Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Waste not, want not. After trial, and squeezing 'em dry, make dog or pig chow out of 'em, as appropriate. -- Jim ___ 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] My neck [was: Re: Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations]

2013-04-16 Thread Gerry Archer
- Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:36 PM Subject: [MBZ] My neck [was: Re: Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations] On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:40:28 -0400 Gerry Archer

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
clay wrote: I think it was an inside job by the Democrats who hate guns to force the issue of gun control by blowing up a popular event it a red state. MA is a red state? I think the bombing just provides an excuse for Peter and Andrew to display their prejudices as if they were genius

[MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Jon Agne
I installed a new speedometer cable (GEMO) about 10 days and it worked perfectlyit even solved the chronic 4mph fast at all speeds. Until yesterday, that is. Hopped into the sled for a run to the boatyard, and I noticed that there was a vibration at all speeds. About 2 miles into the

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
Mine is an old soda acid 3 gallon SS fire extinguisher. since the height is about 4x the dia. it has plenty of room for the oel to go down. It also has a dip tube. Yes, it will bubble when the oil in the sump is mostly out. But it never gets oel into the vacuum source, a HF air vacuum

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Max Dillon
What's the cost of an OE cable vs GEMO brand? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: I installed a new speedometer cable (GEMO) about 10 days and it worked perfectlyit even solved the chronic 4mph fast at all speeds. Until yesterday,

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Don't forget Dick Cheney, maybe Sarah Palin too. --R On 4/15/13 11:21 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Peter, you are absolutely correct, it MUST have been one of those tea-party CIA trained racist tax cheating second-amendment-loving gun nuts, probably acting on orders from Rusch Limbaugh, no doubt a

[MBZ] OT I was a victim of terroristic threats in Boston area

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
One morning about this very date in 1979 I was jarred from my sleep at approximately 5:30-6AM by a series of gunshots outside on the street and very loud drumming (?!). I lived in Arlington Heights, MA just one house off Mass Ave, on the third floor of a large house. I got up and looked out

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Jon Agne
I wonder. Rusty did tell me that GEMO was supplier. On Apr 16, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Max Dillon wrote: What's the cost of an OE cable vs GEMO brand? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: I installed a new speedometer cable

[MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread dseretakis
Going to see one for sale. Anything specific on this car that I should look out for? Owner says car stalls once up to temp and can't be restarted for hours. What can this mean? What other problems are specific to a cosworth? Sent from my iPhone ___

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Let's wait and see. Anyone want to take bets on who perpetrated this atrocity? On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Don't forget Dick Cheney, maybe Sarah Palin too. --R On 4/15/13 11:21 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Peter, you are absolutely

Re: [MBZ] OT I was a victim of terroristic threats in Boston area

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
My bad. I guess the bombings must have been a legitimate exercies of second amendment rights on Patriot Day. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: One morning about this very date in 1979 I was jarred from my sleep at approximately 5:30-6AM

Re: [MBZ] OT I was a victim of terroristic threats in Boston area

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
No truth to that! It is just an old story created by right wi ng nutca ses to scare us away from the true nirvanna of pure mar xism. Lord obuma the most high provides all we need. After all, look at all the places where marx/social ist systems have been implemented! They are all

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
My cluster (1983 300TD) separated as well so I replaced it with a used one, which doesn't quite fit snugly due to warpage (expansion) of the dash opening, so I continually push on it while driving. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: I wonder. Rusty did tell me

[MBZ] OT Re: Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
No. Curious though that no mention of the Irish whackjobs -- Boston was (and might still be) a hotbed of IRA support and those idiots have started up again. Who knows. Maybe they're upset that Whitey might start to rat them out, his trial is coming up. Kinda funny too, when that DA and his

Re: [MBZ] OT I was a victim of terroristic threats in Boston area

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Rich Thomas wrote: I went to work and mentioned this to colleagues, who explained that it was Patriots Day, and these were British troops recreators who were fleeing the patriots who had kicked their butts just up the road on Lexington Green, on their way to Boston while being chased and

