http://chicago.craigslist.org/car/128306525.html
Not mine, ect.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
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John Berryman wrote:
The PO of my 190D Euro had brake fluid changed by a local garage, they
used DOT 3 it ruined the rubber in the entire brake hydraulic system.
I had no idea there was a major chemical difference between 34.
Are you sure they didn't put DOT 5 silicone in it?
Gasser Ponton, probably an outrageous reserve. Comes with a round of golf at
Pebble Beach. Seller is Pebble Beach founders grandson. Wonder if he smokes
crack?
Too bad I hate all six of mine!
Peter
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 07:08 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Wish my current gremlin was so easy -- fuse keeps blowing on my
brother's SDL, the one for the antenna motor and door locks -- still
pull huge current with both unplugged, anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Peter
Check the
On 1/24/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The local independent shop has the remains
of an SD that caught fire while driving down the interstate. I would have
believed that to be impossible until I saw it. The fire does not appear
to
have started at the alternator or battery.
Richard Murdoch wrote:
Not quite impossible. A friend had his 85 300D catch fire while he was on
the
highway.
My mail carrier stopped in my driveway and told me she was having brake
trouble. I noticed that the trouble with her Taurus at that moment in
time was the flames behind the right
you suck out all the fluid in the reservoir then refill with new, then
go to each wheel and bleed it out till you get new fluid coming out.
LT Don wrote:
Marshall --
When you say flush do you mean drain the brake system completely (hope
that isn't what you mean), or do you mean suck out what
The fluid is DOT-3, almost exactly one year old. Perhaps I'll switch it out
on next days off with DOT-4. Do I have to be super diligent and get all
traces of DOT-3 out before DOT-4 goes in?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 148K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 61K
Litchfield Park, AZ
- Original Message -
Please! I prefer to be called frugal.
Richard Murdoch
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/25 Wed PM 07:39:27 EST
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I need a $10,000 loan for a '78 450SL, any takers?
everybody here is too cheap.
hahahahahahahaha
Richard Murdoch wrote:
Please! I prefer to be called frugal.
Richard Murdoch
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/01/25 Wed PM 07:39:27 EST
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I need a $10,000 loan for a '78 450SL, any takers?
HA...here we go again.
Mine starts out in second gear, I back into my garage.
On 1/25/06, Tim C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I recommend ATE Super Amber. I'm not sure what's optimum for the in-dash
indicators though.
T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL
myth that gravity bleeding would not work on ABS, only force bleeding.
Gravity is a force, is it not?
The change in my pocket is also money. Just not enough!
-- Jim
Wish my current gremlin was so easy -- fuse keeps blowing on my
brother's SDL, the one for the antenna motor and door locks -- still
pull huge current with both unplugged, anyone have any ideas?
The dome light system and clock share this fuse. Try one of those!
-- Jim
Dude, thats truly outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really
cool.
Oddly, my wife doesn't share your (and my) opinion! I told her to
withhold her opinion until _after_ the first major power outage in
which we can use it. It's a magnificent beast, but really really
hungry.
-- Jim
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
On 1/25/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dude, thats truly outstanding. If nothing else it looks really really
cool.
Oddly, my wife doesn't share your (and my)
The car that burned was a 2005 Corolla. The family speculates that she may
have swerved to miss Bambi or maybe was fiddling with the radio.
Hans Neureiter wrote:
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
Probably like a car pulling 50hp on propane. A quick guestimate
is giving me 10+ gallons per hour at $1.60 per gallon, say
50 to 60 cents per kwh. That's
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-SEL-CELEBRITY-TOM-JONES-1981-500-SEL-73K-MILES-IMMACULATE_W0QQitemZ4607817156QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-Gullwing-1954-300SL-Gullwing-Replica-85-assembled_W0QQitemZ4607503352QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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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
Whats up with it? Never seen one badged like this before, and the AC
deal? What a hack job
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
Hello List,
Can someone tell me which years the 300CD was sold with the 5 cylinder
non-turbo motor and which with the 5 cylinder Turbo motor.
Thank you all,
Omar.
kayoooh @ gmail wrote:
Hello List,
Can someone tell me which years the 300CD was sold with the 5 cylinder
non-turbo motor and which with the 5 cylinder Turbo motor.
