Re: [MBZ] 240D water leak

2008-11-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Yes. Also check the hood release cable grommet. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So as I came back from my ride I noticed water dripping onto the parking > brake pedal. Its not as fast as I might expect considering how hard it was > raining. Maybe one dr

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread Gary Hurst
until recently, i was using a g3 every day. i'm pretty much all core duo now in life though outside of that twin 500 g4 powermac i just don't have the heart to relegate to the basement. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:45 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I see today Macmall (PCMall) has > >

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
That's usually a sign that it needs new string to turn the tuning cap (or inductor). Not very hard to replace. > Last time I messed with it something was wrong with the radio tuner part, > turning > the dial you could not get the indicator to go all the way to the ends. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norma

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
Could just be dirty pots -- try some Deoxit. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just looked at mine and it is an SX-727, no tubes in it. It does have a > crackle in one channel occasionally, back in the 80s I took it to a shop, > they let it run a coupla d

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread John Robbins
Wonko the Sane wrote: You might be in the market for an old, reliable 240D. I've still got a few spare cars laying around yet ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAI

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Gary Hurst
i find a lot of the old vacuum tube radios sound really great even though they are just one big speaker and that's it. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I have an old console stereo, that is about the same size as a coffee > table, that uses vacuum tub

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
I just looked at mine and it is an SX-727, no tubes in it. It does have a crackle in one channel occasionally, back in the 80s I took it to a shop, they let it run a coupla days and never heard it burp, brought it home, 20 min later it crackled, still does it occasionally. Who knows --R

Re: [MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
Wait are we talking about a 300E manny or 300_D_ manny, as listed in your sig block??? "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > $50 delivered? > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Im getting ready to list several project cars on ebay tomorrow

Re: [MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
$50 delivered? On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Im getting ready to list several project cars on ebay tomorrow. Have not > decided yet, but thinking about also selling the above mentioned car. > Anybody interested in such a thing? It needs an engin

Re: [MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Rolf
Is it not a 300E 2.8 M104? -Rolf Hendrik & Fay wrote: Super super rare as the 124 chassis was not sold until 85, also super rare because a 4 spd behind a M103 is almost unheard of and bizarre in the extreme. Screaming it's guts out roaring down the highway. Unless it is some sort of test mule

Re: [MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Super super rare as the 124 chassis was not sold until 85, also super rare because a 4 spd behind a M103 is almost unheard of and bizarre in the extreme. Screaming it's guts out roaring down the highway. Unless it is some sort of test mule...or special order for taxi work but why order a th

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread LWB250
I'm adding to the shares I have purchased over the years, much of which was below $20/share. Heck, the last big buy I made was a couple of summers ago when it was at $50/share. I'm still waaay ahead of the game here. MacDan --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread LWB250
I have an SX-780 Pioneer receiver that's still hanging on... I know it's not a tube unit, but its longevity has amazed me, especially since I haven't taken very good care of it over the last 10-15 years... Dan --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Loren Faeth <

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dan (who has been buying up Apple stock since it went below > $100/share) I bought mine in 2001 when it was at about $12. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.

[MBZ] 240D water leak

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
So as I came back from my ride I noticed water dripping onto the parking brake pedal. Its not as fast as I might expect considering how hard it was raining. Maybe one drip every 3-4 seconds. Seemed to stop or at least significicantly slow after I'd stopped. I'm thinking water is pooling under t

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread LWB250
The MBA dropped in price because they just refreshed it. You're looking at the original version, which is no longer in production. As for price drops, don't count on it. Historically, Apple has never done it. They expect a crappy first quarter (you should have read their forward-looking stat

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
You might be in the market for an old, reliable 240D. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:19 PM, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The CDI just decided it doesn't want to run on all cylinders. :( > > One moment it was working great, one moment later it was running horrible. > It runs like an OM617

Re: [MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Im getting ready to list several project cars on ebay tomorrow. Have > not decided yet, but thinking about also selling the above mentioned > car. Anybody interested in such a thing? It needs an engine. What kind if shape is it in otherwise?

