Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Trampas
About 10 years ago Dodge had a prototype of the Contractor's grade pickup. This was a diesel/electric hybrid that used the electrical motor as a 15KW generator. Thus in a power outage you could run your house off the truck. This is what I am looking for in a truck, well that and 4 doors. As

Re: [MBZ] Muffler O-Rings

2008-06-24 Thread Jim Cathey
Are replacement [bumpers] available? Yep. I get mine at the U-Pull! (When I think to look.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Curt, I have two complete (including the shafts that you are considering cutting) 123 front door handle assemblies. Send me a check for $10, and I'll send 'em to ya. Wilton Strickland 618 Park Ave. Goldsboro, NC 27530 - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Diesel

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Jim Cathey
only other option is very high resistance wiring or the shaft bearings are so bad they have allowed the shaft to contact the pickup. The pickup is a coil hiding behind a thin aluminum wall at the rear of the shaft. If the shaft had chewed its way to the coil methinks it would no longer hold

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Jim Cathey
So if I cut the shaft from the lock to the locking mechanism do I have a hope of being able to get a new one or repair this one? Meaning if I cut it will I really have screwed myself? I wouldn't destroy anything. Keep at it with penetrant, heat, and persistence. You can loosen the latch

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
Figured you'd say that... The shaft comes out of the door and stays with the handle? It occurred to me this morning that when first back on the road I'll be driving it and since it'll just be to work and back and it does have a removable faceplate stereo I don't really need to lock the

Re: [MBZ] Muffler O-Rings

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
Wanna check for me? We've got no Upull near me and last I checked the yards didn't have any MB... Though that one place does have a hood so I suppose... -Curt --- On Tue, 6/24/08, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Muffler O-Rings To:

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
Craig McCluskey wrote: But the Republican presidents would not have errected barriers to information transfer between the CIA and the FBI, among other things. I wasn't around to know anything about this, but could that be explained by fighting amongst the CIA, FBI, etc? John

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 31, Issue 160

2008-06-24 Thread Dan Weeks
On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: You need a pickup to haul stuff... In Europe they do just fine without. Trailers instead of trucks mostly, Exactly. I have a $600 Snowbear utility trailer I bought from Home Depot. It has a 3/4 ton capacity,

Re: [MBZ] Another reason to stay home

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: I wasn't around to know anything about this, but could that be explained by fighting amongst the CIA, FBI, etc? Sometimes it seems like getting a better appropriation is more important than doing their jobs, doesn't it? The whole point of the Waco slaughter was to have a

Re: [MBZ] Iowa Flooding

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
Dan Weeks wrote: As a Des Moines resident, I've got to say that as bad as the iowa flooding is, it in no way compares in scale or severity to New Orleans and Katrina. Many fewer people affected, much more notice, a FEMA that learned a few things after Katrina, much less population

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Luther
ARGH, in my attempt to check the a/c RPM sensor, I have separated the rubber seal/plug housing into about 20 different pieces. ARGH! Anyway, seems I SHOULD have just unplugged it from on top of the compressor. Oh well, I'll just condemn the compressor (and HOPE that it was bad and NOT

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Jim Cathey
Anyway, seems I SHOULD have just unplugged it from on top of the compressor. Umm, yes. -- Jim ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Peter Frederick
Yeah, lots of bits in there --- if you hadn't gotten it apart, another clue to a slipping clutch is that the clutch will get HOT, much warmer than it should in a short period (it will heat up some as the compressor is fairly warm, but not blistering hot in a couple minutes, as mine does at the

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Luther
On the flip side of that, since the voltage is out of spec/low, either the sensor is bad OR the compressor is bad. If it's just the sensor, I still would have mangled the wiring harness and would need a new one. The front of the clutch IS rusty ARGH :) On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:52:56

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:31 AM, Trampas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About 10 years ago Dodge had a prototype of the Contractor's grade pickup. This was a diesel/electric hybrid that used the electrical motor as a 15KW generator. Thus in a power outage you could run your house off the truck. More

