Re: [MBZ] A+ Exam

2011-04-28 Thread OK Don
We did the ITIL foundations class to get every one talking the same language - I don't know that we accomplished that though --- On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:17 PM, wrote: > I'll add a little. I took a full week course on ITIL 2.0 a few years back. > I have my ITIL Foundations Certificate. The cla

Re: [MBZ] OT - play the game

2011-04-28 Thread Rick Knoble
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Re: [MBZ] A+ Exam

2011-04-28 Thread rogerhga
I'll add a little. I took a full week course on ITIL 2.0 a few years back. I have my ITIL Foundations Certificate. The class was given by IBM and the test was graded and certificates issued by a college in Canada. I think now you can get about any certificate you want for less. I know some guys

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Rick Knoble
>Jerry wrote" > > Rick, could you please expand on the reasons for recommending premium fuel > and Seafoam? Would this apply to four stroke engines? My four stroke surges > just like Allan described, and I've often wondered why. My small engine guys recommendation. Premium is less likely to hav

[MBZ] OT - play the game

2011-04-28 Thread Mountain Man
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Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
"Jerry Herrman" writes: > Rick, could you please expand on the reasons for recommending premium > fuel and Seafoam? My guess, premium is less likely to contain ethanol, though around here you can find 87 octane without ethanol. Not sure about the seafoam. Allan -- 1983 300D _

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> writes: > Yeah, The old lawnboys are keepers. > > I bought a 30 yr old one from the neighbor and used it for years with > no problems, other than it was a hassle to keep mixed gas. Funny, I purposely bought a two-stroke because I didn't want the hassle of changin

[MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Jerry Herrman
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[MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Jerry Herrman
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Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
MY recollection is that the OM615 and early 617 have a smaller can than the OM621. It is in essence, a fram C3 filter size. I never changed oil on a 615, and Randy should be able to confirm this. I think it is the same as the 621, where the oil filter cartridge is only the bypass filter. Th

Re: [MBZ] Delivery status notification

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
All the reports are coming from comcast clients. of course, that is not a pattern. As Woger said, it HAS to be your problem. So get with it! Woger knows all. Woger is never wrong. We are not associated with comcast at all. Something is up with the spam filters though as I have had to a

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
Yeah, The old lawnboys are keepers. I bought a 30 yr old one from the neighbor and used it for years with no problems, other than it was a hassle to keep mixed gas. I wanted a bagger for it to chew up the mountains of leaves . Bags were NLA. I could not find a used one that was adaptable ei

Re: [MBZ] A+ Exam

2011-04-28 Thread Dan Penoff
I didn't think so after looking over some of the test prep stuff. Mostly looks like procedural sort if things, many of which are common sense things. Dan Sent from my iPod On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:04 PM, OK Don wrote: > Work sent a bunch of us to a 3 day ITIL V3 foundations course a year or tw

Re: [MBZ] Delivery status notification

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
Are you white? --R On 4/28/2011 9:15 PM, Allan Streib wrote: How would I know if I've been added to the whitelist? I have never asked to be, that's all I can tell you. Allan "Kaleb C. Striplin" writes: We are not associated with comcast at all. Something is up with the spam filters thoug

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
My old Homelite chainsaw was acting like that, I think the pickup hose in the tank was softened up and collapsing on sucking fuel -- probably a benefit of ethanol in the gas. If your gas has ethanol in it, there is no telling what troubles it might cause. --R On 4/28/2011 8:53 PM, Walt Zarno

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
I put C rated 0w-40 M1 in my old SDL for winter use. It was terrible. Oil consumption went way up. Noise went way up.My OM603 was a happy camper with I replaced enough of the 0 stuff with 15w-50 M1.After I got the oil changed back to the 15w-50 it was happy agian. I have used the C

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
OK I like to position my vast land holdings as an estancia, it sounds exotic and few have a clue as to what it means. Everywhere in America is Spanish America these days, so I have that aspect covered. The guys on the trucks were not what I would classify as engineers or network techs, they w

[MBZ] Porsche's 80th

2011-04-28 Thread RELNGSON
Today is Porsche's 80th birthday. The Porsche engineering office was founded by Ferdinand Porsche on April 25, 1931. The forefather to all Porsche sportscars, the Porsche 64 racing car was made in 1939. In 1948 F.Porsche's son Ferdinand Anton Ernst "Ferry" Porsche started the production of Por

