DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO
SUBSTITUTE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR POWER STEERING FLUID IN YOUR
CAR UNLESS SPECIFIED BY YOUR VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURER!
Unless specified is the operative phrase.
Up to the mid 1980s (Marshall Booth used to say on cars with v-belt
driven steering pumps, but I think
Wow, that is interesting, last I heard they had gone belly up. Go
figure. I guess somehow they restructured and came back to life, or
something.
Here in Charleston is the South Carolina Research Authority which is
sort of a local ADL, I talked to someone there at one point, she said
they
On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 20:22:45 -0600 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
The first says, Please submit resume and cover letter in MS Word format
via your schoolâs career portal. Resumes will not be accepted via
email.
They demand that their consultants be fresh out of or still in school?
On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:34:02 -0400 (EDT) m...@voyager.net wrote:
And then there was Invent Resources, which appears to be defunct.
Sorry Craig, this one does not look like a job opportunity.
I presume you are talking about Invent Resources.
Yep.
When you started talking about opportunity
Ugh...Well, someone had time to black out the grill, time to install
aftermarket wheels, time to install a spoiler, time to install clear
marker lights time to install an aftermarket warm air intake (not sure
how they figure air drawn from under the hood is cooler).
Yep, it's far enough
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The stench which was filling my house was coming from the mouth of a
10lb Rat Terrier. Amazingly enough, holding her down and attacking her
with a tooth brush and mint flavored toothpaste totally solved the
problem.
Did it
Thanks. Didn't know they were made that small. I'll check Ebay and the
'net.
Gerry
A friend of mine has one of the bigger ones, uses it to sanitize
foreclosed houses and strip wallpaper.
Mitch.
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Those things are basically a tank you can fill with water and a propane
burner to heat it
Naw, he's got a McCullough.
http://www.amazon.com/McCulloch-MC-1275-Heavy-Duty-Steam-Cleaner/dp/BDF0RB
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I became pretty good at identifying the smell of horseshit.
It is the taste that I'm particularly averse to.
Wish I could say that about my niece's little dog.
One night I let her out one last time before going to bed, and when I let
her back in the room filled with the stench of horse feces.
For a bit of MB content, the ML would occasionaly decide to run on five
cylinders. No idea why - happened twice in 15,000 miles. Turning it off,
then on again cleared the problem both times. The OBDC-II reader said
something about a bad coil. Of course, the ML is NOT an SD -
My 210 had a
I don't think we get seasonally blended fuels here, as it never gets that
cold.
Here in Michigan, it all comes from the same pipeline, the difference
between brands is all in the additives, and all of it gets 10% alcohol
except for some rare and expensive boat and snowmobile fuel pumps.
What's
Progressive dislikes acceleration, in any direction.
They ding you for a 'hard brake' at 7mph/second.
If you stop for a yellow light, you WILL be penalized.
If you routinely run yellow/pink lights, don't corner hard, and drive a
diesel, you'll probably do OK.
Actually you should change it regularly. If you do a lot of service, it's
almost monthly. There are guidelines which I don't remember, but I do
remember them surprising me at how often it should be changed.
I'm not sure either, but for somebody who uses it once or twice a year, or
might
Anybody else read B. C. today?
Thanks.
Hadn't read it in years, since local paper dropped it.
http://www.gocomics.com/bc#.UkQxtdSoC9I
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Those who have vac pumps for A/C service, what do you do for pump oil?
All my local options are in the $15-20 per quart range.
Advance Auto had a clearance sale on Robinaire oil for $6.99, but not in
the stores. I'd have to order a case of 12, which is way more than a
lifetime supply.
I found
You don't need them for the rear springs on the W123 sedan. The fronts
are a VERY DIFFERENT story!
Craig
And you've got to do something with the calipers or hoses to let the
suspension down far enough to get the springs out.
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i seem to recall that back in the day diesel was around the same price or
less than regular and now it is always sold as a premium.
Back in the day, cars got 8-18 mpg, and for every gallon of gasoline, you
had to get rid of x amount of diesel and y amount of propane that came in
the crude oil
I never subscribed to the 'pre-fill the filter so the oil pressure goes up
three seconds faster' thing.
I haven't seen a transaxle that took GL anything since my 1977 Saab (and
the SAE 70 originally specified for that car was superceded by 5W30).
I assume you looked up the spec, but it still
If I were in Canada and you did that to me I'd never order from you again.
Poor bastards gonna end up paying some absurd extra brokerage fee to UPS
to get their stuff. USPS is the ONLY way to ship to Canada.
There's a long list of fees.
Basic entry prep on a $101 (with shipping) order is $29.
I had a URO seal and it sucked, I had to spread flowable silicone all
under the edge of the seal to make it not leak. Then I had to restick it
every couple years. Shoulda got OE...
When OE is URO, I think I'll buy a Chevy.