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread John Robbins
81k. And... no. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: How many miles are on this thing? I will give you $500 for it, although I am in a buying freeze and downsizing mode. John Robbins wrote: The CDI just decided it doesn't want to run on all cylinders. :( One moment it was working great, one moment lat

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
How many miles are on this thing? I will give you $500 for it, although I am in a buying freeze and downsizing mode. John Robbins wrote: The CDI just decided it doesn't want to run on all cylinders. :( One moment it was working great, one moment later it was running horrible. It runs like a

[MBZ] anybody want a super rare 84 300E euro 4 speed manny?

2008-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im getting ready to list several project cars on ebay tomorrow. Have not decided yet, but thinking about also selling the above mentioned car. Anybody interested in such a thing? It needs an engine. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread harry watkins
Heh heh, not true, I knew you passed when you said you gave money to the GUY. Can't pass without that. :>) Harry - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" ; "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 7

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, true, but there is some stuff that simply is not available except on old LP's Tom Hargrave wrote: I started down this path once, then I gave up & started buying CDs of what I wanted. You'd be surprised at what's already out there! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 --

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The one I was talking about is in storage right now. Sitting in my office I actually have 2. A VERY nice Magnavox ones I bought at a thrift store back in the late 80's I guess for $10. It has a really good sound although I have not turned it on in years. The woodwork on it is really nice.

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Interesting. I'll give 'em a try tomorrow maybe. One of our two local stores does tires. -Curt --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mercedes Discussion List" Date: S

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Had to read this one again before it occured to me. > > > > It is not harmonic, the vibration start

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Had to read this one again before it occured to me. It is not harmonic, the vibration starts at about 55mph where its just noticable and gets worse as speed builds. At 65 its terrible. I like the idea of a slipped belt in a tire... -Curt --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: > As much as I hate the place I should call Wal-Mart and see what they'd charge me to mount 'em. Believe it or not, they're the most reliable tire shop near me. They always run the nuts down with an underrated torque limiter on the burp gun, then hand torque, then go outsi

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Yeahbut ripping cds is so easy... Copying LPs is a lot like work. -Curt Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:52:56 -0600 From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT LPs To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID:     <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flow

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
50-60MB per album depending on quality. Apparently MP3 has appalling sound degredation. I dunno I guess I'm not enough of an audiophile, I can't hear it. Supposedly the Apple format (AAC?) is pretty good... Unfortunately the only mobile players it works on is the iPod. As much as I liked my iPod

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How much? Thanks, Mike -Original Message- Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:45:14 pm To: Mercedes Discussion List From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop I see today Macmall (PCMall) has 13.3" MacBook Air 1.6GHz 2GB RAM 80GB Hard Drive MB003LL/

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Many of us have been there, done that. In fact, I was doing it 3 decades ago. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heh, I think you're the first one to have gotten that part... > > As I told my wife I "got a sticker" to get the state off my back. I WILL > mak

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Sounds like the list thinks its tires. The tires on there are (IIRC) from '04 cheap snows. One of them leaks a bit, probably from sitting. At first I thought I just had flat spots but you'd think they'd go away after 50 miles... Dwight gave me a set of nice studded snows, I just need to get them

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
I thought of the lugs early on. Will check tomorrow. I tightened them to 75# which is the max my torque wrench will do, then a little more. They're probably right. Will check that though. It also occurs to me to pull the hubcaps and see if it still does it. -Curt --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Mitch Ha

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Heh, I think you're the first one to have gotten that part... As I told my wife I "got a sticker" to get the state off my back. I WILL make sure the car is safe but the State had backed me into a corner... -Curt --- On Sat, 11/15/08, Wilton Strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Wilton Str

Re: [MBZ] Scanning slides vs. in-camera digital duping

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
Thanks for the confirmation! I have a lot of older Nikon glass that I want to use - big reason to stay with Nikon. 35mm shift, 16 an 8mm fisheyes, 400mm Telyt in Nikon mount, 55 Micro Nikkor, 135 1f1.8 cheapy that is a nice lens, bellow, etc. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
If they're not out of business by then --- On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm thinking the REAL bargains will be in Jan/Feb after they are really > hurting > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and moun

Re: [MBZ] melted

2008-11-15 Thread RELNGSON
> ...Didn't Dali do the headlights on the W140 coupe?  I think Picasso did > the > rear end on the Gullwing. ;-).. > Brainfade on my part. I think you are right, it was Dali. Still ugly. RLE > > ** Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.at

