Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Dan Penoff
No monovalve on the W140. It's got a contraption called a duovalve. It's located on the driver's side inner fender under a cover just aft of the SLS reservoir. Like the monovalve, it's expensive to replace and, for the most part, can't be rebuilt. There are rebuild kits still sold in

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
Ummm, why am I in that list? Curt Raymond, thats my name... -Curt Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:41:12 -0600 From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
No and no although I do know what a point file is its never been my displeasure to have to use one. And yes, I'm under 40... -Curt Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:00:27 -0600 From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Scott Ritchey wrote: Judging by the scarcity of guns and ammo, the knee-jerk legislative response to Newtown has dramatically increased the stockpile of guns and ammo in US civilian homes. It's pretty funny. The more they campaign against gun sales and threaten to institute background checks

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Dwight Giles
LOL I saw that Maybe curt Ludwig is your real name On Jan 11, 2014 8:21 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Ummm, why am I in that list? Curt Raymond, thats my name... -Curt Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:41:12 -0600 From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
This is actually the second instance of ammo hoarding, just after Obama's elections the right wing wackos decided He's going to take all our guns and started buying up everything in sight. By the time Newtown rolled around that first run had subsided. Near as I can tell the second wave has

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Scott Ritchey wrote: Wrong target, mao. The voting system isn't perfect but the real problem is the electorate who are both mis-educated (which is worse than ignorant) and greedy. Some say it is greedy to want to keep what you earn but I say it is greedy to demand to get what someone else

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: No monovalve on the W140. It's got a contraption called a duovalve. It's located on the driver's side inner fender under a cover just aft of the SLS reservoir. Like the monovalve, it's expensive to replace and, for the most part, can't be rebuilt. How's that compare to

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Scott Ritchey wrote: Sure. I've filed lots of points but then they don't last as long as new points so I found replacement a better option. ...if available. In the 1980s, points were everywhere, at $2-$5 a set. Forget I mentioned it. I just checked Rock Auto. They have four different point

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: The exception, interestingly, is .22 long rifle which is very hard to get, most places are still rationing. This is the one that amazes me. Dad's colleague who has maybe shot 5 rounds through his .22 a year for the last three decades just bought 5,000 rounds of .22 for which

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Peter Frederick
Things to look for: Leaking coolant tank, either bad cap or cracked reservoir (I've had both things happen). Minor hose leak, typically at the head. Roasted thermostat (shows as too high operating temp) Leaking aux pump (need to replace the one on the TE, it finally leaked enough for me

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yes, but you need to check it out. Springfield XD pistols come from Croatia, Browning rifles are made in Japan, etc. Ruger, SW, Mossberg, Remington, and others (especially Henry) are all US, as far as I know. On

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
Wondered about what you asked. Wilton - Original Message - From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew have what for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
Yep, I always put stuff where I'll know where it is when I need it, and that's what I say when I'm looking for it - I know I put it where I'd know where it is. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
Yes, but, of course, I'm nearly 2 X forty - used it, too; still in my tool box. BTW, wonder how many present-day engineers have ever seen a slide rule. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
That's the way my 126's demise started last March - overheated, then missing coolant, etc. Wilton - Original Message - From: clay redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 12:33 AM Subject: [MBZ] missing coolant The

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Rich Thomas
The EPA is moving to ban lead in bullets, I think Collyfawnya did that recently. Back door gun control. --R On 1/11/14 8:42 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: This is actually the second instance of ammo hoarding, just after Obama's elections the right wing wackos decided He's going to take all our

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread G Mann
Imagine, just for a moment, what would happen to the same group of people who are screaming for gun control with it's many variations if exactly the same efforts were made to suppress First Amendment of Constitution? For example, what would happen if, instead of a 10 round magazine limit,

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread Rich Thomas
Hmmm, now you have me thinking... --R On 1/11/14 9:50 AM, G Mann wrote: For example, what would happen if, instead of a 10 round magazine limit, there was a 10 word limit placed on what a politician could speak.. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Peter Frederick
At least the head do not typically crack on the M104 when overheated, but they can collapse -- that is, the pressure from the expansion dishes the head bolt areas. May or may not be reusable, have to send it to a rebuilder to check. They do warp, though, and it may or may not be possible