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Archer
Try Rust Eater from Autozone alternately with WD-40. Rust Eater is the only penetrant I've found that actually dissolves rust such that you can see it coming out in solution. I've used Tal-5, Aerokroil, Blaster, and several others I can't remember. The only thing that ever worked as well as

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread R A Bennell
First-in-segment coil-spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides superb ride and handling without sacrificing truck capability My 68 Chevy has coil springs on the back - and half leaf overloader springs for when it is loaded down. Has always worked well and

Re: [MBZ] Something about light bulbs - NO MB

2008-06-24 Thread Gary Thompson
His point as I saw it was not that we shouldn't ever use CFLs, but that we as intelligent, thoughtful Americans should be able to decide for ourselves when it may or may not be appropriate to do so. He did diminish this point somewhat with the EPA and China-bashing at the end. After all, I'd

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Allan Streib
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: First-in-segment coil-spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides superb ride and handling without sacrificing truck capability My 68 Chevy has coil springs on the back - and half leaf overloader springs for when it is

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Peter Frederick
You probably couldn't have gotten the wiring bracket off with the compressor in the car anyway, although I guess it's possible if you take off the PS pump. A bit hard to reach, three screws (two for the bracket and one for the clutch coil ground) and then the bracket comes off and you can

[MBZ] Fw: Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
You can swap complete handles or parts there of directly left to right, right to left, etc. Put the better one on driver door, etc. You can completely dismantle them, clean, repair, etc., as necessary, maybe even take good, longer pins/waffles from salvaged ones ('don't remember if 123's have

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Yes, shaft stays with hancle, but after it's out, you can easily remove shaft from handle by punching out a pin. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com; Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:21 AM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First-in-segment coil-spring, multilink rear suspension fitted to a solid rear axle provides superb ride and handling without sacrificing truck capability I can't imagine what this could mean. In my mind multilink

Re: [MBZ] Something about light bulbs - NO MB

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Thompson wrote: He did diminish this point somewhat with the EPA and China-bashing at the end. After all, I'd hazard to guess it's hard to find a US-made incandescent light bulb either. The GE Soft Whites I bought earlier this month say assembled in USA. Ever since FEIT changed from

Re: [MBZ] U2 cockpit tour

2008-06-24 Thread LarryT
Thanks for that link! Amazing they could control the speed to +/- 3 knots - +3 and the plane starts to break up and -3 the plane stalls. I cannot imagine doing that for up to 14 hours straight! I bet they pray the auto pilot never dies - but I'm sure they must sometime. Larry T (66 MGB, 74

Re: [MBZ] Okay brain trust

2008-06-24 Thread LarryT
I have a similar problem - but on mine, the little spring loaded door that keep the tumblers protected is damaged and will not move away to allow access. I had planned to move the R to L and vice versa - but if I cannot turn the lock to remove the door handles I;m screwed. Larry T (66 MGB,

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding

2008-06-24 Thread Loren Faeth
But Culver and his predecessor would love to turn Iowa into that kind of socialist mecca that Naw'lans was before the hurricane. They wish they were Landrews and William Jeffersons in place of just smalltime crooks. I got off the Dubuque St exit in Iowa City last Friday. I didn't get far

[MBZ] Strange Radio Connections

2008-06-24 Thread LarryT
Hello - The Blaupunkt I have installed was wired really strangely. The 2 hot leads (1 to ign and 1 to batt) go to the same wire - the ign wire. Then, the ground wire is hot! I went to attach it to the frame and saw a small spark. Whoa -- that's not right. Looked at the diagram and yep,

Re: [MBZ] '86 SDL Klima

2008-06-24 Thread Loren Faeth
FWIW: My experience has been with bad Klima relays. YMMV. That said, it is possible for the compressor RPM counter to fail in various modes of failure. At 09:40 PM 6/23/2008, you wrote: The a/c voltage from the compressor RPM sensor is to low. It showed about .03vac instead of the required

Re: [MBZ] old favorites

2008-06-24 Thread andrew strasfogel
At least you have income to tax... On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 3:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..Donald Snook wrote: 'Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.' I

[MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread Luther
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150262736997ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 WTF is a nanometer in relationship to torque? :D ID10T error! -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread PM7088
Measures Nanos, used to set preload on Yugo windshied wipers. Pete -- Original message -- From: Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=150262736997ssPageName=ADME: B:SS:US:1123 WTF is a nanometer in relationship to torque?

