Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Hendrik Fay
OK I am just going to slowly back away now, I am not going to make any sudden movements and I am going to try not to make eye contact. Hendrik who apparently has some sort of virus because he believes knowledge is power Rich Thomas wrote: You are perpetuating the repression by not showing

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Jim Cathey
So when they choose not to finish school they are being repressed? ...repression?...repression...repression...repressed Help! Help! I'm being repressed! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Hendrik Fay
Sounds like you need a dose of left wing luney radio to free you from the shackles of social repression. Ahem brother, you will be free, still poor but free. Hendrik Jim Cathey wrote: So when they choose not to finish school they are being repressed?

Re: [MBZ] flat out

2008-12-21 Thread LarryT
RLE wrote about an early 450SE a 4.5 V-8 that produced only 195hp The real hot rod of that time frame (late 60s/early 70s) was the 300SEL 6.3 - followed by the 450SEL 6.9 in the late 70s. HP quoted as 300 for the 6.3 and the 450 with 285hp. The 450 weighed 4200#s - unable to find a

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread LarryT
LWB wrote the windmill thing, if it gets going, will probably end up much like the telecom Possibly, but it seems the areas where windmills can be productive are pretty limited - coastal areas mostly - and while that's where the population is that's also where land is at a premium - making

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread LarryT
Wilton wrote called me Brain Nowadays - no kid wants to be labelled as being smart - sadly. And to black kids - they see someone trying to learn and are called being white. When learning or being intelligent is seen as negative, there's something drasticaly wrong - I suspect your ethics

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread LarryT
The only way the US will become competitive again is when the 3rd world cost of production increases to the point where shipping the products 1/2 way around the world makes the prices go up. Once it makes financial sense to build here and avoid the shipping cost, American manufacturng will

Re: [MBZ] Today's time waster

2008-12-21 Thread LarryT
Incredible - I really liked the concept coupe at --http://www.speedace.info/automotive_directory/mercedes_benz.htm Sincerely, Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits Porsche Posters/Weber parts Test Results - http://members.rennlist.com/oil/

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Jim Cathey wrote: So when they choose not to finish school they are being repressed? ...repression?...repression...repression...repressed Help! Help! I'm being repressed! You wanna see repression, get yourself some dark brown skin dye and move to Galveston.

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
Well, it is Galveston, not a lot more to say... --R Mitch Haley wrote: Jim Cathey wrote: So when they choose not to finish school they are being repressed? ...repression?...repression...repression...repressed Help! Help! I'm being repressed! You wanna see repression, get yourself some

Re: [MBZ] SD console

2008-12-21 Thread Bill R
BTW - This was not at all a comment on the quite exciting prospect of a design for a decent cup holder +, but rather a comment on the myriad of requests you might get for additions to what started as a pretty basic component. The more the merrier for me. BillR -Original Message- From:

Re: [MBZ] MB Custom cupholders Was: SD console

2008-12-21 Thread Bill R
That could be a solution to all this - though it no doubt needs some engineering to make it heat coffee and cool drinks... BillR -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:59 PM

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: Well, it is Galveston, not a lot more to say... ...where trying to defend your kid from kidnappers/rapists in your own yard with your bare hands gets YOU prosecuted for felonies. Whatever happened to Texas' Castle Doctrine? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] targets

2008-12-21 Thread Bill R
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Re: [MBZ] Dealership

2008-12-21 Thread Tom Hargrave
They are changing ol at a loss. Its a marketing ploy designed to bring in other business. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 12/18/08 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dealership Trampas

Re: [MBZ] Dealership

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Tom Hargrave wrote: They are changing ol at a loss. Its a marketing ploy designed to bring in other business. I wonder how much they lose on the oil changes, and how that figure compares with a dealership's advertising budget? It might be a good way to buy goodwill. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
CCNAs were a dime a dozen. I am not sure about now. The market may be better. Cisco is a good route IF you love command line stuff and have a good memory for commands and all the switches and then go on for the higher cisco certifications. If you prefer to work with GUI interfaces, then

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:00:42 -0500 LarryT l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: LWB wrote the windmill thing, if it gets going, will probably end up much like the telecom Possibly, but it seems the areas where windmills can be productive are pretty limited - coastal areas mostly Actually, there

Re: [MBZ] Poor Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
See the first line. --R Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Well, it is Galveston, not a lot more to say... ...where trying to defend your kid from kidnappers/rapists in your own yard with your bare hands gets YOU prosecuted for felonies. Whatever happened to Texas' Castle Doctrine?

