Re: [MBZ] Cell phones

2022-02-15 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > T-Mobile also makes a huge thing out of their 5G coverage but is > only good for like 1000-1500 ft compared to 4G's 10 MILES. As I understand, here are (at least) two parts to 5G. The mm wave that is very short range - but also 600 MHz. T-mobile got a big chunk of the formerly T

Re: [MBZ] Dan or others: looking for tune-up guide for Kohler engine

2022-05-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Allan wrote: > I see two screws, one on top of the carb and one at a 45-degree > angle. > The top screw is the main jet and the 45-degree screw is the > idle fuel. > ... run it > at full throttle and slowly richen the mixture until you get > either an rpm drop, black smoke and rough running, o

Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement

2022-06-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Kaleb wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a > 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is > this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What > about a 617 turbo? Above. Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way o

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Pulls like a freight train

2020-11-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Buggered wrote: > I bet that thing has about 42000 lb-ft of torque at 150rpm 2626 lb-ft of torque = 150 HP at 300 RPM. And a steam engine has maximum torque at zero RPM. With more info (steam pressure, piston size, number of cylinders) it could be calculated what the zero RPM torque would be.

Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Pulls like a freight train

2020-11-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > G wrote: > > > > > > The steam valve switches to push on the back stroke, at the > > > end of the front stroke. > > Mitch wrote: > > > > At least this one has a clutch and a gearbox, so if you stop > > at exactly TDC you can still get it rolling. By de-clutching and turning the flywheel by

Re: [MBZ] Mac laptop

2020-11-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Mitch wrote: > Which brings me to why I don't leave iTunes on my computer, > Apple acting like it owns my computer too. Use a virtual machine (like VirtualBox) guest. Run it only when you need iTunes. As far as iTunes/apple is concerned, it is the only software installed on the computer. And

Re: [MBZ] Caulk closed the sunroof?

2020-12-31 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Allan wrote: > Thanks, I will probably give it a try! Did you buy it from the > website or is it sold at retailers? Eternabond is a common RV roof repair item. If you want to buy locally, check an RV supply store. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Suburban 1999 6.5 Turbodiesel

2022-09-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > Dang, that'd be a good camp truck. I wonder how hard the > manifold is to replace? Seems like it shouldn't be that big a > deal really... Intake manifold? Easy. Exhaust? A bit harder. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Suburban 1999 6.5 Turbodiesel

2022-09-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > Yeah, the 6.5 is also known for injection pump issues. I expect > if it hasn't been off yet it needs to be. Pump controller more than the pump. A bigger issue is head gasket. It can be done with the engine in the car, but reaching the back isn't great. Removing broken off head

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

2021-08-19 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Jim wrote: > I decided I had a bit of time to look into our always-irritating > Wayne Dalton garage door opener, which usually refuses to go > down in the day. It seems to correlate with light and/or heat > ... With the door down it was always there. The system is > clearly quite sensitive to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

2021-08-19 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > fmiser wrote: > > > > Wow. I think I would have taken the two sensors, mounted them > > 5 cm apart maybe wrapped in duct tape, probably next to the > > opener control board. Always dark, always close, always > > "safe"! > Allan wrote: > > Almost exactly how they are set up in my garage. No

Re: [MBZ] OT: VW doesn't like buying back stripped TDIs

2016-12-28 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Karl wrote: The 6.2 motors are still going strong. Good economy also. Yup. And they pull about like a 350 gasoline with a 4 barrel carburetor - but with more than 50% better fuel mileage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] 80A Fuse

2016-12-28 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: There's no power to the GPs unless the key is turned, right? I don't know about the 603 but on the 616 and 617, the fuse is ALWAYS LIVE. Curley has mention testing each plug with an ohm meter. And mention how tricky it is to measure accurately. And so far, no one has mentione

Re: [MBZ] OT: Noise - was: VW doesn't like buying back stripped TDIs

2016-12-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > > If I needed a Diesel PU, I'd buy one with a 6BT. I guess the > GM/Isuzu is ok. They are much quieter than the old GM POS > engines Karl wrote: Begging to differ on the noise issue. My mechanical injection 6bt is louder by far than a 6.2. Curley is saying the GM/Isuzu

