Re: [MBZ] Chevrolet 1935
Great clip -- thanks! On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yj38v4w RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT - back to pizza
In a discussion about pizza a couple of weeks ago, conveyor ovens were implicated in the blandness of Domino's pizzas. Apparently they've made an attempt to address the blandness – I wonder if they found a way to compensate for the ovens? http://www.seattlepi.com/food/414103_pizza12.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: armstead snow motors
I could see powering one of these with a W123 diesel: http://www.vimeo.com/2638558?pg=embedsec=2638558 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Saharagelber W123
This guy is having way too much fun traveling around the world in his W123 TD, and getting some great photos of his car in the process. http://www.flickr.com/photos/300tdorg/sets/72157609267375263/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Give him a sedagive???
I'm in the northwest corner of Indianapolis, just about four miles from downtown Zionsville. We're practically neighbors! --mf On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 9:41 AM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: Mark, Where are you in Indy? Dan (in Avon) --- On Sat, 1/2/10, L Mark Finch mfi...@katzenfinch.com wrote: From: L Mark Finch mfi...@katzenfinch.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Give him a sedagive??? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 11:14 PM Westside sounds about right, is what I meant. This little Dell is pretty neat, but it's a little trigger-happy. Mark Finch Indianapolis On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 11:11 PM, L Mark Finch mfi...@katzenfinch.com wrote: Jeez. Westside On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:43 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: I gotta laugh about this CL ad. Not only is the title screwed up, but the description is good, too. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/bfs/1534689731.html Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] My '95 E300 project, progress report
Have you considered replacing the biodegradable wiring harness instead of repairing it? It's an expensive part, but a funky one can cause a bunch of problems. In my car's case, three cylinders quit firing. --mf On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: Remaining work on the '95: Hook up all the injection pump connections Repair deteriorating wire insulation in the engine bay (liquid electrical tape) Remove old fuel return line bits from injector nipples, install new lines Diagnose/repair the engine missing and low power (new fuel filters first, then maybe injectors or delivery valves are the culprits). Re-install all the intake and crank-case ventilation piping/gaskets ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Give him a sedagive???
Jeez. Westside On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:43 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: I gotta laugh about this CL ad. Not only is the title screwed up, but the description is good, too. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/bfs/1534689731.html Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Give him a sedagive???
Westside sounds about right, is what I meant. This little Dell is pretty neat, but it's a little trigger-happy. Mark Finch Indianapolis On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 11:11 PM, L Mark Finch mfi...@katzenfinch.comwrote: Jeez. Westside On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:43 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: I gotta laugh about this CL ad. Not only is the title screwed up, but the description is good, too. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/bfs/1534689731.html Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop
I recently ordered a Dell netbook with a six-cell battery and Ubuntu, which is scheduled to be delivered to me tomorrow. I'll get a standalone USB DVD player/burner that I can use with either it or my Macs. It ran $354 plus tax and shipping; the only options I got were the six-cell battery and Bluetooth. The two people I know who own netbooks say they are very slow, but they're both running Windows on theirs. Seems to me that with a 1.6 GHz processor and a gig of RAM it should be snappy enough to do basic tasks, and I'm hoping that it will have enough poot to handle minor photo editing, too. (The built-in Mini SD slot makes it a natural companion for my cameras, which all write to Mini SDs.) One of the build options substitutes a 16GB solid-state drive for the 160GB hard drive, so I'm assuming a Mini SD could serve as a boot drive if need be. I'll report back after I've spent a little time with it. --mf On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Depends on the netbook. They all seems to sport much the same spec. 1gig ram, 160gig drive, 10.1 screen. Where it counts is in number of cells in battery and if it is a real CPU or the Atom. No DVD, unless you have external USB. They do work wonderfully for surfing web, mail, hulu, and taking everywhere. Some come with solid state drive, but only 32 gig. Lots of cash. clay On Dec 31, 2009, at 7:15 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Are those $299 netbook things any good? I wish my Zenith MiniSport hadn't died on me. It was small, the battery ran forever, and it had DOS firmware, could boot up in 15 seconds. Not capable of running a modern web browser though. That 'silicon hard drive' in my old Zenith gave me an idea that might be workable. Get her a laptop that can boot off a 32GB flash drive, and have her mail the drive to you when she screws it up. http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-SDCZ36-032G-A11-Retail-Package/dp/B001T9CTS2 Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 7:25 AM, LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Maybe everyone else has had better luck with Dell than me. I have 2 Dells (my son bought one from a friend for $20) and both are the slowest 'puters I've ever seen. I have a gig of RAM in both and the HDs are almost empty except for the basics. I've had excellent service from an Acer Laptop BTW - I use my laptops a LOT and generally they start having warranty problems after 6-9 months. Small pieces breaking, monitor problems, usb ports stop working, CD drives die, - that kind of stuff, but not the Acer -- it worked full time for 3 years before the motherboard died. Because of the problems I generally buy the extended warranty (but never on other purchases) - and they always pay for themselves. I like the idea of a Netbook but the added cost to get a full featured Laptop is worth it to get all the extras - like CD drive, serial/parallel port, several USB drives, etc. BTW, Costco has Netbooks for around $300. Good luck Happy New Year! LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:48 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting Windows laptop She has solar panels that charge old 12V car batteries. Her current Dell runs directly from the 11-14V off the batteries. She does have an inverter if needed. I'm not sure how far back I can go with the Dell's before the video gets choppy. -Dave Walton On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: How does she run the laptop without electricity in her house? Does she mail it back to you to be recharged?? I'd say any entry-level Dell would probably be good enough. Allan On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36 -0500, dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote: I'm responsible for keeping my mother-in-law's computer working. She now has a Dell Inspiron 5100 that I got on eBay for $120. The only problem is that she routinely screws it up and sends it back to me to get it going again. She lives in Hawaii (don't get excited, her house has no electricity or water) and it costs $35 to send it each way. Anyone know offhand of the make and model of a cheap laptop that will fit safely in a Large Flat-Rate USPS box (12x12x6)? the only prerequisite is that it play DVD's and Netflix streaming movies and browse the web. I do find it a bit amusing that she lives in an area that is not wired for electric power or cable TV, but she can get DSL just fine. Thanks -Dave Walton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Leno's tribute to Rendezvous
There's a video of Jay Leno zooming around L.A. in a new AMG gullwing at http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/29/video-jay-leno-recreates-cetait-un-rendez-vous-on-las/. After watching that I felt compelled to go look at the original, and in the process discovered that it was filmed in a 450SEL 6.9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_450SEL_6.9 with Ferrari sound effects dubbed in later. A link to the original movie and a making of companion (in French) may be found at http://donnemoiducine.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/cetait-un-rendez-vous-de-claude-lelouch-1976/. If you haven't seen it before (or even if you have), C’était un rendez-vous is a fun way to burn nine minutes. --mf ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pizza oven talk
I just added that to my Amazon list. Thanks for the recommendation! --mf On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: For anyone interested, I can enthusiastically recommend a book on the topic, American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza by Peter Reinhart. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Mac Starting Point?
