Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm already in the classroom although the class is slow to arrive. Its been a slow class, we ran to 7:30 last night which is the latest I've ever gone... Jetta radiator seems to be holding up, I guess my new brackets hold it in place well enough. I still plan to check them this weekend. Got

Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:46 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! When I got the 3yo up (at the usual time) he asked if it was still bedtime because it was so dark. I don't mind the cold, but the wet weekends have been

[MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Up and at 'em, daylight's aburnin' here in the eastern zone! Meanwhile, my gas-fired boiler for circulating hot water heating system quit yesterday, and I'm awaiting repairman. Heat pump's aworking', though, so maybe I can stand it.;) W ___

[MBZ] Rebate for Diesel Fuel

2015-01-22 Thread LarryT via Mercedes
I read an article yesterday about getting a cash rebate for the money spent yearly on diesel fuel.They require the receipt, lic # and some other data but every little bit helps! i earned this about Va - don't know which other states offer a similar program but it's worth checking.

Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Tim Crone via Mercedes wrote: I keep electric heaters for when I run out of propane. Hopefully that won't happen again, but it pays to have a backup. Keep warm! I check my tank gauge every Sunday. My next door neighbor complained that his propane company only filled him to 56% during the

Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Hey Don, Could you tell us more about your geothermal setup? Is it a closed loop system? How big was the hole(s) (horizontal or vertical tubes)? How long did the install take? What is your climate? What longevity do you expect from the system? Would you do it again? There is a lot of

[MBZ] Subject: OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I

2015-01-22 Thread Bob via Mercedes
Wilton, Were your family members cigarette smokers ?? If so,any health problems ?? And thanx for these great stories Bob ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I

2015-01-22 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Wha? What world are you talking about? This would have been pre-WWII, unemployment was sky high, bread lines, brother can you spare a dime the whole bit. -Curt From: Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday,

Re: [MBZ] Need a little help with my 126 300SD

2015-01-22 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
What I cant see is how the back outer cover (around the trunk lock) comes off. MB manual is extremely vague. The black plastic inside cover? It snaps on. Then IIRC you can access the hatches where the lock, etc. go inside the wall. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] OT Weak cell signals

2015-01-22 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Anybody run one of those Wilson Electronics cell phone amplifiers in their house? Yes, they work. Key is a good outside antenna installation, and optimally siting the inside antenna. Try not to skimp, basic physics will not be denied! -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I

2015-01-22 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
In a subsistence economy there are no unemployed farmers. Not if they have land to use. _Hungry_ farmers, yeah you can sure have those, if conditions aren't right. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] OT: Hendrik at work

2015-01-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688x-yt-cl=84503534v=AdS2C-AS3MI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme

2015-01-22 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsAsns=em Rick ‎ Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:06:50 -0500 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Keep pushing it East. I don't want to go to work every day. I'm fairly good at pushing snow, for a guy who had neck surgery and whose lower back is bothering him, but I don't think I can push it all the way to

Re: [MBZ] Quiet day on the list

2015-01-22 Thread clay via Mercedes
An LED lamp can be added to the solatube so that light is to be had during the night. The tubes provided ample daylight to dark areas of the house. Not sure of the payback schedule v. electric, but bathrooms and hallways no longer need to burn electrons for 12 hours a day, all year long. It

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I

2015-01-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
WILTON wrote: Yep, another one already. Already? - nope, thanks. ...Raising tobacco the way my family did it, basically the way it had been done for 300 years, was nearly a year-round job and was very labor intensive and, seemingly, never-ending. I drive a 240D 3-pedal car meaning I am

Re: [MBZ] Subject: OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - RAISING TOBACCO, PART I

2015-01-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Daddy (b. 1879, d. 1955) chewed, all five brothers smoked at some time. None had med problems directly attributable to smoking that I know of. Mom, sister and I never smoked, 'cept everybody else's second hand crap. (More on the subject later.) All of my many uncles I knew and most of the men

Re: [MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme

2015-01-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsAsns=em Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 Ja! das ist recht 300SD ist wirklicher Mercedes ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme

2015-01-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Das video sind alt. On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Some vulgarity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7sMHr_TsAsns=em Rick -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three

Re: [MBZ] Adolf's Reaction To The New MB Naming Scheme

2015-01-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Never thought I'd hafta say such, but I now hafta say that I agree with Adolf on some of his points. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: OK Don via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday,

[MBZ] Clutch master cylinder update

2015-01-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
An update to the saga. A month ago I purchased a replacement clutch master cylinder from MercedesSource. The website did NOT list the manufacturer - but it came with both a short and a long rod. It came in a TRW box, and Lucas was cast into the body. I was not pleased. After installing the

[MBZ] OK Don's Geothermal Setup [was: Re: Burnin' daylight]

2015-01-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:32:36 -0500 Scott Ritchey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Hey Don, Could you tell us more about your geothermal setup? YES, PLEASE! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OK Don's Geothermal Setup [was: Re: Burnin' daylight]

2015-01-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
As I said in the original thread: Ours is a closed loop system from Climate Masters (located in OK). There are two bore holes, each is 300'. The install took two days for the loop, and three days for the unit, but you have to factor in that we moved the location of the unit to another room,

Re: [MBZ] Need a little help with my 126 300SD

2015-01-22 Thread Hans Neureiter via Mercedes
Problem is getting to the lamp socket. The bulb clips to the lens which comes out. Cant get to the wire connections without taking the outer cover off. Yeah I can drill a hole through the trunk and duckt tape a light to the car. Remember I said the lights flicker on when wiggling the harness

Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight

2015-01-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
That's what we found the first winter here, so we replaced the propane heat with a geothermal heat pump, and the propane water heater with an electric one that gets excess heat form the heat pump. Our total energy bill was one half of that years bill the next year. Even so, it will take 12-13

Re: [MBZ] OT Weak cell signals

2015-01-22 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Skimp on device or on installation? Apparently the fcc only allows 70dB amplification now. They used to allow 75. So I got the most allowable. We have -75bB signal at one end of the house so if I can pick that up it should be enough. As for the inside antenna, I'm not sure how one would skimp on