As long as there are duties allocated and boundaries set, for instance I
have limited powers on ozbenz, the admins do the powerful stuff.
Hendrik
who is not power hungry
On 23/07/13 14:57, Gerry Archer wrote:
How many big decisions have to be made on the list? Kalebs "let alone"
model has been
Yes it would help to know the make, did the original poster check the
engine oil level after the engine went 'quiet'?
Did he check to see if there was fuel left in the tank?
My guess is that the fuel rack somehow jammed open onto full throttle
and then it ran out of fuel.
If it is engine oil th
> Curt wrote:
>
> Whoops, I guess it is 5.5, I just checked. I was definitely on
> 5.3.3 though. This is Slacko and mine is the 4+GB one (as in its
> 64 bit and supports more than 4GB of RAM) although I don't think
> that matters a whole lot.
There is a 32 bit Linux kernel that has some magic app
Nearly every car being manufactured right now comes with a little added
bonus by way of a tiny recording device nestled under the center console.
And if you're looking to keep your driving habits under wraps, you might
want to start worrying.
As many as 96 percent of the cars mass-produced in 2013
On Jul 22, 2013 9:04 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote:
>
> Whoops, I guess it is 5.5, I just
> checked. I was definitely on 5.3.3
> though.
At the risk of sounding like a Linux snob, I don't see why you would use
Puppy unless you're running on _extremely_ limited hardware (like less than
512 Mb RAM or a
How many big decisions have to be made on the list? Kalebs "let alone"
model has been successful. Sending on pix and various emails, stopping
spammers, warning about too much profanity, etc.; are about the only
decisions moderators have to make. It's more a case of having a moderator
on duty
> Larry wrote:
>
> On a sailboat forum I watch, there was a post from a guy saying
> he was moving along under power when the engine went to high rpms
> and stayed there until it was quiet - too quiet. I know what
> happens when the vacuum shutoff is installed wrong in a W123 240D
> but I'm not su
Don't know you sort of need one person to make a decision otherwise it
ends up a mess.
"I am here to lead, not read"
Hendrik
who is a mod on the OzBenz forum, oooh the power to reject spammers
On 23/07/13 11:35, Gerry Archer wrote:
One group I'm on has fifteen moderators. It works surprisingly
Whoops, I guess it is 5.5, I just checked. I was definitely on 5.3.3 though.
This is Slacko and mine is the 4+GB one (as in its 64 bit and supports more
than 4GB of RAM) although I don't think that matters a whole lot.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:33:21 -0600
From: Craig
To: Mercedes Discu
Larry wrote:
> I read a history of MS once and IIRC they were kind of forced intoexpanding
> their business.
I think this is the version told in Triumph of the Nerds.
Check it out at youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFL9IyJ_qHk
3 parts, 3 hours
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Well, my Cape Dory 27 had an 8 hp Yanmar and my Calunbia 8.7 (about 29 ft)
had a 12 hp Volvo. Excess hp in a sail boat can help in a head wind but
mostly wastes fuel. One runaway cause not mentioned might be leaking LP gas
near the engine box.
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One group I'm on has fifteen moderators. It works surprisingly well because
it's impossible to make any big changes since getting eight moderators to go
along
seems to be impossible. That said, how about several moderators on this
list alternating moderator duties?
Gerry
From: "OK Don"
Agr
It is very very difficult to push a sailboat past hull speed,
typically 6 knots or so unless you are willing to apply huge amounts
of horsepower. The hull had a terrific amount of drag at higher
speeds, unlike power boats where the hull essentially comes out of the
water and the boat "flie
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:04:11 -0500 Peter Frederick
wrote:
> A sailboat won't have a big engine -- MB 220D engines were popular in
> them for many years.
When I was in the USAF and had a one-year old 220D, a local fighter pilot
told me he had been on a sailboat with a Mercedes diesel and that i
Volvo makes some very nice marine diesels. Detroit makes one, so does
Cummins, but I'm not as impressed by them -- low compression engines
with BIG turbochargers to make up for it, heavy, and use way too much
fuel. Sorta like US pickup truck engines.
