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:
You
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 environment
Chris,
Ich war auf Deutschland und ZWIEBEL ist ssveebel in
transliteration ie is a dipthong where the second vowel takes
control. In english an example would be chief
Notwithstanding some memory loss during the 50 odd years since I was
in Germany..
Take care,
Chuck
On
Could someone send my the original link. I havent been around to follow
this thread and would now like to check it out, This idea of using the
tons of biomass that go to waste every day, too fuel our cars is
intriguing. I'll send it to my connection on the hill :-)
Regards Steve Van Cleve
From my contacts at Harris County OEM...They are still struggling with the
limited supplies of gasoline.
I-45 seems to be clearing up a bit (I can see the cars moving from across
the lake in front of my house), so I'm going to get in my DIESEL car and
head out to catch up with my family in Fort
Royce Engler wrote:
I-45 seems to be clearing up a bit
Is that the road that they made into a one-way (the outbound lanes are outbound,
and the inbound lanes are outbound too)?
There were two roads made one-way. I-45 runs from Houston to Dallas, and
I-10 runs from Houston to San Antonio. When I actually got out to the
highway, it turned out that it was still jammed solid, with lots of folks
just parked on the side and not moving. I couldn't figure out a way to get
on
(or anyone else) -
http://tinyurl.com/9gtww
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC
The FSM created the Diesel Benz
http://www.venganza.org/
Post?
On 9/23/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(or anyone else) -
http://tinyurl.com/9gtww
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC
The FSM created the Diesel Benz
http://www.venganza.org/
___
For new parts see official
Royce,
At the time of my retirement from wearing funny clothes I worked in
logistics. I can't imagine preparing for something like this in a week's
time.
Was watching tv yesterday, CNN I think. Large non-caucasian individuals were
complaining about the amount of food that was wasted in the
OK Don wrote:
(or anyone else) -
http://tinyurl.com/9gtww
Let's hope it's out of range from Rita.
(south of DFW)
Actually, my fantasy is northeast Maine. We'd need a couple of Unimogs, some
chain saws, a big wood stove, and some rifles for those of us who will be
the hunters. I will volunteer to be a farmer/gatherer. Someone bring the
copper tubing for the distilation process. The first guy who brings bulk
I enjoyed your comments Don. No need to apologies.
On 9/22/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Royce,
At the time of my retirement from wearing funny clothes I worked in
logistics. I can't imagine preparing for something like this in a week's
time.
Was watching tv yesterday, CNN I think.
Chuck,
Ha! Caught you! I know about IE and EI in German. In
your first e-mail you wrote:
ZWEIBEL IIRC, pronounced zveebel
then in your second e-mail you wrote:
ZWIEBEL ist ssveebel
SO, it is certainly sveebel, but see why I thought it
was svibel (long i)?
Anyway, it is now certain that i
Here's an interesting story--using dead cats for fuel:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?X13563ECB
or
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?
type=oddlyEnoughNewsstoryID=2005-09
-14T160628Z_01_MAR457954_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-GERMANY-CATS.XML
Ron Dwelle
On 9/22/05, Van Cleve [EMAIL
http://www.alphakat.de/index.html
http://www.changingworldtech.com/
http://www.res-energy.com/
The first one is the German one - different process
than the American. The second two are the same
company...they are the one's operating the plant in
Carthage, MO converting butterball turkey guts to
So, how'd you get here from a Ponton for Kleb
On 9/22/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, my fantasy is northeast Maine. We'd need a couple of Unimogs, some
chain saws, a big wood stove, and some rifles for those of us who will be
the hunters. I will volunteer to be a
We are practicing up for Moose day!!!
On 9/22/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, how'd you get here from a Ponton for Kleb
On 9/22/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, my fantasy is northeast Maine. We'd need a couple of Unimogs,
some
chain saws, a big wood stove, and
Hm, butterball turkey guts in my 300SDL fuel tank. There's something
sort of prim evil about that..
