On 01/11/2011 11:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
While I was under the '87 300D working on the exhaust I took some time
to install the block heater cord that I had had lying around for a
while, running it through a high-temp split loom and attaching it
securely with stainless steel cable ties. I w
On 02/11/2011 3:15 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I enjoy watching Mecum Auto Auctions and among the Camaros, Mustangs and
other muscle cars there are always a couple recent model Mercedes in
beautiful condition, often with low mileage. These have all been gas
engines - haven't seen a diesel yet.
Have you looked in Wal*Mart?
Don' t know about USA, but here in Winnipeg, the local WM has the Zerox
anti freeze.
Randy
On 04/11/2011 2:49 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
Local Carquest doesn't stock it, but I can ask him
to order it next time.
Thanks,
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
From: "Greg Fiorentino
Don't know if you have heard this one but the Lt Gov of Newfoundland got
in hot water recently for telling it.
It goes like this:
I was talking to a fellow who told me he was feeling depressed about the
economy, his retirement plans, the declining value of his pension, the
cost of oil, the wa
Well, you might wish to bear in mind that many of your neighbors work in
the retail world where all of this nice asian stuff is sold.
If you stop buying all this nice asian stuff, those neighbors are going
to be laid off and stores will close etc.
Sadly it is a big world out there and whatever
I can't say much about diesel but I do know that back a number of years,
some gasoline brands seemed to work better in my car.
I could run some but not others. If I bought Shell, for example, my car
would ping. if I bought Esso, it ran fine. (I am in Canada so the brands
might sound odd to you).
Is this the one where you put your head between your knees and kiss your
a** goodbye?
Randy
On 09/11/2011 12:25 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
CONELRAD Alert!
(Max is too young to know this)
--R
On 11/9/11 12:40 PM, Max Dillon wrote:
5P4M passed around at work, you know where the delete key is..
I know that many of you are essentially bottom feeders when it comes to
vehicles, and I mean no disrespect when I say that as I tend to fall
into that category to a great extent myself.
The question for you is essentially, when do you call it a lost cause?
There has to be a time when a vehicle
On 14/11/2011 11:12 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
A lost cause means owning a declining asset. I don't expect to retire from
the proceeds of disposing of my W123 wagons, but then again I believe they
will probably hold their own in value due to their great practicality and
comparative scarcity.
On 14/11/2011 11:21 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
I think all of my cars would be considered "lost causes" by
normal people.
The 300D needs a front-end rebuild. The 300SD is tapping my finances in
a death by 1,000 cuts, and I haven't sorted out the ACC yet.
I have a VW Vanagon project languishing in
On 14/11/2011 11:22 AM, Michael Canfield wrote:
There is another way to look at it. Take a $1500 Benz, put a few hundred
into making it safe, dependable and nice to ride in and start counting how
much you save over making car payments and paying higher insurance for the
newer car.
If a penny sa
On 14/11/2011 12:54 PM, Fmiser wrote:
The question for you is essentially, when do you call it a
lost cause?
Easy! When the cost exceeds the value. Oh, but cost can be
tricky 'cause it's not just money but time, confidence,
irritation, dependability, etc. And value is hard to pin down
too - wit
On 14/11/2011 3:40 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
In my case the tipping point was reached when SWMBO decided she wanted a
21st. century vehicle to replace the '79 300TD. I found a nice 2003 Jetta
TDI for her.
Greg
I understand that point too. My good wife has no desire to drive a
beater. She m
On 14/11/2011 3:37 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Harumph, this is what block heaters are for...
-Curt
My car is too old and too nice to subject it to our winters.
And, the old diesels do not start like the newer ones when it gets
really cold. Double batteries might help but even then, I believe I
last
winter I drove my '83 I used conventional oil.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:59:28 -0600
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] A lost cause?
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Well, Hendrik is in Oz where it does not get so cold as here.
In the dead of winter, I am essentially unable or unwilling to do much
for myself. We sometimes get 2 or 3 weeks where the temperature does not
get about minus 30C. That puts stress on a vehicle and is a common time
to have issues.