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread G Mann
It is my considered opinion that the penalty for terrorism should be sufficiently harsh to both satisfy the surviving public and impress any future terrorist that such acts can not and will not be tolerated. To that end, in the case of islamic jihadics, perhaps after a brief but exacting trial,

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
There are some rubber pads on the side of the cluster that provide enough resistance against the opening to keep it from coming out easily. If those are missing it will just flop around in the opening. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 16, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Theoretically speaking, what about red-blodded USA-born-and-bred gun nuts who obtained their weaponry (including explosives) lawfully and are motivated by hatred of the Feds and/or Obama? Do they even deserve to be punished at all? On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 10:41 AM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread WILTON
But what caused 2 cables to break? Can something at/in the speedo be binding causing the cable have to exert more torque than it can take - i. e., restricting its free rotation? Wilton - Original Message - From: Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Going to see one for sale. Anything specific on this car that I should look out for? Owner says car stalls once up to temp and can't be restarted for hours. What can this mean? 90% chance of bad fuel pump relay. When you first start it, turn the key to run (not

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Apr 16, 2013 7:54 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Just think of it as a 190E 2.3 with SLS, power leather seats and a $10,000 cylinder head upgrade. Don't forget the awesome Miami-Vice-style totally '80s body kit. Alex ___

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
G Mann wrote: It is my considered opinion that the penalty for terrorism should be sufficiently harsh to both satisfy the surviving public and impress any future terrorist that such acts can not and will not be tolerated. When the box cutters came out (are we talking about those slim holders

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Jim Cathey
Theoretically speaking, what about red-blodded USA-born-and-bred gun nuts who obtained their weaponry (including explosives) lawfully and are motivated by hatred of the Feds and/or Obama? Do they even deserve to be punished at all? Committed mass murder terrorist-style attacks? Absolutely.

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Apr 16, 2013 7:54 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Just think of it as a 190E 2.3 with SLS, power leather seats and a $10,000 cylinder head upgrade. Don't forget the awesome Miami-Vice-style totally '80s body kit. Yeah, but the body kit, small leather

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Unless it got kinked at the end or was jammed into the speedo head without it lining up and going inside the speedometer shaft it seems odd that it would fail that quickly. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Theoretically speaking, what about red-blodded USA-born-and-bred gun nuts who obtained their weaponry (including explosives) lawfully and are motivated by hatred of the Feds and/or Obama? Do they even deserve to be punished at all? They need to be exorcised from your

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Quoted from another forum: There is One thing that's getting on my nerves about this bombing. Everyone wants to blame someone for this madman's actions. Whoever it was, set up bombs to kill people. It's not Bush's fault, it's not Obama's fault. Politics are not involved. Some guy who wants to

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
We don't know yet that politics are not involved. What makes you so sure?. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Quoted from another forum: There is One thing that's getting on my nerves about this bombing. Everyone wants to blame someone for this madman's

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread G Mann
Andrew, come west where men are men, carry guns, and are not gun nuts simply because they own a gun. It will be an enlightening experience that will broaden your outlook. Hey man.. I'll even buy you a 32 oz drink. ;)) and I'll introduce you to a few thousand of the most respectful and well

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Only problem is that son has minimal funds, and would spend what he has to build another machine. I don't want to promote poor spending habits. He has a i5 desktop he built a year or so ago and it's working fine, so it's not like he is in desperate need for a better/faster machine. Dan Sent

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Hi Mitch - I also had trouble using a vacuum - made a mess like you but my mess was in the vacuum tubing and the vacuum itself! So I went back to the Topsider. I'll try to get replacement parts from Topsider I think... Larry On 4/15/2013 1:42 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: WILTON wrote: 'Never a

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Thx Max - will give it a try let ya'll know... Larry On 4/15/2013 1:33 PM, Max Dillon wrote: Can you replace seals? ___ 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] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Hi Mitch -- I'll review the plans again and consider it - thanks for the suggestion.. ;-) LarryT 91 300D On 4/15/2013 12:56 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Never a problem with my $2 sucker - merely an extension of nature. Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread dseretakis
I just saw it. Didn't even bother to start it up. It was downright nasty. Had a color change to black poorly done, a poorly replaced rear quarter, sad interior, no title, etc, etc. Guy was asking $4000. If I got it for free I'd still feel like I got jipped. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16,

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Thx Fred - IIRC that's the way I did my Topsider hose as well... I'll check with them for the parts - Larry On 4/15/2013 3:34 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: Alles. My $10 yard sale Topsider needed new seals here and there, plus the extraction hose had died. About $20 for all the bits from them.

