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Today's Topics:
1. Re: want to drain fuel tank - what size allen wrench?
(Christopher McCann)
2. Re: ethanol and biodiesel - waste of energy? (John M McIntosh)
3. Re: Help for Lt. Don's 240D (Don)
4. Re: OT: cheap website hosting services? (Zeitgeist)
5. Re: ethanol and biodiesel - waste of energy? (Rich Thomas)
6. Re: farm tech (Curt Raymond)
7. '97 300D (Darrell W. Sigmon)
8. Re: '97 300D (Desert Rat)
9. Re: '97 300D (Kevin)
10. Re: '97 300D (JabbaHursty)
11. Re: '97 300D (Steve MacSween)
12. Re: '97 300D (Kevin)
13. Re: '97 300D (Steve MacSween)
14. Re: '97 300D (Steve MacSween)
15. Re: '97 300D (Zeitgeist)
16. Re: '97 300D (J.B. Hebert)
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Got the 7/8" allen wrench - huge. It's .2mm too big,
but haven't tried it yet. Finished up rear brakes and
rotors last night (and adjusted parking brake).
Tonight I will remove A/C system (another story) and
then get to fuel tank. I need to get a bucket for the
fuel and the flush (I think there is ALOT of rust in
there) and I don't have one yet, so I haven't
attempted...sort of enjoying the suspense...and not
looking forward to filing .2mm off hardened steel.
Wish I had an angle grinder...
Christopher
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> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:59:07 -0500 Fmiser
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > But he's looking for a 22mm for the fuel tank -
> and that's kinda close
> > to 7/8".
> >
> > I had no trouble finding 3/4 hex stock at the
> machine shop - but I
> > didn't ask about 7/8". I _suspect_ that it is less
> common - but I'm
> > really just guessing...
>
> When I removed the freeze plug on the side of our
> '72 220D/8's block to
> install a block heater, I ended up buying a 3/4"
> allen wrench; the bolt
> and double nut trick didn't work. And then I had to
> use a 6' length of
> pipe on the wrench (out through the front of the
> engine bay with the
> radiator removed) and lift the front end of the car
> quite a bit before I
> heard a very loud 'crack!' I rushed over to make
> sure the block hadn't
> broken -- fortunately, it hadn't.
>
> So, purchasing a real allen wrench might be
> necessary. 7/8 inch (0.875")
> is a little large compared with 22 mm (0.866"), so
> he might have a little
> problem with it fitting properly. It is, however,
> certainly worth a try.
>
>
> Craig
>
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Christopher McCann, Raytown, Missouri
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On 19-Jul-05, at 9:28 PM, BenzBarn wrote:
The cheap food policy in NA is really starting to show just how
bad things
are getting. ( NA has the cheapest food in the world ) It's said that
Canada has about 3 days supply of food. I don't believe this but
even if it
is true what that tells me is we import too much food here. It also
tells me
that it's cheaper to import than to support a domestic industry.
Here on vancouver island last winter the ferry workers did an illegal
strike for two days, so no car/truck traffic to the island (600,000+
people)
The grocery stores had zero milk and vegetables on day 3, plus then a
shortage brewing of lots more critical things...
John
1983 300TDt 352k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1992 300TDt 144k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 165k Kilometers (mobil 1 0w40)
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The 240D doesn't need to run for long -- just long enough to pass
Luther and "The Other" Don's S Class cars once.
On 7/20/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:49:32 -0500, OK Don wrote
> > So he can keep up with the rest of us -- --
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/8azm2
>
> You know, something doesn't add up there.
>
> He says 120 lbs thrust. Okay, I can believe that.
>
> He recommends 15-35 psi of oil pressure. Hmm...
>
> Unless the thrust bearing on that turbo has around 4 square inches of surface
> area, it seems to me the oil is going to be pushed out and that engine isn't
> going to run for long.
>
>
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Thanks to all who responded with your advice regarding web hosting
services. I've found that most of the services out there throw a lot
of information at you, but don't explain what it means, and how it
applies to specific needs. Could someone provide me with a range of
web storage requirements (in MB) I would conceivably need to, say,
maintain an ftp site similar in size and complexity to Dave M's, in
addition to a text-based website with lots of pics and multiple pages
(~20 total) with few if any graphics.