True enough. But Apple stole the GUI and mouse idea from Xerox PARC. On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Not just DOJ: Without Apple, the M$ world would still be typing in command line stuff in MS-Dos 26.3.4 by now! Where do you think M$ gets ideas to steal? Apple is the RD dept for M$. Whatever a Mac does now, winders will do in 1-5 years. It makde sense for gates to actually pay for a little of his RD. Back in the 90's, Microsoft bailed out Apple to the tune of a couple hundred million dollars. Gates was probably bright enough to see that Apple, even with single-digit market share, kept the DOJ off his back. Conspiracy theorists claim there was a under-the-table deal that Apple not sell their OS against Windows. I see no other reason that Apple would not market their OS to some of the 100 million PCs out there now running Windows. -Dave Walton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Mac Starting Point?
Actually, the $29 version of Snow Leopard will do a full install. I reformatted the hard disk on my MacBook and went from 10.4.11 to 10.6, no Leopard in between. --mf On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: My complaint is that Apple hits you for $139 every year or two. XP has been out for going on 9 years... Mac OS 10.1 was insultingly bad, 10.2 was merely awful, 10.3 was the first version that was reasonably useful and for some reason Macheads ate that crap up, including PAYING for the beta... I don't mind the Mac, Apple makes great hardware. The problem I have is the same as I have with conspiracy theories, the reality never meets the hype... -Curt Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:52:20 -0600 From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Mac Starting Point? Message-ID: a0624080ec7557181a...@[192.168.1.136] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed I agree 100% with what Allan said. 2000 Pro was the peak of the MS OS product line. They have added little functionality and much bloat since then. A couple of years ago, I looked at the size of installed, fully patched 2000 pro, XP pro and Wista. They were all about 9 GB. THe problem with 2000 Pro was that it got to where it took hours and hours to load it and all the SPs and patches. Now XP is in that boat. I know, I should slipstream the patches and then an install would be reasonable. But I need a clean install so seldom that it never seems worthwhile to do the slipstream... Both XP and Wista can be Optimized for performance and turn the start menu to Classic to make then run faster and look like Win 2000. I do that to every one I operate. Unfortunately, 2000 was an unfinished product, and many of the functions were cut. XP is close to what 2000 was billed to be before release, but they added that stupid bubble gum interface (and moronic start menu) 7 is more patches added to the patches, and there is no compelling reason to buy it, especially for the price they want. Contrary to a prior post, a full retail, full version of Mac OS 10.6 is $139, not $250. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] ethanol industry seeks bigger subsidy
An ethanol advocacy group says cars built since 2001 should be able to burn a 15% blend with no problem. That isn't reassuring to those of us whose vehicles were manufactured in the 1990s or before. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/ethanol-blend-15-percent/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Korean car lovers weep...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SsangYong_Motor_Company SsangYong Motor Company of Korea licensed the W124 design and continues to produce a stretched version of the W124 as the Chairman, with a Ssangyong badge. It has a 2.9 m (110 in) wheelbase and 3.2 L Mercedes straight-6 M104 engine. Chairman currently has 2.3 L (M111), 2.8 L (M104), and 3.2 L (M104) engines in its product line-ups. SsangYong Chairman has developed a 3.6 L version of M104 engine recently for its high-end Chairman line up. The engine is called XGi360. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W124 On Dec 12, 2009 11:52am, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: - Hide quoted text - RLE wrote: That plan was also rejected Friday, leaving the fate of the carmaker with the Seoul Central District Court. Do we see any Ssanyong automobiles here in USA? The wiki entry does not list any names I recognize. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] trip to the local dealer
pedant Quality doesn't mean much of anything by itself. It requires a modifier, such as high, poor or questionable. When somebody speaks of a real quality item it drives the editor in me right up the wall. --mf /pedant On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote: Wasn't the protagonist in 'Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance' driven crazy in his attempt to define quality? Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of ned kleinhenz Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 9:44 AM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] trip to the local dealer That word quality has too many definitions to be meaningful. So I don't blame MBZ for not talking about it. To some people, quality describes how many defects a new example includes. To other people (most of us) it describes how durable a particular model is. And still to other people quality may mean how beautifully the bodywork and materials are put together. And I''ve often associated the word with how robust an object is and how much abuse it can withstand. Remember the Ford Quality is Job 1 campaign? I have friends who worked at Ford and were proud of it that movement. But as I listened to them and thought about it, their definition of quality really didn't mean much to the consumer. Ford used a industrial definition that identifies quality as how consistently any part, or assembly of parts, meet their specification. So they could define their objective for a certain model to be a cheap POS. And if the final product was truly a cheap POS, they considered it top quality. Conversely, if that model performed better than a POS, it failed the quality test. So, of course MBZ is not going market the word quality when there are so many ways to fail that expectation. Ned ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Tampa
Dali Museum in St. Pete for sure! Bern's Steak House in Tampa, especially if you're a wine lover -- 100,000 or so bottles in their cellar and another 500,000 at a backup location, and many are reasonably priced. And steak any way you want it – http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/ . Dockside Dave's in St. Pete has good food and is fairly inexpensive. The Vinoy Hotel in St. Pete is a really cool old building, and they do give tours. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinoy_Park_Hotel Best way to get an idea of what to see in St. Pete is to take a lap on the tour bus, which is quite inexpensive to ride. As I recall they run every 15 minutes, so they're also a pretty good way to get around town. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Pigeon Impossible
Well, that was fun! Thanks. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fuel Blends to 15%
