Well, when I was searching for tires for my boat trailer, I found that many
small truck tires had the correct load rating and I think they were all
bias-ply, and as I recall, in reading the Tire Rack material, radial tires were
difficult to find in the correct load rating for a trailer. If
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E M pokieba...@gmail.com writes:
My neighbour did the brakes on his minivan at the same with, with
factory dealer rotors, which were labeled on the factory box, made in
China. hee hee.
As were the originals, most likely.
Allan
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:04:21 -0500 Ed Booher edboo...@gmail.com wrote:
Idle Cable Stop
end Piece For Idle Control Cable. Does Not Include Screw. OES GENUINE
And can anyone provide a diagram or picture of how this works?
Ed,
Did you ever get this figured out? Would you like a
I haven't bought a non radial tyre in about 30 years. Yes, you have to
buy the correct load rating.
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You win some, You loose some and You wreck some!
-Dale Earnhardt-
On 11/13/2010 8:11 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
wrote:
Well, when I was searching for
Yesterday at Costco I got some fish. Farm raised steelhead in Chile.
It is pretty tasty. Anyway, they also had some Atlantic salmon
farm-raised in Chile. Think about that.
--R
On 11/13/10 12:55 AM, John Freer wrote:
Bought some salmon the other day that was labeled product of
I made a CLT of sorts for older Diesels with loop GPs from an old
GP. I punched out the center, and put an air line on it somehow.
then a pigtail to the airhose. Pull all the GPs, put the engine at
tdc. You have the choice of two cylinders, 50/50 of being right.
Once you find which is tdc
Several years ago I got some truck tires for my boat trailer from Tire Rack for
$70 each; they have a pretty high load rating, 1900 lbs I think, and are
bias-ply tires. I don't notice any improvement in how it tows, but I have a
lot more confidence that I won't blow a tire when evacuating for
Hi all,
Tried the * at the end of the codeno change.
But you know what? Today I got into the car and Viola! the the radio
started working again.go figure!
Thanks for your help!
Angelo Giaimo
1990 350SDL
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Youngest son is in his first year at the university working on his marine
science degree. He's taking an aquaculture class this semester that has
enlightened him as to the source of much of our commercial seafood.
Some pretty interesting stuff if you're a seafood consumer, especially on fish.
I needed to buy a starter switch (manual pushbutton with two terminal
posts for bat. cables on the back) this is similar to the foot
starter switch used on cars/trucks in the late 40s and early 50s
after the mechanical linkage went out, and before the starter relay
became vogue. The switch is
Dieselhead wrote:
I'd rather buy HF tools than pay made in USA prices for chinee junk. At
least HF charges made in china proces for most of their stuff instead of
made in USA prices for chinee junk.
The issue is *much* larger than price alone. That is the issue we
need to grasp.
Now, do we
Ed wrote:
Nothing beats a well made quality item. Justify buying quality anyway you
have to, even if you have to lie to yourself hee hee, but never settle for
junk. Life it too short. That's why we drive Mercedes, right?!? ;-)
And, while the issue is about china made stuff - it is *only*
Ed wrote:
Good luck in finding the tool you need, and the parts at the right price and
quality for you.
I still have tools that I use - well, I don't do much work anymore
since my son works everyday on cars and offers to do my work, across
the street. I bought tools at a pawn shop in
Fundamentally we are consumers looking for the best deal for the buck, not
idiots. I'd prefer that the federal government get further and further OUT of
the liberty-crushing mama-state business, reduce our regulatory (i.e. EPA) and
tax burdens to the point that American manufacturers are one
radial tires are fine, that is what I use
On 11/12/2010 1:22 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310 wrote:
Cool trailer! Looks like it means business. There may be a metal tag
somewhere near the tongue with the load rating for the trailer. Worth finding
that bit of info.
I can honestly say that is the first time I have ever heard
anybody say dont get a dovetail. I could not imagine trying to
load a car without it. I have never got stuck anywhere from the
back dragging. Sounds like he didnt have the trailer loaded
properly and it was pushing the back down
I'd like to have that trailer, something to pull it with, and something to
go pick up to put on it to pull home.
I don't want much.
Bob R
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
radial tires are fine, that is what I use
On 11/12/2010 1:22 PM, Dillon,
work?
-Max
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That load rating of my tires on my trailer are just fine. Anytime
I have had to change a trailer tire it was because it picked up a
nail or something and went flat.
On 11/13/2010 7:11 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310 wrote:
Well, when I was searching for tires for my
Sorry, I must have confused you with someone else pulling a trailer and blowing
tires. Was that Curt?
-Max
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com on behalf of Kaleb C. Striplin
Sent: Sat 11/13/2010 12:12 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Garage sales are often a good place to find old tools too. Often good
quality, and around here, they tend not to be the items people run to
first.
I went to buy some Craftsman tools a few years back, as I've heard they are
good quality, and US made. Every tool I picked up in the store, said
What they 'really looked like' has NO bearing. What was their rating at
45#.
If you have no data, you are stating an opinion.
--
Pete Arnold ‹(•¿•)›
31' Forest River, Cardinal Fiver
'08 RAM250 4x4, 6.7 Smoke Motor
Member of Escapees
National Camping Travelers, A Masonic Family Camping
I just came in from messing with the car for a few minutes
(while kid is taking a nap). Fluid does not smell burned or
anything, proper level. Wife said after they filled it back up it
did the same thing which I take to be slipping when trying to
shift into a higher gear. I just took the
Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com writes:
And, while the issue is about china made stuff - it is *only* because
*all* china stuff is cheap. Someone needs to force a china
manufacturer to make high quality tools and blast the HF market to
cheap-dom. However, nobody will push any china
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil
writes:
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_search_result.php?search=1query=m0085x=0y=0
Is Sir Tools made in China? This tool is less than half the cost of
the factory tool.
