Re: [MBZ] Today's project
Craig, No opinion on brand, but seller-wise, have you checked the price at MB Northlake? Lately they've been beating the Classic Center MBCA discount prices. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 31, 2015 9:27:12 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The flasher module has Mercedes part number 000 821 09 63. I have found it at: - autohausAZ - Pelican Parts - Amazon - RMeuropean I have the choice of manufacturers: - Kaehler (KAE) [autohausAZ and RMeuropean] - Wehrle [Pelican Parts, which says Wehrle is better than KAE] Anyone have any opinions on manufacturer or vendor? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] I'm going to go look at this today
Kubota diesel riding mower Low hours http://tulsa.craigslist.org/grd/5002647641.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Today's project
I have boxes-ful of W123 electrical gizmos. If someone just asks I might look for what you need. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Craig, No opinion on brand, but seller-wise, have you checked the price at MB Northlake? Lately they've been beating the Classic Center MBCA discount prices. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 31, 2015 9:27:12 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The flasher module has Mercedes part number 000 821 09 63. I have found it at: - autohausAZ - Pelican Parts - Amazon - RMeuropean I have the choice of manufacturers: - Kaehler (KAE) [autohausAZ and RMeuropean] - Wehrle [Pelican Parts, which says Wehrle is better than KAE] Anyone have any opinions on manufacturer or vendor? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - Gullah baskets
Dawn no. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Gullah baskets Wheh dat lady be at be makin dem Gullah basket own da teevee? She be up dere moun pleasant o she be dere in Chastun? --R (sent from my miniPad) On May 31, 2015, at 11:55 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I new Rich he gib us de strait poo on dem basket. De lady on de TV dis mawnin say she work 10 hour on dat basket. It sell fo $350. De lady an de basket dey look mighty fine, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Gullah baskets You gotta watch out -- some of the baskets sorta look nice to the tourists but aren't well made like a true artist does ( and there are a few of them around and their baskets are mighty spendy). My wife, unfortunately, has learned the discernment... Miss Betsy she set up in de ro up dere n sell dem Gullah basket she make to dem rich whifolks come Keewaw. I axed her to makes me a sweet grass whip doon yo know wun day n she dun mades dat fo me but she done tows me not tell nobody wheah dat cames fum cawza dem ladies up dere in mount pleasant dey gits real upset peoples be doon dat kinda thing. I makes only dat wun fo you but you cain be upsettin dem ladies you know. It ain right. Dem ladies gots da law fo dem to sell dem baskets in da ro dere you knows, bunch a dem ladies dun wents up dere clumya on de bus an sats down wif da gubna Sanfuh he name and tells himself da law say dey can sets up an sell dem Gullah baskets dere in de ro an he says you ladies right bout dat you go on sells yo baskets dere in de ro ain nobody gone botha you. So we does n ain nobody be botha us cause dey knows whut de gubna he say bout dat an it bein da law. Ummmhmmm. --R (sent from my miniPad) On May 31, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Locally the sweet-grass baskets are famous and pricey. I think the small sizes start at $50 and go up. A few years ago on some Caribbean island, same baskets started at $10, and that was the seller's opening price for bidding. I never wanted nor needed one, so I passed, next time I'll get them for gifts I suppose. Could probably make a killing importing them from the islands and reselling locally, set up a little roadside stand, be the only white folks out there selling them, charge half the price the local sellers charge. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 31, 2015 11:26:16 AM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Interesting piece about Gullah (near Chuckietown, SC) baskets on CBS's Sunday Morning. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY CONTINUED: D’mar -- tomorrow Droppin’ soda -- dropping sodium nitrate fertilizer, by each plant, usually, corn, by hand. Eatin’ pokey, rolls and grits. -- We are so poor, all we can do is poke our feet under the table, roll our eyes, and grit our teeth. Eite -- alright, OK, yes Ellem -- elm Enough money to burn a wet mule -- a lot of money, rich Fat lightard -- kindling; a pine knot or a pine tree stump with a high concentration of resin; often chopped and split into small pieces (splinters a few inches long) and used to start fires in fireplaces, heaters and wood-fired cook stoves. Fat n sassy -- feeling very good Feelin’ his oats -- feeling good Fahr -- fire Fetch -- to find, to look for ‘Fican and ‘Fican see my way to -- if I can ‘Fida -- if I had ‘Fida knowed it -- If I had known it Flat out -- full speed Flat out buffaloed -- completely fooled Flat out of luck -- really out of luck, unlucky Floorboard -- floor of a car or truck Flustrated -- frustrated Foot loose and fancy free -- without a worry Fly-by-night -- unreliable, untrustworthy Fly off the handle -- quick to anger ‘Fore light, ‘fore dark -- before dawn, before dusk Fox in the hen house -- conflict of interest Fret -- worry Funnies -- comic strips in the news paper Galavanting -- out having a good time; carousing Gangbuster or like gangbusters -- forceful, active, very effective Gee, Haw - signal for mule to turn right, turn left Get a hold of yourself. -- Calm down, relax, control yourself. Gimmie -- give me Git a holdt -- grasp firmly Git up; chk, chk (sound made in cheek by quick, short air intake) -- signal or command for mule to go forward Git -- get Gitcha, gotcha -- get you, got you Git! Scat! Skedaddle -- go quickly Git ‘er dander up -- upset her, make her mad Git ‘er done -- finish it Goin’ bare-footed -- wearing no shoes Goin’ like 60, goin’ like mad, goin’ like wildfire, really flyin’-- going very fast Goin’ ta town -- movin’ along expeditiously, movin’ right along Go to the pore house -- go home Gone to the dogs -- gone bad Gonna -- going to Gosh onlyest -- a very special only one, exceptional ‘Gotta git home ‘fore dark -- we don’t have “lights”; ‘gotta feed the chickens, cows, mules, etc. Grease monkey -- automobile mechanic Grinnin’ like a ‘possum eatin’ persimmons -- a really big grin. Ground itch, foot itch -- an infection between little boys’ and girls’ toes from wading in puddles of water after a rain; probably related to soldier’s “jungle rot” Hafta -- have to, must Haint -- spook Hain’t -- have not, has not Hain’tcha -- haven’t you Hankrin’ -- hankering, want, desire Happy go lucky -- without a care Hard-favored -- ugly Have your ducks in a row. -- Have everything in proper order. He has lost a couple of screws. -- He’s crazy or is mentally deficient. He just ain’t right. -- He’s mentally deficient. Hep, hope -- help, helped Here 'bouts -- around here, near here, in the neighborhood Hey -- hello High on the hog, high falutin’ -- upscale, upper class Hisn -- his Hissy fit -- really upset, shown by extreme agitation Hit the nail on the head. -- Got it exactly right! Holler -- yell Hop, skip and a jump -- a short distance - nearby Horse of a different color -- another subject completely Hot potato -- something really hard to handle Hot under the collar -- upset, angry How ‘bout that? How ‘bout them apples? -- I’m really proud of that. How sweet it is! -- everything going just right Holy smokes, holy moly -- surprised, astonished Hunk -- piece Hush puppies -- small pieces of corn bread originally thrown out to feed the dogs, now a southern meal delicacy, especially with fish, bobby-q or turnip salit. I ain’t stud’n’ ‘im. -- I’m not concerned about him. I’da -- I would have Idin - isn’t I don’t give a hoot. -- I don’t care. I don't have a dog in that fight. -- I have no concern or interest at all in that situation. If ‘n -- if If a toad frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his tail. -- IF I got no -- I don't have any. Ignorance can be cured with education; stupidity lasts forever. I liked to have -- I almost did. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in Gump. Losing the added weight would be a bonus. Question is, can I delete the PS? What more would be involved? Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Typically the power steering gearbox will have a lower gear ratio so without the power assist it's a lot more work to turn than a plain gearbox. There is some force/power lost in pumping hydraulic fluid when a power-assist steering is used without the pump running. I think you could just drain the fluid out and likely it would work and have less force/power loss. I don't know the long term consequence of running a power-assist gearbox dry... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this
Kaleb wrote: JohnDeere 332 diesel Mower/Blade http://semo.craigslist.org/grd/5051856674.html Curt wrote: Its cool but its a lot of money for a lawn mower. For that price you could have 2 plastic MTDs, Sure the MTD is cheaper. However, that 332 is a _good_ machine and will probably outlast 4-6 of those plastic MTDs and work better along the way. It's one of the older style hydrostatic drive. Good machines. I sure wish I had one. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in Gump. Losing the added weight would be a bonus. Question is, can I delete the PS? What more would be involved? Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Typically the power steering gearbox will have a lower gear ratio so without the power assist it's a lot more work to turn than a plain gearbox. There is some force/power lost in pumping hydraulic fluid when a power-assist steering is used without the pump running. I think you could just drain the fluid out and likely it would work and have less force/power loss. I don't know the long term consequence of running a power-assist gearbox dry... Most of the leaks are in the low pressure return line. about a buck or buck fifty/foot at FLAPS. Next most likely is the pump seal. it is cheap also ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
