Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Peter T . Arnold
I did as suggested, I got no Format option when I right click the new hard drive? Pete On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:28:10 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: Find your My Computer icon, right click, choose manage in there go into disk management. Find the new drive in the list of drives, right click and format

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:11:15 -0600, you wrote: I've located web site, positioned jumpers to take the drive a slave. Than I went into BIOS, the Hitachi drive was there. When I highlighted it, it went to the prompt. I guess this means it works. There was a what appeared to be a little propeller

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Archer wrote: Thanks, Clay. Don't think I want to hand peen something that critical, so I'll probably rent a crimping tool from Performance Parts in California or elsewhere. Spud (Idaho Dave) or Joe Knight might have one, but I don't think either of them are still on this list. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Jim Cathey
Don't think I want to hand peen something that critical, I always figured I'd hand-peen it when it came my turn to do one. (Haven't, yet.) But then I really like using hammers for some reason... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
Feh, they're not *that* big. A 500kW standby set is probably the size of a 300D. Get up to 2000kW and you're talking small shed, maybe. Block heaters are required by code on most stationary standby sets, even if they are indoors in a heated area. Because they have to come up to operating speed

Re: [MBZ] no land line?

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
Most cell sites (nodes) have battery backup that is good for several hours at full load. Most of the larger carriers, like ATT, Verizon and Sprint either have small propane powered standby sets at their sites or are putting them in. Because of the increased subscriber base for phone service with

Re: [MBZ] Comcast (was Re: question about using blackberry as a tethered modem)

2008-06-21 Thread Tom Hargrave
Soon, very soon. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 6/20/08 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Comcast (was Re: question about using blackberry as a tethered modem) LarryT wrote: I was

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Bill R
I am by no means among the enlightened on this stuff, but I just went through this with a 320G hard drive. I ended up taking off all the jumpers and the computer sorted it out nicely. I was having some trouble with the hard drive not working and the seller sent me a Hirens boot CD that

Re: [MBZ] no land line?

2008-06-21 Thread Bill R
Hopefully this far into the process that has quieted down a bit. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:03 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] no land line? That makes two of

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Bill R
Anyone wanting to try the Hirens boot CD is welcome to it. Only requirement is to send it back. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill R Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:37 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread dave walton
There are two places to try right-clicking under disk manager. The larger block that represents that data portion of the drive and the smaller square just to the left that represents the header info for the drive. Try right-clicking on the header area and see what comes up. You may get an option

Re: [MBZ] carfax request

2008-06-21 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should be an '04 Mini. Seller claims it was a 1-owner trade-in resold by the Mini dealer at auction because it was too old to keep on the lot... want to see if she's telling me the truth. See if the Mini dealer transfered

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread LarryT
Thanks Mitch! Those Remington 22 LRs look great! One of the comments from a buyer says I have hit cow patties easily out to 300 yards I never imagind using CPs for target practice! He goes on to dscribe the splt being louder than the round firing! Also, at $3.50 for 50 they're pretty

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread LarryT
You wrote Unfortunately they won't let us own anything so deadly in the land of Oz. Well gee Hendrik, aren't all of you a bunch of wacko's who cannot be trusted with something sharp, much less a firearm? ;-) Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread LarryT
Worked on a Philip Morris expansion a few years ago - the emergency generator bldg had 2 V12 diesels with warm oil being circulated all the time to insure quick start.They used to start them once a day to make sure they worked properly. Incredible engines - I think their exhausts were

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
If they were V12s they were probably in the range of 1000kW to 1500kW. Oil circulation (prelube) systems are just that - they maintain oil pressure in the galleries to prevent wear on startup. Not common, but used on sets with very critical loads 8 or 10 exhausts are probably right - two

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
Why not use a BartPE disk? You can download the ISO for free at bootdisk.com. You can start just about anything with that Dan --- Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone wanting to try the Hirens boot CD is welcome to it. Only requirement is to send it back. BillR -Original

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
I really liked though, when the Aussie hero, Crocodile Dundee said to the thug, That's not a knife, THIS is a knife! Wilton - Original Message - From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Air

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
If you have a fairly new machine/BIOS and the proper cable, leaving all the jumpers off should put it in cable select mode, meaning the BIOS looks at it and sorts everything out on startup. Of course, if you were using a SATA drive this would be moot Dan --- Bill R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] June 6, 1944

2008-06-21 Thread LarryT
Sorry it took me so long to follow the link and see the photos - the 1st photo that appears is an incredible view of what the men faced once the big door was dropped - it looks like the German positions are a mile away - it's amazing that *any* men made it across all that open land!

Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Bill R
Thanks for the info - as I said, I am not among the enlightened on this stuff. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:54 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] O/T Hitachi Hard Drive Why

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread John Robbins
LWB250 wrote: Feh, they're not *that* big. A 500kW standby set is probably the size of a 300D. Get up to 2000kW and you're talking small shed, maybe. I've only been in one telco center... and it was pretty big. It was located in the middle of a research park though so maybe they needed

Re: [MBZ] June 6, 1944

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
One of my brother's men on Omaha beach, seventeen-year-old US Navy Seaman Bob Guere, in less than 30 minutes after he had been drafted into the infantry by an Army colonel on the beach, single-handedly destroyed one of those pillboxes by crawling on his belly to directly beneath one of the gun

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread mlh
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

[MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
Post op photos. Sent'em several days ago; 'don't think they've come up. Wilton -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: postop1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 249408 bytes Desc: not available Url :

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
I think he added a zero, after 100 yards .22LR performance drops RAPIDLY. I forget the drop at 100 yards but its substantial. At 300 yards you'd really be just lobbing bullets toward the target in a huge arc. The CCI subsonics are vastly superior to the Remington or were 10 years ago the last

[MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Peter T . Arnold
Dave, I'm feeling so stupid on this.. I find the device manager, no help all looks good. And the Disc Manager is where? I need a little Gentleman Jack on the rocks Pete On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:10:48 -0400, you wrote: There are two places to try right-clicking under disk manager. The

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread Tom Hargrave
I used to work on the Telco equipment at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. Our main switch, a Dimension 2000 (we called it the Demented 2000) supported 1700 extensions. The system ran on a stack of Edison batteries that were housed maintained in the next bay. The phone system was actually

Re: [MBZ] dial tone

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
Understand that the holiest of holies, dial tone, was a sacred thing to the telcos for many years. I'm not sure where this came from, but working with a lot of independent telcos years ago, I had it explained to me that the worst, absolute worst thing that could ever happen to you as a service

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g (rim fire ammo)

2008-06-21 Thread Kris Gilmore
At 02:50 PM 6/21/2008, Curt wrote: I think he added a zero, after 100 yards .22LR performance drops RAPIDLY. I forget the drop at 100 yards but its substantial. About 8 for standard velocity IIRC. At 300 yards you'd really be just lobbing bullets toward the target in a huge arc.

[MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread RELNGSON
NEW YORK -- United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic coach seats beginning in October. It also is raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way. The second-largest U.S. carrier said the moves are among a number of changes, including flight

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

2008-06-21 Thread RELNGSON
..I used to work on the Telco equipment at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. Our main switch, a Dimension 2000 (we called it the Demented 2000) supported 1700 extensions. The system ran on a stack of Edison batteries that were housed maintained in the next bay. The phone system was

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread OK Don
I did hand peen two chains. A good-n-heavy backing piece of steel/iron helps a LOT. I used the clip on the last chain I did, and it held for over 100k miles before the car was totaled. I used a short piece of railroad track to back the link during the hand peening. I would not hesitate to use the

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
Archer wrote: Thanks, Clay. Don't think I want to hand peen something that critical, so I'll probably rent a crimping tool from Performance Parts in California or elsewhere. Spud (Idaho Dave) or Joe Knight might have one, but I don't think either of them are still on this list.

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
Don't think I want to hand peen something that critical, I always figured I'd hand-peen it when it came my turn to do one. (Haven't, yet.) But then I really like using hammers for some reason... -- Jim You young guys can probably do it okay with a hammer.

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread OK Don
Yes - that was my favorite line in the movie! On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really liked though, when the Aussie hero, Crocodile Dundee said to the thug, That's not a knife, THIS is a knife! Wilton -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread LarryT
I did something similar - I had the engine completely disassembled at the time for a rebuild put the new chain in the vise where I use hammer punch to peen it over. he I snaked the circular chain into position and continued with the assembly. This was after I had my wife stop by a MB dealer

[MBZ] What gives with the idle control valve hose?

