Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 is Home, or Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Dan Inquires:

Why would leaving the cap off to ostensibly prevent pressure from 
building up, much as one does in a vergasser, not work the same way 
in a diesel?


I figured "coolant cavitation". I did a little research, and I think 
my suspicions are confirmed.
Basically, a diesel hammers so hard when a cylinder fires, without 
proper coolant, properly
pressurized, coolant will form high pressure bubbles (cavitation) at 
the cylinder walls.
In some engines it will eventually erode holes in the head and/or 
cylinder wall. I suppose
this is why A. Marshall Booth (rip) was adamant on using proper 
coolant, and changing

it on a schedule, although he never did (that I recall) explain WHY.

Here's a couple links, one is more engineer friendly (dry reading), that may
help explain the phenomenon. There is no direct statement "the 
coolant system must be pressurized",
but I have come to that conclusion from the information and my own 
personal experience.


http://penray.com/cooling-system-techfacts/cavitation-in-cooling-sytems/

http://www.cruisingworld.com/how/engine-cooling-system-tips

http://www.concentricab.com/Press-Release-Detail.asp?k_id=141=8=81=812=812

RIck


Another +1 for Rick.

Herr Doktor Booth was also quite adamant about replacing the radiator 
(tank) cap frequently, as loss of coolant and over heating usually 
start with a bad cap.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 is Home, or Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

More likely it just needs to be burped.  It will stream bubbles for 
quite a while with a good head/gasket.



Start it up and leave the cap off, if you start seeing it bubble up 
its a head/gasket probably. You will see exhaust has escaping


Sent from my iPhone

 On May 27, 2016, at 8:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 wrote:


 Thanks, Fred.  Hope I'm wrong, too.

 Here's a little more of my thought process when I decided to leave 
the cap loose:


 After filling it and letting it idle for a minute or two when 
picked it up, I noticed the system had pressure after just that 
amount of time - maybe a minute or two - that I was afraid there 
might be a possible head leak or it would overpressure.

 >
 > I can't imagine after starting a cold engine that within a couple 
of minutes there's pressure in the cooling system?  Or am I way off 
base here?


 Dan


 On May 27, 2016, at 9:41 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes 
 wrote:


 Dan.
 From what you say it mirrors my experience with an 190Dt.
 Sounds like an head gasket.
 Hpe to be wrong, though.
 Fred

 Fred Moir.
 Lynn MA.

 >> Diesel preferred.
 >


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Picks of the car when I got it home.  Take note that I touched 
nothing until I got pictures.  There are a couple at the end that 
show the beginning of the Martha'ing.


https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pzwqc15tz3qkbb2/AAAum2nw16_M_YzvWd5IIITpa?dl=0

Dan


Nice laigs!  And white sox!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 is Home, or Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Yes, you are.  THis is not a 63 chevy 6 banger.


Thanks, Fred.  Hope I'm wrong, too.

Here's a little more of my thought process when I decided to leave 
the cap loose:


After filling it and letting it idle for a minute or two when picked 
it up, I noticed the system had pressure after just that amount of 
time - maybe a minute or two - that I was afraid there might be a 
possible head leak or it would overpressure.


I can't imagine after starting a cold engine that within a couple of 
minutes there's pressure in the cooling system?  Or am I way off 
base here?


Dan


 > On May 27, 2016, at 9:41 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes 
 wrote:


 Dan.
 From what you say it mirrors my experience with an 190Dt.
 Sounds like an head gasket.
 Hpe to be wrong, though.
 Fred

 Fred Moir.
 Lynn MA.
 Diesel preferred.



___


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 is Home, or Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

What Rick Said (+1)  If it runs on all five, FILL and burp the tank, 
SECURE the coolant cap, and go for another drive.


THey DO NOT like to be run with a bad cap, and with the cap off, you 
puked out a lot od coolant before the temp went up.


BAD Martha!


Dan inquires:

 I had not secured the radiator cap with the intent that if there 
were cooling system problems I would avoid pressurizing the system. 
Coolant is burping out of the overflow.  > When it settles down I 
see it's down a ways, so I add nearly a gallon of water.


Most likely there were no cooling system problems.

Oops. I learned from experience, never, ever leave a coolant cap 
loose on an OM602.
One of mine had a slow leak (fuel heater) and I left the cap loose, 
thinking that avoiding pressure
build up would slow the leak. I severely overheated the engine 
(wasn't paying attention)

and smoked the head gasket.


Cracked head?


Not likely. They are very robust.


Bad head gasket?


It probably is now. You will know when you start it. When a five 
cylinder has a miss it is distinct.
If in doubt, crack open injector lines one at a time, and see if the 
idle drops. (same as pulling plug wire on a gasser)


If it runs on all five, SECURE the coolant cap, and go for another drive.

Good luck, and keep the updates coming.

Rick


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in California near this car?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I haven't been there in several years, but the last time I went it was
nothing like it used to be.. It used to be just like you described. The
last time I was there a, a lot of other makes we're starting to pile up all
around. And they no longer allowed you to go out and just roam around with
tools. Sad

Bob R


Pete died many years ago.  someone else runs it and it was moved. 
Nothing like the old biz.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in California near this car?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Bob R wrote:

 That is a crappy place in California. Good luck.


That is where the railroad does something.  Like... it starts to climb
to the high desert?  Perhaps switchbacks?  Nope, it is Tehachapi Loop.
MMM should be telling us about this.
mao


It is a good place to get well preserved car bodies out of.  My 80 
123 came from Lancaster.  Like AZ, the interior can get burned out, 
but a northern interior and a Mojave body make a good car.


One of the guys who worked  for tristar pete in AZ used to do that 
with mg/triumph/austin junk.  AZ body and northern rustbucket 
interior and drive train made a good car.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Anybody in California near this car?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You have one in your barn!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] WOW, an almost like new 79 240D

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

NO offense meant to Chip.  I know he flys in higher circles.



Curly sez:


This SteveMB classic must be the Chip Lamb of old
MBs.  Buy geezer cars in CA, martha em and sell
on fleabay for crazy  money.


On Chip's behalf I take offense.
Yes, he finds old vehicles.
Yes, he cleans them up.
Yes, he sorts out the mechanicals.

But there is no way he would garishly polish that underhood crap,
and put that Armour All shiny tire schmutz on the tires.

 No way, I tell ya

Chip has class and appreciates fine vehicles.

This guy

Rick
Shaking My Head


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] WOW, an almost like new 79 240D

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240-D-/172216983003?forcerrptr=true=item2818ee9ddb:g:OX0AAOSw9k5XQdzz=172216983003



And it is baby poop green

Shell out the $20k and it is yours!

Or you can have a 61k mile 116 for $2k.  That is 
10¢ on the dollar compared to the 240D.


This SteveMB classic must be the Chip Lamb of old 
MBs.  Buy geezer cars in CA, martha em and sell 
on fleabay for crazy  money.  Closest thing 
to an MB i have seen Chip sell in the past couple 
years was a BMW motorcycle.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] My next purchase

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

A coat of green paint and that truck has "Kaleb" written all over it..

It is one slick rig.. appears to be a double decker rollback wrecker
configuration.. Never seen one configured like that.. perfect idea.. For
what it is.. the asking price seems quite reasonable.. I imagine the
trailer alone cost much more than the ask price.. Low miles for a
commercial rig..


What Grant said.

The trailer does say Landoll Haulall.  They build specialty trailers, 
mainly steel lowboys.  This is the only aluminum Landoll I have seen. 
I'd expect to see this from Featherlite.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 123 pahtz

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Add a rear rotor to the list.  I used to have a spare rear rotor for 
years and never needed it.


could you ship by tuesday?



Probably.

When do you need them?

Rick


From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Curly 
McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 1:51 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: Curly McLain
Subject: [MBZ] 123 pahtz

Anyone have a good 123 RF caliper?  How about good 123 upper control
arms?  (Front)


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] My next purchase

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Yes I really do need to get several cars reading to be sold. I need 
to get some cash coming in to finance my search for a really nice 
240d or 300d. prefer pre 80 for some reason. Maybe even a 300sd.


Sent from my iPhone


I know where there is a pretty good 300SD, low miles.  Let me know if 
you want it.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D Prospect/Project? SCORE!!

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Congrats!



