I'd always thought there had to be a limiter because you can feel it
just sort of stop accelerating.
That's where the rising wind-resistance HP curve meets the falling
RPM-dropoff HP curve of the diesel.
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> ..The fleece filter is not an issue for an M103 engine that I am aware
> of. I use Mann or Hengst, whatever the Q supplies...
>
As I said, use of the fleece filter is part of the long interval change. I
also don't like 10K changes.
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Maybe the 616 has more goodness than the 615 in Gump. 84.5mph in Gump was
invigorating, but not to be done for more than a short bit. Maybe a mile, then
drop down to reasonable speeds.
clay
On Feb 14, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
> On the other hand do it with an old VW diesel and y
Sadly, the bottles of 20-50 M1 sitting on the shelf in my garage beg to differ
clay
On Feb 14, 2013, at 7:06 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> I hate to be "that guy" but I can't stop myself.
>
>
> Mobil 1 20w50 = doesn't exist.
> I think you mean 15w50. I've been getting it in 5 quart jugs at Wal-Mar
You mean an auction winner?
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/15/2013 12:13 PM, OK Don wrote:
You can still get film - might have to process it yourself though. Looks
like he has one bid - more than I expected.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Hendrik and fa
That's a good question. I'd have to ask if he shoots any B&W. I
think he mostly does color.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/15/2013 8:05 PM, OK Don wrote:
I have way too many cameras, can't decide whether to sell or keep the
Nikons, Leicas and the Linh
Dealextreme had a front/rear cam for really cheap a coupla weeks back,
seemed like it had some decent specs.
--R
On 2/15/13 7:25 PM, G Mann wrote:
You ask... so here it is. There are others with slightly different
features... Just search engine "dash camera with recording" and read their
blurb
Hey, have you ever been to Las Vegas, NM? We got sorta stuck there one
night when big snow was forecast, we were driving from Houston to CO,
along about 10PM and the radio was forecasting doom and dire conditions
so we figured it was time to find a refugio, wifey got on the wireless
and rang u
You also need that always on dash camera in case a meteorite flies in front
of you -
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/50827929#50827929
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:25 PM, G Mann wrote:
> You ask... so here it is. There are others with slightly different
> features... Just search engine "d
Right...thus the stmt abt M1 being "much cheaper and easier to consistently
find". That said, I may have used 15w50 a time or two...it was 4-5 years
ago!
Tony Wirtel
>
> There is. I used to use it in my Virago.
>
> Dan
>
> On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:20 PM, Brian Toscano
> wrote:
>
> > I think there
I have way too many cameras, can't decide whether to sell or keep the
Nikons, Leicas and the Linhof - they do have sentimental value (fed our
family for 20 years or so). I also have a stock of B&W 120 rolls, some 8x10
sheet film, and 100' rolls of 35mm in the freezer. The way-out-of-date 8x10
Polar
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Perfect. Glad you were able to get it done.
Jon
On Feb 15, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Craig wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:53:18 -0500 Jon Agne wrote:
>
>> There is a way to reseti'll see if i can find the procedure...
>
> Thanks, Jon, for the hint. I searched for reset Garmin Nuvi and got
> se
On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:53:18 -0500 Jon Agne wrote:
> There is a way to reseti'll see if i can find the procedure...
Thanks, Jon, for the hint. I searched for reset Garmin Nuvi and got
several hits, some wrong, some right.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-reset-garmin-nuvi-gps-device-acc
Maybe 20 years ago, my 80 240D speedo cable broke; no noise; no erratic
speedo - just suddenly quit. Coupla years before that, though, odometer
quit, and I had removed the unit and sent it to "well-known and
well-recommended repairer" (can't remember who/where), but, anyway, on that
New Year'
You ask... so here it is. There are others with slightly different
features... Just search engine "dash camera with recording" and read their
blurbs.
http://www.zetronix.com/Car-Cameras/c59/Wide-Angle-Dual-Car-Camera-with-GPS-and-Night-Vision-Dash-Cam%28201%29/product_info.html?gclid=CIP-2KjEubUCF
My FiL has a large collection of cameras and still uses some film. He
probably develops 2-3 roles a month.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/15/2013 12:09 AM, Hendrik and fay wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-lot-of-old-cameras-collection-for-Sale-1-000-Pi
There is a way to reseti'll see if i can find the procedure...