On 01/06/2015 2:40 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. I can live without the assist, and like the feel of man handling the car. I liked that aspect in Gump. Losing the added weight would be a bonus. Question is, can I delete the PS? What more would be involved? Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Typically the power steering gearbox will have a lower gear ratio so without the power assist it's a lot more work to turn than a plain gearbox. There is some force/power lost in pumping hydraulic fluid when a power-assist steering is used without the pump running. I think you could just drain the fluid out and likely it would work and have less force/power loss. I don't know the long term consequence of running a power-assist gearbox dry... Most of the leaks are in the low pressure return line. about a buck or buck fifty/foot at FLAPS. Next most likely is the pump seal. it is cheap also ___ And, if you plan to drive this thing for hours on end, then you will appreciate power steering so don't throw it out. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. WiTricity, which comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, envisions a world where electric vehicles would park over charging pads located in lots or garages that would wirelessly transmit energy to a receiver on the undercarriage of the vehicle. I'll have it in my kitchen counter, my bedside table, probably my coffee table, CEO Alex Gruzen said. And throughout my day, I'll be casually topping off my devices with this quick 'energy snacking.' The same thing will happen in the automotive space, because when you park, it'll just charge, and you won't be thinking about it. WiTricity isn't the only company working on wireless charging for electric cars, but it is notable in that it has already raised $45 million, with Toyota as an early investor. The two companies also agreed on a licensing agreement in 2013, and Toyota has field-tested the equipment. The car company hopes to include the new technology as an option on its plug-in Prius, according to Gruzen. A Toyota spokeswoman declined to detail any specific plans. Honda Motor Co. is also using WiTricity to recharge a Fit EV at one of its smart homes near Tokyo. And other auto suppliers like Delphi Corp. have licensed WiTricity's technology. Proponents are hoping the simplicity of remote charging will win over skeptics who don't want to worry about physically plugging in their car everywhere they park. I grew up when phones had cords, Gruzen said. I still to this day think of it as a cordless phone. But to my kids, it's just a phone. They've never known phones with cords. So when we are talking about wireless charging, I think in five years it'll just be charging. It'll just be what you do (David R. Baker, *San Francisco Chronicle* http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Floor-pad-could-cut-the-cord-for-electric-cars-6295664.php, May 29) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] EV Scamming the taxpayers
I'll wager $1,000 that the investment made in this little enterprise, if you got to the full back story, gloves off, you would find some kind of tax write off, or green energy offset wrapped around the donation by Toyota.. perhaps, an import tax credit of some kind.. But.. we won't see that reported, will we.. Any takers? Hard facts otherwise, or you lose. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 2:10 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: More boondoggle. Mr. Musk sells elektrick cars to rich folks. Those cars are subsidized by taxpayer dollars to the tune of 5,000,000,000. Yes, mr. musk has extracted 5 BILLION bucks from taxpayers to support his lifestyle, not just the cars. Rich, there's the pattern, aside from the bummer-buddy solera. Sign me up and order that G63AMG! ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] EV Scamming the taxpayers
More boondoggle. Mr. Musk sells elektrick cars to rich folks. Those cars are subsidized by taxpayer dollars to the tune of 5,000,000,000. Yes, mr. musk has extracted 5 BILLION bucks from taxpayers to support his lifestyle, not just the cars. Rich, there's the pattern, aside from the bummer-buddy solera. Sign me up and order that G63AMG! ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
