Re: [MBZ] ABC news item on veg oil in US diesels

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
next time, I'll put asterisks around *think*. Thanks for the convincing counter argument. Chris, having repeated, apparently, bad info from a friend --- Woodlandtaylors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher, > > You are mistaken on both counts. > > Dennis T > > -Original Message- >

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
How pricey? My purebred Blue Point Siamese was $100. What annoys me about this thread is not the dead cat part, but that, I don't *think* anyone has said anything of relevance. I read the entire site in English and it is absolutely fascinating. It differs from the Carthage plant in that it does no

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread David Brodbeck
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:17:57 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote > Fuel prices just shot up again. Its really pathetic, it goes up 15 > cents overnight and the damn hurricane has not even hit yet. The oil market today seems to be like the stock market was in the 90s. People think the price wil

Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
I love the coined terms - in addition to Doktor Booth fuel "tonics" we now have "cathartics" as well. What should we call Diesel Purge... an emetic? :-) Chris --- Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Brodbeck wrote: > > My car seemed to idle rougher on biodiesel than on > petrodiese

Re: [MBZ] om603 MPG estimates?

2005-09-22 Thread OK Don
I just got 24mpg on the last tank in the 300SDL - turbo 603 engine. I have gotten 26 in the past. The last several tanks before this one only got 22MPG, but most starts and acceleration were WOT - kick-down switch engaged. On 9/21/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin wrote: > > >

[MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-Diesel-1974-220D-MBZ-Diesel-Wagon-Exceedingly-Rare-Euro-Model_W0QQitemZ4577410639QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread OK Don
You REALY need that for your paper route! I think I've seen a picture of a 115 wagon in a book, and remember reading about such things in the paper 115 manual - long ago. There was an ambulance version also -- -- On 9/21/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymo

Re: [MBZ] Daimler Chrysler diesel - MB commercial engines

2005-09-22 Thread Loren Faeth
If we are talking about the liberty, the last i knew, it was the italian diesel, same as chrysler has been using in europe for minivans, cherokees and the like for years. At 05:31 PM 9/21/2005, you wrote: The diesel in the Jeep is a Detriot 18:1 compression ratio american made clatterbox. Lou

[MBZ] this is a TRUE story, i was almost rich

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So Regina(wife) calls and says she pulled up to an ATM in town to get some cash and there is a set of keys hanging from the lock to the machine. H. She turns the key and the damn thing opens up to access all the money in the thing. So she decides to try another machine. Apparently the s

[MBZ] WIS

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
so how far back does it go? Does it really cover older models? Or just newer ones? -- 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 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used pa

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Royce Engler
At the risk of igniting a flame war, I would point out that most of the companies operating platforms in the Gulf shut them down before Rita passed Key West. It takes a couple of days to shut everything down, button it up and get the crews off. Also takes a couple of days to get them back out the

Re: [MBZ] Daimler Chrysler diesel - MB commercial engines

2005-09-22 Thread Loren Faeth
BZZT! Clessie Cummins was as American as Apple Pie, and the company he started is in Indiana, as it has always been. Excerpt from cummins.com: "Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries and territories through its network of 550 Comp

[MBZ] Cummings

2005-09-22 Thread RELNGSON
<> I googled Cummings and all I got was a bunch of info about a poet. Oh, and it's prostate, not prostrate. RLE

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, true. The thing that makes me sick though is when prices start going up like that, one station may raise theirs then the others and they all just keep going up even though they "probably" have not gotten a new delivery of fuel in. Royce Engler wrote: At the risk of igniting a flame war

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Loren Faeth
Not factory. It is most likely a Binz conversion. Where is John Green when we need him? Aussies had to be independent and set up their own list go figger... independent Aussies! At 09:03 PM 9/21/2005, you wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-Diesel-1974-220D

[MBZ] need this to buy bulk fuel when its cheap

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OIL-DELIVERY-TRUCK-MERCEDES-NOT-RUNNIG_W0QQitemZ4577335925QQcategoryZ63743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- 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 25

