Now there's an idea...
I'd entertained the thought of emmigrating to NZ last year when I chap
I know returned to Canada after working there for a while in order to
tend to a sick relative. We have almost identical skill sets, and
since they've lost one highly skilled worker, I figured there was a
On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 01:31:49AM -0400, Bill Gallagher wrote:
> Please vote JUST Yes or No on your opinion above...
I think this one crossed the line from mildly OT to dropping political
grenades with the hopes of starting a political rally on here YET AGAIN.
K
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4576910879
Regards,
Robert Massmann
Wilmington, Ohio
87 190D 2.5 Turbo 236K?
85 300CD 327K
82 300D 327K
81 VW Rabbit Pickup 210K (Diesel)
On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 12:20:16PM -0500, Richard Smith wrote:
> Can anyone tell me where the drain valve is on an 87 300D? the manual shows
> it on the lower drivers side of the radiator, but its not there!
> Any help is appreciated.
On the passenger side at the bottom. Very easy to see if you p
On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 07:21:39PM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
> Anyone familiar with these cars? I have a friend with a '97 ESi and I need
> to troubleshoot an engine management gremlin for her.
Last one of those I had the misfortune of driving eventually got a replacement
computer installed. Mo
It's funny because I got the same answer from him a couple of days ago.
Mac's right, it stinks to high heaven of ripoff.
I also was checking into a 99 E300D, the drooly turbo model, and,
hm, it's also in a similar situation in Seattlethe probelm is
that he had iut crated so there's no
Sounds kind of shady to me too, ya never know with all those sneaky ass people
out there just lurking to take someones money and run
"Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Finally got a reply from the seller. Gosh, it's such a great deal, but
>I just don't have the money. Thought I'd share it wi
Peter,
You sent me an email on September 8. I left Phoenix on 9/9 and have
been on the road since then.
You wanted some info from me. Sorry, but I apologize for not
responding. The message got into the Delete Bucket and I read it
today. (I'm in Salina, KS. I tried to move it into th
Euan wrote:
>
> [How did we get on to this topic?] If the quotas are too generous, we'll end
> up
> looking like every other over-populated country in the world. Not only will
> our
> vulnerable economy and welfare system struggle to cope but our society will
> begin to
> resemble those the mig
>>Things have changed a bit. It has been years since I looked into emigrating to
Australia or NZ. I do not fault them for their policies. I wish we had a
coherent immigration policy.
[How did we get on to this topic?] I'm no expert on NZ's immigration
policies, but that doesn't stop me having
Hi All,
As a follow up to my earlier posts, the 'too good to be true' engine
was indeed just that. New Castle Auto Wrecking {PA] assured me that they
knew the engine and it was good and complete [though he did later tell my
son the turbo had been removed], and had 100,000 miles. What he sen
What-evil diesel clouding the beauty of NZ? BTW, they're NOT illegal
immigrants; they're illegal aliens.
Steve Brown
Hewlett-Packard Company
Global Product Life-cycle Manager
Product Lines: 1X, MC, 61, 9C, JP
CPQ/DEC Impact Technologies
PH: 916.748.8056
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Origin
I just filled up with B20 locally--price was $0.19/gallon less that
petro diesel. This was at the local (Michigan) Crystal Flash station,
about the only place I can get biodiesel in Grand Rapids.
Ron Dwelle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I would echo Marshall's remarks on biodiesel price and
> quality. One must exercise prudence and good
> judgement with biodiesel purchasing as one would with
> any other expensive product.
Possibly the U.S. will should be prodded into doing what the Canadian
federal a
I would echo Marshall's remarks on biodiesel price and
quality. One must exercise prudence and good
judgement with biodiesel purchasing as one would with
any other expensive product. My personal experience
is that the price and quality of local petrodiesel
varies even more than biodiesel. One r
It look a bit like a mushroom growing out the top of your injection pump.
There *should* be a tamper-proof cap over the top of it (covering the
screw). If the cap is not there, someone else has had at it, already.
