Re: [MBZ] 1938 VW Convertible

2014-04-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Actually I think the Kubelwagen (body made by an American company) was based on the VW. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen Hendrik who has never owned a VW but a Kubelwagen would be cool, alas not available in RHD but should qualify for exemption On 08/04/14 12:34, M. Mit

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread astrasfogel
I did. -- Sent from myMail app for Android Monday, 07 April 2014, 11:14PM -0400 from Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>: >Yeah, there's a line stretching forever to become American citizens... Andrew, Did you see either of the 2 emails (offlist) I sent you about the wheels, or the later email askin

[MBZ] Dropbox scam?

2014-04-07 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
Hi Dan, This warning came up when I tried to access two of your links on the message about the carriage shop. Could there be anything to it? Gerry "Thunderbird thinks this message is a scam. Are you sure you want to visit dropbox.com?" ___ http://www.oki

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Craig
On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 22:14:50 -0500 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >Yeah, there's a line stretching forever to become American citizens... > > Andrew, > > Did you see either of the 2 emails (offlist) I sent you about the > wheels, or the later email asking if you had seen either of the

Re: [MBZ] List needs a shove?

2014-04-07 Thread OK Don
Now Curt is in my spam filter --- Sorry, no digests here. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:14 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > So first Fred starts having problems, then I miss out on 2 digests. > They're not in my spam folder... > > Anybody got digests 47 and 48 they could forward me. Apparently a lot > happ

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Dieselhead
Yeah, there's a line stretching forever to become American citizens... Andrew, Did you see either of the 2 emails (offlist) I sent you about the wheels, or the later email asking if you had seen either of the first two? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To sea

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Yeah, there's a line stretching forever to become American citizens... On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > For the record: I am NOT advocating violence or overthrow of government.. >> I am simply making observations based on three things. >> >> First: Hist

Re: [MBZ] 1971 VW Convertible

2014-04-07 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel
At 8:51 PM -0400 4/7/14, Dan Penoff wrote: https://www.dropbox.com/s/23q8bj1k7yx07xh/Scan-140407-0012.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/p4celq8crp5hf9q/Scan-140407-0010.jpg You can definitely see the Kubelwagen heritage in these shots... -MMM- ___ http://www

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Dieselhead
For the record: I am NOT advocating violence or overthrow of government.. I am simply making observations based on three things. First: History is replete with citizens revolts when government becomes oppressive. It has been a long standing observation that history does repeat it's self. Second

Re: [MBZ] dejections

2014-04-07 Thread Dieselhead
number 1 was something from the public schools number 2 wanted to interest me in a home security system number 3 wanted to interest me in a new roof number 4 wanted a motorcycle part bah :( As ye sow, so shall ye reap. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To searc

Re: [MBZ] Ranger brakes

2014-04-07 Thread Craig
On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 22:30:48 -0400 "WILTON" wrote: > 'Nother ATTABOY, Well deserved. > and please interrupt the political discussions at every > opportunity. ;<) Yes, indeed! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] Ranger brakes

2014-04-07 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY, and please interrupt the political discussions at every opportunity. ;<) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 9:24 PM Subject: [MBZ] Ranger brakes Hate to interrupt your political discussions but I did th

[MBZ] Ranger brakes

2014-04-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Hate to interrupt your political discussions but I did the front brakes on the Ranger today. I'd taken today off as a recuperation day after spending last week in Las Vegas for work (thats what we call drinking and talking to girls when the bosses ask) and as the weather was decent I figured I o

[MBZ] List needs a shove?

2014-04-07 Thread Curt Raymond
So first Fred starts having problems, then I miss out on 2 digests. They're not in my spam folder... Anybody got digests 47 and 48 they could forward me. Apparently a lot happened in them since 49 doesn't make any sense to me. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.co

[MBZ] 1971 VW Convertible

2014-04-07 Thread Dan Penoff
This was my "$400 restoration". We've all had at least one of these, admit it. A project you get so far into you'll never get out. I'm almost ashamed to say what I put into it total, suffice that it was very low five figures. Ouch. A "teachable moment" if there ever was one. Note that the

