Philip,
Thanks for the flexing ideaI was trying to take the other side out first.
I took a photo of the hood release mechanism. I'll see if I can figure out how
to post.
Jon
On Jan 23, 2013, at 4:19 PM, Fmiser wrote:
Jon Agne wrote:
I went to plug in
the block heater last night,
Dimitri.
My thermometer is reading -4F. Hope your block heater works!
Jon
On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:26 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
My 240D started in 2 degree weather this am up in Maine! That's the coldest
I've ever tried to start a diesel. Tomorrow am will be colder so I'll plug
Yup, protectent wax for the pads of his feet. Seems to help some but down in
single digits probably nothing helps all that much. I've never tried shoes on
him, he's pretty tolerant, might take to them, probably just easier to stay
inside when its real cold out.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
Not sure if block heater worked but it started after three cranks! I ended up
getting gelled up on 295 just outside of Portland. I dumped a half quart of
PowerService Diesel 911 and it started right up! That stuff is amazing!
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Jon Agne
On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
13.6 Canadian degrees inside, 13.6 US degrees outside.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Inside your house?
Randy
Are you sure about that?
We have our thermostat set to keep the inside of the house
On 24/01/2013 8:50 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Yup, protectent wax for the pads of his feet. Seems to help some but down in
single digits probably nothing helps all that much. I've never tried shoes on
him, he's pretty tolerant, might take to them, probably just easier to stay
inside when its
That's 56.4 degrees. Warmer than I keep my house! Oil is expensive.
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
13.6 Canadian degrees inside, 13.6 US degrees outside.
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at
Yes, unfortunately heating oil has become expensive.
I don't think I would enjoy 56 F inside.
You might want to consider other means of keeping warm.
For example, close off all but the rooms you need and insulate them
really well and heat just the area you need.
My sister and her first husband
OK my turn to go off talking about MBs.
My laptop crumped. It was an Asus G1 and has served well for a long time. I
have another newer laptop that I absolutely hate as it has win7 and will not
allow XP Pro to be installed. It is an HP G60-635DX and nowhere can I find any
drivers for XP or any
On 24/01/2013 11:00 AM, M G wrote:
OK my turn to go off talking about MBs.
My laptop crumped. It was an Asus G1 and has served well for a long time. I
have another newer laptop that I absolutely hate as it has win7 and will not
allow XP Pro to be installed. It is an HP G60-635DX and nowhere
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
How about upgrading the version of Win7 to Pro?
I have not done so, but I am told that the older programs can be run under
Win7 if one has the correct version.
I did not know it was linked to Pro [only version I have]
On 24/01/2013 11:38 AM, Tim C wrote:
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
How about upgrading the version of Win7 to Pro?
I have not done so, but I am told that the older programs can be run under
Win7 if one has the correct version.
I did not know it
$78 is amazing! My place in Maine was built in 1899, it's only partially
insulated, has three levels and its 3800 sq. ft. Costs me $800 per month in oil
during the winter months and I keep it at 54 or lower!
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
You need a smaller space to heat and more insualtion.
Randy
On 24/01/2013 1:42 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
$78 is amazing! My place in Maine was built in 1899, it's only partially
insulated, has three levels and its 3800 sq. ft. Costs me $800 per month in oil
during the winter months
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:26:19 -0600
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold weather starting.
Message-ID: 510160ab.1020...@bennell.ca
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On 23/01/2013 10:41 PM,
Randy Bennell wrote:
The program I was using was Omniform 5.1 version if I recall
correctly.
I could scan an existing paper form and turn it into a
document that I could fill in the blanks on and print.
Inkscape can do that. The scanned document is a bitmap.
Inkscape can load that and
I noticed today that my '84 190D is excessively wearing the inside edge of the
rear tires.
I've had all the rear links done and the shocks are new too, all parts from Q.
I presume theres still something worn in the rear, an alignment was done after
the links were replaced. Looking at the car it
I hate to intrude on your off topic discussions ;)
A list member was in need of a mirror for a 124, I have one from a 201 that
looks like it ought to fit. Before I ship it to him is anybody aware of any
reason it shouldn't? It came off an '85 190D.
-Curt
Yes, it is the same.
Rusty Cullens
buyMBparts, Inc.
6755 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 260
Atlanta, GA 30360
800-741-5252
770-452-7320
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From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt
Raymond
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:15 PM
To:
On 24/01/2013 3:13 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I noticed today that my '84 190D is excessively wearing the inside edge of the
rear tires.
I've had all the rear links done and the shocks are new too, all parts from Q.