The pumps I use in Indiana have contains 10% ethanol stickers. Just saw one at Costco yesterday. --mf On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Presented without comment. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/business/energy-environment/02ethanol.html?_r=2 Then somebody better jolly well bring back pump labeling. Michigan, Ohio and Indiana currently have no requirement for gasahol labeling, so pretty much all the pumps have around 10% and I haven't seen a 'contains 10% ethanol' sticker in over 15 years. It's a PITA going around collecting samples and testing them when it could be much easier if the pumps were properly labeled. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I am NEVER selling on ebay again
I'm with you. I posted my '82 300D on eBay about a month ago, and it was immediately bid up to my reserve price by a guy in Austin. I thought why would a guy in Austin bid on this car? but he had quite a history and a 100% approval rating, so I was pretty comfortable with it. Comes the end of the auction, and in the last minute the guy is outbid by one dollar by a new user with no bid history and no rating. And of course he reneged on the deal, citing a family emergency. I did some sleuthing, and found out the second bidder is from Austin, too -- what a coincidence! I sent an email to both guys accusing them of being the same person and got no response from either. In a nutshell, the first bidder (the one with the history) sells cars similar to the one I was selling, so he essentially took mine off the market by bidding it up, then got out of the deal by using his second account to outbid himself. I had to wait through eBay's mandated time periods (a total of about three weeks) before I could get my account credited -- I'm sure glad the credit card they have on file for me is expired, or they would have sucked their commission out of my account and it would have taken me even longer to get a refund. And there is absolutely no way to complain about this guy. As Kaleb so eloquently put it, sellers have no recourse. So screw eBay. Craigslist hasn't worked for me either. I guess I'll advertise it on autotrader.com -- $65 for an ad that runs for up to a year, which is cheaper than eBay. Or I'll just buy a car cover for it and keep it so the mice have a place to live in the winter, and add it to my list of projects. --mf On 11/21/09, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I have just about had it with ebay. I took quite a long break from ebay because of all of their rule changes, and have recently been selling a few things there. Nothing is selling for anywhere near what it should, most things that usually do sell are not getting bids. So some jackass johnny come lately with 30 something feedback, who has only been a member for a few months leaves me negative feedback saying his item never showed up. This guy never contacted me, apparently did not pay attention to delivery times in the auction, never paid attention to the tracking info that was emailed to him when it shipped. He even pays for parcel post to cheap out on the shipping but I went ahead and shipped it fedex for him. And he leave negative feedback. Ebay has cut the balls off of sellers and they cant leave negative feedback for these type of buyers. I am done, it is just not worth it at all. What else is out there to sell parts and such on? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com _ L. Mark Finch 1982 300D 1991 300E 2.6 1995 E320 wagon (1985 Jag XJ6, 1960 A-H Sprite, 1969 Triumph Tiger) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Start of Head Gasket Repair
Yes, please do give us reports. I have a 300E and an E320 that will need head gaskets sooner or later. (As does the XJ6 out in the garage, but that's another list.) -- Mark On Nov 17, 2009, at 7:16 PM, E M wrote: I want to do the head gasket on my '88 300E too. Keep us updated as you go please, and any tips you recommend along the way. Thanks, Ed 300E 2009/11/17 Robert Massmann rmassm...@embarqmail.com Well I have started my head gasket repair on my 1995 E300. Tonight I hope to start removing the fuel injector lines and other items on the driver side of the engine. Applied Liquid wrench to the exhaust manifold bolts, so hopefully they will come off without issue. We will see how far I get tonight. Bob Massmann Oregonia, Ohio ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] diesel fuel from air
This seems a little like turning lead into gold, without the lead: http://gas2.org/2009/11/10/biofuels-breakthrough-making-fuel-from-air-with-engineered-microbes/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: House addition photos
Nice. I like the Arts and Crafts columns. It will all look really good when it weathers in. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dog Food was Re: Chinese Volvos
Costco's Kirkland brand Lamb Rice and Chicken Rice kibble are of high quality, and they don't cost an arm and a leg. My Weims and Dobes have thrived on it, along with the Kirkland wet food. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] gosh, no bids?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Classic- in-2020_W0QQitemZ290364385677QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks? hash=item439b10e98d#ht_500wt_1182 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] wilton wheels
Those would look mighty fine on this car: http://www.flickr.com/photos/katzenfinch/3191679368 On Wed, October 28, 2009 4:57 pm, Mitch Haley wrote: If you can't afford a set of rims, just put aluminum foil on the stock wheels and write BBS on them. http://www.uncomm.com/web/pimpride.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] '82 300D for sale
Looks as though the neighborhood kid who was interested in my car is going to buy a '95 Volvo instead, so I'll be putting my 82 300D on eBay this weekend if nobody else buys it. I'd like $1,000 for it. More details are at http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/ 1408744340.html . Photos will be up at Picasa this evening. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D (for sale) 1991 300E 2.6 1995 E320 wagon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: oil view light
Yep, we have us some doozies of politicians here in the Hoosier state -- Mark Finch 1982 300D (for sale) 1991 300E 2.6 1995 320E wagon On Thu, October 22, 2009 6:16 pm, Rich Thomas wrote: Earl Landgrebe, an incumbent who was running for Congress in the locale where I was in college, was recorded saying in some venue, Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up. He lost the election to the challenger, one Floyd Fithian. This says the quote was different Don't confuse me with the facts, I have a closed mind, but I remember it clearly from the FF radio ads, which was about all he said in the ads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_F._Landgrebe --R relng...@aol.com wrote: ...Yeah that would work well with all that black oil in there... Don't confuse me with facts. Makes about as much sense as the original idea which is the whole point. Or, pernt as they say in Weehawken. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Bike
I'm partial to Rivendells. Don't have one yet, but one of these days http://www.rivbike.com/ --mf On Mar 24, 2007, at 1:48 PM, ernest breakfield wrote: criminy,...very little special about these bikes except the logo, and most of what actually *is* special isn't good.
