sort of like talk of wheels flying off. you like old movies?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e39UYWnCj4 On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Richard Hattaway <rhatta...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > Has anyone ever seen a fire from jumper cables in anything other than a > dream? > > Sure, we've all gotten them warm enough to make the insulation tacky, but > I am under the assumption that if someone is capable of making an > alternator test station from a drill press he is also capable of looking > after his well-being when he's using jumper cables. > > Lets give Gerry a bit of credit here. I bet he can spot hot jumper > cables. All I wanted to do was make a suggestion that he could save the > ass busting clothes staining work of moving a big ole diesel battery from > one car to another by using jumper cables in a charging test. He > apparently had no problem starting the car. > > > First thing I know, someone comes screaming into the room that there's > gonna be a fire. Now *really*?? If the long term mechanics on the list > have actually caught jumper cables on fire then they really ought to > consider a new line of work. Thus my comment. > > If I hurt someone's feelings, I apologize. That is not my intention. I > will respond to an exaggerated response. The claim of a fire is an > exaggerated response. > > My time on this thread is done. Hope Gerry gets his alternator issue > solved. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:22 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D > > > That is exactly it. > > Mike > On Sep 4, 2013 1:08 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I think it was "Please be accurate and thoughtful with your posts before > > making some wild comment about burning up cables, etc. Someone here might > > think you know what you're talking about." > > > > In which you say "You don't know what you're talking about" which is > > pretty harsh since I > agree that trying to start the car with normal > > lightweight jumper cables at best probably isn't going to work and at > worst > > is going to burn through the cables and possibly start a fire... > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:12:08 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Richard Hattaway <rhatta...@rocketmail.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D > > Message-ID: > > <1378311128.87060.yahoomail...@web161005.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > Mike, > > > > I don't assume someone is stupid.? If you re-read your comment, the one I > > reacted to, you will find you offer nothing positive, and that the post > > itself only inserts a modicum of fear about the test.? In essence, you > > attack the concept offered by someone as being asinine.? > > > > If you want to offer some constructive suggestions, fine.? If you want to > > run around screaming the sky is falling, it does no one any good.? Plain > > and simple. > > > > Richard > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
