date:20171221

Re: [MBZ] New Heater Question was foam hose, now lack of heat in foot wells.

2017-12-21 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes

On my 82 SD, the plastic levers that operate the foot-well heat flaps failed.  
I decided it was too expensive (part$) and too hard (remove whole dash and ac 
ducts) to restore to OEM configuration.  I used a piece of wood the first few 
winters.  Later I rigged a piece of mason's twine from the right flap through 
an eye in the other flap and back out through the right flap.  With the string 
slack the flaps blow closed and pulling the string holds them open.  Crude but 
it works.

> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan
> Penoff via Mercedes
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 11:58 AM
> To: Mercedes List 
> Cc: Dan Penoff 
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Heater Question was foam hose, now lack of heat in
> foot wells.
> 
> If you’re getting heat elsewhere in the system I would assume the vacuum
> actuator for the footwell flap has failed.
> 
> Time to get the MityVac out and go at things.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> > On Dec 21, 2017, at 11:55 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> >
> > I’m going to be pulling my glove box today to determine if my foam hose is
> rotted out or fallen off and replace if necessary.
> > In addition to this issue I have almost no heat going to the foot wells on
> either side. The Push Button Unit seems to be working as there is a
> corresponding change in air flow volume from the defrost area and the upper
> side vents when when I change selections. FYI the center vents do not function
> correctly with air conditioning setting. I believe the pod controlling this is
> broken as it stopped working last year.
> > Any thoughts about the no heat in the foot wells?
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> >
> > Michael E. Esh
> >
> >
> >> On Nov 28, 2017, at 10:22 PM, Jim Cathey 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Failure to regulate a proper temperature is usually due to a rotted foam
> hose under the dash.  Hardware store pipe insulation may be used to replace
> the rotted-out segment.
> >>
> >> On that system, the common failure points, in no particular order:
> >>
> >> 1) Torn monovalve diaphragm
> >> 2) Cracked solder joints inside the pushbutton unit.
> >> 3) Rotted foam hose going to the cabin temperature sensor.
> >>
> >> -- Jim
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] RIP My 91 300D Now Possible '06 E350

2017-12-21 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes


Congrats on the achievement.  That's gotta feel good!


Larry Turner via Mercedes 
December 21, 2017 at 10:30 PM
Things have been very busy lately.  Getting ready for Christmas, 
finding a new car, going to PT, etc etc.  even the little things, I am 
useless at doing.  But today I made a breakthrough.  I drove the '06 
E350 to a local chassis/brake/suspension/tire shop that is well 
respected around here and I have used before.I had them check out 
the suspension & steering and to have the tires balanced and rotated. 
The owner and the technician both took the car for test drives and 
went over what they saw with me.  They could find no specific 
problems.  They also confirmed that new axles had been installed on 
the front (it's AWD).  So I rec'd a good health exam and more 
importantly,  I can now drive places by myself to help her do some of 
the chores she has been 100% responsible for during the last year or 
so.  She has always worried about me and I hope that is behind us at 
least partly.. i'm sure she'll still watch after me but now I can help 
and will get the 91 300D into a shop ( or the same shop) to confirm 
their diagnosis.


The owner of the shop where I went today is also a diesel guy with a 
2013 E350D BT . We talked about what the other shop found and he 
agrees with the diagnosis (sight unseen).   hope to get it by sometime 
in the near future for him to look at.


Time for bed gang!

Later

Larry



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Re: [MBZ] RIP My 91 300D Now Possible '06 E350

2017-12-21 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes

Things have been very busy lately.  Getting ready for Christmas, finding 
a new car, going to PT, etc etc.  even the little things, I am useless 
at doing.  But today I made a breakthrough.  I drove the '06 E350 to a 
local chassis/brake/suspension/tire shop that is well respected around 
here and I have used before.    I had them check out the suspension & 
steering and to have the tires balanced and rotated. The owner and the 
technician both took the car for test drives and went over what they saw 
with me.  They could find no specific problems.  They also confirmed 
that new axles had been installed on the front (it's AWD).  So I rec'd a 
good health exam and more importantly,  I can now drive places by myself 
to help her do some of the chores she has been 100% responsible for 
during the last year or so.  She has always worried about me and I hope 
that is behind us at least partly.. i'm sure she'll still watch after me 
but now I can help and will get the 91 300D into a shop ( or the same 
shop) to confirm their diagnosis.


The owner of the shop where I went today is also a diesel guy with a 
2013 E350D BT . We talked about what the other shop found and he agrees 
with the diagnosis (sight unseen).   hope to get it by sometime in the 
near future for him to look at.


Time for bed gang!

