Re: [MBZ] OT Spiddy has a new job

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Yeah, they did that here in Tampa at Children's Hospital. Pretty cool, I think, although it would have been hot as heck to be in those suits out in the sun. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jan 13, 2013, at 1:41 AM, Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:

[MBZ] AdSense -OT

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Does anyone use AdSense or a similar service for placement of ads on their web site? I was looking at this and wondered how effective it was at generating revenue. Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] AdSense -OT

2013-01-13 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
I do... although I don't try very hard to make it work, I make nearly no revenue. So far this month: $0.91. I suspect I could tweak it to do better, but not good enough to make it worth my time. I'll probably just remove the ads sometime soon. According google anayltics (which is an excellent

Re: [MBZ] AdSense -OT

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Thanks, Jaime. Your situation probably mirrors what mine would be, as I'm not looking to drive boatloads of traffic through my web site. I was just curious as to whether or not it was of any value, even if minimal at best. I was also wondering if there were any other services similar to

[MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread WILTON
Interesting to listen to the klatta-klatta of English taxis on TV show As Time Goes By. Wilton ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT Spiddy has a new job

2013-01-13 Thread Gerry Archer
'83 300D window washer kept spraying in the wrong direction and I found that it was debris coming from the tank that caused it. Put a very small fuel filter in line between the tank and and the nozzles and haven't had the problem since. Gerry On Jan 13, 2013, at 1:41 AM, Hendrik and fay

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Checker built taxis with English diesel engines at one time. Gerry From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Interesting to listen to the klatta-klatta of English taxis on TV show As Time Goes By. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump diaphragm removal.

2013-01-13 Thread Max Dillon
Chain and sprocket wear together, but the socket wears much more slowly. Take a look while you're there, easy to replace later if needed. Keep in mind that if this cam sprocket is worn, so will the IP timer sprocket and the crank sprocket. Those are not so easy to replace. -- Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Peter Frederick
Yeah, those diesel cabs have been around, completely unchanged so far as I know, since the 50's. Peter ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Peter Frederick
Ye Gods, a Checker with a NA diesel is going to be SLOW -- very heavy car, but the best taxi every built, I think. Still see one once in a while. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] US government advises computer users to disable Java software

2013-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
Same as VB and VBScript different things named so as to be confusing. On Jan 13, 2013, at 12:04 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: I do not know. I thought Java was the language, and a Java script was a program written in that language. I will research, and find out. No, I

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump diaphragm removal.

2013-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
The crank sprocket would last at least 500k in an OM621. They will last longer in 616/617. You will wear out 2-3 crank sprockets before you will wear out the cam and timing sprockets. I'd check cam and timing sprockets at a million miles. Chain and sprocket wear together, but the socket

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
Interesting to listen to the klatta-klatta of English taxis on TV show As Time Goes By. Wilton ___ I think those are perkins. Sound pretty much like a 4 cyl Massey tractor. Checker was probably a different engine than the brit cabs ___

[MBZ] Q Comes Through - 124 Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Got the new ignition lock cylinder on Thursday from the Q. After fashioning the release tool out of an appropriately sized piece of coat hanger, we went at it. While it took us a few minutes to get the retaining ring to release, once that was done it was all down hill. Interestingly, the face

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread WILTON
Austin RX4 (+ derivatives) with Austin, Perkins/Mazda, Land Rover, or Nissan engines at different times. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] Q Comes Through - 124 Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement

2013-01-13 Thread WILTON
Lock cyl in my 124 (the one I had to use the vibrating sander on) was broken in that manner, also. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 10:43 AM Subject: [MBZ] Q Comes Through - 124

[MBZ] Vac Issues shut off at IP on 124

2013-01-13 Thread Danny Goldberg
Car my son uses to commute about 100 miles a day is a 1993, W124 with 227K on clock but about 176K on transplanted power train. (Engine trany - power train was re-done in 2004 with 141K on Car and 90K on power train). Car has run well until now (exception being annoying oil leak) with basic

Re: [MBZ] Vac Issues shut off at IP on 124

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
Probably a leak in the lines somewhere? Bad fitting? Bad valve? Vac issues can be annoying. --R On 1/13/13 12:11 PM, Danny Goldberg wrote: Car my son uses to commute about 100 miles a day is a 1993, W124 with 227K on clock but about 176K on transplanted power train. (Engine trany - power

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Gerry Archer
Ye Gods, a Checker with a NA diesel is going to be SLOW -- very heavy car, but the best taxi every built, I think. Still see one once in a while. The ones I saw had six cylinder Perkins diesel engines rated about 140 hp. The curb weight was about 3500 lbs; not much more than a 123 300D. I

[MBZ] Fwd: 123 series seatbelts

2013-01-13 Thread Striplin Admin account
Original Message Subject:123 series seatbelts Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 20:26:05 -0700 From: Marshall Field drspar...@gmail.com To: mercedes-ow...@okiebenz.com Has anyone had better luck than I on driver seatbelts for this model? I have had to replace three

Re: [MBZ] Vac Issues shut off at IP on 124

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
I would look at a couple of things to start: 1.) Vacuum reservoir. The O ring where the vacuum line enters this can dry out and crack, leading to leaks. If it's bad enough, the pump can't keep up with it and vacuum levels are erratic and sometimes nonexistent. 2.) Isolate the various vacuum

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump diaphragm removal.