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It's interesting having all this speculation on pronunciation and having
no comment from Kaleb, the only one who really knows how his wife's name
is spelled and pronounced.
http://www.hi5.com/tagged/rqueen
I pronounce it (and spell it) Reggie.
Maybe that's why she doesn't like me.
Mitch.
i used to go across often 20+ years ago when i lived up at the part of the
world, but i didn't used to cross at touristy crossings at least i tried
not to, so mostly it was just the usual waving and hey, how you doing?
both ways
The last time I went across, I went north with a boat that
I assume the same thing happens in reverse. If you bring things into the
USA from Canada that are made offshore, the USA customs folk will likely
charge you duty.
I've never had anything to declare.
It's been about 15 years since I made the crossing, but from what I
remember, beyond the
I too have an individual plan via AARP and Aetna. Aetna has already
advised me that I can keep my current plan (not the greatest), but they
won't know what it will cost until January. AND that if I cancel it for a
gov't exchange plan (which I don't know what it will cost), I won't be
able to
I hate to reply based on memory of what another poster said instead of
actual knowledge, but I believe Herr Doktor Booth said that Pilkington
made the OE glass that MBUSA sells, and that PPG is also good stuff.
Caveats: I could have remembered it wrong, and it could have changed since
Marshall
Age and tobacco do affect pricing.
You're right, I wasn't thinking when I said that.
They do have a cap on the multiplier between the oldest and the newest,
which still results in a price increase for the young and a decrease for
the old. OTOH, if you have a medicare supplement policy, everybody
Well folks, it finally happened! My 1990 350SDL rod bender with 278k and
a repair history similar to Wilton's (my head gasket was at ~125k but
still on the original trans) was rear-ended by a school bus!
Kind of makes you wish you bought Wilton's car last month, eh?
Worst bus story I heard
OK, so Stauer isn't worth the money even at $99. Who does make a decent
watch for under $100? Citizen? Seiko?
Mechanical?
Seiko 5 has been a good buy since the Vietnam war days.
Orient Watch too, they're still made in Japan AFAIK, while the cheap
Seikos aren't any more. I've got an unusual
What about these, good deals for the money?
Is the Seiko Hi-Beat considered reliable or fragile?
http://search.ebay.com/321203028856
http://search.ebay.com/261284536180
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It doesn't matter. I wear a digital Timex when I'm at home working in the
yard or on cars. On job interviews I wear a '60s Seiko Sportsmatic 5
mechanical. I'd like to have something to fit in between: classy-looking,
simple, but that won't crap out in a few months (as the Casio quartz
On Sep 18, 2013 1:27 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
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On Sep 18, 2013 8:37 AM, m...@voyager.net wrote:
Bagelsport, MQJ, or whatever names
(other than
Rolex) they're using now, are a
bargain for $25 or less.
Can't find either of those names on eBay.
Here's the
Earlier this month, I suggested that the police accuracy standard was to
empty a 17 round magazine to score two hits on cops and bystanders and one
hit on the suspect. And somebody, I think it was Craig, suggested that I
was describing the NYPD standards.
Well, this weekend, two NYPD officers
Gary, et alia.
That is the prescribed method.
I, however, am not fast enough hobbling around the 300TD to insert the
antenna into the tube and engage the gears before it times out.
Get it?
I thought it was a function of the spousal unit to throw the switch when
you were ready to insert the
In the late 1940s we went crabbing and mullet snatching on the Clearwater
Causeway. (Dan knows where it is.)
Clam traps would be more useful in Clearwater these days.
http://www.xenu.net/clam_faq.html
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After they could tell I knew what I
was talking about and I have all the same diagnostic equipment
they had they dropped the issue. I hate dealers.
Reminds me of the time I helped a friend drop off a F250 6.9 at the dealer
to have the control pressures checked in the transmission.
They called
Saw this on fatwallet.com. There must be a lot of dealer margin on those
warranties...
http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/1296895/
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Maybe MBUSA needs to rethink this? In my mind, the Mercedes reputation
for
longevity and parts availability was a big part of what made them special.
If Mercedes plans to become just another ordinary car but at twice the
price, I think their business model needs work.
So there's no point
According to my local firearms instructor (who is a cop and also a
firearms
instructor for his department), most cops are not particularly good shots.
They have so much other crap they have to do that for most good enough
is
good enough when it comes to qualifying. The percentage of cops
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-first-drive-review
euro engine in a world car
So the car that replaced the car that replaced the Cavalier weighs 3500lb
with a four cylinder diesel in it?
I'm thinking about that W201 with a 2.1 Bluetec in it and wondering what
Looks like a 55 gallon drum of 'diesel exhaust fluid' is about $150-200.
Mitch.
Uh, oh. No thanks.
