[MBZ] Several cars plus Parts in Balt
http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/3096313396.html I thought this looked interesting - for $5000 asking - you too can become Kaleb! (don't know the condition) early 80s turbo diesels - 3 cars - 1) coupe (300cd), 2) wagon (300td) 3) 300d (4dr) have parts - too many projects ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Second Go-Around
Rich one! That would be MSSQL. -Rolf On 6/4/2012 7:37 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Rolfr...@winmutt.com writes: Im always looking for mysql dbas Is there such a thing?? I thought mysql was for people who didn't want to deal with that dba stuff ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
Don't they have the offset and width on them, maybe on the back of the wheels? I'd pull them all off and write down the numbers. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Uh oh - algae woes
If you'd seen the snot goblin in the sender you wouldn't think so. Think of the pad on a band-aid but 1/4 thick and 1 in diameter (or whatever the sender tube is) and strong enough I had to really pull on it to get it apart. I sprayed it with carb cleaner and it just shrugged. Algecide will kill the bugs but assuming the infestation in the rest of the tank is similar to the sender its going to be a long time before they all come out. Besides which the tank screen is plugged now, thats just gonna get worse. -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:10:59 -0500 From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Uh oh - algae woes Message-ID: a06240801cc2aa3dc3b61@[192.168.1.52] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed Buy some extra filters and do the shock treatment of biobor. I honestly don't think it is worth the effort that scott describes, although that will help get it cleaner sooner. in my experience, the shock treatment,and running it will clean out the tank. But you want to add the normal treatment of biocide at each refill for several tanks. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:19:37 -0500 Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Jul 16, 2012, at 11:35 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: No shortage of sunlight this summer. I think we're now tied for all-time consecutive days without rain, going back to the 19th century We are definitely in a drought. Between the very limited snowfall last winter and the lack of rain this spring and summer, food prices will be through the roof by next year. Buy a freezer and stock up now... Allen, if I recall correctly, is in Indiana. Where are you Rick? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: Allen, if I recall correctly, is in Indiana. Where are you Rick? I am in south-central Indiana (Bloomington area, Indiana University). About an hour's drive south of Indianapolis. Rick is northwestern Indiana near Chicago I believe. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
That is correct. Rick Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Rick is northwestern Indiana near Chicago I believe. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Several cars plus Parts in Balt
Unless they all run and drive and are in good shape and there are lots of parts with them I dont see that as being a good deal. But who knows. On 7/17/2012 6:51 AM, Larry T wrote: http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/3096313396.html I thought this looked interesting - for $5000 asking - you too can become Kaleb! (don't know the condition) early 80s turbo diesels - 3 cars - 1) coupe (300cd), 2) wagon (300td) 3) 300d (4dr) have parts - too many projects ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5135 - Release Date: 07/16/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
Both very different areas, too. I always chuckled when people commented about how flat Indiana is. From slightly north of Indianapolis it is relatively flat - south of that it is very hilly. Dan On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Craig diese...@pisquared.net writes: Allen, if I recall correctly, is in Indiana. Where are you Rick? I am in south-central Indiana (Bloomington area, Indiana University). About an hour's drive south of Indianapolis. Rick is northwestern Indiana near Chicago I believe. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb?
Yesterday I put some new return lines on the boy's SD, which has been sitting here and would not run. Started it up after cranking a bit and it ran fine. I guess air was getting in the fuel lines somehow and buggering it up. Anyway it runs fine now. Simple fix, interesting it had that effect. I also noticed that the rear-view mirror had exploded itself -- the day/night switch on the bottom had blown out the bottom of the plastic housing, it was all cracked and bits of plastic were broken off. The switch lever thingie is spring loaded in there and I guess the spring had overcome the ability of the plastic to hold it in there. Kinda weird. I pulled it off and inspected it, really no way to repair it that looks like it would hold (Shoegoo and mikanave metal not appropriate) so I guess I need another one. Kleb, you got one in your vast inventory? Or I guess I could stop by the knackers at some point and see how bad he wants to screw me on one. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] (SPAM?) Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb?
I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? Yes, but don't bother 'til you get the replacement, since it's all one part. A little oil helps. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
On 16/07/2012 6:40 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: We had winter snowbirds in FL (Ft Walton Beach/Destin area). One of then explained to me that it was cheaper to vacation in FL than to heat their home during the Canadian winter. But unless you get rid of your home, you need to heat it anyway. At a lower temperature no doubt but most homes are not easily shut down for the winter. We do with the cottage but it is hard on it. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb?
