OK, thanks. My 2003 oriface is from a technet subscription, as is
most of my XP licenses. They may have shut down those editions. who
knows?
I am currently installing a clean install of XP. I will find out
Worked over the internet.
On Tue,1/13/15 21:24, Curly McLain via Mercedes
What about the heater valve on the heater hose (I presume it is on
the hose. most are. Some, like the 110,111,112 MB chassis have the
valve in the heater)
As owner of 3 F350's and one F450 all in the same year range as your F150,
I'll step in with some experience.
Ford used the same HVAC
Nope, no sarcasm -
On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
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That’s it exactly. I assume you were not being sarcastic. Tone is
difficult to interpret in writing.
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:36:03 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
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I suspect an OM61x car would tolerate the 0w40 better but needs it less
as they'll start when its much colder. -Curt
I think you mean OM60x.
Craig
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big snip once people learn libre office and
thunderbird, they they can learn *buntu and we will be away from the
M$ desktop.
Good for you,(attaboy) and good for them. I had an Ubuntu program on my last
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Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Now I am one of the trogs that insists on using a (once again trendy)
flip
I tried justifying the motorcycle vs. car thing for a couple of years. Didn't
work out in the long run. Not just because of the cost, but it was
inconvenient. I also had concerns about the safety aspect long term, too.
Dan
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Mitch Haley via
I'm only here till mid day Thursday. I'm in meetings all day anyway.
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Thanks for correcting me Wilton!
Kaleb, I'd be interested in a get-together, if you can stay through Saturday.
Crosswind crab is limited to 20° left or right of center.
Wilton
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Dang, caught me again...
-Curt
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:36:03 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
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The FOUR main landing gear trucks swivel. Ya don't dial in runway
heading, ya dial in degrees left or right of cross-wind crab to compensate
for drift and keep gear aligned with runway heading. As wind changes, ya
hafta change the cross-wind crab setting manually. If ya make a series of
No, company meeting. We did have dinner out at the track club house last night
and got rides in the pace cars around the track
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 12:34 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Makin' a NASCAR deal?
Wilton
- Original Message - From: Kaleb C.
Cold starts is certainly a part of it but what pulled me to M1 was its
ability to withstand high temps better than standard oil. But it sure
is comforting to hear an engine spin easily when the car has been
outside all night and it's in the 20's - or colder;-)
LarryT
91 300D
On
Russ is right (again)
XP activated, not over the internet, but over the phone. It is 100%
automated. Because these are the 10 machine license through technet,
but it has been installed on dozens, if not hundreds of computers, it
won't activate over the internet. The automated phone system
Cool:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/this-video-shows-that-you-dont-fly-a-b-52-you-wrestle-i-1678846593
Dan
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On Jan 8, 2015 6:27 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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I am going to revive an old topic. I tried loading the latest ubuntu on
a P4 box, and it choked for 2 reasons.
Ubuntu is intended to be a user friendly Linux, and has the overhead to
achieve it. Something from the
So, what is it?
I did a quick seach and what I read suggested it is sort of an offshoot
of Open Office.
Is there a difference, and if so what advantages are there?
RB
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Open Office seems dog slow compared to Libre O. I use LO on my macs and
it does fine.
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On 1/14/15 5:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
So, what is it?
I did a quick seach and what I read suggested it is sort of an
offshoot of Open Office.
Is there a difference, and if so what
http://jalopnik.com/hilarious-mercedes-ad-proves-germans-have-a-sense-of-hu-1679422240
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Open office was owned by sun, and it is a dead end. Some frogs
picked up the pieces, and continued on. That is libre office. it is
free and up to date and more useful than open office. It is quite
nice. try it. libreoffice.org
It comes preinstalled on ubuntu.
I think the frinchie
You should post a correction there.
Dan
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 4:12 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Crosswind crab is limited to 20° left or right of center.
Wilton
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On Jan 8, 2015 6:27 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I am going to revive an old topic. I tried loading the latest ubuntu on
a P4 box, and it choked for 2 reasons.