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread John Reames
There is something to be said for something with 30lb-ft at the muzzle without using any sort of powder... That might deal with groundhogs at short-mid range... -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 28, 2011, at 21:46, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread John Reames
Yah, it was, although beeman quit handling them about the time they went to the birds... -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 28, 2011, at 19:27, Mitch Haley wrote: > John Reames wrote: >> You mean like the beeman kodiak .25 (NLA)? > > Kodiak wa

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread OK Don
I don't think it does - completely different filter set-up. Isn't there a thermostatically controlled valve for the oil cooler? If it's stuck closed, that oil could get real hot = thin. On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Maybe, I was trying to remember if those have the o

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Rick Knoble writes: > Running a higher percentage of oil to fuel will cause a two stroke to run > lean. Hm, that could be it, I had to use some gas left from last fall; it was in a sealed container but potentially some of the gas evaporated and concentrated the oil in the remaning mixture. It

Re: [MBZ] A+ Exam

2011-04-28 Thread OK Don
Work sent a bunch of us to a 3 day ITIL V3 foundations course a year or two ago. They covered a lot of ground, but it's mostly learning the terminology. We had 100% pass rate for 40 people - can't be too hard. No one has gone on to the other certs that I know, so can't comment on them. One guy read

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
I understand. I just rebel at the $350 price tag for a pellet gun. When I was a kid the Daisy bb gun was $20 to $25, and a pellet gun was $35 to $50 But then I guess if you use cars or fuel for comparison, the pellet gun is a bargain. The Ruger 10/22 is a way better bargain, especially sinc

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Maybe, I was trying to remember if those have the o ring deal like the later cars Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2011, at 8:35 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > >> I have never heard of bearings wearing out on one of those, >> usually the rings would wear out first and it would just loose >> compressi

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Rick Knoble
Allan wrote: > I have one that's about 9-10 years old. It surges, i.e. revs up, slows > down, over and over. Wondering how to adjust whatever is trying to > regulate the engine speed. Use premium fuel. Use Seafoam in the fuel. Use the correct ratio of oil to fuel. Adjust mixture screw. Running a

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Rick Knoble
> I have never heard of bearings wearing out on one of those, > usually the rings would wear out first and it would just loose > compression. The usual cause of bearing problems is it leaks oil > and they let it run out and it causes problems, but then you get > noise. This car has no noise at all

Re: [MBZ] Another W115

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no, they are not, my new 115 has them, I wish it has hub caps. On 4/28/2011 8:14 PM, Allan Streib wrote: http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2347226374.html Looks rusty down along the rockers. What's with the bundt wheels, those aren't original are they? Allan -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremo

Re: [MBZ] Delivery status notification

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
How would I know if I've been added to the whitelist? I have never asked to be, that's all I can tell you. Allan "Kaleb C. Striplin" writes: > We are not associated with comcast at all. Something is up with the > spam filters though as I have had to add several people to the white > list late

[MBZ] Another W115

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2347226374.html Looks rusty down along the rockers. What's with the bundt wheels, those aren't original are they? Allan -- 1979 300SD 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley
Walt Zarnoch wrote: Likely needs a carb clean-out, possibly a rebuild kit. They're GREAT mowers, ours will chow down on waist high grass and not even care! Lean running is NOT good for 2-strokes. Have the carburetor looked at pronto. Any mechanically governed engine, 2 or 4 stroke, is likely t

[MBZ] W115

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2345070134.html Price is in crackhead territory though. Allan -- 1979 300SD 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yea, I have done the math. I REALLY need to get some cars crushed. On 4/28/2011 7:21 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: Jaime wrote: Are scrap steel prices really so high these days? Yes. All commodity prices are rising. I won't list causes, to avoid a debate. http://scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com/201

Re: [MBZ] Delivery status notification

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
We are not associated with comcast at all. Something is up with the spam filters though as I have had to add several people to the white list lately. Have I added you to the white list yet? On 4/28/2011 6:55 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Latest rejection attempting to email the list. Kaleb, is th