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Dieselhead
Wrong target, mao. The voting system isn't perfect but the real problem is the electorate who are both mis-educated (which is worse than ignorant) and greedy. This gets back to my point of the progressive (liberal, marxist/socialist/and the much more recent, though out of style communist)

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread Dieselhead
Yes, but, of course, I'm nearly 2 X forty - used it, too; still in my tool box. BTW, wonder how many present-day engineers have ever seen a slide rule. Wilton I recently recovered my collection of slide rules. All I ever owned except the expensive POST slide rule I had to have for

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread Dieselhead
Imagine, just for a moment, what would happen to the same group of people who are screaming for gun control with it's many variations if exactly the same efforts were made to suppress First Amendment of Constitution? For example, what would happen if, instead of a 10 round magazine limit,

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Frederick Moir
Maybe the replacement for lead could be something like depleted uranium in a PCB matrix?   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, January

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
Why wasn't it on the shelves in the first place? Somebody bought up all the supply because Obama is gonna take my guns which is such a load of crap. Of course theres been knee jerk reaction over the shootings. Theres always knee jerk reaction after anything, then we settle back down to our

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread G Mann
In history, Rope always supplants Lead. Hemp is cheap, Nylon works... braided bed sheet strips have been used.. Adapt and overcome is the Mantra of the day. It's kind of the Rock, Paper, Scissors of social upheaval On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.comwrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
In place, with the engine all apart its very easy. The points on a snowmobile engine live behind the magneto (flywheel) which has cut out slots for point adjustment/cleaning. Of course I've got the magneto off right now so its simplicity itself to clean them. I spray some DeoxIT (I bought the

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Curt Raymond is an alias? On 1/10/2014 9:41 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone beside me wondering why Dieselhead and Mountain Man feel the need to hide their identities? I can't speak for them, but some folks use

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Put a dye in there, then with a black light look for leaks. Is your washer fluid level going up? On 1/10/2014 11:33 PM, clay wrote: The w140 is making coolant disappear. #1 boy drove the car after the fan bearings failed and the engine got too hot. There was steam under the hood. When

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yea, I do not understand the 22 deal. I have thousands of rounds of it that I have had for years, used to be able to buy a box of 500 at Walmart for about $10 or so. Not anymore. On 1/11/2014 7:42 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: This is actually the second instance of ammo hoarding, just after

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales...... 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Oh lord, those things are ugly as hell, I am not sure I would trust my life to one, but if you are just out plinking with one maybe so. On 1/11/2014 8:16 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yes, but you need to check it

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread G Mann
Compromise is such an open ended contract... once the skirt is up or pants are down where does the line reset? Is it possible to compromise a right granted not by government but by your creator? Once compromised, does said right exist in the minds of both the parties? All fair questions for

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: I feel like the NRA has done itself a vast dis-service in the last year by not working with anybody, a we will not accept any gun control attitude just makes things worse. What happened to compromise? Negotiating Rights Away is the historical champion of compromise,

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Curt Raymond is an alias? Yes. A guy whose real name is Curtis J Raymond uses it to throw people off his trail. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread OK Don
I taught my son who is working on his masters in mechanical engineering to use mine! On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 8:41 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: BTW, wonder how many present-day engineers have ever seen a slide rule. Wilton -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I do so love to pose innocent questions and then sit back and read the responses. Let me ask a follow-up: are the ones who cloak their true identities afraid of being unmasked? If their real names were revealed, what harm would be done, assuming they are law abiding? And BTW, I work for an

Re: [MBZ] Joke for Craig

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
What's a geologist's favorite treat? Rock candy. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:19 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:06:58 -0500 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: What is a physicist's favorite food? Fission chips. Yup, that's is a good one! Thanks for

Re: [MBZ] Joke for Craig

2014-01-11 Thread Dan Penoff
Here's a whole boatload of them: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/29/scientists-favourite-jokes Dan On Jan 11, 2014, at 12:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: What's a geologist's favorite treat? Rock candy. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:19 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread Peter Frederick
lol, I forgot about the washer fluid pre-heater. Another casualty of overheating I think. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Rich Thomas
My name is really Thaddeus Beauregard Duschamps IV but I don't really tell anyone that. --R On 1/11/14 11:59 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: I do so love to pose innocent questions and then sit back and read the responses. Let me ask a follow-up: are the ones who cloak their true identities