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
well isnt the aussie list dead now? It was mbz.org afterall and i was not moved over here. Loren Faeth wrote: Not factory. It is most likely a Binz conversion. Where is John Green when we need him? Aussies had to be independent and set up their own list go figger... independent Auss

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Marshall Booth
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-Diesel-1974-220D-MBZ-Diesel-Wagon-Exceedingly-Rare-Euro-Model_W0QQitemZ4577410639QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Mercedes didn't make the chassis of wagons before the 123 TD as far as I can tell. The farmed th

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Loren Faeth
Dunno, I thought John was running a list on his server. Did you invite John, Berndt, Frada and others here? I checked. John's website is up and so is OZVETS. http://www.mbspares.com.au/default.asp?d=78425 At 09:43 PM 9/21/2005, you wrote: well isnt the aussie list dead now? It was mbz.or

Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:46:44 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > if I thought I could trust him > he lied and ppl died ... weapons of mass destruction. > > halliburton > 9-11 > THE big storm > ect ect > i dont think so Enough of these falsehoods!!! I'm sick and tired of them being pa

Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:31:51 -0400 andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Mike, you're not alone, though I agree the debate gets too inflamed > and besides, the red staters outnumber blues about 10,000 to 1 so it's > probably wiser to cool it... ;) I already replied to Mike. Stop prop

Re: [MBZ] this is a TRUE story, i was almost rich

2005-09-22 Thread Sunil Hari
Look at it this way - your karma points just went WAY up. Also, you married a VERY smart and tolerant woman. Props to her. On 9/21/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So Regina(wife) calls and says she pulled up to an ATM in town to get > some cash and there is a set of keys hang

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Rich Thomas
No helo rides for me. I gotta go over to Circuit City Sat morning to get some bread and diapers and a 60" plasma for my babies, and wait here at the house for FEMA to bring me my debit card. I am thinking about getting Brunnhilde's big ol battery to run the 12V blender for my Rita 'rita party

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Royce Engler
Hey, Rich...say hi to Rita for me. I'm packing up the kids and grandkids and heading up to Fort Worth to stay with my sister. I've been through a couple of these, and the view is much better from afar. Besides, I live up in Entergy territory in Montgomery County, and it'll probably take them a m

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > yea, true. The thing that makes me sick though is when prices start > going up like that, one station may raise theirs then the others and > they all just keep going up even though they "probably" have not gotten > a new delivery of fuel in. I suppose they'd argue th

Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Craig McCluskey wrote: > George Bush did not cause the Governor of Louisiana to > refuse to give permission to the Feds to help. This has been repeated enough that people assume it's true, but AFAIK it isn't. If you can provide me a source that says otherwise, I'd appreciate seeing it. There's a

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread David Brodbeck
Rich Thomas wrote: > No helo rides for me. I gotta go over to Circuit City Sat morning to > get some bread and diapers and a 60" plasma for my babies, and wait here > at the house for FEMA to bring me my debit card. I bet they bring 'em twice as fast if you're in a state with a Republican governo

Re: [MBZ] Cummings

2005-09-22 Thread Don & Teresa Merriman
Are you suggesting that cerveza, spellcheck, and Google don´t mix well, or is it that you have stick up your poopstrate? On 9/21/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > < islands off the coast of France, and the Cummings engines in the Dodge > stuff > is made by frogs in France.>> > >

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Harry
Mines a Seal Point and according to the latest prices for the bloodlines of the cat I have some spend upwards of $500 for them. Heck, ya think thats alot have ya ever priced a sphynx? $1500 to $3000 for one thats get this totally hairless Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >How pric

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Harry
As for who would pay that for a cat the answer would be me. If ya want to use dead animals for fuel then I'm sure you can get enough energy out of the usual road kill. And if that isn't enough you can go for the pests that plague us and scatter garbage and disease like coons, skunk and possum.