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The last car I took to the crusher a couple of weeks ago was a 124 wagon and it was just a bare shell, no engine, no nothing and it was $200. He might be able to get 4-500 at the crusher if it included the engine etc so the eight is up. Its $200 a ton down here, I would guess more up your way

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I think he checked and it was going to be over 1k to get it home. Then there would be the expense of the engine repair if indeed it needs it. On 4/28/2011 11:09 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: Bad news for all but Kleb I guess. I think the owner should have stored it with one of the folks who offere

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have never heard of bearings wearing out on one of those, usually the rings would wear out first and it would just loose compression. The usual cause of bearing problems is it leaks oil and they let it run out and it causes problems, but then you get noise. This car has no noise at all, not

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Likely needs a carb clean-out, possibly a rebuild kit. They're GREAT mowers, ours will chow down on waist high grass and not even care! Walt On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I have one that's about 9-10 years old.  It surges, i.e. revs up, slows > down, over and over.  Wond

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Did you fix the drivers seat? On 4/28/2011 9:01 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote: Jaime, my 1968 280SEL is for sale. The Jabba car. If you have any interest give me a call and I can tell you all the pluses and minuses. It has been a daily driver ever since I bought it from Gary and I have done quite a

[MBZ] OT: anyone know about 2-stroke lawnboy mowers?

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
I have one that's about 9-10 years old. It surges, i.e. revs up, slows down, over and over. Wondering how to adjust whatever is trying to regulate the engine speed. -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To sea

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-28 Thread Craig
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:18:16 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: > So yesterday out in the road in front of the estancia es·tan·cia (es tän′syä) noun a large estate, esp. a cattle ranch, in Spanish America > were about 5 or 6 ATT trucks stretched out for a half mile or so, > pumping wa

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Rick Knoble
> Jaime wrote: > Are scrap steel prices really so high these days? Yes. All commodity prices are rising. I won't list causes, to avoid a debate. http://scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com/2011/02/auto-scrap-salvage-prices-feb-4-2011/ http://www.fairsalvage.com/fscprices_montcalm.htm At $250 for

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley
Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Sadly, the NJ car will be going to scrap. I just spoke with the guy and offered $200, he said he could get $500 for scrap. $500 sounds like a lot to me. Are scrap steel prices really so high these days? Around $280 a ton here. ___

Re: [MBZ] Delivery status notification

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Latest rejection attempting to email the list. Kaleb, is this list run off a Comcast service by chance? Do you have any particularly aggressive spam filters set on it? Allan Mail Delivery System writes: > This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. > > Deliver

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread LWB250
I am surprised, as scrap prices down here are around $200 for a complete vehicle you can get more than that for AC condensers. Dan --- On Thu, 4/28/11, Allan Streib wrote: > From: Allan Streib > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT) > To: "Mercedes Discussio

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley
John Reames wrote: You mean like the beeman kodiak .25 (NLA)? Kodiak was a Webley Patriot, wasn't it? Mitch. ___ 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 o

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Jaime Kopchinski writes: > Are scrap steel prices really so high these days? One reason they might be is energy prices. Recycling steel takes a fraction of the energy of mining ore and smelting new steel. That could be making scrap steel worth more. Allan -- 1983 300D __

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Sadly, the NJ car will be going to scrap. I just spoke with the guy and offered $200, he said he could get $500 for scrap. $500 sounds like a lot to me. Are scrap steel prices really so high these days? It really upsets me... lots of great parts on that car. I just don't have the place to star

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=276 07 Accords appear to score fairly well. Randy On 28/04/2011 5:09 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: Yes but they are extremely unsafe cars! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: Maybe, but it is pretty har

Re: [MBZ] OT Tubernets questions

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
So yesterday out in the road in front of the estancia were about 5 or 6 ATT trucks stretched out for a half mile or so, pumping water out of their conduits and doing something else unclear (maybe pulling other cable). Today my DSL modem seems to have been quite well behaved. Coincidence? --R

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-28 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Yes but they are extremely unsafe cars! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: Maybe, but it is pretty hard to beat a Honda Accord for being a nice small reliable car. My good wife drives an 07 Accord 4 cylinder. Lots of pep, pretty good mileage and nothing to

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread John Reames
Yeah. Real quiet in a bolt action. You'll hear the critter squawk over the shot. (prob because they are subsonic) Btw mossberg made som bull-barreled .22 bolts for civil marksmanship training... Of course there are no scope provisions. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mo