I can't get my head around the idea that new return lines would fix it. If they were plugged they would be blown off by the pressure. If they leaked the pressure would cause fuel to escape. Air on the return side would be pushed through. Did you do anything else? -Dave Walton On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Yesterday I put some new return lines on the boy's SD, which has been sitting here and would not run. Started it up after cranking a bit and it ran fine. I guess air was getting in the fuel lines somehow and buggering it up. Anyway it runs fine now. Simple fix, interesting it had that effect. I also noticed that the rear-view mirror had exploded itself -- the day/night switch on the bottom had blown out the bottom of the plastic housing, it was all cracked and bits of plastic were broken off. The switch lever thingie is spring loaded in there and I guess the spring had overcome the ability of the plastic to hold it in there. Kinda weird. I pulled it off and inspected it, really no way to repair it that looks like it would hold (Shoegoo and mikanave metal not appropriate) so I guess I need another one. Kleb, you got one in your vast inventory? Or I guess I could stop by the knackers at some point and see how bad he wants to screw me on one. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
Well here is what happened. Some weeks back I was moving the car from one spot to another, started it up and it ran for maybe 30sec then quit. Could not get it to start again. At one point I tried again, cranked it forever and it ended up firing and belching black smoke, and ran for a few seconds then quit again. The filters were all new, fuel was clean and flowing, so not clear why that would happen. Some listers said air in the fuel lines or injection pump or something, change the return lines, do something else I forget. So yesterday I finally decided to go do the return lines, as they were weeping a bit anyway, and I had ordered some hose a few weeks back as part of another order. Cranked it for maybe 20sec and it fired off, ran a bit rough for a few seconds, then smoothed out with a hiccup after about 30sec but then ran fine like it had before. Given the only thing I did was change the return lines, and was told the air thing, I figure that is what it was. Who knows... --R On 7/17/12 12:26 PM, Dave Walton wrote: I can't get my head around the idea that new return lines would fix it. If they were plugged they would be blown off by the pressure. If they leaked the pressure would cause fuel to escape. Air on the return side would be pushed through. Did you do anything else? -Dave Walton On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Yesterday I put some new return lines on the boy's SD, which has been sitting here and would not run. Started it up after cranking a bit and it ran fine. I guess air was getting in the fuel lines somehow and buggering it up. Anyway it runs fine now. Simple fix, interesting it had that effect. I also noticed that the rear-view mirror had exploded itself -- the day/night switch on the bottom had blown out the bottom of the plastic housing, it was all cracked and bits of plastic were broken off. The switch lever thingie is spring loaded in there and I guess the spring had overcome the ability of the plastic to hold it in there. Kinda weird. I pulled it off and inspected it, really no way to repair it that looks like it would hold (Shoegoo and mikanave metal not appropriate) so I guess I need another one. Kleb, you got one in your vast inventory? Or I guess I could stop by the knackers at some point and see how bad he wants to screw me on one. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
Mitch Haley wrote: Don't they have the offset and width on them, maybe on the back of the wheels? I'd pull them all off and write down the numbers. Hah! I was looking, but not hard enough. In sunlight I was able to see an irregularity in the casting that looked like a spot for a label. 5 of them, actually. Checking the two rims not on the car but in the garages reveals one is 6Jx14 H2 (126-400-1902) and the other is 6 1/2Jx14 H2 (126-400-2102). *grin* Thanks for the tip, Mitch. Mystery solved. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
'Don't mean to sound like I'm buying, which I'm not, but is this the car for sale? How much, how many kmi, what year and what color? BTW, just drove black 91 350SDL (201 kmi) to pole (voting, that is); reminded, again: don't want another blackun. 'Was BLOWING ICE COLD, but we weren't in it long enough to feel its benefit. 'Nother BTW, does Future Doc live close enough to school (Georgetown) to walk? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines Well here is what happened. Some weeks back I was moving the car from one spot to another, started it up and it ran for maybe 30sec then quit. Could not get it to start again. At one point I tried again, cranked it forever and it ended up firing and belching black smoke, and ran for a few seconds then quit again. The filters were all new, fuel was clean and flowing, so not clear why that would happen. Some listers said air in the fuel lines or injection pump or something, change the return lines, do something else I forget. So yesterday I finally decided to go do the return lines, as they were weeping a bit anyway, and I had ordered some hose a few weeks back as part of another order. Cranked it for maybe 20sec and it fired off, ran a bit rough for a few seconds, then smoothed out with a hiccup after about 30sec but then ran fine like it had before. Given the only thing I did was change the return lines, and was told the air thing, I figure that is what it was. Who