Also, according to CNET some web hosting sites require an annual fee
for services, but none of the links sent by you folks mentioned this
in their descriptions--are any of you paying an annual fee in addition
to your monthly?
On 6/21/05, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been roped into selling some artwork and other accumulated items
> on ebay for a longtime family friend, and want to set up a website to
> host pics and other assorted MB related program activities. Does
> anyone know of a few stable, fairly inexpensive and feature laden
> webhosting companies that can serve my needs?
>
> This company and package was highly rated on CNET:
> http://hosting.aplus.net/soloxr.html Anyone have information about
> that company?
>
> I'm currently suffering from an ignorance overload.
Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (205k)
'84 300D (201k)
Gasser:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA
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What then happened to the ferry workers?
1) Got what they were after, no penalties
2) Got fired
3) Got thrown in jail for an illegal strike
4) None of the above
And no other people could be found who could operate a ferry?
--R
John M McIntosh wrote:
On 19-Jul-05, at 9:28 PM, BenzBarn wrote:
The cheap food policy in NA is really starting to show just how
bad things
are getting. ( NA has the cheapest food in the world ) It's said that
Canada has about 3 days supply of food. I don't believe this but
even if it
is true what that tells me is we import too much food here. It also
tells me
that it's cheaper to import than to support a domestic industry.
Here on vancouver island last winter the ferry workers did an illegal
strike for two days, so no car/truck traffic to the island (600,000+
people)
The grocery stores had zero milk and vegetables on day 3, plus then a
shortage brewing of lots more critical things...
John
1983 300TDt 352k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1992 300TDt 144k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 165k Kilometers (mobil 1 0w40)
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Ken,
I'm somewhat of a hobby farmer myself, I play with '50s vintage equipment and
farm mostly weeds. The farmers of today have amazing technology, my '52 IH
Super M is like 45hp and was considered a pretty big machine in its day.
Today's tractors can have 1000hp or better and have GPS and other technological
gizmos to help the farmer get the best yield possible.
My wild guess would be that in the last 50 years yields have probably trippled
or quadrupled. In that time the cost of fuel has gone up 10x or more, the
tractor has gone up 5x or more, wages for employees have gone up probably 5x,
you get the idea.
The price of corn has gone up doodly and beans has fallen. Its just as bad or
worse when you talk about milk.
The profit all goes to the middlemen, that $4 box of cornflakes costs $0.05 in
corn but theres also some small (and I mean piddling) amount to be made by the
store. So who gets the profit? Thats Kelloggs, they mix some sugar and malt in
with the corn and boom *profit*. Think like diamonds, they cost NOTHING for the
raw materials. They're generally cut and polished in India for squat, but for
some reason we've been duped into believeing they're "rare".
-Curt
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:58:31 EDT
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Subject: [MBZ] Re: Mercedes Digest, Vol 2, Issue 116
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Scott, not to pick a fight, but would you also comment on the amount of
time
the farmer spends in his field nowdays compared to yesteryear? I hear
you talk
about farmers needing primary jobs to survive, but I'm also aware that
there
is a big difference from plowing the field with an open crawler tractor
and
gang plow and the wheeled tractors with enclosed cabs, and air
conditioning. My
guess is 1/10 the time? With the modern pesticides and fertilizers
doesn't the
farmer also get a better yield per acre?
I think there is a change that the traditional farmer is going through.
When
traditional retail type businesses went through a big change 10 years
ago they
coined new words, like "just in time" shipping and paradiem shift, etc.
I
think you would agree with me that most of the little mom and pop
hardware stores
were gobbled up by the box stores. (Lowes, Home Despot (must be a
typo))
Those business owners who took over the family business from their
parents were
suddenly out on the street with their livelyhood destroyed.