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread John Reames
You mean like the beeman kodiak .25 (NLA)? -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Apr 27, 2011, at 19:33, Mitch Haley wrote: > Randy Bennell wrote: >> Got any recommendations on what sort of pellet gun to buy? > > This is the sweetest little gun around

[MBZ] NOT MB -- BMW

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
April 28, 1940: BMW Sweeps Mille Miglia http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2011/04/0428bmw-sweeps-mille-miglia/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscrib

Re: [MBZ] another refusal

2011-04-28 Thread RELNGSON
> ...I thought the problem has always been on the aol end of things. > The 'other' list has had that problem forever. > FB finally switched to a gmail email addy... > AOL is just my mail program. My ISP is Comcast. RLE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and u

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
Yes, little 1/2 long bullets that make very little noise when fired. Still go a long way however. I have shot off of the hill, out over the bay, when the lake was smooth and they go probably a half mile. You can see them hit the water way out. Might wear shorts too if it is warm enough and the

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
The militia is training to fight the New World Order. --R On 4/28/2011 3:10 PM, Allan Streib wrote: On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:34 -0700, "Curt Raymond" wrote: Still in a dense urban area a pellet gun ensures neighborhood tranquility. Out here in our wooded neighborhood I heard machine-gun fire,

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:34 -0700, "Curt Raymond" wrote: > Still in a dense urban area a pellet gun ensures neighborhood tranquility. Out here in our wooded neighborhood I heard machine-gun fire, or at least semi-auto with a very quick trigger finger, last weekend. I think someone out here has

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread andrew strasfogel
Shooting with shorts?? On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > In Canada we have long gun registry. I am looking for something that will > dispatch squirrels but not require registration. Also, the cottage is within > a town area that does not permit shooting. We have been using

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Curt Raymond
Not all that cheap, I bet you'll pay over a hundred... Can only shoot .22 long rifle in them, not so good in an urban context. A single shot bolt action is more useful for urban varmint warfare. My Dad has been collecting "boy's rifles" for some time now, won't pay more than $100 for one. The be

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Well that's better, but when I tried 0w40 M1 in my OM617 the hot idle pressure did drop a bit. It was still within spec, but noticeably lower than with the 20w50. Allan Jaime Kopchinski writes: > Dealers run 0w40 or 5w40 in the new cars. > > Jaime > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Allan S

Re: [MBZ] CC surging when turn signals activated

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Bad ground somewhere. glenn brown writes: > After obtaining a '85 300TD from my brother last fall and the CC wasn't > working, I opened it up, resoldered the PC board, and got it working but > hadn't taken any trips until last week to notice this oddity. The darn thin > surges when the turn

[MBZ] A+ Exam

2011-04-28 Thread LWB250
Did the second half (practical) of my CompTIA A+ exam today. Passed (790 out of 900) but found this part tougher than the first section. Mainly because there was a lot of stuff on Vista, which I have never worked with, especially the directory structures. That was probably what pulled my scor

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
Maybe, but it is pretty hard to beat a Honda Accord for being a nice small reliable car. My good wife drives an 07 Accord 4 cylinder. Lots of pep, pretty good mileage and nothing to do but change the oil periodically. Bought it used about a year old and have been happy so far. She loves it. I do

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
In Canada we have long gun registry. I am looking for something that will dispatch squirrels but not require registration. Also, the cottage is within a town area that does not permit shooting. We have been using a little single shot 22 with shorts but I would feel more legally justified with p

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread ernest breakfield
any chance the vehicle was run with BioDiesel? i've seen that stuff really thin out some less robust oils because of its solvency, even though it doesn't discolor the oil as much because there's no particulate matter... i think i'd change the oil to make sure it's got the proper stuff in

Re: [MBZ] OT: Algae the alternative energy source.... or pipe dream?

2011-04-28 Thread ernest breakfield
some of the WVO i see people making BioD out of now is pretty amazing; starts as at least 50% food crud as well, and then they still have to deal with the glycerin that comes out during the processing,... doesn't look like any of these processes come without their good waste products. cheers!

