I was watching the world movies the other night and a French crime
thriller is on, the baddy chick in that one is driving a 124 TE and
after that movie there is a Danish flick about life in the underworld
and the drug pusher drags his girlfriend into a black 124 TD Taxi. Bit
of coincidence.
He
Saw that Dan in real life movie. Pretty good. From the previews I
thought it was a euro 280TE or something. But it turns out its a
300TD, just missing the diesel badge. Its featured in the movie quite a
bit which makes it that much better. Now I want a wagon
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore,
An airliner can be described as "Too many small parts flying in
formation". You can see why ---
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't fly a lot. But the last two times I have had to fly on
> business, the maintenance problems have been a joke.
>
> *
So this evening I saw about a block away what appeared to be a yellow
Smart crossing the street up ahead at the intersection. It had some
sort of dark stuff on it, maybe trim or paint or something, I could not
tell for sure at that distance. My immediate reaction, and I am
wondering about the
I don't fly a lot. But the last two times I have had to fly on
business, the maintenance problems have been a joke.
* Continental Embraer regional jet takes off and pilot comes on to
say that he can't confirm the landing gear are up. Circle around
to land and about 20 feet off the ground
Griffin makes an "iMic" that can be used with an RCA
to 1/8" "Y" cable to digitize low-level signals.
If you want to drop a reasonable amount of money for a
more elegant and higher quality interface, I would
recommend the Roland UA-1EX, which you can find for
around $80 and gives you some serious
Ahhh. I see. Thanks, Martha.
Bob R.
Trying to remember which one of my friends has a good orbital polisher to
borrow.
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So what do I use to resurrect this faded/oxidized paint?
Bob R
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> < badly
> oxidized can paint b
Clay won't do anything for the oxidation, although you
should go over the finish with clay before you attempt
restoration so that you get all the dirt out of it -
that's what the clay will do. If this is a clearcoat
finish there's not a lot you can do to get the
oxidation out - it's trapped under
Bob R. "Mine is a little worse than that paint wise. Which lead me to ask: how
badly oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one.
The AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
oxidized/faded looking but in tact. Would a clay bar help this out?"
I
"E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I pump this it clicks off then will round off to the nearest .50
> cents, which is about a tablespoons worth these days.
I fill the 300D until the fuel is visible in the filler neck.
Allan
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I pump this it clicks off then will round off to the nearest .50 cents,
which is about a tablespoons worth these days.
Ed
300E
On 13/04/2008, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Peter Frederick wrote:
> >
> > Too much fuel in the tank on a hot day, it will go right through the
> > canist
LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm an Elgato fan myself, as I think they do both hardware and
> software for video capture the best for Macs, but for the price you
> can't go wrong with this thing.
>
I'm looking for a device and software for a Mac to digitize a bunch of
vinyl LPs I have. P
> < badly
> oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one. The
> AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
> oxidized/faded looking but intact. Would a clay bar help this out?>>
>
No. Clay does not remove oxidation. Only stuff stuck to the paint such a
Even the roof is rusty. And the bodywork, Oy Vey.
Of course, it is a 1/2 million+ miler.
RLE
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OWC has been unloading these Miglia USB dongles for a
few weeks - I picked one up for the son's 17" C2D
iMac. Works well and has decent software bundled with
it.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item-maillist/Miglia/TVM041/?source=hdb0404
I'm an Elgato fan myself, as I think they do both
hardware and s
> < canister and onto the ground if you insist on filling up to the very
> limit the tank will hold. There is some air space designed into the tank to
> prevent this, but if you keep dribbling fuel in you can fill it right up to
> the vent,
> which you don't want to do, it's wasteful. Besides,
> And the more fuel that goes in means that less mpg's were achieved -
On one side of the short fill-up. But the next one may get
erroneously _high_ marks. That's why I top off, for consistency
of the mileage calculations. It doesn't affect the true mileage
you get at all, just the 'jitter' in
> Are you people starting to see that there is a gun culture in the
> States?