Remember the accountant that worked in the drug store, hardware store
and
almost every other business? He spent hours each day tallying reciepts,
making
daily deposits at the bank, and figuring inventory. What happened to
him? He
lost his job to a computer. He was taken over by the firm who, for
pennies per
employee would plug in the hours and spit out paychecks by the tens in
minutes
for that company. The cash register now keeps track of inventory and
totals the
sales. The credit cards are automatically deducted from the customers
account
and credited to the merchant.
While I am sensitive to your loss of the family farm heritage, it
appears to
me that most every other occupation has changed over the years. I
closed my
full service, Texaco service station in 1985. A self service mini mart
now
stands in it's place. When the gypo stations were selling fuel for less
than I was
paying for branded fuel it was hard to make ends meet. I let my NIASE
(now
ASE) master mechanic certification lapse and went to a different line
of work.
The investment to keep buying the new testing and service devices to
stay in
service as an independant mechanic didn't pencil out for me. The last
scope I
bought, about 1983 was $3200.00. Ask your mechanic what one costs now.
The times, they are a changin'. Our challenge is to find a way to keep
the
lifestyle we desire and make a decent living. I now work on cars as a
hobby, and
have a primary job to pay the bills. Is there a parallel between your
experience and mine?
Ken
hoping you get the rain and sun in appropriate amounts.
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Any one know any thing about the 1997 300D?
I'm looking at one and the only thing I don't like about it is it is NOT
turboed.
Darrell
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One thing I have heard is that there may be some rust issues with the
210 chassis.
On 7/20/05, Darrell W. Sigmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any one know any thing about the 1997 300D?
> I'm looking at one and the only thing I don't like about it is it is NOT
> turboed.
>
> Darrell
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On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 02:47:05PM -0400, Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
> Any one know any thing about the 1997 300D?
> I'm looking at one and the only thing I don't like about it is it is NOT
> turboed.
The 210 is not considered as robust of a car as a 124, and is certainly
nowhere near as simple or inexpensive to maintain as a 124 (which is not as
simple or inexpensive as a 123). The 210's known problems seem to hover
around poor rustproofing and cheapening of suspension components, but
supposedly the ride is wonderful.
Do not be deceived by the engine being non-turbo, that non-turbo engine puts
out more power than the 2.5 turbo that preceeded it in the 124s - I believe
140 hp. The transmission also likely does not have a dipstick and is not
considered serviceable, but it is highly recommended that it get periodic
services.
K
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it's sad to hear that the 210 is a step back from the 124 in so many
ways. many of us will reach the end of the line with 124, 126 and 107
At 03:30 PM 7/20/2005, you wrote:
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 02:47:05PM -0400, Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
> Any one know any thing about the 1997 300D?
> I'm looking at one and the only thing I don't like about it is it is NOT
> turboed.
The 210 is not considered as robust of a car as a 124, and is certainly
nowhere near as simple or inexpensive to maintain as a 124 (which is not as
simple or inexpensive as a 123). The 210's known problems seem to hover
around poor rustproofing and cheapening of suspension components, but
supposedly the ride is wonderful.
Do not be deceived by the engine being non-turbo, that non-turbo engine puts
out more power than the 2.5 turbo that preceeded it in the 124s - I believe
140 hp. The transmission also likely does not have a dipstick and is not
considered serviceable, but it is highly recommended that it get periodic
services.
K
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someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> but
> supposedly the ride is wonderful.
>
> Do not be deceived by the engine being non-turbo, that non-turbo engine puts
> out more power than the 2.5 turbo that preceeded it in the 124s - I believe
> 140 hp.
the w124 is a lovely car with its turbodiesel, but i can assure you that
once you drive an e300d you will think that every other older mercedes you
have ever driven was an oxcart... i absolutely could not believe it, smooth,
responsive and handles like it is on rails....
sorry but i spilled coffee down my keyboard and lost my caps, lol
mac
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On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 03:36:27PM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
> the w124 is a lovely car with its turbodiesel, but i can assure you that
> once you drive an e300d you will think that every other older mercedes you
> have ever driven was an oxcart... i absolutely could not believe it, smooth,
> responsive and handles like it is on rails....
The one 210 I've driven (an e430 sport) didn't do it for me. I don't think it
was a particularly well cared for example, but the dead spot in the middle of
the torque curve really turned me off to the whole car. I found the 528i more
impressive of a car, even with significantly less power.