[MBZ] Scanning slides vs. in-camera digital duping

2008-11-15 Thread Dan Weeks
Don: THat would give you much better results than you can get from any affordable scanner. I got some slides professionally scanned, was disgusted with the results, and now digitize my own as you are thinking of doing, but much less carefully. Take a look at the Pentax K-20D, while you're

Re: [MBZ] Film Resolution & Publication

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
Very true - the reverse winding of the film in the Hassy mag was supposed to help with film curl. The Tech Pan is on a thinner base than most film - making the situation worse. Somehow the Leicas handled it very well. Definitely better than the Canon F1 and Nikon F3. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:57 P

[MBZ] Console stereos

2008-11-15 Thread Dan Weeks
The best console stereos were German--Telefunken, Grundig, and many others. FANTASTIC sound, and many ways to manipulate it. Some had six and 8 speakers in the case. Their stereo tabletop radios were almost as good--veneered cases, multiple speakers, and bodacious dials that showed what fre

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread John Robbins
Hendrik & Fay wrote: And the check engine light is quiet on this? Surprisingly, yes! I may drive it around the parking lot some and see if I can get a code to show up... It started missing just as I turned into a parking spot. May well be a bad electrical connection somewhere, the other d

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
> > > Rich wrote: > > > > > > You can download audacity to digitize your LPs, > > > > Fmiser wrote: > > > > Or those with a real OS (linux, BSD, etc), gramofile is > > pretty handy. gnome_wave_cleaner can be handy too. > > > > But even with those tools, I often use Audacity to trim and > > fix some

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread dave walton
Does Harbor Freight have a fuel pressure tester that goes up to 25,000psi? -Dave Walton On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:19 PM, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The CDI just decided it doesn't want to run on all cylinders. :( > > One moment it was working great, one moment later it was running

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
> Curt wrote: > > So the car passed inspection, the state will be off my back > for one year. I went out for a ride to celebrate. Took a short > highway run and above 60mph I've got a pretty serious > vibration. > Bad tire Most likely is a bad tire. Drive on a smooth surface at about 5-10 MPH and

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Doesn't look good but maybe it's just a faulty pressure regulator. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Robbins Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subj

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
I thought the same but if I don't play my old vinyl then what will I do with them? I guess my grandkids could staple them to their bedroom walls as decoration when I die. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Robert Rentfro
Loren typed: "Don't want to mess up my vinyl with crummy needles." I remember back in '76 or so there was an hardcore audiophile store in Peoria were we poor high schoolers would go once in awhile and the crazy owner would let us sit and listen to our favorite jams on equipment we could only wis

Re: [MBZ] 140 Coupe

2008-11-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
The problem is the complexity of the 140, lots of electrical stuff to go wrong and all of it is expensive. My 300TE was AU$120K in 89 which would have bought a nice house back then but is now worth bugger all. However it is nowhere near as complex as a 140 but not as simple or robust as a 123.

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Easy thing to do, since you recently had the brakes off, is to put the front tires on the back and the back tires on the front. Did the vibration move with them? If not, are your front wheel bearings sloppy? You did torque the lugs down, didn't you? Mitch. __

Re: [MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
And the check engine light is quiet on this? May well be a bad electrical connection somewhere, the other day a fella was asking about his intermittent starting problem in a W204 CDI, a couple of us guessed at electrical connection and a good look at his local dealer revealed a couple of bad ea

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
I thought about that. But I am not sure they would be as good as my old turntable. Don't want to mess up my vinyl with crummy needles. At 08:27 AM 11/15/2008, you wrote: How about a USB turntable - no sound card needed & complete with Cakewalk PYRO software: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
WHo cares? Got the sticker is all you need. inspections are a joke anyhow. It is just a PITA. At 05:08 PM 11/15/2008, you wrote: PASSED or "got" the sticker? ;= Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" Sent: Saturday, November 15,

Re: [MBZ] 2.6/2.8/3.0/2.3/3.2

2008-11-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
There is a M104 lurking in the car, hard to tell exactly what it is badged as but the 2.8 has electronic injection whilst early 104 3 liter motors had KE. My understanding is that the 104 is basically a 103 with DOHC. Performance of the 2.8 is not that much more than the 3 liter M103, until you

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
I'm thinking the REAL bargains will be in Jan/Feb after they are really hurting At 05:08 PM 11/15/2008, you wrote: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I see today Macmall (PCMall) has > > 13.3" MacBook Air 1.6GHz 2GB RAM 80GB Hard Drive MB003LL/A > > Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2 SDR

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
I mostly used the turntable to record cassettes. I bet it only has 2-- to 300 hours of use. Yes, a LOT of baby-sitting time. I think we are in for a long cold winter. It started snowing about the first of NOV Way early! Winds of November in October... Way early. So I htink I may hav

[MBZ] About to find out how expensive major CDI repair is...