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread Loren Faeth
from the scale, the moron interpreted Nm as nanometer in place of Newton Meter. I think nanometer is shown as nm not Nm He was trying to dazzle us with his brainpower by interpreting Nm for he morons who look at ebay, only he got the term wrong. He probably googled nm and got the right

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
Loren Faeth wrote: But you will never hear about it from the national media. And there's all kinds of crap you never heard about for Katrina either. Whats the point? Other than the media sucks? John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
Loren Faeth wrote: soapbox Google is a name, and therefore a noun. It is not a verb in any tense. /soapbox Languages evolve ;) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/google John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding

2008-06-24 Thread Loren Faeth
thats the point At 02:22 PM 6/24/2008, you wrote: Loren Faeth wrote: But you will never hear about it from the national media. And there's all kinds of crap you never heard about for Katrina either. Whats the point? Other than the media sucks? John

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread andrew strasfogel
Someone should ignore the idiocy and buy his $.01 torque wrench already - what a deal! On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:25 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Loren Faeth wrote: soapbox Google is a name, and therefore a noun. It is not a verb in any tense. /soapbox Languages evolve ;)

Re: [MBZ] Strange Radio Connections

2008-06-24 Thread Loren Faeth
I'd guess the radio is always on in a standby mode. When you touch the ground wire to a ground, you complete acircuit, and that creates a small spark. I know all the 1980+ beckers have a always on feature they will drain the battery over time. The anti-theft Beckers have to have power

[MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread dave walton
There is a little Isuzu diesel dually I want to purchase in New York State, about a 4 hour drive from Cleveland. It's from a private owner who can't provide a temp tag or plate. Normally, I'd pull a plate from a car just for the drive home - which in the past has worked even when I was pulled over

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread John Freer
Try the NY DMV and have all the documents with you. They should be able to provide a transit sticker for a fee. On 6/24/08, dave walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is a little Isuzu diesel dually I want to purchase in New York State, about a 4 hour drive from Cleveland. It's from a private

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
dave walton wrote: There is a little Isuzu diesel dually I want to purchase in New York State, about a 4 hour drive from Cleveland. It's from a private owner who can't provide a temp tag or plate. Normally, I'd pull a plate from a car just for the drive home - which in the past has worked even

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread David Hemsley
It has been my experience, having bought several vehicles form out of state, that the state the vehcile is in when sold will issue a temp tag for the pruposes of transporting the vehicle back to your stste. Dave H... Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:53:53 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [MBZ] Strange Radio Connections

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
LarryT wrote: The strange thing is the radio will not work without the ground wire (which is hot) attached to ground! Loren Faeth wrote: I'd guess the radio is always on in a standby mode. When you touch the ground wire to a ground, you complete acircuit, and that creates a small

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread dave walton
Bingo! 30 day transit permit for $10: http://www.nysdmv.com/register.htm#temporary Many Thanks... -Dave Walton On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:52 PM, John Freer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try the NY DMV and have all the documents with you. They should be able to provide a transit sticker for a fee.

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Chuck Landenberger
I bought my 16V in Indiana. Went to BMV (they say Bureau) with owner (title and bill of sale in hand) and paid a small fee. Gave plates back to former owner, kept signed title and got a small 2x4 official piece of paper (actually was xeroxed copy) that was affixed to the windshield

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread R A Bennell
Multi-link need not refer to IRS. Our 95 4Runner has coil springs on the back and what might be called multi-link. It has a solid axle on the back too. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding - media in general

2008-06-24 Thread Bill R
Loren Faeth wrote: But you will never hear about it from the national media. And there's all kinds of crap you never heard about for Katrina either. Whats the point? Other than the media sucks? John Imagine for a moment trying to read every story that it important to any group in the

