I've used them in other apps, and they are top-notch. In non-MB apps, I
will use their filters (also sold as NAPA Gold IIRC) preferentially (esp
air and oil).
For what it is worth, Wix is made by Dana, the axle/differential people.
Dana also owns/makes:
- Victor Reinz (Gaskets, the 617A
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
The only thing I can say is to take the vacuum pump off and see how its
setup behind it. I would almost bet the newer one will fit just fine.
Umm wasn't there an oil passage added at some point?
-j.
I don't rmemeber what the policy is on classifieds, but I have a need
for the U shaped tube that goes between the air cleaner and the turbo on
a 617a engine (this one lives in a 1985 123.133) I believe that mine had
the clamp severly overtorques prior to my ownership, as the air cleaner
end
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 6/3/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've never known MB's warehouse people to put the wrong thing in the
bag (yet), but other mail-order parts places certainly have. Once I
ordered a window switch from Performance Products (before I
That sounds cool. At StarTech 2007 there was a 1970 280SL with an M112
fitted (as well as A/C, etc). The inside looked original, but under the
hood... Let me find some pics!
-j.
On Tue, 29 May 2007, tom savage wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Wonder what country has such cheap labor that
If it is too thick it goes up too; a not-sharply-creased two page business
letter in a com10 envelope can push out to about half an inch thik, so it
will cost you $.80 instead of $.41
I sh*t you not
-j.
On Thu, 17 May 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote:
In case you've been hiding under a rock
Yes, Bill it has pointy ends. Charlie Brown kept trying to kick before
Lucy would yank it away. I just figured out why I don't have time to
rebuild fuel injectors and resolder cruise control amps. I am watching
football on Sunday. Crap!
I've had the best luck in using a soldapult to remove
On Thu, 17 May 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
It's a genuine money pit, starting with $2K needed to fix the AC and it goes
downhill from there... This is no bargain.
Yep, but the ACC wood is good, the visors look ok and so do they map
pockets and seat covers.
-j.
On Mon, 14 May 2007, Christopher McCann wrote:
Wonder what will become of the Sprinter.
I have been seeing a fair number of MB badged ones recently. and the hood
is a different shape to make room for the star, so I suspect it was
shipped that way.
-j.
There was one generation of deskstars that is crap. The newer ones are OK
(I kid you not, the 75XP's are available with both IBM and Hitachi
badging; IBM sold the division to Hitachi, who still makes HDD's with that
tech.)
-j.
On Tue, 15 May 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
i discovered the my
Steal a PC and plug it into your mac monitor/kbd/mouse,presuming you arent
going adc on the monitor and are usb on that and the mouse.
You should be set!
-j.
On Tue, 15 May 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Great, except I forgot to mention that I want a solution that doesn't cost
me!
On Sun, 13 May 2007, Peter Frederick wrote:
The only incompatibility I've run across in the post Beige G3 mac is an
occasional 2.5 laptop drive that will not work with the Wallstreet I
have (a Toshiba). Older macs gag on big drives (more than 120MB), but
a G4 is probably fine with whatever you
On Wed, 9 May 2007, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 5/9/07, wilton strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that the big soccer-mom-mobile that looks like a Chrysler Pacifica?
Thats the soccer-mom-mobile that is a heavily stiffened chrysler pacifica.
-j.
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007, Mitch Haley wrote:
Did we ever find out if a 606NA head would work with a 603 turbo block?
Could be the makings of a supercar, and it's the final version of the
venerable 124 chassis. I, however, wouldn't haul it home from NC if you
gave it to me for free. Just too far to
On Sat, 17 Feb 2007, Loren Faeth wrote:
One way is to add some algicide/water dispersant, except for Herr Booth
whos cars never sit long enough to collect condensation. We were, however
originally talking about a car that has set inactive for years.
I dunno how long this sat for before I
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Joe Knight wrote:
Don't fret too much Peter. I pulled the head from mine with a chain
winch suspended from a bit less than 8' ceiling in a too small garage.
