980 MERCEDES BENZ SL500 - $3, 500 (Greensboro)

In theory that's the vaunted 500SLC, the homologated race car. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Missing engine cover

I think cosmetic engine covers are stupid. WTF is the _hood_ for? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] BAT insanity

> I would not have paid $31,000 for any car just because it has low mileage. People do, all the time. Ask any dealer... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: The MB Market Daily Update & Auctions Ending Today (April 28, 2022)

> If I had won the Powerball last night I’d be on that 240D like a hobo on a > hotdog. And it has the TruCoat! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Hey Curt….VW BioDiesel Question

> Drove from home to PA and back to CT, 630 miles, on one tank of fuel. I had a 240D once where I drove around WA State, from Spokane to Vancouver to Seattle and back to Spokane. Just over 1000 miles, on one tank. Of course, it had a 20-gallon auxiliary fuel tank in the trunk! MPG was 23.5 on

Re: [MBZ] 1987 560 SL - 116k miles - $11,000

> Ambitious price for needing front seats although the rear “seats” are > interesting Mine has that. A not-uncommon upgrade. Not for adults! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Mr. Spock's Mercedes

That has been, and always shall be, a great commercial. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] This is a sad story about what was once a beautiful white & tan Mercedes Benz 320 SL CONVERTIBLE.

> Moral of the story: Don't let the car go before you have received payment or > items being traded. > https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/cto/d/climax-mercedes-320-sl-1994-white-tan/7475530214.html > >

Re: [MBZ] I wonder how hard or expensive this would be to have fixed

> Bang it out and bondo and paint, or weld in a new piece and paint it. Or just > drive it as-is. >> https://www.copart.com/lot/38860372/clean-title-2007-mercedes-benz-s-550-ok-oklahoma-city >> >>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Self crashing vehicle?

Clearly can't avoid low-flying aircraft. What about potholes? Caltrops? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1984 MB 300CD steering box

Notchy bearing in the steering column itself? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT - Valkyrie

> Designed with slide rules by MEN with pocket protectors, skinny ties, and > horn rimmed glasses. People with slide rules understand, intuitively, that when you attempt to calculate the weight of a hummingbird, a result of 158.9572456 pounds is NOT a good answer! Most kids these days will

Re: [MBZ] OT - Valkyrie

That looks familiar. I might have had a model as a kid. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 1984 M.B. 300CD Steering Box

Les Schwab, a regional tire store, had the spreader bar and used it when they did the last car I had aligned there. (But I forget which car it was, or exactly when.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] recently minority damaged 2000 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 320 Sedan 4D, $975

Can't trust those minorities with _anything_! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 1984 M.B. 300CD Steering Box

For whatever reason a lot of laptop optical drives crap out, whether you use them or not. The big boys seem to be a lot more durable. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

IMHO the designs should be required to be escrowed, and the escrow is released as soon as the manufacturer can/will no longer supply replacements. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

When I wrote that white paper, for work, I was surprised at just how many failure mechanisms were in play. This, on top of any other common electronic failure mechanisms. (Die contamination, metal fatigue, electrophoretic migration, tin whiskers, oxidation, etc.) -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

> IIRC they were doing a lot of writing of data to solid-state storage and > wearing it out. Yep, we had some customers that turned on the debug logging features, to '11', and left them on. Took out the onboard flash in about a year. Not too cool, losing six-figure network backbone systems

Re: [MBZ] OT Frontier no start

With bright headlights it indicates that the bad connection MUST be on the starter end, if that's what is wrong. Not at the battery. Or the starter itself is going out. Which gear for push-starting depends on how many gears you have, and how fast you can get it going before you pop the clutch.

Re: [MBZ] OT Who's into old tractors? Saved From the Crusher! Will this 80+ Year old Ford 9N Ever Run Again???

My grandfather, a mechanic, hated Ford tractors. Said he saw too many of them at the shop. (Not sure if he calibrated against numbers produced and in the field.) He bought a Minneapolis Moline UTS when he got one. And later, a Farmall 200. My brother still has them. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Unimog truck with Case 580C mounted on it 2005 Mercedes Unimog 419 see tractor, $22, 000

> Buy it and drive it from the right coast to the left coast! > (Can you imagine what torture that would be?) Yes, since I drove mine from Tacoma to Spokane. Let's call it ten times the fun of that trip... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Unimog truck with Case 580C mounted on it 2005 Mercedes Unimog 419 see tractor, $22, 000

> I need this really bad > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/737627663932446 > You and me both. It's the perfect mate to my crane/winch/dump Mog. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Cargo trailers