Re: [MBZ] 80A Fuse

2016-12-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: Yeah, tried that and it immediately blew the fuse. And yes, I visually checked the wiring to the GPs - the ends of the GPs had the wire with a nut on it. Is there a plug to disconnect all the glow plugs from the relay? Unplug it and using an ohm meter check for 0 ohms rather th

Re: [MBZ] How to remedy my heating problem - W123 300TDt

2016-12-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: OK, I just did a long drive up and back to NYC with minimal heat output at highway speeds. Observations/clues: This past summer I enjoyed reliably ICE COLD AC. This suggests monovalve is intact. Incorrect. The monovalve is only for the heater. When it fails due to a torn di

Re: [MBZ] How to remedy my heating problem - W123 300TDt

2016-12-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Curt wrote: Gets warm at low speed/sitting still? Classic monovalve. Somebody else already explained how the water slows the movement of the valve so it can't handle the high coolant flow at high speeds. I think if you unplug it you should still get full heat. Nope. That is a way to test for

Re: [MBZ] HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting

2016-12-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: Well, I have more fuses and a new relay so I plan to put the new relay in and see what happens. Actually that's a easier procedure than trying to reach all those GPs with a MM.Worst case, I'll pull the fuel lines and take a closer look at the wiring harness. 1st things 1st,

Re: [MBZ] How to remedy my heating problem - W123 300TDt

2017-01-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> fmiser wrote : > > I'd unplug the electrical connector on the monovalve and > go for a drive. That is the full heat setting. If there > is still no heat, it has to be the monovalve or the > coolant flow. If there is heat - then it's the > controller. Andrew wrote: I was with you until you

Re: [MBZ] HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Fred wrote: The cold resistance of GP's is very low and inexpensive meters may not be able to discriminate between 0.0 ohms and 0.8 ohms (or there abouts). This is why I so prefer using an ammeter. It is so much more accurate - and it tests the source voltage, the wiring connections, and the

Re: [MBZ] How to remedy my heating problem - W123 300TDt

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Fmiser sez: ‎... trims _181_ lines off the end of the email and replies, Rick wrote: You counted? I'm impressed. I'm too lazy to count myself. But I compose/edit my email in emacs, and emacs shows me line numbers. The process was simply to delete the real content, jump to the end, read th

Re: [MBZ] HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: No, don't need the instructions again,. I do need to find a Ammeter. I was hoping this problem would be behind me by now, but it looks like I'm going to need more troubleshooting tools. I would like to find a solid, *easy test t**o determine **if a GP is good or bad*... Test

Re: [MBZ] color red - was: HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: *Please clarify the comments in red below. Color is a feature of HTML email, and the list strips such junk off. accent the important parts with text characters - like spaces # or pound symbols ## or use == any == character that makes it stand out. _

Re: [MBZ] HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: > > I plan to take the intake manifold off (as soon as I get a > stubborn bolt out) and then I will inspect the wiring looking > for possible shorts. Curley wrote: ANY GP WIRES THAT ARE GROUNDED ON THE MANIFOLD (most common problem) WON'T SHOW THE FAULT WITH

Re: [MBZ] 80A Fuse

2017-01-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> fmiser wrote: > > And with all the glow plugs disconnected from the relay, put a > fuse in and if it doesn't blow, then you can be sure the > problem is no the relay, but "downstream". Larry wrote: This is similar to a previous question - based on the below it sounds like I can test the rela

Re: [MBZ] OT: VW doesn't like buying back stripped TDIs

2017-01-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> OK Don wrote: > > We are selling the Passat back (tomorrow) > I like the backup camera - my neck doesn't > turn as far nor as easily as it used to. Curt wrote: Normally I think they're lame, I can (and have) drive backwards for miles with my face forward using the mirrors. Typical car m

Re: [MBZ] OT: VW doesn't like buying back stripped TDIs

2017-01-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Randy Bennell wrote: > > So, I guess, to play it safe, you should likely drive a newer > dump truck. Curley wrote: A shiny new Pete with lots chrome Ah... Now you're talkin'! Pete 389, texas style bumper, vortex air cleaners, and lots of chicken lights... _That's_ a _ride_

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: When the probes are touched together I am producing a dead short. My Fluke reads .000 when the probes are touched - which is a dead short. Technically - no. The meter is reading the resistance between the two meter terminals. Large diameter wires and short wires have low resi