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Harry
geez, so I like animals give me a break [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >It's not worth it anyway if the cat was pricy. Might as well keep it. > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Harry ) wrote: > >>Sorry guys but this shit of using dead cats as fuel is just making me sick. >>I'm just a loyal pet owner of a pricy

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Mike Canfield
That's cuz you can par boil them with less cleaningMakes the Lo Mein easier to makeLOLOL, Mike - Original Message - From: "Harry " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:00 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Mike Canfield
Harry.Don't forget the coon, skunk and opossum were here before OUR civilization destroyed thier environment so now they have to live in ours and we call them the nusciance If WE don't leave the garbage there is NONE to scatter by the animals that are just looking for food. I'm not sa

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
David Brodbeck wrote: > > I suppose they'd argue they're just charging their replacement cost -- > what it'll cost to replace the gas you're buying. Makes sense, if you sell the contents of your storage tanks for $2.60 just so you can pay $2.70 to refill them tomorrow, you'd be better off just c

Re: [MBZ] need this to buy bulk fuel when its cheap

2005-09-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Could you fit that tank in the trunk of one of your diesels and fill it with veggie oil -- a 2-tank setup? I see a lot of guys asking for another tank... --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OIL-DELIVERY-TRUCK-MERCEDES-NOT-RUNNIG_W0QQitemZ4577335925QQcategoryZ63743QQr

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Richard Smith
I think you guys are beating a dead horse! LOL (c: On 9/22/05, Mike Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Harry.Don't forget the coon, skunk and opossum were here before OUR > civilization destroyed thier environment so now they have to live in ours > and we call them the nusciance If WE

Re: [MBZ] WIS

2005-09-22 Thread Dave M.
It's got full coverage of the W124 & W201, I think full coverage of the 126 (except 617 engine - not sure about 117), and most everything newer. Nothing on the 123, 115/116, or older. For the 124/201 etc, the main difference between it and the CD-ROM's is tranny repair information, and some assorte

Re: [MBZ] this is a TRUE story, i was almost rich

2005-09-22 Thread PONDERSOA
yo... come on man dont kid your self you would not take the money because you are not a criminal at hart ( yeah you might wolf down a bacon double cheese burger with ex mayo ) butyou are a decent person you dont have the criminal mentality that tells you " i could get away with it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread stevebailey3373
Plus why would we give that authority to any politician, whatever party? Dumb question. Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 01:46:44 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> if I thought I could trust him >> he lied and ppl died ... weapons of mass destruction. >>

[MBZ] tesst

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
i failed -- 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 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts

Re: [MBZ] tesst

2005-09-22 Thread Steve MacSween
SEND TITLE! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i failed

[MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Roger Conlon
-- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:03:48 -0500 From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] is this thing for real? To: Banned List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Conten

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
Wow. I'm not crazy about seals, but I do like the chocolate points and have dibs on a kitten from the next littler of a beautiful choco pnt mom. ANYWAY, THIS WHOLE THING ABOUT DEAD CATS IS STUPID! There is one place in the US that is using this technology and they are not confiscating cats or havi

Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel

2005-09-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Diesel Purge - The Thinking Mercedes Driver's High Colonic. On 9/21/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I love the coined terms - in addition to Doktor Booth > fuel "tonics" we now have "cathartics" as well. What > should we call Diesel Purge... an emetic? :-) > > Chris > > --- M

Re: [MBZ] Biodiesel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
LOL :-) --- andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Diesel Purge - The Thinking Mercedes Driver's High > Colonic. > > On 9/21/05, Christopher McCann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I love the coined terms - in addition to Doktor > Booth > > fuel "tonics" we now have "cathartics" as w

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Bucks2
I thought it interesting that the newsies emphasize "the gulf coast produces 25% of our DOMESTIC product". (my emphasis on domestic) My question is, what percentage is that of our total consumption? They seem to think that there is a severe shortage, but I seem to remember that domestic product

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
PLEASE - anyone have the wbesite to find cheap local diesel prices? TIA, Andrew 1983 300TD (running on fumes) On 9/21/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I filled up this morning, actually about 30 cents cheaper than when I > last filled up a week or so ago. I am guessing the refineri

[MBZ] Affirmative action?

