Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
I like this guy: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/04/15/breaking-news-over-unity-reactionless-generator-invented-in-india/ And then there is Joe Newman in LA or MS who sez he has the same setup. Letting people be off grid is a function of money chasing legislation. Nothing changes, everything remains the same. What would the world look like if CC / GW were to be central to all legislation? i.e. no more combustion? The issue has been offlist for a couple weeks but in pondering... What does life look like if all things happened according to those of us okiebenz that desire legislation and enforcement to stop CC / GW? I don't want to use the inflamatory language, hence CC / GW. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Hillary for Prez
In the interest of preserving civility, I withhold further comment... Hillary.. if you are not now committed, you should be.. Apply which ever meaning that imparts to yourself ;)) On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Knock yourself out. Literally. On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:44 PM, rdeaf...@aol.com wrote: I'm late for this post since I was away but she's known as Hillary The Lunt .for Lesbian you know what...I should apply for the domain name ?? Bob [Actions speaks louder than words] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Green Benz
'Came across a procedure to produce it and other special characters several months ago -- unicode with alt key. Hold alt key and press appropriate numbers on key pad to produce the characters desired - 248 for degree (°), 0189 for ½, 0188 for ¼, 0190 for ¾. 0216 for Ø (helps when typing Danish), 129 for ü. Lotsa others I don't remember or have quickly available right now. I'm sure the computer gurus/geeks on the list know 'bout 'em, and are ready to volunteer all the latest poop on the procedure. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Green Benz Where did you purhcase that umlaut, Wilton? On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: Baron Von Rott-Gruen? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Wasn't there someone on the list at one point called Gruen Ghost, maybe whoever became Redghost? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Green Benz
The unicode is confusing, as there are more than one of them. I printed a set of them years ago, and they still work, but are different from Wilton's , though I get the same results. Mine are three numbers, not the four that Wilton uses. Here's my list: Ç alt 128 ü alt 129 é alt 130 â alt 131 etc. - you can go down the sequence of numbers and see what you get, save the ones you like --- ½ alt 171 ¼ alt 172 ° alt 248 ß alt 225 ☺ alt 1 YMMV, or not? On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 6:09 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: 'Came across a procedure to produce it and other special characters several months ago -- unicode with alt key. Hold alt key and press appropriate numbers on key pad to produce the characters desired - 248 for degree (°), 0189 for ½, 0188 for ¼, 0190 for ¾. 0216 for Ø (helps when typing Danish), 129 for ü. Lotsa others I don't remember or have quickly available right now. I'm sure the computer gurus/geeks on the list know 'bout 'em, and are ready to volunteer all the latest poop on the procedure. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Green Benz Where did you purhcase that umlaut, Wilton? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Hillary for Prez
If you want me to understand you'll have to aim lower. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 5:10 PM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: In the interest of preserving civility, I withhold further comment... Hillary.. if you are not now committed, you should be.. Apply which ever meaning that imparts to yourself ;)) On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Knock yourself out. Literally. On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:44 PM, rdeaf...@aol.com wrote: I'm late for this post since I was away but she's known as Hillary The Lunt .for Lesbian you know what...I should apply for the domain name ?? Bob [Actions speaks louder than words] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Hillary for Prez
Knock yourself out. Literally. On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 7:44 PM, rdeaf...@aol.com wrote: I'm late for this post since I was away but she's known as Hillary The Lunt .for Lesbian you know what...I should apply for the domain name ?? Bob [Actions speaks louder than words] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 123 mono valve and spam
Wsa the heat as good in the summer? Toasty! On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote: Folks I've been running a monovalve insert from china for several years in both my 300TD and daughter's 300D turbo for several years. The heat was fine this winter on both cars. $200 for an insert … i don't think so how about used units from junkyards or ebay if you think the chinese can make iPhones and not monovalves thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 1995 E300D Odessy/Mitch
