Re: [MBZ] OT: how to hand crank a V4

2014-10-21 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Onan used to have hand cranks on units up to 100kW years ago. I can recall one very large gas generator set with a huge six cylinder Continental engine on it that had a hand crank. I can't imagine what it would take to turn the thing over by hand. The I6 on the Hercules of our big 45kW

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS

2014-10-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Thanks Wilton - great leadership (and life) lessons abound! -Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Low rear chassis

2014-10-21 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Thanks for the input! I will be looking at these other items in the next few days and making a determination. Michael E. Esh 231 286 2344 On Oct 20, 2014, at 1:51 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yes! As do worn LCA bushings Good point, Jim. I had

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS

2014-10-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Another lesson in question authority . . . I'd say 'no prior planning survives initial contact with the enemy', and once the first SAM is in the air go with what works best. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

2014-10-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Is it wireless? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 20, 2014, at 8:41 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Our old ISP provided 3 down, and was usually OK for Hulu. we just switched to the other ISP in our area and now have 4 - I don't see much difference. On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

2014-10-21 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: So 10 years ago at Okie acres 1, I had a wireless internet provider that ran 1mbps. After the trees grew up I could not get the signal anymore and they came out with excede, which was super fast but

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

2014-10-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: Netflix does a fantastic job of optimizing bandwidth, at least on the Roku and in their Android app; before they paid the bribe to ATT we were getting only 512 kbps to 768 kbps to Netflix, and it was usable. Currently I have 3Mbps down (post-bribe), and we

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

2014-10-21 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Aside from speedtest.net, I've noticed zero improvement since they doubled the speed I'm paying for. Throughput is often not as important as latency, which is almost never talked about. Same as CPU clock speeds. We once had a 10-CPU Sun, which served a whole department. That thing ran very

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS

2014-10-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Amen. Wilt - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Another

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

2014-10-21 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yes - long range WiFi. Airosurf, but they don't operate in your neck of the woods. On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Is it wireless? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 20, 2014, at 8:41 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Our old ISP

Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS

2014-10-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Thanks. Wilt - Original Message - From: G Mann via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: OK Don okd...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - THE TACTICS Another

[MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Fred graciously took me to pick up my Jetta today. On the way home, not far from the mechanic the oil pressure beeper went off. I hopped out, popped the hood and found the high pressure switch disconnected. This isn't a huge surprise, he'd been chasing an oil leak for me. I plugged in the plug

Re: [MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
False positive Fred graciously took me to pick up my Jetta today. On the way home, not far from the mechanic the oil pressure beeper went off. I hopped out, popped the hood and found the high pressure switch disconnected. This isn't a huge surprise, he'd been chasing an oil leak for me. I

Re: [MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll bet you never make THAT mistake again... Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Slightly OT: Jetta hilarity

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The day after I bought the pickup the wire to the high pressure switch broke. I'd noticed it was frayed so I'd fixed it, but I made it too short and the beeper went off on Angie. Fortunately (well sort of) she gets on it quick so she was maybe 200 yards from the house. I fixed it for real

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Source for Bosio? I looked today but couldn't find one with reasonable prices. Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Oct 20, 2014 11:37 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: Also check for Bosio availability. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OT recycling for $

2014-10-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Today I took about 350 pounds of various metals to a local metal recycler, and was rewarded with $89.36 for saving the planet. The heaviest items were a differential, a battery, and a head. I sold them 17 pounds of copper, which was tubing I replaced with a new heat pump installation; $40 for

Re: [MBZ] Time for an Alternator Check?

2014-10-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Replaced the alternator with an Advanced Auto lifetime warranty Bosch reman. $135 when it was all said and done. When I got under the car there was no way I could get the back cover off in situ, so I went ahead and just pulled the alternator. Relatively simple job, except getting it out. MB

Re: [MBZ] Time for an Alternator Check?

2014-10-21 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Congrats! Did you try pulling the brushes once the alt was out of the car? Replaced the alternator with an Advanced Auto lifetime warranty Bosch reman. $135 when it was all said and done. When I got under the car there was no way I could get the back cover off in situ, so I went ahead

Re: [MBZ] Time for an Alternator Check?

2014-10-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Nahh, I just wanted to get it swapped at that point. It appeared to be the original alternator (not bad for 266k!) and I was afraid I might break the plastic tabs that hold the back cover on. Didn't want to goober up my core... Dan On Oct 21, 2014, at 9:19 PM, Curly McLain

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
IDparts Bosio SD265 Injector Nozzle (OM616, OM617, OM601, OM602, OM603) - IDParts.com I've been using them for parts for my TDI, I get super quick ship since they're in MA. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Aww man, stupid Yahoo tries to put in HTML links. Lets try that again: http://www.idparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=29_115products_id=3084 I just ordered 4 of those for my '84 190D. Hopefully those plus the injectors Fred gave me can get my 190D idling correctly again. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Time for an Alternator Check?

2014-10-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time for an Alternator Check? Replaced the alternator with an Advanced Auto lifetime warranty

[MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos

2014-10-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1983 Mercedes-Benz 240d Diesel http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/4688393925.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS Android: http://bit.ly/CL_android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] This is actually tempting

2014-10-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
1995 Mercedes Benz S350D Turbodiesel http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/4724673742.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS Android: http://bit.ly/CL_android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos

2014-10-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Door locks are vacuum, aren't they? Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:16 PM Subject: [MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos 1983

Re: [MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos

2014-10-21 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Door locks are vacuum, aren't they? Wilton They were originally. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos

2014-10-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Well, they were on my '80 240D and '81 300D, anyway. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wow these are some unique photos

Re: [MBZ] This is actually tempting

2014-10-21 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Isn't it way overpriced? On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1995 Mercedes Benz S350D Turbodiesel http://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/4724673742.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS Android:

Re: [MBZ] Best aftermarket injector nozzles

2014-10-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: IDparts Bosio SD265 Injector Nozzle (OM616, OM617, OM601, OM602, OM603) - IDParts.com I've been using them for parts for my TDI, I get super quick ship since they're in MA. http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/Thread-OM617-injector-nozzle-compatibility