Ubuntu is intended to be a user friendly Linux, and has the overhead to
achieve it. Something from the
AC BLOWS ICE COLD!
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On 1/14/15 12:13 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
The fan is definitely blowing and moving air. It works on low all the way up
to high
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Did you use the cross wind crabbing gear for cross wind take-offs as well?
Dad's Cessna 195 had Goodyear Crosswind gear on the mains - they would
caster out 25° if there was enough side load to take them out of the
detent. They sometimes evens castered out while taxiing - scare a few
passengers
So, what did you have to give the automated voice system to get a valid
activation key?
I tried the alternative desktops to access the real aplications hosted on
Terminal Server a couple of times. The systems were rock solid, but the
users rebelled and we were back the flavor of then year desktop
I might need to try it again, but the last several times I've tried either
open or libre office they trashed my Word docs, and now the Office
compatible app on the iPad trashes Excel spreadsheets. I have the current
long term support Ubuntu running on an HP tablet PC, but haven't tried
working
I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen
microwave went dark. I pulled it out this morning, and found
its line fuse dead. (This is normal for the series when an
interlock 'fails'.) The fuse is abby-normal, so I pulled one
from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in
Is there any way the OE fuse holder could be replaced with a standard
fuse holder or a circuit breaker?
The fuse is really weird, it's soldered in, but the body
clips into a regular fuse clip. There are wires to the
fuse body clips too, and they're not exactly the same
as where the fuse is
Wilton,
Did you ever dial in the crab angle the WRONG direction? I did - once!!! That
was a wild touch and go.
Addison
On Jan 14, 2015, Wilton wrote:
From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton and Crabs
Date: January 14, 2015 12:53:39 PM PST
To: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com,
Jim,
Is there any way the OE fuse holder could be replaced with a standard
fuse holder or a circuit breaker?
I am thinking a jumper in place of the OE fuse, then mount a push
button circuit breaker
I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen
microwave went dark. I
No; just lucky.
Wilton
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wilton and Crabs (WILTON)
Wilton,
Did you ever dial in the crab angle the WRONG direction? I
I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our kitchen
microwave went dark. I pulled it out this morning, and found
its line fuse dead. (This is normal for the series when an
interlock 'fails'.) The fuse is abby-normal, so I pulled one
from the parts oven in the garage, and it's back in
We should have had an okieq
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 9:03 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
Tim Crone is very close if not in Charlotte? Wilton is just north a bit.
Rich and I are just a few hours south.
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Yes nc
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On Jan 14, 2015, at 8:15 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I'm assuming NC, not MI.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, January
Curly wrote:
big snip once people learn libre office and thunderbird, they
they can learn *buntu and we will be away from the M$ desktop.
Rick wrote:
Good for you,(attaboy) and good for them. I had an Ubuntu program
on my last box that moved the maximize, minimize, and close
window
Randy wrote:
So, what is it?
I did a quick seach and what I read suggested it is sort of an
offshoot of Open Office.
Is there a difference, and if so what advantages are there?
OpenOffice was purchased by Oracle. Nothing had changed for a
_long_ time, which wasn't much of a surprise
I have an Amana, too.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:59 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OT: Microwaves
I had a door interlock mishap the other day, and our
I would LOVE to have a Suburban. BUT, it would be pointless for me. Most of
the time, my vehicle carries just me or me and my spouse. Sometimes we might
have us and two kids. But, I couldn't justify a Suburban. BUT, I sure do like
them. Now, if I get a boat sometime, then I'll be looking
Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Now I am one of the trogs that insists on using a (once again trendy)
flip phone. I did break down and accept a used iphone 4 for christmas.
I intend to use it as an ipod touch and for things like the automotive
apps. The voice quality is so much better on
I live in GOLDSboro, NC, 200 miles east of Charlotte, NC. Daughter lives in
Charlotte.