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Christopher McCann
Sent: Thursday,
I have a 1987 300SDL Turbo Diesel with 183,000 miles, the car is extremely slow
on take off, almost dangerous to drive. I have checked everything that I
possible can to see why there is such a problem.
If anyone has had this problem please please help me!
Thank You
A friend sent me this link. It wouldn’t be funny if it wasn’t so true.
I'm still laughing.
Watch the two videos from this link. They are being broadcast on local
LA TV promoting the LA county fair.
http://www.fairplex.com/2005/video/index.asp
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D -
I don't understand the short supply thing. There are no gas lines here in
the midwest. The farmers are diving into the fields in both gasoline and
diesel powered combines to take in the harvest. I know lots of folks down
there are filling up and heading out, but I'd not think that there would be
Hmmm, Went through when I sent reply to him
On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 04:35 PM, Kevin wrote:
On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 04:33:05PM -0700, redghost wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
BZT.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:13:43 -0700
X-DSNContext:
Talent and experience.
On 9/23/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, how'd you get here from a Ponton for Kleb
On 9/22/05, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, my fantasy is northeast Maine. We'd need a couple of Unimogs,
some
chain saws, a big wood stove, and some rifles for
Looks real enough to me. Pretty cool. Would love to tool around in
that
On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 07:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-200-Series-Diesel-1974-
220D-MBZ-Diesel-Wagon-Exceedingly-Rare-Euro-
Chris and Chuck,
I've gotta step in now. zwiebel would be pronounced tsveebehl. Z is
always a ts sound. You have your vowels correct, but consonants are
lacking some.
gutten tag,
Luther , over half Deutsch
Chuck,
Ha! Caught you! I know about IE and EI in German. In
your first
Jim is gone? I hadn't noticed. Anyone have his email? I'll write him and
beg.
On 9/21/05, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We need to mount an effort to get Jim back on the list.
On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 02:28 PM, Kevin wrote:
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 08:20:49PM -0700, JJJ
More likely a plugged trap oxidizer. If there is a large football
shaped thing on the passenger side above the exhaust, take it to a
Mercedes dealer, they will replace the trap oxidizer with a pipe and
install a catalyst under the floor, plus replace the turbo if it is
bad, as it almost
Two neighbors came back home this evening, had left at 7:30AM this
morning and barely made 20 miles ALL DAY before turning back to get home
rather quickly, about burned all their gas and could not get any. I
suggested they ride things out here, then if power is out, house
screwed, etc. then
Kaleb, you are a golden god. Whenever I actually meet you, beer is on me.
On 9/22/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vehicle Snapshot
Vehicle 1997 Audi A4 Quattro
VIN WAUCB88D1VA212174
Body Style 4 Door Sedan
Country of Manufacture Germany
Vehicle History Checklist
Vehicle
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:10:52 -0400 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I remove the radio can I access the fibreoptic bulb/array?
Diesel content: I love my 1983 300TD though I wish I could diagnose
my fiberoptic lights failure (all four rocker switches above the acc
array)
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:48:39 -0400 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
Chris,
ZWEIBEL IIRC, pronounced
Mike Canfield 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
Actually, I dunno about skunks and 'possums, but there are actually
*more* raccoons in a
Mitch Haley wrote:
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?
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.
'Course, considering folks are reporting average speeds as low as 5 mph,
John M McIntosh wrote:
I know here in Canada a year or more back my son needed to know
current gas prices for a home work project.
A friend of mine did that in college. At the time, the prices in
Houghton, MI were strangely stable and always considerably higher than
in surrounding towns,
Roger Conlon wrote:
It was the same incompetent political hack with no disaster response
experience
that handled the (4) hurricanes in FL last year
The Florida hurricanes were cakewalks by comparison. Florida isn't
below sea level (yet.)
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:39:26 -0700 redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A friend sent me this link. It wouldn___t be funny if it wasn___t so true.
I'm still laughing.
Watch the two videos from this link. They are being broadcast on local
LA TV promoting the LA county fair.
