Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whiner

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
You probably did not put in the magic terms, like "gets 40mpg on WVO" or "blows ice cold once you top up the system" Hendrik who has sold a couple of things on sleazebay On 07/02/13 16:17, Jim Cathey wrote: did they know how to search 'Completed Listings' after it was closed? Yes, you click

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread Jim Cathey
did they know how to search 'Completed Listings' after it was closed? Yes, you click on "completed" and see those instead. I watched some of them do it. Even _I_ couldn't find it, when searching for it. I could only see it by going into myEbay and finding it via the sold link. I don't think

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions about 115 with a 119,

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
Cost and complexity. Unless you find a cheap wreck with a 119. We never got the V8 124's up here, so not even worth thinking about doing here. There was a local MB shop that had a couple of M119 with KE injection but he wanted something like 10k for one. Anyway the M103 is plenty fast enough fo

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
Should have perhaps done a facebook appeal or a video in youtubeit. Or get the YMCA's at computers for a few days to vote again and again, that's probably what the church mob are doing. Then again maybe God has a few computers up there and plenty of cheap labour. Hendrik who has voted more tha

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread ernest breakfield
don't know who you asked before, but wasn't hard to find at all using the search phrase you suggested. did they know how to search 'Completed Listings' after it was closed? http://www.ebay.com/itm/IXIA-1600-870-1600-1M-Traffic-Generator-Performance-Analyzer-w-8-LMs-/321064382616?pt=LH_DefaultDom

Re: [MBZ] dopey

2013-02-06 Thread RELNGSON
> ...How many people on digest? How often do they contribute?  Perhaps a > new rule that those on digest can't post, then you can raise the message > size?.. > A crackpot idea. I have been on digest forever and I am not the one whose messages need false headers to get through or allof the other

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread Jim Cathey
Seems like a specialized piece of equipment such as a traffic generator-performance analyzer would have a limited market and would need to be available online until someone needed or found it. I agree, but I also figured there would be more than two bidders, and that it might go for 10% of what

Re: [MBZ] More W140 Questions….

2013-02-06 Thread Jim Cathey
I did not put +12VDC to the motor while I had it out, but I should have. ...First having removed the connections to the PCB! I thought the usual problem with these was a failed belt. If anyone has experience with this system and can confirm/deny my diagnosis up to this point I would appreciat

Re: [MBZ] coolant

2013-02-06 Thread RELNGSON
> G05 is the genuine stuff, it's exactly the same. The new blue stuff > is different I guess.. > The current 15 year coolant (my 2008 C300 uses this) has to be different than the previous GO-5 compatible stuff. RLE > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For ne

Re: [MBZ] Diesel leaks

2013-02-06 Thread Dieselhead
The o-rings seal the filling chamber, so they only leak when there is pressure in there, i.e. when the engine is running and the lift pump pressurizes the fill chamber. Peter so, perhaps worn/sticky valves in the lift pump? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Diesel leaks

2013-02-06 Thread Dieselhead
On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 08:46:28 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: Delivery valve UNION orings do indeed leak 24/7. I lost most of a tank of fuel one winter due to that. The car was put away for the winter, but leaked all winter. I have thought about this some more. What you are c

[MBZ] Upshift delay faulty, clearing Check Engine Light

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
As I mentioned earlier, the problem with our '95 E320 seems to be that the upshift delay is faulty. I drove it today and it indeed did not require revving up the engine before the transmission upshifted. What generates the upshift delay? Is it a module that one replaces? How does one clear the C

Re: [MBZ] Diesel leaks

2013-02-06 Thread Peter Frederick
The o-rings seal the filling chamber, so they only leak when there is pressure in there, i.e. when the engine is running and the lift pump pressurizes the fill chamber. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To se

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread Peter Frederick
I've seen one. Had to seriously modify the hood, and the supports for the fenders have to be removed, not a good idea. Almost as bad as the M117 in a W108. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archi

Re: [MBZ] Diesel leaks

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 08:46:28 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Delivery valve UNION orings do indeed leak 24/7. I lost most of a > tank of fuel one winter due to that. The car was put away for the > winter, but leaked all winter. I have thought about this some more. What you are

