Happy birthday Hendrik!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Hendrik and fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
Nah that's OK, plenty of projects available here, for example
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/barossa-area/cars-vans-utes/1977-mercedes-benz-280se/1019144816
Hendrik
Thank you, although once north of 35 or so they become less exciting and
are a more of a reminder of ones mortality.
Hendrik
who is way north of 35
On 14/05/13 15:34, Max wrote:
Happy birthday Hendrik!
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On May 13, 2013, at 9:44 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, and she was as nice in real life as online. She cared about her
280SE (i think it was) and about MBCA. She always had time for members
who didn't own the newest car. Unlike some of the other presidents of
You are correct - she died of cancer...
Larry
On 5/13/2013 9:46 PM, WILTON wrote:
I thought she died; cancer, maybe.
Wilton
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Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBCA
'Thought you told me a few days ago you are south-oriented. 'Even using
bassackward maps. ;)
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ran When
A pity; a loss for us all.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBCA forum WAS: Ran When Parked
You are correct - she died of cancer...
Larry
On
Clinton is only 35 min. away. What does Steve have? a business?
Yes. Pelham Brothers does a lot of MB restoration. Steve used to
work for Bickelhaupt Motors, who became a MB dealer because they were
a studebaker dealer, way back when MB was first brought to the USA by
Studebaker. It was a
Randy Bennell wrote:
There was a recent thread I saw somewhere, with photos, that showed a
SBC V8 being transplanted into an MB. What a butcher job. They had to
cut away way too much for my liking. Things like that should not be
allowed on the road without some form of structural integrity
Dieselhead wrote:
There is also a guy in SW WI who does 300 adenauers. That might be more
your style. Different kind of 300d.
Then there was Manfred P in Chacaga. He had a spare 600 most of the time.
How to amass a small fortune:
1. Get a large fortune.
2. Buy an Adenauer or a Grosser
A good, well sharpened two man saw with the vertical handles and raker
teeth can keep up with a gas powered chain saw. Much less dangerous, plus
it builds team spirit to operate.
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote:
thanks,
Folks,
THe best chainsaw that
Well, depending on your inclination and the strength of your back, a
good bowsaw will cut a lot of wood as well.
Sometimes called a Swede Saw.
My father worked in the bush as a young man and cut a lot of wood before
chain saws became readily available.
I am not sure I would like to follow in
I had similar issues hunting them with my 12ga. Ford. Only ground burger
left.
Mike
On May 13, 2013 6:42 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Greg Fiorentino wrote:
As with deer, I prefer to hit them with a Remington rather than a
Benz. I've had some close calls (with a Volvo), but never
All,
I was finally able to mount the Bendix caliper to replace the ATE on the 240D.
The rotor had expanded in diameter due to rust and heat deformation and was
impinging on the caliper. So I ground off the rust on the circumference of the
rotor which relieved most of the interference except
Dan story:
When I was 10 yeas old, we moved into a house that sat on an acre of lawn with
an adjoining wooded plot that was around 7-8 acres.
The house had a great room with a vaulted ceiling, and a fireplace made of
stone that nearly filled one of the walls.
Dad proclaimed when we moved in,
Good training!
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw
Dan story:
When I was 10 yeas old, we moved into a house that sat on an acre of lawn
Andrew -- a secret Amish
--R
On 5/14/13 11:27 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
A good, well sharpened two man saw with the vertical handles and raker
teeth can keep up with a gas powered chain saw. Much less dangerous, plus
it builds team spirit to operate.
Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
A good, well sharpened two man saw with the vertical handles and raker
teeth can keep up with a gas powered chain saw.
Respectfully - no.
If the logs are laid out, braced above the ground, and the cuts are
just bucking - then a energetic pair could keep up with a
Tim, do you know anybody in Triangle area who does walnut shell, soda, light
sand blasting, etc., in preparation for painting iron/steel items. We have
some steel patio furniture (circular table and 8 chairs) that needs painting;
light rust should be removed before painting, of course. LIGHT
My experience with a nice wood fireplace is that you lose more heat than
you gain.
We had one to start in our house and it was sort of nice to have a
crackling fire with a bit of the smell of woodsmoke but we quickly
realized we could not use it in really cold weather (when we most likely
On May 14, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
But there is a
reason the professional timber folks don't use crosscut saws except
where the government forbids the use of a chainsaw.
Please don't give these nanny state ass-clowns running OSHA, EPA, etc. any more
stupid ideas.
Dan - what did you use the adze for (other than snagging a nice score at
Scrabble)? I was taught that the adze is an extremely dangerous tool,
since you straddle the log while swinging the blade between your legs. One
sideways deflection and it cuts into a leg.
Andrew
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at
Not the one he just got!?!
clay
On May 11, 2013, at 5:51 PM, WILTON wrote:
Lucky not to hit a deer. #1 son hit a deer and totaled his Toyota bout 3
weeks ago.