C'mon up! I've got 85 acres in Caribou, Maine. A little cabin with a nice
woodstove. We're planting between 1000 and 1500 trees a year to get it turned
into a tree farm and lower our taxes. In the meantime I also plant about an
acre of clover to attact deer. We've got plenty of groundhogs for
That would be the smart thing to do. I couldn't believe they didn't do
that for New Orleans when it was really needed.
Hell, Montreal does that on a daily basis for commuters. In the
morning, more lanes are open going into the city, then the reverse in
the afternoon.
Makes total sense to me. I
no different than dinosaur guts in your tank...just
the time frame.
Chris
--- Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hm, butterball turkey guts in my 300SDL fuel
tank. There's something
sort of prim evil about that..
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
In ancient Rome you could sell your urine to the wool
dyers...it was used somewhere in the process. They
should have had the 64oz Biggie Gulp from Quick Trip.
The sale of urine would probably cover the $1.19 cost
of the drink!
Christopher
--- Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
The Pee
Ever had a tire that was flat on just one side - the side on the ground?
That is NOT what I am talking about.
I have two identical 124's and three sets of tires on separate rims for
those two cars.
1 set of Nokian NRWs on steel rims always used on car 1
1 set of Dunlop SP Sport A2's on factory
Jason and I were in HIS 300Dt last night when he ran
it out of fuel. Ulises was on call for Roadside
Assistance from Jay Wolfe Mercedes (when I so need to
go to the stealership for a part, I go to this one,
not Aristocrat (the other one in KC which SUCKS!). He
bailed us out, gave us a bunch of
Don! Of course people fill up every day, but does
EVERYBODY fill up EVERY DAY and then try to take a 300
mile trip? Hell, you fill up once a month! Have you
been stealing your patient's meds? Restoril? Dalmane?
little too much Ambien? :-)
Chris
--- LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't
Houstonians:
As you probably heard, the worst case scenario is that the storm STALLS
after it makes landfall and disgorges 25 of rain. If that happens, head for
high ground, with enough provisions to last ?? days. Any other thoughts?
On 9/23/05, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Two
LT Don wrote:
Jim is gone? I hadn't noticed. Anyone have his email? I'll write him and
beg.
How could you forget about the Frankenheap!!! He still posts on the
mercedesmailinglist.com list the email he uses to send to that
address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Its hard to imagine that a guy
Christopher typed:
OK, now we REALLY got zwiebel down!
BTW, Isn't guten with one t?
Tchuss!
In German, when it's EI, you pronounce the long I. When it's IE, you
pronounce the long E.
And yes there is one T in guten
It's nice that our cars inderstand another language. I'm sure my neighbors
95 percent restored my foot!
On 9/23/05, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
C'mon up! I've got 85 acres in Caribou, Maine. A little cabin with a nice
woodstove. We're planting between 1000 and 1500 trees a year to get it
turned into a tree farm and lower our taxes. In the meantime I also
COMPETITION:
*Calif. city to power treatment plant with grease *
In Millbrae, Calif., construction began yesterday on a $5.5 million project
that will use kitchen grease and other organic matter to power the city's
wastewater treatment plant.
The new system, to be built in conjunction with
Hey Chuck-
Have you regaled us yet about the Event and your return home?
On 9/22/05, 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
Same thing happened to my 1983 300TD. Needed two vacuum control valves. Not
sure if the 1987 models use these, however.
On 9/23/05, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He also told me that the turbo works well at speed,
just not off the get go...would that rule out #1?
Chris
---
High ground in Houston? That would be a freeway overpass! Yeah, big
rain would be a huge problem -- during Allison a few years ago there was
26 in 9 hr or so (and 36 in one locale in 24 hr), lots of flooding
everywhere. Fortunately there has been a lot of buyouts since then of
flood-prone
Ah Tim they did innate Contra-Flow in New Orleans Saturday afternoon.
I-10 between N.O. and Baton Rouge was One-Way North bound also I-55 to
I-12 was One-Way. Ne Orleans emptied pretty fast the problem was the poor
folks that didn't have any transportation and relied on the city officials
to
Maybe your floormatt is bunched up under your gass pedal...or should I say
diesel pedal?
