Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst
my 286 was 640k for same reason. hard drive was 20 meg On 7/17/07, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Processor board doesn't "see" the rest of the ram. Note that Apple > officially only supports 192 MB on the Wallstreet, but if you stick in > two 256MB DIMMS, you get 512MB that work

Re: [MBZ] Trans resurrection

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
Would be the only way one of those young kids could do it, since Gump has no little computer port to plug his toy laptop into. Even the E300D only spits out five error codes and that has them all scratching their heads as to what they could mean. On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Hendrik Riesse

Re: [MBZ] Trans resurrection

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
Oh Roger, how nice of you to offer. I will make sure I have a cold frosty mug for when you are thirsty. Might even pop a few of my own brewed to quench your thirst. That is if you are also willing to train me on proper interior and exterior care of Gump. Would be great to have her as pret

Re: [MBZ] On topic: Clay's Shifter [was: Re: Way too much OT?]

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
Craig is my new hero, I am printing everything out and will have it as reference matter while I cuss at the underside of Gump. clay On Jul 17, 2007, at 9:06 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:24:16 -0700 Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I think we should focus all

Re: [MBZ] shift linkage

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
f Walt Lasher >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:17 PM >>> To: Mercedes List >>> Subject: [MBZ] Way too much OT? >>> >>> Is there anyone who thinks there is way too much Off Topic >> material >>> here on the list? >>> Maybe I'

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: fertilizer [was Re: killing weeds and Bombay cats]

2007-07-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Well, you can overdo it, especially chicken poop -- too much nitrogen burns the roots off the tomato plant. Water it really well, should help revive it, but you may only get leaves, no tomatoes -- I make that mistake once too. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] Trans resurrection

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
tools? You mean the lap top with the fancy software which will tell the tech to replace the gearbox with a new one. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trans resurrection Well, how about if a trained MB tech cam

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Processor board doesn't "see" the rest of the ram. Note that Apple officially only supports 192 MB on the Wallstreet, but if you stick in two 256MB DIMMS, you get 512MB that works most of the time (depending on DIMMS, etc). I suspect you would only get 512MB on the Lombard if you put two 512M

Re: [MBZ] Trans resurrection

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < issue.  Very topical and I am sure it can use close to 80% of the lists > resources.  Anybody who is able to actually come over and provide resources > would > be most welcome.>> > Well, how about if a trained MB tech came over with his tools while you lounged nearby, sipping a forty. RLE

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: fertilizer [was Re: killing weeds and Bombay cats]

2007-07-17 Thread archer
- Original Message - From: "Redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Which poop is best for my tomato? I had amended the soil with some > nice composted chicken poop. When I planted I enriched around the > tomato start with composted steer poop. > The stupid plant has been there with a bean plan

[MBZ] On topic: Clay's Shifter [was: Re: Way too much OT?]

2007-07-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:24:16 -0700 Redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we should focus all our attention on solving my messed up > shift issue. Very topical and I am sure it can use close to 80% of > the lists resources. Anybody who is able to actually come over and > provide res

Re: [MBZ] [OT] the OS debate.

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
Why would Hendrik w/o a bra ruin the beer? clay On Jul 17, 2007, at 8:13 PM, E M wrote: > I don't mean to offend, but I was sitting here having a good time, > checking > my mail and having a nice German wheat beer. I could have done > without > having that mental picture you just painted fo

Re: [MBZ] shift linkage

2007-07-17 Thread E M
too much Off Topic > material > > here on the list? > > Maybe I'm an old stick in the mud, eh? > > > > Walt Lasher > > W140 S350 > > Seattle > > -- next part -- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name

Re: [MBZ] OT - tank-on-empty

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
I think it is the same theory as the brake pad light. We should see how long it takes before the brakes fail after the light goes on. Bound to learn just how good the pads we purchased are. With a large enough sample we would be able to purchase the best pads for our new cars, since the o

Re: [MBZ] Kilts and turning nuts

2007-07-17 Thread E M
HA HA HA!!! :-) Ed 300E On 18/07/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > < > cutting away the excess material.>. > > > So, you're a Scotsman, then. > > RLE > > > > > > > > > > > ** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.c

Re: [MBZ] Kilts and turning nuts

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < cutting away the excess material.>. > So, you're a Scotsman, then. RLE > > > ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see offi