[MBZ] 1982 300SD Photos

2014-04-07 Thread Dan Penoff
They're not great, but here are some pictures of my former 1982 300SD when it came back from the paint shop. Gives you an idea what it's like to field strip one of these cars https://www.dropbox.com/s/z6irkcz5a5vsssm/Scan-140407-0001.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/8h8x6va550fapce/Scan-14040

Re: [MBZ] Test

2014-04-07 Thread Craig
On Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:43:41 -0400 Allan Streib wrote: > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg87153.html > > Short summary: yahoo.com broke most list email delivery. >From the end of the article: - Suggestions: * Suspend posting permission of a

Re: [MBZ] Test

2014-04-07 Thread Allan Streib
http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf/current/msg87153.html Short summary: yahoo.com broke most list email delivery. OK Don writes: > What Gary said, your emails are arriving in my spam filter as well. > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: > >> your stuff is going strai

Re: [MBZ] Spiders in the gas tank

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Hahaha I punked all of us with my faux/true story On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 6:32 PM, clay wrote: > BBC has pushing the Mazda spiders in the tank story > > clay > > On Apr 7, 2014, at 3:25 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > > > CNN just submitted a repeat of the previous "Mazda Spider" story. > >

Re: [MBZ] Spiders in the gas tank

2014-04-07 Thread clay
BBC has pushing the Mazda spiders in the tank story clay On Apr 7, 2014, at 3:25 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > CNN just submitted a repeat of the previous "Mazda Spider" story. > Whoops! We wuz wrong. > Gerry > > http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/06/autos/mazda-spiders-recall/index.html?hpt=

[MBZ] Spiders in the gas tank

2014-04-07 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
CNN just submitted a repeat of the previous "Mazda Spider" story. Whoops! We wuz wrong. Gerry http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/06/autos/mazda-spiders-recall/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive

Re: [MBZ] Vietnamese clay pot

2014-04-07 Thread Dieselhead
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:46 PM, WILTON wrote: A little while ago, SWMBO brought home a beautiful glazed clay pot for a small maple tree on our side terrace/patio. 'Couldn't help but wonder if I might have stirred up some of the clay in that pot with the MANY (8,424) bombs I dropped on 'em

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Gary Hurst
the tea party types like this kind of tough talk, but i wouldn't take it so seriously as most of them have earned their wealth connected to the government teet and there is no way they will ever actually bite the hand that feeds them On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Ar

[MBZ] dejections

2014-04-07 Thread Gary Hurst
i roll out of bed this morning to four messages. woohoo, it's gonna be a good day! number 1 was something from the public schools number 2 wanted to interest me in a home security system number 3 wanted to interest me in a new roof number 4 wanted a motorcycle part bah :( -- *reliable vendo

Re: [MBZ] OT: Linux and Virtualbox Question

2014-04-07 Thread Dan Penoff
What if he just disabled ports 80 and 443 on the VM? That way he would still have network connectivity and not Internet for the most part. The other suggestion would be to enable Windows firewall and block Internet traffic. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 7, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Dieselhead <126die.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Linux and Virtualbox Question

2014-04-07 Thread Dieselhead
3.If I were to run a dual boot instead, is there a simple way to enable access to the network drive but disable internet access when booting into XP? TIA for any comments. Greg If you did a dual boot and just disabled the network card on the devices window of XP, you should end up with

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread clay
If the residents of the rest of the world are getting up in arms over the evils of corrupt gooberment, the lazy folks of Amrika are bound to take to the streets to protest in some form or other. You can march on Wall Street as one of the 99%, be a Tea Party pooper, or do the WTO protest dance.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Linux and Virtualbox Question

2014-04-07 Thread clay
>From my limited Linux experience, the XP takes precedence, and Linux will >offer no security in a virtual box. I would look at WINE or another >interpreter that will allow you to run the software under Linux. Then you get >all the goodness of Ubuntu, with the program you like. The apps are m

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread G Mann
For the record: I am NOT advocating violence or overthrow of government.. I am simply making observations based on three things. First: History is replete with citizens revolts when government becomes oppressive. It has been a long standing observation that history does repeat it's self. Second:

