Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-16 Thread Walt Zarnoch
I bow before an elder much wiser than myself. ;) I'll check those out for sure. What is your opinion on Chai? I prefer a strong brew with very little of anything, just a hint of sugar/milk. I have a habbit of droping 2 teabags in an empty water bottle, filling, and cold brewing it in the fridge

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm drinking brooke bond red label strong and black in large quantities lately. it might just be too stout for me in my old age though so i might switch over to pg tips. interestingly, one of my favorite mass market black teas is red lion ethiopian. good stuff from a place with no tradition, so

Re: [MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-16 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Oh my, now I have a craving... And we're fresh out of green. :( I find Red Rose to be good with a splash of milk and a teaspoon of sugar, as well as Lipton's Lemon Lane variety with honey. One of my all-time favorites is bigelow raspberry royale, either plain or with honey. There's a cafe near m

[MBZ] now here is a chinese product i can happily endorse!

2010-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
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Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-16 Thread Hursley
Curt, chest compression is still in as it helps to save life. If one does the chest compression before the EMT arrives, the patient survial is high. The common folks do not have the AED at home or in the car. Peter, I was wrong. The PJ did use electronic monitoring to do BP as they were able

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Gump doesn't use vacuum to shut off, just like the Frankenheap. Start/Run/Stop knob on the dash. -- 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 chan

Re: [MBZ] Aww Spit...

2010-01-16 Thread Fmiser
> Curt Raymond wrote: > We just had the discussion of anti-spyware stuff and there was > one I'd never heard of before, anybody remember it? My > computer just got its ass kicked... I like the concept of WinPatrol. It watches for changes to particular system files and directories. The it "barks"

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Dieselhead
Yeah they do that too. As someone else already mentioned, the radiator cap on the tank can look ok and cause problems. If the coolant only goes down when you drive, look at the tank and cap. If it goes down while setting, look at the WP, hoses etc. I went through a rach of bad Radiator caps

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread OK Don
The mystery leak in my son's 603 300D turned out to be a crack in the coolant tank just under a fitting on the side facing the front. Only saw it when it got bad enough to see dripping under the car. Saw a small stream squirting forward when up to temp and under pressure. Liquid steel cured it. On

Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
I heard on the radio that chest compressions may be on the way out as they don't really seem to improve your chance of survival. Rescue breathing on the other hand seems to be the real deal. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:13:04 -0500 From: "Peter T. Arnold" To: Mercedes Discussion List Subje

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Bob, I bought a 24V cordless electric impact wrench at a tool show some time ago. Best $99 I spent that year. An impact wrench is what you need for this job. I like the cordless, I take it with me when I'm pulling the snowmobile trailer, its way easier to change a tire (stupid little snowmobile

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Does the 124 have that little stubby hose between the thermostat housing and the water pump housing like the 123 does? Thats what was leaking on my 240D... I did the waterpump while I was there, I figured that was $45 of cheap insurance. -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:31:57 -0500 From: "Larry

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Dieselhead
My guess is that you have a water pump seal weeping. Most of my 603s have done this. On the first one, I did replace the WP and it stopped. On my current 603 300D, it has leaked since I got it. Massively over the winter when the car is stored. No water on the floor ever. The leak is slow e

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Sheesh, no shortage of takers on this one... Now I need to find a car. Oh and the money of course... -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:54:41 -0500 From: Frederick W Moir To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker Message-ID: <4b51fd61.1040...@verizon.net> Content-T

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:59:58 -0500 "LarryT" wrote: > I'll send in a sample this week and see what the analysis says. That's a superb idea. I even know where you can send it: > OilAnalysis Time? > Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? > www.youroil.net :-) Craig _

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Peter Frederick
Check the evaporator drain for coolant, and pressure test the system -- those plastic tanks have several failure modes that are not obvious except that the cap won't seal. Test the cap, too. Although it's cold outside, it's possible that you are getting coolant "burping" into the expansion

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread LarryT
Thx guys -- I appreciate the info. What kind of lifespan do water pumps generally have? It has 170K now and my wife puts about 600 mi. / mo. going to & from work. I have zero oil burning or leaking, no white smoke and it starts instantly without the blockheater at the end of the 1

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
Suppose you're right. The old belt vice grip method worked to a point. I thought there would be a key setting the fan/pulley in place on the shaft. Isn't there one? Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > BFH method, or some variant th

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread LWB250
I doubt it, but halon wouldn't be of much help in a car fire anyway. Halon, or better, halocarbon, works by displacing oxygen, so it's really only useful in closed areas. Not to mention it's considered illegal to use nowadays, at least in new systems. It's an ozone depleter, much like our good

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
BFH method, or some variant thereof. Seriously, you should look at getting an impact wrench, either one of those electric things or an air-driven one. They are most handy. --R Bob Rentfro wrote: What if yo don't have an impact wrench? Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Rich Thomas < r

Re: [MBZ] Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I second that emotion, though in my case it poked a hole in the front pump casting. Took me the longest time to figure out why it wasn't working, I woke up one morning and realized that hole did not belong there. Took awhile for my brain to put the visual of the hole together with the fact th

Re: [MBZ] Diaphragm

2010-01-16 Thread relngson
> ...Do I have a diaphragm failure?.. > That's what she said after the pregnancy test came up with the wrong answer. RLE > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

Re: [MBZ] Fire!