knows... --R On 7/17/12 12:26 PM, Dave Walton wrote: I can't get my head around the idea that new return lines would fix it. If they were plugged they would be blown off by the pressure. If they leaked the pressure would cause fuel to escape. Air on the return side would be pushed through. Did you do anything else? -Dave Walton On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Yesterday I put some new return lines on the boy's SD, which has been sitting here and would not run. Started it up after cranking a bit and it ran fine. I guess air was getting in the fuel lines somehow and buggering it up. Anyway it runs fine now. Simple fix, interesting it had that effect. I also noticed that the rear-view mirror had exploded itself -- the day/night switch on the bottom had blown out the bottom of the plastic housing, it was all cracked and bits of plastic were broken off. The switch lever thingie is spring loaded in there and I guess the spring had overcome the ability of the plastic to hold it in there. Kinda weird. I pulled it off and inspected it, really no way to repair it that looks like it would hold (Shoegoo and mikanave metal not appropriate) so I guess I need another one. Kleb, you got one in your vast inventory? Or I guess I could stop by the knackers at some point and see how bad he wants to screw me on one. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
The most important number will be the ET or offset.keep scraping. John On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: Mitch Haley wrote: Don't they have the offset and width on them, maybe on the back of the wheels? I'd pull them all off and write down the numbers. Hah! I was looking, but not hard enough. In sunlight I was able to see an irregularity in the casting that looked like a spot for a label. 5 of them, actually. Checking the two rims not on the car but in the garages reveals one is 6Jx14 H2 (126-400-1902) and the other is 6 1/2Jx14 H2 (126-400-2102). *grin* Thanks for the tip, Mitch. Mystery solved. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
Yeah, I meant POLL, of course, not POLE. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines 'Don't mean to sound like I'm buying, which I'm not, but is this the car for sale? How much, how many kmi, what year and what color? BTW, just drove black 91 350SDL (201 kmi) to pole (voting, that is); reminded, again: don't want another blackun. 'Was BLOWING ICE COLD, but we weren't in it long enough to feel its benefit. 'Nother BTW, does Future Doc live close enough to school (Georgetown) to walk? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines Well here is what happened. Some weeks back I was moving the car from one spot to another, started it up and it ran for maybe 30sec then quit. Could not get it to start again. At one point I tried again, cranked it forever and it ended up firing and belching black smoke, and ran for a few seconds then quit again. The filters were all new, fuel was clean and flowing, so not clear why that would happen. Some listers said air in the fuel lines or injection pump or something, change the return lines, do something else I forget. So yesterday I finally decided to go do the return lines, as they were weeping a bit anyway, and I had ordered some hose a few weeks back as part of another order. Cranked it for maybe 20sec and it fired off, ran a bit rough for a few seconds, then smoothed out with a hiccup after about 30sec but then ran fine like it had before. Given the only thing I did was change the return lines, and was told the air thing, I figure that is what it was. Who knows... --R On 7/17/12 12:26 PM, Dave Walton wrote: I can't get my head around the idea that new return lines would fix it. If they were plugged they would be blown off by the pressure. If they leaked the pressure would cause fuel to escape. Air on the return side would be pushed through. Did you do anything else? -Dave Walton On Jul 17, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Yesterday I put some new return lines on the boy's SD, which has been sitting here and would not run. Started it up after cranking a bit and it ran fine. I guess air was getting in the fuel lines somehow and buggering it up. Anyway it runs fine now. Simple fix, interesting it had that effect. I also noticed that the rear-view mirror had exploded itself -- the day/night switch on the bottom had blown out the bottom of the plastic housing, it was all cracked and bits of plastic were broken off. The switch lever thingie is spring loaded in there and I guess the spring had overcome the ability of the plastic to hold it in there. Kinda weird. I pulled it off and inspected it, really no way to repair it that looks like it would hold (Shoegoo and mikanave metal not appropriate) so I guess I need another one. Kleb, you got one in your vast inventory? Or I guess I could stop by the knackers at some point and see how bad he wants to screw me on one. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
We've been shutting down my grandmother's house every winter since 2001. No big whoop, blow the water out of the lines, pour some washer fluid in the toilet and clothes washer and in the traps under the sink. 2000 was the first year she didn't stay the winter. We kept the house at 55F but still blew out the pipes (dammed pipes freeze even when you keep the house warm) and it cost $1600 in oil. That was the last year for that. Last summer my uncle re-plumbed the bathroom with an eye toward drainage, blowing out the lines is MUCH easier now. It used to take an hour with a 50% chance a pipe would still break, now we're down to maybe 15 minutes and no broken pipes this year. Time will tell... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:33:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 500585c8.4070...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 16/07/2012 6:40 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: We had winter snowbirds in FL (Ft Walton Beach/Destin area). One of then explained to me that it was cheaper to vacation in FL than to heat their home during the Canadian winter. But unless you get rid of your home, you need to heat it anyway. At a lower temperature no doubt but most homes are not easily shut down for the winter. We do with the cottage but it is hard on it. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