Re: [MBZ] [OT] tool quality.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
I can say I've never purchased a tool from the US that I was unhappy with. Even the less expensive ones have served me well, with the exception of a pair of wire snips, but cutting through two live circuits will blow a hole in pretty much anything. :-) I have never purchased a tool made in Asia th

Re: [MBZ] Clean, I'll show you clean

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < would go down to the scout clean a car day and haggle them down to 50c for a > complete detail inside and out.>> > First of all, there is no "d" in my name. As to cleaning my own cars, you have no idea. I will put the cosmetic condition of either one up against ANY vehicle on this list. I ha

Re: [MBZ] OT? - tank-on-empty

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Why is this OT? Talking about the Benz low fuel warning system is not OT, is it? I am sure that a lot of the readers sleep a lot better now that they know their warning light is not the only one that flickers. - Original Message - From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discuss

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: fertilizer [was Re: killing weeds and Bombay cats]

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
Which poop is best for my tomato? I had amended the soil with some nice composted chicken poop. When I planted I enriched around the tomato start with composted steer poop. The stupid plant has been there with a bean plant for two months and not getting much taller than the second tier of

Re: [MBZ] Brake lines adjunct (Strange Days) - and ALFA's and memory lane

2007-07-17 Thread BillR
I'm glad to hear that as I loved driving both my '62 Spider and my '70 GTV, but neither of them would start in the morning if someone had spit near them during the night. The grey market GTV was wonderful to drive, especially fast when it was possible, and got 45 mpg at 75 mph with dual Webbers [w

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Yeah, if you know it to be 100% clean but if it is anything like mine then it is full of crap just waiting to blow out onto that freshly washed duco. That and blowing dust off the ground onto the freshly washed car. Like I said pure genius. On the rare occasion that my cars get a clean I use a c

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
part -- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: winmail.dat > Type: application/ms-tnef > Size: 2932 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/ > 20070717/23e > d5dcc/attachment.bin > ___

Re: [MBZ] vacuum issue 300D 2.5t

2007-07-17 Thread Rich Thomas
Hey -- wanted to thank you and others who nailed that problem with my son's SD -- he cleaned out the manifold connection, car running better but needs a bit more effort. Anyway, it was his first wrenching, and on his new ride, and it was quite satisfying for that to get resolved. The vac pump

Re: [MBZ] [OT] the OS debate.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
I don't mean to offend, but I was sitting here having a good time, checking my mail and having a nice German wheat beer. I could have done without having that mental picture you just painted for me! ;-) Ed 300E > > Anyway it's back to strip poker for windows for me:0 > I'm sitting here nude whi

[MBZ] WAY OFF TOPIC disallowed Re: my $50 lombard is now upgraded

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Sorry, the topic police have declared this to be way off topic and as such you are going to cuba to spend time in a government facility. The war on off topic posts continues and we will win. - Original Message - From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Banned List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: pressure washers

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Ahh well that's different, those are taxpayer owned vehicles. There to be used and abused as much as possible. - Original Message - From: "Scott Ritchey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popul

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Yes, you are. I love hearing the cardigan wearing, apple loving mob going on about how great their OS is. Question is, if it is so great why do they have to keep telling themselves and everybody else? Perhaps this is the only place in the universe where they are tolerated? Phehaps there is no sp

Re: [MBZ] Brake Lines

2007-07-17 Thread Marshall Booth
Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On 7/17/07, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> While I do appreciate the finer tools, for my purposes a tool is utilitarian >> and nearly anything will do. > > But this is a false argument. The better something works, the more > utilitarian it is, and good t

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Marshall Booth
Allan Streib wrote: > "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Torque on 240D is 20 ft pounds, 15 Nm. > > 20 lb-ft on the center bolt? I'll check that, I doubt I have mine > that tight. I thought I just had to snug up the rubber rim on the > filter itself. > > Allan Ain't now wa

Re: [MBZ] vacuum issue 300D 2.5t

2007-07-17 Thread Marshall Booth
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: > Recently the 'classic care technician' at the local stealer told me that I > had an oil leak on my vacuum pump- I asked how urgent to fix remembering the > stories of bad vacuum pumps on the 123's. He said no hurry-it's not like the > old ones-BUT lately I have noticed

