I finally got to work on this poor old car and pulled the cam cover off
and started on the valves this weekend.
I ran out of time so it is sitting in the garage waiting for me to come
back to it.
I have 3 valves left to adjust. The intake on 4 and on 5 and the exhaust
on 5.
I sort of got
I had that experience a couple of years back out at the lake.
I went to the local general store and there was a local woman standing
outside when I got there.
She looked at me and said, boy, your motor is sure knocking
I said, it is a diesel
All she said was Oh!
Randy
On 14/07/2014 2:46 PM,
Conway Twitty??
On 14/07/2014 3:00 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
That's really nice. Reminds me a bit of my first flight in a small
plane with my parents, the pilot was a charter pilot, my mom had to
get someplace quickly due to some family issue. He let me fly the
plane quite a
made it a lot easier the second time I did it.
--R
On 7/14/14 3:54 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I finally got to work on this poor old car and pulled the cam cover
off and started on the valves this weekend.
I ran out of time so it is sitting in the garage waiting for me to
come back
All messages are coming through as from Mercedes Discussion List but
also from the individual and if I just reply, without deleting the
individual, then I am guessing that they get 2 copies of my response.
That is different than it was last week.
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On Jul 14, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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All messages are coming through as from Mercedes Discussion List but also
from the individual and if I just reply, without deleting the individual, then I
, then it is difficult to find a posting after
the fact.
Randy
On 14/07/2014 5:14 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Are we then going to get duplicates of all posts or does it get
stripped out in some manner?
Duplicates every time somebody hits the reply button
On 14/07/2014 8:42 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I can't imaging living on 3G... I've also been told the 4s has really bad
battery life. If I don't use it much my iPhone 5 will go 2 days between
recharges, a friend says her 4s needs charging every 12 hours.
-Curt
On 14/07/2014 10:42 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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Conway Twitty??
You're thinking Mel T-t-t-t-tillis, I think.
-MMM-
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On 15/07/2014 5:35 AM, Jon Agne via Mercedes wrote:
Holy Batman! I’ve been flying 757-767’s for 8 years now, and have never seen
anything like that. I can’t believe they didn’t feel it. Oh well.
Jon
They just didn't want to admit it.
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On 15/07/2014 3:35 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
The replacement screens on Amazon for $25 are pretty good. It took me
maybe 2 hours to do the replacement. One piece of advice is to be
ABSOLUTELY sure you keep the screws organized. There are several
Hey, I remain impressed by the fact that the plane flew well enough to
land it without any further problems and
amazed that with all of the technology available today, that there is
not something that essentially prevents the pilot from doing that.
Randy
On 16/07/2014 4:47 PM, Rich Thomas via
in
that one was a stewardess that was standing up. Imagine riding back
to the airport in a convertible...
-Curt
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I have to say that the adjustment of the valves on my poor old engine
appears to have been a success.
It starts easier and seems to run smoother.
I should have done it long ago.
Not much of a job really. Took some time but was about as easy as it
gets apart from the one valve where the special
Or for subsequent owners.
Friends had an '02 E430 4Matic.
Beautiful car - silver with a dark blue interior.
They bought it used for more than $50K and I think, only got something
like $15K out of it when they sold it a few years later.
Not sure of exact dates but know it was not new when they
On 21/07/2014 5:02 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
Maybe the hose is all buggered and is collapsing when fuel is pumped
through it (here I am assuming the pump is sucking it from the tank)
or has crap in it from sitting so long. The filter aspect would also
be a good place to start. How
I used a drawing.
I also used 2 sets of feeler gauges and just adjusted whatever one was
next up when I turned the cam.
I discovered 2 things that I hope to remember for next time.
The 2nd from the last valve - (exhaust on #5 I think) required that I
use a different wrench. I have the special
There were POW camps on Lake of the Woods during the war.
One of the fellows who was imprisoned there went home to Germany after
the war but continued to visit during the summers and owned a cottage
there in his retirement until he and his wife became too old to make the
trip any more. He had
Anyone know for certain how to remove the speaker in the middle of the
dash on a 115?
The cover is already off of it and I see 4 brass colored tabs.
I assume it should pop out if I pry on the tabs but am reluctant to
damage anything.
I don't know if there is a speaker under there but I would
I don't have a turbo, but I just listen to the engine.
(That is because there is a hole in the dash where the radio is supposed
to be.)
On 22/07/2014 10:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Andrew
Who listens exclusively to classical music when he drives his German
machine. (Bach is
so, did it kill the corn near to where you poured it??
