Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[John M McIntosh]

On Jun 16, 2007, at 9:09 PM, ernest breakfield wrote:

> can't even *read* what's on that forum without registering (which  
> IMO is
> silly).
> while i agree that a complete retrofit would be more suitable than
> just plugging in HID lamps, i'm skeptical that even swapping in  
> complete
> new housings (including lens, reflector, lamps, etc.,) would be legal,
> regardless of how well it worked; i've yet to see the US DOT  
> display the
> capability to be able to think that way.

It's not DOT that the issue is with, in reading about making your own  
it seems if they aren't
tested and approved this is an *out* for insurance companies who  
might claim your lights
blinded the other driver etc etc with illegally made/non-approved  
lamps thus voiding any coverage.

If an insurance company could think that, how would you think they  
would jump?



John
1983 300TDt  386k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1990's 300TDt  196k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)
1993 500SEL 193k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac)



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Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[ernest breakfield]

can't even *read* what's on that forum without registering (which IMO is 
silly).
while i agree that a complete retrofit would be more suitable than 
just plugging in HID lamps, i'm skeptical that even swapping in complete 
new housings (including lens, reflector, lamps, etc.,) would be legal, 
regardless of how well it worked; i've yet to see the US DOT display the 
capability to be able to think that way.


cheers!
e


John Robbins wrote:
> ernest breakfield wrote:
>   
>> that said, most of the H4 Q-H lights aren't legal either, but that's 
>> due more to the archaic DOT regulations than the fact that the HID 
>> 'upgrade' kits don't put the source of the light in the same place that 
>> the original bulb did, and that the reflectors weren't designed for HID 
>> light sources.
>>
>> of course you can buy approved HID Fog and/or Driving lamps and 
>> mount them separately, but regulations on use of those varies by state 
>> as well; fortunately for those of us who travel, you only have to comply 
>> with the regulations of the state the vehicle is registered in.
>> 
>
>
> IMO, the proper way to do get HIDs is to retrofit a projector housing 
> into your existing setup.  None of the glare to oncoming traffic, 
> housings are designed for it, and better cutoff.  Lots more work though.
>
> Lots of info on retrofits...
>
> http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/
>
> John
>
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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Jim Cathey]

> I've messed around with these pumps a fair amount, and I can't see any
> reason to send them off for re-sealing.

I will attempt to take your advice.  Thanks!

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Jim Cathey]

> The most common source oil on the right hand side of OM60x engines
> (above the alternator) is the head gasket at the front right side. Six
> of my 7 60x engines suffered to greater or lessor degree.

The tensioner is right there, and could also be a culprit.
I suppose I shall find out.  Our real leak problem was on
the other side, however.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[Jim Cathey]

> The HID Kits are available for nearly all lenses using
> replaceable halogen bulbs.

I would never use a kit that eliminated the high-beam function,
which at least some of them do.  We live in deer country.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Commie Cars, was Re: well they showed up with the bags

[Hendrik Riessen]

In Saigon you can visit the presidential palace and in the basement there is 
a finnie, which was used a staff car. There is also a Huey parked on the 
roof which was used by the then president to go for rides around the place. 
Also there is a couple of T 56 tanks parked in the garden, not the real ones 
that broke the gates down (one of the real ones is in the army museum in 
Hanoi). However you can still see the tank track marks in the bitumen near 
the gates.

- Original Message - 
From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Commie Cars, was Re: well they showed up with the bags


>> Don't know about China but there where quite a few MB's (mostly C and E
>> class, 124's, 201's and 202's; I did see one 123 and one 116) in Saigon
>> and
>> a lot of MB vans (some of which are made in Korea) and most of the 
>> transit
>> buses are MB powered. So MB has quite a presence in Vietnam. I would 
>> guess
>> that there is about 5-6 MB's for every other luxury brand.
>
> One of my favorite lines in the movie "The Killing Fields" about the Khmer
> Rouge takeover of Cambodia is "Mercedes... Number one".
>
> Rick Knoble

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Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[John Robbins]

ernest breakfield wrote:
> that said, most of the H4 Q-H lights aren't legal either, but that's 
> due more to the archaic DOT regulations than the fact that the HID 
> 'upgrade' kits don't put the source of the light in the same place that 
> the original bulb did, and that the reflectors weren't designed for HID 
> light sources.
> 
> of course you can buy approved HID Fog and/or Driving lamps and 
> mount them separately, but regulations on use of those varies by state 
> as well; fortunately for those of us who travel, you only have to comply 
> with the regulations of the state the vehicle is registered in.


IMO, the proper way to do get HIDs is to retrofit a projector housing 
into your existing setup.  None of the glare to oncoming traffic, 
housings are designed for it, and better cutoff.  Lots more work though.

Lots of info on retrofits...

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/

John

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Re: [MBZ] We need an IQ check to own an MB!

[Allan Streib]

Chuck Landenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> But this guy should never be allowed to own a Benz...
>
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/352545342.html

What's with the apostrophe on every word that ends with "s" ?

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1966 230

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Re: [MBZ] Did a craigslist search for "classic"

[Allan Streib]

Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/349070298.html - Cool MB
> motorhome, but I don't believe it gets 25mpg. How can a huge breadbox
> get 25mpg?

Downhill with a tailwind?

Allan
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Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[ernest breakfield]

Jim,

i think if you look into it further, you may find that while HID 
lights are legal in all states as installed by the vehicle 
manufacturers, there are no HID 'upgrade kits' that are legal in any state.
that said, most of the H4 Q-H lights aren't legal either, but that's 
due more to the archaic DOT regulations than the fact that the HID 
'upgrade' kits don't put the source of the light in the same place that 
the original bulb did, and that the reflectors weren't designed for HID 
light sources.

of course you can buy approved HID Fog and/or Driving lamps and 
mount them separately, but regulations on use of those varies by state 
as well; fortunately for those of us who travel, you only have to comply 
with the regulations of the state the vehicle is registered in.


cheers!
e


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 6/15/2007 6:06:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> 'Hot'  bulbs have short lives.  There's some nasty power  (mathematical)
> function at work there.  The brightness goes up a lot,  but the life
> goes down a lot faster.
>
> 'Standard' bulbs are standard,  because the balance between light
> and life was felt to be acceptable.   You have to pay to play in
> that arena.  Myself, I just use regular  bulbs, potentially high-wattage
> (un-blue) bulbs that are still quite cheap  yet work very well.
>
>
>
> Jim and all,
>  
> The new Silver Stars do have a shorter rated life, but 1 year of "light"  use 
> should not take one out!  I would jump Sylvania on it.
>  
> Or you can step up to HID.  I just went to HID (4300K) on my ML which  used 
> the H7 55 watt halogen lamp for low beams.  The ML lenses diffused the  light 
> so well that it was often difficult to tell if they were even on.
> The HIDs light up the Botts Dotts on the freeway with an incredible flat  
> beam!  And they are legal in all states!
>  
> The HID uses just 35 watts and gives 3 times the light and 10 times the  life 
> of Halogen.  The HID Kits are available for nearly all lenses using  
> replaceable halogen bulbs.  My set was just over $100 delivered from an  Ebay 
> dealer.
>  
> I first installed a pair of HID lights on my dune buggy over 4 years  ago.  
> My eyes were getting old and I needed more light than the four  halogen 
> lights 
> I was running.  What a difference!  The white light  makes shadows on the 
> dunes a 1000 feet away.  The Off-road boys run as  many as 8 of these and 
> their 
> investment runs in the thousands, just for good  lighting.  The design of HID 
> seems to permit them to take a lot of pounding  without failure.  There is no 
> filament, just two pins that energize the gas  in the lamps.
>  
> Just my $0.02
>  
> Regards,  
>
> Jim  Friesen
> Phoenix AZ
> 79 300SD, 267 K miles 
> 98 ML 320, 151 K  miles
>
>
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] headlights query

[JFreezn]

 
In a message dated 6/15/2007 6:06:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

'Hot'  bulbs have short lives.  There's some nasty power  (mathematical)
function at work there.  The brightness goes up a lot,  but the life
goes down a lot faster.