Re: [MBZ] OT - tank-on-empty

2007-07-17 Thread OK Don
That's my take on it also --- On 7/17/07, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a great idea, I'll keep driving my Benz till it runs out of fuel > and then tell the world how much of an idiot I am because I can't manage to > organise fuel for my vehicle. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman,

Re: [MBZ] Brake Lines

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:54:29 -0700, you wrote: > > In this case I am sure that > >more precise forging techniques and better quality control meant that > >the U.S.-made wrench would be less likely to round off a bolt or nut. > > > Why would

Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
not only is it stronger, but you can get the same strength with less material (weight) than no forged. That's why you can put a nice sticky tire on a forged rim and not yet, still keep the rim light. Probably have to pay a couple of thousand per rim, but quality doesn't come cheap. S&W had an ad

Re: [MBZ] wrenches.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
All is well providing the tool is made so that it's flanks like up as they should with bolt head. I've put a cheap wrencho on a bolt before and it's had so much play, I keep checking to make srue I didn't grab a SAE by mistake when I wanted metric. oh yeah, and it was the right size. hee hee. Tha

Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:12:42 -0400, you wrote: >Don't worry Alex, a few turns with that chinese wrench and the bolt will >round off any of those high spots the wrench may have. :-) I think >"forging" is defined differently around the world. I think of it as forming >the tool under many tonnes of

Re: [MBZ] [OT] Alfa and Italian windows.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
Ferrari must use the same window supplier as Alfa on their 456 GTA. hee hee Ed 300E On 17/07/07, Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:31:21 -0500, you wrote: > > >Just on Sat I saw one of those Alfa GTV6s I think it was -- a buddy of > >mine bought one of those ag

Re: [MBZ] Drying cars.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
A lot of the bike guys will dry their bikes with a leafblower, but if there is any sand or grit around, you're pretty much sandblasting it. :-) I like a couple of big beach towels best for drying the cars. I get them for about $10 each at Walmart (even made in Canada). Takes about 2 minutes for

Re: [MBZ] Brake lines adjunct (Strange Days)

2007-07-17 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:31:21 -0500, you wrote: >Just on Sat I saw one of those Alfa GTV6s I think it was -- a buddy of >mine bought one of those ages ago after he finished school and got a >real job. He really liked it. This one was in nice shape, even the AC >was working (I guess, it was abo

Re: [MBZ] Brake Lines

2007-07-17 Thread Peter T . Arnold
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:54:29 -0700, you wrote: In this case I am sure that >more precise forging techniques and better quality control meant that >the U.S.-made wrench would be less likely to round off a bolt or nut. > >Alex > Why would that be? A box wrench doesn't drive off it's points, it dr

Re: [MBZ] OT - tank-on-empty

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
I've got a great idea, I'll keep driving my Benz till it runs out of fuel and then tell the world how much of an idiot I am because I can't manage to organise fuel for my vehicle. Anyway it is hard to determine how far it would go after the light comes on bercause in all mine the yellow triangle

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
Actually, drying a car with a leafblower does not sound like a bad idea to me. Other than the noise annoying the neighbors. Allan "Hendrik Riessen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Genius, pure genius. > I suppose he polishes it with sandpaper as well and details the > engine with a sandblaster? >

Re: [MBZ] Coin op

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
I'm just amazed that Rodger cleans his own cars, I would have thought he would go down to the scout clean a car day and haggle them down to 50c for a complete detail inside and out. - Original Message - From: "John Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesd

Re: [MBZ] [OT] US made tools.

2007-07-17 Thread E M
Don't worry Alex, a few turns with that chinese wrench and the bolt will round off any of those high spots the wrench may have. :-) I think "forging" is defined differently around the world. I think of it as forming the tool under many tonnes of pressure. I'm sure other places just think of it a

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Genius, pure genius. I suppose he polishes it with sandpaper as well and details the engine with a sandblaster? - Original Message - From: "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Ma

Re: [MBZ] James May on the 123

2007-07-17 Thread Hendrik Riessen
Send me the airfare money and you got a deal:) - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] James May on the 123 > How about you pop over and do mine? > > --R > > Hendrik Riessen wrot