Mitch, Maybe me? My '95 E300 had a failed vacuum pump when I bought it, and I was very concerned about bearings dumped into engine, but it had the upgraded pump so nothing dumped. Took me over a year to get that all sorted: new vacuum pump, injection pump timer, rebuilt all the delivery valves, injectors serviced, and then once she was road worthy, I found the suspension was in need of total rebuild. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On April 19, 2015 11:04:47 PM EDT, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Somebody parked a 606 engined car for many months while waiting for parts after it ate the vac pump bearings, I'm pretty sure of that. Guess I remembered the name wrong. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it’s near impossible to do residential solar. Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Solar is nothing new in Hawaii. 30 years ago most houses had solar hor water systems, thanks largely I'd surmise to the Jimmay cahtah tax credits. Hawaii retired the first major wind turbine farm nealty 20 years ago. It is not surprising the Hawaii residents want solar electric, nor that HELCO is suppressing solar. More on HELCO later. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] W140 wiper refills
Yes, they do. You just pull one of the caps off and slide the insert out. The new insert comes with one end uncapped and a new cap, which you press on after sliding the inter into the wiper blade. Dan On Apr 19, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Dan Penoff wrote: I just bought the passenger side insert from the dealer for my 95 S500 last week and it was $12. Do they have plastic caps over both ends? If so, how do you get them on the arms? If not, what keeps them in place? They're $10.50 each at the online dealer http://mbnorthlakeparts.com/ I suppose once I get the drivetrain sorted out, I can order a couple of spring shims and a couple of wipers. I bet the Okemos MBZ Collection would only want about $20 each. I called them Thursday to see if they'd clear the TCM codes on the S420 for me, the woman who answered the phone in the service department could only quote me $122.50 for a full computer diagnosis, which was not what I was asking for. What I wanted was to pay two tenths or a quarter hour to spend 2-5 minutes hooking up, scrolling to the transmission menu, and clearing the codes. (if I had any acquaintance with the mechanic, I bet I could get something like that done at lunch time for a 12pk of longneck lagers) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Nerf Bars!
Not what I'm used to seeing on a ML And the front bar has a couple of serious dents in it. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4986685254.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:40:16 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it's near impossible to do residential solar. What could they do if you generated all your electricity and cut yourself off from the grid? Craig NOT A THING. There are thousands of off grid people in HI. We had a lot of friends and acquaintances who lived off grid Most of Oceanview is off grid. A lot of people are off grid in the Puna, Kau and Hamakua districts. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
Nothing, and some have done that. The big issue is that in this climate our largest energy consumer is air conditioning, which is pretty much electricity and nothing else. I’m not quite sure how they are doing solar and covering AC, but it’s being done. Here is an example of a net-zero development over near Orlando that is quite successful: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/net-zero-communities-that-make-solar-power-work-expand-in-florida/2211425 http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/net-zero-communities-that-make-solar-power-work-expand-in-florida/2211425 You could never do this on your own as an individual, as the electric utilities in Florida are not (legally) obligated to do net-zero metering. If you want to do it, it’s on their terms, which are not terribly equitable as I understand it. In my area, the electric utility, TECO, only allows a limited number of net-zero installs a year. If you don’t get into that group, which is done at the beginning of the year on a lottery basis, too bad. Dan On Apr 20, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:40:16 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it’s near impossible to do residential solar. What could they do if you generated all your electricity and cut yourself off from the grid? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:34:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Too bad not more photos. Could be a good deal. If we were in Indiana, I'd go look at it. Since we are not, however, ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Green Benz
Baron Von Rott-Gruen? - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Wasn't there someone on the list at one point called Gruen Ghost, maybe whoever became Redghost? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
Dan Penoff wrote: Nothing, and some have done that. The big issue is that in this climate our largest energy consumer is air conditioning, which is pretty much electricity and nothing else. I’m not quite sure how they are doing solar and covering AC, but it’s being done. PV actually helps smooth the grid load in an AC driven climate. It's not perfect, output peaks at 1pm DST and load peaks 2-4 hours later, but it is a help, not a hindrance until you get a *lot* of PV hooked up to the grid. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
Yes. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 20, 2015, at 12:38 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:34:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: Too bad not more photos. Could be a good deal. If we were in Indiana, I'd go look at it. Since we are not, however, ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