None of them are immune to a governor
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder :-)
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:42 PM, wrote:
> But it's not ugly:)
>
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2013 F150, 19 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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Engine oil sucked in and burned? Engine goes quiet when it seizes due lack
of lube.
Greg
-Original Message-
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Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 6:29 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Diesel Running Wild
On a
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:28:52 -0400 Larry T wrote:
On a sailboat forum I watch, there was a post from a guy saying he was
moving along under power when the engine went to high rpms and stayed
there until it was quiet - too quiet. I know what happens when the
vacuum shutoff is installed wrong
yeah, Ethics weren't high on Bills list of priorities... He's not a
role model anyone should ever consider for their kids or
themselves for that matter. Unless you want to rule the world!
Buawaaaw!!
Too bad BG doesn't have a handlebar moustache - he'd be perfect
standing next to a
But it's not ugly:)
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 12:47 PM, OK Don wrote:
> Yup - it's the second ugliest color they used.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
>
>> Don't know burnt pumpkin orange has to be up there?
>>
>> Hendrik
>> who likes vibrant col
Could be oil from a non-draining valve cover going into the intake,
but it's also possible the governor failed.
Peter
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On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:28:52 -0400 Larry T wrote:
> On a sailboat forum I watch, there was a post from a guy saying he was
> moving along under power when the engine went to high rpms and stayed
> there until it was quiet - too quiet. I know what happens when the
> vacuum shutoff is installed
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:55:26 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
wrote:
> I went all day yesterday with no computer but headed over to Fry's and
> picked up a 32GB USB key drive ($18!) which today I put Puppy 5.5.5 (up
> from 5.3.3 I had been using before.
>
> I'm really digging 5.5.5, it comes with Firefo
On a sailboat forum I watch, there was a post from a guy saying he was
moving along under power when the engine went to high rpms and stayed
there until it was quiet - too quiet. I know what happens when the
vacuum shutoff is installed wrong in a W123 240D but I'm not sure what
would cause that
yeah, Ethics weren't high on Bills list of priorities... He's not a
role model anyone should ever consider for their kids or themselves
for that matter. Unless you want to rule the world! Buawaaaw!!
Too bad BG doesn't have a handlebar moustache - he'd be perfect standing
next to a
Oop, I wasn't being clear.
Previously I was unable to find a distro I could make do everything I wanted...
Saturday evening I managed to run my laptop with the powersupply accidentally
disconnected from the wall. I hadn't configured the power minder and at some
point the laptop just quit and ma
Randy wrote:
> If you think age is a factor, you might wish to suggest to some of these
> potential employers that you are prepared to work on a contract basis ( in
> order to get your foot in the door ).
You are not out in left field, no, not at all.
I did this in 2005 for several days, just to s
Kaleb wrote:
> If you are talking about Wilton's car then yes
Nope.
The offer was from Clay.
I offered to do work/drive in exchange for transit costs/food.
Roadtrip - since it seems you have so little time to be situationally aware.
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Ditto -- find a quality oil and forget the snake oils - be patient - I
have heard about gunk buildupin Quaker State Oils but that's just
anecdotal..
I have started using Amsoil and have been happy with it... speaking of
which, it's time for an analysis... ;-)
Larry
On 7/22/2013 12:28 PM, D
Can you say Amiga???
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
> A real turd, even by 1980 standards (since there were several others out
> there that were better).
>
> Peter
>
>
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2013 F150, 19 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
Thanks for that -- My memory as usual has let me down...
Larry
On 7/22/2013 12:31 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Actually, MS sold IBM an operating system they did not have, and
scrounged around until they found a company that had created an
(illegal) "technical reference clone" of CPM using 16 bit
in
No doubt!
That IBM PC was really an attempt to keep IBM employees from buying
Apple computers, I think. A real turd, even by 1980 standards (since
there were several others out there that were better).