'Standard' bulbs are standard,  because the balance between light
and life was felt to be acceptable.   You have to pay to play in
that arena.  Myself, I just use regular  bulbs, potentially high-wattage
(un-blue) bulbs that are still quite cheap  yet work very well.



Jim and all,
 
The new Silver Stars do have a shorter rated life, but 1 year of "light"  use 
should not take one out!  I would jump Sylvania on it.
 
Or you can step up to HID.  I just went to HID (4300K) on my ML which  used 
the H7 55 watt halogen lamp for low beams.  The ML lenses diffused the  light 
so well that it was often difficult to tell if they were even on.
The HIDs light up the Botts Dotts on the freeway with an incredible flat  
beam!  And they are legal in all states!
 
The HID uses just 35 watts and gives 3 times the light and 10 times the  life 
of Halogen.  The HID Kits are available for nearly all lenses using  
replaceable halogen bulbs.  My set was just over $100 delivered from an  Ebay 
dealer.
 
I first installed a pair of HID lights on my dune buggy over 4 years  ago.  
My eyes were getting old and I needed more light than the four  halogen lights 
I was running.  What a difference!  The white light  makes shadows on the 
dunes a 1000 feet away.  The Off-road boys run as  many as 8 of these and their 
investment runs in the thousands, just for good  lighting.  The design of HID 
seems to permit them to take a lot of pounding  without failure.  There is no 
filament, just two pins that energize the gas  in the lamps.
 
Just my $0.02
 
Regards,  

Jim  Friesen
Phoenix AZ
79 300SD, 267 K miles 
98 ML 320, 151 K  miles




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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Marshall Booth]

Jim Cathey wrote:
> Friday, June 15, 2007
> 
> I cleaned the engine off some.  Messy, and used up all my brake
> cleaner, gotta get some more.  (I wonder what the case price is?)  I
> also sprayed on a bunch of engine degreaser, but I'm not in a place
> where I can use the hose for a rinse.  That stuff makes everything all
> slimy and drippy, unlike the brake cleaner.  I may have to push the
> car outside for cleaning at some point.  Almost everything below the
> head line is oily, greasy, and/or dirty, most of it quite caked on.  I
> can, however, visualize how leaking valve covers, chain tensioners,
> power steering, and injection pumps could be responsible for it all,
> so I'm not going to blame the head just yet!

The most common source oil on the right hand side of OM60x engines 
(above the alternator) is the head gasket at the front right side. Six 
of my 7 60x engines suffered to greater or lessor degree. There is NO 
official fix other than to replace the head gasket (because of the 
torque to yield specs) but in one case I did tighten the far front right 
head bolt and the fast ooze diminished to a very slow ooze.

Hosing the engine down about once a month kept thongs under control. Oil 
consumption was NEVER any problem (these engines used a qt in 4-7kmi).

Marshall
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Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Gary Thompson]

I beat the crap out of an IBM T-series laptop, doing over 250K airline
miles going back and forth between Dallas and Tokyo over a 1 year
period. Loved that laptop. Can't seem to keep a Dell going for more
than six months these days, and that's without all the travel. I've
told our IT guys over and over that it's false economy to buy the
Dells, but the corporate guys just see the initial $$$ and think
they're saving money..


Gary Thompson
1995 E320


On 6/15/07, Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Reactor Operator License.
>
> Hands down the most durable laptop I know of is the IBM/Lenovo
> T-series.  These are the laptop equivilent of a early eighties benz,
> just plain solid, I have had about five of these over the years
> (corporate and personal) and they are nearly indestructable.  NOTHING
> wears out, and I carry mine around all day bumping it around.  Tons of
> peripherals and add-ons are available from IBM, and the software
> support (drivers, BIOS updates, etc) are easy to deal with.  Best part
> is you can get a "refurbished" one from an IBM reseller on ebay for
> pretty cheap and it will still have a 3-year IBM warrantee.  I am
> pretty sure the refurb units are corporate fleet returns that have
> little to no use, the two personal units I got had absolutely no signs
> on use at all.
>
> If you really just need a basic word processing, email, office diesel
> benz type system I recommend a T42 or similar, I bet they are under a
> grand for a decent one.  If you want more oomph (450sl) then get a T62
> or similar.
>
>  -Zach

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Re: [MBZ] Thinking about selling my 85 300TD

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

501

Royce Engler wrote:
> Well guys, SWMBO has laid down the law.  I bought my daughter's 2001
> Expedition (75K) and my wife is taking a firm stance that the 300TD has to
> go.  I thought I'd give you guys first shot at it...
> 
> I am the third owner, and I bought it at 48K miles in 1990.  It currently
> has 299K on it, and I was using it as a daily driver on my 35 mile one way
> commute...all interstate.  Most days it's a pretty fast run (75-80) down
> I-45 into North Houston, but there is the occasional SLOW day.  I get about
> 23-24 MPG during the summer when I run A/C, and 24-25 during the winter.
> 
> A/C blows cold, although I've had a number of problems over the past few
> years.  I think they can be traced to my poor judgement in letting a local
> idiot work on it a couple of years ago.  I think he introduced a bunch of
> problems that led to several compressor failures.  I've since found an
> outstanding indy who has cleaned it up and gotten it working well.
> 
> It is in pretty good shape body wise.  It's been in 4 accidents...two rear
> ends that resulted in replacing the rear hatch. Two on the front...one
> required surgery on left front fender, and one where I ran into the back end
> of a guest worker's pickup that had a load of 2x4s sticking out.  The 2x4s
> went right through the grille and ruptured the oil cooler and the radiator.
> When the body shop put on a new hood, they used cheap paint, which looked ok
> and matched at the time, but is now very faded.  There are the usual dings
> from pebbles, and there is an area under the spare tire that is rusty.  I
> think that was the result of a bottle of hydraulic oil that leaked without
> me noticing.
> 
> Leveling system works fine and it rides nice and level.  My indy says the
> next thing to do with it is to rebuild the front end, which I did at 150K,
> but that was 150K ago.
> 
> Interior is 22 years old and shows it.  The usual dash cracks. I pulled a
> driver's seat off of a 116 because the original had broken internals.  Guess
> they weren't made for 6'1" 260lb drivers.  My next project was going to find
> another driver's seat to rebuild. I still have all the MB-Tex from the
> original seat...only the internals were broken.
> 
> Car is located in Conroe, TX  It's been a helluva good car over the years,
> but I guess it's time to move on and find it a home with an owner whose wife
> will let him have it  ;-).
> 
> Make me an offer...I know...$500 for Kaleb...
> 
> Royce Engler
> '85 300TD 299K
> 
> 
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[MBZ] We need an IQ check to own an MB!