Of course there is. But because it's only half-adopted there's
quite a lot of trouble. The worst massacres all occur in so-called
'gun-free' zones. Places like schools, and airliners. I can think
of more than a few
Mine is a little worse than that paint wise. Which lead me to ask: how badly
oxidized can paint be and be saved by a clay bar? I've never used one. The
AZ sun has taken its toll on the flat surfaces of the car. Very
oxidized/faded looking but in tact.
Would a clay bar help this out?
Bob R
-Ori
> I want this for a summer cruiser, what do you guys think?
Condition is everything. Condition of soft top, upholstery,
interior panels, paint, and most especially importantly on the
107 body: RUST! What are those blocks under it? Why is the
muffler obviously hanging down?
-- Jim
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"OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> So what are the on-line auction choices besides eBay now?
Look for Google to jump in here if they haven't already.
Allan
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The paint looks authentic. Could you buy that car in diarrhea with
olive drab interior, or did somebody swap in the upholstered bits?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270228202944
His Westy isn't a bad match for it, but the interior isn't green:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ200QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZbuymbparts
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZokieQ2dbenz
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94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic,
91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89
What's wrong with sun faded yellow?
The forest green interior is a bit much but that sexy new gear knob
makes up for it.
Hendrik
who used to have a bright yellow 4x4 which was very easy to find in a
car park
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-NO-RESERVE-1OWNER-300d-64K-SERVICE-RECORDS-TX-CAR_W0QQitemZ270228202944QQihZ017QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic,
91 300D
That pick just turns my stomach
Wonko the Sane wrote:
> Huh?
>
> Not sure where you're getting this "all-Black crowd" stuff. I am (well, 1/4
> of me) in the very lower left of this photo. I have blond hair and blue
> eyes, quite pale. My red-headed wife is to my left in the red sweater.
>
> Yea,
I want this for a summer cruiser, what do you guys think?
she said it has around 180-200k, she inherited it 2 yrs ago.
says it smoke alittle but drives good, good clutch and all.
I euro bumbers are the stromg selling point for me.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/car/639463896.html
Huh?
Not sure where you're getting this "all-Black crowd" stuff. I am (well, 1/4
of me) in the very lower left of this photo. I have blond hair and blue
eyes, quite pale. My red-headed wife is to my left in the red sweater.
Yea, there was a black face in this crowd. He was sitting just to my righ
I noticed from another list that there is a Marshall memorial planned.
I guess for some reason we get left out of the loop here. In any case,
here is the info that was posted
"Listmeisters: I have some news to convey regarding a memorial
celebration for
Marshall. Linda Bell, his fiancée, ask
every commodity price is going through the roof. are they still telling us
there is no inflation or that lie has perhaps gone out the window?
there is no inflation for washington talking heads who earn 7 figures a year
as what the hell does it matter to them if something is $1 or $3.
On Sun, Apr
It will go up with the additional commercial BioD plants that are
coming on line. More demand.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They probably raised it because everyone was buying to to burn in their car.
>
>
> wilton strickland wrote:
> > 'Just saw
They probably raised it because everyone was buying to to burn in their car.
wilton strickland wrote:
> 'Just saw soy oil at Sam's for $25.67 per 35 lb. jug; that's $5.58 per
> gallon!!
>
> Wilton
>
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So what are the on-line auction choices besides eBay now?
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Hendrik & Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can check out the details at www.ebay.com.au but it looks pretty
> bad, with a 'you must have this and you can't do this attitude'.
> Perhaps if nobody listed
I was at Lowes this afternoon and saw a toner for $40 -- it was in the
AV and network area, by the electrical aisle.
> I'll look for a tone generator in the local Lowes and Home Depot if he
> doesn't get the cable company to locate the cable inside the wall. Thanks,
> Gerry
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You can check out the details at www.ebay.com.au but it looks pretty
bad, with a 'you must have this and you can't do this attitude'.
Perhaps if nobody listed anything or bought anything for a week as a
sign of protest, they would reconsider their bully boy tactics.
Hendrik
Allan Streib wrote:
Perhaps they can get some kids who survived high school massacres to
come on the show and talk about how guns don't kill people but rather
screwed up kids who have access to guns kill people.
Are you people starting to see that there is a gun culture in the States?
No?
Didn't think so, that's rig
Bob,
It's real close on my CDI when I do a manual calculation vs. what the
readout says.
John
On 4/13/08, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Scott told us about his Subaru:
>
> "It indicates instantaneous MPG (which is useless because it jumps with
> every
> twitch of the gas pedal) or a
only true if you ASSuME that the exact same number of miles were traveled.
cheers!
e
LarryT wrote:
> And the more fuel that goes in means that less mpg's were achieved -
>
> Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
> Test Results http://members.rennl
i found the computer in a Volvo i once owned to consistently lie about
what mileage we were getting; calculating manually always showed us to
be receiving worse than what was reported.
cheers!
e
Robert Rentfro wrote:
> Scott told us about his Subaru:
>
> "It indicates instantaneous MPG (which
Hi Russ,
Not sure which cable company my son has in Orlando. I live near a small
town on the west coast of Florida. We have Bright House in this subdivision
and there seems to be competing companies since they have ads in the paper
from time to time.
I'll look for a tone generator in the local Lo
And the more fuel that goes in means that less mpg's were achieved -
Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D)
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On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:05:41 -0500 Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> ... and advocating common folk to run for office so we have some real
> choices.
So how would one of the "common folk" gain traction to make a realistic
run for office?
We had one of the TSMs from the Lab run for our loc
Diesels suffer less from milage drop in city driving than gassers.
Not sure why, but I suspect it's because they use MUCH less fuel
idling (gas engines have to run WAY rich at idle to keep them
running) and gassers use more fuel on acceleration, too, I think. My
Volvo, my old 300D, my new
Scott told us about his Subaru:
"It indicates instantaneous MPG (which is useless because it jumps with
every
twitch of the gas pedal) or average MPG since last reset. It consistently
reads about 1/2 to 1 MPG high based on manual calculations at each fill up."
I wondered about that. I watch the o
Well I did some hauling yesterday with it. Got 17mpg hauling thru the
ozark mountains of arkansas. Expect it would do better when on the open
road without all the hills etc.
Mitch Haley wrote:
> "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
>> They are not oil fired like the powerstroke, they are electronic. Gm
My new Subaru gasser has a MPG indicator driven by the engine computer. It
indicates instantaneous MPG (which is useless because it jumps with every
twitch of the gas pedal) or average MPG since last reset. It consistently
reads about 1/2 to 1 MPG high based on manual calculations at each fillup.
Peter Frederick wrote:
>
> Too much fuel in the tank on a hot day, it will go right through the
> canister and onto the ground if you insist on filling up to the very
> limit the tank will hold.
I usually round up to the nearest dollar if I'm on my way home, I'll
burn off that much driving the 1
Too much fuel in the tank on a hot day, it will go right through the
canister and onto the ground if you insist on filling up to the very
limit the tank will hold.
There is some air space designed into the tank to prevent this, but
if you keep dribbling fuel in you can fill it right up to th
'Just saw soy oil at Sam's for $25.67 per 35 lb. jug; that's $5.58 per
gallon!!
Wilton
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> < A quart maybe?>>
>
It varies all over the place. My 203 would take another gallon plus if I
dribbled it in after the nozzle kicked off. My 204 takes about a pint more. My
old
diesel took at least another gallon but it took forever.
I always top it off, not because knowing the mileage is so
i don't actually have 10,000 dollars. or even close to that.
you think if i showed up at met life in new york in person they'd cash it
for me on demand? :)
the appraiser comes out tomorrow. hope they don't lowball me
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
"Robert Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think only homeless people and drug dealers can function without
> banks. You could always cash your checks at those check cashing
> places I reckon and then send your mortgage company an envelope full
> of fifties. Banks are a necessary evil.
If
Hendrik & Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I think that Oz is being used a test case to see if they can get
> away with it. It is being sold as being more secure for buyers and
> sellers. Of course it is also more profitable to the ebay/paypal
> monopoly.