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
thanks, will do Loren Faeth wrote: Kaleb, if you decide to, let me know. I spent the last 8 years or so teaching networking, and I think you have the aptitude for it (attention to detail, and ability to live with chaos) I have a lot of leftover stuff. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore,

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread LWB250
What's the alternative to Cisco? I used to do a fair amount of work with 3Com, but little or none with Cisco, so I don't have a point of reference. Just curious... Dan --- On Sun, 12/21/08, Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com wrote: From: Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
My parents never got any help from any government agency - no welfare, no food stamps, no social security payment, no church hand-outs, etc. We made things better for ourselves the old-fashioned way - we WORKED for it and STUDIED for it. I was lucky enough, of course, to have been born to

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
In the certification world the routing/switching cert of choice is Cisco. Other vendors have training but the certs are not highly recognized. In the Server world, it is M$, then probably Red Hat. Novell is pretty much out of the picture, and the Apple certs never really took off. M$ certs

Re: [MBZ] Windshield chip repair?

2008-12-21 Thread andrew strasfogel
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Re: [MBZ] realtivity

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
no effect on it's value and repairs can be done almost anywhere. Or not. RLE -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081221/4fbc0d6d/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] Sleepin?

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
more PC they will be accepted, even welcomed? Allan -- 1983 300D -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081221/2d500665/attachment.html ___ http

[MBZ] OT Sunday Morning Coolness

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
So I was out this morning on a little ride, and was going down this back road that has woods on one side and a big field on the other, behind a row of trees. I hear all these crows making quite a commotion, so I stop to look and there are 6 or 8 of them chasing a bald eagle. The eagle landed

[MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
Wilton, can you tell us how to make hominy? I think I remember hearing lye was involved with the process. Soap making is pretty easy to get info on. Fat, wood ashes and Lye as primary ingredients. Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
The primary opponents of the Cape Wind project are (drum roll please) Teddy K (D-UI) and Jean Kerre (who I believe served in Viet Nam?! The first because he would run his sailboat into one, and the second because you could see them from Nantucket and ruin his view. Er ah er ah this er ah

Re: [MBZ] MB Custom cupholders Was: SD console

2008-12-21 Thread OK Don
Peltier chips -- On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Bill R billr32...@comcast.net wrote: That could be a solution to all this - though it no doubt needs some engineering to make it heat coffee and cool drinks... BillR -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are only three sports: bullfighting,

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread OK Don
There are several wind turbine farms on western OK - and more planned for 2009. There are miles of them along I-40 just this side of the TX border. On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Back home they've built the Mars Hill wind project

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Dealership

2008-12-21 Thread Bill R
My nephew, part owner and service manager at a foreign car shop, says it costs him $38 to do an oil change, including paying the mechanic, recovery fees, and synthetic oil. There is no profit in that, just his cost. If you are charging less you have to cut from somewhere or make up the loss

Re: [MBZ] OT Sunday Morning Coolness

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] MB Custom cupholders Was: SD console

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Just called my sister hoping that she may know Mamma's recipe for making hominy - no answer; I'll try again later. Generally, you boil regular, hard, field corn (usually fed to animals) with appropriate amount of lye (NaOH, sodium hyroxide). This makes the outer husks come off and makes the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Found this a few minutes ago: http://www.appropedia.org/Hominy Wilton - Original Message - From: Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy 'Just called my sister hoping

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: Back home they've built the Mars Hill wind project http://www.marshillwind.com/mars_hill/ A bunch of idiots built houses on the hill after the built the first roads in for tower construction now they're complaining about the noise of the turbines. I found a forum topic on

Re: [MBZ] Dealership

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
My nephew worked at a Jiffy Lube type place for a while. The grease monkeys got paid commissions for add-on sales. Their big thing was pushing air filters. He told me once about feeding some guy a horror story about his air filter and then the guy tells him that it was the air filter my nephew

Re: [MBZ] OT Sunday Morning Coolness

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: The last time we went to camp my wife and I were driving down a back road and saw a crow harassing an eagle... Eagles are rare here, but the crows harass the hawks and the blackbirds harass the crows. One time I heard about a guy harassing a hawk with a radio control

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
Actually there is a movement afoot to allow placement of small windmills in suburban lots. Allows you to power your home, sort of. They are 32' tall and not really loud. Just ugly. Might get some traction under that Change Candidate. clay On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:00 AM, LarryT wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
Thanks Wilton. If we ever meet up, we'll have to share a bowl of hominy. It is amazing of how much Americana the population in general has lost. But they can tell you all about anyone on the cover of People (sheeple) magazine in the last year. I've not found anyone who would even agree to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Robert Rentfro
Loren typed: I've not found anyone who would even agree to taste hominy, I enjoy it in posole. Usually this time of year. Good stuff. Bob R. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Redghost wrote: Actually there is a movement afoot to allow placement of small windmills in suburban lots. Allows you to power your home, sort of. They are 32' tall and not really loud. Just ugly. Not really useful, either. I guess nobody told them the tower should be 30' taller than the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Liked it when Mamma made it; 'still like it. Grits, of course, are little bits of ground, dried hominy. Too many people just snicker at bofem and don't know what they're missing. Wilton - Original Message - From: Loren Faeth lfa...@leadingchange.com To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Robert Rentfro
Ugrits. I'm a butter and salt grits guy (vice sugar, milk). Bob R -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Wilton Strickland Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 12:56 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread lee
Likewise, if it's sin maiz, it ain't menudo. The breakfast of champions, I swear by it. Lee Robert Rentfro wrote: Loren typed: I've not found anyone who would even agree to taste hominy, I enjoy it in posole. Usually this time of year. Good stuff. Bob R.

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
Well there was mention that you have to site it well so that there are no blockages impeding the wind. I guess that does limit where you put it. If you do have a blustery corner of the lot though, it may be just fine for a 5kW system clay On Dec 21, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT Sunday Morning Coolness

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
.  Might get some  traction under that Change Candidate. clay -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081221/bbf470e6/attachment.html ___ http

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT Sunday Morning Coolness

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: The sailplane has a much wider turning radius than the hawk. A crow has a tighter turning radius. He hasn't got speed over the hawk but can out turn it. But I'm pretty sure the hawk can outclimb the crow, and it can dive like a guided missile. Seems like a redtail diving

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-21 Thread John Freer
Living amongst a huge wind farm area, I am qualified to make some comments here. There is enough power generated here from hundreds of 80 ft tall turbines to power our entire Coachella Valley (Palm Springs, CA) but no, it is sold to the grid and and we are still subject to brown outs, etc. The

[MBZ] Where is the block coolant drain on an OM602?

2008-12-21 Thread Tyler
I'm attempting a citric acid flush on my 1987 190D Turbo, but I can't for the life of me find the block coolant drain. I've looked at the photos in the factory manuals, and I went over the engine for about an hour last night with an LED headlamp and can't find any sign of it. Please help,

Re: [MBZ] imaginary?

2008-12-21 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] Where is the block coolant drain on an OM602?

2008-12-21 Thread Frederick W Moir
Tyler. If memory serves, it is on the passenger side near the starter, ahead of the block heater towards the front. I may have ben replaced by a bolt. YMMV Fred Moir Lynn MA 190DT Blue 190DT Bent 300TD At 05:02 PM 12/21/2008, you wrote: I'm attempting a citric acid flush on my 1987 190D

Re: [MBZ] imaginary?

2008-12-21 Thread Mitch Haley
relng...@aol.com wrote: The 3-liter inline six in that car could never produce that kind of performance. I think he was referring to a 300SEL 6.3. I don't recall the 0-60, but I seem to remember a 14.1 quarter in Car and Driver. ___

Re: [MBZ] Wind

2008-12-21 Thread Bill R
I was in that area a year ago [went back and forth from San Diego to a wedding on a mountain near Yucca Valley]. Those wind mills are quite large and numerous. I have wondered about the effect on local folks. BillR -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Dealership

2008-12-21 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Bought an '81 300D from a friend of mine about 8 years ago; 'knew when he bought the car new in '81; 'had lunch with 'im often while he had it; often heard him mention that he had just had the car serviced, oil changed, etc., usually about every 3 kmi. Day after I bought it, I changed oil in it;

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
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Re: [MBZ] Where is the block coolant drain on an OM602?

2008-12-21 Thread Fmiser
Frederick wrote: Tyler. If memory serves, it is on the passenger side near the starter, ahead of the block heater towards the front. I may have ben replaced by a bolt. YMMV Fred Moir That is correct for a OM61x engine. I usually reach it from the wheel well using a long extension. Is that

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
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Re: [MBZ] Where is the block coolant drain on an OM602?

2008-12-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Be a real strange 602 if the starter is on the passenger side! The drain is near the turbocharger oil pressure line screws in on the passenger side (the starter is on the driver's side). A large hexagonal fitting sticking out with a short hose fitting on it so you can shove a bit of

Re: [MBZ] MB Custom cupholders Was: SD console

2008-12-21 Thread Jim Cathey
Theres a new Ford what has a powered cooler between the back seats. Shades of 1963! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Bearing grease

2008-12-21 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:21:58 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Remind me again, how much grease am I supposed to use for each wheel? The tubes I got are 150 grams apiece, For a W123, 60 grams total, 45 g in the hub with the bearing, 15 g in the wheel cap. Craig

Re: [MBZ] Bearing grease

2008-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
that is about 2 oz. Probably about a shot glass full. At 07:06 PM 12/21/2008, you wrote: On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:21:58 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Remind me again, how much grease am I supposed to use for each wheel? The tubes I got are 150 grams apiece, For a W123,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread OK Don
Serves four as an appetizer - sounds like a recipe that needs to be at least doubled! On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Well tonight I made some of this and it was mighty yummy, with fresh local shrimp

[MBZ] 2 stroke diesel auto engine?

2008-12-21 Thread Christopher McCann
Was there ever a two stroke diesel engine in a car? If not, why not? Seems like doubling power strokes would be a very desirable thing. -Chris '85 300SD 241K mi/'92 Dodge B-350 Ram Wagon/'82 VW Vanagon Diesel 229K mi/'75 240D/'80 300SD/'83 240D/'84 300Dt/'85 300Dt Cali (parting out)/'87 190E

Re: [MBZ] 2 stroke diesel auto engine?

2008-12-21 Thread John Robbins
Christopher McCann wrote: Was there ever a two stroke diesel engine in a car? If not, why not? Seems like doubling power strokes would be a very desirable thing. I don't know for sure if there were any or not, but my guess would be none due to emissions. John

Re: [MBZ] Socialism

2008-12-21 Thread barry Stark
I have to agree with Loren. I work in Aerospace, used to be TRW but we were acquired by Northrop Grumman. Our IT guys are the best but now they have all been transferred to our IT sector. This sector treats them poorly and has taken away benefits. They cut down the number of techs and just heaped

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:31 -0500 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Well tonight I made some of this and it was mighty yummy, with fresh local shrimp http://huggingthecoast.com/2008/10/29/spanish-style-garlic-shrimp-with-capers/ I was missing the capers, but it

Re: [MBZ] 2 stroke diesel auto engine?

2008-12-21 Thread Tom Hargrave
2 stroke diesels suffered from very narrow power bands, noise and very dirty exhaust. Thanks, Tom 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: Christopher McCann xtofer1...@yahoo.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: 12/21/08 9:57 PM Subject: [MBZ] 2 stroke diesel auto

Re: [MBZ] OT: Hominy

2008-12-21 Thread Redghost
Capers are these nasty pickled little sort of spice/pepper nut thing that is just better left out of food clay On Dec 21, 2008, at 9:42 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:01:31 -0500 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Well tonight I made some of this