I
You are not supposed to bathe in it!
Randy
On 15/11/2011 8:55 AM, Michael Canfield wrote:
I always do transmissions cold. Hot oil is just too hot to bathe in if you
happen to spill it all over yourself.
Mike
On Nov 15, 2011 9:50 AM, "Allan Streib" wrote:
Meaning, should I drain it cold or
I don't think I am quite that modern. I like IC engines.
There are lots of Prius around here as they are used for taxi cabs. They
must produce reasonable heat in the cold weather but I assume the
mileage is not quite like it would be in summer.
Randy
On 15/11/2011 1:12 PM, Gerry Archer wrote
On 15/11/2011 5:57 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
A modern diesel in a similar sized car will significantly better a Prius
in terms of fuel economy.
...except when stopped. The hybrids excel in situations where most
drivers sit idling, or where there's a lot of stop and go.
Mit
So, what engine would be in a 78 123 gasser?
I am assuming an inline 6 cylinder?
Carbs?
Problems?
Randy
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/2011 1:53 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
M130 with dual Zeniths or an M123(?) which is like a later M130 with a Solex
4A1.
Dan
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
So, what engine would be in a 78 123 gasser?
I am assuming an inline 6 cylinder?
Carbs?
Problems
m my iPhone
On Nov 16, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Ok, sacrilage maybe, but would a SBC fit under the hood in a 78 123 coupe
without huge issues?
My recollection is that these old inline 6 MB engines were thirsty without
being all that powerful.
Randy who has a 350 4 bolt main b
On 16/11/2011 6:42 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Zeniths, and part of my strong distaste for carbs BUT a 220Sb
with dual solexes would do 18 MPG.
Larry may know more, But I'd guess an M130 with the zeniths tossed in
favor of webers could be tuned to do 18 MPG.
I tuned a 10 MPG truck once to get
immediately.
Randy
On 16/11/2011 8:39 PM, OK Don wrote:
Sounds like a good use for that SBC --
On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Ok, sacrilage maybe, but would a SBC fit under the hood in a 78 123 coupe
without huge issues?
My recollection is that these old inline 6 MB
Forgive me please, as I know I am all over the place on my thoughts
about vehicles.
I was recently thinking about Buicks, and then about a 78 MB gasser,
that I have yet to go and look at, but would like to this weekend.
Now, I am wondering, if one was inclined toward and all wheel drive
model,
On 17/11/2011 12:14 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't know which years we are talking about, but the early 4matics
were very good when they were working and very expensive to fix when
they quit working, which was often.
The later ones are much simpler and more reliable, I think with three
open d
So couldn't you use an older and essentially free or real cheap,
"winders" machine in a network as the printer controller and send
anything from anything to it for printing?
Randy
On 17/11/2011 1:36 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Yeah, but I can't see throwing out good laser printers. There are a
few
On 17/11/2011 2:30 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
The noise is definitely coming from the front, and not from the cable,
which was disconnected from the speedometer and monitored during the test
drive. The noise is solely caused by wind/air, which makes it particularly
difficult to track down the
What is the horsepower rating for the early VW Jetta diesels - non turbo?
One of my former neighbors was a VW Jetta lover. He had 2 or 3 of them
when he lived accross the lane. A very frugal fellow. An accountant by
profession and German by background so the Jetta was an obvious response.
One o
on of high failure rates. Mine had most everything replaced by the
PO before I bought it. The basic drive train seems solid, it's the
accessories and fancy stuff that dies.
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 17/11/2011 12:14 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't kno
But it is voila is it not? A viola is sort of a big violin is it not?
Randy
On 17/11/2011 9:14 PM, OK Don wrote:
We do like happy endings!
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:59 PM, glenn brown wrote:
Some of you may remember that I have been having ACC/heat issues in my '84
300D for the last 2-3 ye
On 17/11/2011 10:58 PM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:
I just realized, you lot are using the correct word for petrol. OMG
what's next? Proper spelling of the Queens English?
Or is the reason behind this because the big O is down over and
bringing a load of grunts with him?