This only applies to turbo cars. I only mention that as your "ps" mentions a
1980 30
Coherent? How about *any* policy? Shoot, in California they give
illegal immigrants driver's licenses. (Note the 'illegal' part of that
statement.) I wonder if diesel Benz repair would be considered a skill
they need in NZ... it's starting to look better down there as things
get more crowded up her
Things have changed a bit. It has been years since I looked into emigrating to
Australia or NZ. I do not fault them for their policies. I wish we had a
coherent immigration policy.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
-Original Message
andrew strasfogel wrote:
>
> I don't think that's in PETA's charter...
Nope, it's just in their practices.
The Humane Society has a few (very few) no-kill shelters, but the one PETA
"shelter" at their home office has a kill ratio closer to a slaughterhouse.
Recent changes in NZ Immigration Policy
The drive to attract immigrants in areas of skill shortage, and perhaps a
response to growing public concern about levels of immigration from Asia,
led to further changes.
In 2002 the standard of English required for the general skills category and
some of
Or maybe Dunn was the local pol on the take who was indicted, convicted and
sent to the slammer (another proud New England tradition). Despite the fact
that the locals all loved him, his malfeasance eventually required the State
to pick a new name for the eponymous park.
(I was once a MA resident,
They won't let you move there--I tried. You may immigrate only if you possess a
skill they need.
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher McCann
Sent:
I dunno, apparently somebody decided it sounds too individualistic, doesn't
make the park feel good enough about itself or some other horsecrap.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:14:13 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ this weekend!
To: Mercedes mailing
I believe that piece of interior trim is known as "windlace" and is available
from world upholstery.
James Jetton
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Only about two/three hours away from me. I will watch the auction and see
how many others are interested enough to bid. Brother-in-law has a pickup
and a race trailer, so getting it here would be easy assuming he is willing
to go along (and provide the vehicle / trailer).
Hmmm... Since it doesn't drive, who knows about the rest of the drive train
(transmission, e.g.). This is definitely a potential bottomless pit,
although it's probably worth more than $51.00 even without further scrutiny.
On 9/20/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> http://cgi.eb
Even though it's not a turbo, I like the look of the pure analog clock
sitting there on the right of the pod all nice and big and round and easy to
read. :)
Andrew
1983 300TD "modern" turbodiesel wagon
On 9/20/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors
Nope, I'm frustrated on that one. Got stuck on the key starting issue and
the neutral safety swtich, and never got around to the brakes yet.
Our provincial inspection for cars coming in from outside is very, very
stringent here. So everything has to be tickyboo when it hits the inspection
lane. Ot
Wow. That stinks like fish. This must be the newest scheme the Nigerians and
Russians are using.
Craigslist does not 'supervise' transactions.
The photos are of a car with Texas plates, taken in Texas or somewhere
close. With the dealer plate from from a leasing company. Hosted on a free
site und
Not to stereotype, but New England is still the US capital for thrift!
<>
What was wrong with Dunn's Pond State Park as a name?
On 9/19/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You thinkin of coming up?
> Lets see if I can't mix in another post...
>
> Arrr matey, yeh scurvy dog if ye'd
As we speak Rusty is buying up all the patents for plastic-repairing glues
and cements so we will be FORCED to purchase NEW wiper fluid reservoirs!
On 9/19/05, Ron Dwelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Mitch. I've got glass lying around. My tank is actually holding
> water now--after the 3
David Brodbeck wrote:
My car seemed to idle rougher on biodiesel than on petrodiesel. Anyone
else seen this? It could have been just clogged filters, I suppose. I
changed the inline filter halfway through, with no obvious change, but I
didn't get around to changing the main filter until I had
Don't forget the 40 (75?) virgins.
On 9/19/05, Gabriel S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Seems to me like that Pheasant is a suicide bomber...did you hear him
> utter the words "Alla Akbar" before hitting? Poor bird and he actually
> thinks he's sitting next to Allah by now.
>
> On 9/19/05, Loren
I don't think that's in PETA's charter...
On 9/17/05, TimothyPilgrim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Not so, in fact, perhaps PETA could be brought on-board with this
> idea! It's a win-win situation - they get to kill pets to save them
> from suffering, and we get to burn them in our cars!
>
> h
Finally got a reply from the seller. Gosh, it's such a great deal, but
I just don't have the money. Thought I'd share it with y'all. I was
nervous about the logistics of the deal but then I saw he's using an
escrow service so no worries, it's "all good". Yeah.