2013-01-13 Thread dseretakis
Can it be replaced later without breaking the chain apart? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 13, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Chain and sprocket wear together, but the socket wears much more slowly. Take a look while you're there, easy to replace later if needed.

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump diaphragm removal.

2013-01-13 Thread dseretakis
Again, good to hear! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 13, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: The crank sprocket would last at least 500k in an OM621. They will last longer in 616/617. You will wear out 2-3 crank sprockets before you will wear out the cam and timing

Re: [MBZ] US government advises computer users to disable Java software

2013-01-13 Thread Allan Streib
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes: I do not know. I thought Java was the language, and a Java script was a program written in that language. I will research, and find out. No, I believe the two languages share _nothing_ except part of a name. That's right, they are not the same thing

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 123 series seatbelts

2013-01-13 Thread Max Dillon
Are you replacing with new, or used? Seatbelts really should only be replaced with new. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Striplin Admin account m...@striplin.net wrote: Original Message Subject: 123 series seatbelts Date: Wed, 9 Jan

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
A buddy of mine had a Checker cab in high school, his dad bought it at some charity auction for $500, it was painted baby blue. It was not a diesel, could barely get out of its own way, but was built like a tank and could haul 10 or 12 kids on the bus run to and from school. That thing was

Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Skiing

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
That was in the National Lampoon back when -- it was a spoof ad that caused all kinds of controversy, which I guess NL liked. I remember seeing it, I might even have that issue in a box somewhere. --R On 1/12/13 9:45 PM, Dieselhead wrote: rdeaf...@aol.com wrote: That was Teddy's Excellent

Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Skiing

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
I sold my complete set of National Lampoon magazines a few years ago. I think I got close to $500 for them - from the first issue through the early 80s when they started to suck. My biggest problem with the Lampoon was getting it from the mail before my Dad did. He would take off with them

Re: [MBZ] Vac Issues shut off at IP on 124

2013-01-13 Thread Peter Frederick
Make sure you can shut the fuel off with a MitiVac -- if not, verify that the solenoid is installed correctly and the shaft seal is not rock hard and sticking (this was an issue with the old 300D). Shifting sounds like a mis-adjusted mechanical linkage to the transmission. The system

Re: [MBZ] Subject: Re: Skiing

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
And who can forget the First Date issue with the Prom Tips. Or the Grand Prix Locomotive Racing spread. Ah yes when the Hahvahd boys were involved, and before they sucked --R On 1/13/13 1:54 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I sold my complete set of National Lampoon magazines a few years ago. I

Re: [MBZ] Vac Issues shut off at IP on 124

2013-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
Probably two separate issues. I had a similar problem with the shutoff on OM603. I could shut off the engine ok with the mightyvac, but it would not shut down with the engine vacuum, exactly as you describe. I chased that for a long time, but it was cured when i put in a new vac shutoff.

Re: [MBZ] AdSense -OT

2013-01-13 Thread Curt Raymond
Yup. Barely saw any revenue until I started making some YouTube videos. I'm up to nearly $25. In the first 3 years I got maybe $2 so the last year has seen a big increase. I've got a plan for a funny narrative video, as opposed to videos about Coleman lanterns with limited commercial appeal,

[MBZ] OT New Corvette unveiling

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
Should anyone care or have an interest, or both http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/corvette-live-stream --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

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and fay wrote: You might wanna put on some long Johns for your complimentary stay in the detention centre (that sounds kinda spooky). Common sense is not common practice, less so since 9/11. Ohh now I've done it, lots of key words in this post. http://m.aopa.org/whatsnew/notams.html

Re: [MBZ] OT New Corvette unveiling

2013-01-13 Thread buymbparts
I had a 1961 Corvette convertible for a year, it was a pretty nice ride. Not real smooth but a head turner. Black with black interior. 4 speed manual. It would pretty much haul a--s. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: Rich Thomas

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Jon Agne
The key words are below... Jon US Naval Aviator 1983-1991 Delta Air Lines 1991-present '85 300D - 102k '68 250S '69 280SE - parts On Jan 13, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Max Dillon
Cool, did you fly Tomcats? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: The key words are below... Jon US Naval Aviator 1983-1991 Delta Air Lines 1991-present '85 300D - 102k '68 250S '69 280SE - parts On Jan 13, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Mitch