[Chuck Landenberger]

Hi all,

Maybe it's just my Phriday Saturday,

But this guy should never be allowed to own a Benz...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/352545342.html

No affiliation, etc..

Take care,

Chuck


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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

No, i have not tried that.  The auctions here are really for dealers 
though.  I think they might have one that is open to the public but am 
not sure.

LarryT wrote:
> Hi Kaleb,
> Speaking of selling cars  - do you ever sell cars at local auctions?   We 
> have a auction 2x a week not far from here - there's others in the area 
> also - but this one is open to the public and I expect a lot of local used 
> car dealers buy cars there.
> 
> Any experience there?  I have a Van with a Wheelchair lift - pretty limited 
> market - that hasn't gotten much attention in the local paper, shopper or on 
> AutoTrader.Com.  Some will say its overpriced but it's exactly in line with 
> similar vehicles - plus, it has a value to me which I won;t go below.  The 
> engine is super - I could pull the engine and save it for the Cobra I hope 
> to build some day.   Then try to sell the lift seperately - but I'm just 
> thinking out loud.
> 
> My question is what do you think of local auctions?
> 
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> - Original Message - 
> From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Banned List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "mercedes Mailing List" 
> 
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:58 AM
> Subject: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay
> 
> 
>> I do not often sell cars on ebay but sometimes I do.  From what I
>> understood it was $40 to list a vehicle and that was it.  Today I get a
>> deal about selling a vehicle for $1 for 2 days only.  So I check it out
>> thinking I will put a car on there just for the hell of it.  I get to
>> reading and it says you pay $1 insertion fee then a $50 transaction fee
>> at the end?!?!  So I get to reading the regular fees and insertion fee
>> is regularly $40, and you have the $50 transaction fee at the end.  So
>> it costs $90 to sell a car on ebay??  Anybody know if this is
>> something that has changed because I swear any other time it was just
>> the $40.  I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.  And I
>> thought just the fees for selling other stuff was ridiculous.
>> -- 
>> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
>>  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
>>  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
>>  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
>> http://www.okiebenz.com
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  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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[MBZ] Unimog anyone?

[Chuck Landenberger]

Hi,

No affiliation and not sure where it is, but showed up on Phoenix  
Craigslist...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/353468722.html

Go for it

Chuck


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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

Its much cheaper to do a combo Autotrader magazine ad and autotrader.com 
ad.  You get plenty of nationwide exposure.  With our run till sold 
packages, you run it as long as you need to.

Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote:
> Have you priced placing a classified ad in a major newspaper recently? 
> Ebay starts looking pretty cheap real quick when you consider the 
> exposure and the fact that things are being bid up by, in many cases , 
> people with more money than brains, when you see how many items that run 
> past a buy it now, going for more than retail on a new item.
> 
> I sold a boat on ebay a while back and cringed at the fees, but it 
> wasn't any more than I had already spent on local ads with no calls, and 
> I wound up getting what I was looking for on the thing, so I guess I 
> can't complain too much.
> 


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  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I didnt go that far north.  Basically I was in Bangor, the family lives 
up in Lagrage/Milo area.  Drove down to Bar Harbor, then down the coast 
to Belfast, then on down to Portland and then back up 95 back to Bangor.

Curt Raymond wrote:
> Caribou, from Bangor you get on 95 and drive north for about 2 hours until 95 
> turns to go into Canada. Then you get on rt 1 and drive north for an hour.
>
>   I was there 3 weeks ago, the week before you were around elsewise I would 
> have arranged for a meetup.
>
>   -Curt
>
>   Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:59:14 -0500
> From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage
> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> So where is Maine did you go?
> 
> Curt Raymond wrote:
>> On our recent vacation to Maine I kept it to 65mph at almost all 
> times and my Dodge Dakota 5.2 v8 turned in 20mpg which is pretty good for 
> what it is. Day to day around town its more like 15.
>> If I keep the 190D down to 65mph it'll do 43mpg pretty reliably. If I 
> hold it to 80 its more like 37mpg.
>> Alot of people think slowing down is bunk but in most cases it really 
> does save fuel. On my commute I figure I save $6-$7 a week. Might not 
> seem like much but thats ~$312 a year.
>> Plus if I drive slower I find that I don't get there alot later than 
> I would have (couple minutes maybe on my 55 mile commute) and I feel 
> more refreshed and less stressed when I do arrive.
>> -Curt
> 

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  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Zeitgeist]

Jimbo, the typical leak points for those pumps are the bottom-plate seal,
the fuel shutoff arm seal and the black rack position sensor next to the
ALDA/ADA on the top-plate.

The bottom-plate seal can be replaced with the large oil filter o-ring from
an OM617--at least on the OM603 pumps.  I believe the fuel shutoff o-ring
can be replaced with the small o-ring from an OM617 oil filter center post.
I don't know if you can fix the rack position sensor o-ring, without
disassembling the pump--I'd just loosen the top nut, then clean it with
starting fluid or brake cleaner, and lay a bead of gasket sealer, then
re-tighten the nut.

I've messed around with these pumps a fair amount, and I can't see any
reason to send them off for re-sealing.


Casey
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

Thats true

Allan Streib wrote:
> "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
>> I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.
> 
> Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so
> often happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of
> $$ for the car?
> 
> Allan

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  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] MBZ 87 300D Turbo Idle/Smoke Problems

[Marshall Booth]

Ken Rushing wrote:
> I ran my car with clean deisel and then ran with an added deisel injection
> cleaner. It still is smoking very heavy (white/grey thick smoke) and idling
> very rough. There are no fuel leaks and the camshaft timing is good. I don't
> have a vac guage to check the vac pump but I do feel suction with my
> fingertips when I remove the lines. I will start checking the injector spray
> pattern. Any other suggestions?

What you describe sounds like a cracked head - well into the terminal 
stage. Is coolant being lost?

The original head was a flawed design. Head problems were common on that 
engine. About 20-25% have failed so fat. There is no repair. The head 
must be replaced Used ones from newer 300-350 engines (the head design 
was modified in 1989) are an inexpensive fix (~$2000 with labor) A new 
head and the other parts needed (you will need new injectors, 
prechambers, perhaps a new timer mechanism) will run closer to $4000.

Marshall
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[MBZ] Thinking about selling my 85 300TD

[Royce Engler]

Well guys, SWMBO has laid down the law.  I bought my daughter's 2001
Expedition (75K) and my wife is taking a firm stance that the 300TD has to
go.  I thought I'd give you guys first shot at it...

I am the third owner, and I bought it at 48K miles in 1990.  It currently
has 299K on it, and I was using it as a daily driver on my 35 mile one way
commute...all interstate.  Most days it's a pretty fast run (75-80) down
I-45 into North Houston, but there is the occasional SLOW day.  I get about
23-24 MPG during the summer when I run A/C, and 24-25 during the winter.

A/C blows cold, although I've had a number of problems over the past few
years.  I think they can be traced to my poor judgement in letting a local
idiot work on it a couple of years ago.  I think he introduced a bunch of
problems that led to several compressor failures.  I've since found an
outstanding indy who has cleaned it up and gotten it working well.