On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:46 PM, Craig wrote:
> During our trip, I had programmed our Garmin GPS receiver with the
> location of my uncle's house. We were on the way there when the receiver
> locked up. I found that if I restarted it
During our trip, I had programmed our Garmin GPS receiver with the
location of my uncle's house. We were on the way there when the receiver
locked up. I found that if I restarted it, it would run for about 30
seconds and then lock up again. I was able to get it to tell me, "Go on
such-an-such to th
I bought a Craftsman quick-lift jack that died the first year. My Harbor
Freight jack is still 100%.
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Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 9:10 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Jack -
I started my experimenting with my wife's '89 Kawi LTD 454. Although the engine
is small at 32hp its no slouch and will break the rear tire free pretty much
anytime you want. I can detect no appreciable clutch slip.
With that success I tried it in my '82 Honda CB900F, thats a 90something HP
bik
Regular Auto M1 (I forget which weight) worked just fine in the '84 R100
BMW I had years ago.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
> There were all sorts of anecdotal stories about synthetics and the havoc
> they wreaked on clutches in the Virago forum I belonged to. Mobil1 also
>
On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:48:47 -0500 Rich Thomas
wrote:
> Spoken like a true car guy, first an extensive report on the car, then
> OBTW my neck is really messed up.
Well, it is a car list, after all! :-)
BTW, we used 44.803 gallons of gasoline to cover the 1224 miles; that's
an overall fuel econ
'Hope it goes well.
BTW, I had an IVIG this morning; went out and shoveled and raked dirt for
'bout the last 3 hours to fill in settled area around catch basin where city
finally piped and backfilled a ditch across part of the back of my property.
Hafta keep walker nearby. Yeah, I know, someb
Yes please!
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 15, 2013, at 5:49 PM, Jon Agne wrote:
> Details please! Would love to know specifics about your setup.
>
> Jon
>
>
> On Feb 15, 2013, at 3:55 PM, G Mann wrote:
>
>> Twice now, I've been stopped for speed with my GPS stuck to the winshield.
>> When the
There were all sorts of anecdotal stories about synthetics and the havoc they
wreaked on clutches in the Virago forum I belonged to. Mobil1 also made a lot
of statements and disclaimers regarding the reason for the different type of
oil for air cooled engines/bikes, and how the additives they h
Gotta have priorities.
Dan
On Feb 15, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
> Spoken like a true car guy, first an extensive report on the car, then OBTW
> my neck is really messed up.
>
> Good luck with it all!
>
> --R
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Details please! Would love to know specifics about your setup.
Jon
On Feb 15, 2013, at 3:55 PM, G Mann wrote:
> Twice now, I've been stopped for speed with my GPS stuck to the winshield.
> When the officer did his little "discussion" I just pointed to the GPS and
> stated... According to my GP
Banned response for GoDaddy.
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi)
On 2/15/2013 4:45 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
fail
--R
On 2/15/13 5:33 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
Email MX crashed, just checking that it's working again.
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fail
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On 2/15/13 5:33 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
Email MX crashed, just checking that it's working again.
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Not mine, etc.
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10 miles?
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:00 PM, wrote:
> What's the towing range with Geico?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> GEICO towing surcharge is $15/6 mos. in the car insurance policy.
>> Can't beat it.
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:51
I will provide a character reference for Dimitri: "Your honor,
Dimitri is quite a character":
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 3:55 PM, G Mann wrote:
> Twice now, I've been stopped for speed with my GPS stuck to the winshield.
> When the officer did his little "discussion" I just pointed to the GPS and
>
Twice now, I've been stopped for speed with my GPS stuck to the winshield.
When the officer did his little "discussion" I just pointed to the GPS and
stated... According to my GPS here on the dash in clear view of me while
driving I was doing exactly XXX Mph. I'm sure I can call up that
information
Spoken like a true car guy, first an extensive report on the car, then
OBTW my neck is really messed up.
Good luck with it all!
--R
On 2/15/13 3:13 PM, Craig wrote:
In preparing last weekend for our trip to the greater Phoenix area this
week, I noticed that I last changed oil on our '95 E320
Curt Raymond wrote:
I used M1 5w40 in my motorcycles (both asian bikes) with excellent results. Loads of
people told me I'd have troubles with clutch slippage but I haven't seen that. I guess if
you use the "energy conserving" oil that can happen but that badge isn't on the
5w40.
Back in th
Good luck Craig, please keep us posted.