I am now officially a Kleb car owner.

$650.00

I pick it up tomorrow.

Still feel bad, Kaleb?

Dan/Martha/Kleb


 On May 26, 2016, at 4:36 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Not for an OM603!  my half million mile car runs great!  My first 
one at 400+ k ran great.  At over 300k miles, compression was 425 
psi on all cylinders.  (Factory new spec was 425 down)




 I must be missing something.  Isn't a 400K+ mile engine sort of a "last
 gasp", esp. for a diesel with a sketchy past?
 Andrew


 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com





___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 123 pahtz

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Anyone have a good 123 RF caliper?  How about good 123 upper control 
arms?  (Front)


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D Prospect/Project?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Hey, do these use cables for the speedo/odometer, or are they electronic?

Dan


Cables

Odo is reported to be a slipping brass gear as in the 110/111 odo. 
But I never pulled the one on POS to check/fix.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D Prospect/Project?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Not for an OM603!  my half million mile car runs great!  My first one 
at 400+ k ran great.  At over 300k miles, compression was 425 psi on 
all cylinders.  (Factory new spec was 425 down)




I must be missing something.  Isn't a 400K+ mile engine sort of a "last
gasp", esp. for a diesel with a sketchy past?
Andrew


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] For Sale: Really Nice 124 Spare wheel / tire

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Anyone have need for a never-used early 124 spare?  This is from Wilton's
300D, and it does not have even a hint of use, looks brand new.  Has a
Pirelli tire mounted, but I suspect it is about 29 years old and so the
tire is NOT road-worthy.  Even has what look like original MB wheel weights.

Anyone prepping a 124 car for a concurs competition?  This is the spare
tire you need!

Contact me for pictures, make me an offer.

If I put this on my car, all the rest of the wheels would like like total
crap.  This thing is so nice and perfect it would be a shame to put it into
general use.
-
Max
Charleston SC


Is Walt Anderson still showing his 124?   (MBCA)

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Tires

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Uh follow the shiny ball



What brand, Jon?

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Some of the best snow tires I have EVER owned.  I did not have the studded
 tires, and I got 55,000 miles out of them.


 > On May 24, 2016, at 8:51 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 >
 >> Anybody tried Nokian?
 >
 > Love love LOVE their studded Hakkapeliitta snow tires.  :-)
 >

 > > -- Jim



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Tires

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Anybody tried Nokian?


Love love LOVE their studded Hakkapeliitta snow tires.  :-)

-- Jim


not cheap

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Banos

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

It was a scary and sad time, both for that "war" and for our 
country. A lot of people were "broken" by the war, social issues, 
drugs, and more. I always considered myself lucky and thanked the 
lottery gods. I've always had the highest respect for the people who 
served and the lowest respect for the politicians who sent them 
there. And yet, it continues today.

Best Wishes,
Roger
Roger Hale
Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
Monroe, Ga.
770-267-0850
www.dinnerwareclassics.com



That is a pretty good summary.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I'm back

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Yesterday I was exploring Chichen Itza, this morning I was swimming 
in the warm cancun ocean and drinking fruity drinks. I am now back 
in the US in Houston. Not ready for reality yet.



Sent from my iPhone

Its ok, you can go back!  We sold all the cars and then sold Okie 
acres for you!  Check's in the mail.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] 124 "windscreen" R training video

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Very timely!

https://youtu.be/PcJTtMBqoqY
-
Max
Charleston SC


Dewalt electric caulking gun is nice for the installation.  You want 
the polyurethane very warm too!


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Science Question

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I have discovered several penetrating oils that work very well. I 
would like to test them, to see which performs the best. I *was* 
going to put several sets of nuts and bolts under my friends snow 
plowing truck to rust and corrode them together for a test. That 
didn't happen. So, my question is this. How can I cause nut and 
bolts to rust? What can I do to accelerate the oxidation process?


Rick
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10


In my experience, throw em on the bank of the Mississippi river at 
the water line or under water., or hang them just above the water out 
on a pier, off a boat, etc.  or hang them underwater in The River.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Alert for any residual Eudora users, David...

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Ok, I put El Crap (OS 10.11) on an external HD, then loaded Postbox 
email client!  I am excited!  it looks and acts like Eudora!  So far 
I have only added one email acct. Not this email or other free 
service accounts, but one on a domain I own.


I am sold!  the bad part is that it will only import form Apple mail 
(at least on a mac)  the winders version will probably work on 
m$outLOOK.


So accessing my archives will be difficult, but everything else will 
probably make the trip to 10.11 with migration manager or file 
copying.


I think the transition will start.

So the 2 core 2 macbooks will be getting el crap too, eventually, 
along with this i5.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Next Mac Q

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

if I get el crap (and postbox)  working as desired on the external 
USB drive, I would assume at some point I can take that drive out of 
the case and put it in the MBP, then take the 10.6.8 drive out of the 
MBP and put it in the case, and everything should work.  Anyone BTDT?


Will that work or do I need to back up both on time mosheen, then 
restore each in the new place after the swap is made?


TIA  The adventure begins.

Poor old Eudora Welty will fade into Oblivion..


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] external drive el crap

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

The stuff for my external USB HD arrived today, so i am currently 
installing El Crap on the external USB drive.  Got a refurb drive 
from OWC.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

'Don't know how photo # 3 got inverted.

Wilton



I thought you guys were showing us you can stand on your heads!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Some Rust

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

That is one SCARY rust hole!  Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you
there's a lot more hidden rust.  That's really a shame - the rest of the
car is beautiful.


Dimitri the Great can fix it!

If I were to try to fix it I'd start with a northern inland car that 
was never near salt air.  Cut out the section and weld it in the 
rustbucket.


It is quite similar to how our Escort Diesel rusted from the salt air 
more than a mile inland.  It rusted from the inside out along the 
rear edge of the roof and in the RF door pillar.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT - pass word managers

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I use keychain for a few "throwaway" websites.  Everything else, I 
remember.  Archaic, but effective, most of the time.  More and more I 
need to try a few passwords before I get the right one.




Anyone use one - these are a recommended best practice, but add complexity
and I wonder how much more risk they inject? It would be running on W10.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407168,00.asp

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2426798,00.asp

I'm leaning towards LastPass.

--
OK Don

*"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
our people need it sorely on these accounts."* - Mark Twain

"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
for themselves."

WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers*
2013 F150, 18 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: bootable USB stick, El Crap content

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I always used boot floppies and the Peter nordahl password whacker 
(on floppy) to salvage screwed up wintel boxes.  Now that has moved 
on to cd... That still works on a bootable cd.  On really bad cases, 
I'd put the drive in another wintel box and salvage the contents 
before wiping or tossing the drive.


With no extra mac machines, (too expensive) it is hard to do some 
stuff.  I have my PB 165, from 1992, but is pretty much a brick.


The root of the problem is that when they moved to intel,  mac had to 
regress back to 32 bit.  Now all support for Core 2 intel boxes  (32 
bit) is over or ending, so only i5 or i7 macs  are workable, and they 
are new enough they still bring significant prices for used boxes. 
Plus the loss of 32 bit support is causing a high demand for i5 and 
i7 macs, driving prices up.  (I've learned most of this from Dan. 
Thanks Dan!)  (Intel is/was retarded)


Macs seldom need work, and that is the beauty of it.  I am trying to 
hang on to 10.6 because it still has Rosetta, and that has allowed me 
to keep using Eudora, because it is so good for  keeping archives and 
easy to manage.


Now I am trying to get an alternate 10.11 install so I can evaluate 
postbox or other email programs to find a way to move beyond 10.6. 
Running eudora on xp on a virtual box is just as much of a dead end 
now.


I bought a used MBP from fleabay but it was DOA with a toasted 
motherboard, and I have to fight to return it and get my $ back. 
That is not a good route.  SMWBO and #1 daughter each have core 2 
machines, so we will be forced to spend $ in the future for newer 
hardware.




Macs will not boot with anything other than OS X. The Linux distros 
that run on Mac always bootstrap off an existing Mac OS to run.
I went down this road a couple years ago when I first got my Macbook 
Pro, I'd had troubles with PC laptops in the past and had been saved 
by bootable USB drives. I never could get one to work on my Mac. I 
consider this a HUGE limitation of the Mac...