2005-09-22 Thread Bucks2
Hm.. sounds like every political party I've ever heard of. Doesn't every politician clean house when he arrives and put in his cronies? I wasn't going to mention Al Gore's name but since he came up... Oh, that's right, he created the internet. That's why he was qualified to be VP

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread tom savage
andrew strasfogel wrote: PLEASE - anyone have the wbesite to find cheap local diesel prices? TIA, http://washingtondcgasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D You can check all of the US and Canadia by city or state/province at http://gasbuddy.com/ Tom Just filled up at $2.54

[MBZ] : Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread Roger Conlon
-- Message: 5 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:27:13 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-88

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Bucks2
I think you have a good point. People are eager to raise the price and take the profit but reluctant to lower the price if they can still make profit. That's what just about everyone I know does. The grocer, the laborer and the McParts house all do the same thing. When NAPA raises their prices d

Re: [MBZ] Affirmative action?

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hm.. sounds like every political party I've ever heard of. Doesn't > every > politician clean house when he arrives and put in his cronies? Well, the dems seem to be better at it. The repubs do it, but not as much, especially at the lower levels. The resul

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Ron Dwelle
I called around town the other day to check on fuel prices. Every station I talked to said, "Sorry, we cannot give out prices over the phone." I asked a couple of them why not, and they didn't know--just said it was the rule. Don't know if this is universal or just a recent development locally.

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Ron Dwelle wrote: > > I called around town the other day to check on fuel prices. Every > station I talked to said, "Sorry, we cannot give out prices over the > phone." Probably something new to deal with the new price sensitivity of the consumer. A month ago, it was no big deal. Today, there mi

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread TimothyPilgrim
The way I understand it, the German who the story was written about had been interviewed by a less-than-respectable newspaper (i.e. tabloid) and he was giving straight answers to questions about his waste-disposal process. Then he was asked, almost jokingly I'd assume, if his process could use dead

Re: [MBZ] OT: Request Opinion on Political Issue

2005-09-22 Thread Alan Duff
Why don't you guys take this to one of the many political blogs on the web. They live to tell lies about politicans of the opposite political persuasion while hoping it will build up their side. Absolutely no one's mind is going to be changed by repeating the talking points of the day on this l

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it interesting that the newsies emphasize "the gulf coast produces 25% of our DOMESTIC product". (my emphasis on domestic) My question is, what percentage is that of our total consumption? They seem to think that there is a severe shortage, but I seem to reme

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
That assumption is correct, although IIRC the US produces in the 30-40 percent range of our own consumption. On 9/22/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I thought it interesting that the newsies emphasize "the gulf coast > > produces 25% of our DOMESTIC p

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it interesting that the newsies emphasize "the gulf coast produces 25% of our DOMESTIC product". (my emphasis on domestic) My question is, what percentage is that of our total consumption? They seem to think that there is a severe shortage, but I seem to reme

Re: [MBZ] tesst

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
SEND MONEY Steve MacSween wrote: SEND TITLE! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i failed ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://str

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
its a law, at least in OK it is. Ron Dwelle wrote: I called around town the other day to check on fuel prices. Every station I talked to said, "Sorry, we cannot give out prices over the phone." I asked a couple of them why not, and they didn't know--just said it was the rule. Don't know if th

[MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
http://www.foxnews.com/index.html Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle)

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
exactly - I thought of the Onion's version of the story - how do you say "onion" in German? CM --- TimothyPilgrim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way I understand it, the German who the story > was written about > had been interviewed by a less-than-respectable > newspaper (i.e. > tabloid) and

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Kevin
On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 09:11:09PM -0500, OK Don wrote: > You REALY need that for your paper route! > I think I've seen a picture of a 115 wagon in a book, and remember > reading about such things in the paper 115 manual - long ago. There > was an ambulance version also -- -- Saw an ambulance 115

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Royce Engler
This Texan will be fleeing in a 300TD, but only as far as Ft. Worth. I haven't figured out yet whether the gasoline shortages also include diesel shortages. In any case, I've got a full tank which will take me about 320 miles at highway speeds, less if I'm in stop and go. Right now I'm waiting f

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread LT Don
I'd be tempted to buy a couple of ten gallon fuel jugs, fill those up, and put them into the back. Not like you'd be carrying gasoline or rocket fuel back there. On 9/22/05, Royce Engler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This Texan will be fleeing in a 300TD, but only as far as Ft. Worth. I > haven't