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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 3:14 P
In preparing last weekend for our trip to the greater Phoenix area this
week, I noticed that I last changed oil on our '95 E320 7500 miles and
more than a year ago (a problem when you have extended oil changes and
don't drive too much). With some help from a neighbor and his son, we
used the Topsid
He is in a different car and he got a ride from the girlfriend to his court
appearance.
We already went over this prior to his court date. I also had my lawyer buddy
give him a quick overview of what is and isn't legal in a Terry stop. You can
never be too carful these days...
Dan
On Feb 15,
My youngest son just sort of beat his last speeding ticket (his
third in as many years!)
He got two continuances, hoping the LEO who wrote the ticket
wouldn't appear, but he did.
He got it knocked down to 6 mph over the limit because he showed
that he had recently had his speedo worked on, w
>From what I have been able to discover, there are some signals present at the
>38 pin connector that can be read by the ODBII reader, but they are limited.
I have seen the LED readers that you can build to read the DTC codes from the
connector, but haven't had a chance to try one.
There is a p
Interesting, I'd always thought there had to be a limiter because you can feel
it just sort of stop accelerating. Or my '83 you could anyway, something is
wrong with my '78, its sometimes (but not always) down on power...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:11:04 -0600
From: Fmiser
To: Mercedes Di
Try OBDII
Why would you expect to see anything with an OBD reader if the car is
not putting out anything an OBD reader could understand? (Not being a
smartass, just seems like the basic question)
Is there an adapter that might go to USB and something running on a
laptop that could understan
Just for grins I ordered an adapter that allows the connection of an ODBII
reader to the 38 pin diagnostic connector on my S500, which is one year prior
to the adoption of ODBII.
I can't seem to find anything that describes what I should be able to see on
the reader when I connect it to the car
You can still get film - might have to process it yourself though. Looks
like he has one bid - more than I expected.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Hendrik and fay wrote:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-**lot-of-old-cameras-collection-**
> for-Sale-1-000-Pieces-of-SLR-**RF-Medium-/190796013023
> Curt Raymond wrote:
> I never noticed any difference in max speed between my '78
> 240D and the '83 240D I used to have. Max speed is governor
> limited and 5500rpm is 5500rpm no matter which way you slice
> it. The '78 is slightly slower to get there but only slightly.
Yeah - but a 240d isn't
On 15/02/2013 11:35 AM, ernest breakfield wrote:
the officers testimony of an "estimate" of your speed is enough in
some states; you'll need to check the laws where you're at.
the way the judge looks at it, the officer is a professional
trained in this sort of thing; you're not.
cheers!
e
the officers testimony of an "estimate" of your speed is enough in some
states; you'll need to check the laws where you're at.
the way the judge looks at it, the officer is a professional
trained in this sort of thing; you're not.
cheers!
e
On 14/Feb/13 20:57, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
I never noticed any difference in max speed between my '78 240D and the '83
240D I used to have. Max speed is governor limited and 5500rpm is 5500rpm no
matter which way you slice it. The '78 is slightly slower to get there but only
slightly.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:44:26 -0500
From: M
Rats, you're right.
Its spendy stuff, last I checked it was $9/qt but that was when 15w50 was
$6/qt...
I used M1 5w40 in my motorcycles (both asian bikes) with excellent results.
Loads of people told me I'd have troubles with clutch slippage but I haven't
seen that. I guess if you use the "ene
Theres really only 3 or 4 things that could go wrong. The cable breaking seems
like it should have made some noise first. I wonder if it just fell off the
back of the speedo? That'd be a nice easy fix.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:06:00 -0500
From: dsereta...@yahoo.com
To: Mercedes Discussio
Itz da bombe!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
>
> From: Jim Cathey
>To: Mercedes Discussion List
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:06 AM
>Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Snowmobiles and Jets
>
>Throw a couple of wings on and fly over the Channel!
>
>-- Jim
>
>
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Loud, dangerous, could blow up -- what's not to like?
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My youngest son just sort of beat his last speeding ticket (his third in as
many years!)
He got two continuances, hoping the LEO who wrote the ticket wouldn't appear,
but he did.
He got it knocked down to 6 mph over the limit because he showed that he had
recently had his speedo worked on, whi
There is. I used to use it in my Virago.
Dan
On Feb 14, 2013, at 10:20 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
> I think there is a V-Twin 20w-50.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
>
>> I hate to be "that guy" but I can't stop myself.
>>
>>
>> Mobil 1 20w50 = doesn't exist.
>> I
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