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Thanks Clay - I believe I got my 1st Topsider from West Marine.. Larry On 4/15/2013 10:57 PM, clay wrote: Boat shop would be a good place. They seem to have the top sider for around half price of car stores. clay On Apr 15, 2013, at 9:26 AM, LarryT wrote: Hi Gang, My TopSider seems to be

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Jon Agne
First one did not break. Speedo was consistently 3-5mph fast, and it had slight vibration. I recently replaced the cruise amp, and thought the speedo vibe might be causing the ever so slight variation in speed while using cruise control. On Apr 16, 2013, at 10:48 AM, WILTON wrote: But

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/04/2013 5:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Because Obama is going to take away their guns. On Apr 15, 2013 5:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Why would anyone want to injure a bunch of people watching the marathon? Randy Well, sadly, that is what I was thinking - isn't

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: We don't know yet that politics are not involved. What makes you so sure?. We didn't/still don't know anything, so you were the first to assume politics were involved. I agree with the guy I quoted, politics aren't involved until we have a suspect and know his

Re: [MBZ] Topsider Oil removal

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: Hi Mitch - I also had trouble using a vacuum - made a mess like you but my mess was in the vacuum tubing and the vacuum itself! So I went back to the Topsider. That reminds me. Cleaning the shop vac wasn't such a big deal. Cleaning the shop vac hose was a big deal. Maybe the

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I just saw it. Didn't even bother to start it up. It was downright nasty. Had a color change to black poorly done, a poorly replaced rear quarter, sad interior, no title, etc, etc. Guy was asking $4000. If I got it for free I'd still feel like I got jipped. I saw

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Explosions like this produce more terror. With shootings, there is a visible cause and potential to react between shots. With explosions, everything in a public place is a potential bomb. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Randy Bennell

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Apr 16, 2013 8:44 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I just saw it. Didn't even bother to start it up. It was downright nasty. Bummer. I think nice 190E 2.3-16s are going to head up in value pretty soon. It's already happening with 500Es. Alex (still kicking himself that he didn't buy an

Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
Space aliens. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone watching the news from Boston? Don't forget Dick Cheney, maybe Sarah Palin too.

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
And I will invite you to the opera when you come to DC (Dutch treat). On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: We don't know yet that politics are not involved. What makes you so sure?. We didn't/still don't know anything, so you were

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
And BTW get rid of your own tired stereotypes. I have fired .22 guns, probably even before you were born. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.comwrote: And I will invite you to the opera when you come to DC (Dutch treat). On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:15 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Cosworth 190

2013-04-16 Thread dseretakis
Yeah the E30 M3 has doubled in value over past 5 yrs. perhaps my favorite car! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 16, 2013 8:44 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I just saw it. Didn't even bother to start it up. It was

[MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Gerry Archer
Investigators and experts in terrorism are following two main early theories about who might be behind the Boston bombings. The first is that domestic right-wing extremists were responsible. The second is that Islamists, either foreign or American, and linked to al-Qaeda spiritually or

[MBZ] OT: Drone warfare in WWII

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Until today, I didn't know what a BQ-8 was or how Lt. Joe Kennedy Jr died. I just knew he was a pilot who died in the war, making JFK the focus of their dad's political ambitions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aphrodite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Patrick_Kennedy,_Jr. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
I think they have hit on it correctly! --R (who is neither an investigator, nor an expert in terrorism, but thinks he might be able to say. It could be anyone) On 4/16/13 12:52 PM, Gerry Archer wrote: The first is that domestic right-wing extremists were responsible. The second is that

Re: [MBZ] MBZ Anyone watching the news from Boston?