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: I spent a lot of time looking for possible shorting of the GPs and GP wiring. Not a fun job! I'm not sure we are singing from the same songbook yet. :) Maybe it's time for a picture. Attached is a PDF sketch I drew of the glow system - based on my 123 cars so your 124 migh

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: If I was actually seeing .354 vs 354, I see the Normal value you suggested is between .400 and .800 - so the .354 (lets assume I misread the gauge) indicates I have a GP touching ground /just a little?/ It could mean a bad glow plug. It could mean there is a spot on the wire th

Re: [MBZ] OT: not that anyone is counting

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Curley wrote: Too bad we can't just ship them off to one of their paradises ... I'd opt for siberia. What do you have against the Siberians? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Scott wrote: But I think a low-dollar ammeter will not handle the current, even with a healthy glow plug and un-shorted wire. I have not seen any analog, moving needle, dash-mount-style automotive ammeters that measure less than +30 to -30 A. A healthy glow plug will draw about 20 A cold and

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Larry wrote: > > If I was actually seeing .354 vs 354, I see the Normal value > you suggested is between .400 and .800 - so the .354 (lets > assume I misread the gauge) indicates I have a GP touching > ground /just a little?/ Curley wrote: 1.2 to 1.4 ohms is normal for pencil type GPs (wh

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Jim wrote: If a decent ohmmeter shows that the resistance is not zero, I think part of Larry's question is "how much above zero is 'not zero'?". Since that is in the territory where normal ohm meters are not very consistent it's tricky picking a number. In Larry's case, his meter shows 0.00

Re: [MBZ] Fused

2017-01-05 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: BTW, you wrote: "measure a known good one and so long as you keep using the same ohm meter and test leads the readings will probably be kinda consistent." You mean changing the test leads can change the readings? For most measurements - not really. For these almost-zero resista

Re: [MBZ] Best Axle Choice

2017-01-13 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Kyle wrote: Ordered a set, both sides and homokenitic, from CJV in Colorado. I will let you know how they are doing in 5 years or so... Seems like an appropriate time to post my replacement procedure. Last time I replaced an axle shaft (on a wagon) it took me less than an hour from putting th

Re: [MBZ] Best Axle Choice

2017-01-13 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Meade wrote: There are two types: Homokinetic (single piece axle) and Can-annular (two piece axle). Later axles are usually the two piece, so that is probably what you have on your car. Both my '85s have single piece axles. And I agree that keeping an original is a good idea. I have hopes

Re: [MBZ] Best Axle Choice

2017-01-15 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
MG wrote: You forgot one crucial step. Take the washer off the differential end shaft and put it on the differential end shaft of the new axle. What washer? There is one on the bolt holding the axle in the hub.. Ah! The shims. Right. There is one or more precision thickness shims that ar

Re: [MBZ] Windows oddities

2017-01-16 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
archer75--- wrote: What "is" a good, free cleanup utility for Win7,8,10? Linux install disk. Rather drastic, though. *smiles* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] works manual pdf

2017-02-01 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
MG wrote: Does anyone have or know where I can get the workshop manual pdf page #40-320? That would be the one that has all the information on the measurements for an alignment. I have the one for the 126 but my CD's for the 123 didn't come with that page. http://host-a.net/u/fmiser/ My tran

Re: [MBZ] Bosch SR97X Starter

2017-02-04 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Dan wrote: Well, the SR97x is not working well for me. It cranks well enough to start warm and above 50*f air temp but it just doesn't have the raw power to crank fast enough to start easily below freezing. Why did you not get a SR67X? Maybe I missed that post. _

Re: [MBZ] works manual pdf

2017-02-05 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
MG wrote: Thanks for those. I took a look at the writeup on your how to do it and missed one thing somewhere. Where in your calculations did you take into account the 42mm, 21mm per side, of difference between the front and rear track? Hmm. Entirely not accounted for, as I had not encountere

Re: [MBZ] Virus from Hendrik

2017-02-08 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
archer75--- wrote: If so, someone who has his address should notify him that his computer probably has a virus that is sending infected messages to some of those on his MBZ address list. Or some computer that has his name and address is spoofing him and sending junk. And, if you are getting

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gnome 3 and Linux Desktop Managers

2017-02-20 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Craig wrote: You may recall my abortive attempt last year to update to a new version of CentOS so I can run current versions of browsers. I just could not get Gnome 3 to work like Gnome 2 I have been using for years. Yeah. I have a very strong dislike for Gnome3. When it was introduced