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Rick Knoble
On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone beside me wondering why Dieselhead and Mountain Man feel the need to hide their identities? Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:41:12 -0600 From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com I can't speak for them,

[MBZ] OT - #1 Grndson again

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
#1 grndson leaving this afternoon for year and a half grad school in international relations at Institut d'etude politique de Paris (Scienses Po). SWMBO may get his '85 Bimmer (red 4-door 318i) as an occasional driver for a while; 'hard for me to drive it, 'cause of my inability to rotate toe

[MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
It seems I was just the victim of credit card fraud. I logged into my capital one cash rewards account this morning to pay my bill and discovered some pending charges I did not make, about $200 worth over the last couple of days to a couple of different online video game websites. First

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
You have fairly good fraud protection with a debit card, but you can go through virtual Hell for a while if you pay all your bills from the same account and you get NSF'd on your mortgage payment, utilities, etc because the debit card fraud put your checking account negative. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
DIscover Card is awesome for security. Every time an anomalous charge is made to my account they call and leave a message. Their customer service is easy to reach and they even speak English without a Delhi accent. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: You have

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Dan Penoff
Wife opened a Discover account 4-5 years ago for some reason. We had some charges that had been riding on it, but nothing of significance. When I was going through the financials one day I realized they were charging us usury (maximum interest rate allowed in our state.) I immediately paid

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:50:47 -0700 G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote: Imagine, just for a moment, what would happen to the same group of people who are screaming for gun control with it's many variations if exactly the same efforts were made to suppress First Amendment of Constitution? They

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:02:26 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: It seems I was just the victim of credit card fraud. I was recently, too. My card company, USAA, actually called me to ask if I had made certain charges. All but one of them I had. Because of the one, card cancelled,

[MBZ] OT: don'tcha just hate mid air collisions, especially when you're outside hanging onto a wing strut?

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
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Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig wrote: Yes. And if they take away freedom of conscience, they will take away freedom of your body, too. Like the pro-aborts used to say, Keep your laws off my body. Obamacare is laws and regulations (promulgated by faceless, unaccountable, unelected bureaucrats) that very much restrict

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 11:59:20 -0500 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: And BTW, I work for an agency where transparency is the rule and confidentiality the exception. Which agency is that? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
It is my understanding there is very little if any protection with debit cards Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: You have fairly good fraud protection with a debit card, but you can go through virtual Hell for a while if you pay all your

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Oh, BTW, there has been a lot of ongoing WalMart account fraud, and Target had a security hole a mile wide in their credit card processing for a while in late November and early December. Did you buy anything at Target after Thanksgiving, or ever use that credit card at Walmart online?

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
First I've heard of it... Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:40:28 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew Message-ID: assp.508821ea9c.52d173fc.6020...@striplin.net

[MBZ] OT: Wilt's new scooter

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Fast forward to 5:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trlkG4OHHkg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Not every credit card will satisfy every need. I use Discover for the cashback option. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:02:26 -0600 Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: It seems I was just the victim of credit card fraud.

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
I can do everything but disclose the name of my agency. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: First I've heard of it... Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:40:28 -0600 From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
I wish the founding fathers had access to a time machine that would allow them to see what we've gotten into, they could have been so much more specific in the 2nd amendment... I do think there are some reasonable limits, like the current system for full auto. Theres really no practical use

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
I joke in class that only 2 people, my wife and my mother, ever call me Curtis and then only when I'm in trouble. With Curtis I have 3 first names and frequently get called Raymond Curtis. With Curt not so much. Funny that Rick hasn't been on since calling me out... And for Andrew, I don't

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:58:38 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Craig wrote: Yes. And if they take away freedom of conscience, they will take away freedom of your body, too. Like the pro-aborts used to say, Keep your laws off my body. Obamacare is laws and regulations (promulgated

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:02:29 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Oh, BTW, there has been a lot of ongoing WalMart account fraud, and Target had a security hole a mile wide in their credit card processing for a while in late November and early December. Did you buy anything at Target

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Curt Raymond
Ever play credit card roulette? When the check comes everybody pulls out their credit card and calls the bank, whoever has the lowest balance pays for everybody. Last year we played it, I should set this up by saying I didn't suggest we play. My balance at the time was something like $6,000.