Randy
On 23/07/2014 5:19 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Now you've reminded me, and I'm gonna hafta tell it again. ;)
One day in the summer of ’47, at 13, I was driving a mule pulling an
empty tobacco truck (used to haul the
On 23/07/2014 9:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
OK, you twisted my arm.
We learned that when the glaciers advanced during the ice age they gouged
the bedrock with linear markings. These lines. still visible, indicate in
which direction the glacier was moving. My hand shot up and
On 24/07/2014 10:37 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
I am your man if you need cherry123 palomino door and rear hatch panels
for a 300D/TD. I also have a couple blue door panels and a hatch area
headliner cover for a 300D/TD. They are all offered at below market
prices.
For all you
Yes, if it all goes well, no problem to do it quickly.
BUT when working with old parts that have been under there for a while
and have suffered the abuse that comes with the job, they can sometimes
be difficult to take apart.
I suppose the shops use big impact guns and heat etc but I don't have
Yes, it is nice to not have the piece of broken breaker bar sticking out
of a hole in your arm etc.
I think the I Beam suspension is a thing of the past. My father had a
'68 that had the Twin I Beam front end. Never had any issues with it
thankfully as I think the only way to adjust if the
On 25/07/2014 10:36 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
A topic never discussed enough -
You, need to get a life!
Randy
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If you are not there and you cannot look at what he says is wrong, then
you really do not know.
My younger son is an automotive tech. Red Seal, licenced etc.
He does good work very quickly as that is a required part of the job.
I think the thing that upsets him the most is people who do not
I was quite proud of him this past weekend.
A family member of his new wife has a 97 GMC pickup with a diesel.
It has been causing trouble and the owner has had work done on it in a
couple of shops without much success.
He asked my son to have a look at it.
My son said it was throwing a number
Let me suggest that your statement is more theoretical than practical.
On the street, you want torque.
If you are a Nascar racer on the track, you want horsepower.
Randy
On 29/07/2014 7:34 PM, Fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
OK wrote:
IIRC, the V8 has more torque, which is what a truck needs.
On 29/07/2014 8:23 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
I am thinking we should be more ecologically friendly in our munitions.
Various sized gravel and stones at terminal velocity would be swift and have no
lasting toxic effects. A day after the event, it is all good, twenty years on,
no birth
On 29/07/2014 8:55 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
What countries is she passing through, to get where exactly? She who must
be admired?
Uh, did you really ask that question?
So, let me see, if you were on the west coast of the USA and wanted to
drive to Alaska, what countries
http://ottawa-rasc.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Odale-Articles-WestHawk
On 30/07/2014 9:01 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
There is a reason why bombs are shaped the way they are with fins on the
back end - they tend to land where you aimed them better than random
Did you look at the back seat area in the Supercrew?
It is huge both with the seat down and with it folded up.
Randy
On 30/07/2014 3:14 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
I chose the F150 over the Chevy based first on the space behind the seat
(basic, small cab) - lots in the Ford, NONE in the
No used car, no matter how nice, is worth $400K.
On 31/07/2014 10:44 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
I think they would entertain a slightly lower priced offer...
BUT it bu**ered it up for others.
I can no longer tell who sent the message without opening it because
they all say Mercedes Discussion List rather than the name of the
contributor.
So, much more difficult to go back to old posts to check something that
I remembered like a good tip from Jim C.
So what exactly is leaking? Coolant? From the block?
Oil filter looks crusty? How does the oil look? How does the coolant look?
Can this be something related to your recent overheating episode?
Do you have the tools to pressurize the cooling system to see if it
holds pressure or alternatively,
Canon inkjet printer - multi ink tanks type
Has been sitting for a year or more
Likely to be dried up ink etc
Any way to ressurect it?
Or is it junk?
Randy
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This question is brought on by Clay's issue with his car.
Does anyone know if the radiator neck on the older MB's (think 115) is
anything special?
I have a pump up rad tester with a couple of adapters but have no idea
if any of them might fit the old 300D.
The radiator cap looks to be about
I won't go into the detail that Wilton has but he made me recall our
trials and tribulations with a white hill.
We lived in a spot where one had to climb a fairly decent hill in order
to drive out to the highway. It was fine in summer but come winter, it
was a bit of a beast to climb.
If the
On 07/08/2014 10:09 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
It was our winter
plow vehicle, and was reasonably safe to drive with a snow plow mounted
that you could drop and use as an anchor when you needed to stop.
Back in high school, I had a friend who built a go cart. I don't recall
all of
My wife and I lived in a small cottage that belonged to my parents for
the first 2 years that we were married.
It was a lovely spot overlooking Lake of the Woods and I wish we still
owned it. I encouraged my mother to sell it after my father passed away
and now I wonder why I did that.