Hundreds of tiny gerbils on a treadmill On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 6:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a secondary transformer coil mounted on its underside, with it's weight to haul around ALL the time, or are there modern electronic devices that can do dat sans the weight (well, much less weight, anyway)? Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 4:48 PM Subject: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. WiTricity, which comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, envisions a world where electric vehicles would park over charging pads located in lots or garages that would wirelessly transmit energy to a receiver on the undercarriage of the vehicle. I'll have it in my kitchen counter, my bedside table, probably my coffee table, CEO Alex Gruzen said. And throughout my day, I'll be casually topping off my devices with this quick 'energy snacking.' The same thing will happen in the automotive space, because when you park, it'll just charge, and you won't be thinking about it. WiTricity isn't the only company working on wireless charging for electric cars, but it is notable in that it has already raised $45 million, with Toyota as an early investor. The two companies also agreed on a licensing agreement in 2013, and Toyota has field-tested the equipment. The car company hopes to include the new technology as an option on its plug-in Prius, according to Gruzen. A Toyota spokeswoman declined to detail any specific plans. Honda Motor Co. is also using WiTricity to recharge a Fit EV at one of its smart homes near Tokyo. And other auto suppliers like Delphi Corp. have licensed WiTricity's technology. Proponents are hoping the simplicity of remote charging will win over skeptics who don't want to worry about physically plugging in their car everywhere they park. I grew up when phones had cords, Gruzen said. I still to this day think of it as a cordless phone. But to my kids, it's just a phone. They've never known phones with cords. So when we are talking about wireless charging, I think in five years it'll just be charging. It'll just be what you do (David R. Baker, *San Francisco Chronicle* http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Floor-pad-could-cut-the-cord-for-electric-cars-6295664.php , May 29) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. Question is, can I delete the PS? fmiser wrote: Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Randy wrote: And, if you plan to drive this thing for hours on end, then you will appreciate power steering so don't throw it out. I disagree. I have driven hundreds of thousands of miles with plain steering - but it was never a power-assist system run without assist. In general, I prefer the feel of un-assisted steering. Low speed parking, especially backing a trailer, is a lot more effort. In my experience, when traveling faster than parking lot speeds it isn't really any more effort than power assist steering. This experience covers compact cars, full-sized cars, light duty trucks (pickup), heavy duty truck (class 5 and class 8), without a trailer, with a small trailer (less than 20 ft [7 m]), and with long trailers (up to 53 feet [16 m]}. So with a plain gearbox, I would not at all mind not having power assist steering on a W115. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
On 01/06/2015 5:22 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: clay wrote: The w115 300d has a host of issues. One I would like to resolve for next to no cash would be the leak in the power steering system. Question is, can I delete the PS? fmiser wrote: Sure you could. But you probably want a different gearbox. Randy wrote: And, if you plan to drive this thing for hours on end, then you will appreciate power steering so don't throw it out. I disagree. I have driven hundreds of thousands of miles with plain steering - but it was never a power-assist system run without assist. In general, I prefer the feel of un-assisted steering. Low speed parking, especially backing a trailer, is a lot more effort. In my experience, when traveling faster than parking lot speeds it isn't really any more effort than power assist steering. This experience covers compact cars, full-sized cars, light duty trucks (pickup), heavy duty truck (class 5 and class 8), without a trailer, with a small trailer (less than 20 ft [7 m]), and with long trailers (up to 53 feet [16 m]}. So with a plain gearbox, I would not at all mind not having power assist steering on a W115. ___ I would say that my 115 300D requires more effort than most vehicles that I have driven with power steering. I assume that Mercedes did that on purpose and that it is normal for the vehicle. So, I doubt there is much to gain by going to a non-power steering setup on the vehicle and that there is something to lose - especially