I presume theres still something worn in the rear, an alignment was done after
So, there was a political cartoon in the local paper today depicting a
couple of Japanese citizens seeking refugee status in Canada on the
basis that they were senior citizens from Japan.
It does not ring any bells with me. Did I miss something?
Are senior citizens not treated well in Japan?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290846745132?item=290846745132viewitem=sspagename=ADME:X:AAQ:MOTORS:1123vxp=mtr
probably should have put this up sooner, but did not expect action first posting
clay
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1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
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The lack of insulation makes for old house charm. :-)
Back then fiber glass didn't exist. In some rural areas, houses were
clapboard siding, studs, and tongue and groove or simply pine boards on the
inside with a tin roof. Exterior clapboards may never have been painted.
Wood stove inside,
I put $300 of fiberglass insulation into our attic in September. For the past 6
years we've filled the oil tank the first week in September, this year we
filled it yesterday...
Its nice to see payback for the work...
The insulation I put in is only phase 1 of what was a 3 phase project that
As usual sir you are a wonder.
I'll be contacting you soon with my regular tithe, found a rear caliper which
isn't moving. You aren't thinking about putting 201 calipers on sale are you? I
seem to have an innate ability to predict your sales by buying something that
will be on sale a month in
Normal enough for a car that probably needs struts. I've got the struts but
haven't found time to put them in. Last time I'd planned that time it NEEDED
brakes. Now of course its really to cold to be working outside.
Strangely the front tires don't show any odd pattern of wear at all.
-Curt
My neighborhood is all older houses, a very common upgrade here is to drill
1.5 holes through the clapboards on the outside of the house and spray foam
into the cavity. That was done at some point on my house. Actually on mine they
pulled the clapboards, did the foam through the outer
Excellent. This is why NC requires elderly driving tests. :-)
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote:
Craig wrote:
That's a good one. Thanks for the chuckle, Wilton.
++
I chuckled also - thanks
mao
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Tire pressure correct? Rotating tires on 5k mile schedule? Bottom link aka
control arm also repaired? Bushing replaced at bottom of wheel carrier (where
control arm attaches)?
If none of those, then either alignment or sub-frame bushings.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73
Randy,
I find it interesting that you voiced objection to the gun posts, but think
we should read your OT posts about electrical work and local Canadian
issues, such as Japanese senior citizens. ust like RLE, all of your
messages now go straight to bit bucket.
Thanks,
Brian Toscano
whose family
On Jan 24, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
I did a quick online search and the only things I came up with seem to
indicate that Japan has a lot of older people and the life expectancy is very
high.
Nothing to indicate any recent news items on the subject that I
On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:00 AM, M G trainpain2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes I know that linux of some flavor or another may be installable but I have
some older programs that require no later then XP in order to run. No I don't
want to run XP in a virtual machine under linux or win7 as that is to
I know that Japan doesn't do much in the way of providing services to
special needs children. I know of cases where parents of such children have
brought their kids to the US to utilize our schools (illegally, and at great
expense to our taxpayers) because special ed. is just not done in Japan.
Why did I immediately picture Emily Litella when you said that?
Dan
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Jan 24, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
I did a quick online search and the only things I came up with
I have over 30,000 clients running XP, which are being replaced with Windows 7
machines at the rate of about 5,000/year. At that rate I will be all in on
Windows 7 when Windows 8 is approaching end of life.
Say what you want, but XP has been good for us from an enterprise standpoint. 7
is OK
I have been working on sealing literally every penetration of the ceiling of
our living space. I had a blower door test done last week, and the guy who did
it was stunned at how well sealed our house was.
I had not a chance to seal the recessed fixtures that are in our kitchen, which
I just
I hope radon gas is not a concern in the Tampa area; sealing up your house that
well could trap a radioactive gas inside, increasing the concentration level to
unhealthy.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I have been working on
We are amazed that the house has a radon system in it, as our former house that
is only a few blocks away did not, nor did any other houses in our old
neighborhood. It seems that the builder who built this neighborhood put them in
all of their houses.
I have never tested this house, but with
Son said today that his '07 R320CDI has ~250 kmi on it. torque converter has
been chattering for several months - 50+ kmi.
Wilton
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I haven't rotated the tires but the front tires haven't hardly worn, usually
its the fronts that wear out on me...
Sub frame bushings have been replaced.
What does control arm repaired mean? Bushing at the bottom of the wheel
carrier is a good bet, I can see that allowing the bottom to shift
If the builder installed a system during construction, radon is probably not a
concern, but a simple test can eliminate doubt.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
We are amazed that the house has a radon system in it, as our former
Frosch is still stuck at the car doctor.
