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Hendrik
who thinks use it or lose it
On 26/07/12 19:50, Gerry Archer wrote:
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Ohh yeah speakers way up.
On 27/07/12 20:56, Hendrik & Fay wrote:
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Hendrik
who thinks use it or lose it
On 26/07/12 19:50, Gerry Archer wrote:
This fantastic array of classic, sporty, unusual and downright
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It was an option, they are no longer available. They were VERY expensive.
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Dan Penoff
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:10 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Droolworthy
> andrew strasfogel wrote:
> Seems perfect - can someone find flaws?
Okay. Beyond being an '85...
The middle seat head rests seem to be missing. And the seat belt
latches are either missing or under the seat. At the very
least, the retaining rubber strap is broken allowing the latch to fall u
A spray can of brake cleaner (from FLAPS)works well and is pretty
reasonable, especially on sale. Amazingly effective.
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:15 PM
To: Mercedes Discu
I expect danger zones were marked on the floor, or some such. In a former
life we did an F-15C max fuel-flow test, which involved operating both
engines at max power with the aircraft tied down at the tail hook. As I
recall, those puppies burned 2,000 lb/min each at max power at sea level.
We pla
Reminds me: During Lebanon crises of 1958, while I was a B-47 maintenance
crew chief, we had an alert engine start/scramble/taxi, etc. While starting
engine one (left outboard), I noticed that the flight crew had left their
brand new '58 Chevy 4-door sedan "alert vehicle" (musta been a civilia
I got to witness a full power test stand run with a Rolls-Royce jet engine when
the wife worked there a few years ago. A lot of the areas were off limits due
to military security issues, but the test stand area was not. A friend of
our's husband was head of safety for the plant, so between he
Woger sez:
>
> If someone turns one or both IRSs off
I'd be happy if someone turned off one! The one!
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One of my brothers was a Navy medical corpsman on aircraft carrier USS
Hornet when it transported the Doolittle raiders and their B-25's from
Alameda to the western Pacific in Apr '45 for raid on Japan; 'gave all of
the Army aircrewmen required shots and got to know some of them before their
la
I MEANT APR '42, of course.
Wilton
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From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - R-4360 First Start...
One of my brothers was a Navy medical corpsman on aircraft carrier USS
Hornet when it transported
Wilton, Did you ever hear the story about an experimental B-52 minimum
interval takeoff (MITO) technique where the aircraft were all parked in
formation at the approach end of the runway. Then they were all supposed to
do a simultaneous cartridge start followed almost immediately by takeoff.
As th
once i got past the fact that it was blue, inside and out,... (my least
fav colors!)
can't get past the fact that not only is it an '85, but a
California '85, at that. not a challenge everyone is willing to put up with!
for what it's worth, the dash on my 300D was uncracked when i
boug
'Not only heard of it, I participated in 'em many times. Aircraft were
parked on alert pads off to one side at one end of runway (Go to Google
Earth and call up Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, or Robins AFB, GA for existing
examples of the many SAC bases with alert "Christmas trees" (pads) near one
e
BTW, 'forgot to say, "MITO's were NOT experimental - they were common
practice." Each crew had to participate once or twice ('can't remember
which) each 6 months.
Wilton
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From: "WILTON"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:25 PM
Subject:
'Just watched the Minot AFB and Rock Hudson (Gathering of Eagles) MITO's on
youtube; 'hair still standing up! BTW, the Gathering of Eagles BUFF's were
G models - lotsa smoke; the Minot BUFF's were H models - turbofan engines,
no water injection, relative lack of smoke after takeoff.
Wilton
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Just checked Rusty's site, the air filter on that is ~$60...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:49 -0700
From: ernest breakfield
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Droolworthy 1985 300TD
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"Scott Ritchey" writes:
> A spray can of brake cleaner (from FLAPS)works well and is pretty
> reasonable, especially on sale. Amazingly effective.
There are two kinds, the non-chlorinated (usually a green can) and the
original chlorinated hydrocarbon stuff (red can). The latter works
better.
Sounds pretty tedious...
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>> So how to i fix the electronic tach on this car?
>
>
> Same as any such car:
>
> 1) Get car schematic
> 2) Diagnose tach amplifier vs sender vs wire
> 3) Repair tach amp, sender, or wire
>
> -- Jim
>
>
>
>
My 85 TD is a CA version and it is not particularly finicky.
There is no SLS on an 85 Benz.
The 85 transmission is way superior to earlier models.
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Just checked Rusty's site, the air filter on that is ~$60...
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul
Early B-52's laid down one heck of a smoke trail at takeoff power. The old
turbo-jets converted huge amounts of fuel into smoke and noise at low
altitude. More than one airplane would certainly add to the "carbon
footprint" as we now say.
Hey, the nukes were coming from Russia, ya know.. the kiddi
I just remembered: Actually, it's 30 seconds between unlike aircraft; I
never took off behind an unlike aircraft (KC-135) during a MITO, so for me,
it was always 15 seconds, and it has been 31 years - shocking how I'm
beginning to forget.
Wilton
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From: "WILTON"
Friends that flew KC-135s told me their mission was 1) take off with as much
fuel as possible, 2) proceed to assigned refueling orbit, and 3) refuel all
takers until recalled or all engines flamed out from fuel starvation.
They practiced 1&2. #1 usually meant computing max takeoff weight (based
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