Craig wrote:
Aluminum engine parts being corroded comes from winter driving on
salted roads, not from being parked on a concrete slab.
Parking on grass and letting the snow pile up around them is far worse than
parking on concrete with air under them. Grass is probably worse than letting
sho
That it may, but I have direct experience with cars being stored in an unheated
area in temperate climates that had corrosion on aluminum parts due to
condensation from the concrete. None of them were driven on roads when salt
was present.
As the slab heats and cools along with the ambient hum
I think that concrete will pass a fair amount of moisture, which is going
to contribute to corrosion in general.
I find that the aluminum engine parts on my MB's corrode, and they are not
exposed to salted winter roads or even salt air. My bet is that happens
when an engine is cleaned but then no
Any number of places.
I'll usually look at Kelley, NADA and Edmunds to start. After a few weeks of
watching the market you can get a pretty good idea of the value ranges based on
how people are advertising, too.
Right now I would say that around here a really nice W140 with low miles is
going
Dieselvolk,
Better than an oil thread! I'd like to get a conversation going about our
favorite automotive products. I'll start off with a few of mine:
Boeshield T-9: "a multipurpose product that cleans, protects, penetrates,
displaces moisture & more." Created by Boeing, this is what should be
Wilton,
I hear Paris is a great place for "international affairs" :-) Hope
he does really good there before returning. I wonder if we can change the
subject of this discussion IF it's going to continue. It seems we passed the
"wise" point several digests ago.
Best Wishes from a s
engine is cleaned but then not properly treated with a preservative
coating as called for in the maintenance manual.
-Max
My favorite preservative is diesel fuel and motor oil
(only half kidding)
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The papists are very good at one particular thing (and perhaps others of
which I am unaware) and that is educating the chirruns, and making them
behave while doing it. The boy is the product of St. Mary's, Strake
Jesuit, Villanova, and now Georgetown, all soldiers of the faith, and it
has serv
I believe the Jesuits are the Roman Catholic equivalent of the Mossad. Quiet,
unassuming, but not to be messed with, and when they are, retribution is quick,
complete, and discreet.
Dan
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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 9:44 AM, Rich Thomas
> wrote:
>
> The papists are very good at one
Back when I was a pup, I had the misfortune of being sent to the
local horspital run by nunnie bunnies. they mopped every day with
disinfectant, and ran "by the book" (Their book, not the good book)
No one was not allowed to get up, even to use the toilet. When they
found out I had gotten ou
Yesterday the problematic SEL got a new 4-wire CIS temp sensor,
an MTC monovalve insert, and new valve cover gaskets to replace
the rocks that were on there.
The MTC insert looked identical to what came out, except that
the body was too fat to go through the coil! I ended up swapping
the rubber-
I am the youngest of three, and the only one who did not attend parochial
school for grades K-8.
My failure to attend was due to the unwillingness of the parish refusing to
discount tuition after two children were enrolled, much to the chagrin of my
father.
Anyway, due to my attendance in the
Teachers at our local Katlik school, (St. Mary) are very good, efficient and
thorough, but I haven't anything about their being harsh or overly strict.
BTW, there are no "nunnies" there. 'Last one aged out several years ago.
Oh, BTW, I mentioned that it would be OK if the grandsons choose to b
"haven't HEARD anything about their being harsh," that is.
Wilt
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Catholic schools to the wise, or not for the wise
Teachers at our local Katlik school, (
OilEater Cleaner and Degreaser. Biodegradable, Non-Toxic, Non-Corrosive
parts cleaner.
Discovered it. tried it to clean some heavy grease and grime parts.
Completely impressed with how well it works. It emulsifies the grease and
grime. Comes concentrated and you dilute for your particular applicati
303 Protectant: best darned stuff there is for vinyl and MBTex. Not shiny, has
UV protectants in it to keep the sun from damaging the surface.
I use some Meguire's stuff for cleaning my wheels. Does a great job and is not
terribly expensive. I do recommend using ceramic brake pads to cut down o
I am happy to report I have been in contact with Rusty and Gary and they are
getting back together to relaunch Buyparts. More news to follow.
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Not taking the fool bait
I don't think I ever paid Gary for the monovalve part I ordered from
him, he never called me to get a CC#.
--R
On 4/1/15 11:19 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I am happy to report I have been in contact with Rusty and Gary and they are
getting back together to relaun
I think John Oliver said it best about April Fools pranks a few days ago:
"Don't be a dick"
Dan
> On Apr 1, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>
> I am happy to report I have been in contact with Rusty and Gary and they are
> getting back together to relaunch Buyparts. More news to
Part of the agreement with the new bimby is jabba is going to take over the
running of the lists.