Re: [MBZ] W140 Cooling System Flush & Fill

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:19:48 -0500 Dan Penoff wrote: > It's pretty tight in the W140 from what I can see. > > I'm concerned about getting to the driver's side motor mount, as there > is a lot of plumbing in the area that really makes it tight. I'm hoping > someone has done this before and can of

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 22:45:51 -0500 dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: > I've contemplated a Mercedes v8 in a w115. That would be a kick-ass car. How about an M119? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archive

Re: [MBZ] Message size limits

2013-02-06 Thread Curt Raymond
Bad rule. I'm on digest. I don't like sorting through a buncha emails... -Curt Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:44:14 -0500 From: Max Dillon To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Message size limits Message-ID: <32a2e73c-cddf-42ce-90fa-1510a707d...@email.android.com> Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread dseretakis
I've contemplated a Mercedes v8 in a w115. That would be a kick-ass car. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:43 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > My son keeps saying we should put a small block Chevy engine in my 115. > I have a 4 bolt main 350 in the garage that I bought to put in a boat, and

Re: [MBZ] W140 Cooling System Flush & Fill

2013-02-06 Thread dseretakis
No dealer around here sells it for $23! So three gallons pre-diluted? Otherwise, it would take 6 gallons??!! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:00 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > List price is $23.50... and you should pay less than that from most people > these days. > > But G05 isn't the

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
Awesome! Thanks a lot! Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) On 2/6/2013 9:05 PM, Russ Williams wrote: 50 more for your cause. Will do some more later. On 2/6/2013 10:44, Benz Hogs wrote: We're behind on the voting, please vote for West Cook YMCA more!!! :) We have a

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Russ Williams
50 more for your cause. Will do some more later. On 2/6/2013 10:44, Benz Hogs wrote: We're behind on the voting, please vote for West Cook YMCA more!!! :) We have a crappy 60 year old boiler and chiller system that need major repairs. Estimates for pipe repairs alone are $140k Luther KB

Re: [MBZ] Message size limits

2013-02-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
That'a not how it works, besides digest is not the only consideration Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Max Dillon wrote: > How many people on digest? How often do they contribute? Perhaps a new rule > that those on digest can't post, then you can raise the message size? > -- >

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread dseretakis
How about a DIY car wash bay. I did a quick and dirty cleanup of the top of my engine before my timing chain replacement a few weeks ago. Worked pretty well. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 5:59 PM, clay monroe wrote: > I tried that on Gump and Frosch. No real clean. The steam was not

Re: [MBZ] Wilton style

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
No. Wilton - Original Message - From: "G Mann" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton style Gasssp But the big wheels make up for how ugly everything else is... right? On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Hendrik and f

Re: [MBZ] Message size limits

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:15:01 -0600 Striplin Admin account wrote: > I have seen comments from time to time about the limit set for > attachment size before it has to be approved and that is should be > increased. The reason reason I have it set that way is because if > I increase it them whe

[MBZ] OT Flexible speakers

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r2hdcmQGzBI Hendrik who is going to wall paper his place with speakers ___ 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] Trailer hitch done

2013-02-06 Thread Max Dillon
Looks fine to me! My only concern is all the bolts to the body - what is on the other side of the body metal? If just a nut and a washer, that is considerably less substantial than a factory hitch. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 MG wrote: >Well I just got do

Re: [MBZ] Should all light planes have parachutes?

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
I thought you where pulling our legs but ala http://avs1210aircraftreports.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/cirrus-sr20.html Hendrik who has never used a parachute On 24/01/13 20:20, Gerry Archer wrote: A parachute that softened the landing of an airplane that encountered mechanical problems saved the

Re: [MBZ] Message size limits

2013-02-06 Thread Max Dillon
How many people on digest? How often do they contribute? Perhaps a new rule that those on digest can't post, then you can raise the message size? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Striplin Admin account wrote: > I have seen comments from time to time about the li

Re: [MBZ] Wilton style

2013-02-06 Thread G Mann
Gasssp But the big wheels make up for how ugly everything else is... right? On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Hendrik and fay wrote: > http://knoxville.craigslist.**org/cto/3590318184.html > > Hendrik > whose eyes are still burning > > ___

Re: [MBZ] My car - looking good!

