Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[arche...@embarqmail.com]

Bill wasn't president very long before Hillary tried to ram through her version 
of Obamacare. Hillary has too much of that sort of political baggage. If the 
Dems run her, the outcome is predictable.
Warren would have a far better chance since few people know anything about her 
outside of the northeast and Washington.
However, since the Supreme Court has allowed foreign individuals, corporations, 
and governments to contribute to U.S. political campaigns, the party with the 
biggest war chest will probably win if they spend it wisely.
Gerry...who longs for a middle-of-the-road party. 

Andrew wrote:

> If it's Jeb vs. Hillary a buck says you pull the lever for Jeb.
> 
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:46 PM, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > andrew sez: So would you vote for Jeb?
> >>
> >
> > Where's my no bush sticker?   Are you working on that?...snip   

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Re: [MBZ] another oddball: Door Check

[Curly McLain]

Curly sez:


Has anyone ever found a source >for these?  (15mm steel balls)


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8LTYWW?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

http://www.bocabearings.com/bearing-inventory/balls/15811/15-15mmssgr25ballsea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110859009720?redirect=mobile

There's a few. 


Rick
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10


Thanks!  Never occurred to me to look on fleabay...

Guess I should buy a batch.

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Re: [MBZ] another oddball: Door Check

[Rick Knoble]

‎Curly sez:
‎
>Has anyone ever found a source >for these?  (15mm steel balls)

‎http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E8LTYWW?ie=UTF8&at=&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

http://www.bocabearings.com/bearing-inventory/balls/15811/15-15mmssgr25ballsea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110859009720?redirect=mobile

There's a few. 

Rick 
Sent from my BlackBerry Z10

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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[Curly McLain]

 > OK wrote:


 I have never figured out the crewcab pickups for anyone other
 than a construction manager. If you need to haul people, get a
 sedan. If you need to haul stuff, get a truck, if you need to
 haul both, get one of each.


What about both - at the same time?  Some families have more than
three people.


Here's what you need Philip:

Enough stopping power for heavy trailers
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[MBZ] another oddball: Door Check

[Curly McLain]

One of the new door checks has gotten noisy, so I tried to take it 
apart and grease it.  I've done this many times before.  I have not 
done it for a few years, so I forgot how I squeezed the balls 
together to reassemble.


I was trying to squeeze the balls together with channellocks, but 
ended up losing one of the balls.  They are 15mmm dia.  Went to the 
local bearing house, and they didn't have any.


Has anyone ever found a source for these?  (15mm steel balls)

Afterwards, I remembered how I did it.  I squeezed the balls together 
in the vice, then slipped the center assembly into the outer case.



The door checks I have done with Molykote BR2 around the springs and 
in the slides have never failed or needed to be re-lubed.


Some of the ones I have reassembled have had badly rusted and pitted 
balls.  I've wished I had new balls to put in them.


Sometimes when I bought new ones, i got in a hurry and just put them 
in.  It seems ridiculous to take apart a new one to lube between the 
balls.  New ones have a very small amount of  lube on them.


Now I have a supply of lubed ones at home.  I was at Daughter's house 
and had no spares there.  I had to rob one from another car until I 
return to replace it.


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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[fmiser]

> OK wrote:
> 
> I have never figured out the crewcab pickups for anyone other
> than a construction manager. If you need to haul people, get a
> sedan. If you need to haul stuff, get a truck, if you need to
> haul both, get one of each.

What about both - at the same time?  Some families have more than
three people.

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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[fmiser]

> Tom wrote:
> 
> Mercedes has doubtless been eyeing the profit margins on the
> loaded-up Detroit clown shoe pickups with envy. Isn't Daimler the
> largest heavy truck manufacturer in the world?

Certainly in the US market with Freightliner and Sterling.  

I sure wish I could get a class 2 (about 1 ton) pickup built
similar to the class 7 and 8 trucks.  If someone built it, I'm sure
I couldn't afford it though.

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Re: [MBZ] Global warming? No, Global ice age.

[Curly McLain]

Andrew sez:  The concern is that
warming of the polar regions is causing the ice caps to melt and sea level
to relentlessly rise, all because of growing CO2 emissions from industrial
sources world wide.


The solution is simple.  Plant more trees.  Water the great deserts, 
grow trees and food, and use up this alleged excess of co2.   Much 
less costly and way more productive than what the albore crowd 
proposes.


If the sea level raises, desalinate the water and pump it into the 
deserts to effect the above.


My suggestion is at LEAST as valid as what the albore crowd suggests, 
and much more productive.  Takes care of the alleged co2 AND the 
alleged rising sea level.


But the underlying premises are still based on falsified "data" and 
faulty computer models that have been discredited.


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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update

[Bob Rentfro]

You'll find the new key's plastic head will last one tenth as long as the
original did.

Bob R
On Mar 28, 2015 5:29 PM, "G. M. Brown"  wrote:

> I guess I shoulda' tried this sooner, but I dug out a new key I had made a
> couple years ago and the trunk of my '84 300D opened OK.  There appears to
> be quite a bit of wear to the original key over the years.
>
> G. M. Brown
> Brevard, NC
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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience

[Craig]

On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:12:47 -0400 "G. M. Brown" 
wrote:

> 2. Since I don't believe there is access to the trunk from behind the
> rear seat, I would wonder how one would suggest cleaning the lock
> mechanism.

With the Houdini lock spray I mentioned.


Craig
Who is sore and tired from putting things in the moving van.

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Re: [MBZ] W115 hood release stuck

[Curly McLain]

Which end broke off?  If the handle end, just yanking hard on
the body of the cable could open it up.  If the other end,
well that's harder.  You might have to hammer out the grille
and get it open that way, then replace the grille and the cable.

-- Jim



on a 110/111 I could lay on the ground and reach up with a stick and 
open the latch.  I  suspect that can be done with a 115.  I am not 
sure it it will work on a 123 or newer.


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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[dseretakis]

Were there any issues getting it titled and registered?

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 28, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Jim Cathey  wrote:

>> The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck
>> bed.  They are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe.
> 
> My Mog was in yurp when I bought it.  Cost $3k to ship it to Tacoma,
> then.  RORO.  I imagine it is more now.  (Was $2k to New York.)
> 
> - Jim
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Re: [MBZ] test

[Curly McLain]

the list page link should be fixed


Whatever you did, you fixed one other thing and broke another.

For some time, every list email i got had both the group (list) 
address and the original sender's address.  To replay, I had to 
delete the original sender's email to send to the list only. 
Sometimes when I replied, only the original sender's email was in the 
To: line.


Now, that is fixed.  Only the list address is shown.

Whatever you did, it broke my filter that put all the list emails 
into my "Mercedes" folder.   If fixt it by making a new filter.


All is well now.

Thanks again for providing this quirky list to a bunch of quirky 
guys, and an occasional lady.


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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[Jim Cathey]

The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck
bed.  They are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe.


My Mog was in yurp when I bought it.  Cost $3k to ship it to Tacoma,
then.  RORO.  I imagine it is more now.  (Was $2k to New York.)

- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[Jim Cathey]

Ah, good point - but the SLC would be a better choice to convert - 
longer

wheel base for a longer bed.


If I'm dreaming and/or paying I want the convertible.  Longer wheelbase
was part of the body shop's job, anyway.  That, and making a presentable
tailgate.  It's got to look _right_, like what DBAG themselves would
have made had they done it.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Jim Cathey]

Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family 
heirloom I want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. 
Last I remember in the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop 
and it quit. IIRC repair guy said it needed new transistors.


He may be right.  Know that this will totally be labor of
love, and not cost-effective.

Early solid-state electronics tended to be a bit fragile, and
one bad part could result in a chain-reaction of silicon meltdown.
You may need many transistors.

Before you buy anything test any transformer windings that are
there.  If any of those are bad, well...  Look for smoked and
melted wiring.  Any of that is a pretty bad sign.

Electrolytic capacitors may be dried-up, and dead.  Plan on replacing
them all.  Pull all the transistors and test them.  Replace all that
don't pass muster, and NEVER feed the system power until you are sure
that all bad parts are replaced.

When powering it up use a variac to slowly bring up the line voltage.
Keep an eye on the current, and feel around for heat.  You don't want
to blow the entire silicon (or germanium!) complement with one flip
of the switch if you haven't found everything that is dead!  Or you
get to do it all, AGAIN!

Any documentation you can scare up will be a godsend.  You need
at a minimum a variac, and a good meter with a diode test function.
You can check transistors for basic death using nothing more than
that, but you have to do it out-of-circuit.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update

[Curly McLain]

I have 3 keys for the 81 240D.  only one works well.  None are worn 
as badly as yours in the photo.  Same with the 87 300D.  The new ign 
tumbler and the new key work perfectly together.  THe other 2 keys 
are worn, and have to be turned over or jiggled just right, even in 
the doors.


I guess I shoulda' tried this sooner, but I dug out a new key I had 
made a couple years ago and the trunk of my '84 300D opened OK. 
There appears to be quite a bit of wear to the original key over the 
years.