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gnome 3 and Linux Desktop Managers

2017-02-20 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Curley wrote: All reasons why I have not been comfortable moving to linux. Lots of monkeying around under the hood in a language I don't know, and have little interest in learning. In general, a user does not have to dig around under the hood. What makes Linux different is you _can_. __

Re: [MBZ] Rear Window

2017-02-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
OK, they are all above 1000KB Multiple 1 Meg photos? *sigh* Not all of us have un-metered, broadband connections. That means big files are a pain, cost money, or both. I _really_ liked it when big attachments were NOT sent to the list and just a link to the file was sent. That way if I didn

Re: [MBZ] Rear Window

2017-02-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Larry wrote: If the console switch is dirty, will that cause the door switch to fail to operate also? It can. The console is in series with the door switch. Here's how it works. * The window moves when a DC motor runs. When it runs one way, it rolls the window down, and when it runs the

Re: [MBZ] Texas and nowhere - was: The Eagle Has Landed

2017-02-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
archer75--- wrote: Nearly everything in Texas west of Fort Worth is out in the middle of nowhere, isn't it? Only if "nowhere" means "places devoid of the clutter and junk of human habitation". I tend to classify such places as "somewhere" and desirable. _

Re: [MBZ] W126 Door Latch

2017-02-23 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Dan wrote: > The driver’s door on my 350SDL has been having a hard time > latching - that is, I have to slam it to get it to close > completely. Is it the same as a 123? I have had many fail. The symptom is it take a harder, and harder slam to get it to latch. > I’m wondering if the strike i

Re: [MBZ] I'm Channeling Ansel Adams/Edward Weston

2017-02-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Dan wrote: > https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/6020801431.html Err... if so, he is failing. The shadows are too dark. Ansel would never approve. :) However, that's a good car to get! Manual transmission. It's post '81 so it has the better camshaft and injection pump, the more durable

Re: [MBZ] I'm Channeling Ansel Adams/Edward Weston

2017-02-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curt wrote: > How do you know it's a manual transmission? I count the lack of > info in the ad as a major detractor. Almost as bad as the rust. I'm psychic. And I read the whole add. Up above near the picture it says "Transmission: manual" *smiles* ___ ht

Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

2017-03-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Karl wrote: > Perhaps, i concede, if you havent been starting farm equipment > that way in minnesota your whole life, you might not know how to > do it and blow your engine up. A little goes a long way. The farm machinery doesn't use glow plugs. Ether and glow plugs are a BAD IDEA!! Keep them

Re: [MBZ] OT Metal detectors

2017-03-07 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Floyd wrote: > Anyone have/use these things? I'm thinking to get one, what > might you recommend? I just got a used one _cheap_! Bounty Hunter Golddigger. Even new it's not expensive and actually works pretty good. A number of places I looked at recommended it for those who aren't sure if i

Re: [MBZ] Better email client - was: 123 weirdness

2017-03-07 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Scott wrote: > If I weren't so lazy (I have huge pst archives) I'd > switch to a better email client. Although .pst files are proprietary MS format, it looks like it isn't hopeless. Thunderbird is not necessarily the best choice, but it is well supported and it uses the mbox format with is ope

Re: [MBZ] I want

2017-03-10 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> G wrote: > ​This track configuration, with drive motors mounted high, > should give true "4x4" for your camera, wifi reporting, guard > machine. And your vast estate will be covered... and you'll have > fun building more than one.. ;)) Hmm. That's a lot of firepower. Does he ever actually fir

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Andrew wrote: > I thought the GM diesels of that vintage were problematic. At > best. Nope. Very good engines. Not like an OM617, but a dependable and durable engine that pulls like a 350 cid small block with a 4 barrel - but gets more than 50% better fuel mileage. __

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Craig wrote: > > It looks very nice. Fairly far south in Texas. > Curley wrote: > If I wanted one that would be the kind I'd look for. It's a half-ton. That's a pretty heavy mark against it for what I do. No pictures of the engine compartment. The glow plug system on these is not so grea