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Bill R
I think most any dealer [new or used] could be approached to sell you a temp tag. Not sure what state I was in when I picked that up, or what states it might be valid in. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding - media in general

2008-06-24 Thread John Robbins
Bill R wrote: Imagine for a moment trying to read every story that it important to any group in the world, or even the US - or even your state. For that matter I doubt if any of us could keep up with every 'important' story in our own town. Reporting is as much what to leave out as

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 1:17 PM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Multi-link need not refer to IRS. Our 95 4Runner has coil springs on the back and what might be called multi-link. It has a solid axle on the back too. So, in that situation, what do the links link? The body to the axle?

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread R A Bennell
I don't think they allow movement in ways that a conventional leaf spring setup does not but they tend to ride softer. That would be my experience with the old Chevy in any event. It rides nice. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread LWB250
I bought a pristine 1970 108 sedan in Virginia about 10 years ago. Flew in to the Norfolk airport and the estate attorney met me at the airport with the car. Had a bill of sale and Florida tags (registered to another car that I was going to transfer to the 108.) Drove cross-country to I-95

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Kevin
The part that becomes a problem is when you have states bent on burning the constitution, like massachusetts, who, against federal law, refuse to recognize out of state temporaries. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 03:56:24PM -0400, David Hemsley wrote: It has been my experience, having bought several

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread Donald Snook
Loren wrote: soapbox Google is a name, and therefore a noun. It is not a verb in any tense. /soapbox Lots of nouns are also verbs. For example: doctor is a noun, but is also a verb, i.e. to doctor something. Hammer, phone, party, table are others. I am sure there are more, those are the

Re: [MBZ] Ebay moron

2008-06-24 Thread R A Bennell
Language is constantly changing. Google may have begun as a created name but has morphed into other things. Most folks would clearly understand that one intended to conduct a search on the net if one said one would google something. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] Iowa flooding - media in general

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
You've never been to my small town! We have only a twice-a-week newspaper (with the Tuesday one being free and only a couple of pages for everything, including the want-ads and farm sale advertisements) but that has no impact on the reporting of the important local news events. It is very easy to

[MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
IT'S WORKING!! IT'S WORKING!! IT'S WORKING!! Refrigeration guy installed new receiver/dryer and hoses to compressor this afternoon and charged it with R-12. 'Checked it again for leaks again after I got there to ask about progress at 4:30. 'Found no leaks. 'Blowing cold, cold air on

Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2008-06-24 Thread Kevin Kraly
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! I hope everything goes well and that you don't end up feeling deflated/discharged for an awefully long time! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts

[MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So I was at the auction the other day and I bought 2 ruck sacks. Looked in them the other day and one of them contained marine training manuals of some sort, a map to some marine base somewhere with detailed indication as to what was where. At the bottom it says something about only

Re: [MBZ] U2

2008-06-24 Thread RELNGSON
..Thanks for that link!  Amazing they could control the speed to +/- 3 knots - +3 and the plane starts to break up and -3 the plane stalls. .. This is referred to as coffin corner as stall speed and VNE never exceed speeds nearly come together at very high altitudes. Many bizjets must be on

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have never seen a state yet where its not legal to drive the vehicle without a plate for up to 30 days as long as you have a bill of sale. I dont see any problems driving it back without a plate. If they pull you over, just show them the bill of sale. dave walton wrote: There is a

[MBZ] OT: Limited Slip Diff. 2004 Pathfinder LE

2008-06-24 Thread Limon276
Does anyone know what I can use for the rear diff fluid? A friend of mine told me it should be limited slip diff. compatible. Can I use the Mobil One stuff? Is there any that are better then that? **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.

Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Thank you! Me too! Wilton - Original Message - From: Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! I hope everything goes

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
1. You spell it Marine, not marine. Lower-case m is a form of sea creature. 2. It isn't On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I was at the auction the other day and I bought 2 ruck sacks. Looked in them the other day and one of them contained marine

Re: [MBZ] Electrical confusion

2008-06-24 Thread RELNGSON
The Blaupunkt I have installed was wired really strangely. The 2 hot leads (1 to ign and 1 to batt) go to the same wire - the ign wire. Then, the ground wire is hot!  I went to attach it to the frame and saw a small spark.  Whoa -- that's not right. Looked at the diagram and yep, the

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
--dudes in black suits showing up. 'Pends on how clasified it really is and what you do/try to do with it. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: [MBZ] I get

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Tom Hargrave
Depends on how old it is and if its now declassified. I collect some WW2 Korean war oddities - any more info on the items? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Strange Radio Connections

2008-06-24 Thread Tom Hargrave
If the hot leads are connected, then you attach ground, you will get a spark. This is because the ground is at the same potential as the hot leads until it is attached to ground. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
just looked at it for a minute last night, want to say this stuff was dated 99 or so. Tom Hargrave wrote: Depends on how old it is and if its now declassified. I collect some WW2 Korean war oddities - any more info on the items? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924

Re: [MBZ] FW: The new Dodge Ram -- a game-changer

2008-06-24 Thread Tom Hargrave
The system used by GM in the late 60s used leading links to eliminate torque wrap a transverse bar to limit side to side motion. It offered improved traction and handling over conventional leaf springs without compromising load carrying ability. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread John Freer
Appears that you have never lived in Kalifornia. You got 10 days from the date on the bill of sale to register the car. Stiff penalties await you if you don't. You can get a smog waiver for 30 days but then have to revisit to complete the registration. On 6/24/08, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
As I said, up to 30 days. Here its 30 John Freer wrote: Appears that you have never lived in Kalifornia. You got 10 days from the date on the bill of sale to register the car. Stiff penalties await you if you don't. You can get a smog waiver for 30 days but then have to revisit to complete

Re: [MBZ] OT: Limited Slip Diff. 2004 Pathfinder LE

2008-06-24 Thread Russ Williams
Spend the bucks and buy the fluid from the Nissan Dealer. Save yourself some trouble in the long run. Russ W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what I can use for the rear diff fluid? A friend of mine told me it should be limited slip diff. compatible. Can I use the Mobil One

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread John Freer
Let me restate this.you have 10 days to get a temporary plate or permanent plate if smog isn't required. On 6/24/08, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I said, up to 30 days. Here its 30 John Freer wrote: Appears that you have never lived in Kalifornia. You got 10 days from

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Tom Hargrave
If its dated 1999 then I'm not interested - too new. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:13 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re:

[MBZ] does this Ford sound like its worth messing with

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have a 1987 Ford F-250 Diesel that has the bio set up already installed on it. it is a rough truck but did run about 4 months ago but now the batteries are dead and I dont have time to mess with it. I had a title for it but cant find it and it was in the previous owners name. So use it as a

Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues

2008-06-24 Thread TE
Not your banned, the other banned -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues You have never been banned from banned as far as

Re: [MBZ] does this Ford sound like its worth messing with

2008-06-24 Thread Kevin
If he didn't damage the prechambers doing that with the carb cleaner, it probably is still going to be a nightmare. I'd probably only pick it up if I needed parts for something. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 06:35:28PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I have a 1987 Ford F-250 Diesel that has the bio

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
Wilton -- If it was Classified or better, it would have been clearly stamped as such. He probably has training materials from a Class A school (most basic). Don former CMCO (Classified Materials Control Officer) On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Iowa Flooding

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
The biggest difference being too much rain too quickly vs. a really-big hurricane. Like comparing apples and asteroids. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:35 AM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My parents live about an hour from New Orleans, and I was up in Iowa for a little bit during the

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
I've said it before in MA you'd be stopped and go directly to jail... In fact I suspect that would be true for any New England state except maybe Vermont. I notice in California alot of cars driving around with a paper plate with a dealer's name and nothing else I dunno if thats legal or

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Yes, I know. That's why I said, 'Pends. Wilton - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:03 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material Wilton -- If it was Classified or

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
Slap a little Vehicle In Transit sign in the back window (or in your case, maybe the front window), have the signed-over-to-you title with you, and drive it home. I sold a Corvette on eBay for my brother-in-law's friend in Des Moines. He did that and made it fine back to Alabama. As long as you

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
If it is Marine-leaning Navy Intelligence (I know, a contradiction of terms) who show up and discover that he referred to them as marines, I sense a cavity search in his future. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I know. That's why I said, 'Pends.