-Curt

  From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 10:23 AM
 Subject: [MBZ] OT: bootable USB stick, El Crap content
  
Last night I finally got the Disk Utility to make what was supposed

to be a bootable USB with the El Crapitan installer on it.  It was
not recognized as bootable when booting with the option key.

I also tried, before that, making a format with GParteD linux disk
utility, them marking it has bootable.  Same thing.  Not recognized
as bootable.

I wish they'd give us the installer as 2 .iso or .dmg disk images
that could be put on two dvds.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] W126 Rear Subframe Mounts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Not without damaging the body.


If you wan to satisfy yourself, put a wrench on them and see if you 
can loosen them.  Then retorque until you are ready.  I am sure they 
will pop loose.  Only ones I've had trouble with are on non 126 cars 
rusted to oblivion.  Even then I have been able to get them out.


Giving some thought to this job in the near future as an alignment 
indicated some very minor issues in the rear caster, which I suspect 
is due to the subframe and differential mounts needing to be 
replaced.


I've done this some years back and don't recall it being that big of 
a deal other than having to pry out and press back in the mounts 
(lots of dish soap!)


I was wondering if there is a way to get at the threaded portion of 
the bolts so I could hit them with some Kroil over the next month or 
two?


Dan


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT: bootable USB stick, El Crap content

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Last night I finally got the Disk Utility to make what was supposed 
to be a bootable USB with the El Crapitan installer on it.  It was 
not recognized as bootable when booting with the option key.


I also tried, before that, making a format with GParteD linux disk 
utility, them marking it has bootable.  Same thing.  Not recognized 
as bootable.


I wish they'd give us the installer as 2 .iso or .dmg disk images 
that could be put on two dvds.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 124 was: '07 320CDI

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I am kind of amazed by how much I like the 124 wagon, even lowered on sport
springs with stiff shocks and Lord knows how many miles.  It is a very
solid car. The 123 wagon always feels sort of squishy by comparison.
On May 14, 2016 2:24 PM, "WILTON via Mercedes" 
wrote:



When I finally got all the suspension right on my first 124 300D, it 
is amazing.  The is with standard suspension.  The 300TD was always 
great, but the 300D with all new suspension is like a race car or 
sports car.  It feels like it is on rails.


Next fall I will do the other one.  I put the rear subframe mounts in 
right away, and that made it sit like it is new, but it still needs 
work.


Kinda neat to have 2 300Ds in the garage, side by side.  I moved the 
SL to the third position.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Eurorific!

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I know the first time I put a single Hella H4 in my 110 200D, I was amazed.

I was amazed when my friend bought a new BMW R90S with an H4 on it, I 
had always been amazed by the H3 on my R75/5 compared to the hondog 
and turnip motorsickle headlights, but the H4 was at least twice as 
bright as the H3.  I converted the R75/5 to H4, but then the anemic 
alternator could not keep up.  "Bosch Balanced Electrical System" 
meant there was barely enough alternator output to keep up as long as 
you didn't use the turn signals much.


My old Frod van had a single Hella  H4 also.  It made the frod 
awesome at night.


The  yuro headlights have been better than US lights every time I 
made a comparison.



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Mac Q

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

so there is no way to make a bootable USB stick in 10.6?  Weird!

If I make a windows bootable stick, will the mac with the O key held 
at boot recognize the windows stick?


What was that linux disk utility?  GParteD.  I'll have to try that. 
Maybe it will make a bootable stick with ubuntu  on it.



OS X 10.6 versions had to be done using the universal DVD installer 
or a disk image of it, I believe.  I don't think you can use the 
"createinstallmedia" command until OS X 10.7 and later.


MacDan




 On May 14, 2016, at 6:51 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 I have found several ways online to make a USB memory stick 
bootable in OS 10.6.8.  some involve a terminal and 
createinstallmedia in terminal.  for that one I get errors every 
time.  It does not tell you that it only works if you are logged in 
as "Root."  I finally figgered out how to do that, but the 
createinstallmedia still did not work each time.  The syntax seems 
to be different for every running OS and also for every OS you want 
to put in the stick.


 Then I tried the methods using disk utility, and each time I end 
up with a stick not recognized when I boot with option held down.


 It seems the only viable way to get a bootable drive for Mac is 
with a spinning HD.  Sheesh!  I thought winders was goofy, but this 
is ridiculous.


 Does anyone have a viable way to make a bootable stick in 10.6.8? 
Ultimately I want to put el crapitan installer on the stick.  TIA


 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com




___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] OT: Mac Q

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I have found several ways online to make a USB memory stick bootable 
in OS 10.6.8.  some involve a terminal and createinstallmedia in 
terminal.  for that one I get errors every time.  It does not tell 
you that it only works if you are logged in as "Root."  I finally 
figgered out how to do that, but the createinstallmedia still did not 
work each time.  The syntax seems to be different for every running 
OS and also for every OS you want to put in the stick.


Then I tried the methods using disk utility, and each time I end up 
with a stick not recognized when I boot with option held down.


It seems the only viable way to get a bootable drive for Mac is with 
a spinning HD.  Sheesh!  I thought winders was goofy, but this is 
ridiculous.


Does anyone have a viable way to make a bootable stick in 10.6.8? 
Ultimately I want to put el crapitan installer on the stick.  TIA


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] We're Screwed was Re: RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

We were warned:  "the enemy within" 12 years ago

http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-enemy-within-saving-america-from-the-liberal-assault-on-our-schools-faith-and-military_michael-savage/480737/



There are some sobering statistics right here in black and white 
(and red). Read it and weep. 


http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Sorry, but we might as well vote straight Democrat and get it over 
with. The country as many of us remember it, is done. 

Fundamentally changed. 


Forever.

Rick
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I think that is WAY overdue!  a tax on money orders from individuals 
sent to furrin countries.  It is one way to extract a little return 
for the edjakashun (indoctrinashun) the wetbacks receive on our 
dollar.



Time Magazine tells me I have to pay $42,856.12 as my part of the 
national debt.  I guess everybody under the auspices of congress 
owes that much as well.  What if we skim a little off the top of the 
payments the furrners are shipping home to pay off some debts?  Slow 
the flow of cash to Mexico, Africa, Asia and no need to shop at 
wally world


clay



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Banos

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Just close the bathrooms and showers at the skools.  Put jim's johns 
out back at least 200 yards away.  It would drasticly cut down the 
raised hand traffic to only what is essential and whatever identity 
does not matter.   NOBODY wants to use a portapotty.




Bring back the old half moon outhouses (one seaters, of course).



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Yeah sure and pigs will fly. How do you bring in LESS money, pledge 
to not cut 80% of the budget and expect to eliminate debt? Makes 
zero sense.
Trump specifically says 10 years which, if you actually use MATH is 
impossible unless the nation spends nothing on ANYTHING except 
social security, medicare and defense, and even then you'll probably 
have to cut into defense some.

So forget clean water, or parks or roads or anything...
-Curt

  From: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
 To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List 


 Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 3:17 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts
  

Oh yeah, Trump is gonna "lower taxes", "take care of everybody" on
healthcare, not touch social security or medicare AND somehow lower
the debt. Its MAGIC, it'll be uge!
-Curt


Can be done.  unshackle the regulatory stranglehold on business and
Merkun Ingenuity.  Turn loose the creativity of Merkuns and lower the
corp tax rates to being home overseas capital.  Maybe a little tax
cut, and you'd be amazed at what can happen.



Its been done before.  JFK did it, RR did it.  Mao's successors did 
it.  The fault of your logic is that it assumes a pie of fixed size. 
When Merkuns are unshackled, magic happens!  Just look at the growth 
from say 1870 until 1900 or even 1913!  it was an amazing time to 
live.  The Merkun dream was real.  Then the progressives, who had 
been meddling even before 1860 got power and killed the golden goose.


The Merkun goose has been on life support since 1913.  FDR  strangled 
it more.  Most of the Prezzies since have only tightened the noose. 
Since only JFK and RR loosened the noose after FDR, you can look at 
the periods of growth that followed.  Most of the RR growth occurred 
during the last couple years and in the 8 yrs of the clintonistas. 
The Clintonistas were prevented from tightening the noose because 
Newt stood fast and Billy bob was more interested in raping women.