It is in pretty good shape body wise.  It's been in 4 accidents...two rear
ends that resulted in replacing the rear hatch. Two on the front...one
required surgery on left front fender, and one where I ran into the back end
of a guest worker's pickup that had a load of 2x4s sticking out.  The 2x4s
went right through the grille and ruptured the oil cooler and the radiator.
When the body shop put on a new hood, they used cheap paint, which looked ok
and matched at the time, but is now very faded.  There are the usual dings
from pebbles, and there is an area under the spare tire that is rusty.  I
think that was the result of a bottle of hydraulic oil that leaked without
me noticing.

Leveling system works fine and it rides nice and level.  My indy says the
next thing to do with it is to rebuild the front end, which I did at 150K,
but that was 150K ago.

Interior is 22 years old and shows it.  The usual dash cracks. I pulled a
driver's seat off of a 116 because the original had broken internals.  Guess
they weren't made for 6'1" 260lb drivers.  My next project was going to find
another driver's seat to rebuild. I still have all the MB-Tex from the
original seat...only the internals were broken.

Car is located in Conroe, TX  It's been a helluva good car over the years,
but I guess it's time to move on and find it a home with an owner whose wife
will let him have it  ;-).

Make me an offer...I know...$500 for Kaleb...

Royce Engler
'85 300TD 299K


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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Jim Cathey]

After breakfast I tackled the alternator.  I used a pipe wrench with
its jaws padded with old inner tube, _and_ a screwdriver stuck
in the vanes of the fan.  With both of those in place I was able to
loosen the nut.  (Either alone would not do the trick.)  The body just
knocked apart once the screws were removed.  The brushes, btw, were
definitely in need of replacement.  The slip rings are grooved, but
I hope not unusably far.  Getting the bearings off the shaft was a
frustrating exercise.  Eventually I got a bearing separator and a
large three-jaw puller to do the job.  I'll look into replacements for
these worn parts, it _ought_ to be significantly cheaper than a
rebuilt alternator.  We'll see.

-- Jim


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[MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Royce Engler]

I bought a used Dell C400 on eBay in 2003...it has been a trooper.  I've
worn out 3 hard drives, a battery, added memory, and multiple docking
stations (one at the office and a couple around the house...don't ask)
upgraded from W2K to XP (it still has the sticker on it that says "Designed
for XP"), and it keeps on going.  I like:  the small size, light weight,
bright screen, Dell support...even for a non-warranty machine.  I don't
like: low powered USB 1.1, 9 pin serial port, no keyboard or mouse support,
but those are all functions of the age of the machine.  It was built during
the transition period between old serial and new USB.  I also bought a used
Dell C400 for my daughter on eBay...same story.

My company issues us Lenovo T60s.  It's been bulletproof as well, and I like
having a second drive bay.  Took me a while to figure out that the hard
drive is a SATA but I hadn't kept up with what they looked like.  Given that
I was previously strongly anti-IBM (stinkPad, anyone???) I have been
pleasantly surprised.

Royce Engler
'85 300TD 299K


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Re: [MBZ] MBZ 87 300D Turbo Idle/Smoke Problems

[Doug Quance]

>
> I ran my car with clean deisel and then ran with an added deisel injection
> cleaner. It still is smoking very heavy (white/grey thick smoke) and idling
> very rough. There are no fuel leaks and the camshaft timing is good. I don't
> have a vac guage to check the vac pump but I do feel suction with my
> fingertips when I remove the lines. I will start checking the injector spray
> pattern. Any other suggestions?
Ken: White smoke can also be an indication of coolant in the combustion 
chamber.
How is the coolant level?

-- 
SANTÉ
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[LarryT]

Hi Kaleb,
Speaking of selling cars  - do you ever sell cars at local auctions?   We 
have a auction 2x a week not far from here - there's others in the area 
also - but this one is open to the public and I expect a lot of local used 
car dealers buy cars there.

Any experience there?  I have a Van with a Wheelchair lift - pretty limited 
market - that hasn't gotten much attention in the local paper, shopper or on 
AutoTrader.Com.  Some will say its overpriced but it's exactly in line with 
similar vehicles - plus, it has a value to me which I won;t go below.  The 
engine is super - I could pull the engine and save it for the Cobra I hope 
to build some day.   Then try to sell the lift seperately - but I'm just 
thinking out loud.

My question is what do you think of local auctions?

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- Original Message - 
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Banned List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "mercedes Mailing List" 

Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:58 AM
Subject: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay


>I do not often sell cars on ebay but sometimes I do.  From what I
> understood it was $40 to list a vehicle and that was it.  Today I get a
> deal about selling a vehicle for $1 for 2 days only.  So I check it out
> thinking I will put a car on there just for the hell of it.  I get to
> reading and it says you pay $1 insertion fee then a $50 transaction fee
> at the end?!?!  So I get to reading the regular fees and insertion fee
> is regularly $40, and you have the $50 transaction fee at the end.  So
> it costs $90 to sell a car on ebay??  Anybody know if this is
> something that has changed because I swear any other time it was just
> the $40.  I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.  And I
> thought just the fees for selling other stuff was ridiculous.
> -- 
> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
>  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
>  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
>  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
> http://www.okiebenz.com
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[MBZ] MBZ 87 300D Turbo Idle/Smoke Problems

[Ken Rushing]

I ran my car with clean deisel and then ran with an added deisel injection
cleaner. It still is smoking very heavy (white/grey thick smoke) and idling
very rough. There are no fuel leaks and the camshaft timing is good. I don't
have a vac guage to check the vac pump but I do feel suction with my
fingertips when I remove the lines. I will start checking the injector spray
pattern. Any other suggestions?
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[LarryT]

If you could carry a hidden camera you could probably win one of those 
$1 best video prizes!  That sounds so cool.   We should all do that - 
you know, freak out the salespeople who walk up to us with questions like:

Person: I will clean 3 rooms of carpet for $50!
Me (you) - Great!  Can you get blood out?  A lot of blood?  So even the CSI 
people can't find it with their little blue lights?  And can you do it 
really fast?  Like today?

or
Person:  I bet you need new windows! or Siding or Carpet?
Are you kidding me?  What would I do with all that crap?  I've been homeless 
for 6 years!!  Moron,  BTW, you got $5 - the liquor store opens in 10 min.

I'll bet ya'll can come up with some excellent comebacks for those people 
who call just as we're starting dinner - which I never answer anyway  ;-)

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From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Diesel List" 
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology


>
> I love walking through the mall and the guy says "I can beat your current 
> cell plan" and I say oh yeah? I get PAID $500 a month to have mine...
> The looks are priceless.
>
> And its true, its a work phone and I get paid extra to do 24x7 support 
> which is why I have it.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:43:03 -0500
> From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
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> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> Wish I could to this but I run 1000 + minutes / month on my phone.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave
> 256-656-1924
> www.kegkits.com
>
>
> -
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Robert & Tara Ludwick]

Have you priced placing a classified ad in a major newspaper recently? 
Ebay starts looking pretty cheap real quick when you consider the 
exposure and the fact that things are being bid up by, in many cases , 
people with more money than brains, when you see how many items that run 
past a buy it now, going for more than retail on a new item.

I sold a boat on ebay a while back and cringed at the fees, but it 
wasn't any more than I had already spent on local ads with no calls, and 
I wound up getting what I was looking for on the thing, so I guess I 
can't complain too much.

