https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft3VOCJnppgfeature=youtu.be
--R
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What is the misfire gremlin?
Since the tach is fed by opening and closing of the points... is the dwell
set correctly?
Jaime
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:53 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Well that makes it all more confusing. What the heck is going on that the
little electric zaps
http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/1177877355towtrucks.jpg
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Why so much negativity?
The new S class has an impressive set of new features, especially safety
related. Check out the full press release. It goes on and on. As usual,
the S class sets the standard for high end luxury cars.
People with $100k+ to spend on a car expect the most modern car
Bat voltage after sitting overnight = 12.46v; engine started easily with
just a touch of starter; voltage at bat dropped to about 11.5 for an instant
during start; voltage at bat = 13.92 at idle.
'Didn't measure v with engine revved; wonder if it'll drop as engine is
revved, possibly causing
I have the solution. Send the car south, I'll drive it for you to keep the
battery charged.
OR...
You could get a battery maintenance charger, solar charger, etc.
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Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Bat voltage after sitting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft3VOCJnppgfeature=youtu.be
--R
Advice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenNR=1v=B7q0WGoq3bU
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I like these exterior shots of this S350 BlueTEC. Not really excited
about the design of the dash, but oh well
If I had $100K to spend on a new MB, I'd still rather have a C or E
BlueTEC model, the S is too much car (at least for just myself). A nice
low mi, well kept Euro W124 200D in
I like these exterior shots of this S350 BlueTEC. Not really excited
about the design of the dash, but oh well
If I had $100K to spend on a new MB, I'd still rather have a C or E
BlueTEC model, the S is too much car (at least for just myself). A nice
low mi, well kept Euro W124 200D in
Oh, I concede that they are loaded with great features and incredible
technology. My complaint is with the aesthetics.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Chris James c_ja...@gmx.com wrote:
I like these exterior shots of this S350 BlueTEC. Not really excited about
the design of the dash, but oh
You need to move to Dallas.
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:59 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
That would be a nice thought, but I am certain Seattle is collecting pot
holes instead of fixing them. The recent waste of tax payer funds (past
project were to make long steep hills into bike
Yep; thnks.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '91 350SDL charging?
I have the solution. Send the car south, I'll drive it for you to keep the
OK Don wrote:
So, are you joining the Peace Corps??? Teach America???
...eh...
Yes, that is the context of the original statement by JFK, but... not for
me these days. I wish. Or, perhaps JFK didn't even invent that phrase??
mao
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On 15/05/2013 5:14 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Get to somewhere and have the starter draw checked.
They do go bad, after all.
Load test the battery too, and check battery voltage under load
(starting). If the voltage goes through the floor when you try to
start and the battery is good, the
On 15/05/2013 6:17 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Randy wrote:
Interesting. How old was he when he passed on?
My father was only 63, which is way too young.
I am 61 now and not in any hurry to follow him.
My dad was a month shy of 58. I have already passed that by 2 years and am
ready to go the way
On 15/05/2013 6:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, I've always done very well at most anything voluntarily, but I
don't WILL very well, i. e., I don't take very easily and readily to
being ordered about. I bristle when somebody says, You WILL do
this, or you WILL do that. Actually, that's the BEST way
AND - make sure you wind it in the right way.
No idea if it is possible to do it backwards on your mower but can
relate a story told by a fellow I once worked for.
Someone brought in a chainsaw that would not start.
The story told was that they had accidently poured chain oil into the
fuel
On 16/05/2013 8:29 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Why so much negativity?
The new S class has an impressive set of new features, especially safety
related. Check out the full press release. It goes on and on. As usual,
the S class sets the standard for high end luxury cars.
People with $100k+
Put the insurance back on my car yesterday.
Backed it out of the garage and washed the dust off that accumulated
over winter.
Noted some new scratches. Not sure if they were acquired in the garage
or last summer while using it.
Runs fine. Went to the local station and filled with fuel. Diesel
On Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:51 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
On 15/05/2013 6:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, I've always done very well at most anything voluntarily, but I
don't WILL very well, i. e., I don't take very easily and readily
to being ordered about. I bristle when
On 16/05/2013 11:35 AM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:51 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
On 15/05/2013 6:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, I've always done very well at most anything voluntarily, but I
don't WILL very well, i. e., I don't take very easily and readily
to being
On Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:38 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
I tease my wife that when we were first married, she sought my opinion
on pretty much everything.