G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC


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Re: [MBZ] W115 hood release stuck

[Jim Cathey]

Which end broke off?  If the handle end, just yanking hard on
the body of the cable could open it up.  If the other end,
well that's harder.  You might have to hammer out the grille
and get it open that way, then replace the grille and the cable.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

It should be the dealers name on the bill of sale 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 28, 2015, at 9:02 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> If they can reassign it, who's name would be on the bill of sale for the 
> seller?
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 9:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> That 420 that I posted looked pretty darn nice, had heated seats and only 
>> 119k if I recall for $4500. That 500 I posted was 800 if that's the one you 
>> were thinking of.
>> 
>> If it's a dealer then yes they don't have to register it, they can reassign 
>> it in the 1st or 2nd etc reassignment spot on the back of the title.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Curly McLain]

GMANN sez:

Jeb has not shown he has an "A" game to me. Neither has any of the others
who show interest in the job.



I think jebs main interest is in not allowing dad and Brother to have 
a notch he doesn't have.  Therefore his primary motive is ego boost. 
NOT the right motivation IMHO.


In the fall of 2016, if the nominees are a bush and a liar, I will 
either abstain or vote for a third party candidate, or write in 
mickey mouse if all candidates are worse than mickey mouse.


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Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Dan Penoff]

If they can reassign it, who's name would be on the bill of sale for the seller?

Dan


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 9:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
> 
> That 420 that I posted looked pretty darn nice, had heated seats and only 
> 119k if I recall for $4500. That 500 I posted was 800 if that's the one you 
> were thinking of.
> 
> If it's a dealer then yes they don't have to register it, they can reassign 
> it in the 1st or 2nd etc reassignment spot on the back of the title.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone


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Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

That 420 that I posted looked pretty darn nice, had heated seats and only 119k 
if I recall for $4500. That 500 I posted was 800 if that's the one you were 
thinking of.

If it's a dealer then yes they don't have to register it, they can reassign it 
in the 1st or 2nd etc reassignment spot on the back of the title.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:44 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> And in far poorer condition, too.
> 
> Kaleb, you might be able to comment on something I came across the other 
> day
> 
> A guy in Sarasota has been advertising an S500.  It's listed as a private 
> sale.  I talk to him and he starts talking about how it's got an "open title" 
> and that he's selling it for his employer, a independent car dealer.
> 
> In other words, they took a car in trade or in kind for something, the seller 
> signed the title, and they never recorded the title.  So, the title has the 
> signature of the previous owner, which makes anyone who has it the owner of 
> the car.
> 
> This has shady written all over it.  Is it legal?
> 
> I should have asked him who would be on the bill of sale as the seller if I 
> bought it?
> 
> I'm going to pop down to the DMV office in my building on Monday and ask them 
> about it.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> That 96 420 I posted the other day was much cheaper than that.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
>>> 
>>> But it seems to be getting better, thank goodness.
>>> 
>>> Looked at this 1996 S320 today:
>>> 
>>> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html
>>> 
>>> Been chasing this guy for a week.  He just reposted the ad a few days ago 
>>> and raised the price $400 - it had been up for over a month at $6400.  I 
>>> suspected this was due to the "100,000 mile service and overhaul by 
>>> Mercedes specialist costing $2,500" he just did.  So I drove the 90 minutes 
>>> to Brookville to have a look
>>> 
>>> The car was described as in the ad. Very clean, well maintained, all 
>>> service records for his ownership, etc.  Two dings that I found: the 
>>> mirrors didn't work, which he pointed out, as he had used RTV to seal the 
>>> joints between the mirror housing and doors and added a chrome trim strip 
>>> across the front of both.  Ouch.  Nasty, but reversible.  No doubt the 
>>> mirror wiring harnesses have failed.  Not a pleasant repair, but a DIY one 
>>> that takes about two hours a mirror.
>>> 
>>> As for the recent "overhaul", he was pretty much spot-on.  He took the car 
>>> in for service and his mechanic noticed the head gasket was seeping at the 
>>> rear of the engine.  This guy pretty much gives his mechanic free reign 
>>> from what I could tell, and it was clear to me that the mechanic has some 
>>> boat payments he's got to make.  So a couple of weeks ago the car gets a 
>>> new head gasket, thermostat, new radiator (??) and tranny fluid and filter 
>>> change.  This was all apparent from inspection as well.
>>> 
>>> Get this - I checked the coolant in the reservoir and couldn't make out the 
>>> color. There was this beige crud in the reservoir that would stick to my 
>>> glove if I put my finger into the coolant.  Weird.  I an only assume it was 
>>> some sort of sludge or crud left in the reservoir that didn't get flushed 
>>> out when the radiator got replaced.  I wonder if it was ATF?  The color was 
>>> weirdly reminiscent of ATF that had been in water...
>>> 
>>> Strange, very strange.
>>> 
>>> Other than that everything worked, the body was almost a 9.9 out of 10, and 
>>> the interior immaculate.  The PSE pump was acting up as all of the doors' 
>>> closing assists weren't working - when I point this out he tells me that he 
>>> had noticed this and found that by pulling the fuse they would work again 
>>> for a while.  That's because there's a leak and the pump section for that 
>>> door is timing out.
>>> 
>>> Being a 1996 model I'm wondering if some of the dreaded wiring harness 
>>> issues could still be lurking on this car.  The engine harness looked OK, 
>>> but the mirrors are another place where the biodegradable wiring fails 
>>> big-time.  It's possible the engine harness was replaced in the past.
>>> 
>>> All in all a good prospect, but this guy's not motivated to sell and will 
>>> probably not budge on price due to his recent expenditures.  I'm betting he 
>>> expects to recoup some of his expenses on top of what he was previously 
>>> asking.  We'll see.  The guy was like someone out of the Sopranos.  Dark 
>>> complected Mediterranean looking guy, open shirt with his gold chain and 
>>> astral sign medallion, bouffant-like hair, pinkie ring, etc.  I'm wondering 
>>> if I make him too low of an offer I'll be swimming with the fishes
>>> 
>>> Here's my next prospect:
>>> 
>>> http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4952435910.html
>>> 
>>> Just got an email back from the owner and I'm trying to set up a visi

Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Curly McLain]

All stated here is true, but it's all or our responsibility with 
kids to teach them these skills. My 8 year old can handle the drill, 
hand tools lawn mower...  Chainsaw with supervision.  
Daughter can do most of it too...  Everyone needs man skills...

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On Mar 26, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
 wrote:


 Scott sez: The uniform mediocrity brought to us by the US Dept of 
Education deserves

 plenty of credit here.  But I place most of the blame to parents and the
 "social safety net."  More Americans need to reap the fruits of their
 labors, even if they end up living under bridges.

 > +1And kids need to be allowed to work and use power tools 
within reason.  the molycoddled little twits can learn 
action/reaction or cause/effect or responsibility/consequences when 
they are always shelter by the goober, the educrats, the DHS, the 
parents or whoever.






I am happy with my son's progress.  He builds lots of things from 
toys to furniture to roofing.  I encouraged him to work in fast food, 
which he did in 9/10th grade.  Then he earned MCSE certification and 
got a job with the cable network and later with the city, babysitting 
servers.  in HS. He also shovelled snow and mowed lawns to earn money 
while in HS.


With my daughter, I failed miserably.  She was a brain, so when she 
came back at 16 from her year in Germany, I encouraged her to study 
hard and get good grades and scholarships rather than working.  She 
was also burdened by the jerk at the high school insisting that she 
earned no credits for her schooling in Germany, so she had to finish 
3 years of HS in two years.
She can't run a lawnmower.  SWMBO runs a drill better than her  (Not 
good)  She did, however notice the change in sound when the prastic 
chain guides in her M116 broke, and called me immediately.  She 
limped it home and parked it until I could change the chain and 
guides.  She can't run a saw, build anything, or hang a picture.


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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update

[WILTON]

I'm amazed the the key on the left worked at all.

Wilt

- Original Message - 
From: "G. M. Brown" 

To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update


I guess I shoulda' tried this sooner, but I dug out a new key I had made a 
couple years ago and the trunk of my '84 300D opened OK.  There appears to 
be quite a bit of wear to the original key over the years.


G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC

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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update

[WILTON]

ATTABOY!  You're lucky!

Ya better lube that mechanism with the right stuff while ya can.  Lot better 
than having to cut a hole in the panel nearby.


Wilton

- Original Message - 
From: "G. M. Brown" 

To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update


I guess I shoulda' tried this sooner, but I dug out a new key I had made a 
couple years ago and the trunk of my '84 300D opened OK.  There appears to 
be quite a bit of wear to the original key over the years.


G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[G Mann]

Thank you for the question.

The only real vote I would cast for any of the current crop of POTUS
hopefuls would be as a member of the jury that has heard the full details
of their collective criminal violations of law while abusing the public
trust.

So, in this hypothetical, I would vote.

Andrew, just for the record, I consider myself almost exactly in the
center.. between Atala the Hun, and Vlad the Impaler... so I'm a "middle of
the road voter"... The only hemp I own is in the form of 3/4 inch rope..
and I have a good supply of that.. I also own my own full size functional
razor sharp Guillotine.