Robert

Sunil Hari wrote:
> and ebay can charge what they want b/c they have a near-monopoly on the
> online auction game.
>
> On 6/16/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> I agree 100% with Allan. The amount of $$$ I pay eBay per month exceeds my
>> house payment by at least 3X but the return is worth the cost.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom Hargrave
>> 256-656-1924
>> www.kegkits.com
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Behalf Of Allan Streib
>> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:56 AM
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List
>> Cc: Banned List
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay
>>
>> "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> 
>>> I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.
>>>   
>> Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so
>> often
>> happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of $$ for
>> the
>> car?
>>
>> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Loren Faeth]

Tell us more.  What is Fusion and what is unity?

At 12:01 PM 6/16/2007, you wrote:
>Fusion has been working well for me on my MacBook (and is still a free
>Beta); especially the new version with Unity, where you can have your
>Windows applications running in windows that are intermingled with your
>Apple aps,... pretty slick, except that you have to remember to 'speak'
>Windows when you move into those aps.
>
>
>cheers!
>e
>
>
>Loren Faeth wrote:
> > In theory, you still have to buy windows.  I have a volume license,
> > as a Microsoft Partner, so for me it is free.  If you have a copy of
> > windows from another machine you won't be using, you can install it
> > on the Mac using Bootcamp.  Parallels is an option.  It was not
> > available last year when we bought the Macbook.  Boot Camp was, and
> > it is free.  SO, there was no net cost from making the Macbook dual
> > boot.  I have heard that windows is somewhat slower in parallels than
> > in Dual boot.  The Macbook boots pretty fast, so it has not been a
> > major pain to reboot in the desired OS.
> >
> > Loren
> >
> > At 12:44 AM 6/16/2007, you wrote:
> >
> >> It seems than at Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:31:11 -0500, Loren wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> For my $$$, the Macbook with Boot camp and windows is ideal.  For
> >>> surfing and itunes and I-anything use the mac.  When you need
> >>> Windoze, boot it into Windoze and go.
> >>>
> >> BootCamp lets you install a copy of MSWindows, right? But you
> >> still have to purchase a copy of the version of MSWindows that
> >> you want to use.
> >>
> >> What about Parallels? Still have to buy two operating systems,
> >> but now MSWindows is running as a process in Mac OS.
> >>
> >> --  Philip
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[ernest breakfield]

Fusion has been working well for me on my MacBook (and is still a free 
Beta); especially the new version with Unity, where you can have your 
Windows applications running in windows that are intermingled with your 
Apple aps,... pretty slick, except that you have to remember to 'speak' 
Windows when you move into those aps.


cheers!
e


Loren Faeth wrote:
> In theory, you still have to buy windows.  I have a volume license, 
> as a Microsoft Partner, so for me it is free.  If you have a copy of 
> windows from another machine you won't be using, you can install it 
> on the Mac using Bootcamp.  Parallels is an option.  It was not 
> available last year when we bought the Macbook.  Boot Camp was, and 
> it is free.  SO, there was no net cost from making the Macbook dual 
> boot.  I have heard that windows is somewhat slower in parallels than 
> in Dual boot.  The Macbook boots pretty fast, so it has not been a 
> major pain to reboot in the desired OS.
>
> Loren
>
> At 12:44 AM 6/16/2007, you wrote:
>   
>> It seems than at Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:31:11 -0500, Loren wrote:
>>
>> 
>>> For my $$$, the Macbook with Boot camp and windows is ideal.  For
>>> surfing and itunes and I-anything use the mac.  When you need
>>> Windoze, boot it into Windoze and go.
>>>   
>> BootCamp lets you install a copy of MSWindows, right? But you
>> still have to purchase a copy of the version of MSWindows that
>> you want to use.
>>
>> What about Parallels? Still have to buy two operating systems,
>> but now MSWindows is running as a process in Mac OS.
>>
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Tom Hargrave]

Sunil,
 
You'd think so but it's not quite true.
 
With home sellers, those who sell a few items:
Even eBay has limits to what they can charge before they chase off
customers. Plus there are other on-line auction sites that are just waiting
for eBay to stumble and some of these sites process a reasonable volume of
on-line auctions.
 
The fees that eBay charges may seem high but when you consider the market
exposure, the fees become very reasonable. That is unless you sell a $10.00
item on eBay that you can easily sell locally for $10.00. When pricing for
eBay sales, you need to factor in the additional cost & make sure that the
expanded market exposure will support the additional selling price. In other
words, that $10.00 item needs to sell on eBay for $12.00. If you have
something unique, collectable or not likely sold locally then you should do
well with eBay. Most sellers don't understand this & ask too little for an
item or they try & sell common items that really have no business on eBay.
 
 
With retail sellers:
In addition to what I stated above, retail sellers usually have their own
web store and possibly a retail location. With a business, it's more of a
cost verses gain calculation. In my case, I'd have to hire another Employee
to generate the sales that eBay generates. EBay marketing costs less!
 
 
By the way, we have 2 on-line stores, one on eBay & the other a on-line (non
eBay) store:
http://stores.ebay.com/Tom-Hargrave-Sales
http://www.kegkits.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

&Store_Code=W
 
 

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From: Sunil Hari [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 11:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay


and ebay can charge what they want b/c they have a near-monopoly on the
online auction game.


On 6/16/07, Tom Hargrave <  
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 

I agree 100% with Allan. The amount of $$$ I pay eBay per month exceeds my 
house payment by at least 3X but the return is worth the cost.


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Subject: Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane. 

Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so often
happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of $$ for the
car?

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Re: [MBZ] 190D status

[Jim Cathey]

Friday, June 15, 2007

I cleaned the engine off some.  Messy, and used up all my brake
cleaner, gotta get some more.  (I wonder what the case price is?)  I
also sprayed on a bunch of engine degreaser, but I'm not in a place
where I can use the hose for a rinse.  That stuff makes everything all
slimy and drippy, unlike the brake cleaner.  I may have to push the
car outside for cleaning at some point.  Almost everything below the
head line is oily, greasy, and/or dirty, most of it quite caked on.  I
can, however, visualize how leaking valve covers, chain tensioners,
power steering, and injection pumps could be responsible for it all,
so I'm not going to blame the head just yet!

I removed the dead AC compressor, and its mounting bracket.  (The
latter for cleaning purposes.)  I used more rubber stoppers on the
exposed lines to prevent the incursion of moisture and dirt.  There
are no obvious signs of 'Black Death', but I haven't yet looked
closely for AC debris.  The exposed O-rings are black, not green or
blue; I'll probably put in the green ones I got in an AC ring kit at
Harbor Freight when it was on sale.  ($10 for 224 or so of mixed
sizes.)

I put the IP in a box for show and tell purposes.

...At lunch I took the pump to the shop.  The woman manning the desk
couldn't tell me anything other that one of the guys would look at it.
(They were all out.)  I also stopped and bought a case of brake
cleaner, $2 a can on sale rather than the usual $3.