The TRUTH is that the SIZE OF THE PIE IS NOT FIXED! 	When the 
goobers allow the goose to lay the golden eggs, the economy grows 
rapidly!  (take a review of what happened in the land of the iron 
fist when Nixon got them talking about what might happen IF they 
loosened the grip a little and let some people run businesses 
separate from the Iron hand of the PRC.  Huge growth.



We CAN grow out of this debt, but massive reforms need to happen first.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: And now for something completely different

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Having a child who was directly affected by those changes, as well 
as being a lifelong advocate for mental health care, I know this 
story all too well.  Ronny should have never caved. Period.


Dan


Even worse, he believed the gress of con artistes when they told him 
he'd get the wall if he gave them amnesty.  That was the worst cave 
in.He forgot someone once said "Trust but Verify"


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Banos

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Well, even with all the legalese and deletes text, HB2 is less than 5 pages.


 -Original Message-
 From:  clay via Mercedes

 Why would they read the pee pee bill if they would not read the OsamaCare
 bill?


 > clay




5 pages is something like 3rd grade level.  Far beyond the 
capabilities of most legislative drones.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Point of order, make that Bahasa.
...

 Oh yeah,  he says that Constitution thing is just  a piece of paper with
 meaningless markings on it.  If ya grow up with swahili, that may be

true...






As you say, Sir!  Aye, Aye

I've not been in kenya, but was next door.  From there, it seemed 
like swahili was what the Furriners talked.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Oh yeah, Trump is gonna "lower taxes", "take care of everybody" on 
healthcare, not touch social security or medicare AND somehow lower 
the debt. Its MAGIC, it'll be uge!

-Curt


Can be done.  unshackle the regulatory stranglehold on business and 
Merkun Ingenuity.  Turn loose the creativity of Merkuns and lower the 
corp tax rates to being home overseas capital.  Maybe a little tax 
cut, and you'd be amazed at what can happen.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

After careful consideration, I believe scrap metals are the best long 
term investment and hedge against runaway inflation that is sure to 
start soon.   Scrap will always retain value.  If goods become 
unavailable, you may find a substitute in  your scrap pile.   As long 
as you are not in the scrap business, scrap is not considered 
inventory, and is therefore not taxed.   Scrap is generally not 
considered taxable in "personal Property tax" states.


Unfortunately it is not suited to accumulation in suburbia.  It takes 
a substantial investment in land in an area far from suburbanites and 
their HOAs  (Hooey)


Kleb's okie acres may outsmart us all.


Meanwhile, outside the circus tent and away from the free bread

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

19.26 Trillion and no sign of slowing down!!!

Which one of the clowns in the center ring has said anything about this
problem?

-
Max
Charleston SC


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You know, over in yurp the yurapeeins are somewhat lax about their 
gender issues in the convenience.  I was in the gents in Berlin once 
and some woman comes in, the janitoress, who proceeded to do her 
business, so to speak, while the gents were doing theirs.  I briefly 
considered the cultural anomaly but continued with my relief, 
considerably compelled to do so, and exited fully intact in both 
psyche and sensibility.  The presence of the opposing gender, fully 
and clearly so, had minimal effect on my genderism and expressions 
thereof.


I am evolving.

--R (sent from my miniPad)



Well now the gangster in chief, king bumster the oneth is going to 
enter the fray.  He is going to issue a decree from on high.


Maybe someone should read the 10th amendment to him.

Oh yeah,  he says that Constitution thing is just  a piece of paper 
with meaningless markings on it.  If ya grow up with swahili, that 
may be true...


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I'm gone

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Right column, third up from the bottom is my original SDL.  417K.



https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nowata,+OK+74048/@36.7409398,-95.6029026,42m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b7a42c52c963cf:0x903abbc17fa32b7c!8m2!3d36.700645!4d-95.6380341


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Does the Navy still have segregated Officer and Enlisted facilities 
on ships or did that go away with women at sea?  I've been out of 
uniform for a while.


do they share the same hot racks?Gives a whole new meaning to hot racks!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Banos

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I have to wonder how many folks have actually read the "bill" ( 
 )

vs. echoing talking points from their respective zelots?

As far as I can tell, it says: (1) only men use men's rooms 
(restrooms, changing, showers, etc.), (2) only women use the women's 
rooms, (3) young children, janitors, EMPs, etc. are exempted, (4) 
only applies to public schools and state/local government 
facilities, and (5) this isn't sexual discrimination.




What sacrilege!  You expect the celebs , pols and other people to 
READ?  You expect them to READ the BILL?  You expect the POLS to READ 
the BILL before they VOTE???


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Depends, of course, on whether "she" has the right equipment or uses 
a "hispanic light truck"




GMANN Speaketh:  OK... inquiring minds want to know..

What is the new social protocol for when a chick stands beside you at the
urinal line?

I mean, for decades we've had a social protocol for when a guy stands
beside you, right?  You never look.. unless he is peeing on your foot, that
is.. so when a female decides to "man up" and use the urinals with "the
rest of the guys" ... what do we do guys?

Did the U S Supreme Court consider such nuances when they scripted their
ruling? Seems that nuance has been overlooked..


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You need to file for disability.  the company failed to provide you a 
"safe space" and therefore caused you irreparable damage and 
trauma...etc.  Forced to work with  people who were homophobes, 
forced to work with people who are infidels etc.  Oughta work!


You can share a million with each of us.  You won't need it all!  We 
have a lawyer in KS who can lead, and Randy can provide backup.


I got stuck in the middle of a Hostile Workplace Environment 
situation at work.


Boss is Ethiopian and is not supportive of alternative life 
stylings.  Another worker, white boy, goes on about perversions in 
restrooms and how he should march into a dames latrine pretending to 
be gender identified that way.  This all started with discussion of 
Trump, no idea how this wrong turn got made  Anyway, the quiet 
gay guy in the room could no longer keep quiet and went off because 
he became verklempt.  Boss had to follow him down the street when he 
stormed out of the office.  Neither of the anti gays thought they 
had done wrong.  I wanted to tell them it was about half a step from 
justifying segregated restroom under Jim Crow.  Just a matter of 
time frames


clay



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Same engine.  Different cyl count.  Front four are 601 numbers.  Same 
lines. MB is not stupid, like GM.



Mmmm, maybe?  EPC will tell you if they are the same part number, 
other wise the length could be different, which would change the 
injection timing.  Curt's lines are for a different engine than an 
OM603.

--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On May 12, 2016 9:11:42 PM EDT, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

I've got 3 of the
4 hard injector lines for an OM601 among other stuff.





I call dibs on the injector lines.  I have 5 and 6, so any 1-4 will be

 >good!



 >


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Hmmm, There is a William Strickand at the Naval 
base I work at sometimes.  There is army and Air 
Force there also.


Hey!  There was just a William Strickland, 30yr 
Air Force man, on the radio talking about 
something about recruiting methods or something 
related to movies, I couldn't really follow it.


--R

On 5/12/16 5:13 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Alla this seems to open up a new profession - 
new jobs - sex or gender checker - sexer? 
'Wonder what it pays?


'Been saying for several years now that  the 
fools (clowns) in Raleigh have been sending us 
(NC) right on down past MI, AL & LA - 'bout 
made it now. 'Created a problem where none 
existed seems to me.


Wilton

- Original Message - From: "Buggered 
Benzmail via Mercedes" 

To: 
Cc: "Buggered Benzmail" 
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

I heard on the radio yesterday that there are 
an estimated 700k trannies in the US.  That 
seems like a kinda high number, but in terms 
of ratio that is 0.2% of the population.  I'm 
not sure that is worth all the uproar but 
there you go.


I have not yet figured out what the criteria 
are for "identification." Say, if I am need of 
a baño quite quickly, and the one 
corresponding to my initial setup is busy, can 
I temporarily "identify" as the gender for 
which the baño is available?  If, say, I am a 
dude and would like to take a look around the 
dudette's yoga changing room, can I "identify" 
for that time?  What constitutes 
"identification?"


I asked my BIL who is a lawyer and resident of 
Chapel liberHill in NC, and whose wife and 
kids seem to have strong feelings on this 
matter, how it would work and he professed 
ignorance as well.  I'll have to ask my 
daughter at some point, she seems to know 
about this stuff but maybe not about that 
aspect.