Wilton
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, May
No, the '06 one; 'reason for the new one. ;)
Wilton
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From: clay redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300TD travel
Not the one he just got!?!
clay
On May 11, 2013, at
Froggy is not behaving. But, then again, since when has she?
When I got the car, the tach would swing about wildly in no relation to the
engine speed. It would then either pet out or not move at all. Smack the tach
face and it might respond. I knew it was either the amp or the gauge, so
Sorry your mother passed. I am sort of dreading the upcoming Fathers day since
my dad just passed two weeks ago. What do you do to honor a missing parent?
clay
On May 12, 2013, at 4:21 PM, Trent Fiorini wrote:
My Mom, passed, and I'm divorced, Girlfriend is with her Mom, It's quite,
Life
Continue to live by the good principles he/she taught you and tell others
about them when you get the chance.
Wilton
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From: clay redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Be mindful of the example he set for you and what you learned from him (or
didn't). Share those thoughts with your nearest and dearest.
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 4:52 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Continue to live by the good principles he/she taught you and tell others
about them when
Not much you can do for them but hopefully, your good memories will help
you deal with it.
My father has been gone since August 1983.
I cannot say that I have been inclined to think much about him on
Father's Day but I do think of him often.
My younger son (the mechanic) came roaring up to my
Remember.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
From: clay redgh...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlights now window motors
Sorry your mother passed. I am sort of
Adze for logging?
They were used to help build the Mayflower replica. Used by holding the butt
end at crotch level and moving the cutting edge up and down in a controlled
manner. A skilled artisan can give wood a smoother finish than a plane.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
Looks like Brake Warehouse is going to send me another caliper no questions
asked. Will be sending a return label with to send the crap one back...
wish me luck!
Darren
312-208-4328
On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Buymbparts buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes he would.
Sent from my iPhone
'Hope it goes well.
Wilton
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From: Darren Marshall onecreat...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake line threads not fitting caliper
Looks like Brake Warehouse is going to send me
What about a tyro?
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.comwrote:
Adze for logging?
They were used to help build the Mayflower replica. Used by holding the
butt end at crotch level and moving the cutting edge up and down in a
controlled manner. A skilled artisan
Hmmm, doesn't a gasser tachometer get the engine speed signal from the
distributor?
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Froggy is not behaving. But, then again, since when has she?
When I got the car, the tach would swing about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=WFqr3_frh3Q
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Now, that's a goodun; I need of 'em.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
'Nother goodun.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Great Auto Anti-Theft Device!
http://youtu.be/9nRqbQr7VGk
At 01:12 AM 5/14/2013, Rick Hawkins wrote:
THe best chainsaw that i ever had was an old Poulan pulpwooder's saw,
(snip)
It was a bear to start or even to pick up, to drop while holding the
starter cord to start it. I could do it fine from age 25 to 35, but i
don't
Hm... my first reaction was to say the signal comes from the coil, but its
actually different and more complicated. See this:
http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/11883/PROGRAM/Chassis/54-252.pdf
There is a transmission on the transmission, and there are instructions on
how to test it.
nother un. Diesel content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi5DPg_iEYs
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Er, that should read, transmitter on the transmission. Right.
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote:
Hm... my first reaction was to say the signal comes from the coil, but its
actually different and more complicated. See this:
On Tue, 14 May 2013 19:10:12 -0400 Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com
wrote:
Er, that should read, transmitter on the transmission. Right.
That's OK, Jaime, we all have our off days. For me, there have been a lot
of them lately. :-)
Craig
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You know, this looks and reads suspiciously like the speedo, not the tach.
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Kopchinski
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:10 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tachometer Amp
Er, that
I started cutting wood with an old 40s vintage Mc Collough that
weighed close to 30 lb. I was probably 12 or 14 then. At first the
saw was almost as big as me. Cut a lot of oak firewood with that.
Paid for my first car hauling firewood with a 47 chevy truck. Once
you got the saw on the
Supplemental: Since the transducer is near the flex disk, I'm sure it's the
transmission output signal (speed) not, engine RPM. Here's an excerpt from
a gasser ETM which shows the tach signal coming from the ignition circuit:
http://Pt709.synology.me/tach.jpg
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Hm, yes it does.
And heres the proof they're talking about the speedo:
http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/11883/PROGRAM/Chassis/54-259.pdf
So, in these old manuals:
- Tachometer = Speedometer
- Revolution Counter = Tachometer
Lets look at this again, this time the ETM:
Reminds me of how wood keeps you warm:
Warms you when you cut it
Warms you when you split it
Warms you when you stack it
Warms you when you haul it
Warms you when you (finally) burn it.
Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com writes:
Dan story:
When I was 10 yeas old, we moved into a house that sat on an
Soprano in the making?