Since 1731, my family has served in every military action this country has
entered into, including 1776. Over the generations of family we have
gathered two CMH, numerous silver and bronze stars, more purple hearts than
we wanted [dads brother gathered 7 in the Pacific island campaign as a
Marine] as well as numerous other medals for serving this country with
honor. We claim graduates from every military academy, one president
[mothers side of the house], and several who have held public office as
civilians.. The closest any of the family has come to prison is one Uncle
who served as a Chaplin at Leavenworth Prison facility. So, I believe I
have "skin in the game" in what happens to this country, and I'm not
pleased with current direction the country is being taken over the past 40
years.

Who ever serves next as POTUS had better bring his "A" game.. and the "A"
better stand for "America" and what's best for it.

Jeb has not shown he has an "A" game to me. Neither has any of the others
who show interest in the job.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel 
wrote:

> So would you vote for Jeb?
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:10 PM, G Mann  wrote:
>
> > By all appearances and actions, displayed by Mrs. Clinton [in this
> example]
> > there is a presumption of privilege by those in office, which is taken to
> > mean, by actions, the law does not apply to them personally. Further,
> that
> > any act done, for any purpose of their design, is above censure or
> > punishment. This attitude now carries equally to either dominate
> political
> > party with few exceptions.
> >
> > As a Citizen of America [Natural Born, for any who care] such attitude by
> > people who hold office with the responsibility to represent me, and other
> > Citizens, is insulting in the highest possible degree.
> >
> > We are a civilized nation with laws that apply to everyone equally, or
> none
> > apply to any. On hypothetical principle, since they choose to breach the
> > law, then law has no standing to the rest of the Citizens. Thus, on
> > hypothetical principle, if those Citizens choose to no longer be governed
> > by law either, it's an equal playing field.
> >
> > I do wonder if these self appointed royalty with presumed privilege ever
> > thought that all the way through?  In the words of a certain French
> royal,
> > when the French didn't use white flags but Guillotines.. "Let them eat
> > cake"... hmm
> >
> > I'm no prophet.. but I can predict.. and I predict soon rather than
> > later... Americans in general will reach the threshold where they have
> had
> > enough. What form that takes might take the services of a prophet,
> because
> > my prediction has a lot of people saying as their last words "O God".
> >
> > Respectfully,
> > Grant...
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:40 AM, Mitch Haley 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Mrs Clinton knows that mere laws do not apply to administration
> > officials.
> > > And they will not apply to administration officials until we see
> > > administration
> > > officials sentenced to prison for violating them.
> > > (actually, a prison sentence is probably useless too, the President
> would
> > > just
> > > issue a pardon)
> > > Mitch.
> > >
> > > > On March 27, 2015 at 11:55 PM G Mann  wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you, however, I'm just an American Citizen who, like a large
> > > > percentage of other American Citizens, is shocked and dismayed at the
> > > > repeat offenses committed by the elected officials and those who they
> > > > appoint.
> > > >
> > > > I feel moved to point out, as example, the latest action by Mrs.
> > Clinton
> > > > regards the use of a private email server to conduct state business.
> > She
> > > is
> > > > an attorney, so it is not presumptive that her duty to know the law
> > > stands
> > > > at a greater standard than "Joe Citizen", yet, for reasons yet
> > explained,
> > > > she violated the Federal law which requires open records of Sec of
> > State
> > > > actions. Then, when Congress subpenaed her records, she first
> delayed,
> > > then
> > > > gave them printed copies of what she decided they should have, not
> the
> > > > whole record. Now, yet another Congressional subpena was issued for
> the
> > > > hard drive and it's announced that she scrubbed the drive.. again
> > without
> > > > any authority to do so, and in violation of the subpena.

Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Hertzing]

All stated here is true, but it's all or our responsibility with kids to teach 
them these skills. My 8 year old can handle the drill, hand tools lawn mower... 
 Chainsaw with supervision.   
Daughter can do most of it too...  Everyone needs man skills...
Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 26, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes  
wrote:

>> Scott sez: The uniform mediocrity brought to us by the US Dept of Education 
>> deserves
>> plenty of credit here.  But I place most of the blame to parents and the
>> "social safety net."  More Americans need to reap the fruits of their
>> labors, even if they end up living under bridges. 
>> 
> +1And kids need to be allowed to work and use power tools within reason.  
> the molycoddled little twits can learn action/reaction or cause/effect or 
> responsibility/consequences when they are always shelter by the goober, the 
> educrats, the DHS, the parents or whoever.
> 
> Holy moly, I was driving over 20 horses by the time I was 9, working in the 
> fields all day from about 12 on.  I liked the John Deere H because it was not 
> so hard to reach the clutch, or I would work the hand clutch with my foot.  
> The brakes were still out of reach from the seat, but both JD and IH Hs are 
> easy to drive standing up, especially for a kid.  Somewhere around 9 or 10 I 
> learned to drive a team of horses.  From the time I was 5 or 6 until I was 
> old enough to work, i was responsible for my own entertainment.  No tv except 
> saturday morning cartoons, and you had to be up early to get the good ones.
> 
> at 9 or 10 I was using the post drill press.  I was not tall enough to crank 
> it all the way, so i had to give it a real swing on the bottom half of the 
> arc, and hope it made it over the top and back down to the 9 oclock position 
> so I could swing it again.   I remember drilling angle iron to make a trailer 
> hitch for my bike that way. That meant you had to be real careful with the 
> feed, or the handle could stop at the top of the swing, out of reach!  By the 
> time i was 12 I had my own table saw.  I made boxes, and snowshoes, and 
> backpack frames, a case for my replica Colt Navy revolver,  and repaired a 
> lot of stuff, and even made a 3 knob safe door out of wood.  In Jr High and 
> high school I made a walnut gun cabinet, an oak workbench which i still use, 
> RC airplanes, arrows, and untold stuff for the farm.  I still have all my 
> fingers and toes, and never shot myself or anyone else with a nailgun.
> 
> Somewhere around 12 or so I borrowed a Win Model 61 and it was a lot more fun 
> than the Daisy.  I liked it so much, I saved up money and bought my own Model 
> 61.  A lot of the time I carried it or a Savage 24 everywhere I went on the 
> farm.
> 
> My friends in town mowed lawns, mopped floors, fried chicken, made 
> milkshakes, cleaned offices at night and all kinds of other stuff.
> 
> A kid now graduating from HS has never held a tool, probably never made 
> anything, has never had consequences for their actions and never learned 
> Newtons third law, much less the first or second.  And we wonder why as 
> adults, they expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter?  
> They were raised being handed everything on a silver platter.  That is what 
> they expect.
> 
> They have been trained to be stupid, so the goobers in gooberment can get 
> them to be good little stooges.
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Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Dan Penoff]

And in far poorer condition, too.

Kaleb, you might be able to comment on something I came across the other day

A guy in Sarasota has been advertising an S500.  It's listed as a private sale. 
 I talk to him and he starts talking about how it's got an "open title" and 
that he's selling it for his employer, a independent car dealer.

In other words, they took a car in trade or in kind for something, the seller 
signed the title, and they never recorded the title.  So, the title has the 
signature of the previous owner, which makes anyone who has it the owner of the 
car.

This has shady written all over it.  Is it legal?

I should have asked him who would be on the bill of sale as the seller if I 
bought it?

I'm going to pop down to the DMV office in my building on Monday and ask them 
about it.

Dan



 
> On Mar 28, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
> 
> That 96 420 I posted the other day was much cheaper than that.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
>> 
>> But it seems to be getting better, thank goodness.
>> 
>> Looked at this 1996 S320 today:
>> 
>> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html
>> 
>> Been chasing this guy for a week.  He just reposted the ad a few days ago 
>> and raised the price $400 - it had been up for over a month at $6400.  I 
>> suspected this was due to the "100,000 mile service and overhaul by Mercedes 
>> specialist costing $2,500" he just did.  So I drove the 90 minutes to 
>> Brookville to have a look
>> 
>> The car was described as in the ad. Very clean, well maintained, all service 
>> records for his ownership, etc.  Two dings that I found: the mirrors didn't 
>> work, which he pointed out, as he had used RTV to seal the joints between 
>> the mirror housing and doors and added a chrome trim strip across the front 
>> of both.  Ouch.  Nasty, but reversible.  No doubt the mirror wiring 
>> harnesses have failed.  Not a pleasant repair, but a DIY one that takes 
>> about two hours a mirror.
>> 
>> As for the recent "overhaul", he was pretty much spot-on.  He took the car 
>> in for service and his mechanic noticed the head gasket was seeping at the 
>> rear of the engine.  This guy pretty much gives his mechanic free reign from 
>> what I could tell, and it was clear to me that the mechanic has some boat 
>> payments he's got to make.  So a couple of weeks ago the car gets a new head 
>> gasket, thermostat, new radiator (??) and tranny fluid and filter change.  
>> This was all apparent from inspection as well.
>> 
>> Get this - I checked the coolant in the reservoir and couldn't make out the 
>> color. There was this beige crud in the reservoir that would stick to my 
>> glove if I put my finger into the coolant.  Weird.  I an only assume it was 
>> some sort of sludge or crud left in the reservoir that didn't get flushed 
>> out when the radiator got replaced.  I wonder if it was ATF?  The color was 
>> weirdly reminiscent of ATF that had been in water...
>> 
>> Strange, very strange.
>> 
>> Other than that everything worked, the body was almost a 9.9 out of 10, and 
>> the interior immaculate.  The PSE pump was acting up as all of the doors' 
>> closing assists weren't working - when I point this out he tells me that he 
>> had noticed this and found that by pulling the fuse they would work again 
>> for a while.  That's because there's a leak and the pump section for that 
>> door is timing out.
>> 
>> Being a 1996 model I'm wondering if some of the dreaded wiring harness 
>> issues could still be lurking on this car.  The engine harness looked OK, 
>> but the mirrors are another place where the biodegradable wiring fails 
>> big-time.  It's possible the engine harness was replaced in the past.
>> 
>> All in all a good prospect, but this guy's not motivated to sell and will 
>> probably not budge on price due to his recent expenditures.  I'm betting he 
>> expects to recoup some of his expenses on top of what he was previously 
>> asking.  We'll see.  The guy was like someone out of the Sopranos.  Dark 
>> complected Mediterranean looking guy, open shirt with his gold chain and 
>> astral sign medallion, bouffant-like hair, pinkie ring, etc.  I'm wondering 
>> if I make him too low of an offer I'll be swimming with the fishes
>> 
>> Here's my next prospect:
>> 
>> http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4952435910.html
>> 
>> Just got an email back from the owner and I'm trying to set up a visit as 
>> soon as possible.  This looks nice and could be an excellent choice if it's 
>> as described.  What's weird is that he posted it in Orlando but he's in 
>> Wesley Chapel, which is about 40 minutes directly north of me.  That's 
>> probably good for me.
>> 
>> Dan
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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe - Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."