if one is going to drive it for hours at a time in a racing environment. I learned to drive on non power steering vehicles. My father normally did not go in for the frills. We had manual transmissions and power nothing. I have had a number of vehicles over the years without power steering. One of them was a 1968 Chevy pickup truck. It was ok at highway speeds but a real devil to park. Not so much due to the effort it took to turn the wheel so much as the number of turns required. The steering is slow compared to power and it is thus more difficult to put into a parking spot or to pull into the garage off of the street etc. In any event, I suspect that it will be as easy to repair the leaks in Clay's car as it will be to replace with a non power unit and thus suggested he just enjoy the power steering. RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a secondary transformer coil mounted on its underside, with it's weight to haul around ALL the time, or are there modern electronic devices that can do dat sans the weight (well, much less weight, anyway)? Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 4:48 PM Subject: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Developers aim to ax cord for plug-in cars Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. has teamed up with a Boston-based technology company to make plugging in electric cars a thing of the past. WiTricity, which comes out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, envisions a world where electric vehicles would park over charging pads located in lots or garages that would wirelessly transmit energy to a receiver on the undercarriage of the vehicle. I'll have it in my kitchen counter, my bedside table, probably my coffee table, CEO Alex Gruzen said. And throughout my day, I'll be casually topping off my devices with this quick 'energy snacking.' The same thing will happen in the automotive space, because when you park, it'll just charge, and you won't be thinking about it. WiTricity isn't the only company working on wireless charging for electric cars, but it is notable in that it has already raised $45 million, with Toyota as an early investor. The two companies also agreed on a licensing agreement in 2013, and Toyota has field-tested the equipment. The car company hopes to include the new technology as an option on its plug-in Prius, according to Gruzen. A Toyota spokeswoman declined to detail any specific plans. Honda Motor Co. is also using WiTricity to recharge a Fit EV at one of its smart homes near Tokyo. And other auto suppliers like Delphi Corp. have licensed WiTricity's technology. Proponents are hoping the simplicity of remote charging will win over skeptics who don't want to worry about physically plugging in their car everywhere they park. I grew up when phones had cords, Gruzen said. I still to this day think of it as a cordless phone. But to my kids, it's just a phone. They've never known phones with cords. So when we are talking about wireless charging, I think in five years it'll just be charging. It'll just be what you do (David R. Baker, *San Francisco Chronicle* http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Floor-pad-could-cut-the-cord-for-electric-cars-6295664.php, May 29) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] M119 oil
A number of people have reported via oil analysis that Truck and Turbo is fine for VW PD engines. Mine is a 2004 and does not have the particulate burner that older oils will fill with ash, so I think it's OK. It is the only oil on the list at tdiclub that I can find around here, short of going to the dealer. I've used it for years in Mercedes diesels, I think it will be far better than the Speedy Oiler stuff my nephew was having put in. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Power steering
The point has been made that power steering doesn't do much at speed. I say take the pump out of the belt circuit, as an Experiment, and see how it drives. I suspect that once you get over 15 mph, you'll never know it is missing. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
Yes, I think so - it might not be terribly heavy, but you have to have a receiving antenna/transformer coil in the car. My wirelessly charging electric toothbrush gets warm while on the charger - there are losses in this system that could be significant for the amount of current required to charge a car. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a secondary transformer coil mounted on its underside, with it's weight to haul around ALL the time, or are there modern electronic devices that can do dat sans the weight (well, much less weight, anyway)? Wilton -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - GLOSSARY
