yeah, but high mielage badges are WAY cooler. Know of a guy with 900,000+ miles on his VW (he travels alot and stops at our church from time to time and I STILL haven't met him) anyway, he wrote to VW when he hit 400,000 miles and they sent him a t-shirt...NICE. He never wrote back. Chris
"Potter, Tom E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It sounds like M-B has picked up on a VW idea. You have been able to get a VW "Birth Certificate" for several years. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 4:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Mercedes Owner Classic Certificate Has anyone seen one of these? What's included? It says the info about a specific vehicle when it rolled off the assembly line but I'm wondering how complete that info is? Colors, Options, engine #, trans #, ?? http://www.mbusa.com/heritage/certificates.do Sincerely, Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo) A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 13 14:47:25 2006 Received: from web30003.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.200.66]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FIoKT-0000I7-LX for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:47:25 +0000 Received: (qmail 70447 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Mar 2006 14:47:22 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=4ZOFdKrEA9aNLPSk6mz+jr1bpOqPN8EcyzFp22pP1f98ISWgYTgQYR/PvUqu5xVQaTW5N/VWO0pPC7Fobzs6cvkt9FI85upofbMVO6Obifie3mcAsBCXAumcOr7MQmS/Z/5S3uQY4W0XJ+eYQqZ8qP0bu/eW96dHazigMicJll4= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [67.52.19.222] by web30003.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:47:22 PST Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:47:22 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:47:25 -0000 She wouldn't lie to me, so that's out. Now, she may really not have noticed, but she called me when the low coolant light came on (and there is still coolant in the pressure tank at that point) and she said it was at 100 then. She watched it all the way home and it did not go above 100. SO I think it's OK there. Chris. Rick Knoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about trying the old - "loosen and re-torque" the head bolts > trick? Could it hurt anything? I tried that with my BMW (gasp, sacrilege!) that I owned years ago. BIG MISTAKE. If anything, I would check the torque with an accurate torque wrench. More than likely it is time for a head gasket, or worse. Did it get overheated? SWMBO may have overheated it and *forgot* to tell you.... 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 13 14:53:47 2006 Received: from web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.200.73]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FIoQd-00013T-2E for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:47 +0000 Received: (qmail 546 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Mar 2006 14:53:43 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=Bk98Ilxdyof0KT8CfEVRA1pI7NOoEbn1dBI5dbgsNxCU+m/o2OdvM/cqMjAFtrY7HZVw+WlthSwuBNQUql4EtFt1pnTKaBlcjl75eUt4gFFkItEANqG66GMKbcKFH7ocWA0vgNdGeMsQlBSpXhueTM+48CIbp+eB+WyUpBbdO28= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [67.52.19.222] by web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:53:43 PST Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:53:43 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:47 -0000 Anyone else care to chime in on this suggestion? Marshall, any thoughts on putting stuff in the coolant - or does this go on the outside, like some sort of epoxy? I think it is the glass beaded stuff that does in the coolant. Wonder if using water wettter (which I do) exacerbates this problem...it could as it breaks down surface tension...water leakier...????? Thanks, Chris Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Glass bead head gasket sealer sounds like the fix for you.......Available at most parts stores and I have used it many times for minor head gasket issues with good results. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher McCann" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket Vacation nixed, oh well. I tracked down where the 87 300TD is loosing coolant from - the head gasket right rear corner (if facing the car). About 1 cup/week for my wife's very short trips around town. About 2 weeks ago I took it for about a 50 mile trip (more than my wife drives per week), taking it up to 112 mph and lost almost no coolant. SO, it is almost certainly getting out at start up and warm up. Once hot, it seems to seal up. 1) Since this is not a "forever" car for me...can I safely let this go and just add a cup of G-05/water every week? 2) I would not dream of using any kind of radiator stop leak unless there is one known to be safe for our cars and some people had experience with it. Any ideas? Thanks, Chris Christopher McCann wrote:Off on my trip. Bad weather in the mountains right now will probably cut out every scenic stop on the way there...maybe in a week it will clear up and I can still take the return scenic trip. "see" y'all on the 20th. Chris Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 13 14:55:02 2006 Received: from web30013.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.201.216]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FIoRo-00017r-QM for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:55:01 +0000 Received: (qmail 24380 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Mar 2006 14:54:57 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=IhYyNAvAAjyl2w9KIv8BBTFT2t+yykAKb7LMY26je5ITANlbIN2NZaRZdFQFUrdr/cWPk4fhEC0XppFPdGUvercF/ZYYF9PVLMNbBsyfcq+ww5CMi4FqHq3cZyi7zG1uDZ/Wa/ewpUBxvpc+d8PgVq/qZBs//BFXG1ibiKi8ViM= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [67.52.19.222] by web30013.