Came out all right with the turbo exhaust manifold attached even
though I didn't have the winch very well
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote:
Similar on Linux, with the left Winders key mapped to the Multi-key with
the command,
/usr/X11R6/bin/xmodmap -e 'keycode 115 = Multi_key'
Type left Winders key, type the accent mark desired (double quote, , for
umlaut) and type the
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
Jim - after more than 30 years of using PCs (starting with an 8080 in kit
form), I suppose I'm too old to switch to one of those Apple/Mac/whatever
boxes. Even worked up a box with a 6502 processor (as used in the early
Apples) but on an S-100
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Werner,
I've been looking at the pocketbook... Pondering Southern Treffen,
German Tour, Tri-O-Rama and there's StarTech tacked onto the Board
Meeting, which I will, of course, be attending..
Any news (pricing etc) on Star Tech?
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Jim Cathey wrote:
I sit here not five feet from my 1802 kit box, and its successor the
semi-kit 6502 OSI machine. (Cassette for both, floppies later added
to the OSI.) And _its_ successor, the 68000 S-100 system. My first
hard disk, and the first to even need a 16-bit
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
does it do anything a mac doesn't do?
The cubes look REALLY cool. Where do you think ADC came from ;) (well the
monitor was a bottle so it required an AC cord.) Te optical was like
molasses fresh from the fridge, but they were a cool machine. The laser
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, OK Don wrote:
I'd consider a Crossfire - but that's about it.
Thats really a SLK with a custom skinjob IIRC.
-j.
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, LarryT wrote:
What's the concensus about the Chrysler Pacifica? Just curious - something
about the looks I kinda like. Not in the market for anything - unless I
fall into a W126 300SDL for a super price.
Want one as a project car? make an offer. It runs but has lots
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, kevin kraly wrote:
A friend of mine drove a 1990 Camry practically since it was new, and why do
you think he got rid of it? Well, he simply got tired of it! There was
nothing wrong with the car, but he got the chance to buy a 2000 Deville from
a family member who had
On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
You NEVER need to use an algaecide as long as you remove ALL water from
the fuel tank several times a year and buy quality fuel. Algae can't
live unless there is water in the tank. They live in the water - they
EAT the fuel.
How do you empty the
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Bob Rentfro wrote:
The 300D @ 167K miles uses about 2.5 qts between 3K mile Delvac changes.
The Acura @ 182K miles uses NONE between 3K Penzoil 20/50 changes.
What year is the Acura? the 300D?
Some of the 617's had an issue with the rocker cover (needing epoxy some
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I can't help but gloat. I'm a daddy!
Here he is! Gabriel Logan Campbell, born Feb. 10 at 11:31 am. 7 lbs 8
oz, 21 inches of perfection.
http://www.pbase.com/timothypilgrim/spuds_debut
Tim and Isabelle
Congrats!
-j.
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Congrats to Mother and Son... Tim, your contribution was over a long
time ago. Now the real work and great pleasure begins! Never stop
talking WITH your son!
Its nice if you can start REAL early... When I come home, Ethan instantly
turns
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Mitch Haley wrote:
I always wanted to cast the mounts into the concrete rather than drill.
I'd love to have four huge u-bolts under the concrete, even if I have
to bend them myself to get the right spacing. Adviseable or not?
Sill plates in buildings are bolted down with
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
the obvious point here is that GM engines are not junk as such (well, not
for the most part. t here are some though) and that mercedes is not the be
all and end all of wonder automotion.
The 6.2 and 6.5L diesels (as used in trucks and hmmwv's) were pretty
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
leak, burn, i don't know. the oil just disappears
Perhaps it combines with socks and comes back as wire coat hangers?
g
-j.
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Peter Frederick wrote:
Funny, neither of the two 603's my brother and I have USE any oil, and
he has fixed the leak on his (chain tensioner). Until the head gasket
went on mine (or the head, definitive diagnosis awaiting a tool), mine
routinely used little or no oil
On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
If the seals are missing or worn, should I purchase a new bolt?