So are they taking away the option to m
I guess they feel that if they can be caught cheating on their
wives/taxes, the terrorist will be caught also???
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> it continues the idea that we, the people, are all "insurgents" and must be
> watched closely so we can get "c
To put yet a different spin on things: This sounds like what the AntiChrist
will do.
Brian
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Cathey wrote:
> >
> > Let's hope it goes no better for the Fourth than it
> > did for the Third.
>
> The Third Reich grew to co
NICK NEWS WANTS YOUR KID
Nickelodeon has contacted Gun Owners of America and offered us a wonderful
opportunity to get out the pro-gun message to young people.
They want some teenagers (between 11-15 years of age) to appear on the May
13 taping of Nick News which will run later that month. Specif
LarryT wrote:
> No need to continue - I'm sure ya'll get the idea - there's a huge amount of
> experiences that are important to the voters that the politicians have no
> concept of.
I remember when my parents signed their first gov't farming subsity contract.
A year or so later, the USDA rep go
Jim Cathey wrote:
>
> Let's hope it goes no better for the Fourth than it
> did for the Third.
The Third Reich grew to control most of two continents in under 15 years.
I expect the Fourth to be content with ruling 300,000,000 people on one
continent.
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sounds like a lot of the politicians we have.
Most have gone into politics after getting a law degree. Their so-called
"public service" career starts
there and they never work at a real job -- which I define as one where they
get up every morning
and go to work for too little pay for too long h
> ...we're on the highway to Hell, or at least
> to the Fourth Reich.
Let's hope it goes no better for the Fourth than it
did for the Third.
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> I'll try topping up the tank as you suggest, but I'm wondering how
> much
> extra fuel goes into the tank by topping off? A quart maybe?
That's true of the gasser SL's, certainly. But the diesels all
have a considerably greater amount that you can get into them,
and that amount varies quite
LarryT wrote:
>
>
> Same thing happened to my D-I-L - she had a 180 degree change in her idea
> of gun control.I wish she'd
> go with my son to the range so she'd know exactly how to use it - but she
> hasn't come far enough yet. She assumes
> my son will be around if something bad happens.
> Same thing happened to my D-I-L - she had a 180 degree change in her
> idea
> of gun control... Sometimes people just don't seem to think straight -
> and refuse to listen.
Give her a break, it takes awhile to adjust when you've been
thinking you've been living in a nanny state all this time,
you wrote - < she's got a gun.>>
Same thing happened to my D-I-L - she had a 180 degree change in her idea
of gun control.I wish she'd
go with my son to the range so she'd know exactly how to use it - but she
hasn't come far enough yet. She assumes
my son will be around if something bad ha
OK Jim,
I'll try topping up the tank as you suggest, but I'm wondering how much
extra fuel goes into
the tank by topping off? A quart maybe?
As far as the comments from the person saying to fill up in the AM - I
thought the temp was stable once you get around 6" into the ground?
Thx y
I suspect that it gets heavier as you get closer to it.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:48 AM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think the total weight of 2 tons of manure will depend on how much of the
> aroma has drifted off ...
> BillR
>
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Norman, OK
"There are three kinds of
My daughter sent this:
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
I don't know what you are paying for gasoline but here in California we
are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in
petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of
your money's worth for every g
Gerry,
If his cable company is like Cox here they charge 70 bucks an hour
to find the cable for you and he may have to wait 2 weeks for them to do it.
Lowes & Home Depot used to have a inexpensive Network Tone Generator.