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:54:57 PST Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:54:56 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:55:02 -0000 revised heds are vastly superior (#17 and #19)...but are you saying the new gaskets are superior? Chris Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You will no doubt require an R&R of the headgasket--it's the only reliable solution. I recently pulled the original head/headgasket @ 211k. The original headgasket was completely toast in several areas, and the revised units are vastly superior in every way imaginable. On 3/12/06, Christopher McCann wrote: > Vacation nixed, oh well. > > I tracked down where the 87 300TD is loosing coolant from - the head gasket > right rear corner (if facing the car). About 1 cup/week for my wife's very > short trips around town. About 2 weeks ago I took it for about a 50 mile > trip (more than my wife drives per week), taking it up to 112 mph and lost > almost no coolant. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D (210k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 13 14:59:59 2006 Received: from web30005.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.200.68]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FIoWZ-0001Vm-Dh for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:59:59 +0000 Received: (qmail 3301 invoked by uid 60001); 13 Mar 2006 14:59:51 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=CjDlYjvktY0QkWcAPw4zd9TGYrUfsX7dILJU7Tlk6QkV9xeldfyzL1bTuNiYMkpNHaA0WGgeohKhbdKVQHBiH7nDAbIUxP8ba9GLI/8PvRjjxPURBFFCzwUoP5DQL8AF22wdT4vvATZKoYS9XCTFjVHtO5/BUP7pxO00JtERWIc= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [67.52.19.222] by web30005.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:59:51 PST Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:59:51 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:00:00 -0000 yes, it's a diesel, someone else brought up a gasser. ok, that answers my question about the gasket. Yes, #14. Well, win with brake torsion bar, lose with head. We'll see. ANy opinion on the glass bead stuff? Chris "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The loosen & retorque tricke worked OK on my old VW diesel, of course that only has 10 head bolts total, lol. And it only helped the issue - didn't cure it entirely. Anyway, the OM603 head bolts (al 27 of them, IIRC) are a torque-to-yield type. Loosen about 3/4 to 1 turn in reverse pattern, torque to 15Nm through pattern, then torque to 35Nm, turn 90 degrees, wait 10 minutes, turn a final 90 degrees. I've never heard of this being done on an OM603 but if you really REALLY don't want to pull the head, it may not hurt to attempt it. FYI, the head gaskets were revised 5 times, one of the revisions was to provide a better seal at the coolant passage behind cyl #6, where your leak is. I'd pull the head & replace the gasket. Be prepared for unexpected, unpleasant surprises (read: cracks) if the head is a #14. :-) -Dave M. > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 14:33:00 -0600 > From: "Rick Knoble" > Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket > > > How about trying the old - "loosen and re-torque" the head bolts > > trick? Could it hurt anything? > > I tried that with my BMW (gasp, sacrilege!) that I owned years ago. BIG > MISTAKE. If anything, I would check the torque with an accurate torque > wrench. More than likely it is time for a head gasket, or worse. Did it get > overheated? SWMBO may have overheated it and *forgot* to tell you.... > Rick Knoble > '85 300 CD > '87 190 DT _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 13 15:02:53 2006 Received: from bee.hiwaay.net ([216.180.54.11]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.52) id 1FIoZP-0001uR-TA for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:02:53 +0000 Received: from tomserver (c-69-247-187-6.hsd1.al.comcast.net [69.247.187.6]) by bee.hiwaay.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k2DF2hH51269513 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:02:44 -0600 (CST) From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:02:59 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.1830 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by bee.hiwaay.net id k2DF2hH51269513 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:02:53 -0000 Chris, The low coolant light comes on when the level in the reserve tank drops enough for the switch to open. Unless you have just sprung a major leak & your coolant has fallen rapidly then you are usually OK. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher McCann Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:47 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] NON voyage! AND leaking coolant @ head gasket She wouldn't lie to me, so that's out. Now, she may really not have noticed, but she called me when the low coolant light came on (and there= is still coolant in the pressure tank at that point) and she said it was at 100 then. She watched it all the way home and it did not go above 100. S= O I think it's OK there. Chris. Rick Knoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about trying the old - "loosen and re-torque" the head bolts > trick? Could it hurt anything? I tried that with my BMW (gasp, sacrilege!) that I owned years ago. BIG MISTAKE. If anything, I would check the torque with an accurate torque wrench. More than likely it is time for a head gasket, or worse. Did it g= et overheated? SWMBO may have overheated it and *forgot* to tell you.... Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotk=E4ppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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