2008-11-15 Thread John Robbins
The CDI just decided it doesn't want to run on all cylinders. :( One moment it was working great, one moment later it was running horrible. It runs like an OM617 with 2+ loose injector lines. I'm going to make sure there are no fuel leaks tomorrow in daylight, and if not going to get it trail

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Wilton Strickland
PASSED or "got" the sticker? ;= Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection > As always its handy to know a guy who knows a guy. > > So the car passed inspe

Re: [MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I see today Macmall (PCMall) has > > 13.3" MacBook Air 1.6GHz 2GB RAM 80GB Hard Drive MB003LL/A > > Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB PATA HD, 13.3" TFT WXGA, > 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard > MacMall Part#: 7373085 Platform:

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
Anybody got an extra Pioneer SX 626 or 636 etc. tube type receiver you'd like to sell? Mine has been bullet-proof for the last 36 years. Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
That is the exact same setup I have! 1973 or so! Still works a champ!. You really need next to nothing, an RCA --> stereo miniplug cable to from the monitor out on the rcvr to go into your computer (RCA --> RCA if you have a soundcard that does that), and audacity and some time to sit and ba

Re: [MBZ] Film Resolution & Publication

2008-11-15 Thread Peter Frederick
120 film suffers badly from lack of film plane flatness -- it's thin film rolled into a tight spool, then unwound intermittantly and stretched across a 6 cm square hole very slightly looser than the paper backing. Not an ideal situation, and the older the film, the worse the problem. Jus

Re: [MBZ] your government at its absolute finest

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Like a NASCAR race and politics, 4 left turns and you end up where you started, having gone nowhere. --R Wonko the Sane wrote: Actually, that is how the tuba players made a right hand turn in high school marching band. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: W

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 36, Issue 115

2008-11-15 Thread Peter Frederick
No, it was originally ASA 8, later 12. Kodachrome II was initially 25, if I remember correctly (that was a LONG time ago now!) and then High Speed Kodachrome came along (ASA 64). Kodak re-labeled them to Kodachrome 25 and Kodachrome 64 in the late 70s, I think. It's the reason so many fam

[MBZ] Hero tool of the day

2008-11-15 Thread harry watkins
My magnetic floor sweep. I dropped a small nut that naturally went into the cat litter under the car and within two inches of center (as always). Strong light, on my belly, no luck. Then I remembered buying one of those floor sweeps, rolled it under the car and heard the click, done. Harry

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
I gotta get Linux going one of these days on something, too many projects... --R Fmiser wrote: Rich wrote: You can download audacity to digitize your LPs, Or those with a real OS (linux, BSD, etc), gramofile is pretty handy. gnome_wave_cleaner can be handy too. But even with those tool

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I went out for a ride to celebrate. Took a short highway run and above > 60mph I've got a pretty serious vibration. If it seems like a "harmonic" vibration e.g. occurs at certain speeds but not others it could be as simple as needing the tires properly s

Re: [MBZ] Exciting Ferrari news

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Not me on the Ferrari list, wish I could --R LarryT wrote: You should post the email you sent to MB to the F list (they'd enjoy it) about the upcoming legistalion to help the stupid and inept. ;-) Sincerely, Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits & Porsche Poste

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Two different things -- you can get a USB turntable for about $100 (Ion I think they are called) at Bestbuy, or if you have a turntable hooked to a receiver near your computer, you can either get a sound card with a R/L RCA jack in and hook that to the monitor out on your receiver, or get a dou

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
yeah, but that is the price of 3 or 4 Kleb cars. And then you can only play one cd at a time. By building a big library, I can play anything anywhere, all in a series, without having to flip cds all the time.. Same reason I didn't like playing vinyl. you had to flip them all the time. At