Peter
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On 22/07/2013 2:39 PM, clay wrote:
Thanks for the data. Stuff is sort of brown and muddy looking. I am guessing
PO did not drive it to hot or long much. He also may have believed the
marketing, and gone with book intervals. That may mean I have to flush the
transmission and engine to clear
Well, the kid was complaining of no brakes and car won't shut off. I
fire it up and it is making an awful injector nailing noise, but
louder. I pull the line off the vacuum pump, and yep, no vacuum. I
got it apart today and the yoke that holds the bearing that rides on
the eccentric has failed.
Well, the kid was complaining of no brakes and car won't shut off. I fire it up
and it is making an awful injector nailing noise, but louder. I pull the line
off the vacuum pump, and yep, no vacuum. I got it apart today and the yoke that
holds the bearing that rides on the eccentric has failed.
on the head. They ripped the original owner of the OS off. When IBM went with
OS/2, that peeved Evil Bill.
On Jul 22, 2013, at 3:57 AM, Larry T wrote:
> I read a history of MS once and IIRC they were kind of forced intoexpanding
> their business. It's been many years since I read it but I
Thanks for the data. Stuff is sort of brown and muddy looking. I am guessing
PO did not drive it to hot or long much. He also may have believed the
marketing, and gone with book intervals. That may mean I have to flush the
transmission and engine to clear the snot out and start kind of new.
I appreciate the color. It is very iconic of the period. There will be an
excess of red, black, white and beige Benz forever. The odd period color can
only increase interest and value later on. The green nails the car down to a
very defined period. Avocado green was so very early 1970's. A
yes
This was for Kaleb and Mao
On Jul 21, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Craig wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:41:08 -0700 clay wrote:
>
>> I do not have a shop or large enough garage. We can get the job done
>> with in the driveway or street. I have ramps, jacks, and stands. A
>> reasonable set of tool
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:40:27 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
wrote:
> Who wants that job? Send me an email offline
I'll help out if you wish.
Craig
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Some of you may remember that I slimed one of the tires on my JD garden/lawn
tractor years ago; meanwhile, the other 3 tires had gotten so they were flat
every time I needed the tractor. Tired of having pump 'em up before every
use and noticing severe side wall cracking, I put 4 new tires on it
'Sure can - 'zackly!
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "OK Don"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Asiana
Thanks for that story! I now know that the fresh air can sound like the
stall horn.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM,
At 12:53 PM -0400 7/22/13, WILTON wrote:
On takeoff after refueling at Mansfield, OH, there was too much air
blowing on me, and I had reached up and pushed the vent closed; over
Lake Erie, it had finally open enough to vibrate and sound exactly
like stall warning.
Hee! Good story. Closest
On 20/07/2013 11:45 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
When I take a car down I fill them up with all the various scrap metal and
other scrap I can get in it.
The last time I took in scrap steel I got about $0.06 per pound so at
that price, they don't care what it is.
Aluminum brought me $0.45 per
> > On 22/07/2013 11:05 AM, Larry T wrote:
> >
> > This issue has gone round and round. I have plugged tires that
> > never needed further service on the plughe tire0.> Randy wrote:
> I know that for years now, if I take a tire for repair to any of
> the reputable tire shops, they always pull the
For dino oils, Penzoil used to be bad about gunk buildup. Havoline
never caused problems in my experience.
As Larry says, use the proper oil and change it at more frequent
intervals for a while. I think M1 will clean the gunk out over time.
I do NOT have experience with engines that are star
> > Kaleb wrote:
> >
> > Who wants that job? Send me an email offline
> Dan wrote:
>
> I'll volunteer if you like.
Is Dan disqualified if he can't follow the instructions? *grin*
-- Philip
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'Made sure it had some good oil in it late afternoon yesterday and took it
on about a 10-mile drive; no overheating; just checked coolant level this
morning; as best I can tell, it lost no coolant on the drive and overnight.