I put it on CL some months ago, I think for $3k or maybe a bit more so I could have some beat-down room. No good bites. 84 300SD, gold, not sure the miles exactly as the odo quit working, maybe 300ksome. Body in pretty good shape, paint a bit rough in spots as the original owner apparently liked the car wash a lot, but it looks nice from 10ft. Texas car most of its life, no rust, interior in decent shape. Good tars, I replaced the driveshaft bearing. I think it needs rear subframe mounts, will probably do that at some point. The boy lives walking distance, but mostly rides his bike. It is a nice area around the school. --R On 7/17/12 3:04 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Don't mean to sound like I'm buying, which I'm not, but is this the car for sale? How much, how many kmi, what year and what color? BTW, just drove black 91 350SDL (201 kmi) to pole (voting, that is); reminded, again: don't want another blackun. 'Was BLOWING ICE COLD, but we weren't in it long enough to feel its benefit. 'Nother BTW, does Future Doc live close enough to school (Georgetown) to walk? Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
We do not heat the cottage over winter. It does seem to heave a bit here and there and does not settle down until the weather warms up enough for all of the frost to be out of the ground. We get some cracking of the drywall in certain spots. I have thought some about how I might stabilize it but have also decided that drywall is not exactly cottagy anyway and have plans to cover it with pine panelling if I live long enough (renovations tends to be a bit of a slow process out at the lake). Mother used to spend the whole year in it and when there was heat in the crawl space, it stayed reasonably steady. We suffered some broken pipe joints the first year that we shut it down but put drain plugs in at each of those spots and have not had issues since. I am also in the process of re-plumbing the whole thing as we are redoing the bathroom and that is the major plumbing spot anyway. There is essentially the one bath, the kitchen sink and a hot water tank so plumbing is not extensive. Going to use pex this time so pretty fast to change out the old stuff. Randy On 17/07/2012 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: We've been shutting down my grandmother's house every winter since 2001. No big whoop, blow the water out of the lines, pour some washer fluid in the toilet and clothes washer and in the traps under the sink. 2000 was the first year she didn't stay the winter. We kept the house at 55F but still blew out the pipes (dammed pipes freeze even when you keep the house warm) and it cost $1600 in oil. That was the last year for that. Last summer my uncle re-plumbed the bathroom with an eye toward drainage, blowing out the lines is MUCH easier now. It used to take an hour with a 50% chance a pipe would still break, now we're down to maybe 15 minutes and no broken pipes this year. Time will tell... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:33:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 500585c8.4070...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 16/07/2012 6:40 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: We had winter snowbirds in FL (Ft Walton Beach/Destin area). One of then explained to me that it was cheaper to vacation in FL than to heat their home during the Canadian winter. But unless you get rid of your home, you need to heat it anyway. At a lower temperature no doubt but most homes are not easily shut down for the winter. We do with the cottage but it is hard on it. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
Mitch Haley wrote: Don't they have the offset and width on them, maybe on the back of the wheels? I'd pull them all off and write down the numbers. Fmiser wrote: Hah! I was looking, but not hard enough. In sunlight I was able to see an irregularity in the casting that looked like a spot for a label. 5 of them, actually. Checking the two rims not on the car but in the garages reveals one is 6Jx14 H2 (126-400-1902) and the other is 6 1/2Jx14 H2 (126-400-2102). *grin* John Freer wrote: The most important number will be the ET or offset.keep scraping. John Oh. That number was there too. ET30. It's the same on all the rims. I did some searching for what all those numbers mean and came up empty. But then I didn't search all that hard... -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