The seal rings are N 007603 018101 and A 000 997 58 48 for engines
.912 - 153338, .951 - 043083, and .952 - 047570
They are A 000 997 00 48 and A 000 997 58 48 for engines .912 153339
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
The 1985 300 CD is leaking fuel from the TOP of the main fuel filter
canister, right under the 19 mm (?) bolt that secures the filter. I can't
possibly tighten it any more. I wonder if there is a small metal gasket
that should be there belowe the
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
as Jim states, the non insulated spade lug going to clock; seems to be
only thing that can blow a fuse if touched to back of metal on inst.
cluster; after getting tired of changing fuses every time i pull cluster
; i change mine to insulated one so
On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good point Jim; I'll keep an eye out for melting light pipes; if they do
melt i will change bulbs back replace dash housing with one of my many
others
Actually, if you just replace the bulbs with the proper new bulbs ordered
from Rusty, you will
On Sat, 10 Feb 2007, Mitch Haley wrote:
Were they underdriven? If you can find a cheap source for Luxeon Stars
(I see aluminum flashlights with 1W Luxeons for $18, so they must be
selling for well under $10 each now) you'll have all the lumens you
could possibly want (30-50 lumens per
On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Glenn Brown wrote:
This is a test from a gmail acct. If this posts successfully, I'll cancel
my Netzero subscription and use this one for the list. TIA . . . Kaleb
Don.
You finally passed! Who's got the bottle? (Time to pop the cork!)
-j.
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, Harry Watkins wrote:
Thanks John
Was all of this UPS? It sounds like shipping a drive shaft without boxing
is a go.
Yep. Make sure to pad the ends of the flanges REALLY well. Maybe put them
in wood blocks then pad that... but otherwise it should be OK.
-j.
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, dave walton wrote:
Stay away from DHL. when shipping bare parts. If you are in a position
to negotiate a volume discount, DHL will give you the cheapest
contract rates. They will also give you the most grief on a regular
basis, however.
FedEx is usually he next cheapest.
Got the new one, put it in, no more whistling. Examination of the old one
reveals that it was blowing crap out of the atmospheric vent for the
actuator diaphragm. The rough running not in gear also went away, and I
expect the stumbling on the highway will. I am certain that the smoking
will
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007, LarryT wrote:
I rec'd a muffler via UPS which was taped and bubbled wrapper (mostly on the
ends) and there were no problems that I know of.
It must be something difficult to damage though so it won't have a box to
absorb hits.
I've gotten more than one this way; the
On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Curt Raymond wrote:
Well it looks as though it may be no big deal. I reseated the cap this
morning and tonight when I got home I got the woof inrush of air that I
didn't get this morning opening the cap.
To be safe I'll buy another seal for the cap from Rusty on
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Run it through inspection but the price is deginitely right. Friend bought
a 55K mile 1999 E320 from a dealer for $16.5 last summer.
99 E300D's carry a premium tho. I think there were less than 3500 of them,
and I know where two of them are :)
Okay I think I figured it out
It is the EGR valve- It has obviously been spewing out lots of black crap
(oil vapour and soot by the looks of it) from the little vent hole on
it... the one thats on the atmospheric side of the actuator diaphragm.
I'm thinking that the seals on the stem of the
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Mitch Haley wrote:
John W. Reames III wrote:
The fronts were OK when I got it, the back was unsalvageable.
Climate control dead except for the fan. Shocks were Sears and worn,
one of the backs seemed oil-free. For $550 almost five years ago, I
got a rustfree car
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007, kevin kraly wrote:
That's funny, brian! It would take a bit more to disable a mechanical
diesel, but today's electronically controlled diesels could also be stopped
by opening the hood and yanking a handfull of wires.
Disconnect the GP relay then put the cap back on to
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
He was referring to hi-test in a diesel. I'd like to know what he means
by that.