On 9/23/05, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Same thing happened to my 1983 300TD. Needed two vacuum control valves.
Not sure if the 1987 models use these, however.
On 9/23/05, Christopher
I can tell you this story:
My old man has an 87 Porsche 911 Turbo and had gotten a set a new Pirelli
P-Zero tires installed. We were heading up to Ventura on the 101 when some
moron ahead of us in a pickup decided to over react and spin out in the
middle of the freeway, my dad also has a bad
Russ Williams wrote:
Ah Tim they did innate Contra-Flow in New Orleans Saturday afternoon.
I-10 between N.O. and Baton Rouge was One-Way North bound also I-55 to
I-12 was One-Way. Ne Orleans emptied pretty fast the problem was the poor
folks that didn't have any transportation and relied
Okay, that's good. I didn't realize that they -had- implemented contra-flow.
Still, I'd like it here for rush-hour... :)
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
On 9/23/05, Russ Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah Tim they did innate Contra-Flow in New Orleans Saturday afternoon.
I-10 between N.O. and Baton
24 seniors dead when oxygen tanks explodes after bus catches fire...
Man does that ever suck.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/rita/index.html
Tim
I learned my first German word from my grandmother -
scheisa! (not sure of spelling). When I started
saying it, she was quite horrified. She also called
sparrows sputzies is that a German word?
Chris
--- Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Christopher typed:
OK, now we REALLY got zwiebel
Timothy typeth:
Okay, that's good. I didn't realize that they -had- implemented
contra-flow.
Contra-flow...isn't that what got President Regan in some hot water at one
point?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 140K
Litchfield Park, AZ
Chris typed:
I learned my first German word from my grandmother
That is usually the first word one learns...I'm not sure of the spelling.
I've heard sputsies in reference to birds, I believe, but only by
oldtimers.
BTW Chris, doesn't Tom Watson live in Squire Park?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D
I wish...he lives in an area up north called the
National...golf course, big houses, etc...near the
airport.
I'm in Squier Park (different spelling) - used to be a
type of nature preserve outside the city. Now it's in
the city...and the main animals are squirrels, which I
rank BELOW rats and
Hi Ulises,
Assuming you have ruled out the obvious things like plugged fuel filters, etc:
1) The most likely cause is low fuel delivery off idle. This is very
common on older cars. The easy fix is to adjust the ALDA to increase
the off-idle fuel. I don't know of a good writeup on the web
Begin forwarded message:
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:48:32 PM US/Pacific
To: redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 450sl disaster sale?
some of you may remember the tale of getting screwed on ebay on a
'75 450sl
in
Kudos.
I went to the dealer once soon after getting my wagon and asked about
service. The service manager let out one of those restrained yet
noticeable laughs before saying that they didn't work on old Benzes.
He told me that if I had a newer car and my onboard cellphone was
broken, they would
My 87 300TD has a leak in what I assume to be the metal fuel return line
(judging from the position it eventually connects to the tank).
The leak appears to be under the clamp that holds the fuel lines to the
rear of the car, just above and behind the rear axle. From what I can see
those lines
I asked about this a while back and only got one reply from a W123 owner.
I don't remember the W123 wagon have the same type of bumper as a W124
wagon, so I figure I'd ask again. If anyone could give me some pointers
before the weekend mechanic work starts, it would be greatly appreciated.
OMG, those are HILARIOUS! Thanks for sharing. The movies (QuickTime
format) played fine on my system.
=)
-dm
--
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:39:26 -0700
From: redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] LA needs some help
A
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
What's the normal mode for repair? Cut out a chunk and put a flare
compression
fitting in?
If it were very near the end, I'd cut deburr and put a longer hose between the
tank and the line. Otherwise, a chunk of the proper size line (with no zinc
plating
on the
Hi! My first body damage to my car! :( Pulled out of
driveway and clipped my wife's bumper, ripping off my
driver's side headlight assembly.
Some broken plastic and missing top adjusting screw
for headlight. Anybody have any parts?
Thanks,
Paul
Yes. I do.