2013-04-16 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Terrorism is political by definition. If it were just a mental case acting out a first person shooter scenario (as we have seen over the past few years) it could be anyone of any political stripe. The fact that it was bombs with ball bearings and BBs indicates this was an act of terror. The

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Greg Fiorentino
An article that quotes the SPLC has close to zero credibility. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Gerry Archer Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:53 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Gerry Archer wrote: Investigators and experts in terrorism are following two main early theories about who might be behind the Boston bombings. That part may be fact based. When the reporter starts quoting Mark Potok's 'research' for the SPLC to fill in the missing details, that's when the

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Greg Fiorentino wrote: An article that quotes the SPLC has close to zero credibility. Greg I suspect that Greg has been a position to read the SPLC crap, I mean, Potok's research reports that the fusion centers distribute to local law enforcement. Like one old command officer once told me,

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Max Dillon
That would include left-wing domestic terrorist organizations as well, Earth Liberation Front etc. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: I think they have hit on it correctly! --R (who is neither an investigator,

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
A former militant communist says it looked like a gunpowder bomb (like a pipe bomb but bigger): I've been waiting for someone to claim responsibility for this evil madness. Various jihadi groups have disclaimed it, and the use of what appeared to be smallish, simple devices of ball bearings

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
SPLC leaders have round the clock security to protect them from the terrorists that they expose. We all should be grateful for SPLC. FWIW, I am leaning toward Al Qaeda for the Boston acts of terror, since they would appear to have ample experience with IEDs.. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:17 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: SPLC leaders have round the clock security to protect them from the terrorists that they expose. We all should be grateful for SPLC. April 1st was two weeks ago. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
?? I was being serious. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: SPLC leaders have round the clock security to protect them from the terrorists that they expose. We all should be grateful for SPLC. April 1st was two weeks ago.

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Should we enact some common sense pressure cooker controls to minimize this kind of violence? Some background checks on pressure cooker buyers? Some pressure cooker registration and licensing? I am thinking this would just be common sense. It could very easily be appended to the gun

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I have a better idea: repeal the second amendment. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Should we enact some common sense pressure cooker controls to minimize this kind of violence? Some background checks on pressure cooker buyers? Some

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
Excellent advice, we'll introduce that common sense idea into the debate. Have you heard if the president has consulted with his good friends who are very knowledgeable about domestic terrorism, bombs, and such -- Bill and Bernadine? They might be able to provide some insight into these

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: ?? I was being serious. You were seriously using the fact (if true) that somebody likes to have bodyguards paid with other peoples' money as evidence of the accuracy of their purported terrorist research?

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread Randy Bennell
Anyone got any Mercdes issues??? I could ask a dumb question but hopefully, someone has real issues. We need to move the Boston issue to Banned before people on here get offended and disappear. Randy, whose old MB is still in the garage because we got fresh snow yesterday - spring is a

[MBZ] An MB comment

2013-04-16 Thread WILTON
'Need to wash both of my MB's due to excessive pollen. Wilton - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:41 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's

Re: [MBZ] An MB comment

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Time to haul out the Allegra. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:45 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: 'Need to wash both of my MB's due to excessive pollen. Wilton - Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
How much snow is fresh snow? I ask because D.C. has not had so much as 3 of the white stuff in over 3 years. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Anyone got any Mercdes issues??? I could ask a dumb question but hopefully, someone has real issues. We

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread Randy Bennell
On 16/04/2013 2:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: How much snow is fresh snow? I ask because D.C. has not had so much as 3 of the white stuff in over 3 years. Well, things got white between about 5 AM and 8 AM yesterday morning. They say 10 cm which would be about 4 inches or so. Really wet

Re: [MBZ] An MB comment

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Mine keep tuning yellow also! And it rains every other day so it's not being flushed from the trees very well.Even a car that stays in the garage will get a layer of pollen on it quickly... LarryT On 4/16/2013 3:45 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Need to wash both of my MB's due to excessive

