Re: [MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-16 Thread Frederick Moir
Eye-gore!   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr FredenSCHTEEN! --R On 8/15/13 10:23

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2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt creating life, as long as you have an under fourty year old female handy. ;-) Mitch. I guess I must be getting old.

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2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to.

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2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... After, of course, they cease to create life. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

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2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: FredenSCHTEEN! http://youtu.be/nxxSIX3fmmo ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
And your point is...? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... After, of course, they cease to create life. Mitch. __**_

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2013-08-16 Thread Fmiser
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... Mitch wrote: After, of course, they cease to create life. Andrew wrote: And your point is...? What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this

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2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt creating life, as long as

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2013-08-16 Thread OK Don
To put it another way, it's the journey, not the destination :-) On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et

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2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
was an amusing moment... -Curt Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:48:04 -0400 From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr Message-ID:     CAC35L=vy-2fqsl0j9wptr+eszgzhvnlfhu+0_eq1cnxhrmv...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset

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2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr Message-ID: CAC35L=vy-2fqsl0j9wptr+eszgzhvnlfhu+0_eq1cnxhrmv...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 And your point is...? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote

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2013-08-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 16/08/2013 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun

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2013-08-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Just by show of hands, how many people agree with Curt that I sucked all the joy out of this converstation with my tactless, ill-informed and insensitive question? On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/08/2013 12:25 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Fmiser

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2013-08-16 Thread dseretakis
Spoken like a true geriatric:) Sent from my iPhone On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: By all accounts, females peak in the ir 50s or even later... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 15/08/2013 6:28 PM,

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2013-08-16 Thread Curt Raymond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBNXDXNOKlo Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:38:26 -0400 From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr Message-ID:     CAC35L=tNraMYeODHNeGG_4kwsg4fha5u5_i4D6ofn=pteyf...@mail.gmail.com Content

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2013-08-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: There have been documented cases of women giving birth up to a ripe old age of 59, or even older when given medicinal encouragement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy_over_age_50 I forget how old she was, but a childhood friend and his older brother only exist

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2013-08-16 Thread Fmiser
Fmiser wrote: What's _your_ point? Mitch made his clear at the beginning of this sub-thread with this email: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt

[MBZ] Grrr

2013-08-15 Thread Curt Raymond
I put a new alternator in my '84 190D a couple weeks ago. In doing so I noticed the pulley didn't line up perfectly with the crank, this was the same on the old alternator (which I put in back in December) so I moved my spacers over. Unfortunately this alternator had a different kind of center

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2013-08-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
You should have ordered that from jabba the fat then it would have fit right Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I put a new alternator in my '84 190D a couple weeks ago. In doing so I noticed the pulley didn't line up perfectly with the

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2013-08-15 Thread Curt Raymond
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr Message-ID: 23a5205b-d6d4-4441-9bb3-680ff396a...@striplin.net Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii You should have ordered that from jabba the fat then it would have fit right  Sent from my iPhone

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2013-08-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Attaboy, Fred the Moor-killer! Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

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2013-08-15 Thread Dwight Giles
Yes Fred is our man here in New England. On Thursday, August 15, 2013, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Attaboy, Fred the Moor-killer! Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

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2013-08-15 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/08/2013 2:18 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: I put a new alternator in my '84 190D a couple weeks ago. In doing so I noticed the pulley didn't line up perfectly with the crank, this was the same on the old alternator (which I put in back in December) so I moved my spacers over. Unfortunately

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2013-08-15 Thread Frederick Moir
: [MBZ] Grrr Attaboy, Fred the Moor-killer! Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

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2013-08-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch, et al. That's ancient history. I prefer creating life, or at least trying to. Always fun to attempt creating life, as long as you have an under fourty year old female handy. ;-) Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

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2013-08-15 Thread Frederick Moir
Mitch. Females? I was talking about kite-flying in a thunder storm!   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr

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2013-08-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch. Females? I was talking about kite-flying in a thunder storm! Dr Fredenstein, I presume? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

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2013-08-15 Thread Rich Thomas
FredenSCHTEEN! --R On 8/15/13 10:23 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Frederick Moir wrote: Mitch. Females? I was talking about kite-flying in a thunder storm! Dr Fredenstein, I presume? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Grrr list keeps saying Im spam!