Re: [MBZ] [OT] Gmail

2007-07-17 Thread E M
RLE, just sent you an invite to Gmail so you can have a look and see if it is something that might help you sort out your mail. it has some good features I think you will find useful. Regards, Ed 300E On 17/07/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > < pretty > > easy to kill thr

Re: [MBZ] Brake Lines

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I do appreciate the finer tools, for my purposes a tool is utilitarian > and nearly anything will do. But this is a false argument. The better something works, the more utilitarian it is, and good tools are expensive secondarily for

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread E M
I think lists do become a bit of a social thing, which I think is fine. I mean, we are all here because we like or have a mercedes, most appreciate diesels, and we all pick up a wrench from time to time, so if the topic kind of wonders off to "what type of tools you like, or why you like them", no

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
This whole community is geared toward more than just MB stuff. Yes, that is our main interest, but we have the OkieQ, and the RustyQ so people who have become friends on list can meet and greet in person. Pretty soon everyone gets to know more about everyone else attending these evens which le

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
"Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Torque on 240D is 20 ft pounds, 15 Nm. 20 lb-ft on the center bolt? I'll check that, I doubt I have mine that tight. I thought I just had to snug up the rubber rim on the filter itself. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 __

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Alan, My 240D has a copper washer. My 300D 2.5t seems to have no washer on the top of the fuel filter. Both have the O rings that come with the filter. I had to order some new copper washers from Rusty when we discovered that my brother's 240D had a rubber washed squeezed on the top by dumb P

Re: [MBZ] sorting

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> <> easy to kill threads that are not interesting or have wandered off topic.  >> But not all email readers do that well.>> >> > And I (among many others) will point out for the thousandth time that until > the header has something to do with the message content, sor

Re: [MBZ] [OT] test

2007-07-17 Thread E M
Thanks Alex, got it!! :-) Ed 300E On 17/07/07, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 7/17/07, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With my other mail programmes, it's > > easy to change the subject line, but I still haven't figured out how to > do > > it yet with gmail? > > > > Ed, w

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread LWB250
When I lived in South San Francisco it never ceased to amaze me at how there are all these little "microclimates" from SFO all the way down the peninsula. You could be in the city where it was 55F and down in the South bay ot would be in the 90s. However, that was not the case when I moved over t

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Ed Booher
On 7/17/07, Walt Lasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there anyone who thinks there is way too much Off Topic material > here on the list? > Maybe I'm an old stick in the mud, eh? > > Walt Lasher I've come to view it like this: A person joins the list, lurks a little, asks a ques

Re: [MBZ] 380SL pant pant?

2007-07-17 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Yeah, that what I figured. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] IPod sales

2007-07-17 Thread John M McIntosh
You report market share numbers, then say you don't count the numbers from apple's stores or apple online sales, or costco. So where do the numbers come from then? Staples? Craig's list? obsolete product sales from tiger distributing? If you don't count sold items from Apple's normal retail

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, Ed Booher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Apple and Low End Mac, the Lombard only officially > supports 384 MB of RAM and the DIMM can not be larger than 256MB. Hey, it could be worse. On the first Mac I owned you had to cut a jumper on the motherboard if you wanted to insta

Re: [MBZ] IPod sales

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < and online so likely that 72.7% is higher for the few gazzillion ipods sold > thru their channels not counted here.>> > What's odd about it? As of some time late last year, Apple reported Ipod sales at 100 million units. I don't own one. RLE ** Get

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Ed Booher
On 7/17/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is what confuses me, young poos. why then is hte pismo expandable to 1 > gig but the lombard only to 512 meg? shouldn't the same 2 512meg boards i > have in the pismo work in the lombard? According to Apple and Low End Mac, the Lombard onl

Re: [MBZ] sorting

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < easy to kill threads that are not interesting or have wandered off topic.  > But not all email readers do that well.>> > And I (among many others) will point out for the thousandth time that until the header has something to do with the message content, sorting by thread is worthless. As f

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lombard is a really windy street in San Francisco. Do not try taking a > 4x4 crew cab dually down it, it's a really bad idea. I thought all the streets in San Francisco were windy. You get that cold air right off the bay no matter where you are, it s