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
I guess Jon is a smart guy, that airplane stuff suggests it, but being an old Benz driver closes the deal. --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jan 13, 2013, at 5:53 PM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: The key words are below... Jon US Naval Aviator 1983-1991 Delta Air Lines 1991-present '85 300D

Re: [MBZ] OT New Corvette unveiling

2013-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
I had a neighbor when we lived near Boston who still had his 66 conv he bought new. He would terrorize the hood on nice days. --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jan 13, 2013, at 5:26 PM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: I had a 1961 Corvette convertible for a year, it was a pretty nice ride. Not real

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Kevin Kraly
There was an Austin Taxi for sale across the parking lot in the trailer park where my Grandma used to live a little ofer 10 years ago. It was quite a distinctive little car. I think the asking price was $6900, a little over my budget. Kevin in LaPorte, CO

Re: [MBZ] AdSense -OT

2013-01-13 Thread Allan Streib
Boatloads of traffic is what I've read you need to really make any substantial money with AdSense. One thing that might pay a little better is to get yourself signed up as an Amazon.com associate. In this program, you place on your site links to products on Amazon.com. If people buy using those

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Jon Agne
No. On Jan 13, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Cool, did you fly Tomcats? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: The key words are below... Jon US Naval Aviator 1983-1991 Delta Air Lines 1991-present '85 300D -

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Jon Agne
H, Not sure how to take that, but The guy in the glider was done wrongno doubt in my mind.again, I refer to the words below. Jon On Jan 13, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: I guess Jon is a smart guy, that airplane stuff suggests it, but being an old Benz driver

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Max Dillon
War Hoover? Orion? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: No. On Jan 13, 2013, at 6:27 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Cool, did you fly Tomcats? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net

Re: [MBZ] Skiing

2013-01-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Sounds pretty awful. What'd you break? On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I did that back in 1986. Skiing in Vail, lost control, jumped a catwalk and into a large tree (about 3' in diameter.) I got a free trip down to emergency then 10 days in the Denver

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Jon Agne
Orion Iceland - 6 months Rota - 6 months Lajes - 6 months Scotland Oslo Crete and assorted other places of luxury. (Rota was my favorite) On Jan 13, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Max Dillon wrote: War Hoover? Orion? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne

Re: [MBZ] The Dangerous list poster

2013-01-13 Thread Max Dillon
Yes, Rota is very nice, but more expensive now with the Euro. Some of my favorite meals have been in Rota... Lajes was a cool place to visit for a couple days, stranded there for a but during a Space-A hop. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne

[MBZ] ignition switch wires on 1984 300D turbo and other problem

2013-01-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java
Folks, If you remember, a month or so ago, i pulled the plug off of the back of the ignition switch of Daughter's 84 300D turbo and opened the plug and mixed all the wires up. I opened the plug because the wires are a bit cobbled together and spliced. We some difficulty i sorted them as

Re: [MBZ] Sailplane over nuke plant

2013-01-13 Thread RELNGSON
...4/0811 ...SPECIAL NOTICE... THIS IS A RESTATEMENT OF A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED ADVISORY NOTICE. IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE AIRSPACE ABOVE, OR IN PROXIMITY TO SUCH SITES AS POWER PLANTS (NUCLEAR, HYDRO-ELECTRIC,

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Jan 13, 2013 4:31 PM, Kevin Kraly kevinpadd...@gmail.com wrote: There was an Austin Taxi for sale What side was the steering wheel on? I don't remember those ever being sold here officially, nor any mention of a gray market. Alex ___

Re: [MBZ] O/T You Want Me to Land Where?!..

2013-01-13 Thread Craig
On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:16:04 -0500 Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: I thought some of ya'll might enjoy this. That's pretty amazing! I wouldn't want to ride along, let alone try to make the landing! This isn't a video game; you could get hurt trying to do something like that. I

Re: [MBZ] English klatta-klatta

2013-01-13 Thread Kevin Kraly
I believe it was RHD, but it's been a while. Either way, it was cool vintage klatta klatta. Kevin in LaPorte, CO ___ 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] Skiing

2013-01-13 Thread Mike Esh
I broke the the little tabs (medical term) on the lower 4 lumbar vertebrae. It's one place where the muscle that help support the lower back. Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 On Jan 13, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds pretty awful. What'd you break?

Re: [MBZ] US government advises computer users to disable Java software

2013-01-13 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Jan 13, 2013 10:06 AM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Java has a long history of security problems and I would advise removing it from your computer entirely if you don't need it, then you never have to worry about it again. I keep it on just one machine so I can run the