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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
>
> I am happy to report I have been in contact with Rusty and Gary and they are
> getting back together to relaunch Bu
Which half?
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 8:57 AM, Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> engine is cleaned but then not properly treated with a preservative
>> coating as called for in the maintenance manual.
>>
>> -Max
>>
>
> My favorite preservative is diesel fuel and motor oil
>
> (only half ki
I need a new pressure washer for vehicles, decks, outdoor furniture, and the
driveway. It does not need to be able to remove paint. I was thinking of
the Sun Joe SPX3000 which can be had for less than $200 from Amazon. The
reviews are generally good, but there are quite a few negative ones. I
wo
Car model? Year?
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> Yesterday the problematic SEL got a new 4-wire CIS temp sensor,
> an MTC monovalve insert, and new valve cover gaskets to replace
> the rocks that were on there.
>
> The MTC insert looked identical to what came out, except th
DeOxit! It works.
Biodiesel B-100 as a parts cleaner.
Greg
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Dieselvolk,
Better than
I attended NYC public elementary schools, which at the time had
vague, ill-defined or evolving policies on corporal punishment.
in 3rd or 4th grade, I had a teacher, "Mr. Osman", who would regularly hit
the students in my class. I once talked back to him, and he knocked or
pushed me down to the f
On 01/04/2015 6:19 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
That it may, but I have direct experience with cars being stored in an unheated
area in temperate climates that had corrosion on aluminum parts due to
condensation from the concrete. None of them were driven on roads when salt
was present.
As the slab
Bigger is better so long as you keep your hands and other body parts out
of the spray pattern.
You can generally avoid damage to things like wood by choosing to use a
wider spray nozzle but if you want to clean really greasy dirty things
then you need power to blast it off.
A rotating nozzle he
Fred posted a link to a Boston Craigslist ad offering some MB stuff
including a pop tester setup for injectors.
I contacted Fred and asked if he would be a middle man for me and
hopefully buy the pop tester offered and then ship to me since I was
afraid the vendor might think it was some sort o
This is not quite as good as Regina's FB one buddy boy.
On Apr 1, 2015 8:45 AM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote:
> Part of the agreement with the new bimby is jabba is going to take over
> the running of the lists.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin
> wrote:
>
To all the climate change deniers out there whose opinions I have contested
and disrespected: I apologize!
It turns out you were right - global warming is the biggest hoax ever
perpetuated on the human race. Here's today's news story with the inside
scoop:
https://nextgenclimate.org/hotseat/
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My family ancestors on one side were chased around parts of what is
now der vaterland by troops of the archbishop of Worms. This was
very near Speyer, the seat of the Evangelical Frei Kirche. They took
a dim view of being burned at the stake by the Archi's guys, so a
couple hunnert years ago
For electric, I'd stick with karcher. may cost a few % more, but
will last longer.
for gas, look at the engine and pump. how well it starts depends one
the engine. most of the pumps were Eyetalian. Watch out for chinee
pumps. May be ok or not.
MTM is a good brand with parts availability.
On 01/04/2015 2:28 PM, Curly McLain wrote:
For electric, I'd stick with karcher. may cost a few % more, but will
last longer.
for gas, look at the engine and pump. how well it starts depends one
the engine. most of the pumps were Eyetalian. Watch out for chinee
pumps. May be ok or not.
M
Mopar rust penetrant. It eats rust. can also be sprayed in
cylinders to remove rust, but stay with it. as soon as the engine
turns over, flush it out and oil the cylinders with non-detergent
oil. If you leave it soak cylinders overnight, check the engine the
next morning, and flush as soon
I know you asked about electric, but I have a Sears/Craftsman 6.5HP with a
Briggs engine on it. I've had it for at least ten years, and being in Florida
it gets a regular workout. I just pressure washed my driveway last weekend, as
a matter of fact.
Starts on the first pull, runs great, does so
IF you saw off the top of an electric one, you might wish to ensure
that your life insurance is in good standing.
They do tend to spray water about.
RB
The electrojuicity is well insulated and on a GFI. If you stuck a
finger into the fan, it might give you a sore finger, but I don't do
th
On 01/04/2015 2:52 PM, Curly McLain wrote:
IF you saw off the top of an electric one, you might wish to ensure
that your life insurance is in good standing.
They do tend to spray water about.
RB
The electrojuicity is well insulated and on a GFI. If you stuck a
finger into the fan, it migh
And all get rich selling commercials once it goes viral.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
> On 01/04/2015 2:52 PM, Curly McLain wrote:
>
>>
>>> IF you saw off the top of an electric one, you might wish to ensure that
>>> your life insurance is in good standing.
>>> They do te
Sounds like a plan!