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
Bad news for all but Kleb I guess. I think the owner should have stored it with one of the folks who offered a spot, long enough to arrange some manner of having it hauled the rest of the way to Montreal. I know some folks who suffered an engine failure in a reasonably late model Chevy picku

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread David Bruckmann
The dealer changed the oil and put somethingW-40, probably zeroW-40 if I had to guess. The next day, when Silver Star opened the filter, they found bearing shavings. I don't think they change it, but I do think Luc bought some Rotella. Oil pressure was down to below .5 bar hot, and would only p

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Randy Bennell
My 76 115 300D oil pressure drops down pretty low at idle when the car is hot too. When cold it pegs and when at speeds above idle it is fine. I run 15-40 Rotella oil. I have put about 10K miles on it and things have not changed at all to my recollection. It does become black immediately a

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-28 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote: > Nothing like buying a re-badged camry at twice or more the cost... > Agreed... the original LS400 was a technological and design milestone, but it's pretty telling that until they started making SUVs the best-selling Lexus by far was the ES,

Re: [MBZ] CC surging when turn signals activated

2011-04-28 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Grounds are dirty, or the alternator is weak. Those are my guesses. Walt On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:19 AM, glenn brown wrote: > > After obtaining a '85 300TD from my brother last fall and the CC wasn't > working, I opened it up, resoldered the PC board, and got it working but > hadn't taken an

[MBZ] CC surging when turn signals activated

2011-04-28 Thread glenn brown
After obtaining a '85 300TD from my brother last fall and the CC wasn't working, I opened it up, resoldered the PC board, and got it working but hadn't taken any trips until last week to notice this oddity. The darn thin surges when the turn signals are in operation. Anybody got a clue? TIA.

Re: [MBZ] possums

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
Had one coon that learned to slide open the small basement window and roost in the basement. I'd shut the window and come back and find it open again. Went down with a 22, a flashlight and a couple of shorts. found the two beady little eyes. Put a short in its brain. It flopped down to the

Re: [MBZ] Rusty/Jabba's 280SEL (was: Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT))

2011-04-28 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:47 AM, LWB250 wrote: > Buy it anyway. Very tempting, but no. Would cost me $1,000 in gas just to drive it from Atlanta to the West Coast, plus a few nights in motels, food, plane tickets, etc Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Rusty/Jabba's 280SEL (was: Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500(Bethany, CT))

2011-04-28 Thread Rusty Cullens
heater core $780.00 fuel pump $550.00 Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBparts.biz www.buyEUROparts.biz www.buyASIANparts.biz Tel/ 1-800-741-5252 Fax/ 770-454-9745 ICQ 427542441 AIM BuyMBparts - Original Message - From: "Alex Chamberlain" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thu

Re: [MBZ] Rusty/Jabba's 280SEL (was: Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT))

2011-04-28 Thread andrew strasfogel
My first concours restoration was a W108 1970 280SE European sedan, Arabian grey with a parchment MB Tex interior, PW, PS, no sunroof. Over 4 years I fixed up everything, even the AC. Getting it to run cool was the greatest challenge. Loved driving it at night to see the cool colored dash lights

[MBZ] Tuscaloosa Tornados

2011-04-28 Thread LWB250
Hoy cow, Batman! Check out this collections of videos from yesterday's tornadoes: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/videos-of-the-tuscaloosa-tornado Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.

Re: [MBZ] possums

2011-04-28 Thread Mountain Man
--R wrote: > There were raccoons living in the > attic of the house next door... About 14 years ago we had that problem. I saw a coon sitting up in the attic next to the chimney, so I let it lay asleep. That Spring, there was some noticeable commotion in the attic, so I sent one of my sons up to

Re: [MBZ] Rusty/Jabba's 280SEL (was: Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT))

2011-04-28 Thread LWB250
Heater core is a nightmare on 108s and 114/115s. Those are the ones they were reputed to have hung the heater/AC up and built the car around, as the saying goes. Easy fix: Bypass it and drive it in the summer. Fuel pump is relatively straightforward. Buy it anyway. 108s are cool cars, especia

Re: [MBZ] Another refusal

2011-04-28 Thread Mountain Man
RLE wrote: > I just had another "permanent fatal errors" message (with a normal content) > to the list come back to me. > > Kaleb, you need to fix this because the trouble is on your end. I thought the problem has always been on the aol end of things. The 'other' list has had that problem forever.