I was going to say its by Lubro-Moly, but I see they changed their name to
Liqui-Moly, anyhow its made by the maker of Diesel Purge and sold by
rusty, the actual
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Curt Raymond wrote:
I've heard that and it amazes me. My Jimmy stranded me exactly once and thats
because I ignored a dying fuel pump.
Other than that I had a water pump put in because the old one was leaking.
Ours leaked exactly one quart of oil per thousand miles
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
So whom do you like, Mitch? Please don't say John McCain...
Cthulhu gets my vote (why choose the lesser of two evils?)
-j.
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Or is it that a lot of those whose tastes lean toward MBs can afford newer
ones, and thus the demand is lower? (of course now we must factor in the
growing popularity of diesels among those interested in alternative fuel
possibilities).
SWMBO dictated
On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Mitch Haley wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I couldn't figure it out either. $550 for a 300SD with bad upholstery
or $1500 for a Jetta with worn-out mechanicals, which should I choose?
In fairness, a mid-1980s 190d, especially a turbo, would have cost more
than a 1986ish
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
What you are describing is rarely due to injectors. EGR or EGR control
much more likely - especially in the 2000-2600 rpm range. Check the
electrical connections to the temp switch and the electrical/vacuum
control to the EGR. I have NOT worked on
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You mean like ugly cloth seats, tinfoil bumpers, odd colors,
broomstick-in-a-bucket-of-rocks manual transmissions, unobtanium parts, and
no resale value?
You, sir, owe me a keyboard!
-j.
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Curt Raymond wrote:
I had an '88 S15 Jimmy. Not fast at all with the 2.8l v6 but resonably
economical at ~25mpg, mine had a 5spd manual so it wasn't a total dog.
We put 155,000 on it before the body was falling off. I got $1000 trade from
it on my Dakota which now has
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - I would look at the obvious things first, like injectors. I had all
of mine in the SD taken out, checked for spray pattern and calibrated. My
indy did me a favor by replacing one that had a leak, and that made the
engine idle pretty
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
You're kidding, Mark. That's great. I've thought about that for years. I
really get a bad feeling when I see reserved parking spots. Well, I guess
not so much from a few reserved spots for a few key people, as I do from a
policy that designates the
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Andrew Cunningham wrote:
Thanks for the info and link to the book, I just ordered one myself. I am
playing with microcontrollers and plan to hijack the pressure signal to the
ALDA and adjust for actual air temperature after the turbo and intercooler
(in garage now, not
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Lee Einer wrote:
That's $50 more than I will pay, but it's a great deal. I bet they will
run Linux just fine.
I got a dual g4-533 for $100 and it is steamin with osx10.4.8 on it!
-j.
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Gary Hurst wrote:
the only argument i'm making here is that a 6 year old mac is still a
pretty useful and practical tool for most users.
While still running the latest OS and apps. Put that in your PC and watch
it grind and smoke!
g
(typing this on a PC thats SSH'ed into
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
What you are describing is rarely due to injectors. EGR or EGR control
much more likely - especially in the 2000-2600 rpm range. Check the
electrical connections to the temp switch and the electrical/vacuum
control to the EGR. I have NOT worked on
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote:
No, because I fear it might be a handicap if I ever want a career in
upper management.
Get it with a dark tint and a gold rim and convince everyone that its an
ornament :P ('course you wont be able to SEE out of it as well then...)
-j.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, OK Don wrote:
With shipping and handling, its $26.22 - still a bargain for an almost
500 pg. technical book.
Yeah, agree. Better than $66.22!
I ordered mine already!
-j.
http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml
There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a
prohibition against taking it away, Gonzales said.
Don't you LOVE tri-state logic?
-j.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Lee Einer wrote:
John W. Reames III wrote:
http://baltimorechronicle.com/2007/011907Parry.shtml
There is no expressed grant of habeas in the Constitution; there's a
prohibition against taking it away, Gonzales said.
Don't you LOVE tri-state logic?