Re: [MBZ] For the pilots of the list

2017-03-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Craig wrote: > I have our system set up so it cannot contact facebook at all. > You can on a Windows sytem by editing > C:\WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc/hosts Or on a Debian type linux, in the file /etc/hosts. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > > Craig wrote: > > > > > > > > It looks very nice. Fairly far south in Texas. > > > Curley wrote: > > > > > > If I wanted one that would be the kind I'd look for. > > fmiser wrote: > > > > It's a half-ton. That's a pretty heavy mark against it for > > what I do. > Kaleb wrot

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-23 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > > fmiser wrote: > > > > > > > > It's a half-ton. That's a pretty heavy mark against it for > > > > what I do. > > > Kaleb wrote: > > > > > > Well with these the half ton is still got the 3/4 ton parts > > > under it. > > fmiser wrote: > > > > Really? > > > > ...the 4wd half

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-23 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > fmiser wrote: > > > > It's a half-ton. That's a pretty heavy mark against it for > > what I do. > Randy wrote: > > If you really need the 3/4 ton, then you must work it pretty > hard. I do. If I never hitched a trailer to it, my 1/2 ton would just be enough - but it has the towing package

Re: [MBZ] 1987 6.2 Diesel GMC Suburban ONLY 3 owners $2800

2017-03-24 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > Randy wrote: > > > > > > If you really need the 3/4 ton, then you must work it pretty > > > hard. > > fmiser wrote: > > > > I do.  If I never hitched a trailer to it, my 1/2 ton would > > just be enough - but it has the towing package and so has > > heavier brakes and suspension. > > > >

Re: [MBZ] A dilema

2017-03-24 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> clay wrote: > Dilema. Do I put them on fleabay and try to help some poor soul > keep his old W126 from looking horrid, or should I just toss > them in the scrap heap? Let the market decide. Take photos, be honest - and if someone is desperate you can help 'em out. ___

Re: [MBZ] Anybody rebuild the sls pump?

2017-03-28 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > i'd guess the orings in the valve. MB sez no rebuild, but > someone here, maybe Jaime, has put new orings in with success. I rebuilt mine. Kinda tricky, and getting the arm back on the shaft in exactly the same position can be hard. The valve body is aluminum and so it scratc

Re: [MBZ] Headlights and Deet.

2017-03-28 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Floyd wrote: > Ages ago when I was a ramp rat the local FBO we used some stuff > called "MirrorGlaze" on the plexi windows on airplanes. This stuff? http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/product/mirror-glaze-clear-plastic-cleaner https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Mirror-Glaze-Plastic-Cleaner/dp/BAX

Re: [MBZ] Bypass filters - was: Oil pressure drop

2017-03-30 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Archer75 wrote: > > > > Back during one of the early recessions I heard about "toilet > > paper oil filters" for heavy equipment as well as cars and > > trucks. supposedly safe if done properly, and some claimed were > > better than store filters. Never saw one or knew anyone who > > used them,

Re: [MBZ] Radio Shack Closeout?

2017-04-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Dan wrote: > Local Radio Shack is closing to become nothing more than a > Sprint phone store. 60%-90% off everything. Their prices are usually so high that it takes 60% off to make the price competitive with Mouser Electronics - which has great selecting and great service but only "fair" pric

Re: [MBZ] OT - Still cellphones...

2017-04-05 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Mountain wrote: > Does anyone do googlefi? Yes. I got a serious bargain on a Nexus 5x. Nice 'phone. The plan is ONLY for a few, select 'phones. $30 for unlimited minutes, unlimited text, and 1 G. of data. Unused or over-use data is charged (or credited) at $0.01/ Mb. So with only a little

Re: [MBZ] Seems like a nice wagon

2017-04-05 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Andrew wrote: > Nor any flaws... I wonder what's wrong with it. Uses gasoline. ___ 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/

Re: [MBZ] OT: He could've shot them boys in the leg.

2017-04-06 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > G Mann wrote: > > > > The sign on the outside of my door reads > > "This door is locked for your protection" > Andrew wrote: > > And I suggest you visit the Peace Garden. > https://www.peacegarden.com/ And how will that stop the folks invading my house? Or protect the innocent people from th

Re: [MBZ] Semi OT: Virtual Machines

2016-06-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curley wrote: > > What's the current thought on VMs? Is Virtual Box still as good > as any free one? > I want to install a VM and put 10.6.8 on it via time machine > restore so I can still access the eudora files from 10.11 El Crap. I started out rolling my own using qemu. Then I used VMWare

Re: [MBZ] OT any bicycle mechanics on board?