Too bad not more photos. Could be a good deal. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 20, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:19:03 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/4977131964.html The text says, A few deer decided to run into the driver side of my sweetheart ..., but the only picture is of the passenger side. His description of the costs sounds like our current landlord, long on promises but short on performance. brand new fender is 70.00 Really? I doubt that very much. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:28:15 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: In my area, the electric utility, TECO, only allows a limited number of net-zero installs a year. If you don’t get into that group, which is done at the beginning of the year on a lottery basis, too bad. Yes, but that is having a utility connection and solar panels, not standalone. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Green Benz
Wasn't there someone on the list at one point called Gruen Ghost, maybe whoever became Redghost? --R On 4/19/15 10:02 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: Not to get technical Andrew, but it is grun with the umlaut over the u. Since we can't always put in the umlaut in English, correct spelling is gruen. Pronounced the same. German aside i thought it was an ugly color but most of those around me loved it. I have seen some nice darker green 124's. Dwight On Apr 19, 2015 9:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogelastrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: silber grun. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dwight Gilesdwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: My 79 240D was silber gruen. Like sage green. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
Craig wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:19:03 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/4977131964.html The text says, A few deer decided to run into the driver side of my sweetheart ..., but the only picture is of the passenger side. His description of the costs sounds like our current landlord, long on promises but short on performance. brand new fender is 70.00 Really? I doubt that very much. If fixing it made economic sense, he'd fix it and sell it. $70 fender is probably Rock Auto's price without shipping for a non-CAPA certified part. I'm 99% sure it's the same car I posted a link to in pre-dented condition last month. What did he want then, $4995? Ad's been deleted by author. Same wheels in pic, same mention of Florida trips and summer/winter wheels. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
So much for all the government money spent on promoting renewable energy. One side is screaming,, renewable energy or else, Congress passed a law which requires all utility companies to generate 25% of their power via renewable sources [I think it was Congress, if not some agency did it.] The other side, the utility companies, are pushing back hard to keep renewables from happening.. It seems unlikely to work out on it's own.. in the mean time.. citizens suffer higher bills and higher rates.. I see no logic in it all. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Nothing, and some have done that. The big issue is that in this climate our largest energy consumer is air conditioning, which is pretty much electricity and nothing else. I’m not quite sure how they are doing solar and covering AC, but it’s being done. Here is an example of a net-zero development over near Orlando that is quite successful: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/net-zero-communities-that-make-solar-power-work-expand-in-florida/2211425 http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/net-zero-communities-that-make-solar-power-work-expand-in-florida/2211425 You could never do this on your own as an individual, as the electric utilities in Florida are not (legally) obligated to do net-zero metering. If you want to do it, it’s on their terms, which are not terribly equitable as I understand it. In my area, the electric utility, TECO, only allows a limited number of net-zero installs a year. If you don’t get into that group, which is done at the beginning of the year on a lottery basis, too bad. Dan On Apr 20, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:40:16 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it’s near impossible to do residential solar. What could they do if you generated all your electricity and cut yourself off from the grid? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
I wonder if a dual-circuit set-up would work. Have part of your home load on the PV cells, and ability to load-shed back to utility power when needed. You may not be able to run HVAC and other big resistive loads, but you should be able to run lights / TV / computers / refrigerator / clothes washer / dishwasher. Get a gas stove, water heater, clothes dryer, and a solar water heater. If you can install a florida heat pump, your utility power bill be cut significantly. If your power company uses a tiered billing scheme, you'd probably drop into the bottom tier. Big upfront costs, most of the ROI would probably be in the form of increased home value, but if you live there another ten or more years Don't forget to calculate the rate of inflation of the utility bill. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Found this in a post on peach parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOYfeature=youtu.be Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper height in-situ. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Nerf Bars!