Re: [MBZ] How to blend in
It means I am delusional and/or in denial. On Mar 22, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Peter Merle wrote: For those on the east side of the pond what is the meaning of the W sticker? Peter -Original Message- From: Allan Streib [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 March 2007 08:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to blend in Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Drive a W123 or W124 in the Seattle area. Sheesh! I didn't notice this the first time I visited. I won't get to feel special anymore driving around. Can't even stand out by displaying a biodiesel sticker. What to do? Put a W sticker in your back window. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _ L. Mark Finch 8635 Moore Road Indianapolis IN 46278-1126 317 408 5605 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.katzenfinch.com/
Re: [MBZ] Vista hits the recyclers
Microsoft Vista Sales Slip in Digital Media | Tech | Web/Tech Barron's Eric Savitz (Tech Trader Daily) notes that Windows' Vista isn't exactly lighting it up over at Amazon's Software best seller list. Quoting Fred Hickey, Savitz observes: The real point here is that the slow uptake for Vista has ripples for the entire PC supply chain. “Tech bulls expected Microsoft’s new operating system, Vista, to be a big demand driver in 2007,” Hickey writes in his newsletter. “The PC industry built up inventory in anticipation of a major upgrade cycle. However, we now know that Vista’s intial reception, from both business and consumer customers, was far chiller than almost anyone imagined…Instead of a Vista pickup, it looks we’ve entered a Vista stall.” We've made the same point several times over the past few months, twice last month alone. And Vista? At the moment, its #37 on the Amazon Software Best Sellers -- behind such huge sellers such as Dragon Naturally Speaking Speech Recognition (14), Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 (22), and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe (31). What really must burn Ballmer Co. is that Vista at #37 is one place behind #36 -- Apple's latest OS upgrade (Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.6.) considering that Apple's installed base is less than 4% of Microsoft's. . . . Source: Windows Vista: Not Exactly Selling Like Hotcakes At Amazon.com Eric Savitz Barron's blog February 27, 2007, 4:28 pm http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2007/02/27/ windows-vista-not-exactly-selling-like-hotcakes-at-amazoncom/ On Mar 15, 2007, at 9:13 PM, Redghost wrote: Seems that folks are not happy with Vista in Seattle. Looks like just weeks after launch, M$'s new OS is being offered on hardware sent in as recycling at RE-PC. The south store has a PC running vista for the low price of $700. Dude must have gotten it home and tore his hair out for a week, then took it to the shop, paid his $10 to get rid of it. I wonder how long before there are a stack of unhappy computers being junked since the OS is such junk
Re: [MBZ] OT - Global Warming rebuttal
Rebut this: http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/historical03.jsp http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A3.lrg.gif
Re: [MBZ] [OT] The Imperial Presidency
My dad was personnel director at The Diamond Chain Company, and that's what he did. He could have parked in the executive lot and taken the elevator up to his office, but he chose instead to park in the factory lot and walk the length of the plant each day so employees could approach him and ask him questions, which they did. I'm mighty proud of him for that. --mf On Jan 24, 2007, at 6:32 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote: I've often thought that if I ran a company, I'd reverse the parking policy. The higher-ups would be required to park the farthest away, and the lower-downs would get the preferred parking spots. What a simple way to garner respect and appreciation from your employees. _ L. Mark Finch 8635 Moore Road Indianapolis IN 46278-1126 317 408 5605 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.katzenfinch.com/
Re: [MBZ] OT Winows XP annoying click requirement
Just for the entertainment value. The flying effect is fun, as is the ability to change the view so that you're looking a the landscape with a view of the horizon rather than straight down. There's also the option of clicking on icons to see user photos of the area you're viewing. It's easy to burn up an hour just doing sightseeing. You can get point-to-point directions with Google Earth, but Google Maps is a better tool for that. On Jan 14, 2007, at 11:25 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: I use Google maps (http://maps.google.com/). Why would I want Google Earth?
Re: [MBZ] OT Winows XP annoying click requirement
I've been running Google Earth on my Macs. It works well, and it's free. Runs on all three major platforms. http://earth.google.com/ --mf On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:17 AM, Zoltan Finks wrote: Has anyone installed Virtual Earth 3D and run it successfully? It's that map/locating program, but I guess they now have a way you can see (I'm assuming fly-through photography) great new 3D views of selected cities. I tried to install it on both my desktop and my laptop, but unsuccessful. Any experiences here?
Re: [MBZ] Why are the FEDS boycotting diesel cars?
And after you've assimilated that catchy little tune, have a look at this: http://eclectech.co.uk/parp.php On Jan 12, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: What, you haven't seen it yet? Garrison Keillor(sp?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMWp5D2ulfA I like the song, the animation and the concept... Never mind that its basically saying the same as we do, that modern diesels don't have to be smoking clattering pieces of crap... -Curt
Re: [MBZ] how the mighty have fallen
I am now -- she's rather fetching. On Jan 3, 2007, at 6:06 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: that's crystal, dude. pay attention snip On 1/3/07, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: who's the blonde?
Re: [MBZ] A real hoot - $69.00 sh on a fuel filter
$57.04 and $28.43 for me. On Oct 2, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Desert Rat wrote: There is a calculate button on the listing. Put in your zip code and then say you got to be kidding! My zip was only $57.04 parcel post and $30.64 for UPS.