--R

On 5/12/16 4:36 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Try as I might, I just can't get worked up about this incredibly critical
issue.

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Oh no, our stellar state legislator, Lee "Notso" Bright of Sparkleburg has
introduced a bill kinda like NC's but I don't think it has gone anywhere,
but the school district of the next county up says tranny kids can go to
whichever baño suits them.

--R

On 5/12/16 3:49 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:


My bad.  I was confusing you with NC.

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel > wrote:

 Only if he uses gender-dictated rest rooms.

 On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
 > wrote:

 I am in SC, would he still know about our cars?

 --R


 On 5/12/16 3:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

 RA is really good as far as customer support and returns
 from what I've found.  I wouldn't have any qualms about
 buying from them.  If you call you get some guy who knows
 cars located in Madison, WI.

 Dan

 On May 12, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via
 Mercedes > wrote:

 I would only buy bulbs from a reputable vendor -
 online or bricks and
 mortar - who would replace any defective merchandise.


 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com


 -- --BB



 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com




--
--BB

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



--
--BB


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com




___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives 

Re: [MBZ] Glow Plug Reamer?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Anyone got one of the small ones, i.e., like the Hazet 4798-2, that 
I could borrow?


Dan


I've only done the "smash the end (tip) of a dead glow plug" trick. 
I only ever needed one once.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Give Andrew a special price

--R


200% of list then a 10% discount.  Then  discount to 20% off when he whines!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I've got a couple in my garage. Anybody wants one I'll "sell" em for postage.
Actually when I get back from vacation I have a stock of parts to 
liquidate, my MB stuff is pointlessly taking up space. Got 3 of the 
4 hard injector lines for an OM601 among other stuff. "No reasonable 
offer will be refused" "I'm cutting me own throat on these!"

-Curt "CMOT" Raymond





I call dibs on the injector lines.  I have 5 and 6, so any 1-4 will be good!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Sump is in the wrong place.  Sorry.   (Just the facts, Ma'am)

Maybe the OM617 NA from a W115 would work.  Oil filter down in 
front, not out the back side.


clay

On May 12, 2016, at 5:20 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:


 Is the OM603 that much longer than the M180?


 THe oil filter is a big problem.  even an OM616 will not fit in 
the 110 because of the oil filter.  The M180 won't fit in a 110. 
THe M180 was in 111 body.   for the M180, there is roughly 6 inches 
of stretch in the inner fenders, fenders, and hood.


 > That was the only difference between the 110 and the 111.  110 is 
short and has room for a 4 cyl engine.  111 is about 6" longer and 
will fit a 6 cyl, but still not an OM603 with the oil filter 
pointing backwards.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Alla this seems to open up a new profession - new jobs - sex or 
gender checker - sexer?  'Wonder what it pays?


'Been saying for several years now that  the fools (clowns) in 
Raleigh have been sending us (NC) right on down past MI, AL & LA - 
'bout made it now. 'Created a problem where none existed seems to me.


Wilton



The job title already exists.  Well, the chick sexers, most of whom 
are korean,  are pretty well paid, or at least the Korean men who ran 
the crews were...(they determine if a chick is a hen or a 
rooster, then throw it in the "right" box.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You can make up whatever statistic you want, on 
the spot!  They do!  0.2% means 2 out of a 
thousand would be confused.  Despite decades of 
forceful recruiting, the number is still not that 
high.
 2 out of a thousand in HS that would act 
confused to attract attention or have a 
victimhood (victimship?) may be realistic, but 
most will drop the charade.


Call it what it is:  *ist effort to undermine the 
country and kulture so they can take over.  Read 
up on how the bolsheviks did it.  They are 
running the same scams here and many others.



I heard on the radio yesterday that there are an 
estimated 700k trannies in the US.  That seems 
like a kinda high number, but in terms of ratio 
that is 0.2% of the population.  I'm not sure 
that is worth all the uproar but there you go.


I have not yet figured out what the criteria are 
for "identification."  Say, if I am need of a 
baño quite quickly, and the one corresponding to 
my initial setup is busy, can I temporarily 
"identify" as the gender for which the baño is 
available?  If, say, I am a dude and would like 
to take a look around the dudette's yoga 
changing room, can I "identify" for that time? 
What constitutes "identification?"


I asked my BIL who is a lawyer and resident of 
Chapel liberHill in NC, and whose wife and kids 
seem to have strong feelings on this matter, how 
it would work and he professed ignorance as 
well.  I'll have to ask my daughter at some 
point, she seems to know about this stuff but 
maybe not about that aspect.


--R


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I am in SC, would he still know about our cars?

--R


nope, you are next to NC,   so in the L mind, you are rabid by 
association.  ( Madison still thinks BS is wunnerful, wunnerful!)


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Thanks Andy for making my point so beautifully!The L mind is a 
wonderful thing to waste!




My bad.  I was confusing you with NC.

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel 
wrote:

 > Only if he uses gender-dictated rest rooms.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I'm gone

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I call dibs on the shiny new engineless SDL!


I happen to know someone with both the means (semi-trailer truck and
license to drive) and the passion for the marque.  If we all converge there
next week on Wednesday, we can save all those cars from rusting away in
Kaleb's benign neglect...

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Here is the beginning of the migration:



https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nowata,+OK+74048/@36.741997,-95.6051148,457m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b7a42c52c963cf:0x903abbc17fa32b7c!8m2!3d36.700645!4d-95.6380341

 Look in the far lower left corner.

 Dan just call me "Keyhole"


 > On May 12, 2016, at 10:48 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 >
 > Yep, a whole field full of em.  Mostly Diesels.  123, 124, 124-2.5, 126,
 140, 210, maybe 211 take your pick
 >
 > Send money for location.
 >
 >
 >> You know where a $500 Mercedes sits?
 >>
 >> On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
 >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 >>
 >>> OK boys, now's your chance!  Kaleb has left the field and we can soak
 as
 >>> many $500 Mercedes as we please without his competition...
 >>>
 >>> -
 >>> Max
 >> > Charleston SC


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

BTDT.  It has its own set of problems.


On Thu, 12 May 2016 07:26:13 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 >Is the OM603 that much longer than the M180?

 THe oil filter is a big problem.  even an OM616 will not fit in the
 110 because of the oil filter.

 The exception was the 110.011  It was a stretched 110 to accommodate

 > the M180.  But an OM603 still won't fit because of the oil filter.

How about mounting the oil filter remotely?


Craig


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] RockAuto Closeouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

THe rest of us all know that.  Andy is just being a troll




I've pointed this out on more than one occasionŠ



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I'm gone

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

We could have an impromptu OkieQ with parting(out) gifts.

Dan


Roasting pack rats and weenies over a dead tire fire!  !

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] I'm gone

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Yep, a whole field full of em.  Mostly Diesels.  123, 124, 124-2.5, 
126, 140, 210, maybe 211 take your pick


Send money for location.



You know where a $500 Mercedes sits?

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 OK boys, now's your chance!  Kaleb has left the field and we can soak as
 many $500 Mercedes as we please without his competition...

 -
 Max

 > Charleston SC



 >


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] drum roll

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

We used to talk about a drum roll, not as a type of sticking, but as 
when one of us carrying a bass drum tripped over something and rolled 
around the drum.


Here is a Mercedes Benz Drumroll

http://mbworld.org/articles/semi-truck-full-of-mercedes-benz-suvs-tips/


Fortunately I never did a drumroll, but my friend Mark did one last 
fall after the Alumni band halftime show.  The tv crews left some 
boxes sitting along the edge of the field, and Mark tripped over one, 
rolled around the drum, and be came a casualty.  It was ugly.  He 
split his lip and he makes a living jabbering on the radio.


Technically, the MBs rolled on a different axis, but lets overlook that.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Is the OM603 that much longer than the M180?


THe oil filter is a big problem.  even an OM616 will not fit in the 
110 because of the oil filter.  The M180 won't fit in a 110.  THe 
M180 was in 111 body.   for the M180, there is roughly 6 inches of 
stretch in the inner fenders, fenders, and hood.


That was the only difference between the 110 and the 111.  110 is 
short and has room for a 4 cyl engine.  111 is about 6" longer and 
will fit a 6 cyl, but still not an OM603 with the oil filter pointing 
backwards.