...And an hour later my wife called and said they'd called and could
do nothing with it.  So back I went, all the way downtown.  (I was
attacked by a 'chicken' during the freeway trip, which was quite
startling.  I'd rolled the windows down and the buffeting dislodged
the Chicken Wagon's mascot from the first aid box and it came flying
forward at my head, nest, plastic eggs, and all.  The raffia nest made
quite a racket as it rattled forwards at me and then swirled around in
the back of the car.  Good thing I don't have a weak heart!)  The pump
guy said that they never saw those particular pumps and suggested Coast
Diesel in California, a place I'd even heard of, though it may be under
a different name now.  I'm not going to do that, as it was running well.
But we chatted a bit about my potential leaks.  He rummaged in a box
and found a big green O-ring that looked like it would fit the flange.
He gave me about four of them, in fact, and said it was their standard
seal.  He also gave me a few various sized small O-rings to try on the
shutoff shaft seal.  He noted that it was quite loose, and that the
whole pump would have to come apart in order to properly fix that.
The bushing is worn, but he thought I might be able to jam the O-ring
in to help stem the leak somewhat, and pointed out that there was oil
sign on the body that indicated it was leaking from there pretty
heavily.  He warned against letting that shaft push back into the case
while the lever was off as the pump would then have to come apart to
get it back out.  I have the dead 4-cylinder pump in the woods I can
play with to learn on.  There was no charge for the O-rings and
advice, he just asked that I bring him some regular business when I
could!  I appreciate the courtesy, and will of course throw what
business I can his way.  (Of course, everybody I know with the VP44
has _already_ had their pump replaced.  But I suppose if it happens
once it could happen again.)

Saturday, June 16, 2007

More engine cleaning.  Four cans of brake cleaner later I was woozy,
and decided I'd had enough for now.  (The garage doors and windows
were all open, and it was a low-VOC non-chlorinated product, but
still...)  Things are a lot cleaner nonetheless, though I'm not done.
Along the way I removed the alternator and its bracket, and placed
both brackets in the solvent tank after first giving them a good
scraping.  My 'replacement' alternator is, of course, not at all the
right thing.  I'm going to take the worn one apart to see if it looks
like I can replace the bearings myself, and to see if it's worth doing
at all.  Nothing I would do should ruin any core value it has.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

[Curt Raymond]

Caribou, from Bangor you get on 95 and drive north for about 2 hours until 95 
turns to go into Canada. Then you get on rt 1 and drive north for an hour.
   
  I was there 3 weeks ago, the week before you were around elsewise I would 
have arranged for a meetup.
   
  -Curt
   
  Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:59:14 -0500
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
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So where is Maine did you go?

Curt Raymond wrote:
> On our recent vacation to Maine I kept it to 65mph at almost all 
times and my Dodge Dakota 5.2 v8 turned in 20mpg which is pretty good for 
what it is. Day to day around town its more like 15.
> If I keep the 190D down to 65mph it'll do 43mpg pretty reliably. If I 
hold it to 80 its more like 37mpg.
> 
> Alot of people think slowing down is bunk but in most cases it really 
does save fuel. On my commute I figure I save $6-$7 a week. Might not 
seem like much but thats ~$312 a year.
> Plus if I drive slower I find that I don't get there alot later than 
I would have (couple minutes maybe on my 55 mile commute) and I feel 
more refreshed and less stressed when I do arrive.
> 
> -Curt

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Re: [MBZ] Any aspiring Jim Cathys?

[LWB250]

It's an assembled unit (not made by a major
manufacturer) consisting of a Wisconsin VD4D (I think)
diesel engine and an unknown alternator.

Wisconsin engines are pretty bulletproof, so it's
probably a good deal for someone if they can get it on
the cheap.  Probably no larger than 10-12kW, based on
that engine.

Dan (20 years in the generator business)


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> http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/353012272.html
> Diesel generator in greater Boston. Looks like it
> could be had on the cheap.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Sunil Hari]

and ebay can charge what they want b/c they have a near-monopoly on the
online auction game.

On 6/16/07, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I agree 100% with Allan. The amount of $$$ I pay eBay per month exceeds my
> house payment by at least 3X but the return is worth the cost.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave
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>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Allan Streib
> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 8:56 AM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Cc: Banned List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay
>
> "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.
>
> Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so
> often
> happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of $$ for
> the
> car?
>
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] Did a craigslist search for "classic"

[Jim Cathey]

> http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/346900709.html - Cheap SL

'Auction'?

> http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/349070298.html - Cool MB 
> motorhome, but I don't believe it gets 25mpg. How can a huge breadbox 
> get 25mpg?

35 HP motor?

> http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/348367270.html -  115 might be 
> worth exploring except for "has rocker/fender rust"

But 'less than usual'.  If accurate, not a bad deal if the car
pans out cosmetically.  There's lots of microwave ovens around...

> http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/351872917.html - Clay the 207D 
> van is still waiting for you. I bet either Fred or I could do a PPI 
> real easy. I'd even drive it across NY for you...

That still leaves a dozen other states!

-- Jim


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[MBZ] MB Vans Re: Did a craigslist search for "classic"

[Zach]

Clay doesnt need to drive across the USA to get a MB van, I have one
right here in Olympia that might be for sale... 
http://mogtech.com/trucks/406d/misc/

  -Zach


--- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/351872917.html - Clay the 207D
> van is still waiting for you. I bet either Fred or I could do a PPI
> real easy. I'd even drive it across NY for you...
> 


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Re: [MBZ] Did a craigslist search for "classic"

[Tom Hargrave]

All depends on your age. My Sons, one 24 & the other 25, would consider the
81 Mazda a classic because the car was produced before they were born! 


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Subject: [MBZ] Did a craigslist search for "classic"

Amazing what people consider classic.
Oh sure theres a MB finny here, a vintage Thunderbird there but theres also
an '81 Mazda, a couple 90something Saabs, wierd...
Anyway, some stuff I thought was cool and people might be interested in,
delete as needed.

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/350075440.html - Ed B's next MB?

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/346900709.html - Cheap SL

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/350898283.html - CRACK SMOKER! or What
does "all major systems replaced" mean?

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/349070298.html - Cool MB motorhome, but
I don't believe it gets 25mpg. How can a huge breadbox get 25mpg?

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/348367270.html -  115 might be worth
exploring except for "has rocker/fender rust"

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/351872917.html - Clay the 207D van is
still waiting for you. I bet either Fred or I could do a PPI real easy. I'd
even drive it across NY for you...

-Curt

   
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes rust proofing

[LarryT]

Eastwood sells them for car applications - great way to prevent cylinder 
damage -

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> Cosmoline.
>
> 
>
> I couldn't remember the name of the stuff at the time.
>
> You can probably find this or something similar at an
> industrial engine supply house, or possibly a truck
> supply place that would deal with industrial engines
> like pumps or compressors.
>
> Cosmoline is pretty heavy duty stuff, and not
> something I would put on a working engine or engine
> compartment.  It's meant as a moisture barrier and
> intended for long term storage.
>
> On a related note, there are some really cool things
> that aircraft engine manufacturers sell now for long
> term storage on Lycoming and other air-cooled aviation
> engines.  They're plastic tubes that screw into the
> spark plug ports, and inside the tubes is a dessicant
> that absorbs any moisture that might form in the
> cylinder while the engine is mothballed.  I'm sure you
> could use them for long term (such as winter) storage
> on an automobile engine, too.
>
> Dan
>
> --- E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> I read in the manual that Mercedes use and wax based
>> oil for rust protection
>> in the engine bay.  I see traces of it in mine.
>> I've done such a good just
>> of cleaning the engine or grease and crud, I want to
>> protect it with
>> something (outside) as the car is subjected very
>> salty roads in the winter,
>> and parked outside.  I know I'm planning ahead, but
>> summer passes fast. :-(
>>
>> Ed
>> 300E
>>
>> On 15/06/07, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't recall the name, but it's typically
>> applied by
>> > spraying.  It was also impregnated in heavy paper
>> for
>> > wrapping parts to prevent corrosion.
>> >
>> > Phillips makes a very good preservative oil you
>> can
>> > add to the crankcase - it's used by the aviation
>> > industry for pickling engines, and I have used it
>> on
>> > industrial engines that were "pickled" as well.
>> It's
>> > called Phillips Multi-Viscosity Anti-Rust Oil and
>> is
>> > sold by the gallon.  It can be used as a break-in
>> oil
>> > as well.
>> >
>> > I used to write long term storage procedures for
>> > stationary industrial engines - what are you
>> looking
>> > to do?
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>> >
>> > --- E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Does anyone know if the dealer sells that wax
>> type
>> > > stuff they often use in
>> > > the engine bay to protect against rust?  If so,
>> how
>> > > is it applied?  Is it a
>> > > spray on, or liquid?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Ed
>> > > 300E
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[MBZ] Did a craigslist search for "classic"