> sorry but i spilled coffee down my keyboard and lost my caps, lol
I thought you were channelling Kaleb for a minute there... :)
K
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the e300d has a torque curve that apparently never ends, even smoother and
quieter than the 300td w124 i drove, and that car shook my world as i had
stepped from a w116 into that....
i did notice the seats seemed a bit odd, almost vw-like in shape and
dimensions, but i am very large and have a weak back so i notice stuff like
that very quickly....
mac
today's lesson is that honey in coffee makes for an unhappy keyboard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 03:36:27PM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
>> the w124 is a lovely car with its turbodiesel, but i can assure you that
>> once you drive an e300d you will think that every other older mercedes you
>> have ever driven was an oxcart... i absolutely could not believe it, smooth,
>> responsive and handles like it is on rails....
>
> The one 210 I've driven (an e430 sport) didn't do it for me. I don't think it
> was a particularly well cared for example, but the dead spot in the middle of
> the torque curve really turned me off to the whole car. I found the 528i more
> impressive of a car, even with significantly less power.
>
>> sorry but i spilled coffee down my keyboard and lost my caps, lol
>
> I thought you were channelling Kaleb for a minute there... :)
>
> K
>
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> it's sad to hear that the 210 is a step back from the 124 in so many
> ways. many of us will reach the end of the line with 124, 126 and 107
i feel the same way, however the key is to find one or more decent 1980s
cars and hang on to them.... let's face it, there is nowhere else to go,
possible exception the 1988-92-ish bmw 5-series gassers, after that it's a
wasteland of disposables as far as my eyes can see....
mac
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There's no oil pressure gauge to keep my eyes occupied--how could I
live without that? I'm sorry, but I have to put my foot down; no
gauge no deal!
On 7/20/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > it's sad to hear that the 210 is a step back from the 124 in so many
> > ways. many of us will reach the end of the line with 124, 126 and 107
>
> i feel the same way, however the key is to find one or more decent 1980s
> cars and hang on to them.... let's face it, there is nowhere else to go,
> possible exception the 1988-92-ish bmw 5-series gassers, after that it's a
> wasteland of disposables as far as my eyes can see....
Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (206k)
'84 300D (202k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA
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If you want the best of both worlds (from a 124 chassis fanatic's
viewpoint, anyway), the '95 E300D would be it. Same motor as the '96/'97
210 chassis car, in the 124 chassis. Most people that have one love
them. And I will agree that the non-turbo 606 drives like an earlier
turbodiesel, without the lag and turbo whine. I have to imagine a turbo
606 is pretty close to nirvana with 177 HP and 244 lb. ft. of torque.
J.B. Hebert
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Current Vehicles:
'76 Ford Bronco
'78 Volvo 262C Bertone V8
'80 Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe
'82 Mercedes 300CD (Deceased)
'93 GMC Sierra 2500
'95 Mercedes E300D
At 03:56 PM 7/20/2005, you wrote:
the e300d has a torque curve that apparently never ends, even smoother and
quieter than the 300td w124 i drove, and that car shook my world as i had
stepped from a w116 into that....
i did notice the seats seemed a bit odd, almost vw-like in shape and
dimensions, but i am very large and have a weak back so i notice stuff like
that very quickly....
mac
today's lesson is that honey in coffee makes for an unhappy keyboard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 03:36:27PM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
>> the w124 is a lovely car with its turbodiesel, but i can assure you that
>> once you drive an e300d you will think that every other older mercedes you
>> have ever driven was an oxcart... i absolutely could not believe it,
smooth,
>> responsive and handles like it is on rails....
>
> The one 210 I've driven (an e430 sport) didn't do it for me. I don't
think it
> was a particularly well cared for example, but the dead spot in the
middle of
> the torque curve really turned me off to the whole car. I found the
528i more
> impressive of a car, even with significantly less power.
>
>> sorry but i spilled coffee down my keyboard and lost my caps, lol
>
> I thought you were channelling Kaleb for a minute there... :)
>
> K
>
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