Coolant level at full mark in overflow tank before drive and this morni
On 20/07/2013 9:54 PM, WILTON wrote:
No. Like I said, regardless of auto this or auto that, there is no
excuse for not monitoring attitude, airspeed and altitude, especially
in critical stages of flight, and, no matter how bad things may get
(weather, SAM's, SWMBO digging fingernails into inne
The story I recall on why this happend in the first place (IBM certainly
had resources to create a PC operating system themselves if they wanted
to) was that IBM did not really see the PC as something with a big
potential market. In computers, IBM was about mainframes and other big
"glass house" i
I have no idea what they do at colleges in the USA but I know that the
local University hires a lot of people on contract positions these days
rather than commit to long term employment.
If you think age is a factor, you might wish to suggest to some of these
potential employers that you are pre
On 20/07/2013 2:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Think it's worth $1800?
If you plan to fix it and drive, it then maybe so.
If you plan to fix it and resell it, then maybe not.
Randy
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Very good.
Randy
On 22/07/2013 10:56 AM, WILTON wrote:
Test kit en route from Larry T.
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL
I still say you need to test it a bit more.
T
Thanks for that story! I now know that the fresh air can sound like the
stall horn.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:53 AM, WILTON wrote:
> The rest of the story about SWMBO's fingernails digging into inner thigh:
> In July of '75, I had flown SWMBO and daughter from Sault Ste. Marie, MI,
> to Greenv
Test kit en route from Larry T.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL
I still say you need to test it a bit more.
The value on sale will depend on what is wrong with it.
On 20/07/2013 11:36 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
I have a screw in one of my tires in the center of the tread that has been
there probably for months. Should I leave it alone or have a gas station
plug it?
A plug is an emergency repair only in my opinion.
A proper tire shop will remove the t
'Wouldn't hafta do all of that rust repair on my 350SDL.
Wilton
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From: "Randy Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A Jaime green car
On 20/07/2013 2:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I think he wants way
On 22/07/2013 11:05 AM, Larry T wrote:
This issue has gone round and round. I have plugged tires that never
needed further service on the plughe tire0. AFAIK they didn't need
air more than the tires that never received plugs. I assume Randy has
had different results suggesting a different o
Martha offered to.
Who wants that job? Send me an email offline
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Burnt pumpkin orange is called "English Red" by the chermans. Go figure.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
> Don't know burnt pumpkin orange has to be up there?
>
> Hendrik
> who likes vibrant colours, looked at a red S124 while back but it stalled
> during test drive
>
>
This issue has gone round and round. I have plugged tires that never
needed further service on the plughe tire0. AFAIK they didn't need air
more than the tires that never received plugs. I assume Randy has had
different results suggesting a different outcome but I only know what I
have expe
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/22/bmw-i3-pricing
--R
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I still say you need to test it a bit more.
The value on sale will depend on what is wrong with it.
Randy
On 21/07/2013 1:16 PM, WILTON wrote:
PLACE YOUR BIDS; BRING A TRAILER
I lost a lot of confidence in the car the day the timing chain broke at 89 kmi in April 1996. 'Few days
later, lear
If founder of Digital Research (who IBM had turned down)
DR wasn't turned down, Kildall decided that it was too nice out
that day to waste in meeting IBM, and went flying instead. Turns
out that was a bit of a CLM. (Not sure DR would have had a suit
leg to stand on, since CP/M was itself sort
On 20/07/2013 2:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I think he wants way too much for it too.
The text would seem to suggest that he bought it to flip for a profit so
he is trying to get a good price based upon the fact that he has things
like the documents.
He likely knows very little about the
I'll volunteer if you like.
Dan
On Jul 22, 2013, at 12:41 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> Who wants that job? Send me an email offline
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 22, 2013, at 11:39 AM, OK Don wrote:
>
>> Agreed - we just need a back-up Mom, A list step mom.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 2
Agreed - we just need a back-up Mom, A list step mom.
On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Fmiser wrote:
> > Gerry wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone thought about running the list out of Yahoogroups?
>
> Ugh. I'd rather not.