Re: [MBZ] my $50 lombard is now upgraded

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and now you can tell me i'm an idiot as i could buy a brand new vista > equipped acer laptop for 400 bucks. Just like you could get a new Kia for the price of Kaleb's 420SEL. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/17/07, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With my other mail programmes, it's > easy to change the subject line, but I still haven't figured out how to do > it yet with gmail? > Ed, when you reply to a message, just click "Edit Subject" right above the box where you enter your message text. G

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Kevin
Lombard is a really windy street in San Francisco. Do not try taking a 4x4 crew cab dually down it, it's a really bad idea. On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 01:33:01PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote: > I have no idea what a pismo is or a lombard ___ http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 20, Issue 98

2007-07-17 Thread RELNGSON
> < on the list?>> > Well, what exactly is the topic, anyway? Not diesel stuff. >     > <> > Uh, well, you called it. RLE ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ http:

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread LWB250
Probably. The only problem would be hardware-specific drivers that might be different between the two. Then again, they are so similar to each other I suspect that the PPC kernels in OS X won't care. MacDan --- Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so you know that a pismo cpu will not fit i

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread LWB250
I learned not to do that way back in the early days of OS 9.x. There were a few updates that they put out that would break stuff. Ouch. I would say that their OS X updates are pretty bulletproof, but some of the app updates, like iTunes, can be hinky right out of the box. And yes, you can certa

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread LWB250
The issue with the EU is not Apple's, but the music industry's. The labels have different coontractual arrangements in different countries, which forces Apple to have different iTunes stores in each area that requires different terms for the labels and artists. This is the jist of the conflict go

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Tom Hargrave
There are 2 O ring seals on the bolt and they need to be replaced. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mercedes@okiebenz.com" Sent: 7/17/07 4:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter On Sunday I changed my in-line and spin-on fuel fi

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread John M McIntosh
Ya, own is 100% "NPD reported figures for January 2007, reporting on a quarter billion dollars of MP3 players: NPD’s numbers only cover retailers that supply it with data, which excludes Apple, Costco, online sales, and mail order outlets. 1. Apple 72.7% 2. Sandisk 8.9% 3. Micros

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst
ttp://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20070717/23ed5dcc/attachment.bin > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsu

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread E M
I can see how that can be a pain. I've set up this gmail account and just have all my car stuff directed to it. I can go through it pretty fast and just delete the stuff of no interest. With my other mail programmes, it's easy to change the subject line, but I still haven't figured out how to do

Re: [MBZ] Lock Cylinder Removal - UPDATE

2007-07-17 Thread Scott Ritchey
Dave, With the cylinder out, you can work the mechanism with a screwdriver or similar tool. Make sure the rest of the mechanism works smoothly before installing the new cylinder. I have had a very sticky mechanism that I fixed by squirting some lubricant in there with the cylinder removed, but

[MBZ] my $50 lombard is now upgraded

2007-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst
256 meg ram, os 10.4.10, firewire. brilliant cosmetic condition. screen is like new. hard to calculate how much money i have in this, but i'd say it looks something like this. machine: $50 shipping machine from jersey: 15 firewire: $40 ram: surplus from baptist church buy last week (essenti

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Wonko the Sane
I have a bunch of these copper washers. If you need one, email me off-list with your address and I'll drop some into the mail tomorrow. On 7/17/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > IIRC there should be a copper washer on the hollow > > bolt. > >

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Scott Ritchey
I think the washer is aluminum but it's the same size as the copper washer on the oil plug. I once tried a copper washer but it didn't seal well ... I think the copper is too hard for the casting. In my 82 SD, I just torque the bolt a tiny bit at a time until the leak stops. My 79 300TD has a di

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Peter Frederick
Apple doesn't own the music player business, and the EU is going to force them to open up services -- at that point, there are several other manufacturers that sell good ones (some of my friends already have them). Cell phones, we shall wait and see, that one I don't think will work so well.