2016-06-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> G wrote: > > Crank bearings.. pull the peddle on the side opposite the crank > sprocket, you will need a pin wrench to fit the slots that hold > the crank nut in place, as I recall.. unscrew that, and again.. > watch for uncased bearings.. magnet on a stick is your friend.. Typically the crank

Re: [MBZ] OT - more computer questions

2016-06-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Randy wrote: > > I am trying to edit some video from our visit to Hawaii back in > January and am bogging down the computer. > > Do I need to upgrade the whole thing to something newer or can I > improve it enough without going that far? Depends on the software more than anything. Bigger, bad

Re: [MBZ] Semi OT: Virtual Machines

2016-06-02 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > fmiser wrote: > > > > And, I recall that Eudora used MBox format. That is a very > > widely used format with lots of tools for manipulating, > > converting, etc. You shouldn't have to use a guest OS just to > > access old Eudora files - unless you want to _run_ Eudora. > Craig wrote: > > Sy

Re: [MBZ] OT: I'm back!

2016-06-07 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Curley wrote: > > > > waytago!  for the 12v conversion.  I did that last year on my > >> H, > > after much soul searching about keeping it original.  Did you > > use the small Japanee alternator that fits under the hood?  With > > period wiring and wire loom, it still looks original except for

Re: [MBZ] Leak at rim / tire joint

2016-06-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Max wrote: > > Hate to use the fix-a-flat stuff, but that may be an option. It probably won't work because the leak isn't on the outside where the sealer will go when the tire spins. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] Leak at rim / tire joint

2016-06-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Max wrote: > > Can I fix this at home? Slow air leak from between the tire and > the rim. Break the bead. Clean the bead seat on the rim and the bead on the tire. Reseat. Hard to do without a bead breaker, so you might not be able to do it yourself. ___

Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

2016-07-03 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Kaleb wrote: > . No way you can pass then in a 240d, Sure you can. Down hill, with a tail wind and knowing the road well enough to know when a passing zone is approaching are all almost essential. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://

Re: [MBZ] OT: Virtual Box

2016-07-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Apparently Craig wrote: > > Recently, our laptop, the only thing around here with Windows on it, > was broken, so I have been thinking about installing a Virtual Box virtual > machine and then Windows 7 32-bit on that. > > I have downloaded the RHEL5 RPM file and can install that easily. > > Wha

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Pickup truck

2016-07-11 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Mitch wrote: I found Kaleb's new car hauler: Wow. That is a very forward forward control! Can't use the front wheels against most parking lot wheel stops with that. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Un

Re: [MBZ] Wildlife Camera

2016-07-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Dan wrote: Have a Have-a-hart trap that would work, but I have no idea what to use for bait. Maybe try bananas. I had one tear up the compost to get at some rotten bananas. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv

Re: [MBZ] Sleepin in

2016-07-24 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Floyd wrote: One has to wonder how politics attracts so many skeevy sleazes, D and/or R. Maybe it doesn't - but in any other field, such people are punished. In politics, they are promoted. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

2016-07-25 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Andrew wrote: Yep to what? Just because you will post a "reply" to something other than the message it's attached do does NOT mean other people do that. So if you want to see what he was saying "Yup" to _look_at_the_rest_of_the_post_ I'm breaking from my usual method of cleaning a post for th

Re: [MBZ] Sleepin in a Sprinter

2016-07-25 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Gerry wrote: > > Someone in the Pacific Northwest said it (diesel?) > Sprinter didn't do well towing a trailer full of canoes > when going up mountain grades. Mitch wrote: I think you're talking about Kevin Kraly's Dragon Boat Club. That's what I'm remembering too. He traded his Cummins

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

2016-07-25 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
YES SIR!!! RIGHT AWAY SIR!!! Floyd wrote: TRIM YOUR POSTS! --FT On 7/25/16 3:43 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: >> Andrew wrote: >> >> Yep to what? > > Just because you will post a "reply" to something other > than the message it's attached do does

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

2016-07-25 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Kaleb wrote: In fact, if you are in court by yourself and the other party has a lawyer, the judge just seems to listen to the lawyer and does not pay much attention to the person who does not have a lawyer, And what were the judges before they were judges? Lawyers. Of course they think you ar