[Dwight Giles]

I would love to own one someday with my lottery winnings.
On Mar 28, 2015 8:18 PM,  wrote:

> Yeah nice video. Would love to drive one someday:)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Kevin Kraly  wrote:
> >
> > Wow, that was quite a treat!  That engine has an awesome roar.  If only
> I could have been in the passenger’s seat…
> >
> > Kevin in Hillsboro, OregonOn Mar 28, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Dwight Giles <
> dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Bucket list.
> >> -- Forwarded message --
> >> From: "YouTube" 
> >> Date: Mar 28, 2015 2:05 PM
> >> Subject: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe -
> >> Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."
> >> To: 
> >> Cc:
> >>
> >> Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe – Ultimate
> >> Edition - Jay Le..."
> >> --
> >>Check out the latest video from your channel subscriptions for Mar
> 28,
> >> 2015.
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> >> <
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> >
> >> 3 days ago  •  128,413 views
> >>
> >> <
> http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=v26X1ZuLCPI&u=/user/JayLenosGarage%3Ffeature%3Dem-subs_digest
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> >> Jay Leno's Garage
> >> <
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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[G Mann]

But, But, But Our POTUS has spoken, and I quote, "This is not a
Christian nation"... eeehhh.. how could he be wrong??



On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel 
wrote:

> Thanks, Gerry.
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:55 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com <
> arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > > Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
> > > > Also, Christians are hardly a minority...
> > > Yes, refusing service to a majority of your customers is not the way to
> > stay in
> > > business.
> > > OTOH, I'm not sure that Christians represent a 50% majority these days.
> > > Mitch.
> > > ___
> >
> > As of 2000:
> > Christianity 76%
> > Non-religious/Secular 13%
> > Jewish Less than 2%
> > The rest Less than 1%
> >
> > http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html
> >
> > More detailed survey:
> >
> > http://religions.pewforum.org/reports/
> >
> > Gerry
> >
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[MBZ] MB Wire Sets

[Dan Penoff]

If any vergasser owners out there need wires, I recommend this guy:

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2292073-mb-ignition-wire-sets-hand-made.html#post11457009

He's a tech at a dealership in South Florida and does a good job.  I've bought 
a few things off of him and been very pleased.

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

Yes SAMs has the manual etc for mine, thinking about buying it

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 28, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> You might be surprised at how many tubes are still being manufactured 
> offshore these days. The center for reproduction tubes is Eastern Europe and 
> some of the former Soviet republics, where the tooling was preserved and put 
> back into production.
> 
> One of my fellow workers is big into vintage guitar amps, and he's found all 
> sorts of reproduction tubes for them from these vendors.
> 
> As for paying for schematics, you're talking about Sams Photofacts, the 
> premier repository of schematics and parts lists for nearly everything 
> electronic back in the day.  Usually quite good with pictures and lots of 
> details.  Sams used to have a subscription service that repair shops used to 
> get schematics and parts lists.
> 
> Here's one way someone repurposed their old RCA console:
> 
> https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/schematics/conversations/topics/3113
> 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Greg Fiorentino  wrote:
>> 
>> If it's a tube unit some (if not all) of those tubes might be NLA and
>> expensive as used.
>> 
>> Some of those old radio/stereo cabinets are repurposed as cabinets for
>> stereo/computer components.  My daughter has a pre 50s radio cabinet with a
>> router and printer inside.
>> 
>> Greg
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

This one is solid state

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> On Mar 28, 2015, at 6:08 PM, Greg Fiorentino  wrote:
> 
> If it's a tube unit some (if not all) of those tubes might be NLA and
> expensive as used.
> 
> Some of those old radio/stereo cabinets are repurposed as cabinets for
> stereo/computer components.  My daughter has a pre 50s radio cabinet with a
> router and printer inside.
> 
> Greg
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C.
> Striplin
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 3:55 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair
> 
> It's an old console not worth much but still want to fix it. Rca vgt26w I
> believe 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
>> 
>> And that may very well be the case, but more likely than not, the
> electrolytic caps have all dried out.
>> 
>> Brand and model?
>> 
>> I used to play with vintage stuff, and a lot of the more popular brands
> would have kits available for them that someone put together. 
>> 
>> If it's from the 60s it won't have transistors, either, at least not in
> the output stages.
>> 
>> Tell me more and I can help.
>> 
>> Dan former Fisher 400 owner
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin 
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I
> want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember in
> the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC repair
> guy said it needed new transistors. 
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

That 96 420 I posted the other day was much cheaper than that.

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> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> But it seems to be getting better, thank goodness.
> 
> Looked at this 1996 S320 today:
> 
> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html
> 
> Been chasing this guy for a week.  He just reposted the ad a few days ago and 
> raised the price $400 - it had been up for over a month at $6400.  I 
> suspected this was due to the "100,000 mile service and overhaul by Mercedes 
> specialist costing $2,500" he just did.  So I drove the 90 minutes to 
> Brookville to have a look
> 
> The car was described as in the ad. Very clean, well maintained, all service 
> records for his ownership, etc.  Two dings that I found: the mirrors didn't 
> work, which he pointed out, as he had used RTV to seal the joints between the 
> mirror housing and doors and added a chrome trim strip across the front of 
> both.  Ouch.  Nasty, but reversible.  No doubt the mirror wiring harnesses 
> have failed.  Not a pleasant repair, but a DIY one that takes about two hours 
> a mirror.
> 
> As for the recent "overhaul", he was pretty much spot-on.  He took the car in 
> for service and his mechanic noticed the head gasket was seeping at the rear 
> of the engine.  This guy pretty much gives his mechanic free reign from what 
> I could tell, and it was clear to me that the mechanic has some boat payments 
> he's got to make.  So a couple of weeks ago the car gets a new head gasket, 
> thermostat, new radiator (??) and tranny fluid and filter change.  This was 
> all apparent from inspection as well.
> 
> Get this - I checked the coolant in the reservoir and couldn't make out the 
> color. There was this beige crud in the reservoir that would stick to my 
> glove if I put my finger into the coolant.  Weird.  I an only assume it was 
> some sort of sludge or crud left in the reservoir that didn't get flushed out 
> when the radiator got replaced.  I wonder if it was ATF?  The color was 
> weirdly reminiscent of ATF that had been in water...
> 
> Strange, very strange.
> 
> Other than that everything worked, the body was almost a 9.9 out of 10, and 
> the interior immaculate.  The PSE pump was acting up as all of the doors' 
> closing assists weren't working - when I point this out he tells me that he 
> had noticed this and found that by pulling the fuse they would work again for 
> a while.  That's because there's a leak and the pump section for that door is 
> timing out.
> 
> Being a 1996 model I'm wondering if some of the dreaded wiring harness issues 
> could still be lurking on this car.  The engine harness looked OK, but the 
> mirrors are another place where the biodegradable wiring fails big-time.  
> It's possible the engine harness was replaced in the past.
> 
> All in all a good prospect, but this guy's not motivated to sell and will 
> probably not budge on price due to his recent expenditures.  I'm betting he 
> expects to recoup some of his expenses on top of what he was previously 
> asking.  We'll see.  The guy was like someone out of the Sopranos.  Dark 
> complected Mediterranean looking guy, open shirt with his gold chain and 
> astral sign medallion, bouffant-like hair, pinkie ring, etc.  I'm wondering 
> if I make him too low of an offer I'll be swimming with the fishes
> 
> Here's my next prospect:
> 
> http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4952435910.html
> 
> Just got an email back from the owner and I'm trying to set up a visit as 
> soon as possible.  This looks nice and could be an excellent choice if it's 
> as described.  What's weird is that he posted it in Orlando but he's in 
> Wesley Chapel, which is about 40 minutes directly north of me.  That's 
> probably good for me.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience - update

[G. M. Brown]

I guess I shoulda' tried this sooner, but I dug out a new key I had made a 
couple years ago and the trunk of my '84 300D opened OK.  There appears to be 
quite a bit of wear to the original key over the years.