Re: [MBZ] A little question on biodiesel relavent to this list
Here in Hoosierland, the government is all excited about ethanol. Call me cynical, but I think that's largely because there's a lot of corn grown around here, and in a farm state finding a new market for corn is a politically Good Thing. But according to a recent Car and Driver story, it takes so much energy to produce ethanol that the net energy gain is very small (go check out http://www.caranddriver.com/ features/11174/tech-stuff-ethanol-promises.html for more). We grow a lot of soybeans here too, and a fair amount of canola, but corn is king and the prospect of converting the nation's fleet to diesel -- a proven technology with an established network of fuel supply stations -- is, maddeningly, less appealing to The Powers That Be than developing a new dual-fuel technology and creating a new distribution network for ethanol. --mf On Aug 28, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote: Small diesels are much more efficient, look at the VW engines that get close to hybrid mileage. The problem is that the government seems to be focusing on anything new coming out of the chute and hybrids are the latest fad. I'm sure that another technology will kick hybrids out of center stage just like hybrids kicked out electric vehicles. _ L. Mark Finch 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] A little question on biodiesel relavent to this list
My 1981 Toyota Starlet got up to 45 mph in town and 54 on the road, and it was technologically simple, especially compared to a hybrid. On Aug 28, 2006, at 12:49 AM, Robert Tara Ludwick wrote: When you consider that I used to get 60 mpg in my old mid 80s VW rabbit diesel with a manny tranny, and didn't have to worry about rediculously expensive batteries, it looks like things are moving backwards. _ L. Mark Finch 1982 300D Turbodiesel
[MBZ] '84 230TE wiring diagram
A friend of mine is working on an '84 230TE and needs a wiring diagram. Does anybody have access to one that they could scan and zap? TIA, --mf _ L. Mark Finch 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] converting a text file into a pdf
Also PDF Maker. It costs $35. On Aug 10, 2006, at 8:03 PM, Russ Williams wrote: Kaleb Try Paperless Printer it will convert Plain Text file to a JPG among other formats. I've used it to convert PDF's To JPG's, Text to PDF's works great. Russ W. Fmiser wrote: rumor has it that Kaleb wrote: I called yesterday and they told me about printing then scanning.
Re: [MBZ] the pipeline
Kevin -- Can you steer me to an authoritative source for that information? It's not that I doubt what you say -- I've heard for years that most Alaskan oil is exported -- but I'd like to have a more credible- sounding attribution than a guy on the Mercedes list when I start using that five to eight percent statistic in conversation. --mf On Aug 8, 2006, at 12:57 AM, Kevin wrote: Either way, it probably isn't going to go up all that appreciably. Estimates are that the pipeline really only contributes somewhere between five and eight percent to the west coast supply (since most of that oil is sent overseas - yes, america exports a LOT of refined fuel), AND that there is currently somewhat of a surplus of refined fuel in the market right now. Japan, OTOH, one of the big recipients of the refined fuel that comes from that pipeline will notice a price spike. A lot of the analysts that are concerned about the pipeline are from asian countries/companies. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Aug 10 14:03:36 2006 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.235]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GBB8J-0005JS-6e for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:03:35 + Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t11so521597wxc for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:03:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.122.11 with SMTP id u11mr1301011huc; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:03:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.177.18 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:03:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:03:28 -0400 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.7.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] this looks nice X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: /pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:03:36 - I always cringe when I read the air blows [super] cold unless they specify during hot weather. On 8/9/06, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you reckon this one will end up price wise, O Great Okie Low Price Master Dude? Bob R - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 5:06 PM Subject: [MBZ] this looks nice http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-240D-0605220304_W0QQitemZ260018334377QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Nationwide tour
Absolutely do that! I'm on what's called the Warm Showers List for touring bicyclists, and it's been a great way to meet people and vicariously participate in their journeys. If you're in our neck of the woods, by all means consider us as a stopover. --mf On May 31, 2006, at 7:24 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Before you leave, take a printout of all of us clowns on Chuck's frapper thing. I'm sure none of us would be opposed to getting a ring when you pass through if you need a place to recharge/cleanup/car upkeep/ homecooked meal etc. _ L. Mark Finch 8635 Moore Road Indianapolis IN 46278-1126 317.408.5605 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.katzenfinch.com/
Re: [MBZ] WOW, this is a nice 300D
Can't help but wonder why there are no photos of the front of it... On May 8, 2006, at 10:02 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Sorry - meant to say that I can't believe not a SINGLE bid of $100. On 5/8/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe it - not a since bid for $100... On 5/8/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1 horse motor? On Sun, 07 May 2006 22:58:50 -0500, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and stuck a horse where the three-pointed star should be On 5/7/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 07 May 2006 22:07:19 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1982-Mercedes-Benz-300- Diesel_W0QQitemZ4638253485QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Indeed, but he spilled PeptoBismol all over it. Craig -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) '82 300CD (159,xxx kmi) '82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
[MBZ] spring time
I heard and felt a clunk in the right front while I was driving my 1982 300D today. It still steered and rode OK but it did rattle when I ran over bumps, so I took it pretty easy on the way home. A little while ago I stuck a trouble light under the car to see what I could see, which was this: http://katzenfinch.com/spring/spring1.jpg http://katzenfinch.com/spring/spring2.jpg I did back away slowly after I got a good look at what the problem appears to be, and came back inside to price coil springs. Rusty has what seems to me to be a decent price on them, but they're marked NOTE: Front without sunroof -- a bummer, since my car has a sunroof. Out of curiosity, how do the coil springs differ between cars with and without sunroofs? I have no plans to tackle this repair on my own, but would be interested in any theories as to what the hell happened. --mf
Re: [MBZ] No more jobs in Seattle
Hmmm. Democrats? Y'think? Also in 2004, the federal Government Accounting Office released a report indicating that in an investigation of three diploma mill-type schools, the schools confirmed having 463 people employed by the federal government, more than half of whom were employed by the Defense Department. The report, which the GAO said understated the number of fake degrees being claimed, also found that at least 28 senior-level federal workers had claimed degrees from diploma mills and other unaccredited schools. On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:04 PM, redghost wrote: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/259289_fakedegrees13.html New state law proposal will decimate the job prospects for most democrats
Re: [MBZ] No more jobs in Seattle
Really, all of them? Is that documented somewhere? I do read the P-I every day, but you live in Seattle and I don't, and it's entirely possible that I missed some earlier stories about this. On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:25 PM, redghost wrote: All those DoD folks came in under Clinton On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 04:16 PM, L. Mark Finch wrote: Hmmm. Democrats? Y'think? Also in 2004, the federal Government Accounting Office released a report indicating that in an investigation of three diploma mill-type schools, the schools confirmed having 463 people employed by the federal government, more than half of whom were employed by the Defense Department. The report, which the GAO said understated the number of fake degrees being claimed, also found that at least 28 senior-level federal workers had claimed degrees from diploma mills and other unaccredited schools. On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:04 PM, redghost wrote: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/259289_fakedegrees13.html New state law proposal will decimate the job prospects for most democrats ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] O/T Metropolitan Engine
I'd think a crankshaft kit would be available from any number of MG parts houses. For that matter, wouldn't an MG/Austin engine bolt right in? A Metropolitan with twin SU carbs (or better yet, a Weber) sounds like fun. On Feb 4, 2006, at 12:33 PM, Peter T.Arnold wrote: Well, to tell the truth Rusty let me down. I need crankshaft Kit for my Metropolitan and he has not had a special on one. My car was one of the first 1,000. It has an early A-40 engine.