Fixin -- like fixin ta go ( apparently this referred to fixing up the horses and getting all their gear on) --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jun 1, 2015, at 10:51 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: GLOSSARY CONTINUED: D’mar -- tomorrow Droppin’ soda -- dropping sodium nitrate fertilizer, by each plant, usually, corn, by hand. Eatin’ pokey, rolls and grits. -- We are so poor, all we can do is poke our feet under the table, roll our eyes, and grit our teeth. Eite -- alright, OK, yes Ellem -- elm Enough money to burn a wet mule -- a lot of money, rich Fat lightard -- kindling; a pine knot or a pine tree stump with a high concentration of resin; often chopped and split into small pieces (splinters a few inches long) and used to start fires in fireplaces, heaters and wood-fired cook stoves. Fat n sassy -- feeling very good Feelin’ his oats -- feeling good Fahr -- fire Fetch -- to find, to look for ‘Fican and ‘Fican see my way to -- if I can ‘Fida -- if I had ‘Fida knowed it -- If I had known it Flat out -- full speed Flat out buffaloed -- completely fooled Flat out of luck -- really out of luck, unlucky Floorboard -- floor of a car or truck Flustrated -- frustrated Foot loose and fancy free -- without a worry Fly-by-night -- unreliable, untrustworthy Fly off the handle -- quick to anger ‘Fore light, ‘fore dark -- before dawn, before dusk Fox in the hen house -- conflict of interest Fret -- worry Funnies -- comic strips in the news paper Galavanting -- out having a good time; carousing Gangbuster or like gangbusters -- forceful, active, very effective Gee, Haw - signal for mule to turn right, turn left Get a hold of yourself. -- Calm down, relax, control yourself. Gimmie -- give me Git a holdt -- grasp firmly Git up; chk, chk (sound made in cheek by quick, short air intake) -- signal or command for mule to go forward Git -- get Gitcha, gotcha -- get you, got you Git! Scat! Skedaddle -- go quickly Git ‘er dander up -- upset her, make her mad Git ‘er done -- finish it Goin’ bare-footed -- wearing no shoes Goin’ like 60, goin’ like mad, goin’ like wildfire, really flyin’-- going very fast Goin’ ta town -- movin’ along expeditiously, movin’ right along Go to the pore house -- go home Gone to the dogs -- gone bad Gonna -- going to Gosh onlyest -- a very special only one, exceptional ‘Gotta git home ‘fore dark -- we don’t have “lights”; ‘gotta feed the chickens, cows, mules, etc. GreaGLOSSARY CONTINUED: D’mar -- tomorrow Droppin’ soda -- dropping sodium nitrate fertilizer, by each plant, usually, corn, by hand. Eatin’ pokey, rolls and grits. -- We are so poor, all we can do is poke our feet under the table, roll our eyes, and grit our teeth. Eite -- alright, OK, yes Ellem -- elm Enough money to burn a wet mule -- a lot of money, rich Fat lightard -- kindling; a pine knot or a pine tree stump with a high concentration of resin; often chopped and split into small pieces (splinters a few inches long) and used to start fires in fireplaces, heaters and wood-fired cook stoves. Fat n sassy -- feeling very good Feelin’ his oats -- feeling good Fahr -- fire Fetch -- to find, to look for ‘Fican and ‘Fican see my way to -- if I can ‘Fida -- if I had ‘Fida knowed it -- If I had known it Flat out -- full speed Flat out buffaloed -- completely fooled Flat out of luck -- really out of luck, unlucky Floorboard -- floor of a car or truck Flustrated -- frustrated Foot loose and fancy free -- without a worry Fly-by-night -- unreliable, untrustworthy Fly off the handle -- quick to anger ‘Fore light, ‘fore dark -- before dawn, before dusk Fox in the hen house -- conflict of interest Fret -- worry Funnies -- comic strips in the news paper Galavanting -- out having a good time; carousing Gangbuster or like gangbusters -- forceful, active, very effective Gee, Haw - signal for mule to turn right, turn left Get a hold of yourself. -- Calm down, relax, control yourself. Gimmie -- give me Git a holdt -- grasp firmly Git up; chk, chk (sound made in cheek by quick, short air intake) -- signal or command for mule to go forward Git -- get Gitcha, gotcha -- get you, got you Git! Scat! Skedaddle -- go quickly Git ‘er dander up -- upset her, make her mad Git ‘er done -- finish it Goin’ bare-footed -- wearing no shoes Goin’ like 60, goin’ like mad, goin’ like wildfire, really flyin’-- going very fast Goin’ ta town -- movin’ along expeditiously, movin’ right along Go to the pore house -- go home Gone to the dogs -- gone bad Gonna -- going to Gosh onlyest -- a very special only one, exceptional ‘Gotta git home ‘fore dark -- we don’t have “lights”; ‘gotta feed the chickens, cows, mules, etc. Grease monkey -- automobile mechanic Grinnin’ like a ‘possum eatin’ persimmons -- a really big grin. Ground itch, foot itch -- an infection between little boys’ and girls’ toes from wading in puddles of water after a rain; probably related to soldier’s “jungle rot” Hafta -- have to, must Haint -- spook Hain’t -- have not,
[MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?