RB
On 01/04/2015 3:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
And all get rich selling commercials once it goes viral.
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 01/04/2015 2:52 PM, Curly McLain wrote:
IF you saw off the top of an electric one, you might wish to ensu
Yep, here's another one.
DADDY RETIRES
By Wilton Strickland
At the end of 1945, Daddy retired from farming and bought a house on
three acres two miles west of Nashville, NC, and we moved there. The total
cost was $3000, and he got some help on it from my two brothers in the Navy
and one
Randy.Thank you.
I've got a bridge for sale, cheap.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 12:00:51 -0500
> From: rbenn...@bennell.ca
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: [MBZ] A pat on the back for Fred
>
> Fred posted a link to a Boston Craigslist ad offering some MB stu
Hey, I have always wanted my own bridge!
Someone must have told you, I will buy just about anything if I think I
might one day need it.
Randy
On 01/04/2015 4:23 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
Randy.Thank you.
I've got a bridge for sale, cheap.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 201
Randy.Thank you.
I've got a bridge for sale, cheap.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
'That be London Bridge, or Tower Bridge?
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Randy, Curly.I have an option on the Brooklyn Bridge, but someone has made an
offer.The other bridge is the Crystal Bridge from Gloucester to Singing Beach
in Manchester.You can only get the full effect in full sunlight as it is
difficult to see.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> From: 126
In Winnipeg we spent millions to build a pedestrian bridge with a
restaurant in the middle. Needless to say it does not do well in winter
since one cannot park anywhere near it.
It cost an absolute fortune just to run water and sewer pipes to this
building in the middle that would not freeze com
Did I mention that the Esplanade Riel is named after Louis Riel.
He was hanged for treason but somehow has become an "important leader"
and founder of our province.
We also have a holiday in February now - Louis Riel day - referred by
some of us as "hang a traitor day".
RB
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Should have added that Riel was crazy as a bed bug and thought the
government way out east was going to pat him on the back and appoint him
to be the Lieutenant Governor of the new province.
He had led a couple of uprisings against the government and the powers
that be in eastern Canada at the t
> Meade wrote:
>
> Better than an oil thread! I'd like to get a conversation going
> about our favorite automotive products. I'll start off with a
> few of mine:
> PB Blaster:
I prefer Kroil. The gallon I bought a couple decades ago isn't
gone yet. When it is, I expect I'll replace it.
LPS
Fluid Film. Spray it on bare metal and it will not rust even when exposed to
road salt spray.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 1, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Meade Dillon wrote:
>
> Dieselvolk,
>
> Better than an oil thread! I'd like to get a conversation going about our
> favorite automotive products.
Randy.Wow! And here I thought that Sarah Palin was from Alaska.Revisionist
histories abound. The "History" is written by the winner, and truth (whatever
that is) suffers.Nixon is not a crook, I heard him say that on national TV, so
it must be true, not so?Now let me get back to my circle of cons
How about "I did not have sex with that woman"?
On Apr 1, 2015 9:20 PM, "Fred Moir" wrote:
> Randy.Wow! And here I thought that Sarah Palin was from Alaska.Revisionist
> histories abound. The "History" is written by the winner, and truth
> (whatever that is) suffers.Nixon is not a crook, I heard
Dwight.Nah! We all knew that was a lie.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 21:25:58 -0400
> From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] A pat on the back for Fred
>
> How about "I did not have sex with that woman"?
> On Apr 1, 2015 9:20
Randy Bennell wrote:
> Did I mention that the Esplanade Riel is named after Louis Riel.
> He was hanged for treason but somehow has become an "important leader" and
> founder of our province.
> We also have a holiday in February now - Louis Riel day - referred by some of
> us as "hang a traitor
And Nixon wasn't lying?
On Apr 1, 2015 9:37 PM, "Fred Moir" wrote:
> Dwight.Nah! We all knew that was a lie.
>
> Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
>
> > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 21:25:58 -0400
> > From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com
> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] A pat on the back f
Rick Scott is a criminal. Technically he was with Columbia health care not
HCA. I lived in Nashville when he was convicted of stealing from the
American taxpayers. HCA bought Columbia.
On Apr 1, 2015 9:42 PM, "arche...@embarqmail.com"
wrote:
>
> Randy Bennell wrote:
> > Did I mention that the Es
Dwight.Of course he was lying!The Medi (ocrity) were in a feeding frenzy, the
administration was in bury it deep cover up and no one seemed to know what was
really going on.We soon found out when the truth (THAT word again) came out.
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 2
My neighbor has a New Headlight assembly for a W140, It is the Left side
(Drivers side), It is complete and includes the side light (Turn signal).If
anyone is interested they can contact him at cddo...@juno.com, he can send info
and pictures.I looked up the stock number 140 820 65 61He is asking
Yes you are spot on, Fred.