[Curt Raymond]

Amazing what people consider classic.
Oh sure theres a MB finny here, a vintage Thunderbird there but theres also an 
'81 Mazda, a couple 90something Saabs, wierd...
Anyway, some stuff I thought was cool and people might be interested in, delete 
as needed.

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/350075440.html - Ed B's next MB?

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/346900709.html - Cheap SL

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/350898283.html - CRACK SMOKER! or What 
does "all major systems replaced" mean?

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/349070298.html - Cool MB motorhome, but I 
don't believe it gets 25mpg. How can a huge breadbox get 25mpg?

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/348367270.html -  115 might be worth 
exploring except for "has rocker/fender rust"

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/351872917.html - Clay the 207D van is 
still waiting for you. I bet either Fred or I could do a PPI real easy. I'd 
even drive it across NY for you...

-Curt

   
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[MBZ] Suspension Pump Repair

[Trampas]

I finally order the correct O-ring for my leaking suspension pump on the
1991 560SEL. I took some pictures and wrote a how to that I have sent to
Kaleb such that he can post it somewhere. 

 

Note I called a couple of different Mercedes experts and none of them knew
anything about the hidden O-ring on the suspension pump. They said that they
replace the one o-ring and shaft seal and if the pump still leaks they order
a new one for $1200 new or $800 rebuilt. 

 

When I replaced the hidden O-ring all my leaks stopped. Of course it took me
some time to find out where to order the O-ring and actually get it, but the
$0.80 for the new O-ring verse $800 makes well worth the wait. 

 

Trampas

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[MBZ] Any aspiring Jim Cathys?

[Curt Raymond]

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/car/353012272.html
Diesel generator in greater Boston. Looks like it could be had on the cheap.

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Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

[Peter Frederick]

The difference is quite real, especially in a diesel -- gassers tend to 
burn more fuel at light load than diesels so, so actual hp output has 
more effect on diesel consumption.

When the speed limit was lower on the interstate, I routinely got 32 
mpg with the Volvo or the 300D, both almost exactly the same weight 
(the Volvo has more drag, it's a 740 boxmobile).  When the speed limit 
went up (or I got stuck in high speed heavy traffic, like going to 
Florida), milage drops to about 29.

With the new head gasket (need to get the new head on to completely fix 
the combustion leaks), I now get 32 mpg if I keep my foot light (that 
is, no significant turbo boost) and don't need much AC.  Milage drops 
to about 30 with heavy AC use or a heavy foot on my 35 mile commute.  
I've not made a highway trip since doing the head gasket, probably 
won't until I get the new head on as I have to leave the radiator cap 
loose.

2 or 3 mpg is quite a lot of fuel, it annoys me endlessly that people 
persist in driving fast and hard for no good reason.

Peter


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[MBZ] Headlights query

[Glenn Brown]

After a recent extended interstate trip (Note: I tend to drive the
interstates with my headlights on day and nite no matter the weather
conditions.  I believe it's safer.), I noticed one of my Sylvania sealed
beam halogen headlights was burned out.  The last time I replaced one of the
headlights was 6-8 years ago and I was surprised that the new Sylvania seald
beam replacement headlight at Autozone/Advance was only ~ $10.  I seem to
remember them being in the $20+ area.

G. M. Brown
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Re: [MBZ] Commie Cars, was Re: well they showed up with the bags

[Rick Knoble]

> Don't know about China but there where quite a few MB's (mostly C and E
> class, 124's, 201's and 202's; I did see one 123 and one 116) in Saigon 
> and
> a lot of MB vans (some of which are made in Korea) and most of the transit
> buses are MB powered. So MB has quite a presence in Vietnam. I would guess
> that there is about 5-6 MB's for every other luxury brand.

One of my favorite lines in the movie "The Killing Fields" about the Khmer 
Rouge takeover of Cambodia is "Mercedes... Number one".

Rick Knoble
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Allan Streib]

Years ago I had a PowerMac (this was the 603 PowerPC processor,
pre-dating the G3 even).  I had some software called Virtual PC that
let me run DOS and Windows (Win95 at the time) programs.  It really
worked well.  I could use the inkjet printer on my Mac to print from
Windows programs, even cut/paste between Windows and Mac apps.

Both Parallels and BootCamp require an Intel-based Mac.  If you end up
with a PowerPC mac, you'll need Virtual PC (now a Microsoft product).

Allan 

Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> In theory, you still have to buy windows.  I have a volume license, 
> as a Microsoft Partner, so for me it is free.  If you have a copy of 
> windows from another machine you won't be using, you can install it 
> on the Mac using Bootcamp.  Parallels is an option.  It was not 
> available last year when we bought the Macbook.  Boot Camp was, and 
> it is free.  SO, there was no net cost from making the Macbook dual 
> boot.  I have heard that windows is somewhat slower in parallels than 
> in Dual boot.  The Macbook boots pretty fast, so it has not been a 
> major pain to reboot in the desired OS.
>
> Loren
>
> At 12:44 AM 6/16/2007, you wrote:
>>It seems than at Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:31:11 -0500, Loren wrote:
>>
>> > For my $$$, the Macbook with Boot camp and windows is ideal.  For
>> > surfing and itunes and I-anything use the mac.  When you need
>> > Windoze, boot it into Windoze and go.
>>
>>BootCamp lets you install a copy of MSWindows, right? But you
>>still have to purchase a copy of the version of MSWindows that
>>you want to use.
>>
>>What about Parallels? Still have to buy two operating systems,
>>but now MSWindows is running as a process in Mac OS.
>>
>>--  Philip
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Tom Hargrave]

I agree 100% with Allan. The amount of $$$ I pay eBay per month exceeds my
house payment by at least 3X but the return is worth the cost.


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Subject: Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.

Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so often
happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of $$ for the
car?