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread dseretakis
Why, because the lead will be toxic to your corpse? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:48 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The EPA is moving to ban lead in bullets, I think Collyfawnya did that recently. Back door gun control. --R On 1/11/14 8:42

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Not every credit card will satisfy every need. I use Discover for the cashback option. Only the 5% bonus categories for me. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
'Glad ya found it early. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:02 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud It seems I was just the victim of credit card fraud. I

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Nope, not used it at target or online at Walmart Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Oh, BTW, there has been a lot of ongoing WalMart account fraud, and Target had a security hole a mile wide in their credit card processing for a while in

Re: [MBZ] OT: Wilt's new scooter

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:11:27 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Fast forward to 5:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trlkG4OHHkg That really is more comfortable than the typical scooter! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread rogerhga
Andrew, I thought agency and transparency were mutually exclusive terms, especially when you speak of any level of government. I just discovered that my county police have scrambled their communications so you can't use a police band radio to find out what's going on. Of course, they have

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Gary Hurst
does trent like video games? On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Nope, not used it at target or online at Walmart Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:02 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Oh, BTW, there has been a lot of ongoing

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Jim Cathey
What happened to compromise? It is not compromise if it's defined as we only get 50% of what we ask for, and they they just go back 4x as much... Get there in the end. There has _already_ been sufficient compromise. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Gary Hurst
i'll embrace names given to me by others (generally disparagingly) but i'm not much for hiding On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:41 PM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.comwrote: On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone beside me wondering why Dieselhead

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Mitch Haley
roger...@comcast.net wrote: Andrew, I thought agency and transparency were mutually exclusive terms, especially when you speak of any level of government. I just discovered that my county police have scrambled their communications so you can't use a police band radio to find out what's going on.

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Gary Hurst
so the electorate will figure out the right person for office, all find him in mystical fashion and totally ignore the two guys who have just been given a billion each to spend on propaganda? quite the optimist is you! On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 1:06 AM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Gary Hurst
so you think! On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Ummm, why am I in that list? Curt Raymond, thats my name... -Curt Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:41:12 -0600 From: Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT Credit card fraud

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Don't know, never bought from him Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: does trent like video games? On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: Nope, not used it at target or online at Walmart Sent

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ritchey
Let's see, which other Constitutional Rights should we compromise? Speech or religion, because someone might be offended? Search and seizure (actually already compromised in so-called Patriot act)? Due process? Habeas Corpus? It's easy to make an argument that we would all be safer if we

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ritchey
This is (at least) the second instance of hording, but this one is lasting longer and more severe. My walmart shelves are still bare of the popular calibers. In fact, they are packing shotgun ammo (which used to sit in shelves in the open) into the glass-front cases so the shelves don't look so

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and

2014-01-11 Thread Rick Knoble
On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Funny that Rick hasn't been on since calling me out... Rick worked a 16 hour night shift and is going to bed Zz. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] Mail Delivery Failure 3y5y8y8y

2014-01-11 Thread Larry T
How do you send emails when the system kicks them back? earlier this week i tried 3 or 4 times to send a question and each time it was aborted after 1 sec. I sent a note direct to kaleb but he didn't know what the problem was. so, assuming this email gets through, i should ask to be

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Larry T
I was warned not to buy relays based on price but to make sure i bought quality. I assume you did the same since you are a electrical guy? ;-) Bosch perhaps? Sincerely, Larry On 1/9/2014 10:49 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: * increase the number of points of failure in the head light circuit, if

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Dan Penoff
You can buy Bosch automotive relays and sockets online at any number of automotive supply places. They're the standard little black cubes that you see on most European cars. Dan On Jan 11, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Larry T wrote: I was warned not to buy relays based on price but to make sure i

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Larry T
You wrote: * Typically an new, heavy (large) wire and a new fuse (or** **circuit breaker) is connected at the battery. This is run to a** **relay mounted near the headlight. The output of the relay goes** **to the headlight. The original headlight wiring (going through the** **headlight

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Larry T
Thanks Dan, I appreciate your offer of assistance! Pls see the instructions below - a list member on the 911 list provided them. I believe they are very well written instructions. I considered higher wattage bulbs for my W124 but I understand the frames will not take the extra heat. It