Old fuel pump went on the fritz and car would not start. I checked for spark,
which was good, swapped in fresh filter, which made it start one time. Could
have been bumping the pump got it to function the one time. Let it sit for a
few months then
Subframe mounts. These are bigtime culprits on 124 and 126, so I
presume that applies to 201 also.mn
I noticed today that my '84 190D is excessively wearing the inside
edge of the rear tires.
I've had all the rear links done and the shocks are new too, all parts from Q.
I presume theres
I actually wrote it all by myself.
clay
On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
clay wrote:
Americans no longer build a nation, they pillage the carcass of industry,
growing rich off of illusory wealth scams like Madoff or the housing bubble.
Toss heaps of cash at vaporware tech
it does quiet a klatta klatta beast
clay
On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:40 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Last year I ran about 1/2 tank B5 in my 240D and got a noticible reduction in
sound which I attribute to the increased lubricity of bio.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:49:28 -0500 (EST)
From:
The ditty is nice, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Permanent_Assurance
http://www.anyclip.com/movies/the-meaning-of-life/PczuJ4JhbJmm/#!cast/
On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
I had to look that up - nice.
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:23:55 -0500 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Son said today that his '07 R320CDI has ~250 kmi on it. torque
converter has been chattering for several months - 50+ kmi.
So he drives somewhat north of 40 kmi/year. That's a lot.
What is the rest of the vehicle like?
Is he
Full clip that illustrated my point
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?noframes;read=251815
On Jan 22, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
I had to look that up - nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUiBBltOg4
Standard banned closure
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
So, there was a political cartoon in the local paper today depicting a
couple of Japanese citizens seeking refugee status in Canada on the
basis that they were senior citizens from Japan.
It does not ring any bells with me. Did I miss something?
Are
On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Say what you want, but XP has been good for us from an enterprise standpoint.
7 is OK but has its quirks.
I didn't say it was a bad OS. I said it is nearing EOL. I know someone still
running Windows 98. It still works, it is
I have a T-60 that I need to sell
XP is still alive until April 2014, it's not dead YET! (said the man
with the thick Monty Python/British accent :) )
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (160,xxx mi)
On 1/24/2013 6:46 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:00 AM, M G
Thanks Rick, I'll look for those.
Manfred
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:46:01 -0600
From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Laptop info needed
A Lenovo T-60 or T-61 would fit your needs nicely. As would a Dell D-630.
I run
M G trainpain2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Yes I know that linux of some flavor or another may be
installable but I have some older programs that require no
later then XP in order to run. No I don't want to run XP in
a virtual machine under linux or win7 as that is to me just
too cumbersome.
...and I am busy occupying my time at work migrating virtualized Windows 2000
servers on to 2008R2 Server VMs.
Oy.
Dan who is not nearing EOL
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:57 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
older houses... common ... to drill 1.5 holes... and spray foam in...
I have heard that there have been many old houses destroyed in this
manner, because inadequate thought was given to moisture. The old
leaky house aired out so fast that moisture couldn't accumulate in
the walls and rot. But
Rick wrote:
Not unlike our own Dan Gordon, I might add.
I don't espouse that, but I see it as a logical conclusion given all
the other chatter out there. I remember a story from a decade ago
where it was explained that gen-x was known for wearing t-shirts
saying the same sentiment - Die
On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:39 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Questions for the group.
Is it bad if I just drive the car anyway and save up for more work to solve
the mystery?
If the problem is a fuel injector not working at all, no. If it is an ignition
problem, maybe. A cylinder
On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:34 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
Youth in Asia.
On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:53 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Why did I immediately picture Emily Litella when you said that?
:-)
Rick
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I finally got around to making windows for my basement (been thinking
of it for a long time, just never go to it) from 2x4 cut down to 2x2
and a simple single pane of acrylic plastic set in. Made a huge
difference, suddenly the basement is not drafty, it's dead quite down
there, and it
Did you replace the rubber pads for the springs? If they are worn out
(thin or missing) it will cause the rear end to squat, hence wear the
insides of the tires.
Could also be incorrect alignment, of course (too much toe in, I think).
Weak springs will do the same thing, but it's normal
On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
I also put fiberglass insulation around the band board, which had not been
done. Very much warmer all of a sudden, wish I'd done this 40 years ago when
I first thought of it.
I'm not the only procrastinator here.
When I first got it the car was basically undrivable. My Indy believes in fix
it when it breaks.
I on the other hand believe that a properly set up 201 is a great handling car
so between us we changed:
rear shocks
rear links
subframe mounts
Which I considered all the obvious likely culprits.
Especially with the external foam wrap like mine has.