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
tires (slipped belt) then driveshaft At 04:38 PM 11/15/2008, you wrote: As always its handy to know a guy who knows a guy. So the car passed inspection, the state will be off my back for one year. I went out for a ride to celebrate. Took a short highway run and above 60mph I've got a pretty

[MBZ] OT Macbook Air price drop

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
I see today Macmall (PCMall) has 13.3" MacBook Air 1.6GHz 2GB RAM 80GB Hard Drive MB003LL/A Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB PATA HD, 13.3" TFT WXGA, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard MacMall Part#: 7373085 Platform: Macintosh Mfr.Part#: MB003LL/A for $1150. That

Re: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread harry watkins
Congratulations on passing the inspection. Tires. Harry - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] Hammie passes inspection As always its handy to know a guy who knows a guy. So the car

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Allan Streib
Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How much storage does it take for 100 or so albums? On my Mac with the iMic and Final Vinyl software, very roughly about 20MB per minute for the raw (.aiff) format. Once that's pulled into iTunes and compressed to the .m4a format, it's reduced about a fa

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
I started down this path once, then I gave up & started buying CDs of what I wanted. You'd be surprised at what's already out there! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Satu

[MBZ] Hammie passes inspection

2008-11-15 Thread Curt Raymond
As always its handy to know a guy who knows a guy. So the car passed inspection, the state will be off my back for one year. I went out for a ride to celebrate. Took a short highway run and above 60mph I've got a pretty serious vibration. I can't tell where its coming from, some posibilities: B

Re: [MBZ] Film Resolution & Publication

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Since someone mentioned LPI & pixels per inch, another thing to consider when comparing film (& paper) to digital is that neither film nor photo paper have lines or pixels. Film and photo paper are not composed of evenly ordered lines and pixels. They have a grain size and even the grain is not eve

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 36, Issue 115

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
Wow - that about confirms it for me - I have started scanning my slides/negatives (probably between 20 - 30k) with a Polaroid SprintScan - WAY too slow, and not enough dynamic range. I've been thinking of using a digital SLR, my 74mm Zeiss Planar-S lens ( optimized for 1:1 copying of 35mm film), an

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Loren Faeth
Guys, thanks for this OT discussion. One of my goals for the past few years has been to get out my vinyly collection, most of which has only been played once or twice to make a cassette tape, and transfer them into a format I can use on an ipod. then I can justify the expense of an ipod. I

Re: [MBZ] 140 Coupe

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
Yup - the '78 450SLC that MMM now has sold for more than the house I bought new in '78. > Keep in mind that the 300D's, etc that we all drive are just older high $$ > cars. I think my '79 SD cost around $75k in today's dollars. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are only three sports: bullfi

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 36, Issue 115

2008-11-15 Thread LWB250
When I dusted off the Mamiya a year or so ago, I was really distressed to discover that they no longer produce 120 Kodachrome. I shot boatloads of the stuff and loved it - there is nothing better, IMHO. Most of the work I did was landscape stuff, which was probably better done with a more blue

Re: [MBZ] Film Resolution & Publication

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
I loved Tech Pan - started using it when it was a special order item and only had a number - pre-name. We used it for B&W aerial photography - used M Leicas and 50mm Summicron lens. The red bias of Tech Pan coupled with the extremely high resolution and extremely fine grain menat that your ability

Re: [MBZ] Film Resolution & Publication

2008-11-15 Thread OK Don
LPI and pixels don't match up very well - for one thing, lpi is line pairs per inch. A rough equivalent is to double the pixels to equal lpi. I read an article on the details years ago, but have forgotten most of them. The lines are alternating black and white - one b/w pair counts as one 'line' in

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
I'd love to play with it but how would we get it here? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fmiser Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 1:56 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Kaleb, It’s a shame that no-one wants the old console stereos these days but I guess there's not a place for them in a modern household. I see console stereos for sale all the time for $35 - $45, some with very high end turntables installed. You need to plug yours in somewhere and play it. Consol

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 36, Issue 115

2008-11-15 Thread Dan Weeks
Kodachrome was originally 25 speed only. Later they brought out 64 speed as well. Dan On Nov 15, 2008, at 10:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems like the Kodachrome slide film used to be ASA 64. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official

Re: [MBZ] Magazines accept film images, was Cameras

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
Regardless of what you do, copies of internet "print screens" will be limited to the resolution of your video card or the images delivered by the web site, whichever is less. And because good web sites are designed to deliver fast, the images will all be highly compressed and / or of poor quality.