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Marshall Booth
Marshall Booth wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-Diesel-1974-220D-MBZ-Diesel-Wagon-Exceedingly-Rare-Euro-Model_W0QQitemZ4577410639QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Mercedes didn't make the chassis of wagons before the 123 TD as far as I

[MBZ] Diesel rustling story

2005-09-22 Thread Ron Dwelle
Here's an AP wire story: http://makeashorterlink.com/?B308638DB Ron Dwelle

[MBZ] Klann spring compressor on eBay

2005-09-22 Thread Dave M.
Thought someone might need this... current bid $199: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576532589 :) -Dave M.

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Marshall Booth
Royce Engler wrote: This Texan will be fleeing in a 300TD, but only as far as Ft. Worth. I haven't figured out yet whether the gasoline shortages also include diesel shortages. In any case, I've got a full tank which will take me about 320 miles at highway speeds, less if I'm in stop and go. R

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Kevin
On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 03:16:22PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote: > Your 300TDt should with it's 70 liter fuel tank (including the 11 liter > reserve) should allow you to travel 460 miles (@ 25 mpg) or 370 miles @ > 20 mpg. eleven liter reserve? WOW :) K

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
ROYCE, I hope and pray that all goes well for you and your family. Now, this is a perfect example of why I am glad I did some of those strange tests on the 240D...you can stretch your range by bringing along, in addition to what D2 you can find, kero, ATF, motor oil, veggie oil (at costco, the 35

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread John M McIntosh
On the VW TDI list there was various reports from Louisiana about folks getting diesel without waiting in line or having supply problems etc, guess there there are way fewer diesels so supply isn't a problem. Can't speak for Texas with perhaps the desire for monster dually diesel F350s everyw

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread John M McIntosh
I know here in Canada a year or more back my son needed to know current gas prices for a home work project. My wife called the local chevron station and got the same line, she then phone around and discovered they *all* refused to tell her, company policies they said. On 22-Sep-05, at 8:12

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread John M McIntosh
I was reading that they recently banned putting cow remains in chicken food after the mad cow in Texas because someone pointed out the chickens toss/scratch the food about down into the floor which is then swept up and the bird dung/feathers/bits/deadcowbits get ground up and made into cow fo

Re: [MBZ] here we go again

2005-09-22 Thread Fmiser
rumor has it that Ron wrote: > I called around town the other day to check on fuel prices. Every > station I talked to said, "Sorry, we cannot give out prices over the > phone." I asked a couple of them why not, and they didn't know--just > said it was the rule. Don't know if this is universal

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
sheep offal was banned from cattle feed years ago becuase of fears that the sheep version of mad cow would jump over to cows. All mammals have a version of mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)...in people it's called Krutzfeld-Jacob Disease (spelling certainly wrong) disease which als

[MBZ] Reno air races

2005-09-22 Thread Bucks2
How'd I miss that? Must have been hiding behind a DC3 or something. Ken Box A17 In a message dated 9/22/2005 1:03:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real? To: OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mercedes mailing lis

Re: [MBZ] Klann spring compressor on eBay

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
"Dave M." wrote: > > Thought someone might need this... current bid $199: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4576532589 Are those the big plates or rhe small plates?

Re: [MBZ] Diesel rustling story

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Maybe it's time to fill up my overhead tank with water.

[MBZ] Carfax VIN check?

2005-09-22 Thread Sunil Hari
Can anyone with an open Carfax account run the following VIN: waucb88d1va212174 Thanks! -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474

Re: [MBZ] Klann spring compressor on eBay

2005-09-22 Thread Dave M.
Good question. I'm not sure. The 124/201 use small plates, the 126 uses small front & large rear... not sure about other chassis. If you can get the part numbers from the seller I can decipher those into "large" or "small". =) -- Dave M. Boise, ID 1994 E500 - 94kmi (Q-ship) 1987 300D - 258kmi (S

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread John Ervine
Christopher McCann wrote: ...in people it's called Krutzfeld-Jacob Disease (spelling certainly wrong) disease which also has a variant disease. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Prions scare me... -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi 1980 300TD 170+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi