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Mountain Man
Rusty wrote: > I have over 8k in it. It goes to the 1st > person with $2500.00. Which means you got $5500 enjoyment - must be a joy at that price. Nice. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http:/

Re: [MBZ] Another refusal

2011-04-28 Thread Allan Streib
Does the message mention comcast.net? I'm thinking it's actually their problem, if yours is the same "your message appears to be part of a spam bomb" that I get, but only when I'm sending from my home computer (Comcast cable internet). relng...@aol.com writes: > I just had another "permanent fat

[MBZ] Rusty/Jabba's 280SEL (was: Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT))

2011-04-28 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote: > Heater core needs > to be replaced. Needs fuel pump. How hard are those jobs? Parts prices? Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Rusty Cullens
No. The engine has been completely rebuilt. Every moving part but the crankshaft was replaced. The a/c works. New heater levers (genuine Mercedes). New brakes, pads, discs, calipers, master cylinder, (including fluid). New steering parts. New Michelin tires. New suspension. Rebuilt injection pu

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
Has the driver seat been replaced/reinforced? --R On 4/28/2011 10:01 AM, Rusty Cullens wrote: Jaime, my 1968 280SEL is for sale. The Jabba car. If you have any interest give me a call and I can tell you all the pluses and minuses. It has been a daily driver ever since I bought it from Gary and

Re: [MBZ] possums

2011-04-28 Thread Rich Thomas
I had thought of that, but I think they had become so habituated to people being around that it just didn't care. There were raccoons living in the attic of the house next door, one year a mama with 3 babies that would come out every evening and ramble over to our patio to poke around. No fea

Re: [MBZ] Beyond OT: How to bait a trap to catch a wascally wabbit

2011-04-28 Thread Jim Cathey
Last time I checked, the pellet guns were more expensive than a cheap .22 So I always just used a .22 with CB or BB caps An old bolt-action rifle and a box of CB's. Shoot from inside, through open door/window. Cheap and highly effective. Just the ticket! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Rusty Cullens
Jaime, my 1968 280SEL is for sale. The Jabba car. If you have any interest give me a call and I can tell you all the pluses and minuses. It has been a daily driver ever since I bought it from Gary and I have done quite a bit of mechanical work to it. Rusty Cullens BuyMBparts, Inc. www.buyMBpa

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
could not be bothered to open the door to shoot interior shots? On 4/28/2011 6:43 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Hm... this looks worth saving! I'll been looking for another early W108 for a while, perhaps I'll take a look. I looked at this one this week: http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/2341125922.

Re: [MBZ] official mb service manuals free online

2011-04-28 Thread andrew strasfogel
Am having strange issues viewing the 123 contents as well.. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:35 PM, OK Don wrote: > The 201 manuals work for me -- > Thanks Kaleb! > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Walt Zarnoch > wrote: > > Last I tried, I was getting 404 errors when trying to view anything on > > t

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Dieselhead
Yes! But the #1 rod will be the indicator. When bearings on an iron OM fail, #1 rod is the first/worst. Would it be the rod bearings or main bearings that would cause low oil pressure? On 4/27/2011 9:44 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I'd guess the dealer used 0-20 or something like that. nobody at

Re: [MBZ] Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK

2011-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Would it be the rod bearings or main bearings that would cause low oil pressure? On 4/27/2011 9:44 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I'd guess the dealer used 0-20 or something like that. nobody at a stealership lasts long enough to know about a 124, much less a 115. By now, even a 210 is unknown by stea

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1967 Mercedes-Benz - $1500 (Bethany, CT)

2011-04-28 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Hm... this looks worth saving! I'll been looking for another early W108 for a while, perhaps I'll take a look. I looked at this one this week: http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/2341125922.html Unfortunately, it was very rusty, despite having a clean body, straight front bumper, etc. Jaime On Wed,

Re: [MBZ] Toadas WAS: Roadside Assistance

2011-04-28 Thread Hendrik & Fay
Around here we got a saying that says: "let em think that MB is trouble", keeps the price down ;-) Hendrik who likes buying cheap mercs Dieselhead wrote: Sheeple who buy toadas and hondogs are just lemmings. They buy them because consumer reports and other lemming master/sheepleherders told