The exception was the 110.011  It was a stretched 110 to accommodate 
the M180.  But an OM603 still won't fit because of the oil filter.


the v-6 3 liter should fit.  the 2.2 or whatever it is they use in 
the sprinter should fit also and have lots more than 60 hp.  But I 
don't know how the oil filter is configured on the sprinter.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Is the OM603 that much longer than the M180?


THe oil filter is a big problem.  even an OM616 will not fit in the 
110 because of the oil filter.  The M180 won't fit in a 110.  THe 
M180 was in 111 body.   for the M180, there is roughly 6 inches of 
stretch in the inner fenders, fenders, and hood.


That was the only difference between the 110 and the 111.  110 is 
short and has room for a 4 cyl engine.  111 is about 6" longer and 
will fit a 6 cyl, but still not an OM603 with the oil filter pointing 
backwards.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 'Lektroniks

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/10/24/why-should-wrap-your-keys-in-aluminum-foil.html

Now you need a tin foil case (not a hat) for those 'lektronik "keys"

I checked my MB on their list  not even there, but I am safe.  My 
cars have real keys!


http://www.komando.com/happening-now/329328/unhackable-car-security-system-takes-just-half-an-hour-to-crack/all

It appears for the moment that Wilton is "safe" but i'd guess it is 
only a matter of time before the 07 and newer MBs are hacked;


Borrowed from MBCA Hawaii Section.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Package Deal

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

That doesn't mean I don't get cheap stuff though, I bought a new 
garden hose at Harbor Freight the other day, its excellent...


Very best garden hose I've ever had is one I bought at the
local industrial hose shop.  They had a big bin out front
of 25' black rubber garden hoses, with machined fittings,
that they'd made up. I bought three, put them on the hose reel.
They weren't that much more than big-box hoses of the 'better'
quality.  Goodyear USA rubber, IIRC.

They're maybe 10yo, still look and act like new.  Heavy!

-- Jim


When I went to Koll-edge I bought a good quality green goodyear 
rubber hose at the local hardware store.I was tired of cheap 
hoses and all the problems they caused.  I used that expensive hose 
the whole time in that house, moved it several times until I built a 
new house.  after about 15 years, it was getting stiff, but was still 
useable.  After about 25 years, I got rid of it.   It was too stiff 
to be practical.  In the early years it laid outside in the sun on a 
concrete slab.  In later years, I stored it mostly inside. RIP.


There are good hoses available.  A good 50' hose will cost $50 to $100.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

It is not a front drive car.  It is not a transverse engine car.  No 
way! No how! I'd do that or even look at the finished "POSproduct!"


MB makes diesels with Plenty HP that would pretty much bolt right in. 
You might have to do some chasing to find OE motor mounts, but I'd 
bet there are ones that''d bolt right in.  Ya gotta remember, 
original HP is 60 DIN, so even 120 DIN will make it go like crazy in 
comparison.  The 200D 2.4 is a 20% displacement increase and it makes 
YUGE difference!


How much HP would one have had originally? It'd probably be easier 
(though sacrilege) to put in a VW TDI engine. The VE engines can 
make 150HP pretty easily, for $1000-$1500 in mods, bigger injectors, 
turbo and a chip upgrade.
In a VW you have to worry about the stock clutch for anything over 
about 115hp, but if you were already transplanting...

-Curt

  From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:51 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile
  
They are great cars to drive.  If you put in a 07+ v6 OM??? High HP

Dissel engine, it could turn into a rat rod of sorts.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Drop in the OM603 from Wilton's sedan...
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300


Won't fit!  You'd have to start with a 111 or 108/109 for that.   A 
602 might fit with extensive modifications.  The V-6 would fit.


If there had been a short MB turbodiesel that would fit, I'd'a had 
one 30-40 years ago.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Toad Mobile

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

They are great cars to drive.  If you put in a 07+ v6 OM??? High HP 
Dissel engine, it could turn into a rat rod of sorts.




In my experienced eye.. that one looks like it WILL actually buff out...
after a complete wash and a clay bar rubdown, of course..

Plenty of storage patina certainly.. but looks like it has some
possibilities, if you want to go the distance on a Finny...




Virus-free.
www.avast.com

<#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:56 PM, clay via Mercedes 
wrote:


 https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5549273339.html

 Since y'all like poking fun at me, I am sure it would sell for three times
 asking once you buff it out




 clay

 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
 POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Amazing

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You know those little 1" round flashlights HF 
gives away, next to the 20% off coupon?   They 
are about 1" dia and 3" long, with LEDs and use 3 
AAA batteries.


I have one that has been around for probably 3 
years and has been used off on on.  I left it on 
at about 10 am yesterday in a cabinet (by 
mistake).  I retrieved it this afternoon.  It was 
still lit, though dim.  30 hours continuous after 
years of intermittent use.  That is amazing, and 
it was on the original cheep Paké no name 
batteries that like to leak and ruin electronic 
gadgets.


I am amazed.  I bought some RayoVac AAAs tonight 
and intend to re-battery several of these little 
lights.  when I put in the new batteries, it was 
about twice as bright as a new flashlight from HF 
with the  original cheep Paké no name batteries 
that like to leak and ruin electronic gadgets.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] W126 Console Wanted

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Glad you like it.  I drove my 1¢ on the dollar 
SDL yesterday and today!  the value is hard to 
beat!  Yes, I love it.  I hauled the boss lady 
around a little today and she loved it .  The 
guard looked at it and said to his campadre, 
"Northern car!"He had no idea how right he 
was!



I have a near permanently affixed smile from 
driving my W126. Had I ever envisioned how much 
pleasure I get from this car I don't think I 
would have ever considered buying/driving 
anything else.


And no, Kaleb, it's not for sale. You already 
have more than your personal quota of W126 
diesels.


Dan "Klatta-Klatta"

Sent from my iPad

 On May 10, 2016, at 10:39 AM, WILTON via 
Mercedes  wrote:


 'Rather have a really nice 126 than my 211.

 No, I'm not ready to trade, yet, and I'm not takin' $500 dollars for it.


 > Wilton
 >


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

We like the white peaches from Stratford, OK . . . a bushel at a time.

On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:13 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Nope  No peaches for the noreasters.

 Real peaches come from Southern IL and Mo anyhow.  They are too good to
 ship over 500 miles.


 > I never heard of noreast peaches.



White peaches are good.  The traditional variety is Polly.  All the 
ladies my grandmother's age loved Polly (white) peaches.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Nope  No peaches for the noreasters.

Real peaches come from Southern IL and Mo anyhow.  They are too good 
to ship over 500 miles.


I never heard of noreast peaches.


So will we have to turn to peach parts now?

Dwight Giles Jr.
1982 300CD
1990 300D
Wickford RI
On May 9, 2016 2:53 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

 Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
 9, 2016

 In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
 destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
 incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.

 New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
 or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.

 Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
 April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
 Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
 Extension.

 "That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
 tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
 much for that peach cobbler this summer."

 New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
 state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.

 "This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
 for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
 County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
 River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
 AP/*Boston Globe*
 <

http://www.boston.com/news/business/2016/05/07/northeasts-peach-crop-decimated-mid-february-freeze
 >,
 May 7).
 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] fuel cans - spouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

DING! DING! DING!   We have a winner!




A good start.
Isn't it funny how 99% of lawyers give the 1% a bad name?
-Curt

  From: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
 To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List 


 Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 7:33 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] fuel cans - spouts
  

The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers...W.S.

-Curt


My friend who ran a grain elevator in the 80s farm meltdown wanted
"Open season, NO bag limit" on shysters.  I still think that is the
best solution!

What do you call 20,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] fuel cans - spouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

The first thing we do is kill all the lawyers...W.S.

-Curt


My friend who ran a grain elevator in the 80s farm meltdown wanted 
"Open season, NO bag limit" on shysters.  I still think that is the 
best solution!