Grndson almost had a apt near the school, but got one also in a nice area on New Hampshire NW 'bout eight blocks east from his internship at Afghan Embassy. He's anxious to get back to UNC-CH in only 4 weeks. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines I put it on CL some months ago, I think for $3k or maybe a bit more so I could have some beat-down room. No good bites. 84 300SD, gold, not sure the miles exactly as the odo quit working, maybe 300ksome. Body in pretty good shape, paint a bit rough in spots as the original owner apparently liked the car wash a lot, but it looks nice from 10ft. Texas car most of its life, no rust, interior in decent shape. Good tars, I replaced the driveshaft bearing. I think it needs rear subframe mounts, will probably do that at some point. The boy lives walking distance, but mostly rides his bike. It is a nice area around the school. --R On 7/17/12 3:04 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Don't mean to sound like I'm buying, which I'm not, but is this the car for sale? How much, how many kmi, what year and what color? BTW, just drove black 91 350SDL (201 kmi) to pole (voting, that is); reminded, again: don't want another blackun. 'Was BLOWING ICE COLD, but we weren't in it long enough to feel its benefit. 'Nother BTW, does Future Doc live close enough to school (Georgetown) to walk? Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] 126 trunk lid
I've stuffed/concealed 4 small packages (in ziplock sandwich bags) of lead tire weights, total of about 5 pounds, into the structural cavity at rear of aluminum replacement trunk lid to counteract violent, and dangerous, lifting force of the springs meant to lift/balance original, heavier, steel lid. This'll work OK 'til ambient temps cool some in coupla months; then I plan to remove the lid, sand it down again, at least, into the original factory paint, paint it again and try to do something else about the too-robust lifting springs. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
Allan wrote: All that said, I don't hate them, but I would probably never buy another one. I much prefer gas. Now you guys have morphed this thread over to gas. Thanks for the encouragement that a modern GE is not bad - new 3 years ago, cheapest dirty shirt locally from craigslist. I think I prefer gas, and we have gas here (boiler) but electric hot water and electric kitchen. We rent, so tearing in to things is not something I do without care to get things back to original. Basement is finished ceiling old knotty pine paneling. Gas looks like there is direct tap for other appliances but I have never felt confident to tear in to the finished ceiling. Maybe I need to be more adventurous and do the gas run to the utility room and kitchen upstairs. Black iron pipe is not hard to hang install, is it? Dope joints against leak, testing is easy, isn't it? The tough part for me would be the plaster/drywall - built in 1948 so I don't know what the ceiling is. Floor is asbestos tile - we don't care. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
Fmiser wrote: Oh. That number was there too. ET30. It's the same on all the rims. I did some searching for what all those numbers mean and came up empty. But then I didn't search all that hard... Means the center of the tire is 30mm outboard of the mounting face where the rim meets the brake rotor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
We kept the house at 55F ... and it cost $1600 in oil. 55 is too high. Try 35, maybe. Or perhaps 10 degrees over ambient. You're just trying to keep it 'dry'. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
I hear that pex doesn't burst like copper does during freezing temps. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: We do not heat the cottage over winter. It does seem to heave a bit here and there and does not settle down until the weather warms up enough for all of the frost to be out of the ground. We get some cracking of the drywall in certain spots. I have thought some about how I might stabilize it but have also decided that drywall is not exactly cottagy anyway and have plans to cover it with pine panelling if I live long enough (renovations tends to be a bit of a slow process out at the lake). Mother used to spend the whole year in it and when there was heat in the crawl space, it stayed reasonably steady. We suffered some broken pipe joints the first year that we shut it down but put drain plugs in at each of those spots and have not had issues since. I am also in the process of re-plumbing the whole thing as we are redoing the bathroom and that is the major plumbing spot anyway. There is essentially the one bath, the kitchen sink and a hot water tank so plumbing is not extensive. Going to use pex this time so pretty fast to change out the old stuff. Randy On 17/07/2012 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: We've been shutting down my grandmother's house every winter since 2001. No big whoop, blow the water out of the lines, pour some washer fluid in the toilet and clothes washer and in the traps under the sink. 2000 was the first year she didn't stay the winter. We kept the house at 55F but still blew out the pipes (dammed pipes freeze even when you keep the house warm) and it cost $1600 in oil. That was the last year for that. Last summer my uncle re-plumbed the bathroom with an eye toward drainage, blowing out the lines is MUCH easier now. It used to take an hour with a 50% chance a pipe would still break, now we're down to maybe 15 minutes and no broken pipes this year. Time will tell... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:33:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 500585c8.4070...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 16/07/2012 6:40 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: We had winter snowbirds in FL (Ft Walton Beach/Destin area). One of then explained to me that it was cheaper to vacation in FL than to heat their home during the Canadian winter. But unless you get rid of your home, you need to heat it anyway. At a lower temperature no doubt but most homes are not easily shut down for the winter. We do with the cottage but it is hard on it. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