G. M. Brown
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[MBZ] Mao's Picture

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe - Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."

[dseretakis]

Yeah nice video. Would love to drive one someday:)

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> On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Kevin Kraly  wrote:
> 
> Wow, that was quite a treat!  That engine has an awesome roar.  If only I 
> could have been in the passenger’s seat…
> 
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OregonOn Mar 28, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Dwight Giles 
>  wrote:
>> 
>> Bucket list.
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: "YouTube" 
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>> Subject: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe -
>> Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."
>> To: 
>> Cc:
>> 
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>> Edition - Jay Le..."
>> --
>>Check out the latest video from your channel subscriptions for Mar 28,
>> 2015.
>> 
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>> 
>> 3 days ago  •  128,413 views
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>>  +
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>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[dseretakis]

It seems like a good deal but pics show the nose above the front bumper to be 
pretty beat up. Hard to evaluate a car from across the pond. Will have a friend 
check it out for me.

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>> There is a Mog group web page. My brother porn surfs there.
>>> On Mar 28, 2015 12:25 PM,  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Wow.
>>> The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck
>> bed. They are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe.
>> >
> 
> Buy it.  you can sell it here for 12-15 k at least I'd guess.  I don't keep 
> track of mog values, but I have seen what people as over the past 15 yrs or 
> so.
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Re: [MBZ] OT BBQ

[Mitch Haley]

Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
We have a Vermont Castings BBQ that we have had for a long while and 
like despite the fact that it is showing its age.


This one looks like any other generic BBQ to me, is it too new?
http://lansing.craigslist.org/app/4862921908.html

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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Andrew Strasfogel]

Strasfogel is my cover name.  It was too hard to spell Strafford.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:

> "To tell the family secret, my grandmother was Dutch!"
>
>
> Dan "He says the sheriff is near!"
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Mitch Haley 
> wrote:
> >
> > arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> The (Latvian?) singing group (first link at the top on the right) was
> also interesting if you like traditional music. Were your ancestors
> Latvian, Mitch?
> >
> > I get my surname from Irish Canadians.
> > The rest were German and Dutch for the most part.
> >
> > Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Andrew Strasfogel]

Thanks, Gerry.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:55 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com <
arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:

>
> > Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
> > > Also, Christians are hardly a minority...
> > Yes, refusing service to a majority of your customers is not the way to
> stay in
> > business.
> > OTOH, I'm not sure that Christians represent a 50% majority these days.
> > Mitch.
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> As of 2000:
> Christianity 76%
> Non-religious/Secular 13%
> Jewish Less than 2%
> The rest Less than 1%
>
> http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html
>
> More detailed survey:
>
> http://religions.pewforum.org/reports/
>
> Gerry
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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Andrew Strasfogel]

If it's Jeb vs. Hillary a buck says you pull the lever for Jeb.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:46 PM, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:

> andrew sez: So would you vote for Jeb?
>>
>
> Where's my no bush sticker?   Are you working on that?   It will be a big
> seller.  75 million i bet could be sold online!   At a buck each, you could
> restore your cars to now and have a stable of 300SLs,  a 300SEL flop top
> and plenty other toys!
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Re: [MBZ] O/T: Pious Pickup

[Mountain Man]

Greg wrote:
> I stopped off to do a little grocery shopping today and my eyes were
> assailed by this:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c3o9369qj5c9n1z/AAASER6TnuG-MnTvvB7DVhi0a?dl=0

Would someone - Dan? - grab this image and put it up, please?
Dropbox wants me to sign in.
Thanks.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience

[Peter Frederick]

The lock on the old 280SE was worn and could give trouble -- I suggest  
moving the key around and pushing in on the button, it will usually  
catch somewhere in the travel and let you open it.


Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Mountain Man]

Mitch wrote:
> There's a growing 'I will not comply' movement out there.

I hope that grows to critical mass.
But what is the objective?
What are stated goals?
Meaningless goals / objectives become hard to put your life on the line.
Jobs? Social Security? Education? Income gap? - all the normal blah blah?
Or can this 'movement' arrive at some clear stated objectives / goals?
It seems it is currently people without much to do, finding tv to be
stupid, etc.
So, go out and stand in front of cops - to what end?
I doubt critical mass will form.  Certainly not religious folks supporting Cruz.
Tell me more, please.
I need to see and imagine some better hope.
I think the empire is doomed to cheap - everything.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Mitch Haley]

Mountain Man wrote:

Grant wrote:

The real question I have unanswered is... how long before the Citizens
stand up and start to say "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this
anymore" ?


That's not gonna happen.
What is there do if we stood up and spoke?
Speech doesn't accomplish anything.
Guns kill.


There's a growing 'I will not comply' movement out there.
People who will assemble in groups, openly defy whatever senseless law they are 
protesting, right in front of the cops, and say 'if you want to stop us, you can 
shoot us, but we'll shoot back'.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Mountain Man]

Grant wrote:
> The real question I have unanswered is... how long before the Citizens
> stand up and start to say "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this
> anymore" ?

That's not gonna happen.
What is there do if we stood up and spoke?
Speech doesn't accomplish anything.
Guns kill.
The vote is another 2 years away.
Options are very slim.
We need some good DIY Marshall type ideas about how to put this empire
back to good working condition.
Otherwise, this empire is dead.
mao

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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe - Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."

[Kevin Kraly]

Wow, that was quite a treat!  That engine has an awesome roar.  If only I could 
have been in the passenger’s seat…

Kevin in Hillsboro, OregonOn Mar 28, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Dwight Giles 
 wrote:
> 
> Bucket list.
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: "YouTube" 
> Date: Mar 28, 2015 2:05 PM
> Subject: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe -
> Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."
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> Cc:
> 
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> Edition - Jay Le..."
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> 
> 3 days ago  •  128,413 views
> 
> 
> Jay Leno's Garage
> 
>   +
> 1 more
> 
> We think you'd like...
> 
>   Drunk
> chick at burger king
> 
>  by
> Tommas Ventura
> 
> 245,841 views
> 
>   Sexy
> Naked Woman Tied To A Bed Prank!
> 
>  by
> WorldsFunniestGags
> 
> 741,126 views
> 
>   Petticoat
> Nightmares pssed Vs Utbe
> 
>  by
> Bernadette Louise
> 
> 286,031 views
> 
>   Urinary
> Incontinence - Female - Embarrassing Bodies.flv
> 
>  by
> Laurence Hattersley
> 
> 2,492,764 views
> 
>   Jer
> made me pee in basement
> 
>  by
> Paige Lewis
> 
> 148,115 views
> 
>   When
> You Gotta Pee You Gotta Pee Video.rv
> 
>  by
> 90dianira
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Dan Penoff]

You might be surprised at how many tubes are still being manufactured offshore 
these days. The center for reproduction tubes is Eastern Europe and some of the 
former Soviet republics, where the tooling was preserved and put back into 
production.

One of my fellow workers is big into vintage guitar amps, and he's found all 
sorts of reproduction tubes for them from these vendors.

As for paying for schematics, you're talking about Sams Photofacts, the premier 
repository of schematics and parts lists for nearly everything electronic back 
in the day.  Usually quite good with pictures and lots of details.  Sams used 
to have a subscription service that repair shops used to get schematics and 
parts lists.

Here's one way someone repurposed their old RCA console:

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/schematics/conversations/topics/3113


Dan


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Greg Fiorentino  wrote:
> 
> If it's a tube unit some (if not all) of those tubes might be NLA and
> expensive as used.
> 
> Some of those old radio/stereo cabinets are repurposed as cabinets for
> stereo/computer components.  My daughter has a pre 50s radio cabinet with a
> router and printer inside.
> 
> Greg
> 


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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience

[G. M. Brown]

There may be some misunderstanding regarding the trunk lock problem in my '84 
300D.
1. Yes, the key inserts thoroughly but will not unlock the trunk.  Pushing the 
button to open the trunk doesn't feel as if it's engaging anything.
2. Since I don't believe there is access to the trunk from behind the rear 
seat, I would wonder how one would suggest cleaning the lock mechanism.

See ya', stay healthy.

Glenn
  
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Greg Fiorentino]

If it's a tube unit some (if not all) of those tubes might be NLA and
expensive as used.

Some of those old radio/stereo cabinets are repurposed as cabinets for
stereo/computer components.  My daughter has a pre 50s radio cabinet with a
router and printer inside.

Greg

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

It's an old console not worth much but still want to fix it. Rca vgt26w I
believe 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> And that may very well be the case, but more likely than not, the
electrolytic caps have all dried out.
> 
> Brand and model?
> 
> I used to play with vintage stuff, and a lot of the more popular brands
would have kits available for them that someone put together. 
> 
> If it's from the 60s it won't have transistors, either, at least not in
the output stages.
> 
> Tell me more and I can help.
> 
> Dan former Fisher 400 owner
> 
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin 
wrote:
>> 
>> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I
want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember in
the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC repair
guy said it needed new transistors. 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Dan Penoff]

"To tell the family secret, my grandmother was Dutch!"