Re: [MBZ] OT: Drone warfare in WWII

2013-04-16 Thread LarryT
Oh Mitch! You've not learned enough history! The RC B17 he was in was one of the early experimental B17 filled with explosives. Because the RC could not take off a pilot stayed on board and was to set the bomb autopilot, then bail out. The theory is that something went wrong with this step

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Max Dillon
I am all for a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution, but I doubt you'd be interested in amendments that will outlaw the Great Society and all the perversion of the law (read: wealth redistribution) that has followed. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Sand or salt? Or both? On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/04/2013 2:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: How much snow is fresh snow? I ask because D.C. has not had so much as 3 of the white stuff in over 3 years. Well, things got white between

Re: [MBZ] Boston Marathon bombs: the early theories

2013-04-16 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
You should be happy with all the wealth that I gave you on 4/15. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: I am all for a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution, but I doubt you'd be interested in amendments that will outlaw the Great Society

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
Either Jon got a bum cable or it was kinked, or the speedo head is kaput. But what caused 2 cables to break? Can something at/in the speedo be binding causing the cable have to exert more torque than it can take - i. e., restricting its free rotation? Wilton - Original Message -

Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable

2013-04-16 Thread WILTON
Ja, Ich was wondering 'bout das kaputenkopf. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Speedo Cable Either Jon got a bum cable or it was kinked, or

Re: [MBZ] OT: Drone warfare in WWII

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
Yup. Lil Joe didn't get out of the liberator before it blew. (prematurely) not new info. Still very interesting. Until today, I didn't know what a BQ-8 was or how Lt. Joe Kennedy Jr died. I just knew he was a pilot who died in the war, making JFK the focus of their dad's political

[MBZ] NOT MB but of interest to the motoring heads

2013-04-16 Thread Rich Thomas
http://englishrussia.com/2013/04/14/soviet-steam-car-powered-with-wood-the-first-and-the-last/ --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

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread Randy Bennell
Both I guess. They seem to salt the intersections more than other areas. Randy On 16/04/2013 3:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Sand or salt? Or both? On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 16/04/2013 2:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: How much snow

[MBZ] '98 ML320 EGR tube cleaning

2013-04-16 Thread Benz Hogs
My ML is throwing EGR tube codes and the service writer in AR told me to remove the curved tube and clean it out and that this is a normal procedure. Anyone done this and have good instructions for it? -- Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (164,xxx mi)

Re: [MBZ] Bumper shock

2013-04-16 Thread clay
I was not able to get you the shock. The car had been hit in the passenger side and messed up both shocks. The SLC was left with mangled shocks by the idiot who tried to remove them. He left the back of the car destroyed and they had been underwater too long to be useful. I check the w116

[MBZ] Air conditioning - venturi vacuum pump

2013-04-16 Thread David Kristin Gilmore
Have any of you a recommendation on this type of vacuum pump for evacuating an auto a/c system? http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=MAS91200 I am planning for the tools I need to work on my own a/cs . I have an air compressor (with 30 gallon tank)

Re: [MBZ] Air conditioning - venturi vacuum pump

2013-04-16 Thread Craig
On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:02:19 -0400 David Kristin Gilmore dandkgilm...@frontier.com wrote: Have any of you a recommendation on this type of vacuum pump for evacuating an auto a/c system? http://www.tooldiscounter.com/ItemDisplay.cfm?lookup=MAS91200 1.3 CFM

Re: [MBZ] Air conditioning - venturi vacuum pump

2013-04-16 Thread Max Dillon
Yes, a real vacuum pump is required. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:02:19 -0400 David Kristin Gilmore dandkgilm...@frontier.com wrote: Have any of you a recommendation on this type of vacuum pump

Re: [MBZ] Air conditioning - venturi vacuum pump

2013-04-16 Thread Peter Frederick
Harbor Freight used to have a two stage vacuum pump for A/C work that was inexpensive and reliable, except that they do not sell the required oil, it's an oil bath pump and will die quickly without proper oil. I also would not subject my compressor to an hour's running full blast with a

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread clay
D-Jet injectors I was out trying to snag Jaime some bumper shocks, but also wanted to scrounge the injectors off the SLC at the PnP. I had pulled the fuel rails off the 450SE last time, but the insulators on the bottom of those were missing. Anyway, I tried to remove the fuel rails and