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
This is getting annoying -- while on my trip a couple weeks ago, not only did the rear ffex disk give up the ghost (my fault, should have checked it), but the car re-aquired that annoying sluggish off the line performance and rough idle symptomatic of a vacuum leak. Finally got a chance to

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread mlh
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! ___

[MBZ] 240D manny tranny front shaft - clutch installation aid

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
I have the short, front section of the central shaft from the original manny tranny that was in my '80 240D. It protrudes from the front of the tranny through the clutch and into center of the flywheel. I used an identical piece 23 years ago to quickly and easily align a new clutch while bolting

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread OK Don
If the warning is ignored, and the Colibri CB bullet doesn't leave the barrel of the rifle, couldn't you just push it back, or out the front (depending on the rifle) with a cleaning rod? Then the only risk is remembering to verify that the barrel is clear before loading the next round (?). What

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread mlh
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

[MBZ] Timing chain replacement/irritating twists

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
Fifty years ago, I was at home from Nebraska for a few days and sent wife into town coupla miles to buy a 12 flat bastard file - 'planned to sharpen rotary mower blade. Guy at hardware store asked her, What's he gonna do with it? She drove all the way back to say, He wants to know what ya gonna

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread OK Don
This looks a lot like my HR 410 shotgun! That might make a really nice 22. And this is more affordable: http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Rifles/sportster.aspx -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g (rim fire ammo)

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Interesting I've shot a lot of Colibri and Super Colibri (can't remember the difference) over the last few years. Thats pretty much all my Dad keeps around the house to shoot squirrels with. -Curt --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Kris Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Kris Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
I have all sizes of buck bars and several peen bars, but don't have any peen bars that small. Not really good enough with a ball peen hammer and don't have anyone to buck it for me. Gerry -- From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] I did hand peen two

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Remington subsonics are garbage... A google search shows they run very close to the speed of sound, 1000fps or more... The slower, the quieter. -Curt Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:25:55 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Right click on my computer, choose manage disk management is in the left hand column toward the bottom. -Curt Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:51:38 -0400 From: Peter T. Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Can anyone explain the rationale behind this one? Why would United want me to fly LESS? I don't understand this one at all... Is it just to make me upgrade to a flight class that doesn't have a restriction? Somehow I think that United is going to be getting a lot less of my company's money...

Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
This discussion makes me very glad I use a Mac. Just fire up Disk Utility and if the disk is available, it appears on the list... At least you don't need proprietary software anymore so that the bios can see the drive at all! Peter ___

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
The airlines, who have NEVER made money, even with the massive subsidies they get, are bleeding so badly they have to restrict flights to reduce the amount of fuel they use. The idea is to stabilize return trips and reduce the number of one- way trips to maximize the number of passengers on

Re: [MBZ] What would you do if diesel/gas cost $10/g

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
Sure, the important thing is to KNOW when the bullet hasn't come out of the barrel... For a cheap rifle, just about anything in a bolt action will do nicely. Single shot rifles will tend to be less expensive... New England Arms makes a nice break action single shot but the stock sights are

[MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
A nother sign of the SERIOUS trouble we're ALL in, and nobody seems to care. Wilton ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
For the Mac you mean? It wasn't all that long ago that without Apple firmware the Mac wouldn't see a new drive... -Curt --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
An airline needs to go out of business... Theres too much drive to push prices down and too many idiots pumping money in... Southwest is the only airline not run by morons... -Curt --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread OK Don
now that's a problem! Not really good enough with a ball peen hammer and don't have anyone to buck it for me. Gerry -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Bill R
The only time I had an MB dealer rebuild an engine [dealer in Jacksonville FL, on my 1962 220Sb, in about 1966] the rebuild lasted all of 30 minutes before the oil pressure dropped to 1. I took it back and could hear the mechanics cussing about the guy who had rebuilt it and the poor job he

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Well, there is a solution (actually, the same one I've been suggesting for 30 years or more) Stop building roads, of any kind, at once. Spend the highway trust fund money on de-suburbanization -- for an example, take a look at any community near a large city built before 1948 -- a main