Wilton
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Mitch Haley lives in Charlotte (Char-LOWT), MI.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Charlotte
Horse people are very fadish and one up. So if you want to win horse
shows, you have to show up with the best looking rider, the most
expensive horse, the most expensive tack, the biggest trailer with
living quarters, and the biggest truck. OTR trucks with a short bed
and lots of chrome make
Tim lives in Chapel Hill, NC, almost Durham.
Wilton
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Tim Crone is very close if not in
That’s it exactly. I assume you were not being sarcastic. Tone is difficult
to interpret in writing.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 5:51 PM
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Amazing :-) What a
The vehicles that I wonder about are the Ford Excursion. My stepdaughter
rides Horses competitively. Whenever we have been to competitions, the arena
parking lots are full of Ford Excursions pulling huge horse trailers. I
talked to one of the other parents that had one and he said they are
Maybe it didn't matter which oil was in it as long as it was changed regularly
and the other maintenance like valve adjustments was also done?
Don Snook
2000 BMW 740iL (215K)
2006 Cadillac SRX (her car)
1992 Ford F-150 (the Truck)
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Almost certainly this is the crux of the thing. The time for synthetic oil is
when you NEED the car to start when its cold out.If it were to be very cold out
I'd want a 5w or even 0w in the engine. I used M1 0w40 some in my '83 240D but
the engine was loud and it leak/consumed it bad, 5w40 was
On 13/01/2015 7:28 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Absolutely right - not ridiculously big if you NEED that much
room/haul capacity.
I rarely see one used for that.
Wilton
The problem is of course that it is expensive and somewhat difficult to
have a specific vehicle for eash purpose.
I
Worked over the internet.
On Tue,1/13/15 21:24, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Did it work over the internet, or did you have to call in? Last ones
I've done have to call in. As soon as I get the indian on the phone,
he gives me the key with no problem.
It phones home to activate now
I know a few folks on here have older Ford Pickups or had them previously.
So, here is a question for them. I have a 1992 Ford F-150. I bought it last
summer because my wife and I were going to a lot of estate sales and it seemed
like we were constantly needing a truck. It's a decent
'92 should be old enough to work on yourself. Find the heater hoses where they
go through the firewall and find out if they get hot. Might also see if the
radiator hose coming out of the thermostat gets hot. If those two are no then
start with a thermostat which should be pretty easy.If those
As owner of 3 F350's and one F450 all in the same year range as your F150,
I'll step in with some experience.
Ford used the same HVAC system on all the F models so should be good.
First, check at the firewall, passenger side, almost under the hood hinge.
There is a small vacuum pot there that
The fan is definitely blowing and moving air. It works on low all the way up
to high. I can’t remember if the air flow switched to the defrost or not.
I’ll try it again tonight.
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:10 AM
To: Donald Snook; Mercedes
Thanks for correcting me Wilton!
Kaleb, I'd be interested in a get-together, if you can stay through Saturday.
Would need to put a request in to the Chairman of the Social Committee right
quick though.
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Charleston, SC
On January 14, 2015 11:35:00 AM EST, WILTON via Mercedes
Makin' a NASCAR deal?
Wilton
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Cc: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Charlotte
Yes nc
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On Jan 14, 2015, at
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
The problem is of course that it is expensive and somewhat difficult to
have a specific vehicle for eash purpose.
Even with the low cost of liability insurance, I couldn't justify a 70mpg
motorcycle for warm weather driver only trips when I did the math vs a
I'm assuming NC, not MI.
Wilton
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:37 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Charlotte
I forgot to mention I am in Charlotte till Thursday.
You know they pronounce them differently? In MI its Char-lotte, just to
differentiate themselves I guess.
Interesting place, thats where the Coleman Convention was last year.
-Curt
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Tim Crone is very close if not in Charlotte? Wilton is just north a bit.
Rich and I are just a few hours south.
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On 1/13/15 9:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
The escalade is the same as a Tahoe, not suburban. I am looking for another
suburban, and actually am supposed to have a deal on a diesel suburban when I
get back to town
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