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw
What about a tyro?
On Tue,
Thanks guys, learn something everyday!
Now hopefully Clay's malfunctioning tachometer will yield and succumb to repair.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Hm, yes it does.
And heres the proof they're talking about the
Randy wrote:
My father has been gone since August 1983.
My father has been gone since August 1983 also, fwiw...
mao
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You're right about the fireplace but yours is also built poorly. In a tight
modern house you need a source of makeup air, this should not be leaving a
window open, thats silly. There should be an air inlet just below the fireplace
opening which allows outside air in a controlled manner.
There
Where I've seen them forbidden its because of fire danger, not nanny state, or
less because of nanny state anyway.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 13:57:31 -0500
From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best chain saw
Where I've seen them forbidden its because of fire danger, not nanny
state, or less because of nanny state anyway.
-Curt
If they'd sho ot Smokey da bear, and let fires burn naturally, they
would not have such fire hazards.
(big fan of controlled burns. Been doing it since before the
On May 14, 2013, at 4:35 PM, Darren Marshall onecreat...@gmail.com wrote:
Looks like Brake Warehouse is going to send me another caliper no questions
asked. Will be sending a return label with to send the crap one back...
wish me luck!
Needless to say, closely inspect all threads, and chase
Alles,
The fan on one of my 603s is getting noisy. I found a clutch and fan
from an M104 3 Liter gasser. I am wondering if the fan and clutch
will work reasonably well on the 3 liter Diesel. That is Q1.
The second question is: Is it possible to replace the bearings on
the fan clutch? I
Mine since Oct '55.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Honoring those who have passed on
Randy wrote:
My father has been gone since August
Nope, totally different design. If a replacement clutch doesn't fix
the noise, you have a bad water pump, as the fan attaches to the water
pump on the diesels. On the gassers, it's sitting on a bearing, water
pump is on the other side.
Peter
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On Tue, 14 May 2013 22:03:58 -0500 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Nope, totally different design. If a replacement clutch doesn't fix
the noise, you have a bad water pump, as the fan attaches to the water
pump on the diesels. On the gassers, it's sitting on a bearing, water
Sorry to hear about the problems, but glad to hear that you made it
through. The more I hear about hospital experiences, the more I think that
we have great medical care in this country, if they don't kill you first.
--
OK Don..
Thank you for the kind thoughts. Today was to be the day
Yes, just take the bolt out of the center. If you loosen the belt
(easy on a 603) you can tell if the water pump is bad. Usually leaks
if the bearings are out of it though.
If the fan clutch rattles, replace it.
Peter
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Ditto. Best wishes and here's hoping you get to detailing the
C-class
sooner rather than later. What's the point of life, after all, if you
can't mess around with old cars?
Alex..
Thanks. I can hardly bear to look at. My first car task will be the
replacement of the RF tire
On Tue, 14 May 2013 22:03:58 -0500 Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Nope, totally different design. If a replacement clutch doesn't fix
the noise, you have a bad water pump, as the fan attaches to the water
pump on the diesels. On the gassers, it's sitting on a bearing, water
where the sensor/amp lives.
No sensor, no amp. It vampires off of the ignition signal.
You _need_ a car schematic! There are ones in Haynes, if
nowhere else.
-- Jim
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Hang in there, Roger, we're all pulling for you.
Gerry
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Ditto. Best wishes and here's hoping you get to detailing the
C-class
sooner rather than later. What's the point of life, after all, if you
can't mess around with old cars?
Alex..
Thanks. I can hardly bear to
On Tue, 14 May 2013 23:44:47 -0400 Gerry Archer
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Hang in there, Roger, we're all pulling for you.
Gerry
Yes, indeed.
Craig
Who is recovering from neck surgery in March.
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Is it possible to replace the bearings on the fan clutch?
I did on a 450 engine's clutch that is now in the Frankenheap.
It looked particularly rebuildable, which is why I dug into it.
After I finished I figured out that it was not thermostatic,
and only RPM-driven. Not really what I wanted.
On Tue, 14 May 2013 22:36:04 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Is it possible to remove the clutch and fan, leaving only the water
pump, so you can run the engine and see if the water pump is the
problem?
Craig
Done. It is the fan. Don't want it to go through the radiator...
...Hang in there, Roger, we're all pulling for you.
Gerry...
Thank you, Red Green.
RLE
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...Thanks. I can hardly bear to look at. My first car task will be the
replacement of the RF tire (Bridgestone DW, new last fall, now with a
blown
out sidewall)
Continental DW. From Tire rack. I hate Contis but these are very different.
RLE
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On May 14, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
But there is a
reason the professional timber folks don't use crosscut saws except
where the government forbids the use of a chainsaw.
Rick wrote:
Please don't give these nanny state ass-clowns running OSHA, EPA,
etc. any
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