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
Done it many times and never had one come loose, but they usually look like squashed bugs. Gerry From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] now that's a problem! Not really good enough with a ball peen hammer and don't have anyone to buck it for me. Gerry -- OK Don,

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
Wonder if they'll get around to stand-up seating? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/business/25seats.html Gerry - From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] An airline needs to go out of business... Theres too much drive to push prices down and too many idiots

[MBZ] OT Seating A New Lawn Tractor Tire

2008-06-21 Thread Rick Knoble
How the hell do you get one of them fat lawn tractor tires to seat on the rim? I am clueless here. The rim is like 8 inches wide and the tire beads are about four inches apart. I have tried putting a ratcheting strap around the tire, but I need to figure out how to get the beads apart so it

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Curt Raymond
They're going the way, they should offer beds not seats... Rack about 4 high. I'd put up with a navy style rack to lie in during a 5 hour flight... -Curt --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home... To:

Re: [MBZ] OT Seating A New Lawn Tractor Tire

2008-06-21 Thread mlh
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

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Hendrik Fay
The secret to peening is to take your time and not try and bash the crap out of it. It is pretty important to not get the joining link too tight, as this will increase wear. Hendrik Archer wrote: Done it many times and never had one come loose, but they usually look like squashed bugs.

[MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump

2008-06-21 Thread David Hemsley
Hi folks, I have an 84 300DT, it has a long history of air in the fuel line challenges. I have replaced the tank strainer, the filters and the fuel lines. It ran great for about two months. (Can anyone tell me the logic/engineering reasoning behind a cigar hose by the way?) Now, I am

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
All you really need to do is expand the end of the pins so that the flat part of the link cannot slip off. There is very little side force on the chain, just flaring the end is quite good enough. Rather tough steel, of course, to minimize wear, but the actual expansion needed is minimal.

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Hendrik Fay
That's pretty much right, although the current focus is on binge drinking. Apparently if you drink more than 4 standard drinks in a day you are a binge drinker, if you drink more than 4 on more than one day a week you are an alcoholic. Hendrik who is alcoholic binge drinker LarryT wrote: You

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Hendrik Fay
Ahh more movie BS, anything bigger than a box cutter (we call them Stanley knifes) is now illegal and even for a box cutter you have to have an lawful excuse. Hendrik living in a nanny state but has a secret stash of knives, carefully hidden in a kitchen drawer Wilton Strickland wrote: I

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
The cigar hose is designed to dampen the fuel pressure surges from the lift pump and smooth the flow of fuel back to the tank. It also keeps the steel line from drumming on the frame and driving you nuts. The whole assembly of the hand pump simply screws on. I suspect you are missing the

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Rick Knoble
Apparently if you drink more than 4 standard drinks in a day you are a binge drinker, if you drink more than 4 on more than one day a week you are an alcoholic. Hendrik who is alcoholic binge drinker Not an alcoholic, a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings... ;^) Rick Knoble '85 300 CD

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
I've had that happen too. Gerry -- From: Hendrik Fay [EMAIL PROTECTED] The secret to peening is to take your time and not try and bash the crap out of it. It is pretty important to not get the joining link too tight, as this will increase wear. Hendrik

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
That's good to know. Tthought it would have be rounded over like most rivets. How does the tool work? Do you have to tap it after tightening it down on the rivet or does screwing it down expand the rivet? Gerry From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] All you really

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
The crimping tool has two points that drive into the ends of the pins, expanding them. You could use a punch and a backer just as easily, but the tool doesn't put any force on the cam sprocket. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:52:26 -0400 Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wonder if they'll get around to stand-up seating? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/business/25seats.html Correction: May 4, 2006 A front-page article on April 25 about seating options that airlines are considering to

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump

2008-06-21 Thread David Hemsley
Peter, Thank you for the great information. Yours is the first explanation of the cigar hose that makes sense to me. I was thinking about changing over to the primer pump as presented at MercedesSource here: http://www.mercedessource.com/node/4773 The current primer pump does leak diesel