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but

2008-06-24 Thread John Freer
The dealer attaches an extremely small temp reigistration to the inside of the passengers side windshield. It is folded so as not to reveal the new owners name and address. On 6/24/08, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've said it before in MA you'd be stopped and go directly to jail... In

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
You've seen the state of Maine... Specifically that its unlawful in the state of Maine to drive an unlicensed vehicle. Temp tags count as licensing, no tags and a bill of sale do not. -Curt Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:57:04 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
Which is why we didn't fill in the date of purchase when I bought my 240D back. I'm sure MA has some similar rule... -Curt Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:20:49 -0700 From: John Freer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content,    but     it is a diesel. To:

Re: [MBZ] does this Ford sound like its worth messing with

2008-06-24 Thread Curt Raymond
I'd offer $400, he does say to include REDICULOUS offers too. Is it easy to get a vehicle re-titled in your state without one? I have no idea about MA, I bet its a bear. -Curt Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:35:28 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] does this Ford sound

Re: [MBZ] Something about light bulbs - NO MB

2008-06-24 Thread Douglas
You know that this is true! We all want to be more friendly to our mother earth, though there must be a better way to determine this. Such as with these CFL's what is the environmental impact of the disposal, since we all know we are just going to toss them in the trash. Its also been on my

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
I agree. Wilton - Original Message - From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material If it is Marine-leaning Navy Intelligence (I know, a contradiction

Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Oh, well it sucks anyway TE wrote: Not your banned, the other banned -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues You

Re: [MBZ] does this Ford sound like its worth messing with

2008-06-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Title is no problem, wondered about the rest of the truck as a whole. Sort of looking for a cheap beater truck. Curt Raymond wrote: I'd offer $400, he does say to include REDICULOUS offers too. Is it easy to get a vehicle re-titled in your state without one? I have no idea about MA, I bet

Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues

2008-06-24 Thread TE
Not banned misfits, the old banned before okiebenz -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:09 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] C140 Coolant Issues Oh, well it sucks anyway TE

[MBZ] OT - June 6, 1944

2008-06-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Another tidbit about Omaha Beach: My brother's command post (Beach Master, controlling traffic to, from, on the beach, etc.) was hit by a German 88 mm shell. One of his radiomen, John Gallagher, was seriously wounded - shrapnel in the head, temp. blindness, etc. A Life Magazine photographer

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
On the one hand, you can download a lot of training manuals on the 'net. OTOH, the Fatherland Security folks think they can assault you and steal your camera if you walk down the street and snap a picture of a federal courthouse building, so they might not be too pleased to know you have a map of

Re: [MBZ] Buying and moving a truck. No Mercedes content, but it is a diesel.

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I have never seen a state yet where its not legal to drive the vehicle without a plate for up to 30 days as long as you have a bill of sale. I believe in Michigan it's 3 days. Putting a plate on it that isn't registered to it is a no-no here, but of course you're

Re: [MBZ] U2

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is referred to as coffin corner as stall speed and VNE never exceed speeds nearly come together at very high altitudes. Interesting. I thought VNE would go up as density goes down. So wing flutter is more a function of airspeed than of the magnitude of the forces

Re: [MBZ] OT: Limited Slip Diff. 2004 Pathfinder LE

2008-06-24 Thread Mitch Haley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know what I can use for the rear diff fluid? A friend of mine told me it should be limited slip diff. compatible. Can I use the Mobil One stuff? Is there any that are better then that? If it's LSD, then it's probably supposed to have friction modifiers

Re: [MBZ] I get top secret military material

2008-06-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
Kaleb looks really cute in a turban -- and an orange jumpsuit. On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the one hand, you can download a lot of training manuals on the 'net. OTOH, the Fatherland Security folks think they can assault you and steal your camera

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