Re: [MBZ] Bike rider, loud pipes
Science says you can have brains OR balls: http://tinyurl.com/c24fq On Jan 28, 2006, at 10:19 AM, lee wrote: On Saturday 28 January 2006 8:02, Peter T. Arnold wrote: I've seen fellows pull wheelie's at 70MPH on the interstate to impress a pretty girl in a car. Some will run several hundred feet that way! That's how nature weeds out the foolish theres old ones, and there's bold ones, but there's no old, bold ones. It's an adage to remember any time you get on a bike. Lee
Re: [MBZ] Q for the Mac guys
I've worked on Macs for years, and the only model I can think of that is failure-prone is the original, Bondi Blue iMac. My brother in law's Lombard Powerbook has been an ongoing problem for him, but that *may* be due in part that he likes to tinker with things. My 800MHz G4 17 flat panel iMac has been trouble-free, I'm happy to report. (Knocking on wood now) --mf On Jan 13, 2006, at 3:15 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On 1/11/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The beauty about surfing the trailing edge, and a 240D is nothing if not that, is that you are buying the _best_ stuff that was available at the time. For cheap. That ibook, unfortunately, is not the best that Apple made even when new. And they have made some lemons, too. Somewhere around 2000, Apple quality took a nosedive. I am typing this on a Sawtooth (2nd-generation G4 tower) which I bought in 1999. Never had the slightest problem with it, through many hardware and software upgrades. (I expect to continue using it with OS X for five years or so at least, or until there is some piece of software I need to run that absolutely requires newer hardware... at which point I still won't get rid of the G4, I'll just run Linux on it and get a new machine to run OS X.) I also still use a Lombard (2nd-generation G3 PowerBook) running OS 9.2.2. Never a problem with that one either. But almost everyone I know with newer Macs, especially the boxy G3 and G4 iBooks (not the original toilet-seat G3s), has had trouble with them---mostly hardware problems suggestive of corner cutting and decline in quality of materials. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] I've got a long drive PLUS I need a name
Well, seeing as how your wife won't be along on this long drive, why don't you name the car Heidi Klum? The new car and I can bond it is very important to bond with your Mercedes. Did you know that? My wife is not coming. I don't think 24 hours in the car would be good for us. I need a name for the new car.
Re: [MBZ] This car is like that girl at the party - you know the one
I've sometimes thought the way to financial independence would be to make duct tape for specific interior colors, particularly for Volvos. On Jan 4, 2006, at 7:44 PM, LT Don wrote: I think the duct tape on the driver's seat is a nice touch.
[MBZ] Today's fuel prices
Just noticed at the local Speedway station that regular unleaded gasoline and diesel are both $2.49 per gallon. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] first car list of 06
Just what I was thinking. --mf On Jan 1, 2006, at 10:18 PM, Ed Booher wrote: On 1/1/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/121851564.html -- 62 220sb $150 Damn you Seattle for being so far away from Indianapolis! -- _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] VERY Nice 124 2.5 on ebay Central Indiana - no affiliation.
Well, there you go. So maybe I _wasn't_ on crack when I paid $3,000 for a pretty nice '82 300D Turbodiesel that I found on eBay and drove it back to Indiana? --mf On Dec 30, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Ed Booher wrote: On 12/28/05, Dave M. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks nice, but wow the bid price sure shot up there for a car with over 200k, no leather, and no ASD. Hmmm. Also, I didn't realize Kumho This is the complaint about MB in Indiana. Everyone here that bought / owns a MB from new thinks they are still worth what they paid for them new. I stopped and looked at a rusty beat late 70's 300D out here and called an older lady about the car and her response was Well, it still runs real well. I'd guess I'd have to have $3500 for it. Crazy. -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.
Re: [MBZ] cheap sdl
Hobart, eh? If you pick it up on a Thursday or a Sunday, I'll meet you at Hunky Hollow for lunch. They have damn fine lake perch. --mf On Dec 30, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: speaking of cheap SDL's, was half way bidding on this thing and just got a 2nd chance offer http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemitem=4600042852rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 Thinking about going for it at $821.
Re: [MBZ] cheap sdl
I'm in Indianapolis, but I'm up for a road trip. The real name of the restaurant I'm thinking about is the Country Lounge, on US 6/Ridge Road just east of I-65. -mf On Dec 31, 2005, at 12:44 AM, Rick Knoble wrote: Where are you at? I am in Portage, about ten minutes away from this car. Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD - Original Message - From: L. Mark Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] cheap sdl Hobart, eh? If you pick it up on a Thursday or a Sunday, I'll meet you at Hunky Hollow for lunch. They have damn fine lake perch. --mf On Dec 30, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: speaking of cheap SDL's, was half way bidding on this thing and just got a 2nd chance offer http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItemitem=4600042852rd=1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1 Thinking about going for it at $821. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] VERY Nice 124 2.5 on ebay Central Indiana - no affiliation.