In any
Or, maybe take it to someone who does that sort of work.
I suspect that it is a bit of an art and that an experienced plastic
welder might do a whole lot better than an amateur.
Randy
On 08/08/2014 4:18 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
It may work but I do not think it would be worth
I believe that Lee Valley has small stainless steel canisters.
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A friend's wife bought one of the little Ford hybrids. Cannot recall the
exact name.
He says it does amazing on fuel if one tries. His wife has a bit of a
heavy foot and does not do as well in day to day driving as he does if
he takes it somewhere and tries to get good mileage.
Maybe not quite
On 11/08/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked him into letting
us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car. I know you old bastards all hate
anything new and different but you need to go out and try one.
Yes its small but the
On 11/08/2014 6:21 PM, Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote:
On Aug 11, 2014 2:22 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I think there was also a state rebate of some sort that was a matter of
controversy, in addition to the fed rebate.
My manager just leased a Leaf for $278/month,
On 11/08/2014 6:40 PM, Fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
Curt Raymond wrote:
At the Nissan dealership to drive pickups yesterday I talked
him into letting us drive the Nissan Leaf electric car.
Randy wrote:
If, all of you folks down south of the border were to get
electric vehicles, your electric
Let us hope, that over time, solar and wind generation becomes a whole
lot cheaper.
So far, it makes very little sense so far as I can see.
One has to consider it pretty much experimental.
Manitoba Hydro invested in wind farms but the cost of production is
silly compared to the hydro
On 12/08/2014 6:35 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
That's fine on paper - but the EPA is making it really difficult to
get _any_ new generators built. Around here they have been trying
to add base-load capacity but either can't or
: Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
42 mpg does not sound all that marvelous.
Curt is doing better with his Jetta.
And Curt didn't put $2000 down when he bought the Jetta, although I think he has
more than $2k in it now.
At the very least, when mentioning lease payments
what happened with the oil/coolant leak??
Randy
On 12/08/2014 3:05 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
Went to the Show and Shine this past weekend and the consensus was that I need
a newer trigger point to get the 450SL running better. I know it is a long
shot, but anybody have a spare they can
On 12/08/2014 3:30 PM, LarryT via Mercedes wrote:
I'd like to see nuclear construction get started again
LarryT
Yeah, with some cut price offshore contractors and maybe that cement
from China that they used in that bridge on the west coast.
Randy
not only releases tons of CO2 into the air, but
also TONS of radioactive uranium and thorium, nuclear power is the only
viable answer for those truly concerned about the environment.
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
On Aug 12, 2014 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
On 12
On 13/08/2014 2:00 AM, Hendrik and Fay via Mercedes wrote:
Oooh,
Hendrik
who would be happy enough to drive an electric car, no more oil changes
But, then how would we manage to have oil threads?
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On 13/08/2014 5:04 PM, curtludwig--- via Mercedes wrote:
I've heated my house without the grid before. In the fall I go out in the
morning and pick up a bundle of sticks to make a fire. It cleans up the forest,
gets me a little exercise and heats the house for no money.
Curt
Well, depending
How much power is required to recharge the Leaf?
I wonder if enough photocells could be put into the windows to recharge
enough to get the vehicle home and not have to call for a tow.
Might be expensive and cumbersome and most people would not want to put
up with that.
Randy
On 13/08/2014
:
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
How much power is required to recharge the Leaf?
12Ax120Vx20Hours if it's dead and you're using the 'trickle charger'.
3.3kWx8hours at 240v.
I wonder if enough photocells could be put into the windows to
recharge enough to get the vehicle home and not have to call
On 14/08/2014 4:04 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Aren't you the one that said you only commuted a mile or two a day? Most people
only commute something like 10 miles round trip daily which makes the Leaf
PERFECT for them. None of the downsides of a gas car, heat comes on faster (its
On 14/08/2014 4:20 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
For the aviators on this list:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=315265691983609
Wow
Good thing that front landing gear strut was strong and the tires held
up or it might have become messy.
Randy
On 14/08/2014 10:34 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
Yup, the 3.5L is the stroker version -- stroke is shorter than the
bore is wide. Turns 6200 rpm, believe it or not, and produces
prodigious horsepower at high rpm. Sort of a dog from standstill,
though, that's why Benz switched to
On 18/08/2014 12:55 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
You might remember a couple weeks ago when I was working on my fridge that
wouldn't defrost. Well I'm sitting in the living room and I just heard the
gentle rain of water into the drain pan. The dammed thing just defrosted!
So theory:
And that is really the problem isn't it?
There is so much traffic anymore that I am stuck on low beam most of the
time and most low beam lamps don't light enough ground for me at highway
speeds - especially as I get older and my vision deteriorates.