Hendrik
who didn't get to mee
On 18/11/2011 11:08 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Lots of talk in the trades about how poorly her network is doing.
Of course, when Rosie O'Donnell is one of your foundation shows, your
expectations can't be too high.
Dan who detests TV in general
I like good TV but cannot tolerate the commercials s
On 18/11/2011 7:43 AM, G Mann wrote:
That would be 28 Peak HP so you need those 18 gears to keep the little
engine exactly in BOTH it's best torque and best Horsepower sweet spot to
gain max efficiency to achieve that "perfect" mileage.
There is no "free energy", it just changes form in
Does Mercedes sell the same car throughout the USA?
I ask because my wife's Honda Accord came from Forida.
There was essentially no undercoating on the car when we got it one year
old.
We had it undercoated and rust proofed here in order to try to preserve it.
I went to the local Honda dealer
. Maybe in the days when cars got no
anticorrosion treatment at the factory, it did a little. But my parents paid to have an Izuzu
(Buick Opel) "rustproofed" in the late '70s, and it rusted out as fast if not faster than
any other car they owned.
Allan
On Tuesday, November 22,
In Manitoba, it is considered too cold during much of the winter for
salt to help much on the highways. Nevertheless, the City of Winnipeg
tends to salt intersections and as a result we get a bit of a regular
salt bath if the weather permits - IE - if it warms up a bit and then
snows a bit.
I
Anyone knowledgeable about these things?
I have one of the basic code readers from a few years ago that has
served me well.
However, I believe that there are better ones out there that will let
you run a scan while driving. Mine is only to be used with the engine off.
I guess the next quest
Here we go with the top vs bottom reply again.
In any event, is it not sort of the standard fix now to install some
led's in place of the bulbs in the instrument panel to brighten it up?
I have yet to do it but that was my ultimate plan.
Randy
On 23/11/2011 10:46 AM, Craig wrote:
On Wed, 23
On 23/11/2011 11:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I guess the next question is whether there is software and an interface that
would permit one to do it with a laptop computer.
http://www.amazon.com/Soliport-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Scanner
On 23/11/2011 11:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I guess the next question is whether there is software and an interface that
would permit one to do it with a laptop computer.
http://www.amazon.com/Soliport-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Scanner
On 23/11/2011 1:10 PM, OK Don wrote:
Does the acetone actually mix with the ATF? Mine separates instantly with
M1 ATF -- haven't bought any ordinary ATF to try it with.
That having been said, if I shake it vigorously, and apply immediately, it
seems to work.
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Mic
On 23/11/2011 5:44 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Total cost is ~$250 for an aftermarket setup, oem offerings were usually
in the uplevel option packages before they were mandated.
I don't see it as a waste personally, since a properly inflated tire does
wonders for fuel economy, provides a nicer exper
Y'all have a good day.
Eat lots, and be safe.
Randy
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On 25/11/2011 10:54 AM, Hendrik & Fay wrote:
Gee thanks Dan, makes me feel special that you remembered us on turkey
day.
Never quite understood the concept of giving thanks by consuming vast
quantities of food but I don't understand a lot of things.
Hendrik
who is cooking tonight but not turke
On 24/11/2011 10:52 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
A complete waste of time brought along for ninnys who can't be
bothered to just check the dammed tire pressure.
Any mileage gains they make by having tires aired up is lost by the added
weight of the system...
Piffle. I doubt you have ever hel
I knew a fellow who had a big Olds with the V8 diesel. Not certain of
the year but probably about 84. It was dark green as I recall.
He put close to 300,000 on it if memory serves to be correct, before it
got wrecked. He said it was no hotrod but got good mileage.
Randy
On 28/11/2011 12:09 PM,
. . . . while towing a hefty printing press behind, in the rain, on
free oil from McDonalds!
Randy
On 28/11/2011 4:15 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Hey Curt,
Way OT, but does anyone in Seeds of Solidarity sell organic garlic cloves
for planting?
Mercedes content: My 300TD can haul over 5
On 28/11/2011 4:24 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Call it what you want. Compared to even an old OM621 or an OM636, or
a JD, IH, Cummins, Detroit, Cat, Perkins, or even a petter, it is a
crappy engine.
