[MBZ] OT Apple Pie and Baseball

2014-01-13 Thread Hans Neureiter
Baseball is on a roll lately. The Roger Clemens fiasco of late and now A-Rod. Is it time to worry if apple pie is being doped? -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieb

Re: [MBZ] OT Apple Pie and Baseball

2014-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
Baseball is on a roll lately. The Roger Clemens fiasco of late and now A-Rod. Is it time to worry if apple pie is being doped? -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI hardly anyone makes apple pie at home. Neither baseball nor apple pie are american symbols anymore.

Re: [MBZ] OT: diesel genset

2014-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
If it's a later model Coleman, it's brushless. Remove the back cover to see. Either way, there is going to be some sort of regulator or bridge rectifier under a cover somewhere. Find this. As I suggested in a previous post, find the field wires, typically labeled "F1 & F2", or just "+ & -". Th

Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help!

2014-01-13 Thread Larry T
If the screens/filters are truly not available (try MB CLassic) I would add a filter in the fuel line leading to the FD.fuel has all kinds of crap in it which should be kept out of precision equipment like the FD if at all possible. Sincerely, Larry On 1/12/2014 8:43 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin

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

2014-01-13 Thread Tim Crone
On Jan 12, 2014 10:32 AM, wrote: > > Tim, > If you think computers are not risky at counting votes by themselves while leaving no detailed trail, then I have some perfectly good, but "moist" land I'll sell you next to the creek here in Georgia. I'm not sure what county you are in, but if you are

Re: [MBZ] Who wants raspberry pi?

2014-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
This is better than dealing with an ACC http://hackaday.com/2014/01/12/automated-decanting-machine-pairs-wine-with-pi/ --R On 1/12/14 11:27 PM, Dieselhead wrote: You could use one to drive a replacement for the evil crypsler ACC. What would thus have to do with a mercedes? On Jan 12, 2014

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-13 Thread Randy Bennell
I had no idea that Cessna made a snowmobile?? Randy who wonders why people do not change the Subject line when they change the topic On 10/01/2014 5:09 PM, OK Don wrote: I got the old generator bracket removed, and the new alternator installed and safetied on the Cessna today - re-wiring comm

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

2014-01-13 Thread Randy Bennell
On 10/01/2014 6:05 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: It is time for the sheep in the US to wake up and wrestle control of the goobermnt back from crooked politicians. Sure. How? Use the corruption flawed system we have named vote? So, How? mao ___ T

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

2014-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
On 10/01/2014 6:05 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: It is time for the sheep in the US to wake up and wrestle control of the goobermnt back from crooked politicians. Sure. How? Use the corruption flawed system we have named vote? So, How? mao ___ T

Re: [MBZ] OT: Snowmobile repair

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
http://hitchcockaviation.com/images/LH4000.jpg http://hitchcockaviation.com/images/Fepco_180_on_L_3000.jpg On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: > I had no idea that Cessna made a snowmobile?? > > >> -- OK Don "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little tempor

[MBZ] OT: FAA pilot certification

2014-01-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Twenty years later, is there any mainstream consensus on the Bob Hoover affair? Bob always said that he passed every mental and medical health test he ever took. The FAA doctor who grounded him says he was messed in the head, but later miraculously recovered, so the FAA wasn't admitting an err

Re: [MBZ] OT: Flying Snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Randy Bennell
Hey, I am impressed. That was a good comeback. Randy On 13/01/2014 1:41 PM, OK Don wrote: http://hitchcockaviation.com/images/LH4000.jpg http://hitchcockaviation.com/images/Fepco_180_on_L_3000.jpg On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: I had no idea that Cessna made a snow

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

2014-01-13 Thread Larry T
I blame the media for keeping a lot of good people out of politics. Who in their right mind would put themselves in that kind of magnifying glass? Plus, the media is obviously left wing and will attack any conservative candidate at every opportunity, real, imaginedor fabricated. They went th

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
On 1/12/2014 4:41 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Ok --R (sent from my miniPad) So andrew, do you do domestic spying or international? I looked him up. It's much more dangerous than either of those. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
On 1/12/2014 4:41 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Ok --R (sent from my miniPad) So andrew, do you do domestic spying or international? I looked him up. It's much more dangerous than either of those. Gerry So andrew is our resident assassin? Like in Shogun?

