Re: [MBZ] 722.4 / 1991 300D 2.5 Transmission Question

2007-03-11 Thread John Peterson
1/2 way through the can the sound changed so much that I thought something was wrong. It was dramatic. But my diesel was clogged. I don't think I run it hot enough. I'm going to change that and give it a real work out. Best $10 you can spend. And you only get your hands a little smelly of

[MBZ] Carfax, Please

2007-03-11 Thread Ed Booher
Can someone run this VIN for me? 5GRGN23U53H107835 I'm curious, it's a too good to be true type of deal. So I'm wondering if theft or insurance write off is part of the history. Thanks, Ed -- Knowledge is power... Power Corrupts. Study hard... Be Evil.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Any good Subaru forum out there?

2007-03-11 Thread tom savage
Alex Chamberlain wrote: I know some people here (Levi?) have experience with Subarus. Is there any good mailing list, web forum, etc. out there? The only ones I can find with a quick Google search seem devoted to souping up WRX models. My girlfriend's '98 Legacy has a slipping transmission

Re: [MBZ] Cruise control Actuator

2007-03-11 Thread Michael Esh
Thank you Jim. Every time I try to test something electrical I find don't have the patience or knowledge to test it. I always seem to get the wrong readings or different results each time. It is like if I can't physically see it, I can't comprehend it. Maybe that is why I like magic so much

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread LT Don
NTP Servers have rendered ultra-accurate watches obsolete. -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
quartz watches from 1970 did that long ago On 3/10/07, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NTP Servers have rendered ultra-accurate watches obsolete. -- I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:30:33 -0500 Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quartz watches from 1970 did that long ago My wife found an old Citizen Quartz watch on the south side of our rural Calhan, Colorado property when we lived there. It was the big square kind. I opened it up, put a new battery

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread LT Don
Seems to me that I used to wear a digital that was that accurate in the late 70s. I'd check the watch against WWV each time I flew as nav (about four times a week) and it was 100% accurate to my-ear-tolerances. Time accuracy was important, because my flight logs and nav fixes went into court as

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
the generally invoked standard for super accuracy in a quartz watch is 10 seconds per year, so you did very well here. better quartz watches will do that right out of the box. the great irony is that those interested in quality timepieces have pretty much rejected quartz. this is curious given

Re: [MBZ] 79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint

2007-03-11 Thread Luther
The federal Gv't gives an exemption of 400 gallons per quarter to homebrew biodiesel people. There are a handful of states that do this also. On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:10:22 -0600, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The purpose of road fuel taxes is to fund roads and transit systems. As

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread OK Don
At least you're consistant! My quartz watches were rarely accurate enough, considering what they shoul dhave been capable of. Now, my Casio Wave Ceptor sets it's self to WWV, and does stay accurate. I'm watching to see if it changes time tonight as it should. I do wish that Congress would stay

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
yup, time business should stick with the railroads where it belongs! On 3/11/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At least you're consistant! My quartz watches were rarely accurate enough, considering what they shoul dhave been capable of. Now, my Casio Wave Ceptor sets it's self to WWV, and

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Jim Cathey
would gain a second in two months, an accuracy of 0.4 parts per million, not too shabby for something worn on the wrist. On the wrist is actually a pretty good place. Fairly well temperature-regulated, you see. For the keeping of time, pretty much nothing beats a quartz movement. There are,

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Sunil Hari
is it sad that i gave up wearing a watch? Someday I'll buy a Rolex just because i've always wanted one, but not as a timepiece ... On 3/11/07, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yup, time business should stick with the railroads where it belongs! On 3/11/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
you couldn't possibly want one as a timepiece. the whole rolex appeal so befuddles me.they are ok watches for like 400 bucks, yet they remain a status symbol worldwide at over 10 times that price. On 3/11/07, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is it sad that i gave up wearing a watch?

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:24:46 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: would gain a second in two months, an accuracy of 0.4 parts per million, not too shabby for something worn on the wrist. On the wrist is actually a pretty good place. Fairly well temperature-regulated, you see.

[MBZ] Audio capture

2007-03-11 Thread RELNGSON
I tried every way I could think of to capture the sound track of this video or import it into ITunes with no luck. http://rwebs.net/avhistory/fifi/ RLE ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread LarryT
There's an old saying: a man with 1 watch knows what time it is - a man with 2 watches always wonders. Sorry - my wisdom for the day - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS!