Re: [MBZ] Diesel rustling story

2005-09-22 Thread Tom Hargrave
Hang a huge diesel sign on the front while you are at it. Maybe you'll attract a few rustlers. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:16 PM To: Me

Re: [MBZ] Diesel rustling story

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Tom Hargrave wrote: > > Hang a huge diesel sign on the front while you are at it. Maybe you'll > attract a few rustlers. Painted "Diesel" on it during the first attack on Iraq (1990) to scare off gas thieves. Not only would the bastids siphon your truck, they'd throw away the gas cap. I figure wa

Re: [MBZ] Reno air races

2005-09-22 Thread Kevin
Parked outside the gates in a parking lot by an attendee of the races. It was there both saturday and sunday, about two blocks west of the first set of gates. It was in a parking lot that allowed camping, so he might have stayed there overnight. There wasn't a fine mist of soot all over the back,

Re: [MBZ] 1.3 million flee TX - one in a 300?D

2005-09-22 Thread Rich Thomas
I went out this morning in Houston to do a few errands. It was like an early Sunday morning, no one on the streets, some stores still open, most gas stations closed/out of gas. The grocery store up the street was busy, had a lot of stuff, probably be free meat and frozen stuff come Sunday when

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Chuck Landenberger
On Sep 22, 2005, at 1:39 PM, Christopher McCann wrote: exactly - I thought of the Onion's version of the story - how do you say "onion" in German? CM Chris, ZWEIBEL IIRC, pronounced "zveebel".. or maybe "sveebel" Take care, Chuck

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Don & Teresa Merriman
Have you ever wondered why it´s called PMS? Cuz Mad Cow Disease was already used! On 9/22/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sheep offal was banned from cattle feed years ago > becuase of fears that the sheep version of mad cow > would jump over to cows. All mammals have a versi

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
interestingly, the German inventor was asked if all priones were destroyed in the process. He said yes. Chris --- John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher McCann wrote: > > ...in people it's called > > Krutzfeld-Jacob Disease (spelling certainly wrong) > > disease which also has a va

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
thanks - I think the pronunciation would be svibel (long i). CM --- Chuck Landenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 22, 2005, at 1:39 PM, Christopher McCann > wrote: > > > exactly - I thought of the Onion's version of the > > story - how do you say "onion" in German? > > > > CM > > >

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Christopher McCann
I might be laughing, but for fear of women lurkers, I am totally offended! :-) Chris --- Don & Teresa Merriman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you ever wondered why it´s called PMS? > Cuz Mad Cow Disease was already used! > > On 9/22/05, Christopher McCann > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] Affirmative action?

2005-09-22 Thread LT Don
Bull. On 9/22/05, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, the dems seem to be better at it. The repubs do it, but not as much, > especially > at the lower levels. > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen

Re: [MBZ] Carfax VIN check?

2005-09-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Vehicle Snapshot Vehicle 1997 Audi A4 Quattro VIN WAUCB88D1VA212174 Body Style 4 Door Sedan Country of Manufacture Germany Vehicle History Checklist Vehicle Description WAUCB88D1VA212174 Title Check No records found Problem Check No records found Odometer Check No records found Vehicle Informati

Re: [MBZ] Affirmative action?

2005-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
LT Don wrote: > > Bull. One of the most obvious liberal holdovers from the Clinton administration was Norm Mineta. Do you think for one minute that somebody who held such strong opposition party beliefs would be kept on in a Democratic cabinet, let alone end up the Secretary of Transportation? De

Re: [MBZ] is this thing for real?

2005-09-22 Thread Harry
I recall seeing a car similar to that in a Mercedes collector book I checked out in a book store. Seems that the car wasn't officially imported to the states, but a few were brought in by collectors Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 09:11:09PM -0500, OK Don wrote: >> Yo

Re: [MBZ] Using dead cats as fuel

2005-09-22 Thread Harry
You got a point there, they were here before us. Odd that I hardly ever see coon or possum in the country, but in town they are everywhere. "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Harry.Don't forget the coon, skunk and opossum were here before OUR >civilization destroyed thier environ