Later

Larry


On 12/20/2017 6:11 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

On Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:47:11 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
 wrote:


Why not go back to the shop that told you it was bad and have them
actually show you what they think it wrong with it, and take some
photos?

Yes, what he said!

They condemned it; they should be able (and willing) to show you why.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] This One's for Wilton

2017-12-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes

When I was in B-52H's ('71-'75) they had about 4 - 5k hrs; those same 
airplanes now have about 15 - 17 k hrs.

W
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Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] This One's for Wilton

Yes, and unfortunately caused the demise of Aloha Airlines.  Aloha 
Airlines had an outstanding safety record.  One death  from one incident 
in its entire lifetime, and that incident was from a failure of inspection 
techniques developed by the Mfgr and the FAA, not from fault of the 
airline.To its credit, the 737 stayed together enough to land, and to 
its credit, the flight crew coped with the catastrophic failure and landed 
the plane.   Those guys (and the cabin crew) are every bit as much heros 
as "Sully" but got/get NO recognition

I still miss Aloha Airlines.   They were one of the best.

Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
December 21, 2017 at 11:25 AM

Different animal but:

The airframe, the 152nd Boeing 737 built, named/Queen 
Liliuokalani/afterLili'uokalani 
, withregistration 
N73711,^[2] 
 was 
built in 1969 and delivered to Aloha Airlines as a brand-new aircraft. 
While the airframe had only accumulated 35,496 flight hours prior to the 
accident, those hours were over 89,680 flight cycles (a flight cycle is 
defined as a takeoff and a landing), owing to its use on short 
flights.^[3] 

This is in regard to the 737 that lost a big part of its roof just aft of 
the cockpit and yet managed to land safely.

RB

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Re: [MBZ] This One's for Wilton

2017-12-21 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes

A good friend used to work for NASA and was always flying here and 
there.  He said when boarding a plane, he would always read the sticker 
in the front door frame which told about the age of the aircraft and 
when the past maintenance's were performed...


Speaking of the education involved in reading a plane's age, i 
understand Metal fatigue is still producing problems not fully 
understood until recently.


Larry


On 12/21/2017 4:17 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:

W wrote:

Yep.  Awesome airplane!

'Still a "young" airframe with only 15,000, or so, hours.  I read that some
747's have 75,000, or more,  hours.

That type of analysis is nice education - thank you.
How does that translate? - dunno, but it is a nice comparison versus
age of airframe, etc.
And then, how does politic ruin any further education?
tin.man

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Re: [MBZ] Scam?

2017-12-21 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes

I vote for the Postal Inspectors route - playing along with Emma might 
end up being a bad decision.  Emma might be a 250# linebacker sized 
ex-con who might not like being toyed with.  And I would bet she would 
spot it if you were to try string her along.    This gang has probably 
been doing this kind of stuff for years and have perfected the con.  My 
also son got a cashiers check.but he rec'd $3650 and asked me about it - 
like you I called the bank and they knew right away what I was calling 
about. Evidently this kind of crime is going on all the time...


The USPS Inspectors might already be in the midst of preparing a case 
against Emma and her/his friends which you might unintentionally disturb 
or scare them off.


YMMV,

Larry


On 12/21/2017 4:09 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote:

Kleb wrote:

1997 Mercedes E300 loaded

https://galveston

Flood?
tin.man

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Re: [MBZ] This One's for Wilton

2017-12-21 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes

It amazes me the things they consider trusting to computers. With all
the recent revelations about hacks occurring at the Credit Reporting
companies, Dept of veterans Affairs, along with many other government
organizations, voting records, even the DMV proves that if there is
incentive some one will find a way in. Personally I don't trust the
results of any election that depends on computerized vote tallies to
learn the winner. People with even a small amount of smarts can hack
them and once in the damage they could do is unlimited! The county I
live in Va. still uses the "fill in the box" with a pen method and while
they could be changed, the results would generally leave a trail, and be
incredible tedious and slow,, etc making it unlikely to occur. But a
computerized election?? If they get in, (and I think they have shown it
is possible) they could change millions of votes with the changing of a
0 into a 1 or vice versa. Way to risky IMO although I understand some
counties across the nation use that kind of system.

Some are saying the N. Koreans are behind many of the scams we are
seeing - like Ransomware, etc. so some pretty nasty, well funded groups
might be tempted to tamper with our electronic voting.

LarryT

On 12/21/2017 5:55 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:50:46 -0500 (EST) Mitch Haley via Mercedes
wrote:

On December 21, 2017 at 2:09 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wrote:

This link in the article is rather interesting
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15902/document-confirms-b-21-to-be-delivered-optionally-manned-and-nuclear-capable

Hmmm, an unmanned nuclear capable bomber.
The incentive to find a way to hack and return to sender would be
immense.

That's an understatement ...

Craig

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