Not bad looking, 10k miles/yr, average. RF headlight is fogged, probably other stuff that would need to be attended to. Or you could buy this one http://jalopnik.com/for-19-600-this-2003-brabus-ml58-is-more-sport-than-u-1698787778 --R On 4/20/15 11:10 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Not what I'm used to seeing on a ML And the front bar has a couple of serious dents in it. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/4986685254.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:19:03 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/4977131964.html The text says, A few deer decided to run into the driver side of my sweetheart ..., but the only picture is of the passenger side. His description of the costs sounds like our current landlord, long on promises but short on performance. brand new fender is 70.00 Really? I doubt that very much. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:40:16 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it’s near impossible to do residential solar. What could they do if you generated all your electricity and cut yourself off from the grid? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
SC recently passed a law over the objections of the power utilities to allow home-based solar electric. Apparently third parties will install and lease back the panels and the savings are supposedly fairly reasonable. I live in the woods so don't get much direct sunlight on the roofs or I would probably look into it. --R On 4/20/15 12:55 PM, Craig wrote: On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:40:16 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Similar situation in Florida. The utilities have a stranglehold on the legislature, and as a result the laws are such that it’s near impossible to do residential solar. What could they do if you generated all your electricity and cut yourself off from the grid? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] pre-dented diesel for Shirley
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Re: [MBZ] Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
In Arizona, which is solar friendly, I have two friends who had grid tie systems installed, under a lease purchase arrangement. Each has 8,500 watts of solar panels on their roof, installed for ZERO down and a 25 yr pay out of about $90 per month. The install can be purchased at any time for the remaining full value and the install runs with the property if it is sold. All win/win. One friends electric bill went from $400 a month in July to $80 for electricity purchased, plus a check for electricity sold to the power company. The system has a solar controller as part of the system that runs the house of solar generated energy and shunts excess to the grid.. if solar production drops, it shifts to power company energy to make up the difference in energy to keep the house systems working at required voltage.. Pretty smart box. The system comes with included maintance, so any thing that doesn't preform gets replaced with a phone call. The second friend has a duplicate of the first. Both are working well, and saving money. They both run AC systems non stop during the day, one runs a pool pump as well... It can work well.. and here it does.. with 360 days of sun each year.. On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if a dual-circuit set-up would work. Have part of your home load on the PV cells, and ability to load-shed back to utility power when needed. You may not be able to run HVAC and other big resistive loads, but you should be able to run lights / TV / computers / refrigerator / clothes washer / dishwasher. Get a gas stove, water heater, clothes dryer, and a solar water heater. If you can install a florida heat pump, your utility power bill be cut significantly. If your power company uses a tiered billing scheme, you'd probably drop into the bottom tier. Big upfront costs, most of the ROI would probably be in the form of increased home value, but if you live there another ten or more years Don't forget to calculate the rate of inflation of the utility bill. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Max.Thank you!Best information I have seen yet.Now to fix 36 lifters, now that I know how. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:23:35 -0400 From: dillonm...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters Found this in a post on peach parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySf0r8GGMOYfeature=youtu.be Looks interesting, but I wouldn't completely fill each lifter with oil before installing. I've had to fight through an over-filled lifter before, it would be better to install them flat and let them inflate to proper height in-situ. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters
Max.They look the same, and they are INA lifters, of which I have a set of 12.Will post as appropriate. Unless there is a total screw-up, of course!Fred. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:20:17 -0400 From: dillonm...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] How to rebuild hydraulic lifters Fred, Note that the lifters in the video are for VW engine. No idea if MB lifters come apart same way, let us know how it goes! Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Green Benz or Binz
I go by the Mercedes spelling. Das beste oder nichts. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Like Moeller and Moller where the o has an umlaut or Mueller and Müller Gruen or Grün When the umlaut is omitted, the e is added. therefore gruen is correct, as is grün I;a like a Green Binz Not to get technical Andrew, but it is grun with the umlaut over the u. Since we can't always put in the umlaut in English, correct spelling is gruen. Pronounced the same. German aside i thought it was an ugly color but most of those around me loved it. I have seen some nice darker green 124's. Dwight On Apr 19, 2015 9:44 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