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
And he can afford a publicist - impressive! On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 4:40 PM, clay wrote: > I think G is calling the future as he sees it unfolding. He wants to know > if he should expect a lingering death at the hands of massive medical or a > swift demise from lead poisoning > > clay > > On Apr

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread clay
I think G is calling the future as he sees it unfolding. He wants to know if he should expect a lingering death at the hands of massive medical or a swift demise from lead poisoning clay On Apr 7, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Are you advocating for the violent overthroew of ou

Re: [MBZ] Car Darts

2014-04-07 Thread clay
I was checking this shop out because my other indy, who is Benz trained and old enough that he worked on them is less than helpful in nailing down the full set of issues the car has. The new to me shop is more modern and clean. Instead of a simple hand written explanation of what they did, the

[MBZ] OT: Linux and Virtualbox Question

2014-04-07 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Hi all: I have a ThinkPad T60 with XP set up in a docking station on the kitchen counter. It is only really used for browser and Mastercook. The Mastercook database is on a drive connected to the router, so all computers can access it. I want to ditch XP because of the security issues wit

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > > Get the gauge and verify the real oil pressure first. > > Randy > >> On 07/04/2014 2:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> Mine was nice and tight, and appeared to move properly. Maybe I should try a >> differnt one

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Dan Penoff
I think someone already suggested this..several times. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Apr 7, 2014, at 3:55 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > Yes > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: >> >> Get the gauge and verify the real oil pressure first. >>

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Randy Bennell
Get the gauge and verify the real oil pressure first. Randy On 07/04/2014 2:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Mine was nice and tight, and appeared to move properly. Maybe I should try a differnt one but will check top end first, then pull a bearing and see what it looks like. Sent from my iPh

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Mine was nice and tight, and appeared to move properly. Maybe I should try a differnt one but will check top end first, then pull a bearing and see what it looks like. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > > I had a look at the manual over lunch. > > 18-005

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Randy Bennell
I had a look at the manual over lunch. 18-005 suggests that where there is insufficient oil pressure, one should "check whether oil pressure relief valve has dropped from oil pump or has become loose. In both cases, coat threads on oil pressure relief valve with sealing compound, part no 002

Re: [MBZ] Vietnamese clay pot

2014-04-07 Thread WILTON
That's only 78 missions over Vietnam at 108 five-hundred and seven-hundred-fifty-pound conventional bombs per mission. 'Bout 500 flight hours, much of it back and forth from Guam; rest of it out of Thailand. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Tim Crone" To: "Mercedes Discussion Lis

Re: [MBZ] Walmart: How mean is it?

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
That's quite a paradox. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:45 PM, OK Don wrote: > *It's easier to get a Harvard PhD than to become a Walmart greeter?* > > When Walmart is more exclusive than Harvard > The Week Staff | April 6, 2014 > > New college admissions statistics reveal that it's easier to get int

Re: [MBZ] Walmart: How mean is it?

2014-04-07 Thread arche...@embarqmail.com
DIYers heaven (not just Mercedes DIYers) would be a Walmart on the corner, a Home Depot to the right, an Ace Hardware to the left, and the DIYers house and shop behind the three. Gerry On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: I was never so excited as the day an Ace Hardware opened

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread OK Don
Marked as spam again --- On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Frederick Moir wrote: > Re-sent, maybe it will go through this time? > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > > - Forwarded Message - > >From: Frederick Moir > >To: Mercedes Discussion List > >Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2014 2:3

Re: [MBZ] Test

2014-04-07 Thread OK Don
What Gary said, your emails are arriving in my spam filter as well. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: > your stuff is going straight to my spam filter for being sent from an > address other than stated, so something is up with your email > > > On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Fr

Re: [MBZ] Walmart: How mean is it?