2013-02-06 Thread Chris James
Very nice W123! -- Chris J. ___ 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 options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/merced

[MBZ] Message size limits

2013-02-06 Thread Striplin Admin account
I have seen comments from time to time about the limit set for attachment size before it has to be approved and that is should be increased. The reason reason I have it set that way is because if I increase it them when someone quotes the whole digest, it will go thru. The point of the limit

[MBZ] The iPotty and the iFarty

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
There's a new product soon to be on the market that might just make the baby-vs.-toilet experience a little easier, if not completely ridiculous. It's called the iPotty. For $40 you get a fairly normal-looking, plastic, child-sized toilet with a removable bowl. But the iPotty also has an adjust

[MBZ] Half a Hog

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
Taking the SEGWAY to the next level. https://vimeo.com/43510533 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2639/5554 - Release Date: 01/24/13 ___ http://www.okiebenz.c

[MBZ] Should all light planes have parachutes?

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
A parachute that softened the landing of an airplane that encountered mechanical problems saved the lives of the three men on board, an airport official said Wednesday. The single-engine Cirrus SR-20, which was traveling from Groton to Danbury, was two miles from the Danbury Municipal Airport on T

[MBZ] Spam filters

2013-02-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have adjusted the spam filters down as it is sometimes catching list members messages. If you send email to the server and it bounces back due to getting caught in the spam filter, the message includes simple instructions for whitelisting yourself. That should take care of that problem in t

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
That's an idea. I have two old steel propane tanks and the relief valve off a water heater which probably opens at 80-100 lbs. Would have to buy a turkey fryer burner. And a pressure relief valve of some sort. Michael E. Esh Go to the rental shop and get a wallpaper remover if you want a h

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
I'll try that and report back. Gerry From: Get some Purple Power degreaser. Spray on engine wait awhile. Hose off. Very good stuff. Or if you want to be kind to the environment, spray on, wait, wipe with paper towels. Repeat several times then spray again and rinse with hose. Sent from my i

Re: [MBZ] Wilton style

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Yep; 'thought so. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Hendrik and fay" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 7:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] Wilton style http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3590318184.html Hendrik whose eyes are still burning __

[MBZ] Wilton style

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/3590318184.html Hendrik whose eyes are still burning ___ 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 optio

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread Dieselhead
Have kleb or OKDon find you a clean body 60-89 PU truck, then let him put the SBC in that. I agree totally. However, my son is 24 and works as a mechanic in a shop that builds hot rods. Randy On 06/02/2013 4:50 PM, clay monroe wrote: That depends on what you plan for the car. Race it or so

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Mike Esh
And a pressure relief valve of some sort. Michael E. Esh > Go to the rental shop and get a wallpaper remover if you want a hose with > steam coming out, though it has very little pressure as the tank is just a > pot with a propane heater -- not like the old steam cleaners that shot out a > pr

Re: [MBZ] More W140 Questions….

2013-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff
Thanks, Jaime. I'll give Ed a call tomorrow. I am giving some serious thought to ordering a rebuilt 1492 with an aux input, so I may talk to him about that as well... Dan On Feb 6, 2013, at 6:48 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > Sounds good, Dan... check with Ed at Becker for the antenna parts.

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread clay monroe
Then he can make it into some rat rod. Bound to be some person willing to own it after that. I would actually bet if he made it into a hot rod, lowered it and put some dubs on it, he could sell it on Euro eBay for lots of cash. They like that sort of thing. Like making a Vega or pinto into a h

Re: [MBZ] More W140 Questions….

2013-02-06 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Sounds good, Dan... check with Ed at Becker for the antenna parts. They started servicing these again. Jaime On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > The car is pretty well sorted considering the age and mileage, so I've > been messing with the fiddly bits until my first care pack

[MBZ] More W140 Questions….

2013-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff
The car is pretty well sorted considering the age and mileage, so I've been messing with the fiddly bits until my first care package from the Q arrives... A couple of questions to pose to the collective knowledge of the group: 1.) Hirschmann 6000 EK antenna. Dead. Mechanicals look good and wor

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
An amazing thing about the overall situation, too, is that Holland was Chief of Standardization/Evaluation - in charge of checking out all the other pilots in the unit, and several crewmen ('don't know how many, if any, were pilots) would not fly with 'im. THAT should have gotten "brass" attent

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread clay monroe
I tried that on Gump and Frosch. No real clean. The steam was not hot enough or under pressure to blast the gunk much. Slow death of oily residue and heavy glop. Brake cleaner and foamy followed by scrubbing were much better. Then going after it with steam still did not do much. Pressure wa