Allan
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Gary Hurst]

amen to that

On 6/15/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Since I hadn't bought a new cell phone in almost eight years, I
> > somehow caved in and let my 16 year-old daughter talk me into
> > getting a MotoQ. As a result, in order to be able to use the phone's
> > gazillion features, I had to update from Outlook Express (gasp.I can
> > hear yous guys) to Outlook Office 2003 (That train has long since
> > left the station.I know, I know.remember I'm a computer Mental
> > Midget).  'Twas pretty easy I must say.
>
> I only wish you could still get a cell phone that was just a phone.
> No cameras, email, web browser, etc.  All needless complexity.
>
> > Also need notebook/laptop advice. I'm starting the 18 month process
> > of getting my Reactor Operator License. Need something quick, light
> > (since I'll be schlepping it around) and durable. I'll mostly be
> > dealing with pdf stuff and power point stuff. I do, of course, want
> > wireless and the ability to manage my iTune stuff.
>
> Get an Apple MacBook.  Probably the small one (13") if weight /
> portability is a big factor.  They used to make an even smaller one
> (12"); those have the G4 processor, not Intel and you'd have to get it
> used or refurb if you wanted that size.
>
> Allan
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Loren Faeth]

In theory, you still have to buy windows.  I have a volume license, 
as a Microsoft Partner, so for me it is free.  If you have a copy of 
windows from another machine you won't be using, you can install it 
on the Mac using Bootcamp.  Parallels is an option.  It was not 
available last year when we bought the Macbook.  Boot Camp was, and 
it is free.  SO, there was no net cost from making the Macbook dual 
boot.  I have heard that windows is somewhat slower in parallels than 
in Dual boot.  The Macbook boots pretty fast, so it has not been a 
major pain to reboot in the desired OS.

Loren

At 12:44 AM 6/16/2007, you wrote:
>It seems than at Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:31:11 -0500, Loren wrote:
>
> > For my $$$, the Macbook with Boot camp and windows is ideal.  For
> > surfing and itunes and I-anything use the mac.  When you need
> > Windoze, boot it into Windoze and go.
>
>BootCamp lets you install a copy of MSWindows, right? But you
>still have to purchase a copy of the version of MSWindows that
>you want to use.
>
>What about Parallels? Still have to buy two operating systems,
>but now MSWindows is running as a process in Mac OS.
>
>--  Philip
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Re: [MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Allan Streib]

"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.

Yeah but if you have a car that people will pay crazy money for as so
often happens on eBay, worth $90 to get extra hundreds or thousands of
$$ for the car?

Allan
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Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

So where is Maine did you go?

Curt Raymond wrote:
> On our recent vacation to Maine I kept it to 65mph at almost all times and my 
> Dodge Dakota 5.2 v8 turned in 20mpg which is pretty good for what it is. Day 
> to day around town its more like 15.
> If I keep the 190D down to 65mph it'll do 43mpg pretty reliably. If I hold it 
> to 80 its more like 37mpg.
> 
> Alot of people think slowing down is bunk but in most cases it really does 
> save fuel. On my commute I figure I save $6-$7 a week. Might not seem like 
> much but thats ~$312 a year.
> Plus if I drive slower I find that I don't get there alot later than I would 
> have (couple minutes maybe on my 55 mile commute) and I feel more refreshed 
> and less stressed when I do arrive.
> 
> -Curt

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  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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[MBZ] selling cars on ebay

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I do not often sell cars on ebay but sometimes I do.  From what I 
understood it was $40 to list a vehicle and that was it.  Today I get a 
deal about selling a vehicle for $1 for 2 days only.  So I check it out 
thinking I will put a car on there just for the hell of it.  I get to 
reading and it says you pay $1 insertion fee then a $50 transaction fee 
at the end?!?!  So I get to reading the regular fees and insertion fee 
is regularly $40, and you have the $50 transaction fee at the end.  So 
it costs $90 to sell a car on ebay??  Anybody know if this is 
something that has changed because I swear any other time it was just 
the $40.  I thought $40 was expensive but $90, that is insane.  And I 
thought just the fees for selling other stuff was ridiculous.
-- 
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  92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
  89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
  81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[LWB250]

BootCamp only allows you to set up a separate
partition which allows you to boot into Windows (which
you do have to have a separate license for, yes.)  In
other words, you either boot into Windows or boot into
OS X, you can't switch back and forth.

Parallels is virtualization software that allows you
to switch back and forth between OSs, e.g., you are
running both operating systems at the same time and
can move back and forth without rebooting.

There are some arrangements coming that will allow
Windows-based programs to run under OS X, mostly
games, but they won't even require that Windows be
installed on the machine.

I use BootCamp on my son's 17" C2D iMac so he can
continue to use the Windows based games he owns.  It
works amazingly well, and according to him, better
that Windows for some of the titles.

MacDan




--- Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> BootCamp lets you install a copy of MSWindows,
> right? But you
> still have to purchase a copy of the version of
> MSWindows that
> you want to use.
> 
> What about Parallels? Still have to buy two
> operating systems,
> but now MSWindows is running as a process in Mac OS.
> 
> --  Philip
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Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

[Curt Raymond]

On our recent vacation to Maine I kept it to 65mph at almost all times and my 
Dodge Dakota 5.2 v8 turned in 20mpg which is pretty good for what it is. Day to 
day around town its more like 15.
If I keep the 190D down to 65mph it'll do 43mpg pretty reliably. If I hold it 
to 80 its more like 37mpg.

Alot of people think slowing down is bunk but in most cases it really does save 
fuel. On my commute I figure I save $6-$7 a week. Might not seem like much but 
thats ~$312 a year.
Plus if I drive slower I find that I don't get there alot later than I would 
have (couple minutes maybe on my 55 mile commute) and I feel more refreshed and 
less stressed when I do arrive.

-Curt

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:49:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage
To: Mercedes Discussion List 
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

I have made a number of local all-highway trips
running at 55 mph as opposed to the 70 mph that is the
posted limit.  I keep my mileage and records
religiously, and in comparison with driving at the
speed limit, I gain about 2-3 mpg by driving 55 mph.

Dan

  
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Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology

[Curt Raymond]

I love walking through the mall and the guy says "I can beat your current cell 
plan" and I say oh yeah? I get PAID $500 a month to have mine...
The looks are priceless.

And its true, its a work phone and I get paid extra to do 24x7 support which is 
why I have it.

-Curt

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:43:03 -0500
From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T. Dipping My Toe in the Pool of Technology
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
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Wish I could to this but I run 1000 + minutes / month on my phone.


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Re: [MBZ] Welding, was: 84 190D 2.2 For Sale

[Curt Raymond]

Wierd huh? I was working on a tractor seat and couldn't get decent penetration 
at the slower setting. Then I switched back to the sheet metal I was playing 
with for some practice and found I was doing alot better.
I was able to fill most of the holes I burnt before and even lay some beads 
that didn't look like a cross eyed monkey made them.

-Curt

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:11:44 -0400
From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 84 190D 2.2 For Sale
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Hi Curt,
I have the same MIG & found the same thing about wire speed and metal 
thickness.  I thought that was backwards - but thar's how it works - as 
you 
found.
;-)

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Re: [MBZ] HTML

[Levi Smith]

I know a little, but by no means an expert.  I imagine you'll get some
people who know more.  But if not, I might be better than nothing...

Levi

On 6/15/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anybody know anything about HTML?  If so, email me offlist.  I need some
> help with a page.  Should be easy but I am making it hard.  Will in the
> end benefit everyone, am trying to create searchable archive for the list.
> --
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>   92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
>   89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87 300TD, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
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Re: [MBZ] headlights query !! - the trip to danielsternlighting.com

[Jim Cathey]

> OK, as usual, the list has a better idea.  Most everyone seems to 
> think the
> same.  Either I go back to the cheapies or do it right next time.

I was very impressed with the 400W of high beams I had in the
450 SL we just sold.  Relays, and regular motorcycle bulbs in
the Hella E-code rounds.  Magnificent, we called them the deer-
slayers.  http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/JSLlights.html

-- Jim


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