:p
-dm
-- Forwarded message
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-2-6-Mechanics-Special-190E-2-6-NO-RESERVE-parts-or-fix_W0QQitemZ4576873883QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1979-mercedes-td-wagon-no-oil-pressure_W0QQitemZ4576910879QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-Mercedes-190D-2-5-turbo-diseal_W0QQitemZ8001608734QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE,
85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250
Ok
I have the link for craigslist with diesel as the search. Just pop the
OPML file into your RSS reader and off you go.
Follow the the link that says "my opml file"
http://www.wvofuels.com/index.php?p=9
I think New Zealand (becuase of their falling
population) offers lots of incentives (money, etc) for
people to move there...
Christopher
--- Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So Euan, was that on TV or was it on the Internet
> somewhere we could get to
> it? Watched a special on New Zea
That stuff is still available from MB. I have two packets of it for my
240D that I need to get around to replacing. I think it's a pretty easy
job. It's got an adhesive backing and just presses into place after you
remove the B pillar cover. Not too expensive. I can get you the part
numbers of
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:07:55 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Second, the piece of fabric that runs vertical on the door post has
> been worn through by the previous owner getting in and out of the car.
> A small piece of black rubber (hose) is now visible. I removed the
> plastic molding that
I know i've glided over one of the basic parts of the discussion on this, but
can someone point out to me clearly the location of the enrichment (aka "smoke
screw", aka "ALDA"??) adjustement on the injection pump for a 300SD (i assume
it's the same as any 300 123/126 car).Thanks in advance f
So Euan, was that on TV or was it on the Internet somewhere we could get to
it? Watched a special on New Zealand the other night. It looks like paradise
down there. I think I might be living in the wrong hemisphere!
On 9/20/05, Euan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Great to see W123s figuring so lar
Amusing Anecdote. And also a cautionary tale about airbags in general.
I used to work for a Plymouth dealership as a Line Tech. The
dealership had very thoughtfully provided us solid steel workbenches
for throwing extremely heavy Jeep engine blocks and trannys on for
work. First air bags coming ou
Loren:
Didn't realize you were in Des Moines also. I have a 126, lapis blue
'82 300SD, live in Beaverdale. What are you driving? No doubt we've
seen one another at one point
Dan
Dan Weeks
82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD conversion 182k
82 Mercedes 300SD, 275k
Des Moines
Carney had a 300D, but
Mac,
Just wonderring how the 240 is coming along. Figured you would be driving
around in it with a big ole grin by now. Just found out last weekend a
friend...Where the cars are on 414 you asked about has a totalled 300DT with
a great drivetrain I could have put in the 240.Oh well, not e
John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Harry wrote:
>
>> dude, someones not changing their oil like they should. shame on you :p
Looked like it was time too, that was some dirty oil
>
>Yeah I know. Someone clued me in that it's supposed to come out of the bottom
>with the motor off, not from
I’ve decided to put a little money into a 240D I purchased on Ebay a while
back and I thought Kaleb or a few of you might be able to help me out.
First, I need the plastic pocket that goes on the driver’s side front door
panel (mine is cracked). My interior is a beige or tan in color. It
What oil leak? That is normal...
Regards,
Trampas
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of John Ervine
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:40 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Leak Location Advice
Nah, valve cover gasket spl
Great to see W123s figuring so large in the ABC news item on alternatives to
diesel, screened here in New Zealand last night. Some chap who converted his
own Benz to run on used restaurant oil is now making his living from fitting
kits to other diesels. Don't which part of the US he was in. But all
Harry wrote:
> My Bad, wasn't sure if Mercedes used it but according to the dealer I
> frequently go to for service has told me that BMW, Audi, Mercedes and
> VW require a special tool that the dealer uses to disable the airbag.
> Could be that Ron's benz wasn't one of them. Had it to have the wipe
Harry wrote:
dude, someones not changing their oil like they should. shame on you :p
Yeah I know. Someone clued me in that it's supposed to come out of the bottom
with the motor off, not from the top with the motor running!
--
John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi
1980 300TD 170+kmi
1980
Hans Neureiter wrote:
> Here we go. So, even if */HE/* cancelles elections, that doesn't mean shit.