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Keep it up. You're getting warmer... On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1/12/2014 4:41 PM, Dieselhead wrote: >> >>> Ok --R (sent from my miniPad) >>> So andrew, do you do domestic spying or international? >>> >> >> I looked him up. It's much

Re: [MBZ] OT: FAA pilot certification

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
I haven't heard of any more news on the matter. The first link you posted was new to me, though I do find it interesting that the FAA staffer who testified for Bob was fired - it at least looks bad. I met Bob at an airshow in the '70's - what a great pilot and a fine gentleman. On Mon, Jan 13, 20

[MBZ] 1967 250S

2014-01-13 Thread Rich Thomas
I just saw that car at the grocery store down the road, it looked brand new, the tires were barely dirty, ivory with dark brown interior, it was gorgeous. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

Re: [MBZ] OT: Flying Snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
Well, the subject was on my mind when I was grounded due to the snow cover on our grass runway a few weeks ago, and I don't have skiis! On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > Hey, I am impressed. > > That was a good comeback. > > Randy > > On 13/01/2014 1:41 PM, OK Don wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Flying Snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Randy Bennell
The Buffalo Airways folks on the Ice Pilots TV show put skiis on a DC3 a couple of seasons back if I recall correctly. Buffalo Joe also bought an antique snow plane and drove it around on a recent show. Basically a shell on skiis with an aircraft engine on the back with a prop. Sort of a prede

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread Randy Bennell
On 13/01/2014 4:23 PM, Dieselhead wrote: On 1/12/2014 4:41 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Ok --R (sent from my miniPad) So andrew, do you do domestic spying or international? I looked him up. It's much more dangerous than either of those. Gerry So andrew is our resident assassin? Like in Sho

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread Dieselhead
Keep it up. You're getting warmer... On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: On 1/12/2014 4:41 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Ok --R (sent from my miniPad) So andrew, do you do domestic spying or international? I looked him up. It's much more dangerous th

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Curt Raymond
Geez it never occurred to me to post this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xBz_KsI0DbY/S0qLzLIU8pI/ALQ/sdzWo6g-QkY/s1600/pond_plane.jpg A couple years ago Angie and I were out snowmobiling and spotted this little guy landed on Lake Dennison. If you google it you'll see the lake isn't very bi

[MBZ] OT: another generator project

2014-01-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Just bought a "Subaru engined" 3650 watt Husky generator. Haven't found a model number on it yet, but it appears to be a HU3650 or descendant thereof. Machine looks nearly new. Story is the original owner dropped it and broke the air box but nothing else is wrong with it. Generator is still

Re: [MBZ] Unwarranted attention for andrew

2014-01-13 Thread Mountain Man
Andrew wrote: > Keep it up. You're getting warmer... Andrew is a federal preacher. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listi

Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help!

2014-01-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
I remember these, they can be cleaned with a bit of carby cleaner and the missus toothbrush. From memory they do help to regulate the flow or some such thing but more importantly act as a last line of defence to stop nasties getting into the FD. Also lets consider that the FD rebuilder makes mon

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh those Germans and their secret weapons, Ja we will invade every frozen pond in the Americas. Hendrik who just measured the temp at 38 C, so no frozen ponds here On 14/01/14 09:51, Curt Raymond wrote: Geez it never occurred to me to post this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xBz_KsI0DbY/S0qLzLIU

Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help!

2014-01-13 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik and Fay wrote: I remember these, they can be cleaned with a bit of carby cleaner and the missus toothbrush. From memory they do help to regulate the flow or some such thing but more importantly act as a last line of defence to stop nasties getting into the FD. Also lets consider that t

Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help!

2014-01-13 Thread Larry T
I believe I have 3 or 4 of the mesh screens that fit into the Banjo fittings feeding the Weber carbs on Porsche 911s. (I sell Porsche Weber Parts) . I'll see how many I have and est their size. Being a fine mesh they are kind of flexible. In the mean time, I suggest you visit MB Classic at

Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help!

2014-01-13 Thread Robert Koziak
The Classic Center is a great resource. I called them today and they do not have the banjo fuel distributor filters. The quest continues. -Original Message- From: Larry T To: mercedes Sent: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 8:53 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Runni

[MBZ] Customer Service

2014-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Damn. Sent all 11 of my top hydraulic cylinders to Klaus at Top Hydraulics in Oregon. He got them this morning and finished rebuilding them by the end of the day. They'll go out in USPS tomorrow and be back in my possession by Thursday. Not sure if anyone here will ever have a need for top cyli

Re: [MBZ] Customer Service

2014-01-13 Thread Dwight Giles
So what is he charging for the rebuilds? On Jan 13, 2014 9:14 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > Damn. > > Sent all 11 of my top hydraulic cylinders to Klaus at Top Hydraulics in > Oregon. > > He got them this morning and finished rebuilding them by the end of the > day. They'll go out in USPS tomorrow an

Re: [MBZ] Customer Service

2014-01-13 Thread Dan Penoff
$630 for the set of 11 and the distributor in the top windshield frame. That's sending them complete in the locks, too. He disassembles them and puts everything back together. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 13, 2014, at 9:18 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > So what is he charging for the rebuil