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Hendrik and fay
I reckon you're fighting a losing battle, remember the other mob are on a mission from God. You might have to put the band back together. Can you vote more than once from the same IP address? Hendrik who will try and vote again On 07/02/13 03:14, Benz Hogs wrote: We're behind on the voting, ple

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread Randy Bennell
I agree totally. However, my son is 24 and works as a mechanic in a shop that builds hot rods. Randy On 06/02/2013 4:50 PM, clay monroe wrote: That depends on what you plan for the car. Race it or some other plan involving thrashing it to being worthless, then by all means. Value for these

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread clay monroe
That depends on what you plan for the car. Race it or some other plan involving thrashing it to being worthless, then by all means. Value for these cars is in being complete enough without making it into some hoopty. There are so many examples of the model that you change it up and it loses

Re: [MBZ] trailer hitch

2013-02-06 Thread MG
No. It is more or less my own try. Still uses the three bolts on each side with a plate, so in that sense it does copy the factory design. Manfred Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:19:02 -0500 From: Max Dillon To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] trailer hitch Message-ID: <2ce43e75-f340-40

Re: [MBZ] test pass/fail

2013-02-06 Thread Rich Thomas
Fail. I have sent a coupla posts that have not appeared, though others have. A partial ban. --R On 2/6/13 5:31 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: If I fail, I pass --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] test pass/fail

2013-02-06 Thread Rich Thomas
If I fail, I pass --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 delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okieb

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Scott Ritchey
Oh ye of little faith... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgnkhumTwqo -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 3:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys I hope I'da

Re: [MBZ] trailer hitch

2013-02-06 Thread Max Dillon
Did you copy the factory design? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 M G wrote: >I just finished and installed a trailer hitch on mt TD. I added some >pictures for those interested but the message is awaiting OK from >Kaleb. > >Manfred > >_

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Max Dillon
I tried one of those, didn't touch the engine grime, even after soaking with an engine cleaner. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 MG wrote: >What about those little hand held steam cleaners that I've seen >advertised on TV? Blasts the crud off tile grout and smal

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
AWESOME! Thanks :) Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) On 2/6/2013 2:04 PM, Gerry Archer wrote: I just voted a "number" of times using Ccleaner.com to clear the cookies. Everything went smoothly. Gerry From: "Benz Hogs" No one told me numbers, just that we are be

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Yep; co-pilot could see it coming, but not enough time for successful ejection; guy in Radar Nav seat on lower deck (downward ejection seat) probably never saw it coming; he has no attitude indicator - only airspeed and altitude for "flight-type" instruments; of course, plus radar, EVS, FLIR, e

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Rich Thomas
Go to the rental shop and get a wallpaper remover if you want a hose with steam coming out, though it has very little pressure as the tank is just a pot with a propane heater -- not like the old steam cleaners that shot out a pretty good pressurized steam stream. You could probably also make a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Yep; thanks, Rick; that has the Yakima runs. Late on the video, in a steep climb, that's fuel streaming from tank vents, not contrails or some other effect on purpose. BTW, this airplane (H model) has TF-33 engines (17 klb thrust ea.), not J-57's. Wilton - Original Message - From: "

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread dseretakis
Get some Purple Power degreaser. Spray on engine wait awhile. Hose off. Very good stuff. Or if you want to be kind to the environment, spray on, wait, wipe with paper towels. Repeat several times then spray again and rinse with hose. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 11:24 AM, "Gerry Arche

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: Physics works/rules EVERY time. Beyond a certain point, obviously, easily reached, especially while low and slow in big, 400 thou pound (well, 300 thou at that time, maybe) or so airplane, the best co-pilot in the world wasn't gonna save 'im. Watching the crash video, there w

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread MG
What about those little hand held steam cleaners that I've seen advertised on TV? Blasts the crud off tile grout and small kitchen floor areas etc. Manfred Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:24:41 -0500 From: "Gerry Archer" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT Has anyon

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Rick Knoble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaN9-kBBvx4&feature=youtube_gdata_player Rick Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:09 PM, "Tim C" wrote: > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:18 PM, WILTON wrote: > >> Actually, Bud Holland's low pass was at Yakima Range. Can't find the >> video of it on internet;