Turbo starting 1982, ending 1985. Can't remember when the 123 coupe
first came out, but through 1981 the diesel was NA.
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 07:54 PM, Hans Neureiter wrote:
Gravity is a force, is it not?
Indeed it is, I've been fighting it all my life.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
$38k would be a lot of money to pay for a partially assembled 302
engined Cobra replica regardless of quality. Wouldn't be cheap for
one with a proper 427 engine either.
I don't know anything about fake gullwings, but it seems high to me
for one with a Ford 302 in it.
did you try it in German and Swedish?
The lyrics were unintelligible, which was just as well considering the
fingernails-on-a-blackboard singer, and were overridden by the
I-won't-call-it-music
accompaniment.
Even though it's available for 99 cents on I-Tunes, I wouldn't. Come to think
of
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even though it's available for 99 cents on I-Tunes, I wouldn't. Come to think
of it, this is the kind of music played outside business establishments to
drive the beggars away. So it has some use after all.
Can you download it as a ringtone if somebody you want to
Do you have an idea what the fuelconsumption is at say pulling 30KW.
1 KWh is ~ $ 0.15 in residental use nowadays.
I pay 4.3 cents per kWH. Thank you Columbia River!
(Other suppliers here charge up to 2x this.)
Our power bill is still something like $250/mo in
winter (electric heat), and I'm
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 09:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The first time we use it for real I'll probably learn a
lot more about its consumption. I just hesitate to run
a test 'cause I'm unemployed and don't want to waste it.
-- Jim
You may qualify for heap. Its a big help
I think that is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen on Ebay.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-SEL-CELEBRITY-TOM-JONES-1981-500-SEL-73K-MILES-IMMACULATE_W0QQitemZ4607817156QQcategoryZ6332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It's not unusual.
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi
1980 300TD 170+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
If you are looking for celebrity cars, have a look at this one. Apparently
some old commie owned it and managed to outlive the Russian mafia.
http://tinyurl.com/bdxw3
Alan Duff
Knoxville,TN
that one as been on the block a few times already
Alan Duff wrote:
If you are looking for celebrity cars, have a look at this one. Apparently
some old commie owned it and managed to outlive the Russian mafia.
http://tinyurl.com/bdxw3
Alan Duff
Knoxville,TN
Bob Rentfro wrote:
The fluid is DOT-3, almost exactly one year old. Perhaps I'll switch it out
on next days off with DOT-4. Do I have to be super diligent and get all
traces of DOT-3 out before DOT-4 goes in?
DOT 3 4 can be mixed, but the resultant will have properties somewhere
in between.
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 07:10 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I had no idea there was a major chemical difference between 34.
Are you sure they didn't put DOT 5 silicone in it?
Yes I'm sure. The guy had the remains of the quart on his garage
shelf. His mechanic gave it to him for
Good idea! can anybody get it put on Bill Gates phone then make it go off
in a board meeting!
At 08:20 PM 1/25/2006, you wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Even though it's available for 99 cents on I-Tunes, I wouldn't. Come to
think
of it, this is the kind of music played outside business
Woodlandtaylors wrote:
Yes,
All the non-turbo's I have start in second, as does my 1989 300CE as does my
1987 420SEL. The turbo's 300 CD, D SD I have all start in first gear and
they have to climb out of the driveway when cold, when hot (normal operating
temperature) climbing the drive in
Wife been driving it for the last couple of days. Yesterday evening she
says its running bad sometimes and now power. At least it was drivable
not like the last time. Today pulled fuel filter off and back flushed
it with air and gas. Blew out a bunch or rusty crap. Anyways, got it
cleared
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Auto-Trans-for-126-107-Body_W0QQitemZ8033181883QQcategoryZ33727QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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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
Looks like '78 - '81 - NA and '82 - '85 Turbo.
from: http://home.hiwaay.net/%7Egbf/mbmodels.html
123 CoupesChassis EngineModel Years
Weight
123.053 110.984 280CE Coupe 1978-81
3445
123.150 617.912
I grew up in North El Monte. I know of some of the trans shop in that
area I could make some phone calls.
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Auto-Trans-for-126-107-Body_W0QQitemZ8033181883QQcategoryZ33727QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1309610693318372088
Can you download it as a ringtone if somebody you want to prank leaves
his phone in plain sight?