Theres the difference, while grandmother's house doesn't have a poured foundation it does have a footing all the way around which doesn't heave noticably. Our camp doesn't heave anymore, its got good big piers down deep. One fell over (that one is shallow for some reason) and the camp heaved bad until I built a post near that pier. I dug down 3' (as far as I could reach while working on my belly under the camp) and laid concrete blocks with rebar in the voids which I then filled until I got close to the beam, then I switched to bricks. Used to have to jack the camp annually to get the door to open, no problems now. -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:44:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 5005c09c.2020...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed We do not heat the cottage over winter. It does seem to heave a bit here and there and does not settle down until the weather warms up enough for all of the frost to be out of the ground. We get some cracking of the drywall in certain spots. I have thought some about how I might stabilize it but have also decided that drywall is not exactly cottagy anyway and have plans to cover it with pine panelling if I live long enough (renovations tends to be a bit of a slow process out at the lake). Mother used to spend the whole year in it and when there was heat in the crawl space, it stayed reasonably steady. We suffered some broken pipe joints the first year that we shut it down but put drain plugs in at each of those spots and have not had issues since. I am also in the process of re-plumbing the whole thing as we are redoing the bathroom and that is the major plumbing spot anyway. There is essentially the one bath, the kitchen sink and a hot water tank so plumbing is not extensive. Going to use pex this time so pretty fast to change out the old stuff. Randy On 17/07/2012 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: We've been shutting down my grandmother's house every winter since 2001. No big whoop, blow the water out of the lines, pour some washer fluid in the toilet and clothes washer and in the traps under the sink. 2000 was the first year she didn't stay the winter. We kept the house at 55F but still blew out the pipes (dammed pipes freeze even when you keep the house warm) and it cost $1600 in oil. That was the last year for that. Last summer my uncle re-plumbed the bathroom with an eye toward drainage, blowing out the lines is MUCH easier now. It used to take an hour with a 50% chance a pipe would still break, now we're down to maybe 15 minutes and no broken pipes this year. Time will tell... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
Jim Cathey wrote: We kept the house at 55F ... and it cost $1600 in oil. 55 is too high. Try 35, maybe. Or perhaps 10 degrees over ambient. You're just trying to keep it 'dry'. You're trying to keep relative humidity reasonable, and probably trying to keep pipes not in living spaces above freezing. If you have a basement, you're trying to keep the earth contacting the basement walls from freezing and pushing them in. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
Holy crow man how much gas you gonna use? A stove doesn't run on high pressure gas, you gotta feed it regulated gas, small copper pipe... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:06:35 -0500 From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Ceramic stovetop Message-ID: calk3cy6qw8do-t4fgaae_m7mf8et5ij04dhonghjo26tz0b...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Allan wrote: All that said, I don't hate them, but I would probably never buy another one. I much prefer gas. Now you guys have morphed this thread over to gas. Thanks for the encouragement that a modern GE is not bad - new 3 years ago, cheapest dirty shirt locally from craigslist. I think I prefer gas, and we have gas here (boiler) but electric hot water and electric kitchen. We rent, so tearing in to things is not something I do without care to get things back to original. Basement is finished ceiling old knotty pine paneling. Gas looks like there is direct tap for other appliances but I have never felt confident to tear in to the finished ceiling. Maybe I need to be more adventurous and do the gas run to the utility room and kitchen upstairs. Black iron pipe is not hard to hang install, is it? Dope joints against leak, testing is easy, isn't it? The tough part for me would be the plaster/drywall - built in 1948 so I don't know what the ceiling is. Floor is asbestos tile - we don't care. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
Much of the winter ambient is -20F. We were mostly trying to keep the water meter from freezing. We'd shut off water in the house that year, now we have the water company come and shut off water TO the house, and take the meter. -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:16:51 -0700 From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 411f17a8-d076-11e1-bed2-000502d9a...@windwireless.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed We kept the house at 55F ... and it cost $1600 in oil. 55 is too high. Try 35, maybe. Or perhaps 10 degrees over ambient. You're just trying to keep it 'dry'. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