Re: [MBZ] clutter - was: OT eviction

2016-07-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> FMiser sez: > >‎ What if I bottom post at the end of all the unrelated > junk - non trimmed? Will _anyone_ see it? Rick wrote: But it probably will irk some who are on digest mode... Naw. My one, untrimmed and cluttered post will be mostly unnoticed compared to the mass of posts that don'

Re: [MBZ] OT eviction

2016-07-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Meade wrote: A beaver can be a pretty tough creature to shoot I understand, given their natural inclination to stay close to water and dive out of sight at the first hint of danger. Groundhogs don't dive into water, but boy are they skittish. Pretty hard to see more than the tail disappearing.

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

2016-07-26 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Max wrote: I've found that vigorous winding by swirling the watch for a few minutes will cause it to gain a few seconds. Maybe my life is too sedentary? Yeah, probably. You need a hobby. Like splitting wood, or shaking paint cans, or driving roofing nails. Maybe even table tennis would do.

Re: [MBZ] OT Seiko 5 SNK809 one week update

2016-07-27 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Max wrote > > I found a couple places that sell time-sync devices for > data centers, they use CMDA signals from Sprint and > Verizon, Curley wrote: you can hook any winders computer directly to a NIST (or other) time server. That is using an NTP server. It should keep the clock within a

Re: [MBZ] Putting a Lambo to good use - towing goats and bales of hay

2016-07-27 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Curt wrote: Lots of work having livestock. They need to be taken care of nearly every single day or they die. Imagine how fun it'll be when one is sick or something and remember you'll need somebody to feed and water them when you're gone... It's work - but not necessarily _that_ much. If only

Re: [MBZ] OT HVAC issue

2016-07-29 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
Floyd wrote: Looked like a power hit but there were no storms in the area, so it was the powerco sending out trash power, voltage up and down, surges, etc. The manager of the other system on Seabrook Island, just down the road, said they were getting voltage readings on a 480V line of 420-540V,

Re: [MBZ] OT: political signs, taking the measure

2016-08-08 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Floyd wrote: > > Speaking of Johnsons, my Big Johnson tape measures I have been in > love with for years have reached the ends of their useful lives. > These are by far the best tapes I have ever used, and have a belt > clip that is very easy to use. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/121789676960 >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-08-08 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> G wrote: > > OK... so when do the public ass whoopings start? > > Seems our leader, whose only published talent is "community > agitator" couched in political correct as "community organizer" > has been successful in 7 years of getting Citizens pissed off at > each other.. > > Such rabble rous

Re: [MBZ] old technology Some of it, I like...

2016-08-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Jim wrote: > > > > Peltier devices only work off the heat _differential_, so it > > needs ample access to 'cool', > Curt wrote: > > Right! They'll sit on top of the lantern with a big heatsink on > top of the device. That's good for the hot side. What about the cold side. It's not jus

Re: [MBZ] old technology Some of it, I like...

2016-08-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > > Jim wrote: > > > >    > > > > Peltier devices only work off the heat _differential_, so it > > > > needs ample access to 'cool', > > > Curt wrote: > > > > > > Right! They'll sit on top of the lantern with a big heatsink on > > > top of the device. > > fmiser wrote: > > > > That's good

Re: [MBZ] old technology Some of it, I like...

2016-08-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > > > Jim wrote: > > > >    > > > > Peltier devices only work off the heat _differential_, so it > > > > needs ample access to 'cool', > > > Curt wrote: > > > > > > Right! They'll sit on top of the lantern with a big heatsink on > > > top of the device. > > fmiser wrote: > > > > That's good

Re: [MBZ] Velour Wagon

2016-08-10 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Jaime wrote: > > This is really cool: > http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/5701475228.html It's a 1985. Pass. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okie

Re: [MBZ] Cheap diesel for sale

2016-08-10 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Karl wrote: > > All the technical measurement stuff you are talking about is > standard practice. A 12L or 14L big truck engine is really not very similar to the OM617. Just because someone is really good at overhauling and rebuilding a Cummins, Detroit, or Caterpillar engine does not mean the

Re: [MBZ] Quote Without Comment

2016-08-10 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Mitch wrote: > > Basically, they train to execute anybody holding a gun who isn't > in uniform, is a security guard uniform safe? Anyone can wear that, right? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscr

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