Randy
On 18/08/2014 3:52 PM, ernest
On 16/08/2014 9:28 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Randy,
I was chatting with a Canadian guy on one of the other forums I frequent about
(aboot?) car insurance.
Is it significantly different in Canada compared to the States, or are you
familiar with our car insurance system here?
Just
On 19/08/2014 2:49 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
Have you felt apprehension about handing over your car keys to a valet?
You will now appreciate the peace of mind of knowing exactly what happened
while you baby was out of sight.
Tiger Torch!
Randy
On 20/08/2014 11:19 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
I'm such a junior league redneck its not even funny.
I have been looking for an excuse to buy an oxy/acetylene torch outfit. I think
a rosebud tip would be the solution for this...
-Curt
What about the street people? Do they get their own machine or do they
have to eat dog food??
Randy
On 21/08/2014 1:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Thanks for sharing. How creative! I wonder if cities without strays will
bus them in to utilize all that free food.
On Thu, Aug
On 22/08/2014 10:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
So you're not like Canadians? You know, everybody knows each other, eh?
grin
Dan it's late and I'm getting punchy
Hey, it is much easier for us.
There are not as many of us as there are of you folks south of the border.
Randy
How far are you moving?
Given the time and effort you have already put into these things, does
it not make some sense for you to get them moved?
Randy
On 27/08/2014 11:52 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Then I will crush them
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On Aug 27, 2014, at 11:42 AM,
Don't forget free shipping!
On 27/08/2014 11:10 AM, Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote:
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I am still working on this farm deal and need to raise some more cash for
the move. I am fixing to crush about 10
How about bring a trailer, and help me haul them over to the new
property, and we will do an OkieQ at the same time?
Randy
On 27/08/2014 3:15 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
You need to hold a B.A.T. (bring a trailer) sale - any car you want for the
crusher value ---
OK Don
NSA: The only
I would expect the majority of folks on this forum to suggest:
1.Do not get it flushed.
2.Change the filter and fluid and use M1 ATF.
3.With any luck at all the M1 will improve the quality of the seals
and it won't leak.
On 28/08/2014 2:10 PM, Ralph Robertson via Mercedes wrote:
Miles on a tank of fuel???
On 29/08/2014 2:13 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
250? 400?
Would you mean 25 and 40, possibly?
Confused Dan
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On Aug 29, 2014, at 2:55 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Mileage is not great. Running a 4.3liter V8. I get 250 in all
On 01/09/2014 10:40 PM, Russ Williams via Mercedes wrote:
Went to the local market yesterday. Pulled into parking space next to
a 1500 EcoDiesel. Went did did my shopping.
when I returned to mu car the owner of the Dodge was loading up his
groceries. We had a 20 min chat about the truck.
He's
On 02/09/2014 4:35 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:
vintage precision scale
i.e. max 200g 0.1g accuracy made in usa
for me? - measure ground coffee but i bet the market sells these for contraband.
i read that some designs have caps that fail?
are there other failure modes?
does anyone use
The computer setup in my F150 seems to be pretty able to calculate fuel
usage.
I filled it this week and it said I used 74 liters and that is what I
pumped in.
Sometimes it will be off a liter or two but that may depend on how much
I fill it etc so I am reasonably impressed with its ability to
Saw one along the road the other day with the hood up.
Don't think I want one. Have had 3 Toyotas over time and cannot say any
of them left a lasting good impression. Not anxious to do that again.
A new Honda Civic is probably a better deal than a Prius and an Accord
an even better answer.
I
Yes, finally did re-adjust the valves.
I think it starts faster.
Someone suggested I should drive it some and then re-set again.
Will likely wait until spring but will do that too.
Not really a hard thing to do. Would like to find a ratcheting box end
that fits the power steering pulley nut and
Nice looking truck. I would have cheerfully bought another used truck
too but I did not want to spend a lot of time looking. They do exist but
the hunting can be discouraging.
A neighbor bought a decent looking F150 shortly after I got my 2013. I
do not recall the year or the mileage but he
I am also told that one can often improve a a cheap airgun with fairly
basic work. I do not recall enough detail to give specifics but I also
follow a metal working forum and some of the fellows over there were
talking about the improvements that can be made without much effort.
I want one
On 05/09/2014 1:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
BTW I have to remember I can't make fun of our Super Crew anymore now that I'm
a member of the fullsize truck club :)
-Curt
In my humble opinion, the 4 door truck is the best thing since sliced
bread.
I added a hard folding tonneau
On 05/09/2014 2:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
You have to have a license to have an AIRGUN? Thats a police state...