What do you call 20,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You can loose a peach crop several ways.  If it gets too cold too 
early, you kill the buds.  If it gets too cold at the coldest part of 
winter, it will kill the buds.  If it starts to get warmer, then 
turns very cold, it can kill the buds.  And, if the buts are breaking 
or if the tree is in blossom and you get a hard freeze, it kills the 
blossoms.  THe exact temperatures for each killing temp at each stage 
varies by variety and by the temp history of the fall/winter up to 
the date in question.  From bud break until the fruit is set, the 
tolerable temp changes every day.   If you are in an area that grows 
a lot of peaches, the Extension Hort guy should have the temps and 
descriptions of each stage.  Even then, microclimates can make it 
hard to predict.  some varieties are more or less tolerent of the 
cold.  In general the "Fiery"

 varieties of peaches tolerate cold better than other commercial varieties.

In general, if the temp hits 20 below, you won't have a peach crop. 
By blossom time, temps as high as 28-29 or 30 can cause crop  loss.


In 1940 (11-11-1940) the temp dropped something like 70 degrees in a 
couple hours in the midwest.  This radical temp change to well below 
freezing caused the water in the tree to freeze, expand and it popped 
the bark off the limbs, killing the trees.  It was devastating.  For 
example in 1939 or 1940, Iowa was #3 in the USA for apple production. 
(Far above its "children" Washington and Oregon.)  in 1941, the state 
was pretty much off the map, there were so few producing trees that 
survived.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Algore told us this would happen!   Oh wait, supposed to get warmer, not
colder...

-
Max
Charleston SC


Yabut, he tol us dat it gets colder bekuza global waaamin'!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Peach crop wiped out I NE States

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

For alleged peach lovers Fred, Dimitri, Curt et al:

Northeast peach crops decimated by Valentine's coldPublished: Monday, May
9, 2016

In mid-February, the majority of the peach crop in the Northeast was
destroyed by subzero temperatures. One fruit tree expert is calling the
incident the Valentine's Day massacre of peach blooms.

New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent
or more of the peach crop, according to specialists.

Through a combination of the February freeze and a cold spell in early
April, the Hudson River Valley lost 90 percent of its crop, according to
Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative
Extension.

"That Valentine's Day massacre really did us in," said Mary Concklin, fruit
tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. "So
much for that peach cobbler this summer."

New Jersey lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the
state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located.

"This is not just a local event," said George Hamilton, field specialist
for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Hillsborough
County. "We're seeing it all over the Northeast. The crop in the Hudson
River Valley and other places in the Northeast got hammered" (Lynne Tuohy,
AP/*Boston Globe*
,
May 7).


Peaches dunna like cold!  Scottie

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: 124 bites dust

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

The problem I have with crimp joints is when moisture gets in.  You 
have dissimilar  metals, galvanic corrosion, oxidation etc.  And in 
the worst cases, little cups that hold water to increase the 
oxidation, corrosion etc.   In the climates I have lived in moisture 
always gets in.



Oh man, might as well open the oil debate, at least we've been 
through that one enough everybody knows the words if you hum the 
tune.
I'd suggest if you make a good Western Union joint soldering is as 
good as anything.on the other handIf you've got a good proper crimp 
tool and not one of them crap things they see at the autoparts store 
a good crimp joint is forever.
Of course most of the automotive yahoos can't find their butt with 
both hands...

-Curt

  From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com>
 Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2016 5:12 PM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: 124 bites dust
  

Oh, you don't need the special crimpers - I just solder the wires in.

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote:


  You could also install another lighter socket under the dash and keep the
  wire down there. I use these for powering additional items:

  > https://powerwerx.com/anderson-power-powerpole-sb-connectors



  >


Sacre Coeur!  Everyone told me soldering wires in a car was sacrilege!


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] vw dissel

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I think it was yellow, but it may be red.



But was it "green"?

--BB

On 5/9/16 8:01 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:

A report from the field from SWMBO:

"Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept 
one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the new models?  Up 
until that time she drove her mom's old model MB although I do not 
think I knew her very well at that point.  Anyway she graduated in 
2001 or 2002. Before she graduated she gave me a ride in her new 
bug with the moon roof etc. because I told her I liked it.  Well 
she posted a photo of her odometer and it now has 250,000 miles on 
it. She said she and her parents went for a test drive in it 15 
years ago and it had 11 miles on it.  She still loves the car.   I 
also remember it was a diesel and I had a diesel in the design 
parking lot."


So it seems at least one new beetle Diesel has covered 250k and the 
owner is still happy.



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



--
--BB


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] vw dissel

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

A report from the field from SWMBO:

"Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept 
one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the new models?  Up 
until that time she drove her mom's old model MB although I do not 
think I knew her very well at that point.  Anyway she graduated in 
2001 or 2002. Before she graduated she gave me a ride in her new bug 
with the moon roof etc. because I told her I liked it.  Well she 
posted a photo of her odometer and it now has 250,000 miles on it. 
She said she and her parents went for a test drive in it 15 years ago 
and it had 11 miles on it.  She still loves the car.   I also 
remember it was a diesel and I had a diesel in the design parking 
lot."


So it seems at least one new beetle Diesel has covered 250k and the 
owner is still happy.



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] fuel cans - spouts

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I had a couple of fuel cans i have picked up along the way with no 
spouts.  I decided to get some spouts this week and boy is that a 
trick!


Apparently bug brud"DUH" bumster has decreed from on high that we 
can't buy a gas can anymore unless it has some mickey mouse 
malfunctioning valve do-HICKEY in it.   I found online a product made 
in St Looie, called ez-pour that is a regular spout with a cap.  I 
had 2 brands of 5-6 gal jugs and of course they had different cap 
sizes.


I took POSitive out for another 40 miles or so round trip to the 
nearest farm store (TSC).  They had the regular type, and a high 
volume type for dissels that won't work in modern vergassers with the 
tiny fill hole.  I got one of each because if I need to put benzin in 
both, I can swap the spouts around with the extra caps.  Each spout 
comes with 2 caps that fit most prastic jugs.


If you live in kollyfonia, you can buy their "water jug" spout and 
use it on a gas jug.  Thanks to moonbeam, you can't buy a spout for 
gas can in PRK and other *ist  run states.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

  'Also has several cup holders.  What's happened to MB's "trifing" 
only philosophy?


Wilton



That went out with the quality, about 1990 when the bow ties threw 
out the engineer designers.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: 124 bites dust

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Oh, you don't need the special crimpers - I just solder the wires in.

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 11:09 AM, OK Don  wrote:


 You could also install another lighter socket under the dash and keep the
 wire down there. I use these for powering additional items:

 > https://powerwerx.com/anderson-power-powerpole-sb-connectors



 >


Sacre Coeur!   Everyone told me soldering wires in a car was sacrilege!

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

You are making me jealous.


That Texas 190Dc would be a lot more fun!  Those are great cars to 
drive, so long as you don't corner too hard with nothing in the 
trunk.  I still think you would put a 114/115 rear end (not really a 
subframe) under them and get much improved handling.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I see a new type cert. in your future!  Waytago!


'Went out and sat in Schwartze a long while late yesterday learning 
to use the nav system and deleting former owner's destinations. 
Whew - a bunch of 'em!  Left couple of 'em in common with mine - 
RDU, Duke Hosp.

Slowly coming along.

12-year-old grndson has enjoyed "checking me out" on several 
features I had not noticed.
After showing me lotsa stuff in front, he got in back, and 
immediately started saying, "Get back here Grndad, there's lotsa 
neat stuff back here, too.  Hey, look at this - this is a sunshade 
you can pull up inside the rear, side window and hook at the top!" 
On and on.  'Need to read da book, which I have by my fav chair to 
peruse as necessary to answer many questions popping up.


Wilton


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Ideas?

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Seems like a quiet weekend.  Everyone must be busy with mama, yard 
and garden, and neglecting our Benzes.



I have probably 40 or so hard drives ranging from 10 gb to 40 gb left 
from when I used to supply removable drives for classrooms. (and a 
few 9 gb scsi drives)


Rather than pitch them or salvage them for the magnets, does anyone 
have ideas for creative uses for old HDs?  scrap is not worth much 
these days...


most of them are less than 10% of MTBF, so they are in good operating 
condition, but technology has passed them by.  For example if they 
were used for 5 classes, they would be about 500 hrs of total 
runtime, with say a 10,000 hr MTBF.


For instance, I suppose you could take out a platter, cut holes or 
slots with a laser and make a simple music box where the holes or 
slots are like the little pegs on a music box.  seems like a lot of 
work to replace a $2.00 music box.