Re: [MBZ] Customer Service

2014-01-13 Thread Dwight Giles
Seems reasonable. I have been scared off 129's because of the cylinders. On Jan 13, 2014 9:38 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > $630 for the set of 11 and the distributor in the top windshield frame. > That's sending them complete in the locks, too. He disassembles them and > puts everything back toget

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

2014-01-13 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Having just bought some G-05 recently (in a pinch), I can say its definitely not the same as the old MB coolant. There is a noticeable difference in color and viscosity if you're familiar with both. The MB stuff was much thicker and a bit more golden in color. Stick with MB stuff. Just because

Re: [MBZ] OT: another generator project

2014-01-13 Thread Fmiser
> Mitch wrote: > > Just bought a "Subaru engined" 3650 watt Husky generator. I rather like the Subaru Robin engines! > Machine looks nearly new. > Story is the original owner dropped it and broke the air box but > nothing else is wrong with it. Sweet! -- Philip _

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
A lot of ultra lights are putting skis on to play in the cold. http://www.eaa.org/lightplaneworld/articles/1112_skis.asp Yes Hendrik, rub it in - we've at -32 C while you are at +38 C. Wait six months - the tables will be turned - HA! On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: > A

Re: [MBZ] Customer Service

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
What? You're having to rebuild the cylinders already? They aren't even 30 years yet are they? What happened to German quality? ;-) On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > Seems reasonable. I have been scared off 129's because of the cylinders. > On Jan 13, 2014 9:38 PM, "Dan Pe

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

2014-01-13 Thread Craig
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:46:57 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > The new blue stuff is really quite different from the previous one. The > most obvious difference is the old had a certain sweetness, while the > new is certainly bitter. I suspect this is a new feature of a modern > coolant, but only

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

2014-01-13 Thread dseretakis
So it seems like Jaime enjoys an alcohol of a different type:) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 13, 2014, at 9:46 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > Having just bought some G-05 recently (in a pinch), I can say its > definitely not the same as the old MB coolant. There is a noticeable > difference in col

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Craig
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 21:20:33 -0600 OK Don wrote: > A lot of ultra lights are putting skis on to play in the cold. > http://www.eaa.org/lightplaneworld/articles/1112_skis.asp > > Yes Hendrik, rub it in - we've at -32 C while you are at +38 C. Wait six > months - the tables will be turned - HA! -

Re: [MBZ] 1967 250S

2014-01-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Photos? On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I just saw that car at the grocery store down the road, it looked brand > new, the tires were barely dirty, ivory with dark brown interior, it was > gorgeous. > > --R > > > > __

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
Guess I blew that mental conversion! I was trying for 1 F. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Craig wrote: > > > Yes Hendrik, rub it in - we've at -32 C while you are at +38 C. Wait six > > months - the tables will be turned - HA! > > -32 C is -25.6 F. Was it really that cold in Oklahoma? > > > C

[MBZ] OT - aviation history

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6VfkKjlhXs&feature=youtu.be Featuring Arthur Godfrey, Eastern Airlines, Chesterfields, Lockheed Super Constellation, etc. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or cha

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Craig
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:32:48 -0600 OK Don wrote: > Guess I blew that mental conversion! I was trying for 1 F. Some quick points to commit to memory: 212 F = 100 C (Water boils) 68 F = 20 C (STP) 32 F =0 C (Water freezes) - 40 F = - 40 C (numerical

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread OK Don
I was trying to do: C 5 = --- F - 32 9 in my head, but subtracted the 32 after multiplying by 5/9. On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Craig wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:32:48 -0600 OK Don wrote: > > > Guess I blew that mental conversion! I was trying for 1 F.

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

2014-01-13 Thread Gary Hurst
you have once again captivated my attention, young jaime. hitherto it have been accepted as fact that MB coolant is THE SAME as G05. i don't believer anyone has challenged this identity before tonight the same sort of gospel now is being accepted about "mb is now just using the bmw antifreeze."

Re: [MBZ] Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Fmiser
> > > OK Don wrote: > > > > > > Yes Hendrik, rub it in - we've at -32 C while you are at +38 > > > C. Wait six months - the tables will be turned - HA! > >Craig wrote: > > > > -32 C is -25.6 F. Was it really that cold in Oklahoma? > OK wrote: > > Guess I blew that mental conversion! I was tryin

Re: [MBZ] Fahrenheit and Celsius - was: Flying snowmobiles

2014-01-13 Thread Fmiser
> > OK Don wrote: > > > > Guess I blew that mental conversion! I was trying for 1 F. > Craig wrote: > > Some quick points to commit to memory: > > 212 F = 100 C (Water boils) > 68 F = 20 C (STP) > 32 F =0 C (Water freezes) >- 40 F = - 40 C (numeri