I haven't heard either way but I figure everything has its breaking point and copper is real easy to replace/repair... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:37:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 1342575452.26665.yext-apple-iph...@web125103.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I hear that pex doesn't burst like copper does during freezing temps. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: We do not heat the cottage over winter. It does seem to heave a bit here and there and does not settle down until the weather warms up enough for all of the frost to be out of the ground. We get some cracking of the drywall in certain spots. I have thought some about how I might stabilize it but have also decided that drywall is not exactly cottagy anyway and have plans to cover it with pine panelling if I live long enough (renovations tends to be a bit of a slow process out at the lake). Mother used to spend the whole year in it and when there was heat in the crawl space, it stayed reasonably steady. We suffered some broken pipe joints the first year that we shut it down but put drain plugs in at each of those spots and have not had issues since. I am also in the process of re-plumbing the whole thing as we are redoing the bathroom and that is the major plumbing spot anyway. There is essentially the one bath, the kitchen sink and a hot water tank so plumbing is not extensive. Going to use pex this time so pretty fast to change out the old stuff. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] (SPAM?) Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb?
A lil history: I am not sure when MB first installed the breakaway mirror in production cars, but for a decade or two (maybe more) while Deeriot and other carmakers were screwing a potmetal headslicer mirror to the windshield, MB was quietly saving lives, heads and faces by using the breakaway mirror and using plastic for the mirror head. I know all the PKW after 1959 had the breakaway mirrors. Dimitri, Did the pontons also have this? Just another thing I loved about my first MB, a 1962 110/OM621 with its weird but lovable glass cylinder speedometer. I also tried to put it back on the ball on the arm, and ended up popping the arm out of the socket up at the top of the windshield, it has a bigass spring in there too, with some kind of little rods on each end, that looks hard to push back in, but I guess it will with some force? Yes, but don't bother 'til you get the replacement, since it's all one part. A little oil helps. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Need a rear-view mirror -- Kleb? -- return lines
...So yesterday I finally decided to go do the return lines, as they were weeping a bit anyway, and I had ordered some hose a few weeks back as part of another order. Cranked it for maybe 20sec and it fired off, ran a bit rough for a few seconds, then smoothed out with a hiccup after about 30sec but then ran fine like it had before. Given the only thing I did was change the return lines, and was told the air thing, I figure that is what it was. Who knows... --R Air in the lines will allow fuel to drain back into the tank. Air will leak through the hoses before fuel, due to different size molecules. Just like air and water transpire through your plastic gallon milk jug, but the mild stays in. The return lines are a critical, and inexpensive maintenance item. If they are over a year old, replace em. It saves a lot of headaches and SWMBO calls. SWMBO calls lead to get rid of that old POS so you have to replace a very reliable car with a gasser POS that is not reliable. THen the money you should be spending on beer, gu ns, boats, airplanes, goolf, and other necessities has to go for a worthless, soul-less POS car. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] Rim sizes
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:46:11 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Fmiser wrote: Oh. That number was there too. ET30. It's the same on all the rims. I did some searching for what all those numbers mean and came up empty. But then I didn't search all that hard... Means the center of the tire is 30mm outboard of the mounting face where the rim meets the brake rotor. There is a PDF on the W124 CD set that has a picture of the placement of that dimension. I don't recall what the file is named. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
I haven't heard either way but I figure everything has its breaking point and copper is real easy to replace/repair... -Curt Ja, pex is supposed to be tolerant of freeze/thaw, but the stuff attached to it is not. Where is shines is after you drain the water, if some collects at a low spot, the pipe does not bust like copper. I can see some nimrod saying They told me pex is not harmed by freezing, but now they guy who installed it owes me because I didn't drain. Over the winter, my water heater busted, the faucets busted, the stool busted and the sink drains busted, and the pump(or water meter) busted, and ran water all over everywhere. I got a $10,000 water bill, and my floors, walls and furniture are all ruined So he sues the installer, the store and the company that makes pex It is all their fault. Bummer will send me a check ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
Curt wrote: Holy crow man how much gas you gonna use? A stove doesn't run on high pressure gas, you gotta feed it regulated gas, small copper pipe... I believe everything needs to be black iron, but I could be wrong. Black iron from meter to inside of house and then to boiler. Not high pressure gas, but that is the way all natural gas utility connections I have ever seen run. The last couple feet are allowed to be the flex metal to the appliance. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] I'm interviewing at Taylor