Dan "He says the sheriff is near!"




> On Mar 28, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Mitch Haley  wrote:
> 
> arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
> 
>> The (Latvian?) singing group (first link at the top on the right) was also 
>> interesting if you like traditional music. Were your ancestors Latvian, 
>> Mitch?
> 
> I get my surname from Irish Canadians.
> The rest were German and Dutch for the most part.
> 
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[MBZ] The Search Continues....

[Dan Penoff]

But it seems to be getting better, thank goodness.

Looked at this 1996 S320 today:

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html

Been chasing this guy for a week.  He just reposted the ad a few days ago and 
raised the price $400 - it had been up for over a month at $6400.  I suspected 
this was due to the "100,000 mile service and overhaul by Mercedes specialist 
costing $2,500" he just did.  So I drove the 90 minutes to Brookville to have a 
look

The car was described as in the ad. Very clean, well maintained, all service 
records for his ownership, etc.  Two dings that I found: the mirrors didn't 
work, which he pointed out, as he had used RTV to seal the joints between the 
mirror housing and doors and added a chrome trim strip across the front of 
both.  Ouch.  Nasty, but reversible.  No doubt the mirror wiring harnesses have 
failed.  Not a pleasant repair, but a DIY one that takes about two hours a 
mirror.

As for the recent "overhaul", he was pretty much spot-on.  He took the car in 
for service and his mechanic noticed the head gasket was seeping at the rear of 
the engine.  This guy pretty much gives his mechanic free reign from what I 
could tell, and it was clear to me that the mechanic has some boat payments 
he's got to make.  So a couple of weeks ago the car gets a new head gasket, 
thermostat, new radiator (??) and tranny fluid and filter change.  This was all 
apparent from inspection as well.

Get this - I checked the coolant in the reservoir and couldn't make out the 
color. There was this beige crud in the reservoir that would stick to my glove 
if I put my finger into the coolant.  Weird.  I an only assume it was some sort 
of sludge or crud left in the reservoir that didn't get flushed out when the 
radiator got replaced.  I wonder if it was ATF?  The color was weirdly 
reminiscent of ATF that had been in water...

Strange, very strange.

Other than that everything worked, the body was almost a 9.9 out of 10, and the 
interior immaculate.  The PSE pump was acting up as all of the doors' closing 
assists weren't working - when I point this out he tells me that he had noticed 
this and found that by pulling the fuse they would work again for a while.  
That's because there's a leak and the pump section for that door is timing out.

Being a 1996 model I'm wondering if some of the dreaded wiring harness issues 
could still be lurking on this car.  The engine harness looked OK, but the 
mirrors are another place where the biodegradable wiring fails big-time.  It's 
possible the engine harness was replaced in the past.

All in all a good prospect, but this guy's not motivated to sell and will 
probably not budge on price due to his recent expenditures.  I'm betting he 
expects to recoup some of his expenses on top of what he was previously asking. 
 We'll see.  The guy was like someone out of the Sopranos.  Dark complected 
Mediterranean looking guy, open shirt with his gold chain and astral sign 
medallion, bouffant-like hair, pinkie ring, etc.  I'm wondering if I make him 
too low of an offer I'll be swimming with the fishes

Here's my next prospect:

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4952435910.html

Just got an email back from the owner and I'm trying to set up a visit as soon 
as possible.  This looks nice and could be an excellent choice if it's as 
described.  What's weird is that he posted it in Orlando but he's in Wesley 
Chapel, which is about 40 minutes directly north of me.  That's probably good 
for me.

Dan
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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

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> Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
> > Also, Christians are hardly a minority...
> Yes, refusing service to a majority of your customers is not the way to stay 
> in 
> business.
> OTOH, I'm not sure that Christians represent a 50% majority these days.
> Mitch.
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As of 2000:
Christianity 76%
Non-religious/Secular 13%
Jewish Less than 2%
The rest Less than 1%

http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html

More detailed survey:

http://religions.pewforum.org/reports/

Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

It's an old console not worth much but still want to fix it. Rca vgt26w I 
believe 

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> On Mar 28, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Dan Penoff  wrote:
> 
> And that may very well be the case, but more likely than not, the 
> electrolytic caps have all dried out.
> 
> Brand and model?
> 
> I used to play with vintage stuff, and a lot of the more popular brands would 
> have kits available for them that someone put together. 
> 
> If it's from the 60s it won't have transistors, either, at least not in the 
> output stages.
> 
> Tell me more and I can help.
> 
> Dan former Fisher 400 owner
> 
> 
>> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I 
>> want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember in 
>> the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC repair 
>> guy said it needed new transistors. 
>> 
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[MBZ] W115 hood release stuck

[David Bruckmann]

Does anyone have suggestions about how to bypass the cable? Should be the same 
as on a W123/116. I can't  find anything in the MB manuals on how to bypass the 
cable...


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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Dan Penoff]

And that may very well be the case, but more likely than not, the electrolytic 
caps have all dried out.

Brand and model?

I used to play with vintage stuff, and a lot of the more popular brands would 
have kits available for them that someone put together. 

If it's from the 60s it won't have transistors, either, at least not in the 
output stages.

Tell me more and I can help.

Dan former Fisher 400 owner


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
> 
> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I 
> want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember in 
> the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC repair 
> guy said it needed new transistors. 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Mitch Haley]

arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:


The (Latvian?) singing group (first link at the top on the right) was also 
interesting if you like traditional music. Were your ancestors Latvian, Mitch?


I get my surname from Irish Canadians.
The rest were German and Dutch for the most part.

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

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> Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
> > I wonder if there is a part II when the ice gives way.
> 
> In the comments, they say it was about 16" thick, which explains why the 
> cutting 
> was going so slow.
> Still, the outboard managed to burn a nice hole through the ice. Should have 
> used a trolling motor. Lots of houses in sight, could have kept an electric 
> motor going all day with 3 sets of batteries and two chargers and virtually 
> no 
> heating of the water.
> 
> Mitch.

The (Latvian?) singing group (first link at the top on the right) was also 
interesting if you like traditional music. Were your ancestors Latvian, Mitch?
Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Mitch Haley]

Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:

I think we (and I really mean the media) worry about it too much. If he/she was 
born:A. To an American parentorB. On US soiland has never had citizenship in 
another country then he/she is American, easy as that. We should probably have 
a constitutional amendment that says so, get all this foolishness over with 
once and for all, its just a distraction.


I think we need to do away with the 'anchor baby' concept.
The fact that somebody can be illegally in the country for an hour and their 
child be a lawful citizen if born during that hour is the real embarrassment.


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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Curly McLain]

andrew sez: So would you vote for Jeb?


Where's my no bush sticker?   Are you working on that?   It will be a 
big seller.  75 million i bet could be sold online!   At a buck each, 
you could restore your cars to now and have a stable of 300SLs,  a 
300SEL flop top and plenty other toys!


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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Curly McLain]

Also, Christians are hardly a minority...


You sure about that?

under 20% of the american population attends church regularly. 
Doesn't 20% vs 80% make Christians a minority?


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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Andrew Strasfogel]

Interesting point.  It depends on how you define the term...

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Mitch Haley 
wrote:

> Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> Also, Christians are hardly a minority...
>>
>
> Yes, refusing service to a majority of your customers is not the way to
> stay in business.
> OTOH, I'm not sure that Christians represent a 50% majority these days.
>
> Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Mitch Haley]

Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

Also, Christians are hardly a minority...


Yes, refusing service to a majority of your customers is not the way to stay in 
business.

OTOH, I'm not sure that Christians represent a 50% majority these days.

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Mitch Haley]

Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

I wonder if there is a part II when the ice gives way.


In the comments, they say it was about 16" thick, which explains why the cutting 
was going so slow.
Still, the outboard managed to burn a nice hole through the ice. Should have 
used a trolling motor. Lots of houses in sight, could have kept an electric 
motor going all day with 3 sets of batteries and two chargers and virtually no 
heating of the water.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Andrew Strasfogel]

Also, Christians are hardly a minority...

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Craig  wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 08:39:54 -0700 Curt Raymond 
> wrote:
>
> > Its all good fun until you are the one discriminated against. If a gay
> > bakery refused to make Christian wedding cakes there would, if you'll
> > excuse the expression, be hell to pay.
>
> Not so. There are plenty of bakeries.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Andrew Strasfogel]

I wonder if there is a part II when the ice gives way.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ja, Shore!
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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Andrew Strasfogel]

So would you vote for Jeb?