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
BTW, Col. Wolf, vice wing CO, was in instructor pilot's (IP) seat a non-ejection seat located behind and slightly to right of pilot. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Tim C" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pas

[MBZ] trailer hitch

2013-02-06 Thread M G
I just finished and installed a trailer hitch on mt TD. I added some pictures for those interested but the message is awaiting OK from Kaleb. Manfred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
I hope I'da been trying to keep 'im from flying. As you probably read in some of the commentary, several had refused to fly with 'im. That tells a LOT. Physics works/rules EVERY time. Beyond a certain point, obviously, easily reached, especially while low and slow in big, 400 thou pound (well,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Randy Bennell
On 06/02/2013 2:06 PM, WILTON wrote: How 'bout his low pass at Yakima Range, where he cleared a ridgeline by only 4 feet or so? Wilton 4 feet works as well as a mile does. I don't think I would want to ride with him but he did not hit it. Randy ___ h

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
How 'bout his low pass at Yakima Range, where he cleared a ridgeline by only 4 feet or so? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Tim C" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:18 P

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Dieselhead
After reading the whole wiki article, it looks like Holland was too good for the rules to apply to him, and if you disagreed you were just being a pussy. Mitch. Interesting thing about people who think the rules don't apply to them.they usually get so cocky that they think Newton's l

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
I just voted a "number" of times using Ccleaner.com to clear the cookies. Everything went smoothly. Gerry From: "Benz Hogs" No one told me numbers, just that we are behind and voting ends Monday. Chrome has incognito mode, open westcookymca.org then right click on the surveymonkey/nicor link a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread G Mann
Graphic evidence that there are old pilots and there are bold pilots... but there are no Old Bold pilots. All aviation accidents happen on the ground.. long before the airplane take flight. In every case, there is a chain of events which, if recognized, would have stopped the accident. After more

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff
Sounds like the guy had a blatant disregard for the rules, and because he never got his bag slapped over it, he gave little thought to breaking them at his leisure. The sad part is that the brass chose to ignore the situation, and as a result others died. Holland was going to bite the big one

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Dieselhead
No, no B-52 or Wilton in those clips. I didn't mean to imply there was. I was only saying that being under a low level B--52 flyover on the ground; the B-52 is impressive. 'Didn't see a B-52 in this one; the very low "big" one is a KC-135. Wilton Wilton was the B-52s flying over a hundr

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: The NASA pilots liked to do that kind of stuff for "research" purposes too, with bigger airplanes. After reading the whole wiki article, it looks like Holland was too good for the rules to apply to him, and if you disagreed you were just being a pussy. Wilton, if you were

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Rich Thomas
Summers back in the 70s when I was working at NASA Langley the (new) F-15 guys regularly put on airshows for visiting marks, never leaving the boundaries of the airfield, and included low passes, touchngo, etc.. The NASA pilots liked to do that kind of stuff for "research" purposes too, with b

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Mitch Haley
Tim C wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash Hmm, does that describe a hotdog or somebody who's totally inept at keeping aircraft adequately fast and level to stay in the air? It doesn't sound like he was showing off at the time of the crash, and the nea

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
Thanks! Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) On 2/6/2013 12:00 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I just voted again from work Dan Sent from my iPad On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Tim C wrote: There is a Firefox plugin, "Remove Cookies for Site", that helps with that. Mayb

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
No one told me numbers, just that we are behind and voting ends Monday. Chrome has incognito mode, open westcookymca.org then right click on the surveymonkey/nicor link and click "Open link in new incognito window" which won't save cookies :) Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max"

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
Once per browser... Unlimited if you clear cookies after each vote :) I chose my least used browser and voted multiple times... Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) On 2/6/2013 10:55 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: How many times can you vote? Gerry From: "Benz Hogs" We'

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread Tim C
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:29 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > They were throwing away at work, and this still boggles me, > an IXIA 1600 with 8 cards in it (four of them gigabit) rather > 1600T or an original 1600? If the latter you were lucky to get freight. :) That's pretty specialized, if you need on

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread Craig
On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:25:47 -0500 "Gerry Archer" wrote: > How long can you leave an item sitting on Ebay or another "for sale" > list at a fixed price? I know some eBay sellers I have seen have 30 day auctions. For example, http://www.ebay.com/itm/390539229120 shows Time left: 29d 23h (Mar 08

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Tim C
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:18 PM, WILTON wrote: > Actually, Bud Holland's low pass was at Yakima Range. Can't find the > video of it on internet; 'found lostsa commentary about it, though. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReSm7r45_ds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Yep, and in Holland's case, 3 other lives. 'Lucky it was only 3. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys WILTON wrote: Nope, not I; mine were/are bigger.