Gerry
Snip.Compared to the gas-powered Cruze, you also lose a couple cubic
feet of rear cargo space thanks to a 17-liter diesel emission fluid tank.
That urea fluid, which helps put the
Next, is 20k people really a small town these days? I am pretty sure we
are still under 5k by a long shot downtown Watkins Glen. My home town,
Burdett, heck, maybe 1k people tops. We all leave the keys in cars around
here at home. The door on my house has not been locked in 20 years.
I
There have been no orders to keep me away from #1 boy's car. That thing
is becoming more than the pig it was treated like.
Do we say Attaboy, or should have bought a decent car to begin with
instead of sinking money into a sow's ear?
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why are may parts not here on a holiday? I thought you said you get parts
to people when they order them! I am calling my bank and then calling the
cops to prove you drink and ride your bike. ;-}
You say that in jest, but I know of a case in which a cyclist was
convicted of boozin and
Huh, wasn't there talk of $2k being good value for a second hand Diesel
engine a while back? This is a OM606 engined car?
Perhaps someone buy this and Wiltons 126 and make a 300SD with a 606
motor?
1. An engine donor car is generally worth quite a bit less than the pulled
engine on a pallet.
Was at the junkyard this morning. Saw a very nice 79 280SE. Had
euro headlights on it, Bosch glass and the aiming vacuum pods.
All looks very nice and clean. If anyone wants them let me know
and I'll go back and get them for you.
Don't forget the headlight switch assembly.
Mitch.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-08-14-car-launch_N.htm
Mitch.
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don't forget the W111 ;-) Awesome convertible...
LarryT
The two MBZ I drooled over as a kid were the gullwings, the W198 (didn't
everybody?) and the C111 (I was probably the only kid in town who'd heard
of it).
It would have helped to have links to the pictures, or reasonable size
pictures (say 1024x768) instead of the 2592x1936 (which is larger than my
monitor at 1920x1200
Craig
If I'd spent two hours downloading that 18mb message via dial-up I
wouldn't be too happy. As it was, I logged in
6 is MUCH better
...unless the 8 is 6.3 litres?
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6 is MUCH better
...unless the 8 is 6.3 litres?
oops, that wouldn't be a W108 though, would it?
Mitch.
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I haven't been paying attention to the details, as I am not in the
market for a 126 with a steering wheel on the wrong side but if the body
is rust free, it should be fixed. How much is a 3 litre (not sure what
that is in cubes) MB turbo Diesel from a wreck?
Are LHD cars exotic there like
Now here's a reading light for undeveloped areas that makes sense.
Lift a 10 kilo sack of dirt, read for a half hour, when the light goes out
lift the sack again.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681067/a-5-light-for-the-developing-world-with-an-ingenious-fuel-gravity?partner=ps03101changegen#5
I thought the 2007 GCCRD did too, but Car and Driver says Mercedes?
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2007-jeep-grand-cherokee-crd-overland-4x4-short-take-road-test
Was a MB OM V-6 engine. Same one was supposed to be in the grand
Caravan (WooHoo!) and cars and the DINKmobiles. But because
Gerry wrote:
Americans spend more per capita than any western nation on health
care,
Entirely possible. We seem to use expensive machinery more than anyplace
else, and we pay for the development of drugs while many other countries
just want to pay for the production of what we developed.
and
I've never seen a green car that wasn't ugly - to each his own ---
http://riviera-reflections.com/green-jaguar-e-type-respray-british-racing-green/e-type-jaguar-respray-10
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?mmt=[MB[][]]listingId=351364217listingIndex=1Log=0
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/10/smart-fourtwo-price-drop
This actually could be an interesting deal
When I saw $139 per month, I wondered if it might pay for itself in fuel
savings.
Nope. When you add in the $1999 down payment, it's over 23 cents per mile.
BTW, never make a down payment
i always have to have rear wheels built due to my girth. first one i
built
was a 48 spoke one like tandem wheel, but spaced at 135mm rather than 145.
external gears. the second was an ordinary 36 spoke hub but i used 12
gauge spokes instead of 14, with shimano nexus 3 speed hub and and a
My old Wheel Horse had a plow blade that was hand lift. Even though the
tractor was somewhat underpowered with a Kohler K341 single cylinder
engine (8HP) it would still push snow in a straight line without effort,
especially if you got a running start. And that's without wheel weights,
too,
This Ferrari is so beautiful it's hard to look at it and remain standing:
https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7659942400/hE6EA3342/
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Today it won't fire at all.
Borrowed a better code reader from FLAPS, it knew there had been an
evaporative emissions event since last reset, my Scangauge didn't mention
that.
In scrolling through all the available readings, the only thing that
caught my attention was MAP = 0.0 hg, no matter
I found this which seems to pertain.
I have voltage at one terminal of the fuel pump relay under the back seat
with ignition off and voltage at another with ignition on.