Around 30 bucks. I tried to find it on their online catalog but it
wasn't sh
I wonder if all this nonsense is spreading to small town banks? In '77 I got
tossed in the cooler at 0400 in Fon-du-lac, WI, for doing 86 in a 25 in my
TR7. I had to sit there in the klink with a drunk guy until 1100 to see the
judge. My ticket was a little over $400 so I got my checkbook out. They
it continues the idea that we, the people, are all "insurgents" and must be
watched closely so we can get "caught" at something.
a government by the people, of the people and far the people consciously
transformed into a government AGAINST the people and the people seem by and
large pleased with t
Fuel consumption will vary with driving conditions (wet roads use
more power, the water drags on the tires), cool damp weather gives
more hp from the water vapor in the air, AC use (climate control,
remember, it's automatic) can use a mpg or so, idling time, number of
hard acceleration runs
Not completely true. You need to review the Bank
Secrecy Act:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Secrecy_Act
For that matter, the Bush administration has also
enabled banks to report "questionable" account
activity to the Fed to try and target those who might
try and "fly below the radar", so to
i'm pessimistic from the above that i will be able to get rid of banks. as
i am absolutely such a small fish in general, this is not a practical matter
as i'm pretty confident that no one really has any interest in "watching"
me.
i guess what irks me is the dead stupidity of it. they think by as
My mom got caught up with some of the "taxes are
unconstitutional" groups a few years ago. It took
months of constant lobbying on the part of myself and
my brother (a career banker, like my dad was) to
convince her that these people were idiots, and if she
wanted to avoid taxes or pay as little as
Hi Gary
I think you'll find MOs create no questions at all.In fact they like
MOs because of the speed they *should* clear.
If they start asking about where the money is coming from tell them
"it's none of their business" If they want to push it make them get a
"search warrant" - wh
At 09:30 AM 4/13/2008, you wrote:
>On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:22:49 -0500 Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
> > Has anyone had experience changing the timing chain and tensioner on
> > a 320E M104 engine 92 E320 this time, 124 chassis. Has audible
> > chain slap. Could be just a tensioner.
Hendrick & Fay.
Ta, very much. The PO had both pumps replaced about 6 months before
she gave it to me, or at least paid for the replacement.
Starting cold, it responds normally and drives well. Runnung hot 95c
it runs well. The only problems is when it is about half warm, 40c,
or has shut off fo
On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:22:49 -0500 Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Has anyone had experience changing the timing chain and tensioner on
> a 320E M104 engine 92 E320 this time, 124 chassis. Has audible
> chain slap. Could be just a tensioner. More likely, both.
>
> Should I order cha
Jim Cathey wrote:
> So far as I know, if you take it to the bank (or a branch)
> that it is drawn on they _must_ pay you.
Apparently, federal banking laws don't require that they do it for
free, and some of the national banks will go to court if a state
tries to force them to do it for free:
ht
The old grey haired hippies (that are still alive) in the Kau
district of Hawaii live off the grid and grow their own. I don't
know if they are free of banks, but they have a cash economy, selling
what they grow to locals and tourists. I guess there is a wholesale
market too, but I don't know
Timothy Robinson wrote:
>
> I overheard a transaction at my bank last week. It seems to be a policy that
> if one doesn't have an account at that bank a fee is charged for cashing a
> check though it is drawn on them. However, I noted they accepted
> fingerprints and didn't yet require a DNA sam
From what I have seen, the illegals cash their checks at wallyland
or at a grocery store.. As long as you "no habla inglish" and change
your name to a mexican sounding name, you would be ok. buy fake ID.
Illegals can do anything they want, even murder and skate. all they
have to do is buy d
I think the total weight of 2 tons of manure will depend on how much of the
aroma has drifted off ...
BillR
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on 4/13/08 2:27 Uhr, Jim Cathey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> how do i cash checks of the sort that the check cashing
>> places won't cash?
>
> So far as I know, if you take it to the bank (or a branch)
> that it is drawn on they _must_ pay you. A check is a pay
> order to the bank from the acc
Jim Cathey wrote:
> So far as I know, if you take it to the bank (or a branch)
> that it is drawn on they _must_ pay you.
Last time I did that with a paycheck (the bank was across the street from
us, the leading CPA firm in that town) the teller thought I needed to
be fingerprinted first. She see
That's cool that you are there with the Presidential candidate and engaged
in this.
I did not say that he surrounds himself with all Black crowds at all times -
only that he does sometimes.
I believe that it is no more okay to have an all Black anything than it is
to have an all White anything. Do
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