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:10 PM, G Mann  wrote:

> By all appearances and actions, displayed by Mrs. Clinton [in this example]
> there is a presumption of privilege by those in office, which is taken to
> mean, by actions, the law does not apply to them personally. Further, that
> any act done, for any purpose of their design, is above censure or
> punishment. This attitude now carries equally to either dominate political
> party with few exceptions.
>
> As a Citizen of America [Natural Born, for any who care] such attitude by
> people who hold office with the responsibility to represent me, and other
> Citizens, is insulting in the highest possible degree.
>
> We are a civilized nation with laws that apply to everyone equally, or none
> apply to any. On hypothetical principle, since they choose to breach the
> law, then law has no standing to the rest of the Citizens. Thus, on
> hypothetical principle, if those Citizens choose to no longer be governed
> by law either, it's an equal playing field.
>
> I do wonder if these self appointed royalty with presumed privilege ever
> thought that all the way through?  In the words of a certain French royal,
> when the French didn't use white flags but Guillotines.. "Let them eat
> cake"... hmm
>
> I'm no prophet.. but I can predict.. and I predict soon rather than
> later... Americans in general will reach the threshold where they have had
> enough. What form that takes might take the services of a prophet, because
> my prediction has a lot of people saying as their last words "O God".
>
> Respectfully,
> Grant...
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:40 AM, Mitch Haley 
> wrote:
>
> > Mrs Clinton knows that mere laws do not apply to administration
> officials.
> > And they will not apply to administration officials until we see
> > administration
> > officials sentenced to prison for violating them.
> > (actually, a prison sentence is probably useless too, the President would
> > just
> > issue a pardon)
> > Mitch.
> >
> > > On March 27, 2015 at 11:55 PM G Mann  wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you, however, I'm just an American Citizen who, like a large
> > > percentage of other American Citizens, is shocked and dismayed at the
> > > repeat offenses committed by the elected officials and those who they
> > > appoint.
> > >
> > > I feel moved to point out, as example, the latest action by Mrs.
> Clinton
> > > regards the use of a private email server to conduct state business.
> She
> > is
> > > an attorney, so it is not presumptive that her duty to know the law
> > stands
> > > at a greater standard than "Joe Citizen", yet, for reasons yet
> explained,
> > > she violated the Federal law which requires open records of Sec of
> State
> > > actions. Then, when Congress subpenaed her records, she first delayed,
> > then
> > > gave them printed copies of what she decided they should have, not the
> > > whole record. Now, yet another Congressional subpena was issued for the
> > > hard drive and it's announced that she scrubbed the drive.. again
> without
> > > any authority to do so, and in violation of the subpena.
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I found a place online that I can download the service info part list etc for 
about $20. I guess if I have the numbers I can just order all the caps and 
transistors? Then it's just a matter of soldering them off and on? Do you have 
to have any sort of test equipment?

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> On Mar 28, 2015, at 4:04 PM, OK Don  wrote:
> 
> Most likely in my experience is electrolytic capacitors that have dried
> out. I'd replace all of them, then see what else needs replacing. Do you
> have, or can you get a schematic for it? It should be all discrete
> components, so shouldn't be hard to replace whatever it is that blew. If it
> doesn't have any tubes, there will be no high voltage, so parts should not
> be hard to find - maybe you need to buy out your local Radio Shack before
> it closes for good ???
> 
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin 
> wrote:
> 
>> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I
>> want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember
>> in the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC
>> repair guy said it needed new transistors.
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Old stereo repair

[OK Don]

Most likely in my experience is electrolytic capacitors that have dried
out. I'd replace all of them, then see what else needs replacing. Do you
have, or can you get a schematic for it? It should be all discrete
components, so shouldn't be hard to replace whatever it is that blew. If it
doesn't have any tubes, there will be no high voltage, so parts should not
be hard to find - maybe you need to buy out your local Radio Shack before
it closes for good ???

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin 
wrote:

> Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I
> want to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember
> in the early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC
> repair guy said it needed new transistors.
>
>


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[MBZ] Old stereo repair

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

Anybody know anything about this? I got an old mid 60's family heirloom I want 
to fix and thought about trying to tackle it myself. Last I remember in the 
early 90's last time it worked was a loud pop and it quit. IIRC repair guy said 
it needed new transistors. 

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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Craig]

On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 08:39:54 -0700 Curt Raymond 
wrote:

> Its all good fun until you are the one discriminated against. If a gay
> bakery refused to make Christian wedding cakes there would, if you'll
> excuse the expression, be hell to pay.

Not so. There are plenty of bakeries.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[Curly McLain]

There is a Mog group web page. My brother porn surfs there.
On Mar 28, 2015 12:25 PM,  wrote:


 Wow.
 The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck

bed. They are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe.
 >


Buy it.  you can sell it here for 12-15 k at least I'd guess.  I 
don't keep track of mog values, but I have seen what people as over 
the past 15 yrs or so.


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Re: [MBZ] fun winter project?

[Curly McLain]

Ja, Shore!

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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[OK Don]

Ah, good point - but the SLC would be a better choice to convert - longer
wheel base for a longer bed.

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Jim Cathey 
wrote:

> 



>   I think what I might really like is an El-camino'd 107 SL.  That would
> be fun!
>
> -- Jim
>
>


-- 
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[MBZ] Fwd: Jay Leno's Garage: "1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe - Ultimate Edition - Jay Le..."

[Dwight Giles]

Bucket list.
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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[Dwight Giles]

There is a Mog group web page. My brother porn surfs there.
On Mar 28, 2015 12:25 PM,  wrote:
>
> Wow.
> The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck
bed. They are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe.
>
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[G Mann]

By all appearances and actions, displayed by Mrs. Clinton [in this example]
there is a presumption of privilege by those in office, which is taken to
mean, by actions, the law does not apply to them personally. Further, that
any act done, for any purpose of their design, is above censure or
punishment. This attitude now carries equally to either dominate political
party with few exceptions.

As a Citizen of America [Natural Born, for any who care] such attitude by
people who hold office with the responsibility to represent me, and other
Citizens, is insulting in the highest possible degree.

We are a civilized nation with laws that apply to everyone equally, or none
apply to any. On hypothetical principle, since they choose to breach the
law, then law has no standing to the rest of the Citizens. Thus, on
hypothetical principle, if those Citizens choose to no longer be governed
by law either, it's an equal playing field.

I do wonder if these self appointed royalty with presumed privilege ever
thought that all the way through?  In the words of a certain French royal,
when the French didn't use white flags but Guillotines.. "Let them eat
cake"... hmm

I'm no prophet.. but I can predict.. and I predict soon rather than
later... Americans in general will reach the threshold where they have had
enough. What form that takes might take the services of a prophet, because
my prediction has a lot of people saying as their last words "O God".

Respectfully,
Grant...

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:40 AM, Mitch Haley 
wrote:

> Mrs Clinton knows that mere laws do not apply to administration officials.
> And they will not apply to administration officials until we see
> administration
> officials sentenced to prison for violating them.
> (actually, a prison sentence is probably useless too, the President would
> just
> issue a pardon)
> Mitch.
>
> > On March 27, 2015 at 11:55 PM G Mann  wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thank you, however, I'm just an American Citizen who, like a large
> > percentage of other American Citizens, is shocked and dismayed at the
> > repeat offenses committed by the elected officials and those who they
> > appoint.
> >
> > I feel moved to point out, as example, the latest action by Mrs. Clinton
> > regards the use of a private email server to conduct state business. She
> is
> > an attorney, so it is not presumptive that her duty to know the law
> stands
> > at a greater standard than "Joe Citizen", yet, for reasons yet explained,
> > she violated the Federal law which requires open records of Sec of State
> > actions. Then, when Congress subpenaed her records, she first delayed,
> then
> > gave them printed copies of what she decided they should have, not the
> > whole record. Now, yet another Congressional subpena was issued for the
> > hard drive and it's announced that she scrubbed the drive.. again without
> > any authority to do so, and in violation of the subpena.
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[MBZ] fun winter project?

[Mitch Haley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAMATekiRUs

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Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Greg Fiorentino]

A copy of the NADA or KBB also works (if it shows favorable numbers).

Greg

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Subject: Re: [MBZ] stupid

> I went to the DMV yesterday to register the 300D.

Have you forgotten the necessity (in WA) of using the Washington http://www.dor.wa.gov/Docs/Forms/Misc/
DeclarBuyerSllrRcValueUsedVehSold_E.pdf>Declaration
of Buyer and Seller Regarding Value of Used Vehicle Sold  (Dept. of
Revenue) form?

Buyer and seller both sign it.  That sets the value of the car to reality,
for tax purposes.  They will also accept a signed estimate of value from a
recognized dealer, on letterhead.

WA is one of the few States with no income tax.  They make it up, elsewhere.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[dseretakis]

Wow.
The one I'm looking at is a short wheelbase diesel model with a truck bed. They 
are asking 3800 euro. Yes it's in Europe. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 28, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Jim Cathey  wrote:

>> I think a lot would depend on the model. There are a lot of different 
>> configurations, especially when it comes to the beds.
> 
> I was offered $21k for my crane/winch/dump-bed diesel model
> a couple of years ago.
> 
> -- Jim
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[Jim Cathey]

I think a lot would depend on the model. There are a lot of different 
configurations, especially when it comes to the beds.


I was offered $21k for my crane/winch/dump-bed diesel model
a couple of years ago.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes pickup

[Jim Cathey]

The load of manure I hauled a few years ago would not have
been welcome in a T.  The old Chevy drew that duty.  The
_two_ ECO-blocks I brought home in the Dodge would have
strained a T's capabilities, to say the least.  A truck
is often well worth having.

If you need to haul people, get a sedan. If you need to haul stuff, 
get a truck, if you need to haul both, get one of each.