And now, she tells me my opinion on pretty much everything!
She has become much more opinionated than she used to
'Thought somebody'd latch onto that. There's a big difference between being
ordered about by some egotistical, ranting, a$$ and following the LAWFUL
orders of a military superior. In my 22 years of active duty in the US Air
Force, I was never ordered about in a tyrannical manner by anyone,
On May 16, 2013 9:31 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
Why so much negativity?
We're trying to depress the resale market so that we'll be able to afford
them in 20 years.
The new S class has an impressive set of new features, especially safety
related. Check out the full press
On 16/05/2013 11:51 AM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:38 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
I tease my wife that when we were first married, she sought my opinion
on pretty much everything.
And now, she tells me my opinion on pretty much everything!
She has become much
A coupla weeks ago some woman managed to run off the right side of the
road, then cross a median and 4 lanes and end up greasy side up in a
ditch, going backwards, on the other side of the road, just a bit down
from me. I was going to the grocery to get something, it was like
6:30PM. On the
Use tees to block off the shutoff feed. You don't want to get oil from the
injection pump in your vacuum system.
Once you have done that, you can drive it until you get a new shutoff.
Best,
-Tim
On May 16, 2013 12:25 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Put the insurance back on my
I am still trying to figure out if near-terminal stupidity is the
actual crime that occurred, though it should be.
--R
On the part of the deputies, or the driver or both/all?
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I take that back, if your vacuum pump is leaking you will have other
problems. It is worth making sure the shutoff is the issue before you get
out of town.
Best,
Tim
On May 16, 2013 1:11 PM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
Use tees to block off the shutoff feed. You don't want to get oil from
Randy Bennell wrote:
On 15/05/2013 6:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, I've always done very well at most anything voluntarily, but I
don't WILL very well, i. e., I don't take very easily and readily to
being ordered about. I bristle when somebody says, You WILL do
this, or you WILL do that.
I'll take E. All of the Above for $50 Bob.
--R
On 5/16/13 1:13 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
I am still trying to figure out if near-terminal stupidity is the
actual crime that occurred, though it should be.
--R
On the part of the deputies, or the driver or both/all?
The vacuum pump gave out on my 1976 300D so I learned how to shut it off
manually. That was an expensive repair (at the time).
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
I take that back, if your vacuum pump is leaking you will have other
problems. It is worth making
I remeber Stirling Moss being the Grand Marshal at the Grand Prix at Watkins
Glen in '68-'70 (I forget the exact year) and his getting a speeding ticket on
one of the local public roads.
Stay healthy all.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
I see Wilton already answered, but I was going to say Col Strickland
isn't likely to take much shit from a 20 year old bald dude with a
bad attitude.
Maybe it's the difference between being Canadian and being from the
States, but we here like to pretend we still live in a free country,
Randy Bennell wrote:
On 16/05/2013 8:29 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Why so much negativity?
The new S class has an impressive set of new features, especially safety
related. Check out the full press release. It goes on and on. As
usual,
the S class sets the standard for high end luxury
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3783261554.html
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Dieselhead wrote:
Advice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreenNR=1v=B7q0WGoq3bU
Breaking that advice up into 12 second segments might appeal to a generation of
Twitter users (Twits?), but it annoys the crap out of me, especially when each
12 second speech is surrounded by 14
WILTON wrote:
Bat voltage after sitting overnight = 12.46v; engine started easily with
just a touch of starter; voltage at bat dropped to about 11.5 for an
instant during start; voltage at bat = 13.92 at idle.
'Didn't measure v with engine revved; wonder if it'll drop as engine is
revved,
Just run a small vac hose into the cabin from the shutoff, and suck on
it to stop the car. Saves all that getting out and raising the hood and
all.
--R
On 5/16/13 1:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The vacuum pump gave out on my 1976 300D so I learned how to shut it off
manually. That was
You sound like a 60s radical leftist. Would you like the police to ask
permission in order to arrest bad guys?
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I see Wilton already answered, but I was going to say Col Strickland
isn't likely to take much shit from a 20
In effort to determine why battery did not charge during 15 mi drive at 75
mph yesterday, I just measured voltage at bat with engine at 3K rpm - twice:
V = 14.2 @ 3K rpm.