I have 0.6V from ground to the relay terminal that's switched by the
relay, seems like it should be 0.0V. Can't hear pump over
I found this which seems to pertain.
Oops, supposed to be a link:
http://www.justanswer.com/mercedes/7ktw9-e320-1999-e320-two-days-ago-car-quit-driving.html
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My 99 wagon cranks and fires, then dies. Like a 124 or 201 with a bad fuel
pump relay. I don't know where the relay is, or if it's a smart relay like
a 201. Anybody with a good idea can call me at 517***6676767or I'll
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Gerry has been
reading issues of Mechanix Illustrated from the 50s
again.
You read Mechanix Illustrated? Tch! True
mechanical buffs never read
anything but Popular Mechanics, and
us science buffs only read Popular
Science.
Certainly well qualified for entry into the Darwin Award
competition.
No Darwin Award for Ladson, he spawned like a
salmon before dying.
You get a Darwin Award for improving human
evolution by removing your genes from the pool.
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After observing the human condition for 65 years, especially
recently, I
think feudal subsistence farming is more probable
for most folks. Soylent
Green, anyone?
The
Koreans keep messing up the Soylent Green shipments.
Maybe it started life as a convertible. That would explain how
much
they want for it too--trying to recoup their initial
investment.
Even if it started out as a coupe (much
more likely) the builder
should be drawn and quartered---300CEs
are rare enough as it is
without hacking one up.
The Southeast is also pretty pro-gun, whereas as you go farther North
you
run into strong anti-gun legislation such as in MD or NJ.
VT is notable in that it does not (or did not) issue
concealed carry
permits because it is legal by default. VT gun
law basically says we
don't
care what
On the other hand there are some studies that suggest that
people
individually have a certain internal risk
tolerance and if you give
them safety systems like
all-wheel drive and ABS and radar and night
vision, etc. they
will just drive more aggressively up to the point
where their
In some Northeastern states, like New Jersey, property taxes are
acknowledged to be high by the state government. When completing
state
taxes, you are allowed to assume 10% of your rent is for
property taxes
and
deduct it.
10%
because the rent is high?
In Michigan, renters can assume
Anyone know where I can get a T60 Allen?
L-key?
http://www.amazon.com/T60-Star-L-wrench-Long-Arm/dp/B002KAAR38
http://www.amazon.com/Wiha-T60-120mm-Torx-L-keys/dp/B000T9W7K8
You might check Snap-On and MAC, it's possible that you're paying tool
truck prices by the time you include shipping
I don't, but I just spent $900.00 on parts for mine. I am going to
have
little chat with Tarek on Banned. They knew the roof was
messed up. Oh
well. Live and learn.
Mine functioned
perfectly for two months, so I've got no seller complaints with the roof.
I found this pictorial on the net:
Saw a vid on youtube, a mouse was oh so delicately nibbling at the cheese
in a trap to avoid triggering it, then another mouse lunged in to steal
the cheese from him, killed them both.
Mitch
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Monday, my Achieva started making a nasty noise, which turned out to be
coming from the A/C clutch, with the occasional yellow spark from metal to
metal contact. Turning the A/C on eliminated the noise. I'm thinking
pulley bearing.
Is there anything special about taking the clutch
off a
Merry Christmas to me. My 2004 eMachine refuses to boot. The led
pilot light on the MB is glowing. The CMOS battery is good.
When I unplug it and plug it back in, the CPU fan spins for a second then
stops. Hitting the Power button does nothing. I unplugged the power switch
from the MB and
Chrysler made the right decision during their last
negotiation rounds with
the union. They gave the
retiree plan to UAW along with a pile of cash
and
made
the cost the responsibility of UAW. But now union membership will
contribute more to the cost as the long term cost of health care
He goes on to dscribe the
splt being louder than the round
firing!
But the brick of Remington subsonics I bought don't
seem all that quiet. They are strong enough to cycle the action in my
Marlin 60 and my friend's 10/22, but from a few feet away I can't really
tell a lot of difference
I'd say #2 is Ah, just making sure. (After he gropes Fran, a
tall, masculine woman)
Yes - that was my favorite line in
the movie!
I really liked though, when the Aussie
hero, Crocodile Dundee said to
the
thug,
That's not a knife, THIS is a knife!
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What are good, in-expensive, bolt action 22RF rifles to look
for? My
pump action Remington is nice for hunting, but the
chamber if not
readily accessible.
The days
when you could drop $29.88 at a Kmart for a .22 bolt Marlin are long gone.
This thing looks just like my Brother's $30 rifle
Keep cranking that ratchet strap. The more you tighten it, the wider the
beads get. I use a locking tire chuck so I can wiggle the tire on the rim
while the air is rushing in. Sometimes it helps to remove the valve core
so the air flows faster.
Are you using the same size tire that
the factory
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