Just saw an advertisement on TV for Barrett-Jackson car care products. Where can you buy them? Wal-Mart. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Flasher etc.
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Re: [MBZ] Today's project
try grounding each corner we had a Ford that had issues I put a new and extra ground on each corner of the car from body to the ground on each lamp no more issues but a bit quick and dirty. On May 30, 2015 2:38 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My driving to and from Albuquerque for class this summer has been complicated by turn signals not working when it is hot (they have worked just fine first thing in the morning when it is cool). I took the console apart, took out the flasher (which is electronic) and put Deoxit D100 contact cleaner on its socket pins and reinstalled. I then took the emergency flasher switch in the house and, with it mostly inside a Zip-Loc bag, disassembled it. It was dirty inside. I cleaned it up, put on Deoxit D100, reassembled it, and took it back to the car. The turn signals and emergency flasher functions seem more solid, but the real test will be when it's hot. I am going grocery shopping this afternoon (Shirley is unable since she fell and fractured her pelvis a month ago), so I should have a good test. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.01.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171117 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.02.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172005 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0001.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.03.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172414 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0002.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.04.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171215 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0003.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.05.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168276 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0004.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.06.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168883 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0005.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.07.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 165582 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0006.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.08.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 173785 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0007.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.09.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176134 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0008.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.10.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176881 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0009.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.11.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 168408 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0010.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.12.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171534 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0011.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.13.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 171039 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0012.jpg -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: flasher.14.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 172175 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150530/903b5bc8/attachment-0013.jpg -- next part
Re: [MBZ] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 20:31:40 -0600 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] W123 Flasher System Electrical Schematic From: mercedes@okiebenz.com CC: diese...@pisquared.net My shop manuals are buried I know not where in the midst of our household goods as we prepare to move to Indiana, so I'm asking here: Does someone have a copy of the electrical schematic that shows the emergency/turn signal flasher and how it hooks up to the car's wiring? I'm beginning to think my flasher has a bad capacitor, but I'll need to have something working to go get a replacement capacitor. Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 83_300.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 133809 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20150531/5eeafb73/attachment.pdf ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] EV Charging sans a cord
It's OK... there is plenty of safe clean electrical power on our perfect grid, which has zero defects from being left unattended for 50 yrs.. and that free power comes from clean nuculear plants which I never see, so it's clean.. If I throw away a few million watts of power because I'm to lazy to plug in my Green Electric Car.. it's no big thing.. I'm way to Green to have to worry about things like that.. Gotta run.. special at Starbucks on my favorite latte... On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:21 PM, OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes, I think so - it might not be terribly heavy, but you have to have a receiving antenna/transformer coil in the car. My wirelessly charging electric toothbrush gets warm while on the charger - there are losses in this system that could be significant for the amount of current required to charge a car. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 5:10 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How dey gonna do dat? Lemme be quick to admit that my thoughts on the subject are stuck on my 1950's to '80's engineering training. Isn't the car gonna need a secondary transformer coil mounted on its underside, with it's weight to haul around ALL the time, or are there modern electronic devices that can do dat sans the weight (well, much less weight, anyway)? Wilton -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?
Probably special cheap WalMart formulation. Their standard approach. Disclosure- I think Walmart is a good example of evil. Rant off. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] What is Wrong With This Picture?
Agreed. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Probably special cheap WalMart formulation. Their standard approach. Disclosure- I think Walmart is a good example of evil. Rant off. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