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread Scott Ritchey
In a prior life, we washed Army vehicles with a fire hose, literally. We had driven those things through streams, shallow bogs, and small ponds maneuvering while maintaining cover. Those much more experienced than me knew exactly where to direct the hose to blast out caked-on mud in the many nook

Re: [MBZ] WAY OT: fertilizer [was Re: killing weeds and Bombay cats]

2007-07-17 Thread Peter Frederick
I have a doctorate in Botany and have been gardening for about 40 years Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Gary Hurst
so you know that a pismo cpu will not fit in a lombard? i just learned this. i have 1 256 around and should be able to take another from sme other machine. then i just take my os x tiger hard drive off my pismo and plug it in the lombard and, poof, i am done.. it is that simple right? On 7/17/

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread John Robbins
ernest breakfield wrote: > sorting by Subject line and deleting entire threads is what i tend > to have to do with this list; sadly, i have to do more of it for this > list than any other i've ever seen. the Signal-to-Noise ratio here is > pitiful, but i keep sifting through it for the littl

Re: [MBZ] Just saw this in Popular Machanics re: tires

2007-07-17 Thread R A Bennell
Well, please do remember that there are pressure washers and then there are pressure washers. Most of the little ones will do no harm and may not even clean sufficiently to please you. The commercial ones may remove the paint from your car. I have one of the lesser models - 4HP B&S supposed to pr

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread R A Bennell
I don't mean to sound cheeky, but how about offering some on topic pearls of wisdom to keep the rest of us amused? Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ernest breakfield Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Sub

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread ernest breakfield
people that use an e-mail list to "get to know" people don't understand the concept of what an e-mail list is for, and/or haven't played enough e-mail to understand how quickly it makes a topic-specific list useless. want to socialize through a computer? that's what IM programs and Chat Roo

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > IIRC there should be a copper washer on the hollow > bolt. Is there normally a replacement with the new filter? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.b

Re: [MBZ] 380SL pant pant?

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
Hey that's a heck of a lot better odds than the Powerball. "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes-It's Carriage House MB, and the art museum in New London CT. They are > selling 600 chances for $65.00 each. I saw the car-it's showroom-I fell for > it. Will have to skip Powerball

Re: [MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread LWB250
IIRC there should be a copper washer on the hollow bolt. Dan --- Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday I changed my in-line and spin-on fuel > filters on the 300D, > and today when I approached the car I detected the > aroma of -- no, not > soybean oil or rancid french fries -- Di

[MBZ] leaking fuel filter

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
On Sunday I changed my in-line and spin-on fuel filters on the 300D, and today when I approached the car I detected the aroma of -- no, not soybean oil or rancid french fries -- Diesel fuel. Checking the filters, there was fuel seeping out around the big center bolt on the spin-on filter. I tight

Re: [MBZ] 380SL pant pant?

2007-07-17 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Yes-It's Carriage House MB, and the art museum in New London CT. They are selling 600 chances for $65.00 each. I saw the car-it's showroom-I fell for it. Will have to skip Powerball for a few weeks if I don't win it. If I do win it, I will have to get a diesel scented air freshener. Dwight http:

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread R A Bennell
an old stick in the mud, eh? Walt Lasher W140 S350 Seattle -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 2932 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/200

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Allan Streib
There has been a lot. I think it adds a dimension of getting to "know" people, as much as that's possible over email, but see how it could be annoying to someone on Digest mode or only checking periodically. If you have an email reader that can group messages by thread it's pretty easy to kill th

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
t; W140 S350 > Seattle > -- next part -- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: winmail.dat > Type: application/ms-tnef > Size: 2932 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20070

Re: [MBZ] 380SL pant pant?

2007-07-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
somebody is raffling off an 85 SL? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 380SL pant pant? > OK_ I bought a ra

Re: [MBZ] vista

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
yes, the so-dimm will fit just fine I used a 256 133 in my wallstreet and the moved it to the TiBook On Jul 17, 2007, at 11:33 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote: > I have no idea what a pismo is or a lombard > > --- > Kaleb C. Striplin > Cox Auto Trader > 730 PP Supervisor > > - Original

Re: [MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
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Re: [MBZ] OT: PDF spam

2007-07-17 Thread Redghost
I was helping my mom get her computer updated and switched her over to Firefox and Thunderbird, so she could reduce the amount of ED spam. Found about five PDF spams that I just deleted instead of finding out which trojan horse they contained. clay On Jul 17, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Allan Strei

Re: [MBZ] Gump shift

2007-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley
R A Bennell wrote: > > I really doubt that moving the shafts with a big wrench or pliers is a good > idea. I think that a bit of wiggling > should get it back where it was without further harm. That was my thought. The one that moves when the shifter goes forward and back may have to be in neu

[MBZ] Way too much OT?

2007-07-17 Thread Walt Lasher
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