2013-02-02 Thread Rolf
GRRR! ___ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

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2013-02-02 Thread dseretakis
Almost one third of the list messages end up in my spam folder. My own included. Been doing that for years, Sent from my iPhone On Feb 2, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote: GRRR! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Grrr list keeps saying Im spam! mu1u6ery

2013-02-02 Thread Rick Knoble
On Feb 2, 2013, at 11:27 AM, Rolf r...@winmutt.com wrote: GRRR! Just copy and paste mu1u6ery in the subject of everything you send today. If it wasn't for the spam filters the list would probably be inundated with trash email. Rick Who remembers Grrr! was the pitch word for John Delorean's

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-31 Thread Curt Raymond
Fronts on my 240D are from Advance. One leaked, they replaced it no questions asked... -Curt Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:46:55 -0400 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu Subject: [MBZ] grrr.  siezed caliper To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: m1ws4m3tnk@cs.indiana.edu Content-Type: text

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2009-08-30 Thread Allan Streib
Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com writes: Age doesn't matter if someone dumped DOT3 fluid in it. Gotta be DOT 4. I only use castrol DOT 4, but that is just me. I've used only Valvoline synthetic DOT 4 fluid. Allan -- 1983 300D ___

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2009-08-30 Thread Fmiser
Allan Streib wrote: On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut. That would affect both the pistons - not just the inboard. -- Philip ___

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-30 Thread Allan Streib
Well nobody who's open today has a caliper in stock. So looks like I'll be calling Rusty on Monday. The drivers side caliper was OK. The rotors were in terrible shape. I had ordered new ones because I could see through the gaps in the wheels that they were starting to get uneven and I could

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-30 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
true Fmiser wrote: Allan Streib wrote: On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut. That would affect both the pistons - not just the inboard. -- Philip

[MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-29 Thread Allan Streib
Well I thought I'd have a quick job of changing my brake pads this afternoon. On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. So just to get this done before Monday, I'm tempted to try AutoZone or Pep Boys tomorrow to see if they have one. The one on there now is one I

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-29 Thread Peter Frederick
Depends on why it's stuck. If the piston is cocked in the bore, you can usually persuade it to come out, then you need a rebuild kit. Otherwise, yeah, they are all pretty much the same. Change the rotor -- I suspect the piston is stuck because the rotor is too thin and the backing plate

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut Allan Streib wrote: Well I thought I'd have a quick job of changing my brake pads this afternoon. On the passenger rear brake the inboard piston is siezed in the caliper. So just to get this done before Monday, I'm tempted to try AutoZone or

Re: [MBZ] grrr. siezed caliper

2009-08-29 Thread Allan Streib
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes: Check the brake hoses first, might be swelled shut Hoses and calipers are less than 2 years old. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

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2009-08-29 Thread Mountain Man
Allan wrote: Hoses and calipers are less than 2 years old. Push the piston in and then use the brake pedal to push it out again. Exercise it a bit and you might be fine, or, as Peter said, it might be cocked. I would try the exercise bit before I spend more dollars for a rebuilt. mao

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2009-08-29 Thread Allan Streib
Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com writes: Push the piston in and then use the brake pedal to push it out again. Exercise it a bit and you might be fine, or, as Peter said, it might be cocked. I would try the exercise bit before I spend more dollars for a rebuilt. Have not been able to get

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2009-08-29 Thread Loren Faeth
Age doesn't matter if someone dumped DOT3 fluid in it. Gotta be DOT 4. I only use castrol DOT 4, but that is just me. (unless you purge and flush all and do the Dot5 switch, but that starts a discussion much the same as oil.) In that case, no Dot 3 anyway. Best to only buy dot 4. It works

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2008-07-03 Thread Curt Raymond
I do have multiple cars, just for stupid reasons I don't have the 240D on the road yet... -Curt --- On Wed, 7/2/08, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grrr To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Wednesday, July

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2008-07-03 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Or you could be like me and have many backup cars, except none of them are ready to drive!! OK Don wrote: That's one of the primary reasons I have multiple cars - I don't lke having only the one I'm working on - need another one that's running! Good luck with the wire. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008

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2008-07-02 Thread Curt Raymond
About half way through the repair on the passenger side of the car and I run out of wire... Typical. I've got another spool but its uncoated and I don't have any gas. So now I've got to: A. Reconnect the battery (I always disconnect the battery when welding, just in case), get the car off the

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2008-07-02 Thread OK Don
That's one of the primary reasons I have multiple cars - I don't lke having only the one I'm working on - need another one that's running! Good luck with the wire. On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About half way through the repair on the passenger side of