Re: [MBZ] Adding 2 cycle oil to diesel fuel???????????????

2007-03-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Chris Kueny wrote: This President only gives medals to people who screw things up. Remember the assassin who was supposed to go to Randy Weaver's house and shoot him dead? Shot Vicki Weaver instead. Got a medal for it. Randy got $3 million from suing the government for the murder of his

Re: [MBZ] 79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint

2007-03-11 Thread Allan Streib
ernest breakfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the current regulatory hurdle here has to do with actually getting the oil itself; you're supposed to be licensed to handle used Veggie Oil, as it's listed as a Hazardous Substance (watch those French Fries!), and technically can only be handled

Re: [MBZ] MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread ned kleinhenz
A watch has two functions, a portable clock and a piece of jewelry. Probably most of us old diesel drivers are more interested in the portable clock function. And a wrist clock can be bought relatively cheaply and provide almost any accuracy you desire. But a piece of jewelry is a whole 'nuther

Re: [MBZ] 79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint

2007-03-11 Thread Allan Streib
Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If all road fuel and other road related income (tolls) were spent on roads, there would be an absolute EXPLOSION in road and bridge building. This is what is happening in Missouri. Actually, they are paving roads that don't even need paved becuase

Re: [MBZ] MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
but what of my seiko that is neither accurate nor prestigious? wouldn't there have to be a third function there, as seiko still sells many of these sub $200 mechanical timepieces worldwide. On 3/11/07, ned kleinhenz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A watch has two functions, a portable clock and a

Re: [MBZ] 79 year old veggie oil maker harassed by gummint

2007-03-11 Thread Mitch Haley
http://www.herald-review.com/articles/2007/03/01/news/local_news/1021491.txt I once lived in the great state of SillyNoise for a year. Makes Taxachewsetts and Commiefornia look reasonable by comparison. The whole political scene is dominated by the same idiots in Chicago who put Daleys in the

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread BillR
- Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] - it's not like don't have there fingers into everything else already, and just need something to do. I wonder who benefits ($) from this change? To see who benefits follow the $$. They go to the main force behind DST, the

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread BillR
My 50 YO Rolex, still sitting in a drawer, still works just fine. We had this discussion once before, though. BillR - Original Message - From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:25 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread BillR
The function of that one is to get your $$. BillR - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBZ] hijacked to certainty but what of my seiko that is neither

[MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread wilton strickland
Me,too, on the Nav acvcuracy, LT Don, but did you you ever have to go to court Re: position/time? I haven't, yet. Lucky, I guess. Wilton

[MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread wilton strickland
But I haven't worn a watch in 15 yrs. Wilton

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread LT Don
I didn't go into court personally, but my nav logs did. We were flying fishery patrols and occasionally found someone catching the wrong species of fish or in the wrong fishing area. I had to certify that my fixes were taken at the time noted (zulu) in the paperwork. On 3/11/07, wilton

[MBZ] Slightly Wandering Posterior

2007-03-11 Thread John Peterson
I'm having the control arms changed out in the front of my 124, BUT what can I do about the slightly wandering rear end? I get a slight side to side wandering above 40mph Is this the rear end or could it be related to my spoiled control arms? If it is the rear, which bushing do I need to

Re: [MBZ] Slightly Wandering Posterior

2007-03-11 Thread Jim Cathey
I'm having the control arms changed out in the front of my 124, BUT what can I do about the slightly wandering rear end? I get a slight side to side wandering above 40mph The multi-link rear suspension of the 201/124 (and probably everything later) is prone to this. You need to replace the

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
i've got a bunch of watches that age or older that work just fine. i've got a 1920s waltham wristwatch the works fine. it's worth about 10 bucks. how much your rolex worth? On 3/11/07, BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 50 YO Rolex, still sitting in a drawer, still works just fine. We had

Re: [MBZ] MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread Gary Hurst
the reason is that the shock resistance is greater than any automatic watch movement ever made and the service requirements are lesser than any ever made (they will generally run a minimum of 10 years before needing attention and some have been known to run much longer. try that with a fine

Re: [MBZ] hijacked to certainty

2007-03-11 Thread BillR
If I recall correctly the last time I had a watch person check it out, about $4k. That is 66. times what I paid for it. Turns out it is one of the 'collectable' sort. Trade you for a nice SDL BillR - Original Message - From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes