Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
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 delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- next part --

Re: [MBZ] Gimli gone

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
> ..I think Gimli was just put out to pasture within the last few months.  > Not > sure if it's awaiting the scrapman,.. > Yes, I saw that. I think it said, scrapped. RLE ** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 38, Issue 149

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
> ..I recall turbine oil being Shell Turbine Oil, whatever that was. The > Beech D-`8 was a "check the gas and fill the oil" with usually something like > 4-5 > gallons per engine after a night of hauling the mail... > Sounds about right for the D-18. Long ago when I was taking instruction in a

Re: [MBZ] hauled back that 190E 5 speed

2009-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:06:37 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > well I thought about converting that 190D with the tranny out to a > manual, although that would take longer than just slapping a auto back > in. Yes, that is true. Craig ___ http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Accidents

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
> ...This is the fourth accident in the last couple years I know of where > prompt pilot response and luck (along with a huge amount of skill,  > training, and design) resulted in a zero serious injury accident rather than > a slaughter. The pilot did a wonderful job of landing that plane in wate

Re: [MBZ] Water landing

2009-01-16 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Mountain Man
jabba wrote: > i'm glad those days of anarchy are over. you don't see this kind of stuff > going on anymore. You don't classify any of the many hacking forms as the same mind? - different medium? That is what I like about hackers - one truck I saw this week had window sticker that said unorthodo

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I recall turbine oil being Shell Turbine Oil, whatever that was. The Beech D-`8 was a "check the gas and fill the oil" with usually something like 4-5 gallons per engine after a night of hauling the mail. Well, the B-47 seemed to work well, the Frogs just stole the idea. --R Wilton Stricklan

Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Tony Wirtel
round where you need to be) and an accurate gauge will help you dial in the pressures. Tony WIrtel -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/1985af5d/attachment.html> ___

[MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
BTW, those under-wing, strut-mounted aircraft engines also break away easily when they suddenly seize in flight - there've been several to do 'zackly that. There was another one on a B-47 about 50 years ago, though not a seizure situation, that merely turned nearly ninety degrees to the line of fl

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > -- next part

Re: [MBZ] Water landing

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
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Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
ts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <htt

Re: [MBZ] hauled back that 190E 5 speed

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
well I thought about converting that 190D with the tranny out to a manual, although that would take longer than just slapping a auto back in. Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:54:42 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: Well removing the gas cap reveals really old gas, I bet the pump i

Re: [MBZ] hauled back that 190E 5 speed

2009-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:54:42 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > Well removing the gas cap reveals really old gas, I bet the pump is > stuck by now, been sitting. Also, mice have chewed up some wires under > the hood, including an ignition wire. Dont know if it would start even > push startin

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I only thought the last guy really didnt want to sell his car

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
He can't believe/know you're gonna haul it on a $50k rig. ;<))) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" To: "mercedes Mailing List" Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] WOW,I only thought the last guy really didnt want to sell his car > Emailed abou

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:08:21 -0800 "Alex Chamberlain" wrote: > No heated tunnels between the buildings? I thought just about every > upper Midwest college and university had them. Caltech in Pasadena, California, has them. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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[MBZ] Global Warming

2009-01-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
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Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
th landing of the A320? > > > > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/boe202.shtml > > > > > Gerry > > > > > -- next part -- > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > >

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Gary Hurst wrote: those tunnels got me in some trouble as an undergrad. we used to use them, but management didn't want us to. so they started getting more serious about locking them. then i got more serious about breaking in. this went on for several weeks. guess who lost war? You did, wh

[MBZ] WOW, I only thought the last guy really didnt want to sell his car

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Emailed about another car, to see if they had any pics. He wanted to know how I was going to get a $900 car or whatever it was back to OK and they dont have pics of $900 cars. WOW. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505

2009-01-16 Thread Kevin Kraly
I like the strange look of the Peugeot 504 sedan and even stranger wagon. A neighbor where I grew up in Southern California had 4 504's, 3 of them Diesels. they included a '78 and '79 504 Automatique sedans, a '76 manny tranny Wagon and a '75 gasser sedan. It's too bad that parts availabilit

Re: [MBZ] 505 Poo-goat

2009-01-16 Thread Dan Weeks
On Jan 16, 2009, at 8:27 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: I always loved the look of the 505.? Would be fun to have, but no idea where I'd ever get parts for one around here. Ed 300E 505 TD was a nice car. 504 was nicer in my opinion, but didn't come turboed. A French 240D. My da

Re: [MBZ] OT: The Dangers of Des Moines, was Is This Too Cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
t; 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 delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- next part ---

[MBZ] Peugeot 505

2009-01-16 Thread tom tomscat
l. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/a5cc5cfe/attachment.html> Message: 7 Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:56:36 -0500 From: E M Subject: Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turb

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Kevin Kraly
$4.00 for small bag of popcorn, $3.50 for small bottle of water, At the Portland Trail Blazers games, a .5l bottle of water is $3.75. I usually buy one every few games and bring it home, fill it back up with filtered water and smuggle it back in. Cokes run $5.75, but if you smuggle your souv

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
> > planes computers have to do with the smooth landing of the A320? > > > > > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/boe202.shtml > > > > > Gerry > > > > > -- next part -- > > > > > >

[MBZ] OT: The Dangers of Des Moines, was Is This Too Cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Dan Weeks
On Jan 16, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Curt wrote: To put it in perspective Don and Debbie were visibly bothered when Angie and I told them how we'd gone from the airport to the highway when leaving Des Moines for Jefferson. On the way back to the airport we took exactly the same route and could fin

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
e work. Dan -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/eba74b4d/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT See what you guys down south are missing!

2009-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
eing plugged in at these temps, so long as I had winter fuel in it, with 300 to 400K miles on it!  This is a gasser with good compression! -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
m > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercede

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
hats really pretty. I'd love to have an old pug... > > -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/7b28e55f/attachment.html> ___

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
ween a PayDay Loan outfit and a rib joint. If I am going to spend that much money, I'd want to either get the vehicle from someone on this list or even a real dealer. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mer

[MBZ] Chrysler Update from Bob Nardeli

2009-01-16 Thread Tom Hargrave
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Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Redghost
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Re: [MBZ] OT See what you guys down south are missing!

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Redghost wrote: Seems that the oil companies are parking their oil in hopes of higher prices now that the fuel price has dropped. You don't have to hope, yesterday Feb crude was $34 when March was $41. Just buy the Feb, sell the March, and make arrangements for storage at the terminal when th

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Redghost
Seems that the oil companies are parking their oil in hopes of higher prices now that the fuel price has dropped. No cash flow to build more holes in the ground. Okie tank farms are full of oil waiting for price increases, and the tankers are making lazy 8's in the middle of the ocean too

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread LWB250
For the utilities, yes - students, no. I know from first hand experience about such tunnels at IU and Ball State, as we used them to move between buildings when we were doing service work. Dan --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > From: Alex Chamberlain > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 14 deg

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
y, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > ___ > 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 delivery

[MBZ] Adolf Hitler's R-35 GT-R original

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
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[MBZ] Assembly lines

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
The price of carbon offsets. --R E M wrote: Same here, regular gas it back up to .81 per liter here again, from .65 just a week or so ago. I buy large 50 pound bags of seed for the birds in the back garden. Sunflower seeds were $18 a bag, but since gas has gone down, prices are now $25 for the

[MBZ] OT See what you guys down south are missing!

2009-01-16 Thread Loren Faeth
and you have the cajones to whine about 15 degrees! Yes, I know, to Bennell and others, these 20 below temps are still wimpy! Well the past 2 days have been a challenge. about 22 below wed night and pretty near that last night. The van sits out because the SDL and the 300D are in the garage.

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-16 Thread tyler
Alex, It's important in science to make a distinction between the data and the model, especially in cases where the model is not entirely consistent with the data, which is often true in physics. Without considering this distinction, a scientist limits his understanding of phenomena to the li

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Oh yea, these people who say that they were great parents, I would hate to see their house I guess. If you call living without running water, no power, no school, no shots, no doctors, never feeding them, if they do eat its because they got it themselves, then I guess they were good parents.

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Wonko the Sane wrote: Yea, caught my error on second reading of the article. But even seven years behind bars takes away 10% of the life of the average individual. ... in exchange for 70% of Kristen's. This is a murder we're talking about, putting a bullet in your wife's head while she's crawl

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yea, he violated his bail on a couple of different things, his daddy got to get his 100k bail money back, which should have been kept by the state, and he doesnt get anymore time really. He has it great. Mitch Haley wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: he got 12 years in jail, but could get out i

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: he got 12 years in jail, but could get out in 7 I think. Or perhaps they could reinstate the suspended three years for bad behavior and let him serve the whole 15? I like the part about the bail violations getting him six months, to be served concurrently, so it nets h

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread E M
5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2, > 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arc

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
re is a nice color! Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/a5cc5cfe/attachment.html> ___

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread E M
> > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1897 - Release Date: > > > 1/16/2009 > > > 6:52 AM > > > > ___ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > > T

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
> > Wonko the Sane wrote: > > > > > >> http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ctd/995132355.html > > >> > > >> KBB retail suggests $8885, guy (dealer) is asking $3500. > > >> ------ next part ---

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
he got 12 years in jail, but could get out in 7 I think. Wonko the Sane wrote: All but three years suspended? Can that be right? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2, 84 300D

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread E M
uggests $8885, guy (dealer) is asking $3500. > >> -- next part -- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > >> > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/76f59beb/attachment.htm

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im sure you could but just watch out for Rust. Also, if the AC does not work, big money. Think the wiring problems were fixed by then. Wonko the Sane wrote: If I knew I could get two/three years out of it, I would be tempted to try to buy it. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 300SD, 9

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Allan Streib
"Wilton Strickland" writes: > I wouldn't be surprised to find BOTH engines sheared off; they're usually > (often, anyway) held on by only two bolts/pins (one on top toward the front, > one toward the rear) that shear before tearing a wing off. I just heard on the radio on the way home that both

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > &g

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
KBB retail suggests $8885, guy (dealer) is asking $3500. >> -- next part -- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/76f59beb/attachment.html >> > >> _

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yea, thats my FIL. I loved the comment about getting pregnant is no excuse, should have kept them. Well, were they offering to pay for said kids? That was only one issue, being totally and completely out of control was the big one. BTW, the article said the 2 live with the grandfather. BZZ

Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:03:33 -0800 (PST), Christopher wrote: > He did. I guess it's a low-res scan...do PDFs of images work > that way? PDF has no native way to deal with images. It typically uses jpeg. And often the default when creating the PDF is a rather low-resolution, low-qual

Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
cool, great site. Christopher McCann wrote: http://www.drivetrain.com/mercedes_dt.htm yes, there is. LInk above has 21 steps to sucessful tranny rebuild. Gives a general overview of what a rebuild is...including the part below that on the torque converter. CM --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: yea, he did plead out, but I had not seen this article. So many things wrong with it. Then I started reading the comments at the bottom, so many people are really screwed up with the way they are thinking. Was the Mike mentioned in the comments your F-I-L? I'm sure

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, things are expensive. Which is strange considering the price of diesel is half of what it was, that was the reason everything at the groc store got jacked up. When are they going to start lower the prices of food back down? Filled up my 100 gal tank on the trunk today at 2.03. Gas just

Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Christopher McCann
http://www.drivetrain.com/mercedes_dt.htm yes, there is. LInk above has 21 steps to sucessful tranny rebuild. Gives a general overview of what a rebuild is...including the part below that on the torque converter. CM --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > From: Kaleb C. Striplin >

[MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
Drove to Duke Hosp (Durham) today for neurology follow-up, etc.; tremor is gone, reflexes at knees and elbows back to normal; still have serious trouble walking, though - can't lift toes to clear floor/ground when bringing rear foot forward; still using walker and elec. scooter as appropriate. Ret

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, he did plead out, but I had not seen this article. So many things wrong with it. Then I started reading the comments at the bottom, so many people are really screwed up with the way they are thinking. Mitch Haley wrote: Redghost wrote: If he needs a Maine title that way, just have his b

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
I wouldn't be surprised to find BOTH engines sheared off; they're usually (often, anyway) held on by only two bolts/pins (one on top toward the front, one toward the rear) that shear before tearing a wing off. This was the case with ones that I used to be "intimate" with, anyway - B-47's and B-52'

Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
You know there is more to it that replacing the clutches, the valve body will also need some attention most likely at this point. Christopher McCann wrote: I've got almost all that already. There is a very nice spring compressor that you can buy which looks really handy. Yes, the 722.4 and .3

Re: [MBZ] Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Thats broadway title. What Im trying to do is avoid paying them $300 or whatever they charge these days. Guess it would not be illegal if they are doing it. LWB250 wrote: I can't speak for Maine, but there are states out there that do not require a title on vehicles older than a certain age

[MBZ] hauled back that 190E 5 speed

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Well removing the gas cap reveals really old gas, I bet the pump is stuck by now, been sitting. Also, mice have chewed up some wires under the hood, including an ignition wire. Dont know if it would start even push starting it. Also has rust so its a parts car for sure. But, the seats seem

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/988008347.html > > I thought the turbo 505s were all gas and the diesels were all > normally aspirated. Would this be a slug with the slushbox or was it > tuned with a high stall speed like in a 603

Re: [MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread Peter Frederick
Parts will be impossible, but a friend of ours drove several to death back when they were available in the 80's -- 500,000 miles or so on two of them. Not bad cars. I still see one or two when I visit my sister in DC. Peter On Jan 16, 2009, at 5:24 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: http://port

Re: [MBZ] Title Washing was Re: Attn Curt

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
bably not be discussed on a list that is saved on the internet. > > > Donald H. Snook > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090116/73 0b368d/attachment.html> >

[MBZ] Peugeot 505 turbodiesel (?) on Portland CL

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/988008347.html I thought the turbo 505s were all gas and the diesels were all normally aspirated. Would this be a slug with the slushbox or was it tuned with a high stall speed like in a 603 car to compensate for turbo lag? I bet Mathieu knows. Sure is a n

Re: [MBZ] OT: ISP doesn't support Linux

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Redghost wrote: > Right now I have an > old sawtooth G4. Really could be happier with a nice Mac with a faster bus > speed. A Sawtooth I bought new in 1999 is my computer of choice for any kind of creative work (web design, Photoshop, light video and audio editi

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:19 PM, tyler wrote: > It applies to almost everything, because that is how the human mind usually > perceives the world. > As someone who almost went to grad school to study 20th-century metaphysics and philosophy of mind, I can't let this go by without comment. Tyler,

[MBZ] Ah, so.

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread E M
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Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Redghost
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Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread Archer
From: relng...@aol.com I would like to announce that this subject is not on my list of "Things I Know Something About" and I therefore will avoid ANY attempt to convince anyone otherwise by keeping my mouth shut. It's already clear who the expert is. Yr obdt svt. RLE

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: > No heated tunnels between the buildings? I thought just about every upper Midwest college and university had them. We had "steam tunnels" where the pipes from the university power plant to the buildings ran under the sidewalks. James Dallas Egbert was supposed to ha

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Wonko the Sane wrote: > http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ctd/995132355.html > > KBB retail suggests $8885, guy (dealer) is asking $3500. I think it's a bit low but still in the market, judging by my observations in my area (modulo the usual difference between West

Re: [MBZ] OT Prepare to be Amazed and Astounded

2009-01-16 Thread tyler
It applies to almost everything, because that is how the human mind usually perceives the world. Tyler OK Don wrote: Yes - I like that explanation. In fact, I think it applies to a lot more than just physics - like the denizens of this list --- "A list member is really just an imaginary const

Re: [MBZ] 14 degrees here in south gwinnett, ga

2009-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > I used to wear shorts and sandals at Michigan State unless I was leaving the > dorm, I was used to living in a 65 degree house in the winter. A friend and > I would go to the movies in a neighboring dorm dressed like that (the > classrooms we u

Re: [MBZ] physics and such

2009-01-16 Thread RELNGSON
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Re: [MBZ] 300GD

2009-01-16 Thread ernest breakfield
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Re: [MBZ] 300GD

2009-01-16 Thread Peter Merle
Drl... >> >> Would this have a 60x engine? One presumes the 300GD followed the 300D for >> engines. >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed.

Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread John Freer
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Re: [MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Wonko the Sane wrote: http://desmoines.craigslist.org/ctd/995132355.html Can you take Debbie's brother to look it over with you? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] does this seem too cheap?

2009-01-16 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] transmission repair "factory PDF"

2009-01-16 Thread Christopher McCann
ught was that OK > this time the tranny may only go another 200k instead of > the 300k it went > the first time. And there was a differance- reverse took > about a half > second to engage instead of being nearly instantaneous. > But given that it > USED to take 3-5 seconds I was OK with that!

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