2010-01-16 Thread relngson
> We have some new dry powder extinguishers at work that use some sort > of purple stuff that covers more types of fires than the older yellow dry > powder does/did.  Don't know much about it, but I could pull the info from > the extinguishers if someone is interested... > Purple K replaced

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Peter Frederick
Head cracks will lead to coolant loss, but also hard cold starts with lots of white smoke and very rough running on startup. White smoke smelling of glycol will persist until the engine warms up. Coolant leaks from a bad head gasket are also known -- usually out the exhaust side. CHEKC T

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, they do sometimes have head gasket problems but its usually oil burning very badly, as in, blowing out the back. In that case, the gasket blows out between #1 and the timing chain area. Never see one burning coolant though. LarryT wrote: Hello - My 91 300D 2.5T needs about a 1/2 quar

Re: [MBZ] Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Peter Frederick
Very likely. When you replace it, make absolutely positive that the locking screw hole is clean and dry, else the screw will come loose and beat the housing and cam to death, and likely also puncture the diaphragm again. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
a.. Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote: > I think I used an old belt and vice grip to hold the pulley and wrench on > the nut with some penetrating oil to lube the threads > > -Original Message- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun.

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
I think I used an old belt and vice grip to hold the pulley and wrench on the nut with some penetrating oil to lube the threads -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Bob Rentfro Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 17:21 To:

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Do NOT chew up the edges of the pulley (like in a vice) or it will eat the belt. Then the belt gets lose resulting in a dead battery at the most inopportune time. Don't ask me how I know -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Beha

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
What if yo don't have an impact wrench? Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > Impact wrench, hold the pulley with a strap wrench or something. > > --R > > > Frederick W Moir wrote: > >> Bob R, et al. >> Cardboard is your friend. Anti-

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Impact wrench, hold the pulley with a strap wrench or something. --R Frederick W Moir wrote: Bob R, et al. Cardboard is your friend. Anti-laceration tool. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/16/2010 4:48 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off (

Re: [MBZ] OT MacBook teardown

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I looked on CL and found some fairly inexpensive listed, relative to new -- if the logic board had been bricked it would have been cheaper to buy a used one than buying a new logic board. Might be the way to go, then cannibalize it and sell bits on ebay or something. --R Redghost wrote: Took

Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-16 Thread Peter T. Arnold
When we were EMT Basic, We'd take B/P by palpation. In event to Cardio Arrest, We'd put in an air way and do CPR. That way the dead fellow would have good color at hospital arrival. I did CPR on maybe 100 folks in 12 years, just 1 walked out of the hospital. Much better odds now that there is

Re: [MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Frederick W Moir
Bob R, et al. Cardboard is your friend. Anti-laceration tool. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 1/16/2010 4:48 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off (without wrecking the fan/fins)? Bob R ___ http://www.okie

Re: [MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread Frederick W Moir
LarryT. I Have two 190DT's, essentially the same engine. The white (Bent) one blew the gasket at 120Kmi and I think the Blue one is going. Oil is decorating the RF of the engine about where the chain tensioner is. There is anecdotal evidence that they blow when some idiot (me) goes over 161kph

[MBZ] Getting Alt. Pulley off

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
How do you get that stinkin nut off to get the puley/fan off (without wrecking the fan/fins)? Bob R ___ 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 deliv

Re: [MBZ] Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Frederick W Moir
Clay, et al. If you have the pipe off the side if the vac pump, pull it off, and if it is full of oil, diaphragm is gone. Btdt. Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. On 1/16/2010 4:20 PM, Redghost wrote: Gump Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger and larger cloud emanati

Re: [MBZ] OT MacBook teardown

2010-01-16 Thread Redghost
Took the iBook to the local fixit shop. They looked at me and said it would be less expensive for me to find a CL replacement. I suspect they just swap out parts, not really in depth repairs. clay On Jan 16, 2010, at 7:05 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: The logic board is a work of art, very dense

[MBZ] Coolant Leak

2010-01-16 Thread LarryT
Hello - My 91 300D 2.5T needs about a 1/2 quart of coolant every 2 months or so. Do these engines have a history of head gasket leaks? I suspect the water pump is weeping a little after 170K miles or so. I have a new pump but haven't been sufficiently "moved" to replace it.But soon it

Re: [MBZ] Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
If it shut off with the switch, mayhaps not...(unless I don't know how that engine works). I know I have to use the kill switch when mine goes kaput. Bob R On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Redghost wrote: > Gump > > Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger and larger > clou

[MBZ] Massive smoke clouds

2010-01-16 Thread Redghost
Gump Driving down the freeway yesterday there began to be a larger and larger cloud emanating from her rear. Hit the go pedal and cloud. At stop it enveloped the car. Once I got home, I looked under the hood, and there was a wet spot on the bell housing of what I think is the Vac pump.

Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-16 Thread Hursley
Thank you for sharing it. As a volunteer EMT, I had trouble getting blood pressure while the ambulance is moving (noisy engine), literally bouncing around and with siren. I really envy those PJ with excellent skills in hearing (or they do have special stethoscope). Neat trick is writing the

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Mountain Man
Dan wrote: > As for buying a CO2 extinguisher, they can be had from most fire equipment > supply houses, who will gladly sell and fill them for you. That being said, > they're not cheap. > Is halon available anywhere these days? I bet even ebay cannot allow halon to be sold to individuals? mao

[MBZ] Underwater Bugatti Exhumed

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
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Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: I'd say a dry-chem of the sort you can buy at any hardware store. It makes a mess but it will put the fire out. CO2 will put a fire out but only until oxygen returns... I once lit a bunch of wastepaper in a 55 gallon drum, and then attacked it with a 20oz bottle of CO2.

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread LWB250
Most dry chemical extinguishers use a chemical that is highly caustic and corrosive, so if it's going to be used on something you intend to salvage, I would go with a CO2 extinguisher. When the dry powder combines with moisture it really makes a mess of bare metal and electrical connections. A

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Allan Streib
"archer" writes: > PS I wonder what make and size fire extinguisher would be best to > carry in a car? I'd say a dry-chem of the sort you can buy at any hardware store. It makes a mess but it will put the fire out. CO2 will put a fire out but only until oxygen returns, if whatever started the

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Frederick W Moir
Curt. I have a license. Fred Moir Lynn MA On 1/16/2010 9:23 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping would be? -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To s

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Mountain Man
Curt wrote: > Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping > would be? > Find a driver and enjoy the scenery driving home. We did that 2 years ago - great memorable trip - the first open day through Yellowstone. Or, find the car and I will drive it home for you -

Re: [MBZ] Swapping Out Alternator

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
Under10-4 On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > under > > Bob Rentfro wrote: > >> Going to swap out the kaput alternator on my '77 300D this lovely day. >> >> I haven't even looked at it yet. Is it easier to attack it from above or >> from underneath? >> >> Bob R >> __

Re: [MBZ] Swapping Out Alternator

2010-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
under Bob Rentfro wrote: Going to swap out the kaput alternator on my '77 300D this lovely day. I haven't even looked at it yet. Is it easier to attack it from above or from underneath? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okieb

[MBZ] Swapping Out Alternator

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Rentfro
Going to swap out the kaput alternator on my '77 300D this lovely day. I haven't even looked at it yet. Is it easier to attack it from above or from underneath? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread archer
relng...@aol.com writes: Pinched from the "other" list. Read and learn. www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=241899 Learn to keep a fire extinguisher in the car. Allan 1983 300D -- Wonder if his fire started in the climate control pushbutton pc boar

Re: [MBZ] Real heroes

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Yeah, after I sent that my memory modules started working, and I remembered it was TSA, asking some very stupid questions, and detaining him for no apparent reason (other than his politics perhaps, which raises a whole 'nuther set of issues). --R Greg Fiorentino wrote: Rich: According to th

Re: [MBZ] OT MacBook teardown

2010-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
The logic board is a work of art, very dense very tiny components, surface mounts. Not sure it would be possible to do that without some extremely good technique and tools, and even then. --R Redghost wrote: I will ship you the busted iBook my boy did for me, maybe you can fix it. Needs the

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Dieselhead
Coast to coast, probably $2000. you might get a deal for 1500. But that will be the ballpark. Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping would be? -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:27:38 -0800 From: Alex Chamberlain To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject:

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Curt Raymond
Hmm, I spend 2 weeks in June in LA every year. I wonder how much the shipping would be? -Curt Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:27:38 -0800 From: Alex Chamberlain To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker Message-ID:     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Fri, Jan 1

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:15 PM, wrote: Pinched from the "other" list. Read and learn. www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=241899 Amazing that his insurer, on seeing photos and a partial receipt history showing his "restoration" of the car (really just a l

Re: [MBZ] A heartbreaker

2010-01-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:15 PM, wrote: > Pinched from the "other" list. Read and learn. > > www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=241899 I was all ready to write "Lesson: get stated value insurance instead of regular comprehensive" but then read the victim's last post in the middle of p