[MBZ] California

2008-06-21 Thread Donald Snook
I had to go to California on Thursday, just got back this morning. While I was there, I had to fill up my rental car. Gas was $4.68 a gallon. Premium was $4.79 and diesel was $5.19. My rental car was a 2008 Toyota Camry and I have to admit, I really enjoyed driving it. It was a nice car,

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Bill Ringgold
Congratulations on the seven years. I used to work for a health hazard appraisal group years ago and the level of alcohol consumptIon considered a health problem is far lower than most would think. BillR -Original Message- From: Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
Two pins? Does both pins at once? Seems like doing one at time would be okay. Gerry - From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] The crimping tool has two points that drive into the ends of the pins, expanding them. You could use a punch and a backer just as

Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread LWB250
What's even better about that feature is that ANY disk shows up, no matter how it's formatted MacDan --- Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This discussion makes me very glad I use a Mac. Just fire up Disk Utility and if the disk is available, it appears on the list... At

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
The new style is a vast improvement. It is a tube within a tube sealed with 0-rings and contains a spring. You just push down on it when you need to prime, no unscrewing, etc. The check valves in the lift pump (which is really just a close fitting rod in a hole with an o-ring seal that

Re: [MBZ] California

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Toyota has always made nice cars. Hondas get better gas milage for an equivalent car, but I really liked my old 68 or 69 or 70 or 71 Crown (never did figure out what model year it was -- there was some confusion about that, but they were only imported between 68 and 71). The only real

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Why do to operations when you can do them both at once? You have to have two pins free to take a link out anyway, why not crimp both at the same time? By hand, just make sure the link plate stays put. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] Still O/T Hitachi Hard Drive

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Even if it's damaged and unreadable, so long as it initializes. However, a dead drive that won't finish it's startup protocol can hang your Mac for 10 minutes or so Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] California

2008-06-21 Thread Allan Streib
Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There is s reason Toyota outsells GM and Ford in the US automotive market. There USED to be a reason. I think that for the last 10 years, more or less, they have been riding the reputation that they built during the 80s and 90s but that the actual

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I think many people are just too stupid to care. They are worried more about things like getting more wind power, or solar power, or buying hybrids than addressing the real problem. Wilton Strickland wrote: A nother sign of the SERIOUS trouble we're ALL in, and nobody seems to care. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So the government should step in and solve all our problems? Peter Frederick wrote: Well, there is a solution (actually, the same one I've been suggesting for 30 years or more) Stop building roads, of any kind, at once. Spend the highway trust fund money on de-suburbanization --

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump

2008-06-21 Thread David Hemsley
only 12 years huh?:) I would say that is a pretty good endoresement. Dave H... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:25:05 -0500 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump The new style is a vast improvement. It is a tube within a tube sealed with

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Archer
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:52:26 -0400 Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wonder if they'll get around to stand-up seating? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/business/25seats.html Correction: May 4, 2006 A front-page article on April 25 about seating options that airlines are considering to

Re: [MBZ] California

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
That's what they say, but I'l wait a decade or two to see how they hold up. GM still has problems -- one of my co-workers bought a nice Buick recently, and it's been back to the dealer for warrenty work half a dozen times, including a leaking GPS antenna seal. Better than they used to

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Peter Frederick
That is the reason we HAVE a government. We elect them, we should hold their feet to the fire and get some things fixed for US, not just the rich people who fund their election campaigns. Government is NOT evil, it's what makes the difference between civilization and plain chaos. Peter

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:56:30 -0500 Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:44:11 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So the government should step in and solve all our problems? That is the reason we HAVE a government. I'm sure you get a strong

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-21 Thread Gary Hurst
are you going to tell us also that the police are a think blue line separating peace from anarchy? there are not many problems with our society that do not have government as the root cause. On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 10:56 PM, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is the reason we HAVE a

Re: [MBZ] Air guns

2008-06-21 Thread Rick Knoble
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Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home...

2008-06-21 Thread Jim Cathey
Dear Airline Industry, I am sick of being treated either like a criminal, or like a fool, or both. I do not feel safer, I do not feel better served, I do not feel like giving you any money. Screw you. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] Timing chain replacement

2008-06-21 Thread Jim Cathey
You could use a punch and a backer just as easily, but the tool doesn't put any force on the cam sprocket. Neither does the hammer, if the pin is backed properly and you don't miss! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list