Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:35:45 -0500 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: J wrote:you must be running with german helium or As it happens, the US has the worlds supply of Helium - which is why the Germans used highly explosive Hydrogen in their Zeppelins - and why they burned like crazy - The

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-11 Thread Jim Cathey
The hydrogen certainly helped start the conflagration, but it was the nitro- based paints that really caused the problems. Saw a special on that. The hydrogen didn't start the fire, it was a spark across improperly grounded skin panels. The fabric doping, new for the Hindenburg, was a mixture

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:30:36 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The hydrogen certainly helped start the conflagration, but it was the nitro- based paints that really caused the problems. Saw a special on that. The hydrogen didn't start the fire, it was a spark across improperly

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:30:36 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody else remember the formula for thermite? To see it in action, take a look at, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7231843493488769585 Craig

[MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Rich Thomas
Mobil1 turbine oil? What weight? How often would I change it? Is it the BEST? --R Darrell W. Sigmon wrote: Turbine oil. Rich Thomas wrote: http://cgi.ebay.ca/WORLDS-ONLY-JET-CAR-with-twin-jet-engines_W0QQitemZ160069702913QQihZ006QQcategoryZ98062QQcmdZViewItem

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Mike Canfield
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Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 21:43:45 -0500 Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be careful of the additives in the M1T oils they may make your headlight fluid cloudy...Go with the heavyweight kind thoughJust cuz it's heavier man.. Yes, but if you update your blinker fluid at the

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Werner Fehlauer
Muffler grease?? Tire fuses?? Werner - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this? On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 21:43:45 -0500

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread BillR
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Craig McCluskey Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this? On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 21:43:45 -0500 Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Mike Canfield
Subject: Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this? On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 21:43:45 -0500 Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd be careful of the additives in the M1T oils they may make your headlight fluid cloudy...Go with the heavyweight kind thoughJust cuz it's heavier man

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Mike Canfield
mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:01 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this? I haven't noticed that blinker / headlight fluid effect so much, but if you keep the air in all five tires changed on a regular basis [with a standard 25% helium mix] you won't

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread jwreames
Wouldn't running a higher percentage helium mix further lighten the load resulting in impressive improvements in fuel economy? Of course you must be running with german helium or your suspension could get all squirrely. -j. 1985 300d (223K Gerta) 1991 Cherokee (149K fishbowl) 1999 E300Dt (106K

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Allan Streib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wouldn't running a higher percentage helium mix further lighten the load resulting in impressive improvements in fuel economy? There's a tire shop here that's advertising that they will change the air in your tires for Nitrogen. -- 1983 300D 1966 230

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread LarryT
mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this? Wouldn't running a higher percentage helium mix further lighten the load resulting in impressive improvements in fuel economy? Of course you must be running with german helium

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread Rich Thomas
I usually put an 80% mix in my tires, it seems to work pretty well. I add some oxygen, CO2, and some other exotic gases as well using a special mixing apparatus I have in the garage. I have noticed significant performance gains when I use this special mixture, sorta like \/ ! /-\ GR /-\ for

Re: [MBZ] What kind of oil would I use for this?

2007-01-10 Thread David Brodbeck
Levi Smith wrote: I go the other way and fill them with that sodium chloride or whatever it is they use to weight tractor tires. Gets better traction in the winter and gets better mileage cause all that extra mass just keeps going so I can just let off the accelerator and my 300D just keeps