No. I
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - there's a whole lot of that kind of warped interpretation inside the
beltway. The redeeming factor is that once you get 50 miles away from
there, the common sense factor seems to go way up!
*lol* yeah thats because COOP sites for DC can't
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Rich Thomas wrote:
I thought you were supposed to gaze INTO it?
Nope. It would be an evolutionary advantage for a mid/upper manager; they
wouldn't bump into dangerous big objects (or walk off cliffs) that are in
plain sight of someone who's head is squarely on their
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote:
Well -- um. The actual text from Section 9 of the Constitution is:
The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended,
unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may
require it.
So, it sounds to me like
I have two, so I can a-b them. Anyhow, One of them has a stumbling issue
at highway speeds; I'm suspecting EGR issues, whether its a sticking valve
or pressure converter (there is also a pressure converter for the
wastegate...). It also runs rough with no load, like an occasional miss.
This
I should have added that the car has not thrown a DTC yet, presumably
because the issue is not bad enough for the computer to notice. The
stumble is every 3-5 mins on the highway at ~2000-2600rpm I suppose I
could do a connect/datasream dump on it while it is being driven to see
what kinda
Is there a North American analogue for the European delivery program (for
those vehicles such as the GL's which are manufactured in the USA)?
-j.
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - Startech07 is 18-21 May, with most of the classroom session on
Saturday. On Friday evening, they are planning a bus ride from Reston up to
Dundalk for an evening tour of the Vehicle Prep Center, and then a follow-on
dinner at Phillips
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
I get Delvac at Advance Auto Parts reasonably cheaply ($7.25??) in the 4 qt.
jugs.
Theres Delvac 1300 (or whatever) which is dino lube, then there is
Delvac-1 which is full synthetic (Mobil 1 for heavy duty diesels)... At
$7.25 a gallon I'll bet
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Zeitgeist wrote:
Do you have an exit strategy for withdrawing from IPAQ? Plan ahead.
If you want a computer that works, just, choose Microsoft
If you want a computer that works, just choose (Linux|OSX)
now when they make a PDA, I'll look into it, otherwise you will pry my
You *MUST* get a copy of bejewelled. oh and extended batteries.
=)
-j.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, John Robbins wrote:
http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jer99/mercedes/BoschHighlights.pdf
Its on clearance for $10 !!!
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For me, it's kind of hard to take too much pride in driving something that
you are likely to see a half dozen of on your way to work. For this reason,
I'm envious of models older than my W123. Of course, around here, we drive
one of maybe 5 in the
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, woodlandtaylors wrote:
so have just purchased a used Cisco Aironet 340 Series of wireless LAN that
I had planned to plug into a channel on the switch and have wireless
access...I guess I should asked if it would work before purchasing but now
AP340's are okay and have
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Jim Cathey wrote:
We've got one for sale! :-) '76 450 SL. Milan brown/bamboo.
*lol* maybe in 16 years I'll look for one :) (when I REALLY cannot afford
it!)
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Ed Booher wrote:
I'll give you $35 a month for it. New babies are expensive!
Ethan is good for FAR more than $35/month when you add up all the
vaccinations and all that! but then he's worth far more than that too.
He will be in attendance at next RustyQ :)
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
You too with the baby thing? Why do people keep having babies and screwing
up their Mercedes hobby? '.er, um ... I mean congratulations!
It goes with that whole spouse thing. But it is all worth it. We are
blessed with a wonderful little boy (he is
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
We drove a '76 Chevette for 3.5 years so we could afford a baby. By the
time our son was 3 we could afford a 9 year old Mercedes (1973 280). There
has to be a mathematical formula in there somewhere, perhaps in association
with one's zip code at
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
Thanks for the SF06 Album - and I was glad to see my '83SD as the first
picture in the 03 October, Autocross day (#22/42, NJ NLX-20S). The car did
well, earning 7 awards (3 with my daughter driving (#42). Total miles
driven out, SF, and back to
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
OK, John et al: Isn't it about time the subject line was changed so that it
has some minute correlation to the subject matter? Yes, wives and kids are
expensive and almost always a joy, but it's not too clear that [MBZ]
Mercedes Quality has
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - keep checking on dates through the GWS-MBCA.org web site. In
addition to their well-attended autocross series, they are planning a day at
Summit Point on 21 May, plus of course Tri-O-Rama in September time frame.