Perhaps also as a torture device such as those the CIA says it never uses. Or
the IRS.
RLE
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:37:03 -0500 John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 09:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The first time we use it for real I'll probably learn a
lot more about its consumption. I just hesitate to run
a test 'cause I'm unemployed and
Loren:
I've seen Beck Imports in Charlotte use a totalled W124 as a sales tool!
-Scott
--
J. Scott Moncrief - Sparta, NC
MBCA - Tarheel Section
http://web.infoave.net/~ontheriver/automobiles
1983 300SD 465Kmi HYTIDE
1986 300SDL 172 Kmi LOTIDE
1998 E320S4 105 Kmi
She also said she has an extra set of rims and assorted parts for it. Is
anyone interested besides me?
On 1/25/06, John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 05:14 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
Yes, this is the car I saw last year. It's a solid car, with just a
few
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:14:51 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or if broken may well source your bad gear. You can probably sell your
dead antenna to one of us for parts.
I have a dead Hirschmann from a 1982 240D, if anyone is interested.
Craig
and of course, Tom Jones has to be the Welsh singer and not, say, some
random guy named Tom Jones.
On 1/25/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 10:47 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
OK, now you're going to have to explain yourself, Johnny B.
Craig
Its a Guv program that gives grants to help with heating expenses.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.com%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D4607128666%2B%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1item=4607128666
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Sunil Hari
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 10:55 PM, Sunil Hari wrote:
and of course, Tom Jones has to be the Welsh singer and not, say,
some
random guy named Tom Jones.
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with John Voight's car.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
I asked if there was any documentation proving the Hitchcock link.
They replied that the lawyers would not allow it's release.
Yea, right
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 1/25/06, Alan Duff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think that is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen on Ebay.
Alan
its an pretty cheap price if its worth a darn.
Rory wrote:
I grew up in North El Monte. I know of some of the trans shop in that
area I could make some phone calls.
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.matthewfrancis.com/files/motorbikeclips/City_Madness.wmv
Joopster -
I think that your system is enough like my '81 107 that I can say that if the
blower fan comes on it is probably not due to a lack of system vacuum. If your
old servo had a cracked case it may be that your servo amp is blown or just
that your 2 Amp fuse for the system is open. If you
Wonder what happened to it, that link is dead.
--Robert
Rick Knoble wrote:
Gasser Ponton, probably an outrageous reserve. Comes with a round of golf at
Pebble Beach. Seller is Pebble Beach founders grandson. Wonder if he smokes
crack?
Gee, wonder why no bids on it.1.5mil$ to a zero feedback
seller?? Definitely on crack
---Robert
Alan Duff wrote:
If you are looking for celebrity cars, have a look at this one. Apparently
some old commie owned it and managed to outlive the Russian mafia.
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ahhh the K cars, and who could forget the nice 2.2 turbo motors some of
them had.
A close friend had a Aries wagon with a *hemi* in it! I'm still
looking for more information on that engine. It was apparently a 2.2
block, with a larger
Very Neat clip!
SOUND OFF
A least it is quiet unlike in the US where too many like the loud bikes.
Un like the Europeans, we suffer more from the look at me syndrome
Nothing negative opinion wise about riding motorcycles. I think they are
neat, always have. But when they are louder than the
Ed Booher wrote:
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ahhh the K cars, and who could forget the nice 2.2 turbo motors some of
them had.
A close friend had a Aries wagon with a *hemi* in it!
Was the Mitsubishi 2.6 hemispherical?
I'm not sure, but I think the wagon may
Aren't almost all engine's techinically hemi's? Or are there a lot of
engines out there with really odd shaped combustion chambers?
Levi
On 1/26/06, Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ahhh the K cars, and who could forget the nice 2.2
http://columbus.craigslist.org/car/128430265.html
Car is a TPS on the inside, and butchered (dirty interior, Kenwood CD player
and visible speaker wires), but it has a stick shift and manual roof. I've
driven it and it's actually solid. He want's $1200, but methinks it's a
Kaleb-car.
Any
On 1/26/06, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aren't almost all engine's techinically hemi's? Or are there a lot of
engines out there with really odd shaped combustion chambers?