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ritchey
As was said in a prior life, HOOAH! -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dieselhead Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 10:26 PM ... Hendrik says: Like it or not we all live in a society, that society ideally supports everyone, not

Re: [MBZ] Political History, and a not so funny for andrew

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ritchey
I'm amazed that Hendrik can have such a clear view of the US from the other side of the world. Seriously, the post is too long to debate in detail. I will only say that (in the US, at least) government suppression of competition (through licensing, regulation, laws, bailouts, etc) is primarily

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Dan Penoff
They did, but the wiring is still marginal at best. No relays in the lighting circuits that I know of. Feeding off the battery is fine, and electrically no different than if you went to the alternator output terminal. In the earlier models that had the battery up front, I always went to the

[MBZ] an oil question Jaime can probably answer

2014-01-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Time for another oil change in the GL. Last time I used the M1 ESP Formula M. I found another 229.51 oil Total Quartz something or other for slightly less. Is one better than the other? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Wilt's new scooter

2014-01-11 Thread WILTON
Yep. Neat. Wilton - Original Message - From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Wilt's new scooter On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:11:27 -0500 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Why we must go to yard sales......

2014-01-11 Thread Scott Ritchey
Oddly enough, I started out looking for a Ruger Ranch Rifle, a .223 carbine that doesn't look evil. But after doing my homework I discovered an AR-15 clone would be infinitely more maintainable (DIY) using parts available from numerous sources. The utility of the .223/5.56 caliper may be

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Relays?

2014-01-11 Thread Jim Cathey
I assume you did the same since you are a electrical guy? For the Frankenheap I used a 123 relay box procured from the junkyard. Relays and all. One relay for fog lamps, one for auxiliary highs, and one for the preheating system's fan blower function. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT: don'tcha just hate mid air collisions, especially when you're outside hanging onto a wing strut?

2014-01-11 Thread OK Don
Probably better to be outside hanging onto the strut than the pilot --- who was wearing a chute and did get out OK. Amazing. -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing

[MBZ] a bargain

2014-01-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4275458537.html thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins not mine, etc ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-11 Thread John Reames
Stupid skin saving trick: fold blue masking tape over the edges of those body cavity openings before reaching through them. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jan 10, 2014, at 15:49, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I spent my day removing the

Re: [MBZ] an oil question Jaime can probably answer

2014-01-11 Thread OK Don
You have to ask? If the answer isn't 47, then it's M1. If Total Quartz is from Total, the French oil company, I would not even consider it vs. M1. Is it worth the slightly less when it's going into that glorious GL??? On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:

[MBZ] OT: diesel genset

2014-01-11 Thread Jim Cathey
Some may recall that I've had a 5kw diesel genset with a bad voltage regulator for some time, and that I've reverse-engineered its schematic, but finally gave up and bought something. There was a power outage this morning, so I decided to take a long-deferred stab at this generator. I got it

Re: [MBZ] OT: Wilt's new scooter

2014-01-11 Thread OK Don
What scooter - oh, that thing zooming around in front of all the airplanes? Fast forward to 5:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trlkG4OHHkg That really is more comfortable than the typical scooter! -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,

Re: [MBZ] a bargain

2014-01-11 Thread OK Don
Have you bought it yet? On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Rick Hawkins Java macj...@aol.com wrote: http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4275458537.html thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither

Re: [MBZ] OT: diesel genset

2014-01-11 Thread Craig
On Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:09:40 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: After a bit of this field augmentation the 8A fuse blew on the new AVR, and it was game-over. It appears that this new AVR is insufficiently-sized to supply enough field current for this generator. Rats! Disgusted,

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread clay
Thanks Dan. I will give it a looking at. Sounds like where the drips were coming from. clay On Jan 11, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: No monovalve on the W140. It's got a contraption called a duovalve. It's located on the driver's side inner fender under a cover just aft of the

Re: [MBZ] missing coolant

2014-01-11 Thread clay
Thanks for the data. System still has a healthy range of coolant, I just topped off with water. No indication of immediate freezing temps. clay On Jan 11, 2014, at 6:15 AM, Peter Frederick wrote: Things to look for: Leaking coolant tank, either bad cap or cracked reservoir (I've had

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