Re: [MBZ] 140 Coupe

2008-11-15 Thread John Robbins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keeping in mind that it's a 140 and no matter how cheap it may be today, you wlll still be maintaining a $100K car. Keep in mind that the 300D's, etc that we all drive are just older high $$ cars. I think my '79 SD cost around $75k in today's dollars. John ___

Re: [MBZ] your government at its absolute finest

2008-11-15 Thread Wonko the Sane
Actually, that is how the tuba players made a right hand turn in high school marching band. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wonko wrote: > > > > > > No, but three rights make a left. > > > Curt wrote: > > > > I'd heard that when I was a kid and didn't und

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:59:21 -0600, Tom wrote: > I have a few vacuum tubes, probably over 1000 of them. But I > restore old vacuum tube radios as a hobby. Some of my tubes > are used in very popular tube amps & I know I can match them & > sell them for a good price but if I do then I

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have an old console stereo, that is about the same size as a coffee table, that uses vacuum tubes. Its amazing actually, a friend of my grandmothers gave that thing to me in 1983, when I was in the 3rd grade. I still have it although I have not played it in years. Tom Hargrave wrote: I hav

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
> Rich wrote: > > Some things need the phono pre-amp from your receiver to get a > good signal for the sound-in, though I think now you can buy a > USB thingie that takes the phono directly off the turntable, > maybe that is what your device does. Any of the magnetic cartridge output are mic level

Re: [MBZ] Was Cameras, now Vacuum Tubes

2008-11-15 Thread Tom Hargrave
I have a few vacuum tubes, probably over 1000 of them. But I restore old vacuum tube radios as a hobby. Some of my tubes are used in very popular tube amps & I know I can match them & sell them for a good price but if I do then I won't have them to support the hobby. I also have a few tube testers

Re: [MBZ] Magazines accept film images, was Cameras

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:33:52 -0500, LarryT wrote: > Actually my next article will probably be more difficult for > providing images. I will be referring to software and would > like to use screenshots but they are proving difficult to use > "prt scn" - also tried to make a image of

[MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Glenn Brown
Even though the digital realm has made dramatic improvements since it's inception into audio, one has to remember the primary purpose was not "great sound forever" (courtesy of Sony) but convenience as it was intended to replace the cassette medium and, although I'm a bit out of date here, I believ

Re: [MBZ] your government at its absolute finest

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
> > Wonko wrote: > > > > No, but three rights make a left. > Curt wrote: > > I'd heard that when I was a kid and didn't understand it at > all... Growing up in Maine you realize that the road has been > there for 300 years or more and only follows that path because > the surveyor followed a cow t

Re: [MBZ] OT LPs

2008-11-15 Thread Fmiser
> Rich wrote: > > You can download audacity to digitize your LPs, Or those with a real OS (linux, BSD, etc), gramofile is pretty handy. gnome_wave_cleaner can be handy too. But even with those tools, I often use Audacity to trim and fix some of the bad surface noise. The latest batch has been th

Re: [MBZ] 2.6/2.8

2008-11-15 Thread E M
I've been reading up on the wiring issues with the said cars. I think the new wiring harness can be purchased for about $500, and most ppl with a little DIY experience can do the job in about 4-5 hours, from what I've read anyway. Ed 300E 3.0 2008/11/15 Tony Wirtel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subj

Re: [MBZ] Exciting Ferrari news

2008-11-15 Thread LarryT
You should post the email you sent to MB to the F list (they'd enjoy it) about the upcoming legistalion to help the stupid and inept. ;-) Sincerely, Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits & Porsche Posters/Weber parts . - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas"

Re: [MBZ] Exciting Ferrari news

2008-11-15 Thread LarryT
Rich!! Duh! It just dawned on me we've been posting on the Ferrari and MB list for a long time - I kept remembering the name but thought I'd seen it n the list I happened to be on at the moment. Cool! It's interesting the same Liberal Vs Conservative argument contuinues on both lists - ;-)

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