Our bathroom wall rotted away, aided by a stupid full size window in the tub.
Once I got rid of that and built a proper bathroom wall with concrete backer
board et al I'm not worried.
Actually I'm not worried about moisture at all,
I need to do the band board too. Did you use kraft backed?
The ends between the studs hadn't all been done when we moved in. I figured it
out because I was down in the basement with the wood stove really pumping out
the heat and realized where I was sitting the back of my neck was freezing!
On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:50:15 -0600 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
wrote:
I'm also going to get chimney top dampers this year and see if that
helps, too.
How do those work?
Craig
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Control arm has an inner bushing which is a real pain to change.
When all is right with the suspension, rear wheels will wear first, in the
inner edge. You must rotate them.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I haven't
Inner bushing and outer bearing on the spring link.
Peter
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Yup. Good enough for me, since I don't plan to put up a wall cover of
any kind soon.
I do need to put some insulation on the exposed part of the basement
walls (2 ft or more on the south side) -- a layer of brick and a
cement block aren't going to have much thermal resistance.
Big thing
Facts of life. Win XP is as strong in business now as it was ~10
years ago. Particularly when optimized for performance and the
classic start screen is used (so as to make it look like windows
2000) Our machines at work are XP, and there is no interest in
moving. We just loaded orifice
Chimney top dampers have a stainless steel cable that runs up form the
fireplace to a damper sealed to the top of the flue. Since they don't
get really hot, you can use a gasket of some sort there and seal the
damned chimney when you don't have a fire in it. Even proper cast
iron dampers
Yes, of course, he drives A LOT. Vehicle looks/seems nearly new. New
brakes/rotors today. New tires tomorrow. Son told me today that a woman
lawyer riding with 'im this morning asked him if that chattering on
acceleration were the tranny slipping. I think he should repair or replace
it as
When I repainted the inside of the 9 original rooms of my 1854 house, I used
LOTS of caulk to seal all the gaps. I also replaced all the old wood
windows. Even though the walls have little to no insulation, this sealing
was a huge improvement.
Scott
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From: Mercedes
OK - I've forgotten what model/year Frosch is. However, I had to replace
the plug wires to cure random missing in the '78 450SLC. A new set from Q
made a world of difference. Of course, this only works if the fuel
injection system is working fine :-)
The all iron 117 engine is almost
I second this. If all the rear links ere replaced except the LCA,
and its bearing in the wheel carrier, then you are left with
LCA/bearing in the wheel carrier/inner bushing, spring rubber mounts,
and a slight chance the springs are sprung.
Inner bushing and outer bearing on the spring
Also bushing at the bottom of the carrier could cause your problem.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Control arm has an inner bushing which is a real pain to change.
When all is right with the suspension, rear wheels
You could even have a broken spring or two and not necessarily notice until
you pulled it apart.
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:
Also bushing at the bottom of the carrier could cause your problem.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD,
Not sure how old your car is, but used to be you could use around a gallon of
87 octane per tank to thin it out. At least that is what owners manual said
for Gump.
clay
On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:21 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Not sure if block heater worked but it started after three
We are considering replacing the van with a pickup, as we're mostly using
it with the seats out to haul stuff, not people these days. My car wrenchs
are now airplane wrenchs, so I want a new one with warranty, etc. I'm also
cheap, so don't want to spring the extra $7000+ for a Diesel engine. We
On Jan 24, 2013, at 10:25 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
1957 C182A
Cessna?
Rick
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All new wires and plugs with good spark all around. Cylinder does not fail
when ignition wires are removed. Compression is within reason. Previously
tested the injection loom and all connections showed good power to each
injector. Tests done by removing wires to each injector, which
Yes - Cessna 182A, 1957. I'm replacing the outer gear support bracket now.
I also have a Wittman tailwind project that is 90% complete, with 90% left
to do.
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.comwrote:
On Jan 24, 2013, at 10:25 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 24, 2013, at 11:22 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Vacuum issue?
If I recall correctly, you had posted before that this car has under hood
catalytic reactors for emissions control? I had a similar vintage BMW 5 series
and the under hood heat was substantial. I would
On Jan 24, 2013, at 10:57 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Any opinions (or even facts?) that would over ride price in choosing
between Ford, GM, and Chrysler trucks?
1/2 ton or 3/4 ton?
My cousin just bought a new GMC. He picked it because the bed is somewhat
lower, and therefore
Being a '74 I am not sure if it does have catalyst. This car seems to have
been put together right on the cusp of upgrades and changes from 1973 to full
1974. Has some of the older systems and some of the newer, as if they used
what was left over on the line and had not been upgraded to new
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