2014-04-07 Thread OK Don
*It's easier to get a Harvard PhD than to become a Walmart greeter?* When Walmart is more exclusive than Harvard The Week Staff | April 6, 2014 New college admissions statistics reveal that it's easier to get into an Ivy League college than to land a job at Walmart or Google. The eight Ivy scho

Re: [MBZ] Vietnamese clay pot

2014-04-07 Thread Tim Crone
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:46 PM, WILTON wrote: > A little while ago, SWMBO brought home a beautiful glazed clay pot for a > small maple tree on our side terrace/patio. 'Couldn't help but wonder if I > might have stirred up some of the clay in that pot with the MANY (8,424) > bombs I dropped on 'e

Re: [MBZ] Battery charger bright sparks - W123 300TD

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
But it DID take a charge, and held it for a day. Those Diehards are tough to kill. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Randy Bennell wrote: > On 07/04/2014 10:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >> Yes, and the car starts like a lighjt switch with the new battery. In >> hindsight, the battery was al

Re: [MBZ] Battery charger bright sparks - W123 300TD

2014-04-07 Thread Randy Bennell
On 07/04/2014 10:54 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yes, and the car starts like a lighjt switch with the new battery. In hindsight, the battery was already on its last legs before our brutally cold winter took it out entirely. Or, as I suggested earlier, the battery went dead and then froze. A

Re: [MBZ] 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Randy Bennell
On 07/04/2014 7:41 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: That could be a possibility as well. I'm going to pull valve cover, if I see nothing I'm going to pull the pan again and pull a bearing. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:00 AM, Max Dillon wrote: Well, why do you assume that rings would

Re: [MBZ] Walmart: How big is it?

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
WT[banned sixth letter of the alphabet] is Vegemite made of? On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:49 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: > OK so we are not part of the gang anymore? > Fine, no vegemite for you. > > Hendrik > who may join a low quality Chinese Merc list as a protest > > On 04/04/14 09:00, Curt Raymon

Re: [MBZ] Battery charger bright sparks - W123 300TD

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Yes, and the car starts like a lighjt switch with the new battery. In hindsight, the battery was already on its last legs before our brutally cold winter took it out entirely. On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: > Batteries can go bad early, have you charged it and then disco

Re: [MBZ] The insurance I wish I had

2014-04-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Are you advocating for the violent overthroew of our government? On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:29 AM, G Mann wrote: > I've really enjoyed all this discussion about obamacare/aca. After giving > it all a good look, actually reading the original bill, as signed, and [to > best effort] understanding it,

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Frederick Moir
Kaleb, Dwight. Thank you for the info. It does not show up here, only the post acknowledgment. Not in the other folders either.   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. > > From: Kaleb C. Striplin >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 10:19

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I saw that the first time you sent it Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Frederick Moir wrote: > > Re-sent, maybe it will go through this time? > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > > - Forwarded Message - >> From: Frederick Moir >> To: Mercedes Discussion L

Re: [MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Dwight Giles
Copy that. I got it the first time. On Apr 7, 2014 10:13 AM, "Frederick Moir" wrote: > Re-sent, maybe it will go through this time? > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > > - Forwarded Message - > >From: Frederick Moir > >To: Mercedes Discussion List > >Sent: Sunday, April 6, 20

[MBZ] Fw: 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Frederick Moir
Re-sent, maybe it will go through this time?   Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. - Forwarded Message - >From: Frederick Moir >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2014 2:36 PM >Subject: Fw: [MBZ] 76 300D low oil pressure update > > > >Kaleb, et alia. >>After thinkin

Re: [MBZ] 76 300D low oil pressure update

2014-04-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
That could be a possibility as well. I'm going to pull valve cover, if I see nothing I'm going to pull the pan again and pull a bearing. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:00 AM, Max Dillon wrote: > > Well, why do you assume that rings would wear at the same rate as bearings? > > W

Re: [MBZ] Walmart: How mean is it?

2014-04-07 Thread Gary Hurst
hey, your guys loved him so he must have been good! On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Like the old parts man that knew every part number in his head. I bet > Trent is like that. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 4, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > > > every to

Re: [MBZ] Test

2014-04-07 Thread Gary Hurst
your stuff is going straight to my spam filter for being sent from an address other than stated, so something is up with your email On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Frederick Moir wrote: > 'ello 'ello 'ello! > > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred. > ___ > h

Re: [MBZ] Car Darts

2014-04-07 Thread Hendrik and Fay
Ahh D-jet hell, does this German car shop have good knowledge of D-Jet? However generally backfiring is unburnt fuel exploding in the exhaust pipes, thus it's most likely ignition related. Perhaps ask around and see if you can find an old school Merc tech who actually worked on these cars back i