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread clay
I am learning about all the interesting things that living in Alaska involves. Depending on the builder and his ability to understand the needs of the populace, they either build some cracker box dump out of a home plans booklet or know what they are doing and make changes that allow for the

Re: [MBZ] Air conditioning - venturi vacuum pump

2013-04-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Peter Frederick wrote: Harbor Freight used to have a two stage vacuum pump for A/C work that was inexpensive and reliable, except that they do not sell the required oil, it's an oil bath pump and will die quickly without proper oil. I bought one last fall for something like $130. Came with a

[MBZ] ML320 EGR

2013-04-16 Thread Dan Penoff
Is this what it looks like? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/w163-m-class/310657d1275086222-egr-2010-05-28_180331.pdf Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OT - Motherboard Recommendations

2013-04-16 Thread Russ Williams
Dan have you found a case yet? On 4/16/2013 10:19, Dan Penoff wrote: Only problem is that son has minimal funds, and would spend what he has to build another machine. I don't want to promote poor spending habits. He has a i5 desktop he built a year or so ago and it's working fine, so it's not

Re: [MBZ] Bumper shock

2013-04-16 Thread OK Don
A lot of the 107 chassis is based on the 115 chassis - those shocks might work. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 5:48 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I was not able to get you the shock. The car had been hit in the passenger side and messed up both shocks. The SLC was left with mangled shocks

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread OK Don
Cars? I thought everyone in Alaska had an airplane - why would they want a car? :-) On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 7:06 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am learning about all the interesting things that living in Alaska involves. Depending on the builder and his ability to understand the

Re: [MBZ] '98 ML320 EGR tube cleaning

2013-04-16 Thread OK Don
I sold mine to Kaleb rather than mess with it :-) On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: My ML is throwing EGR tube codes and the service writer in AR told me to remove the curved tube and clean it out and that this is a normal procedure. Anyone done this

Re: [MBZ] Bumper shock

2013-04-16 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Thanks for checking Clay... I really appreciate it! Jaime On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I was not able to get you the shock. The car had been hit in the passenger side and messed up both shocks. The SLC was left with mangled shocks by the idiot who

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread OK Don
While not the same as snow, OK has had 52 earthquakes so far today. We only felt the two that were 4.7 and 4.6 though. Most were in the 2 - 3 range. I've never seen so many in one day since I've been watching over the last two years.

Re: [MBZ] '98 ML320 EGR tube cleaning

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
My ML is throwing EGR tube codes and the service writer in AR told me to remove the curved tube and clean it out and that this is a normal procedure. Anyone done this and have good instructions for it? -- Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL '98 ML320 Max (164,xxx mi) Fatal. If Kleb

Re: [MBZ] Bumper shock

2013-04-16 Thread clay
trunk side is proper, the bumper side is not the same. clay On Apr 16, 2013, at 6:37 PM, OK Don wrote: A lot of the 107 chassis is based on the 115 chassis - those shocks might work. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 5:48 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I was not able to get you the shock.

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread clay
Anchorage is in the warmer south central part. Less permafrost, but still a long winter with snow and ice. Too cold for washing the salt and snot off the car outside. It is pretty hard to fly in town, but between towns you can fly. clay On Apr 16, 2013, at 6:42 PM, OK Don wrote: Cars? I

Re: [MBZ] WAS Anyone watching the news from Boston? NOW let's get back to regular programming

2013-04-16 Thread clay
The science nerds are trying to figure out if the fracking makes the quakes or not. They did decide it does make the very small ones that you do not feel, but argue the big quakes just can not be allowed to be associated with fracking. I doubt that if you can get small quakes, you can not get

[MBZ] 107 Upper ball joint

2013-04-16 Thread Dieselhead
#1 Daughter called today. Said the tar shop sez the upper ball joint is a goner on one side of the 107. Does anyone know if that is the same as a 115? I believe the early 107s were UCA and LCA as on the 115. This is an 85 so I am wondering if it is the same as a 115, or updated to be like

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