Levi
The short answer to your question is No.
The long answer to your question I will not go into ... however,
My question is, how much rust is throughout. You can clearly see some
in the drivers door in the picture alone, and the pics are rather
small :) Is the engine and transmission strong only for the car to
disintegrate beneath it?
On 1/26/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How long ago was this...There is nothing there now
Rhonald
1985 300D
284,000 miles
Original Message Follows
From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Hitchcocks' Ponton
Date: Wed,
wow
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there is really no telling
Sunil Hari wrote:
and of course, Tom Jones has to be the Welsh singer and not, say, some
random guy named Tom Jones.
On 1/25/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Look back at this guy's transactions in ebay and you'll find he bought the car
for 9k, now he's listing it with a BIN of twice that. Not to mention he
doesn't include the cool stuff he got with it.
James S. Jetton
1987 300SDL 136k
and of course, Tom Jones has to be the Welsh singer and not,
Aren't almost all engines technically hemi's? Or are there a lot
of engines out there with really odd shaped combustion chambers?
According to Ford fanatic I once worked with, technically his
Escort was a Hemi. He said Dodge had a great marketing thing
going, though.
Most cars prior to the
It's MADNESS, I tell you.
Either that or shill bidding perfected to a fine art...
On 1/25/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
$38k would be a lot of money to pay for a partially assembled 302
engined Cobra replica regardless of quality. Wouldn't be cheap for
one with a proper 427
Yeah, when I was at Boeing there was a video on flightline safety - showed
this but with a work van (IIRC) - idea being don't drive around the back of
the plane.
T
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Thursday,
By the time you add the shipping charge and $250 1 year warranty (from
someone with no ebay history), and then factor in the zero ebay
feedback, this is really more of a risk than a bargain.
On 1/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
its an pretty cheap price if its worth a darn.
Barry,
If you start the car and run it for a few minutes and then shut it off can you
hear the servo motor running as it goes to a parked position?
Yes it does.
More to find out?
Thanks,
Joopster
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL
Care to sell whats left of it?
-Scott
-- Original Message --
From: Mathieu J. Cama [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:38:30 -0500
My fiancee, Jennifer, was rear ended in her 240D this
On Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 04:18 AM, UDG - Joop wrote:
Barry,
If you start the car and run it for a few minutes and then shut it
off can you hear the servo motor running as it goes to a parked
position?
Yes it does.
More to find out?
Thanks,
Joopster
Joopster,
The servo failing
We have one of those more compact units. In his mind, he is one of the
larger units, which of course makes him a bit more effective. You should
hear what happens when the doorbell rings at the house. (He is a Bichon
Frise - so about 12 pounds of white fluff.)
Randy
-Original Message-
I sort of thought that your propane fuel tanks were a bit on the small side.
Do you know what a pig is? (and I am not saying your generator is a pig -
I'm talking about propane tanks) You should have a couple of those if you
plan to run that thing anywhere near capacity for any length of time.
Tim C wrote:
Actually, loud pipes let cars (mostly driven by blithering idiots who fail
to see anything smaller than a Suburban) know you're there.
That Loud Pipes Saves Lives mentality is based in junk science. The only time
you can hear them at highway speeds is when the bike is in front
The other thing that I would say is that is a really cool generator. I too
worry a bit about significant power failures and have acquired a generator
but mine is just a wimpy little 7K machine with a BS gas motor. If I had
room to store the thing, I would cheerfully acquire something like yours. I
A friend's 16 yr old son totalled his Buick LeSabre while fiddling with the
radio. He was not injured thank goodness but he managed to take out a couple
of parked cars with the big Buick. Beginner drivers are always a bit too
confident of their abilities once they get the licence in hand.
Randy
could hear him for about 3/4 of a mile away - he stated that cars
If that thinking is true let us have every vehicle/truck/car on the roads
have no muffler then we would be really safe and could hear each other
coming.
I had a guy (he looked like a Hun, proally why no one wants to mess
Ahh the old Loud pipes save lives argument. I've read some interesting
studies that indicate this to be at best misleading and at worst absolute
hogwash.
The basic gist as I understand it is that because the sound is
non-directional and because cars are so well sound-proofed that the loudness
I sort of thought that your propane fuel tanks were a bit on the small
side.