Doesn't appear so:
E M pokieba...@gmail.com writes:
I went to buy some Craftsman tools a few years back, as I've heard
they are good quality, and US made. Every tool I picked up in the
store, said made in china on it. No, I didn't buy them. Asked the
guy what was with all the made in china stuff? He said,
I think it was 1200 or 1250 lbs per tire; boat weighs 1700, trailer probably
weighs at least 500, so I was probably right at the edge or even beyond the
limit.
In my opinion, I was asking too much of those tires, that is why I bought new
tires with substantially higher rating.
-Max
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:07:54 -0500 Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
Is Sir Tools made in China? This tool is less than half the cost of
the factory tool.
I don't know where they are made. I bought a W123 pre-chamber puller and
an injection pump
Just out of curiosity I was looking to see how much carfax
reports are now days, they are wanting $34.99 for ONE report,
$44.99 for 5. That is crazy. Autocheck is not much better at
$29.99 for 1 report, but they do have unlimited at $44.99 for 30
days. Used to be $19.99 for 60 days.
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Max wrote:
In other words, consumers didn't drive manufacturers out of business,
government regulations and taxes did.
I don't know about that, really.
We have been trained to buy on price, hence, price = god for over 40 years.
Then when price stressed us to buy china rather than USA - we did
They have to pay for those creepy talking fox commericals.
Bob R
On Nov 13, 2010 12:08 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Just out of curiosity I was looking to see how much carfax
reports are now days, they are wanting $34.99 for ONE report,
$44.99 for 5. That is crazy. Autocheck
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:49:26 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Craftsman are not what they used to be. My dad had some Craftsman tools
that I still use. Every Craftsman tool that I've broken has been one I
bought more recently.
I bought sets of Craftsman screw drivers and
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:47:35 -0500 Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
meade.m.dil...@navy.mil writes:
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_search_result.php?search=1query=m0085x=0y=0
Is Sir Tools made in China? This tool is less
Looks like my china-bating line in the original email has un-done my original
intent - get input on the usefulness of this extractor/pressing in tool.
So all the 124 owners and 201 owners on this list are too frugal to spring for
the $100 for this S.T. extractor? Perhaps I can re-sell once
I have a spare MB splined socket i'd make you a deal on.
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:07:54 -0500 Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
Is Sir Tools made in China? This tool is less than half the cost of
the factory tool.
I don't know where they are
I suspect that those tools are hardened - you'd need a precision grinder
instead of a lathe, or beable to harden mild steel after you turned them on
the lathe.
If you buy ST extractor, I'll buy it after you use it for 50% ---
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV
OK, already ordered it. I'll report on it's usefulness, and then you've got
first dibs once I'm done with both cars. Only condition is if you sell it,
advertise it here first.
-Max
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com on behalf of OK Don
Sent: Sat 11/13/2010
Yet you list your car on eBay as a classified ad for free, and it
includes an Autocheck that everyone can see.
Look harder, there must be a deal out there.
Jaime
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:
They have to pay for those creepy talking fox commericals.
.
The fourth picture shows the treads on the M0046.
Craig
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http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/?page_id=9798paged=30
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Hi, all.
I'm looking for the lower body of an inclined injector to use in my
leak-down tester.
(602 - 603 with the threads on the lower end of the body.)
Anyone have one or the whole injector, I'll even pay for it and advance
shipping.
EPC p/n is 000 017 29 16 for a new one.
TIA
Fred Moir
So Randy...are you telling me that you think that what the disaster that we
have now is and better than Palin at her worst!
Barry
so. Anyone think that the Republicans could or would have done any
better in the past couple of years? Aren't you diehard Republicans
secrety relieved that Ms
Does anyone on the list have an extra white plastic piece which is under the
dash and into which the in dash temp sensor mounts and the hose connecting off
to the right. I'm only interested in this white plastic piece.
TIA.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
OK - it's a deal.
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
OK, already ordered it. I'll report on it's usefulness, and then you've
got first dibs once I'm done with both cars. Only condition is if you sell
it, advertise
I look at the used tool thing two ways:
1.) When I was in tech school, a lot of guys scoured flea markets and garage
sales for old Craftsman tools. Even a bent or chipped screwdriver could be
taken to the closest Sears store and exchanged for a new one, gratis.
2.) Buying a used or new high
Now you know why I was trying to sell off the remaining two I had a few months
ago
Dan
--- On Sat, 11/13/10, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net
Subject: [MBZ] is carfax nuts?
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date:
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I take it all back. There are some issues, I def need the larger
flexdisks from the 300D on the front. The carrier bushing needs to be
replaced. The gearing needs to be shortened up, 2.88 might be ok 3.07
would be a hoot. 65mph is 1850 rpm. 70mph is 2000. Once the turbo kicks
in it really
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:36:01 -0800 (PST) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
The first Hazet wrench I owned was a combination wrench that has a hex
bit in one end for differential/transmission drain plugs and a closed
end wrench on the other for oil pan drain plugs. The first time I held
this
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:01:17 -0500 Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 meade.m.dil...@navy.mil wrote:
Craig,
Those S.T. tools look pretty disappointing.
I showed a picture of how little the 1/2 extension would go into the
square end of the splined socket for the delivery valve
I take my loaded trailer to our landfill where they weigh each axle for
me. Cost: I give her a Dunkin Donuts card.
Now, I have data and don't have to base critical judgments on opinion.
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Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have see a brook.
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