I've read several articles on how to improve the B3, most of it is just
cleaning up poor workmanship, it was definitely made to a price point. The
marketing says it'll
Because, if it is slippery, and one wheel starts to spin, then the
likelyhood of moving forward is much reduced.
The back would stop pushing and one would be relying solely on traction
in the front.
With a locker in the back, if the one wheel starts to spin, then the
other one keeps trying to
Good thing they built old Mercedes strong.
I just came back from the bank.
There is a storm going through and when I opened the driver's door,
Mother Nature did her best to rip off my door.
Does not appear to have suffered any harm.
I wonder how a Prius would have reacted?
RB
On 05/09/2014 7:27 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Because 4wd is really 2wd. I've been stuck with just two wheels spinning. When
you're offroad you what every advantage you can get.
Its the same reason I won't have an AWD vehicle, I can drive into stuff in 2wd
I can back out of in 4wd.
That chin spoiler is supposed to improve your mileage by preventing air
from going under the truck on the highway. You need to make one that can
be lifted or lowered depending on where you are driving. Hydraulic or
air cylinders?
And the winch? Must be some way to make an anchor that you
I would think the real problem with the highlift jack is finding places
on the truck that are not going to be damaged by the jack. About the
only spot on my truck that I can think of where I might be able to jack
it up without damaging the bumper etc, is the receiver hitch.
RB
On 08/09/2014
On 08/09/2014 10:21 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
No problem at all, you need lift-mate hooks
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00042KGWG/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8qid=1410189480sr=1keywords=hi+lift+jack
which are such a good product I wish I'd had 'em years ago. The hooks go in the
holes in the
OK, I think it is time to petition WalMart to install bullet proof
shelving so that we have some place to hide during gun battles that
occur while we are trying to haul out the Mobil1.
RB
On 08/09/2014 11:29 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Interesting that Kroger is taking this up. When I
And the result will be that both Kaleb and Scotland will be bankrupted!
RB
On 08/09/2014 7:28 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
I vote yes, Kaleb should get this car and Scotland should be independent!
Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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I always threatened to put HD logos on my old Goldwing and tell people
who were clueless that it was HD's experiment with flat water cooled
engines but I was reluctant to encounter some of the HD folks who might
not think it was
*The big picture:*
* Every year in the U.S., an average of more than 100,000 people are
shot, according to The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence
http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/Facts/Gun_Death_and_Injury_Stat_Sheet_3-Year_Average_FINAL.pdf.
* Every day in the U.S., an average
So, how did MB change it after 74? The AC system in my 76 is pretty basic.
I wouldn't have thought they would have changed anything much before
they went from the 115 to the 123 models?
Any ideas?
RB
On Sep 7, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
Actually, there a simple
I find that I cannot distinguish between brands of cars sitting next to
me in traffic unless I can see some symbol. There are often logos in the
wheel centers.
They all have about the same profile anymore. Wind tunnel testing? or
just copying each other?
RB
On 09/09/2014 2:56 PM, clay via
I believe a lot of the bike folks think that loud is good as it makes
them more noticable.
Drivers do not pay enough attention and it is easy to miss a motorcycle.
I can say that I have heard bikes coming before I have seen them.
Randy who would not want to ride one the noisy ones very far
PS
Probably true but you know what they say about statistics.
And, I assume your odds of dying in gun violence are a lot higher in the
USA than they are in Canada.
RB
On 09/09/2014 7:02 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
More people die of:
Heart disease (by almost a factor of 20)
and
*U.S. vs. The World*
*Last year, handguns killed 48 people in Japan, 8 in Great Britain, 34
in Switzerland, 52 in Canada, 58 in Israel, 21 in Sweden, 42 in West
Germany and 10,728 in the United States.* (Half True
I thought the standard line was that you never show that you have a gun
unless you actually intend to use it.
RB
On 09/09/2014 7:08 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
I never saw much point in open carry in public.
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Let me suggest that apples and peaches have little to do with a Prius.
RB
On 09/09/2014 10:48 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
I'm sure there is at least one heritage and heirloom apple site on the
internet, with pictures.
You can indeed identify your tree by the apples.
My boss up
You might not like the source, but are the numbers correct?
RB
On 10/09/2014 7:17 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
At 2:15 PM -0500 9/9/14, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
*The big picture:*
* Every year in the U.S., an average of more than 100,000 people are
shot, according
So, how secure is that gun in the holster?
How easy might it be for someone to come up behind you and take the gun
from you?
That is what would concern me as much as anything.
If some nut case takes your gun, you may just be the first one to get shot.
RB
On 10/09/2014 7:30 AM, Mitch Haley
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