Just ordered V reg. from Q2, anyway.
Wilton
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From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes
On Thu, 16 May 2013 12:03:52 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
On 16/05/2013 11:51 AM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:38 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
She has become much more opinionated than she used to be.
Have you looked in the mirror
Well, it has been like this for a long while.
Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
Most of the time, not, now.
However, the door locks go down when I lock the driver's door so I
assume it is not the pump.
Randy
On 16/05/2013 12:13 PM, Tim Crone wrote:
I take that back, if your vacuum pump
On 16/05/2013 12:18 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Randy Bennell wrote:
On 15/05/2013 6:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
BTW, I've always done very well at most anything voluntarily, but I
don't WILL very well, i. e., I don't take very easily and readily
to being ordered about. I bristle when somebody says, You
Yes, or I hear you can do that with a choke cable connected to the lever
assembly too.
Someone on here mentioned doing that I think.
Randy who should just fix the darned thing
On 16/05/2013 12:37 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Just run a small vac hose into the cabin from the shutoff, and suck on
it
The problem is that the police appear to enjoy harrassing the normal
folks but not all that anxious to do anything much about the bad guys.
Randy
On 16/05/2013 1:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
You sound like a 60s radical leftist. Would you like the police to ask
permission in order to
Does your car have the push pull start/shutoff? If so, please ignore
all the posts about vacuum, as they would not apply to your car.
Yes, or I hear you can do that with a choke cable connected to the
lever assembly too.
Someone on here mentioned doing that I think.
Randy who should just
Not you, Randy. My remark was directed to the guy who is always whining
about his rights being trampled by law enforcement types. (Dieselhead?)
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
The problem is that the police appear to enjoy harrassing the normal folks
We won't like the new cars for 10 to 20 years.
Then, if we are still around (and if the new cars survive that
long) we will think they are great.
I loved the W116 300SD when I first heard of it, about the time I
was in driver's education. If only my parents would have been
willing to trade
Not quite sure what you mean but assume you refer to the 240D style
knob on the dash.
My 76 300D uses the setup where one turns the key and the orange light
comes on. When it goes out, I turn the key further just like starting a
gasoline vehicle.
When I stop it, I turn the key back like on a
On 16/05/2013 1:36 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
We won't like the new cars for 10 to 20 years.
Then, if we are still around (and if the new cars survive that long)
we will think they are great.
I loved the W116 300SD when I first heard of it, about the time I was
in driver's education. If only my
Hey Andrew, do you work for the IRS? I have an application I need
someone to look over.
--R
On 5/16/13 2:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
You sound like a 60s radical leftist. Would you like the police to ask
permission in order to arrest bad guys?
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 1:31 PM,
I find the newer cars easier to work on and maintain
Sent from my iPhone
On May 16, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
We won't like the new cars for 10 to 20 years.
Then, if we are still around (and if the new cars survive that long) we
will think they are great.
On May 16, 2013 2:39 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Not quite sure what you mean but assume you refer to the 240D style knob
on the dash.
Yes, the 115s had that setup for a while. Actually I thought all of them,
but I guess not. :)
My 76 300D uses the setup where one turns the
What does this have to do with chain saws?
Serously, I can't understand how anyone could construe the teabagger
movement as anything but apolitical.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Hey Andrew, do you work for the IRS? I have an
On Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:30 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I find the newer cars easier to work on and maintain
Please elaborate. Is that because they have better diagnostics, or, being
newer, have less failures to correct?
Craig
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Tea Parties in the Conservatory, figured I could get a quick review on
my 501c4 app. Could you help?
--R
On 5/16/13 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
What does this have to do with chain saws?
Serously, I can't
The problem is that the police appear to enjoy harrassing the normal
folks but not all that anxious to do anything much about the bad
guys.
Randy
Bingo! Randy Wins!
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Not quite sure what you mean but assume you refer to the 240D style
knob on the dash.
My 76 300D uses the setup where one turns the key and the orange
light comes on. When it goes out, I turn the key further just like
starting a gasoline vehicle.
When I stop it, I turn the key back like on a
I change the oil in our W221 cars and find it very easy, but its really
about the same as any other car with a top-loading cartridge style filter.