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff
I just voted again from work Dan Sent from my iPad On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Tim C wrote: > There is a Firefox plugin, "Remove Cookies for Site", that helps with that. > Maybe. :) > > Do you know how many votes there are to this point? > > -Tim > > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:55

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Tim C
There is a Firefox plugin, "Remove Cookies for Site", that helps with that. Maybe. :) Do you know how many votes there are to this point? -Tim On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Gerry Archer wrote: > How many times can you vote? > Gerry > > From: "Benz Hogs" > >> We're behind on the voting, p

Re: [MBZ] York Compressors

2013-02-06 Thread Randy Bennell
On 05/02/2013 7:44 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: York compressors are less likely to die from a poorly done 134a conversion because they have a sump with oil in it. -Curt I converted my 115/300D and it worked for a couple of years. Then it stopped cooling. The clutch works and it holds the "freon

Re: [MBZ] Interesting coversions,

2013-02-06 Thread Randy Bennell
My son keeps saying we should put a small block Chevy engine in my 115. I have a 4 bolt main 350 in the garage that I bought to put in a boat, and then sold the boat. I don't think I want a 115/5.7 gasser. Randy who should probably sell the SBC engine ___ h

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: Nope, not I; mine were/are bigger. There are some videos of B-52 VERY low passes at Nellis Bombing Range, I think, flown by the fool pilot who later crashed the B-52H at Fairchild AFB, WA, in '94. I assume that when a hotdog pilot destroys a bomber, it costs the taxpayers some

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
How many times can you vote? Gerry From: "Benz Hogs" We're behind on the voting, please vote for West Cook YMCA more!!! :) We have a crappy 60 year old boiler and chiller system that need major repairs. Estimates for pipe repairs alone are $140k Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Actually, Bud Holland's low pass was at Yakima Range. Can't find the video of it on internet; 'found lostsa commentary about it, though. Also found lotsa other B-52 low passes, including one below carrier flight deck. Google B-52 low passes. Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTO

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Rich Thomas
In an attempt to power my supersonic propeller in the aero lab in college I hooked up a hydraulic motor, probably torn out of some piece of surplus or crashed aviation equipment, to a large hydraulic pump and proceeded to blow up the pump, which was as described below. It is actually a quite e

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
'Didn't see a B-52 in this one; the very low "big" one is a KC-135. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys >http://biertijd.com/mediapla

Re: [MBZ] OT: Top low pass flybys

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Nope, not I; mine were/are bigger. There are some videos of B-52 VERY low passes at Nellis Bombing Range, I think, flown by the fool pilot who later crashed the B-52H at Fairchild AFB, WA, in '94. BTW, the halo is water vapor (condensation) caused by sudden decrease in pressure in that area of

Re: [MBZ] competition votes-MORE NEEDED

2013-02-06 Thread Benz Hogs
We're behind on the voting, please vote for West Cook YMCA more!!! :) We have a crappy 60 year old boiler and chiller system that need major repairs. Estimates for pipe repairs alone are $140k Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) On 2/5/2013 11:27 PM, Hendrik an

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread WILTON
Well, anyway, on the internet, I found a cutaway illustration of a Nippondenso AC compressor showing rotating cam-like swash plate causing little pistons little pistons to reciprocate back and forth to to the pumping. So, they, indeed, ARE very much like the hydraulic pumps and motors that I w

Re: [MBZ] nice article BUT

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
The Eastwood lacquer sounds like a good idea once the parts are clean. I rubbed the top of the cruise control unit with a Scotchbrite pad and got it down to shiny aluminum, but there's no way to clean it with Scotchbrite or any other abrasive cleaner down in the inaccessible place without taking

Re: [MBZ] OT: duhBay whine

2013-02-06 Thread Gerry Archer
How long can you leave an item sitting on Ebay or another "for sale" list at a fixed price? Seems like a specialized piece of equipment such as a traffic generator-performance analyzer would have a limited market and would need to be available online until someone needed or found it. The compa

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