> There are limitations on what a President can do, thanks to our
> Constitution.
> But if he would persuade Congress and Senate, Oh Boy!
"Newsweek reported that Soaries expressed concern that no fe
dude, someones not changing their oil like they should. shame on you :p
John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Nah, valve cover gasket split on the front edge, spewing oil into the fan. At
>least the engine bay will never rust!
>
>Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>
>> dude, you blew an oil it look li
My car seemed to idle rougher on biodiesel than on petrodiesel. Anyone
else seen this? It could have been just clogged filters, I suppose. I
changed the inline filter halfway through, with no obvious change, but I
didn't get around to changing the main filter until I had finished off
the tank.
My Bad, wasn't sure if Mercedes used it but according to the dealer I
frequently go to for service has told me that BMW, Audi, Mercedes and VW
require a special tool that the dealer uses to disable the airbag. Could be
that Ron's benz wasn't one of them. Had it to have the wiper switch stalk on
some of you may remember the tale of getting screwed on ebay on a '75 450sl
in houston...well, the piece of shit arrived today...on an expensive truck.
the seller was George Kavelon, using the ebay moniker of "europa2004"
i received a very poorly remodeled car that seems to have: a pretty strai
Aaarg...
How much does it cost for a pirate to get his ear pierced?
A buck an ear..(har de har har)
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 139K
Litchfield Park, AZ
- Original Message -
From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Biodiesel Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, Se
http://seattle.craigslist.org/zip/98356971.html
Pair of 617 NA. FREE. one has a knock the other has some other issue.
No $$$, just take them from this guy. If I had two thirds of a brain
I would take them, but I know the 617 would not fit in Gump
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gu
There's no special tools needed, but there's a special procedure:
1) Disconnect battery negative terminal
2) Remove passenger footwell carpet & remove plastic tray
3) Unplug the RED electrical connector
4) Remove airbag.
That makes sure there's no electrical connection to the airbag wire.
The exp
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:20 PM
To: Weekly Highway Diesel Prices
Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
** ** ** ***
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/98552367.html --87 560SL $1600
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/98547442.html --85 300D $4k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/98523606.html --61 Bug Eye $5k
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/98490401.html --20' Hauler $2k
http://seattle.craigslist.org
Nah, valve cover gasket split on the front edge, spewing oil into the fan. At
least the engine bay will never rust!
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
dude, you blew an oil it look like.
John Ervine wrote:
Kinda like this, or perhaps a little less of a "film"?
http://www.mbdiesel.net/car_repair_pho
No known shock available with BioD. I would wait until you are near
empty and then fill with B100. You will end up with a tank of B80 or
so (80% soy/20%petro) unless you get really close to E. Take a few
yellow fuel cans and fill them as well, that way you have some at home
to make your own
Of course, pirates are usually refering to whales, while us Okie
"pirates" are refering to oil wells -- --
On 9/19/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> its pirate day..
>
> THAR SHE BLOWS
>
> Mike Canfield wrote:
>
> > OK Kaleb.What is "Blew an oil" Okie for??? LOLOL, Mike
I finally got around to checking out Google's book scanning/indexing
today. I searched for Mercedes Diesel and got a lot of interesting
hits. Included the car aficionado and car technical books as well as
references in general literature (OK - that's stretching it for some
of those books).
http://
http://forums.biodieselnow.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5008
On Monday, September 19, 2005, at 06:14 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
Bruce wrote:
“Folks with older MB diesels owe it to
themselves to try a little bioiesel. Your cars will
love it.”
Anybody know where I can get a tank full of bio
its pirate day..
THAR SHE BLOWS
Mike Canfield wrote:
OK Kaleb.What is "Blew an oil" Okie for??? LOLOL, Mike
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [
OK Kaleb.What is "Blew an oil" Okie for??? LOLOL, Mike
- Original Message -
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Leak Location Advice
dude, you blew an oil it
Ramen.
> > The FSM makes note
> > of a few such as the timing chain slide-rail puller,
>
>
> His Newdlie goodness touches all things
>
> --
> Clay
> Seattle Bioburner
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC
The FSM created the Diesel Benz
http://www.venganza.org/
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