Some of y'all ought to be able to come up with some creative or artistic uses!

Here are some starters:
http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/10-unique-practical-ways-repurpose-your-old-hard-disk-drives-0142951/

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] POSitive news

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I did em in the car.  Jus wackem wit da BFH and dey pop out. 
Squeeze the new'un in wit da HF C clamp press and a pipe.


These are out, so I may pay someone with a press to change em.

124s are easy.  the 126well, I have no idea how i can do that 
without the Rusty tool kit.  With the Rusty tool kit, it was easy.




Yabut my method left the LCA mounted, no spring compressor required.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On May 7, 2016 2:16:59 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

The way I have seen it done is to put the arm in a big vise, put a ball

peen hammer (round end) on the bottom of the BJ then whack the ball
peen
hammer with a BFH.  Heat would probably help to loosen it.  Take it to
an indy who has the proper MB press to make the reinstall easy and pay
them $20.

--R

On 5/7/16 9:23 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

 Oh what fun, lower ball joints!  Do you have the correct tools /

presses to

 extract and install?  Last two that I did, I heated the LCA knuckle

to

 point it was just starting to faintly glow in my dark garage, and

then

 pressed it out, using the Hazard Fraught cheapo massive C-clamp press

and a

 custom adapter that a friend with a machine shop made for me from a

short

 piece of pipe.  That worked pretty well.  I think that I rented the

press

 to push the new joints in.

 -
 Max
 Charleston SC

 On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 12:22 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


 Took the POSitive out for a drive tonight.  Probably about 100 to

120

 miles.  It performed well.   This was the longest drive since the

Diesel

 Kleen started to cut loose the soy oil polymer tank lining and cause
 massive fuel filter pluggin, resulting in the tank coming out and a

week of

 cleaning.  I can tell though that after I finish redoing the rear
 suspension i will need to start on the front.  I'd guess it has a

bad ball

 joint.

 The fact that it was flawless on the road was good news, as was the
 unexpected fact that the sunroof works well and correctly.  Two

POSitive

 things for a change!

 Fortunately, I have a spare pair of front LCAs now, so I can rebush

them

 and put them on the POSitive.  Those ball joints are good and fairly

new,

 but I will probably replace them anyway.

 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



 ___
 http://www.okiebenz.com

 To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

 To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
 http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



--
--BB


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Chinee spyware crapware on your lenovo

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Better yet, set up a unsecured winders server in a bat'room in 
tiaWanna.  Then nobody would care.




You could have just used your personal email on your home computer 
to conduct Los Alamos business, should have been fine, and easier.


--R

On 5/7/16 2:25 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:09:13 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Maybe it's time to ask the FBI for a "security review"

Perhaps there really was a reason why the computer people at Los Alamos
National Laboratory would not allow anyone to purchase a Lenovo
computer ...


Craig


On 5/7/16 9:08 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Thanks, have used Lenovo Thinkpad T420 (love it) but not that
software. Laptop did not have a hard drive, so the only software on
it was installed by me.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 9:29 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


If you have a lenovo and didn't wipe the drive when you got it,
beware!


http://www.komando.com/happening-now/357493/pre-loaded-software-lets-hackers-take-over-your-pc-fri?utm_medium=nl_source=notd_content=2016-05-06-featured_news-d

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com


--
--BB


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com





Craig

--
Present: '82 240D/3.0Bluebell   270 kmi (still with failed
  paint on the hood)

Past:'72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi
  '64 190Dc  Emma
  '72 220/8
'86 190E/2.3
 '94 E420   Oskar  127 kmi (given to Kaleb)
 '95 E320   Sebastian  117 kmi RIP

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



--
--BB


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Laws hep me

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I am going to go look at this thing.  I talked to the guy the other 
day, said it had a "gas issue" but would start and run, and the hood 
wouldn't open.   He posted it again today.  If it runs and looks 
half OK I'm going to insult him with a lowball (NO LOWBALLERS) price 
and see what he says.  Laws laws hep me y'all he say yes.  I'm gonna 
need a steel codpiece if mama gets wind of it.


https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5568479493.html

--
--BB



Hide it in the timber somewhere near.  mebbe ova to da Angel tree som'heres.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Chinee spyware crapware on your lenovo

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I was thinking that if you put in a dew drive you might be safe, but 
there's no telling what they may have on the mainboard:  Network wake 
on signal, permanent backdoor, etc.



On Sat, 7 May 2016 14:09:13 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
 wrote:


 Maybe it's time to ask the FBI for a "security review"


Perhaps there really was a reason why the computer people at Los Alamos
National Laboratory would not allow anyone to purchase a Lenovo
computer ...


Craig


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Battery info

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

I had figured out that the H8 seemed to be the same as a 49.  For a 
while a 49 was $150 or more while a 93 was ~$100 at advanceauto.  I 
bought the 93 as the CCA was the same.  Last time (Feb) the prices 
were the same.


Thanks for the info.




Group 49, or 93, or H8 or ???

I decided to get answers.  Battery Council International
(BCI) is who applies the "group" number - based on _physical_
characteristics like size, terminal type, terminal location,
etc.

I found a slightly old, but still newer than any of my cars,
BCI Battery Replacement Data Book at


Looking at this, the "BCI Group 49" is equal to a
"DIN H8 / L5" or a "EN 88L5"

The BCI 93 is the same width and length - but not so tall.
175 mm rather than 190 mm. 
This cross-references to a DIN T8 / LB5 or a EN 88LB


BCI group, DIN code, and EN code do not include any
electrical or chemistry data.

Some of the charts I found (not the 2013 BCI) lists a Group
49/93.  It is the width of both the BCI49 and BCI93 (175 mm),
the height of the BCI93 (175 mm) but 9 mm longer than both
the BCI49 and the BCI93 (353 mm).  Looking at one of my cars
with a BCI49 in it, there _might_ be enough room for a
battery that's 9 mm longer.  Maybe.

A number of the charts I found must be from the same source
as they have the same typo - the BCI 93 length is listed as
"93 mm", not "353 mm" as it should be.

The difference between the Group 49 and the Group 93 is the
height, the Group 93 being 25 mm [1 inch] shorter.

~
So, the ones that will fit, listed in a descending order of
_volume_ - which means the first will be the biggest, and
maybe the largest capacity too.  This will be inaccurate as
the dimensions I'm using are maximum external:

49, 93, 94R, 92, 98R, 48, 41, 40R, 91, 97R, 47, 96R, 90, 42, 67R, 99R

In addition, a Group 99 will fit, but the polarity is
backwards, and it's small - so not a good choice.  I'm
leaving it out of the rest of the lists.

There are two heights, The short 175 mm ones are:
93, 92, 41, 40R, 91, 96R, 90, 42, 67R, 99R

Leaving as the tall 190 mm ones:
49, 94R, 98R, 48, 97R, 47, 96R

There are two case styles.  The OEM has a ridge sticking out
the side at the bottom on both ends.  Maybe as a hold-down
clamp?  It looks to me like it has no purpose on my 123s.
Maybe in some other chassis it will matter. The ones with the
ridge are:
49, 93, 94R, 92, 48, 91, 47, 90, 99R

Confused?  Yeah, me too.  In summary, I'd likely buy the
least expensive of any of the "it fits" list except the 99,
leaning toward the long or tall ones that probably will have
greater capacity.

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com



___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] POSitive news

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Took the POSitive out for a drive tonight.  Probably about 100 to 120 
miles.  It performed well.   This was the longest drive since the 
Diesel Kleen started to cut loose the soy oil polymer tank lining and 
cause massive fuel filter pluggin, resulting in the tank coming out 
and a week of cleaning.  I can tell though that after I finish 
redoing the rear suspension i will need to start on the front.  I'd 
guess it has a bad ball joint.


The fact that it was flawless on the road was good news, as was the 
unexpected fact that the sunroof works well and correctly.  Two 
POSitive things for a change!


Fortunately, I have a spare pair of front LCAs now, so I can rebush 
them and put them on the POSitive.  Those ball joints are good and 
fairly new, but I will probably replace them anyway.


___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] crawtaters

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Had some Spicey Cajun Crawtaters.

(Andy Griffith clip: )  M mmm Mm

Russ will know what I mean.  A few others will also

___
http://www.okiebenz.com

To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com