On 9/23/05, Paul Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi! My first body damage to my car! :( Pulled out of
driveway and clipped my wife's bumper, ripping off my
driver's side headlight assembly.
Some broken plastic and missing top adjusting screw
for headlight. Anybody have any
Let's be sure we are talking about the same thing. I have the headlight /
foglight and the plastic piece into which the headlight / foglight go. W123
body style. I do NOT have the outside part that goes over the headlight /
foglight.
On 9/23/05, Paul Singleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi! My
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:17:34 -0700 (PDT), Christopher McCann wrote
In ancient Rome you could sell your urine to the wool
dyers...it was used somewhere in the process. They
should have had the 64oz Biggie Gulp from Quick Trip.
The sale of urine would probably cover the $1.19 cost
of the
Luther,
Danke,
Chuck
On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:07 PM, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Chris and Chuck,
I've gotta step in now. zwiebel would be pronounced tsveebehl.
Z is
always a ts sound. You have your vowels correct, but consonants are
lacking some.
gutten tag,
Luther , over half Deutsch
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:18:33 -0500, Russ Williams wrote
Ne Orleans emptied pretty fast the problem was
the poor folks that didn't have any transportation and relied on the
city officials to get them to safety. But wait you need Drivers for
the School Buses, and most of those had gotten
The auf deutsch z is a very tricky sound for non-Germans to master.
OTOH, I remember a German youth who was hilasiously trying to learn how to
pronounce French words beginning with S or C, e.g. cela. He could only
say zela. We tried in vain for hours to get the seemingly straightforward
Likewise, there aren't many instances of the th sound in French, so
my name always comes out Teemotay. Conversely, few Anglos can get a
good roll of the tongue (or care to try) heard in French, Spanish and
the Scottish brogue.
Tim
On 9/23/05, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The auf
Source, please?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
~
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:18:33 -0500, Russ Williams wrote
Ne Orleans emptied pretty fast the problem was
the poor folks that didn't have any transportation and relied on the
city officials to get them to safety. But wait you need Drivers for
the
As much as I'd like to believe this story, inasmuch as I haven't come across
it before I too would like to see a link or cite to a newspaper or wire
service piece.
On 9/23/05, Gerald R. Flintrop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Source, please?
Jerry Ö¿Ö
~
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:18:33 -0500, Russ
andrew strasfogel wrote:
As much as I'd like to believe this story, inasmuch as I haven't come across
it before I
too would like to see a link or cite to a newspaper or wire service piece.
The only thing I remember is some teenager got arrested in Texas for taking a
school bus
load of
They were from a very nice nursing/assisted living home not far from the
house. Very sad. I go by there often, was thinking about checking it
out soon for my own parents.
I was out biking this morning, saw the ammablance taking away a guy who
appeared to have fallen out of a very small tree
The trans on my '82 CD is suspect, so I want to swap the one from my parts '82D
into the CD. Are there any issues I need to pay attention to when swapping
trans? Any help ya'll can give is great stuff. Love the BTDT's :)
TIA all,
Luther
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running
Luther,
Are you going to drop the trans or pull the engine?
Ralph Wasserbaech
'83 300CD my car
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagonwife's cars
'82 300TD parts car
'82 240D (just sold)
'82 300TD currently smashed
From Fort Worth I waited around for No. 1 son to come up to Conroe and
go with me yesterday, but he informed me that he didn't have enough gas to
make it. Long story shortI waited around all day until about 7PM for
him, and finally decided to go on my own. I got off after one exit and went
Don,
Shoot! I failed to mention I have a 76, 115 body
style, which means you can't help me. Thanks though!
Let's be sure we are talking about the same thing. I
have the headlight
/
foglight and the plastic piece into which the
headlight / foglight go.
W123
body style. I do NOT
Can't vouch for the veracity of this email, but it is interesting. Reported
to be in New Orleans.
I ordered another complete engine, this one from Potomac German. Asked for
the VIN on the 129K mile unit. They called back an hour later and said they
had run the VIN and the 129K engine was
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