> 5x8 is not very big. What are you looking to haul? Those seem kinda high > but given prices these days... D'accord. But, drop by your nearest NEW trailer sales place to get your scale calibrated. And, as always, divide the price by the RENTAL price for same. How many times can you rent

Re: [MBZ] OT: Ford F150 5 speed

> I was thinking this might be a good deal for when I need a truck until I read > "starts with pliers" It looks like a good basic truck. Is it really a 6-cyl with 5sp manual? Didn't know they still made those that late. Doesn't sound like the hardest repair ever, and what's wrong with pliers

Re: [MBZ] No more 116/201/107 keys

I didn't realize that the 116 (which I have never had one of) used those dinky little 201 keys. The 107/126/123 keys we have are all the same. Chunky side-cut keys. IIRC, our older 107 was an edge-cut key, as is the 114 and 115. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Planespotting

> ...about the rich getting richer during covid is 100% true. Prices > of private jets are out of sight. If people have the means to fly private > they do, and there are a lot of people with the means. Buying a jet in order to avoid riding in plague-tubes makes you less rich, no matter how you

Re: [MBZ] Wow, I could have had a V12

I hope one of these never comes my way, I'd be tempted. It seems doubtful that these cylinders would be all that much harder to deal with, individually, than was the rear strut in the 560 SEL. See: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/SELlog.html#21Dec2010

Re: [MBZ] WARNING!!!! 30 in rims Brand New Sound systems 2001 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 500 Sedan 4D, $8, 000

It probably has lengths of steel rod for shock absorbers, holding the suspension at full extension. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] has a high idle when it warms up. 1991 Mercedes-Benz sel 560, $2, 500

> Isn't this usually a vacu > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/549808743143309 > No. Either the idle control 'relay' is failing or, more likely, the idle control 'motor' is sticking. You can resolder the former and clean out

Re: [MBZ] OT generator expert expert opinion

If those were anywhere near me, I'd be all over them. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Dead SL? 1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 sel,$600

Nothing is more fun than a cheap-cheap-cheap convertible, provided you can get it running. The secret is to avoid going lipstick shopping for a pig. We're not talking hood stack, but we're not far off either. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT - RaspberryPI

I use them, but not the wifi. Dr. Google is your friend. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Laurentian anyone?

>> Every other manual shift 4WD I've owned had the low range and transfer >> case on the same selector, so your options were 2WD High, 4WD High, >> 4WD Low. Not the case of a Unimog, which has yet another system where the Hi/Lo range is a side-gate on the main shifter. (2wd/4wd/4-locked-diff is

Re: [MBZ] Stealerships

> Umm, isn't "air" 79% nitrogen? > >>> And don't forget the nitrogen fill in the new tires. >> >> I do that, but I'm not too rigorous. I figure if it's at >> least 3/4 nitrogen I'm doing good. >> >> -- Jim That was the joke! -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Has anybody ever rebuilt a backup light switch?

> This guy bought a lathe just to make replacement parts for his dad's old 180D. > But I never expected him to take a switch apart and make new internals. Sweet! > And then he got a bunch of pop cans and smelted them for aluminum repairs... As I read it, he didn't. He was _going_ to, but then

Re: [MBZ] Stealerships

> And don't forget the nitrogen fill in the new tires. I do that, but I'm not too rigorous. I figure if it's at least 3/4 nitrogen I'm doing good. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Dead battery

> I’d say yes while revving the engine but at idle it seems high and > furthermore the voltage doesn’t change while revving engine. It’s permanently > around 14V which doesn’t seem right to me. It does seem odd. Does your meter have a peak-hold function that you accidentally triggered? --

Re: [MBZ] Dead battery

> amp draw between ground and the negative terminal of the battery and I only > got about 3.4 mA. It is my understanding that 50 mA is the cut off for a > excessive parasitic draw so I’m not sure why my battery is discharging by > just sitting idle for a few days. Not all loads are steady.

Re: [MBZ] OT Battery Charger

Very little to go wrong on one of those, it can be serviced and kept going indefinitely. Most likely problem is a bad connection, particularly inside the switch. (I.e. dirty switch.) It's nice to have a 'dumb' charger like this around, for when your newer, 'smarter' chargers simply refuse to

Re: [MBZ] Benzing yesterday

> Getting things back together was a whole nuther story. IIRC the secret is to get the flare nuts started (by hand) before you mount the spheres back. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Dead battery

Remove VR. If parasitic drain of alternator goes down, it was the VR. If it does not, it is the diodes. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Dead battery

Alternator diodes can also get leaky in the reverse direction. Just take an ammeter to it and see the drain, directly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] 606 tensioner bolt hole stripped

Helicoil or Timesert, your preference. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 606 tensioner bolt hole stripped

That looks Bad. I think drill and whatever is your best bet, and trailering it also sounds like a win. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: '86 Alfa, anyone?