GM's diesels didn't make much power for the size (90hp in the 4.3l v6, ~125hp
for the 5.7l v8) but
On 28/11/2011 5:02 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
My '84 190D is in the shop for a center carrier bearing. This is one of those
jobs thats a bastard without a lift so I had him do it. He also looked around
and found the coolant leak which he says is the radiator. I looked around and
found AutohausAZ
On 02/12/2011 11:48 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Rick Knoble wrote:
Host the photos at your favorite hosting site (Flickr, Photobucket,
Picasa, etc. ) and use HTML for the pictures on CL. CL is not real
HTML friendly for a whole ad, but should be fine for pictures.
Remember, not everyone has super f
Just more evidence that the people are easily influenced.
I am absolutely certain that only a few years ago we were being told
that another ice age was coming.
Randy
On 02/12/2011 1:02 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Here's some interesting news:
*Number of Americans acknowledging global warmi
Cannot say I have done it but I doubt it would pose much of a problem.
Randy
On 02/12/2011 12:20 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I've never done that before. Is it complicated?
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Or perhaps, combine them on your computer first so
On 02/12/2011 2:29 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Nov 30, 2011 6:52 PM, "Peter Frederick" wrote:
J C Whitney sells (or sold, when we did my brother's 75 300D) asphalt
sound deadening material. It's still in use, so it's gotta be out there,
if not in pre-cut versions.
It stayed down, worked g
On 02/12/2011 9:11 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans
Am with the "eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one.
One of my classmates and her older sister got a pair of late model
used Firebirds, a blue one
On 02/12/2011 9:19 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Trans Am with the "eagle" on the hood.
A.k.a. "Hood Chicken", "Hood Poultry", or "Iranian National Bird"?
Those are the nicknames I remember.
-- Jim
We called it a screaming chicken. Around here, they were popular with
the Pilipino immigrant fellows
On 02/12/2011 9:05 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Heh. The rich kid graduation present at my high school was the Trans Am with the
"eagle" on the hood. Made me chuckle every time I saw one.
Dan who drove VWs all through high school and never left a burning roach in the
ashtray
Sent from my iPhone
Th
The other thing that I recall about that Beetle is that it made a great
parade float.
We went to a highschool in Kenora called Beaver Brae.
There were then 2 highschools in Kenora and as a result quite a rivalry
between them.
Every fall there would be a football game between the schools and a
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How can you tell it is Friday afternoon?
I had a fun week. Monday about 6 PM we discovered our hot water tank had
sprung a leak. No flood as it is in the basement and on a concrete floor
about 2 feet from the sump pump pit.
However, it was leaking quite badly so it had to be fixed.
My wife and
thankful that I have no daughters.
Randy - is this "Banned"???
On 02/12/2011 4:24 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
I'm trying really hard to resist posting the other beaver beetle I
have seen pictures of. You know, list decorum and all.
--R
On 12/2/11 5:08 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
The oth
oor in the closet was
too small for the new higher-insulated unit to fit, so I had to tear
out the door/framing to get a new door, reframe it all, put in the new
door and trim Ended up being a 2-day job, Not Fun but the nice
hot shower was very nice.
--R
On 12/2/11 5:35 PM, Randy Bennell
d not have to cut corners to make money.
Randy
On 02/12/2011 5:46 PM, WILTON wrote:
ATTABOY!
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: [MBZ] More OT - HWT
How can you tell i
On 03/12/2011 9:08 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
my grandmother's house has scorched air. I'll do my dammedest never
to live anywhere with forced hot air.
I _love_ scorched air, esp. oil-heated scorched air.
-- Jim
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ection (the inspector took
about 2 min looking at my work and signed off, saying, "You did a nice
job!") and will start hooking stuff up soon.
Copper is expensive now!!!
This reminds me I need to go get my plumbing stuff...
--R
On 12/3/11 12:13 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
I had cons
use in '64; ductwork
already in place when I installed heat pumps 'bout 10 years ago.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
On 03/12/2011 9:08 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
my grandmother's house has scorched air. I'll do my dammedest never
t
On 03/12/2011 4:57 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I have neither of those...