However, when we're hauling a 3000# camper, the extended-cab
full-bed truck is just the ticket.  It also generally gets
better mileage than anything else we drive.  (Campered it gets
in the 12-15 range, up to 26 unloaded on the freeway.)

The only thing it's bad at is knocking around town.  It's
big.  Hard to park.  I would never choose it as an only
vehicle, but it's a great second vehicle.

That MB pickup is just too weirdly styled for my taste.
The bed also looks rather small.  I think what I might really
like is an El-camino'd 107 SL.  That would be fun!

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT Words to the wise, or not for the wise

[Curt Raymond]

Its all good fun until you are the one discriminated against. If a gay bakery 
refused to make Christian wedding cakes there would, if you'll excuse the 
expression, be hell to pay.

Curt

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Re: [MBZ] Unimog value?

[Dan Penoff]

I think a lot would depend on the model. There are a lot of different 
configurations, especially when it comes to the beds.

Is there a particular one you’re looking at?

Dan


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 10:44 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> How much you all think a circa 1960'a running driving rust free unimog is 
> worth?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Jim Cathey]

I went to the DMV yesterday to register the 300D.


Have you forgotten the necessity (in WA) of using the
Washington HREF=http://www.dor.wa.gov/Docs/Forms/Misc/ 
DeclarBuyerSllrRcValueUsedVehSold_E.pdf>Declaration

of Buyer and Seller Regarding Value of Used Vehicle Sold 
(Dept. of Revenue) form?

Buyer and seller both sign it.  That sets the value of the
car to reality, for tax purposes.  They will also accept a
signed estimate of value from a recognized dealer, on letterhead.

WA is one of the few States with no income tax.  They make
it up, elsewhere.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] another oddball experience

[Jim Cathey]

If the key won't turn the lock is buggered.  Clean it?
The trunk lock innards can get out of alignment such that
the trunk won't unlock correctly, such as the full-left
override position.

The Frankenheap's rear-ending left things in a state
such that while the trunk could be locked, it could not
be UN-locked without a drill and a hammer.  That was a
nasty surprise.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Roger Ellingson

[Dan Penoff]

Spam using his old account.

Or his kitty is sending out messages.

Dan


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 10:41 AM, WILTON  wrote:
> 
> 'Just got a msg supposedly from Roger Ellingson; 'says "Hello, how are you.?  
> Plus a link to open - I didn't and will not.
> I think somebody's trying a scam or a "leg pullin'."  Or maybe Roger found 
> something many people wonder about.  ;<)
> 
> Why would somebody try to pass himself off as our departed Roger?
> 
> Wilton
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[MBZ] Unimog value?

[dseretakis]

How much you all think a circa 1960'a running driving rust free unimog is worth?

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[MBZ] Roger Ellingson

[WILTON]

'Just got a msg supposedly from Roger Ellingson; 'says "Hello, how are you.?  
Plus a link to open - I didn't and will not.
I think somebody's trying a scam or a "leg pullin'."  Or maybe Roger found 
something many people wonder about.  ;<)

Why would somebody try to pass himself off as our departed Roger?

Wilton
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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Curly McLain]

Mrs Clinton knows that mere laws do not apply to administration officials.
And they will not apply to administration officials until we see 
administration

officials sentenced to prison for violating them.
(actually, a prison sentence is probably useless too, the President would just
issue a pardon)
Mitch.


Capital punishment works better.  If done quickly enough, it is irreversible.

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Re: [MBZ] Ted Cruz?

[Mitch Haley]

Mrs Clinton knows that mere laws do not apply to administration officials. 
And they will not apply to administration officials until we see administration
officials sentenced to prison for violating them. 
(actually, a prison sentence is probably useless too, the President would just
issue a pardon)
Mitch.

> On March 27, 2015 at 11:55 PM G Mann  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thank you, however, I'm just an American Citizen who, like a large
> percentage of other American Citizens, is shocked and dismayed at the
> repeat offenses committed by the elected officials and those who they
> appoint.
> 
> I feel moved to point out, as example, the latest action by Mrs. Clinton
> regards the use of a private email server to conduct state business. She is
> an attorney, so it is not presumptive that her duty to know the law stands
> at a greater standard than "Joe Citizen", yet, for reasons yet explained,
> she violated the Federal law which requires open records of Sec of State
> actions. Then, when Congress subpenaed her records, she first delayed, then
> gave them printed copies of what she decided they should have, not the
> whole record. Now, yet another Congressional subpena was issued for the
> hard drive and it's announced that she scrubbed the drive.. again without
> any authority to do so, and in violation of the subpena.

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Re: [MBZ] M1 ATF

[Mitch Haley]

It's 9.99 at Advance Auto Parts, and internet coupons no longer work on ATF. 

Mitch. 

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Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Dan Penoff]

Our DMV is great, and I've never had a problem with it.

In Florida, driver's licenses and titles/registrations are done by the County 
tax collector, a County entity that acts as the agent for the State.  This 
means you're dealing with locals wherever you go.

For instance, Florida has an "administrative fee" of $225 they charge on any 
non-Florida vehicle being titles and registered in the state.  That means when 
i bought Tarek's S500 and Tom's S420 I would get dinged for the $225 on top of 
the regular title and registration fees.

However, if you have a "open" registration, that is, a former vehicle that was 
registered but never taken out of the system by turning in the old plate, you 
can use that registration to transfer to the new vehicle, effectively doing an 
end run around the out of state penalty.

This is not a published rule - you have to know about it or your DMV/tax 
collector person does.  And they do.

In both cases, before I could even bring the subject up, the person handling my 
transaction looked in my records for an open registration to apply to the cars. 
 My 1982 300SD that I sold in 2000 still sits out in the ether, donating it's 
registration to any out of state cars I purchase. Their willingness to assist 
saved me $450.

I've had similar experiences with the title/registration process for other 
issues as well, and they've always been very helpful and willing to direct me 
through the bureaucracy.

Dan


> On Mar 28, 2015, at 8:17 AM, Max Dillon  wrote:
> 
> Yes, I live in a low tax, "right to work", republican dominated state.
> 
> Service at our DMV and other state offices is generally decent.
> 
> Example: When I bought my E300, it was in pieces in my garage for a year 
> before I repaired it to the point I was ready for a test drive.  Online DMV 
> info seemed to indicate I would have to pay the past years fees (registration 
> and property tax) and a small fine.  I took my paperwork and explained my 
> situation, the clerk said "just sign a statement that the car was inoperable 
> then no fees or fines".
> 
> Example 2: last fall the two-year registration on my boat expired and I 
> missed the deadline to renew by a couple of days.  The online system 
> indicated "no fine" however, and passed me to a third-party payment website.  
> That payment website charged me the fine, $5.  I was concerned that the 
> third-party folks would keep the fine, so I called the state office, lines 
> were busy so I left a message.  Next day the supervisor of the office called, 
> apologized, assured me my new registration stickers were on their way as well 
> as a refund check for the $5
> 
> Example 3: I've also had the state revenue office call me when I dorked up my 
> state tax return, tell me how to fix it, and follow up with with email to let 
> me know it was fixed.
> 
> I suspect that many elected officials run as republicans so they can get 
> elected, but really are democrats, they just stay in the closet.
> -- 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '87 300TD
> '95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] M1 ATF

[Dwight Giles]

Last I got at Autozone was 8.xx. last year.
On Mar 28, 2015 7:08 AM, "LarryT"  wrote:

> Has anyone found M1 ATF for less than $9.99/qt anywhere?   That seems to
> be the standard price - (can anyone say conspiracy?)  ;-)
>
> Thx
> LarryT
> 91 300D
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Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Max Dillon]

Yes, I live in a low tax, "right to work", republican dominated state.

Service at our DMV and other state offices is generally decent.

Example: When I bought my E300, it was in pieces in my garage for a year before 
I repaired it to the point I was ready for a test drive.  Online DMV info 
seemed to indicate I would have to pay the past years fees (registration and 
property tax) and a small fine.  I took my paperwork and explained my 
situation, the clerk said "just sign a statement that the car was inoperable 
then no fees or fines".

Example 2: last fall the two-year registration on my boat expired and I missed 
the deadline to renew by a couple of days.  The online system indicated "no 
fine" however, and passed me to a third-party payment website.  That payment 
website charged me the fine, $5.  I was concerned that the third-party folks 
would keep the fine, so I called the state office, lines were busy so I left a 
message.  Next day the supervisor of the office called, apologized, assured me 
my new registration stickers were on their way as well as a refund check for 
the $5

Example 3: I've also had the state revenue office call me when I dorked up my 
state tax return, tell me how to fix it, and follow up with with email to let 
me know it was fixed.

I suspect that many elected officials run as republicans so they can get 
elected, but really are democrats, they just stay in the closet.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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[MBZ] M1 ATF

[LarryT]

Has anyone found M1 ATF for less than $9.99/qt anywhere?   That seems to 
be the standard price - (can anyone say conspiracy?)  ;-)


Thx
LarryT
91 300D
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Re: [MBZ] stupid

[Scott Ritchey]

If that were true, DC, Chicago, and NYC would have the best schools (and
lowest crime)in the country.

> -Original Message-
> From: Andrew Strasfogel
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 11:50 PM
> 
> You get what you pay for.  Are you in a low tax state?
> 
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