Getting the cover off under the car is a bit difficult, the car has to
raised to its higher suspension position and raised slightly to get the
built in
I'd like to know too. Maybe this just applies to scheduled maintenance?
I agree with Herr Doktor: Any competent amateur mechanic can maintain the
pre-93 models and no amateur can maintain the post 92 models. At least I
think he said 92 was the cutoff.
Scott
-Original Message-
ordered about - my meaning of such is to be ordered in an egotistical,
tyrannical, etc., manner. ;)
Wilton
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] best
Brakes seem fine.
Door locks work most of the time.
Shut off works sometimes - better when it is hot out which leads me to
think that one of the rubber T's or elbows is in need of replacement.
Randy
On 16/05/2013 1:55 PM, Tim Crone wrote:
On May 16, 2013 2:39 PM, Randy Bennell
Several unrelated subjects in the best chain saw thread, now. 'Not even
about chain saws any more, is it? ;)
Wilton
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From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:57 PM
Subject:
Hot out? In Winnipoo? ;)
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again
Brakes seem fine.
Door locks work most of the time.
Shut off
When the vacuum pump on my W115 300D gave out, I lost power brakes, door
locks, and everything else that involved vacuum. You have a lesser problem
it would appear.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:20 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Hot out? In Winnipoo? ;)
Wilton
- Original Message
On Monday's episode of The Story (http://www.thestory.org/) on NPR did a
show on guns. I found the second segment (
http://www.thestory.org/stories/2013-05/crime-conviction-how-trace-gun
From Crime To Conviction: How To Trace A Gun) interesting because former ATF
agents described the difficulty
There is so much NRA-inspired pressure against the ATF that they aregun
shy to prosecute.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Scott and Gwen Ritchey
ritche...@aol.comwrote:
On Monday's episode of The Story (http://www.thestory.org/) on NPR did a
show on guns. I found the second segment (
Andrew, Can you cite an example to support this assertion?
By the way, in this particular NPR story, the ATF was aggressive but the
Assistant US Attorney didn't want to be bothered prosecuting.
I pay attention to local criminal activity in Vance Co., NC. Most crime
here is committed by a
On 16/05/2013 1:57 PM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:30 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I find the newer cars easier to work on and maintain
Please elaborate. Is that because they have better diagnostics, or, being
newer, have less failures to correct?
Craig
I don't document and track every single news story I hear or read about.
Here's something just as good: why don't you document cases of the NRA
supporting DOJ prosecutions of gun trafficking crimes.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Andrew, Can you
On 16/05/2013 2:20 PM, WILTON wrote:
Hot out? In Winnipoo? ;)
Wilton
Every once in a while that happens.
We had 27 degrees here a day or two back.
That is about 81 F.
Computer says it is 21 C now so about 70F.
Hunidity is 25%.
Supposed to rain all weekend but it is dry so we need that.
On Thu, 16 May 2013 14:50:42 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
Computer says it is 21 C now so about 70F.
Hunidity is 25%.
We have 75 deg.F. with 12% humidity.
Supposed to rain all weekend but it is dry so we need that.
We need rain, too.
Craig
Andrew,
Maybe you could use Google to find even a single one of those cases you
heard or read about.
By the way, I don't recall ever claiming that the NRA supported DOJ
prosecution of gun trafficking cases?
Scott
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From: Mercedes
Good move! It's always handy to have one of those on hand. Even for
diagnosis by substitution.
My '82 300SD regulator died a few years back. The car continued to run fine
but the mono valve went to the full hot position and I couldn't open the
electric windows. It was summer so it got pretty
Scott and Gwen Ritchey wrote:
former ATF
agents described the difficulty getting the Federal prosecutors to actually
prosecute an airtight case.
Seems like they're much more interested in ruining the life of some innocent
sucker.
It seems like it's a challenge. You know, any prosecutor can
Scott Ritchey wrote:
Andrew, Can you cite an example to support this assertion?
Look up NRA's Project Exile, where they used to give grants to enforce federal
gun laws. And ignore Andrew's fantasy world, in which everything he thinks is
wrong with the federal government is the evil gun
How about the 5 year old with the gun who shot and killed his 2 year old
sister in Kentucky (if I recall).
I would suggest it is a crime that the local authorities did not want to
charge the parents.