On Dec 28, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Donald Snook wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-family-owned-non-smoker-24-pix-NICE- TUR BO-DIESEL_W0QQitemZ4599776367QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Good spontaneous rant in the seventh paragraph. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
[MBZ] Mooseday Aftermath
http://tinyurl.com/9s5g3 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Dec 26 14:18:55 2005 Received: from xproxy.gmail.com ([66.249.82.204]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EqtBe-0005sX-JI for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:18:55 + Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s11so832908wxc for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:18:53 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=WSVdiq7MS05kwU6NUi25EO4pQXBZpTkCb+A911NZU66lXNeLxp0epx0QRkf3FMT0H6IHkWr74Dr4XPn8lchL7kVg2vmph37w/iemp8Zj4TxKyr4aortouCge0mMnAleyFXNV7qgYrX3todCV0xxeb/cEqLI3Hv6rQugd+L4lP+g= Received: by 10.70.118.1 with SMTP id q1mr5902878wxc; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:18:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.65.10 with HTTP; Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:18:52 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 08:18:52 -0600 From: Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mooseday Aftermath X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:18:55 - And I thought some criminal elements stole my lights. On 12/26/05, L. Mark Finch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://tinyurl.com/9s5g3 ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
Re: [MBZ] It Ain't Right
It was warm enough here for me to lie on my back under the car in the melting ice and replace the cord for the block heater. And the FedEx truck that delivered a box of chocolates to us got stuck in mud instead of snow. On Dec 22, 2005, at 8:28 PM, LT Don wrote: It was so hot in Iowa today (mid 40s) that I washed the car at the local Spray-It-Down and drove around town with no coat, window rolled down. Almost took the motorcycle out, but some ice on the roads was still in the process of melting. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] biodiesel story
Are you sure you're not thinking of Grit? It still exists, too: http://grit.com/ . On Dec 15, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Grist?! Holy crap I haven't seen anything from them since I was a kidI thought it went the way of green stamps.
Re: [MBZ] 1980 230t european wagon for sale
Geez, I'm reluctant to do this for a number of reasons ... but I'll offer $100. Please don't be offended. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] More block heater pyrotechnics
I wasn't wondering what could be wrong. I was relating an anecdote. It was immediately obvious that a short-circuit had occurred. But you're right, matters electrical were not on my radar until that very moment. --mf On Dec 12, 2005, at 8:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to think that applying power to a heater that I've never used and then wondering what could be wrong when sparks fly from under the front of the car might reveal that matters electrical are not at the very top of the owner's interest areas. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
[MBZ] Well, that was exciting
Decided to plug in the block heater on my car (an '82 300D) tonight, which I had never done before. Strung the extension cord out to the car, plugged the block heater in, and was treated to a small, colorful electric fire emanating from the vicinity of the radiator. I can hardly wait until morning to see just exactly where the problem was, but even without seeing it I'm sure I'll be replacing some wiring --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Well, that was exciting
My order has been placed. The car did start without it at 13°F, though a tad reluctantly. --mf On Dec 11, 2005, at 11:26 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: Sounds like you need to replace the cord that plugs in the block heater and which you plugged into your extension cord. Call Rusty at (800) 741-5252 and he will get one speeding on its way to you. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Buying a car in GA and registering it in OK
I suggest checking the Web sites of the Bureaus of Motor Vehicles in both states. You may find some information and even downloadable forms there. A few months ago I bought a car in Florida to register in Indiana. I already knew what the Indiana requirements were -- a title and a bill of sale -- so I got those. Florida had a Web form for a bill of sale so I used that to make the seller feel better, but it could have been written on a cocktail napkin and met the legal requirements. Before I left for Florida to pick up my car, I called my insurance agent and told him what I was up to. He mailed me a proof of insurance card, which I took with me, and I took along a current plate from one of my other cars for the trip home. That's not legal, but it made me feel better -- and if I had been stopped for some reason, I had enough documentation to prove that I was the legal owner of the car and that I was covered by insurance. Got home without incident, and the car is now legally registered. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] OT: Words , scrofulous
I like the morally-degenerate-but-in-a-good-way definition. It would make a good band name. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Images
http://www.w123-turbodiesel.de/images/bildergalerie/showroom/w123- buedingen6.jpg (!) http://www.w123-club.de/html/bildergalerie/galerie.htm http://www.w123-coupe-club.de/ (click on the Gallerie link) On Nov 30, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Any suggestions? _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Wine in Phoenix
Pinot Noir pairs well with traditional Thanksgiving fare, but if you go that route expect to spend at least $25 per bottle. Many good ones come from Oregon (particularly Willamette Valley), California, Burgundy and New Zealand. Names to look for include Cherry Hill, Sineann, Rex Hill, Elk Cove, WillaKenzie, Saintsbury, King Estates, Drouhin, Sanford and Amisfield, among others. Cloudline is a good, medium-bodied, under-$20 choice. Robust white wines also work well -- think California Chardonnay (Travis, Hendry, Truchard, Miner, Sebastiani) or a Pinot Gris from Oregon or Alsace (Adelsheim, Elk Cove, Sineann, Schlumberger). For dessert, a few sips of Tawny Port from Australia is hard to beat, especially if pecan pie is on the menu. Yalumba Antique Tawny and Chateau Reynella Old Cave Tawny are delicious; expect to pay about $20 for a 375 ml bottle. For a real treat, spring for the Yalumba 50 Year Old Tawny (about $50) or the Buller Calliope ($100). Rosemount's Old Benson and d'Arenberg's Nostalgia are also quite good. Hardy's Whiskers Blake is a real bargain at $15 for a 750 ml bottle. Hope this helps. Don't forget to pick up some cranberry juice for yourself. --mf On Nov 20, 2005, at 11:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What kind of wine should I take to a Thanksgiving dinner? I'm a non drinker and I am clueless. _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel (And yes, I sell wine for a living.)