We have hot water baseboard, I actually prefer my parent's setup, they have
nice big cast iron baseboard heaters, they heat up nicely and hold heat well
radiating it over time. The only thing I like better is radiant floor he
On 04/12/2011 2:47 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Dan Penoff wrote:
My last house (4500 sf) had a 400 amp service, for what I
don't know.
Theater lights?
A really, really big welder?
-- Philip
Grow Op??
Randy
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Monday night the HWT gave it up (and was documented here) and Saturday
night the Dishwasher did too!
Cannot complain too much. A fairly basic Sears Kenmore likely made by
Whirlpool if the internet is accurate and we think we got it in about 1998.
One repair in the interim but it was minimal. A
On 03/12/2011 7:10 PM, Craig wrote:
On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:57:22 -0600 Fmiser wrote:
Scott and Gwen Ritchey wrote:
A 200 amp service entrance is pretty-much standard so that's
probably what you have.
Standard as of when? Not everyone lives in a<15 year old house.
-- Philip, in a house tha
On 03/12/2011 6:57 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Scott and Gwen Ritchey wrote:
A 200 amp service entrance is pretty-much standard so that's
probably what you have.
Standard as of when? Not everyone lives in a<15 year old house.
-- Philip, in a house that was old when it was electrified.
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On 03/12/2011 3:06 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
--R wrote:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterferrara/2011/12/01/salvaging-the-mythology-of-man-caused-global-warming/
Very reasonable article - thanks.
However, it fails to address the issue of individual action.
The article intends to rebut the concept
is cleaner than electricity if coal is burned to make the power...
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 03/12/2011 3:06 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
--R wrote:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/**peterferrara/2011/12/01/**
salvaging-the-mythology-of-**man-caused-global-warming/<h
thing (well, 99 percent of all items), load
after load - PROVIDED you clean the cleverly designed food trap every 5 or
6 loads.
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Monday night the HWT gave it up (and was documented here) and Saturday
night the Dishwasher did too!
Cannot com
I hope so!
Randy
On 05/12/2011 1:49 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
The beauty of the Bosch is that it's so EASY to clean out the trap
it's almost fun.
On 12/5/11, Randy Bennell wrote:
I fear that is one thing we did not do with the old one. I don't believe
we ever attempted
On 05/12/2011 5:45 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I have replaced numerous appliances that worked fine. Their only
"flaw" was that they were not stainless. This whole stainless thing is
a bit silly but tenants pay more rent with updated kitchens! Funny
thing is my tenants get the granite and stainl
Lots of things I don't support on a personal level. I did not create the
problem. I will not be able to solve the problem. I try to do my bit not
to make things a whole lot worse, but that does not mean I am prepared
to give up my creature comforts. I live in a harsh climate and am not
anxious
On 05/12/2011 8:22 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Hans Neureiter writes:
And patiencently applied skill.
Remember, soft steel (hex rounds off) and hollow (shears at the weak
pont = end of threads).
If all fails, Easy-Out. No drilling! Tapered seat below.
And if you think you're in a fix when the ble
r.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:18:27 -0600
From: Randy Bennell
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Heating
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We only get the scorched air smell when we first fire up in the fa
Yes sir. It will be a few days until April or May.
Randy
On 06/12/2011 5:02 PM, WILTON wrote:
FEW days?
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Heating
Tel
, WILTON wrote:
Yes, it will; 'thought it was more like July, though. ;<)))
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Heating
Yes sir. It will be a few day
On 08/12/2011 2:04 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Just noticed that the '87 300D is leaving a silver-dollar-sized puddle of
transmission fluid overnight. Seems to be dripping from the torque
converter drain plug access hole or close by. I did change the fluid and
filter with Mobil1 about 500 miles
http://www.amazon.com/Tachometer-digital-photo-tachometer-DT6234B/dp/B0006AZ1RQ
What are the odds that one could separate the sensor end of something
like this from the readout and use the 2 parts a few feet apart,
connected by wires?