What is wrong with people who provide a lethal weapon to a 5 year old?
Randy
On 16/05/2013
Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
But really changing oil in a W123 300D is easier. No underbody cover to
mess with.
If in doubt, suck it out?
Mitch.
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Mighty nice late springs and summers up there.
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From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] On the road again
On 16/05/2013 2:20 PM, WILTON wrote:
Hot
Could be as simple as the vacuum line was accident knocked off during oil
change, or a leak in vacuum hose.
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Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
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90 F here; s'posed to rain next 4 days.
Wilton
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:53 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Weather [was: Re: On the road again]
On Thu, 16 May 2013 14:50:42 -0500
I think it was '95 124 was the last according to M.B.
--
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Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I'd like to know too. Maybe this just applies to scheduled
maintenance?
I agree with Herr Doktor: Any competent amateur mechanic can
BTW, that reminds me, coupla times during the 15-mile drive at 75 mph
yesterday (when battery failed to charge), I suddenly had hot air coming out
of the cooling vents for very short periods; quickly went back to cold.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Scott Ritchey
Crazy as hell.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun Laws vs Enforcement
How about the 5 year old with the gun who shot and killed his 2
In hindsight, that family was far safer without guns in the home.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 4:32 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Crazy as hell.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday,
On May 16, 2013 1:32 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
BTW, that reminds me, coupla times
during the 15-mile drive at 75 mph
yesterday (when battery failed to
charge), I suddenly had hot air
coming out of the cooling vents for
very short periods; quickly went back
to cold.
A sudden
Mid to upper 80s this week, no rain. We could sure use so I can water
tonight, since my lawn service came today - it needs it.
Dan
On May 16, 2013, at 4:26 PM, WILTON wrote:
90 F here; s'posed to rain next 4 days.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
Too bad about the chrome fender trim too. Maybe they'd be willing to
take off $1K to repaint the lower cladding have the dents/dings pulled
out? Worth no more then $3K-4K as is I'd say. No mention of working
A/C
Nice to see such a well kept interior though...so many trashed examples
out
On May 16, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Craig wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:30 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I find the newer cars easier to work on and maintain
Please elaborate. Is that because they have better diagnostics, or, being
newer, have less failures to correct?
I'm not a believer in sucking out oil when there is a drain plug.
If I had one of those fancy compressed air powered suckers and did modern
cars all day, I might think differently. But for the occasional oil change
on my W124, I don't mind getting under there to remove the cover. None of
my
On May 16, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
I'm not a believer in sucking out oil when there is a drain plug.
If I had one of those fancy compressed air powered suckers and did modern
cars all day, I might think differently. But for the occasional oil change
on my W124, I don't
I cannot believe how dry my yard is.
We had a lot of snow this winter and a slow melt.
I would think it ought to be a swamp but it is not.
We had a very dry summer last year but a reasonable amount of rain last
fall.
I guess it must be a carry over from the dry summer.
Randy
On 16/05/2013
How are things at the lake, or have you not been yet?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Weather [was: Re: On the road again]
I cannot
On 16/05/2013 4:49 PM, WILTON wrote:
How are things at the lake, or have you not been yet?
Wilton
I have been out twice so far.
We went March 30 and the snow was knee deep all over.
We went again last weekend and there was still some ice in the bay.
Broken up and floating around but still
In my experience, more oil is removed by vacuum via the dipstick tube. OM606,
OM603, OM617.
Sucked out the oil, then removed the drain plug; not a drop came out.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not a believer in
Andrew sez:
What does this have to do with chain saws?
Serously, I can't understand how anyone could construe the teabagger
movement as anything but apolitical.
There I think you stumbled into the truth. Most tea party people ARE
apolitical, but they understand the Decalration, the
Same here - twice each on 3 different MB's (81 300D, 91 350SDL, 87 300D).
Wilton
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From: Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Newer cars easier to work on and
How's the condensation issue in the garage?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Weather [was: Re: On the road again]
On 16/05/2013 4:49 PM,
So far we have not popped the valve covers, but the points, condenser, plugs,
wires, distributor and most timing things have been renewed. NEw fuel pump and
working injectors put in. Fuel rail messed with. Still getting a bit of
stumble and misfires. The Tach that came on the car was
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