Bought before I had a true idea of what this thing would eat. Before
it ran, in other words.
Do you know what a pig is? (and I am not saying your generator is a
pig -
I'm talking about propane tanks) You should have
I'm afraid I'm no help to your question (other than is that wiper still
working?). But I have to ask... Do those headlight wipers (or washers for
that matter) actually make any noticeable difference at all?
Levi
On 1/26/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I picked up my new car
When I picked up my new car (1990 300SEL) this past weekend, the wiper
headlights were properly aligned. I have no idea how I did it, but I
turned them on during the rain I drove through. Well, now the left
wiper is vertical rather than horizontal. How do I get it back? What
did I do?
They
Anyone else see this? And I thought the engine swap in the Hammer was
a tight fit...
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=1079898
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
I don't think a shoe horn would be enough tool for that. Might need to use a
hydraulic press.
Anyone else see this? And I thought the engine swap in the Hammer was
a tight fit...
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=1079898
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
--
Oh, and you also left out every other situation (e.g, cars often pull out in
front of bikes) where loud pipes can be of benefit.
I do agree that most drivers (and motorcyclists too, I'd bet, though
slightly less of those as they tend to weed out quicker) are morons without
any semblance of
I'm kind of surprised to hear that. I had the idea that the Catera
was better-made than most GM products because it was actually a
rebadged Opel, made in Germany, and was discontinued not because it
was a bad car but because of incompetent marketing---kind of like the
Merkur XR4Ti (Ford Sierra
DOT 3 and 4 fluids are compatible, they just have different boiling
points. No need to drain flush with alcohol or anything like that.
Just siphon the reservoir, fill with fresh DOT 4, and pressure bleed
(if possible) all 4 wheels. That's it.
DOT 5 (silicone) fluid is the nasty stuff that can
Tim C wrote:
Oh, and you also left out every other situation (e.g, cars often pull out in
front of bikes) where loud pipes can be of benefit.
No, I didn't. Driver error in this instance is due to lack of proper operation
of the vehicle - checking blind spots, failure to adequately judge
On 1/26/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That Loud Pipes Saves Lives mentality is based in junk science
There is definately an advantage to be noisy. It's annoying, thus it gets
attention.
People are to self-involved, so they ignore inconvemiences, like yielding
to a bike.
You got to
On 1/26/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The systemic problem is improperly, poorly, and/or inadequately trained
drivers
on the roadways. The only way loud pipes will help to reverse this is if you
stop using them for their intended purposes and start beating stupid drivers
with
I own a streetbike and I agree - mostly. Nearly all stock motorcycles
(well, the Japanese stuff anyway) have mufflers that are so quiet the
bike is near silent, and therefore laregely invisible to cage drivers.
(Don't believe me? Ride a bike on the street for a day, then we'll
talk.) A less
propane is the best fuel source for me. During hurricane Rita, we in
Houston were not only without power; we could not purchase gas (or
The planet? (Sorry, I can't ever seem to pass this up.)
diesel). I have a ready supply of natural gas to my house into which I
can tap. I really like Jim's
Hi Constantine,
The funky looking Vise-Grip pliers are not really needed. They are to
get the roof fully seated forward before tightening the bolts. The two
little plastic install guides are needed, but they're cheap - $1 each.
And, they take the place of the 'self-made' L-shaped pin mentioned in
Tim C wrote:
Oh, and you also left out every other situation (e.g, cars
often pull
out in front of bikes) where loud pipes can be of benefit.
No, I didn't. Driver error in this instance is due to lack
of proper operation
of the vehicle - checking blind spots, failure to adequately
Does anyone have info on how exactly to do this? A photo, pointing to
the area in question, sure would be nice. I had been under the
impression a major valve body mod was needed. Perhaps the 722.4 tranny
can be easily modified, but the 722.3 cannot, or vice-versa? I'd love
to know more about
A PIG sort of looks like a BBQ tank but is about 4 feet in diameter and 5
feet tall if I recall correctly. Couldn't really be manhandled much unless
empty maybe.
Randy
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this was there last night, but now the ebay posting has been removed b/c
it's probably a scam.
On 1/26/06, Rhonald Angelo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How long ago was this...There is nothing there now
Rhonald
1985 300D
284,000 miles
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