So, was that license plate "Todd", or "To-Do"? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Batteryminder Sale

I just ordered two more. Phasing out the cheap Harbor Freight battery boilers... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Inop battery charger

Mine don't. Not much to go wrong, but probably easy to fix too. First thing I'd check is the switch, then the cord. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Battery Fun

> I think his problem is his el-cheapo Harbor Freight meter. I've had the cheap > ones and they're junk. They ARE junk. But I threw some $3 (then) meters in the trunks of the active cars anyway. Slightly better than no meter at all. I've been extraordinarily happy with my Fluke 83 and 87

Re: [MBZ] Battery Fun

> Mine has some kind of a rubber handle, I don't love it, it slides around a > little. I've glued it on a couple times... The handle should be able to slip a bit with a loosened grip. There should be a swell at the end to keep it from getting away from you. I can't describe it exactly, but

Re: [MBZ] Battery Fun

> switching the battery "off" removes it from all current draws Once upon a time you didn't need such things. My Falcon, for example, lacking a clock and having the old relay-style generator voltage regulator, has ZERO parasitic current draw when sitting. (Make sure the battery top is clean,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dexter watch offer

I'm as big a fan of retro styling as any, but that thing is just weird. NOBODY back in the day when these style elements were mainstream would have made anything that looked like this. WTF is up with the mix of "9" and "three" for hour markers on #1? It just seems... off. Also, I'm not really a

Re: [MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder

Were it me, I'd put a standard 220V welder socket in the garage (or wherever), Buy the mating plug, and a suitable length of cable, and replace the cord on the welder with it. Buy a second socket and a drop box, and use the welder's original cable to make a 110->220 adapter, so you can continue

Re: [MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder

> I guess the worst thing is it will just trip a breaker. The worst thing is that it will start a fire, and not out on the flamey end. Though this is unlikely. I REALLY don't like the games they're clearly playing with the input cord. Also, their labeled specs are pretty crappy/confusing. On

Re: [MBZ] Porsche?

> The only ship that won't sail is a partnership. You need to spend most of your time on deciding what the exit strategy (-ies) is (are). Do you buy each other out? What if one of you loses interest or dies? What if the car appreciates and A wants to cash out, but B doesn't want to and is

Re: [MBZ] Intense travel jobs?

> Anybody that has done intense travel have any thoughts? I think you ought to watch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_(2009_film) before deciding. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT microwaves oven

Vintage matters, the older ones are a lot more solidly constructed, and easier to repair. The circuit is actually quite simple, usually a timer, a few safety switches, and a magnetron tube circuit. My Amana has blown the fuse a couple of times in the 30 years I've been using it. Mr. Google is

Re: [MBZ] Perfect Car for AZ Bob's Son?

> So this owner finally answered me and the display on the dash doesn’t work at > all. I paid $100 to have the digi displays in the W210 fixed. I tried myself, once, but it takes some special tools and techniques, and I failed. Rather than flail, and risk destroying it, I sent it in. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] A story AZ bob and other might find interesting

> uranium fell back to $8/lb. So, a pound of uranium would run my house for how long? At about 20,000 kWH/lb I could run my house at full feed load, electric furnace turned to '11', doors left open, my wife in charge of the lights, and everything else turned on too, for 16 days. Should be able

Re: [MBZ] OT: Flour

> Maybe I should get 50#... You can't keep a bag too long, else the weevils start to grow in it. So, bigger is not better, necessarily. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Wow

> Truly, an ugly truck. Why are the manufacturers trying to make the pickup > trucks look so huge? Every time I look at our two '9x Dodge pickups I'm continually impressed by their appearance. They look capable, yet understated. Clean lines. Nothing newer looks as good, IMHO. The Cummins

Re: [MBZ] OT insulation and windows

> How much insulation do you have in the attic? It's probably about 1' deep. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

_All_ we did was double up the attic blown-in insulation. Made a very noticeable difference. We use wood auxiliary heat, maybe 5 cords a year. I've never paid a dime for any of it. Free downed trees, or I cut off of our acreage in a pinch. I dislike sealed multipane windows, they're all

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

> I thought the paper/moisture barrier always faced the living space? The moisture barrier always faces the wetter side. Usually that's the inside, but not in all locales. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices

> I go through a full 250 gallon tank of oil during the winter... If oil hits > $8 per gallon... I will be paying $2000 per month... Dimensional analysis calls BS. Closer to $2000 per _winter_, not month. Or did you leave out something? -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] I think the AC clutch coil on the 99 e300 suddenly died

FIRST thing to check is any connectors down there. Might just need cleaning and tightening up. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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