>
> -- Philip
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The rest of the story about SWMBO's fingernails digging into inner thigh:
In July of '75, I had flown SWMBO and daughter from Sault Ste. Marie, MI, to
Greenville, NC, aboard a Cessna 182 for daughter's college freshman
orientation weekend. Returning to The Soo mid-afternoon Sunday over Ohio
he
Yup - it's the second ugliest color they used.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 1:54 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
> Don't know burnt pumpkin orange has to be up there?
>
> Hendrik
> who likes vibrant colours, looked at a red S124 while back but it stalled
> during test drive
>
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2013 F150, 19
Actually, MS sold IBM an operating system they did not have, and
scrounged around until they found a company that had created an
(illegal) "technical reference clone" of CPM using 16 bit
instructions rather than the 8 bit 8080 instructions. If founder of
Digital Research (who IBM had turned do
Who wants that job? Send me an email offline
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 22, 2013, at 11:39 AM, OK Don wrote:
> Agreed - we just need a back-up Mom, A list step mom.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Fmiser wrote:
>
>>> Gerry wrote:
>>>
>>> Has anyone thought about running the list ou
On 21/07/2013 3:52 PM, WILTON wrote:
It doesn't seem to be losing coolant now; I'll put some more oil in it
and try it a bit again tomorrow.
Idles and runs nicely; 'fraid to drive it so much with fuel in the oil.
Wilton
-
I am coming in on this late, but get the oil changed and see what happ
Donch'all be hatin on Brunnhilde now (79 TD punkin orange)
--R
On 7/22/13 11:37 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Burnt pumpkin orange is called "English Red" by the chermans. Go figure.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Don't know burnt pumpkin orange has to be up there?
I would rather have your car but you never told me if you wanted me to come and
get it or not
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 10:45 AM, "WILTON" wrote:
> 'Wouldn't hafta do all of that rust repair on my 350SDL.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell"
> To:
Well, for trivia. Don't remember what I ate for lunch, though!
The DC-10 crash I remember very well because a friend of mine took
that flight back home for holidays from school, and I thought she was
on the plane. Not a pleasant memory.
Peter
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Actually, MS sold IBM an operating system they did not have, and
scrounged around until they found a company that had created an
(illegal) "technical reference clone" of CPM using 16 bit instructions
rather than the 8 bit 8080 instructions. If founder of Digital
Research (who IBM had turne
You've got a great memory!
LarryT
91 300D
On 7/21/2013 5:40 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Was that the one where the pilot was screaming allahuwa akbar as he
bored the plane in?
--R
On 7/21/13 5:29 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
This is different than the Air France debacle where you have one
pilot s
Very succinctly put! ;-)
LarryT
On 7/21/2013 5:29 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
NASA is doing muslim outreach, that is arguably a better application
of resources than rocket engines and such.
--R
On 7/21/13 5:20 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote:
That was then, this is now. Then we worried about National p
Hey Scott, we take what we can -- sounds like a great memory!
I bet those years working on the Apollo missionswas awesome!
LarryT
On 7/21/2013 5:20 PM, Scott Ritchey wrote:
That was then, this is now. Then we worried about National prestige and the
economy. Now "we" worry about the clicking s
Hopefully it was a once time quirk?? That air pocket in the cooling
system someone mentioned?
LarryT
On 7/21/2013 4:52 PM, WILTON wrote:
It doesn't seem to be losing coolant now; I'll put some more oil in it
and try it a bit again tomorrow.
Idles and runs nicely; 'fraid to drive it so much wi
I read a history of MS once and IIRC they were kind of forced
intoexpanding their business. It's been many years since I read it but I
think IBM (perhaps) was looking for an OS and after being turned away
initially by MS they eventually came back and at that point, MS found a
small company near
Not off topic at all! If I understand your description of the gunk
around the filler cap it sounds like it may be condensation which is
normally forced to evaporate when the engine is driven long enough to
get fully warmed up and stay warmed up for several miles. If the
sludge is kind of gra
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