Re: [MBZ] Moose day
Speaking of Moose, does anyone know where I can buy a MUTCD-compliant Moose warning sign? Some dastardly scoundrels made off with mine a couple of days ago. --mf _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 18 13:57:25 2005 Received: from wsip-70-184-21-248.ok.ok.cox.net ([70.184.21.248] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1Ed6jz-000422-0f for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:57:25 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:57:21 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: [MBZ] [Fwd: purging fuel] X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:57:25 - Original Message Subject:purging fuel Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:08:14 -0800 From: Jerry Herrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't want to reveal how, but in my foolishness I managed to get contaminants in the fuel tank and lines. What procedure would be recommended for emptying the tank thru the line that comes into the engine compartment? Would it be best to,say, blow compressed air into the tank to chase it out and capture it in a can, or would it be better to apply a vacuum and draw it out from the front? Is it possible to point the car downhill and just let gravity empty it? I think I need to just drain out what is at the bottom of the tank. Surely someone has successfully accomplished this and can say how it was done. thanks in advance for your help. Jerry 82 240D awaiting an enema Upgrade Your Email - Click here! http://promos.hotbar.com/promos/promodll.dll?RunPromoEl=SG=RAND=87536partner=hbtools -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
[MBZ] write your own caption
http://tinyurl.com/9bccd _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 15 01:31:07 2005 Received: from wsip-70-184-21-236.ok.ok.cox.net ([70.184.21.236] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1Ebpf8-0003C9-Sw for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:31:07 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:31:10 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] write your own caption X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:31:10 - IM sorry the PISTONS melted because I DIDNT change all THE fuses. L. Mark Finch wrote: http://tinyurl.com/9bccd _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Friday Moose story
Yes, but there's a question as to whether the inebriated ungulates were drunken moose or sozzled elk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4419876.stm On Nov 11, 2005, at 5:34 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: Did anyone post this earlier in the week? http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-drunken- moose,0,527132.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD ___ _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis 1982 300D Turbodiesel
Re: [MBZ] Moose!
Or possibly elk: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4419876.stm the phrase intoxicated moose is funnier, though. On Nov 9, 2005, at 1:42 AM, Fmiser wrote: Stockholm, Sweden -- ... residents of an elderly home in southern Sweden had to deal with a pair of intoxicated moose invaded the premises Read more at: http://wfmynews2.com/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=51531 Is it Friday yet?? *chuckle* Philip, work'n' too hard ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Very off topic -- Volvo's
Did Volvo make the engine? They sold a 240 diesel too, but it was powered by VW. Interesting timing belt trivia. I'm replacing the one in my (gasoline-powered) 240 wagon today. --mf On Nov 5, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote: Volvo even manufactured a 740 diesel for a while. The engine had two timimg belts!
[MBZ] woodie mercedes
http://tinyurl.com/dsqhl From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 04 13:57:53 2005 Received: from wsip-70-184-22-89.ok.ok.cox.net ([70.184.22.89] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1EY24n-Vh-GD for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:57:53 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:57:52 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] IP oel cap (red) on '76 240D W115 X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: Mercedes mailing list mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net List-Unsubscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net List-Post: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:57:53 - just engine oil is what I use. Christopher McCann wrote: ()#*$)@(Q*#^$*([EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED](#*! WHY DOESN'T THE MANUAL SAY THIS? (venting - ignore) UGH - Actualy, it probably is in the maintenance book, but it is NOT in the owners manual. *()#)(@Q)!! What kind of oil goes in? M1 15W-50? Is it toast? Chris --- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you are supposed to change the oil in the IP every so often, and make sure its at the top fill hole. There should be a lower bolt to remove for draining and an upper one for the fill line. Christopher McCann wrote: what the heck is this? There is nothing in my manual about adding oil to the IP and yet, here is this cap. I removed it and it looked QUITE empty...??...?... Any info greatly appreciated. Thanks! Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, Wulf (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this at home!) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger __ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, Wulf (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, AKP-Wagen (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this at home!) -1972 Jacobsen 21 Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38 deck, Snowcaster, One Banger __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] Very off topic -- Volvo's
My bias is for the 240s of the late 80s and early 90s. They're good, solid cars, parts are plentiful and cheap, and they're relatively easy to work on. --mf
Re: [MBZ] Diesel prices are making me angry
The local stations in Zionsville (northwest of Indianapolis) were advertising diesel for $3.70 9/10 today, up a penny since yesterday. --mf
Re: [MBZ] new fuel record
I drove from central to southwestern Indiana and back today, and diesel prices ranged from $3.09 per gallon* to $3.68 per gallon. I noticed that some stations have taken to advertising the price of the off-road diesel (the stuff the farmers buy that doesn't include road-use tax). *The $3.09 rate at Flying J didn't apply to cars, for some reason. At the car pumps, it was $3.15 per gallon. A note was stuck to the pump that said CAR DIESEL IS 6 CENTS MORE. Don't know why that would be, but it honked me off. Lowest price I noticed for gasoline was $2.49. On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Ron Dwelle wrote: New record here in Michigan. Today, diesel was $1.20/gallon higher than regular gas--$3.499 for diesel and $2.299 for regular unleaded.
Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil section at Costco today
I don't think the government is too concerned with the food supply -- we can all just eat cake, right? What will inevitably bring on regulation is the realization that they're losing motor fuel tax money. On Oct 20, 2005, at 6:03 PM, B Dike wrote: If we think the government wields a heavy hand on occasion, just wait until people start messing with the nation's food supply.
Re: [MBZ] Jug of soy
At CostCo, it's 71 cents per quart -- $2.84 per gallon. Cheapest diesel fuel in these parts is $2.97. --mf On Oct 4, 2005, at 6:52 PM, Wilton Strickland wrote: 35 lb. jug of soy oil = ~4.6 gal. Wilton
Re: [MBZ] Oldtimer Mercedes Benz, Modell: G3A of 1933 Nazi-Car
Wasn't a vehicle like this commandeered by Lee Marvin Co. in _The Dirty Dozen_? --mf On Sep 15, 2005, at 9:31 AM, Christopher McCann wrote: Thanks for the picture. Had no idea the G-wagen lineage went back that far. Yes, the 300SL they have for sale is quite nice and CHEAP in comaparison to the Fuhrer's G3. Wonder what the likelihood of forgery is? There are legendary cases of SSK forgeries (or is it SSKL?) _ L. Mark Finch Indianapolis, Indiana 1989 Volvo 245 1985 Jaguar XJ6 SIII 1982 Mercedes 300D 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite 1969 Triumph TR6R (MC) 1950 Massey-Harris Pony