I am thinking I could use one to make a tach for my 115 30
http://www.amazon.com/Tachometer-Kawasaki-Motorcycle-Generator-Snowmobile/dp/B0049IFX56/ref=pd_sim_auto_6
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Lacking a spark plug wire to wrap the cord around.
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care?
I've often wondered why a tach is ever present on an auto car, whats it good
for?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:05:42 -0600
From: Randy Bennell
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Idea!
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Ford actually had a better idea (wasn't there an ad campaign like that
once upon a time?) My F150 has a little errow pointing left and "fuel
filler" or some such similar wording in the dash by the fuel guage..
If one is feeling forgetful, one can look at the dash before pulling up
to the pump.
On 09/12/2011 12:55 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Dec 8, 2011 3:05 PM, "Randy Bennell" wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/Tachometer-digital-photo-tachometer-DT6234B/dp/B0006AZ1RQ
What are the odds that one could separate the sensor end of something
like this from the readout and
I remember that from a while back too.
Randy
On 08/12/2011 7:13 PM, G Mann wrote:
Look for an item called "tiny tach" much cheaper, much simpler to
install, and I think you will like it.
Regards,
Grant
AZ...
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On 11/12/2011 2:49 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Since this list seems to harbor at least one expert on _any_
topic I'm picking the topic of cleaning chainsaw chains.
I have tried various solvents but none seem to do much of
anything. Is there a proven, dissolves even crunchy pitch,
method to clean these?
Wow, another oil thread and no one has yet suggested Mobil1 yet.
Randy
On 13/12/2011 9:35 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
All this talk got me wondering if adding something to the chain oil
might reduce grunge buildup.
What do you think the best oil to use might be?
--R
On 12/13/11 10:18 AM, Michael
On 13/12/2011 5:38 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Maybe I should buy this
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/2734914715.html
He's asking slightly less than melt value unless the price of scrap
has gone down recently.
Mitch.
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what
ill not roll so that is not an option.
I will only be driving 50 miles. Hadn't thought about the tire- great idea.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Do you get the whole car, or just the engine and transmission?
If you get the whole car, it might be wiser to rent
I hope he will be discreet and not tell the locals what father did for a
living.
Randy
On 12/04/2011 9:19 AM, WILTON wrote:
# 2 son is in Hanoi right now for 10 days on photography assignment. On my several trips
there in Dec, 1972, the locals were very serious about trying to kill me. They
pulling the 6
cylinder from a W110? That's next after I completely destroy the 240.
Because in all seriousness, I have three engines that need rebuilt (one's a
Kia, so meh) and absolutely -3 dollars to do it with. So ... yeah. It's
all up to me.
EdB
On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:59
On 18/04/2011 2:48 PM, Tim C wrote:
In any case, what sort of damage might I need to check for? And how
do I keep SWMBO from getting rear-ended in my cars?
Thanks,
-Tim
Are we checking for damage on the wife, or the car?
Could put one of those big orange triangle things accross her rear en
Ah, but it was your fault he made no money.
On the downwind leg, you were supposed to go 90 mph and on the upwind
leg, you should have kept it down to about 40 mph and you might have
done fairly well.
Randy
On 20/04/2011 10:27 AM, Peter Hertzing wrote:
I have experienced much the same driv
Geez - you need to send your wife out to take dodging lessons.
Randy
On 20/04/2011 3:10 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
That'll buff right out...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:27:35 -0500
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin"
To: mercedes Mailing List
Subject: [MBZ] Its not as bad as I thought
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Is the pressure actually low, or is the gauge reading low?? I think I
would be trying to attach a test gauge to see what it says.
Randy
On 25/04/2011 2:16 PM, David Bruckmann wrote:
Update: he went to Silver Star and they couldn't fit him in today, but they
said the dealer service is OK and s
/2011 2:25 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Is the pressure actually low, or is the gauge reading low?? I think I
would be trying to attach a test gauge to see what it says.
Randy
On 25/04/2011 2:16 PM, David Bruckmann wrote:
Update: he went to Silver Star and they couldn't fit him in today,
but they
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