They also share track
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
John - if you're coming to StarTech in May (Reston, VA), bring along your
iSCAN and you will have ample opportunity to really impress a lot of folks.
And I will gladly provide my '90 300D if you need any props! ;-)))
*lol* Well... Reston IS my
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote:
Speaking of where to procure the various vital fluids, anyone have a
good source for Delvac-1 or Mobil-1 Turbo Truck SUV (or whatever
they're calling it this week).
Isn't Delvac 1 sold by CAT dealers as DEO? (not cheaply since it has a
Cat[erpillar]
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Allan Streib wrote:
I don't think my eyes could take this on a daily basis:
http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/82/77/1683_3.JPG
Gaaack!
Gucci?
What do you think the electronic boxes under the passenger side dash are?
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Harry Watkins wrote:
Do you think they have a socket with enough beef to remove a lug bolt? Sure
would be nice to not have to drill it out. Its in the rear, so no wheel
removal technique.
I don't know. I was thinking I might try if I had issues; a lug bolt was
stuck
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote:
It's snowing here in D.C. Watch those spolied eastern cowboys show
off their skill driving SUVs on slick roads. Yee hah!
I like to see my aggressive SUV co-drivers sunny side down or over hard,
thankyouverymuch. Preferrably over the RH side of
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
Harry Watkins wrote:
John
Do you think they have a socket with enough beef to remove a lug bolt? Sure
would be nice to not have to drill it out. Its in the rear, so no wheel
removal technique.
The original lug bolts on '86+ 126/107s are
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Sunil Hari wrote:
AFAIK, there's still a lifetime warranty on all Craftsman hand tools - just
cashed in a pair of pliers about a month ago.
Except torque wrenches. 1 year.
-j.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Marshall Booth wrote:
John W. Reames III wrote:
Your loss. Here in the East (and as far West as Missouri) where I buy
most of my fuel, Amoco/BP #2 diesel consistently delivers 10+% better
fuel economy than any other brand! In most locations they do NOT draw
from
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Redghost wrote:
I am trying to figure out how to use two wireless routers to make a
network. I want to use the radio part to link the two routers, but
have the computers on both ends wired. I had heard there was a way to
have the DHCP router be sort of left alone,
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote:
You'll probably find an above-ground tank is easier to permit, even with the
required spill containment pad. There's a reason you usually see
above-ground tanks at farms and small airports these days.
I would only consider an above-ground, but IIRC
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote:
The thing that struck me is that while he acknowledged that it was a diesel,
and touted it as an environmentally friendly alternative, along the lines of
hybrids and the like, he mainly referred to it as a Bluetec. I know this
is the name being used for
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, kevin kraly wrote:
The one-year-only 1987 300D doesn't have the word Diesel on the trunk, just
the D in the model name and the Turbo badge on the right side. I guess this
Bluetec thing takes it one step further. BTW, is there any badging on VW
Diesels other than the
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Bob Rentfro wrote:
My diesel Bug had no badging, not even TDI.
That seems to be the way with them. I've seen the T/C gassers with a
Porsche-font Turbo on the rear, but you can't ID the TDI's without a
close look.
-j.
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, Werner Fehlauer wrote:
And as mentioned on these lists a while back, not all stations adhere to the
notion that only Diesel fuel pump nozzles should be green - there's been
more than a few (BP?) stations with green nozzles on gasoline pumps.
Werner
BP uses frelling
On Sat, 20 Jan 2007, David Brodbeck wrote:
Generally, if you're standing in a massive puddle of oil and sawdust,
you're at the right pump.
I think they use (glorified, EPA approved) kitty litter nowadays.
-j.
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