I heard that also, asked about it, and was told that it's true, but the fittings still burst when they freeze! On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote: I hear that pex doesn't burst like copper does during freezing temps. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: We do not heat the cottage over winter. It does seem to heave a bit here and there and does not settle down until the weather warms up enough for all of the frost to be out of the ground. We get some cracking of the drywall in certain spots. I have thought some about how I might stabilize it but have also decided that drywall is not exactly cottagy anyway and have plans to cover it with pine panelling if I live long enough (renovations tends to be a bit of a slow process out at the lake). Mother used to spend the whole year in it and when there was heat in the crawl space, it stayed reasonably steady. We suffered some broken pipe joints the first year that we shut it down but put drain plugs in at each of those spots and have not had issues since. I am also in the process of re-plumbing the whole thing as we are redoing the bathroom and that is the major plumbing spot anyway. There is essentially the one bath, the kitchen sink and a hot water tank so plumbing is not extensive. Going to use pex this time so pretty fast to change out the old stuff. Randy On 17/07/2012 2:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: We've been shutting down my grandmother's house every winter since 2001. No big whoop, blow the water out of the lines, pour some washer fluid in the toilet and clothes washer and in the traps under the sink. 2000 was the first year she didn't stay the winter. We kept the house at 55F but still blew out the pipes (dammed pipes freeze even when you keep the house warm) and it cost $1600 in oil. That was the last year for that. Last summer my uncle re-plumbed the bathroom with an eye toward drainage, blowing out the lines is MUCH easier now. It used to take an hour with a 50% chance a pipe would still break, now we're down to maybe 15 minutes and no broken pipes this year. Time will tell... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:33:28 -0500 From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm interviewing at Taylor Message-ID: 500585c8.4070...@bennell.ca Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 16/07/2012 6:40 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: We had winter snowbirds in FL (Ft Walton Beach/Destin area). One of then explained to me that it was cheaper to vacation in FL than to heat their home during the Canadian winter. But unless you get rid of your home, you need to heat it anyway. At a lower temperature no doubt but most homes are not easily shut down for the winter. We do with the cottage but it is hard on it. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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 -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
Same here --- On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: I believe everything needs to be black iron, but I could be wrong. Black iron from meter to inside of house and then to boiler. Not high pressure gas, but that is the way all natural gas utility connections I have ever seen run. The last couple feet are allowed to be the flex metal to the appliance. mao -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:29:12 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Same here --- On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: I believe everything needs to be black iron, but I could be wrong. Black iron from meter to inside of house and then to boiler. Not high pressure gas, but that is the way all natural gas utility connections I have ever seen run. The last couple feet are allowed to be the flex metal to the appliance. mao We recently had a gas line extended to be able to use a gas dryer in our new laundry room. The (licensed, official) plumber used a gas line that is about 3/4 diameter made of corrugated stainless steel tubing covered by a thick yellow plastic material. That is apparently the code now. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
Has been for some time. All of the gas lines in my former house in Indiana that was built in 2005 had this stuff. There was black iron pipe from the meter to a manifold in the basement, and from the manifold out to all the appliances it was the corrugated stainless stuff. One thing I heard about it was issues with grounding, as it apparently does not conduct electricity well if it's not installed correctly. Part of my grounding system was bonded to the manifold. Dan On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:56 PM, Craig wrote: We recently had a gas line extended to be able to use a gas dryer in our new laundry room. The (licensed, official) plumber used a gas line that is about 3/4 diameter made of corrugated stainless steel tubing covered by a thick yellow plastic material. That is apparently the code now. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 For new and used parts go to 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] OT - Ceramic stovetop
City gas is one half psi. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Ceramic stovetop Holy crow man how much gas you gonna use? A stove doesn't run on high pressure gas, you gotta feed it regulated gas, small copper pipe... -Curt Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:06:35 -0500 From: Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Ceramic stovetop Message-ID: calk3cy6qw8do-t4fgaae_m7mf8et5ij04dhonghjo26tz0b...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Allan wrote: All that said, I don't hate them, but I would probably never buy another one. I much prefer gas. Now you guys have morphed this thread over to gas. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