On Apr 1, 2015 9:56 PM, "Fred Moir" wrote:
> Dwight.Of course he was lying!The Medi (ocrity) were in a feeding frenzy,
> the administration was in bury it deep cover up and no one seemed to know
> what was really going on.We soon found out when the truth (THAT word agai
My neighbor has a New Headlight assembly for a W140, It is the Left
side (Drivers side), It is complete and includes the side light
(Turn signal).If anyone is interested they can contact him at
cddo...@juno.com, he can send info and pictures.I looked up the
stock number 140 820 65 61He is askin
Randy.Wow! And here I thought that Sarah Palin was from
Alaska.Revisionist histories abound. The "History" is written by the
winner, and truth (whatever that is) suffers.Nixon is not a crook, I
heard him say that on national TV, so it must be true, not so?Now
let me get back to my circle of con
The 2HP (??) one I first had worked just fine, plenty of pressure,
but not much volume and thus not much cleaning power. It seemed
fine until you actually had to do a big job, then it felt like you
were scrubbin the kitchen floor with a toothbrush. I gave it away,
and bought a 10HP Honda/Reverbi
Curly.Irony? Almost all politicians become bent at some time after they get to
feed at the public trough. Power and money, almost the same thing, lead them to
be corrupt and become total addicts from the local ward healer to the
Potus.Honest Politician, my aching back!!Remember that?
Fred Moir.
Walt, didn't you have a 91 350SDL with an MB crate engine? What happened to
it? 'Thought I had dibs on it. Or was it a 140 - the one you still have?
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 201
Car model? Year?
1990 560 SEL. The old bone-of-divorce contention. The
car SWMBA thought was our SDL, in spite of it being parked
_behind_ the SDL, and looking (together) like more than
one car. To me, anyway, it looked like _two_ cars.
Not sure why it didn't to her, or why this is somehow
_
Is it for 92-95 or 95 up?
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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 8:56 PM, W140 wrote:
>
> My neighbor has a New Headlight assembly for a W140, It is the Left side
> (Drivers side), It is complete and includes the side light (Turn signal).If
> anyone is interested they can contact him at cdd
You mean you really did get "in trouble" over that decoy SEL?
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] SEL 'stank'
Car model? Year?
1990 560 SEL. The old bone-of-divorce contention
Jim writes:
> or why this is somehow
>_my_ fault!
Because.
Rick
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Louis Riel is adored by a lot of the WInnipeggers I used to party with...
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:47 PM, Dwight Giles wrote:
> Rick Scott is a criminal. Technically he was with Columbia health care not
> HCA. I lived in Nashville when he was convicted of stealing from the
> American taxpayers.
Does anyone remember "Mission accomplished"?
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
> Curly.Irony? Almost all politicians become bent at some time after they
> get to feed at the public trough. Power and money, almost the same thing,
> lead them to be corrupt and become total addicts
Yes I do- Iraq solved. Today they had to retake Tikrit. Not accomplished.
On Apr 1, 2015 10:47 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel" wrote:
> Does anyone remember "Mission accomplished"?
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
>
> > Curly.Irony? Almost all politicians become bent at some time a
It just keeps getting better
The guy with the granny car that had the trashed exterior and rusty door bottom
emails me tonight asking if I'll give him $5k for the car as-is. This is after
he turns down an offer for $5k yesterday before I saw it, or so he says.
This is the ad for reference
Maybe I should buy it for 2k. You are mean.
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> On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:00 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
>
> It just keeps getting better
>
>
> The guy with the granny car that had the trashed exterior and rusty door
> bottom emails me tonight asking if I'll give him $5k for the
Thanks for clearing that up. So many criminals become politicians in Florida,
we pay little attention to the details of their crimes. Florida is pretty much
like D.C. If you bring enough money to either, you can get about anything you
want. In Florida, even the
governorship.
Gerry
Um they charge $150 per hr for labor in NYC??
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> On Mar 31, 2015, at 6:29 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
>
> I'll bite... $200.
>
> $150/ hour, $20 for parts, $15 shop fees, tax
>
> :)
>
> It's NYC!
>
> Jaime
>
>
>> On Monday, March 30, 2015, Jon Agne wrote:
>>
>> While
Yes i have wondered how FL voters elected Scott. That said we have our
share of convicted politicians here in RI
On Apr 1, 2015 11:18 PM, "arche...@embarqmail.com"
wrote:
> Thanks for clearing that up. So many criminals become politicians in
> Florida, we pay little attention to the details of
Yes I do- Iraq solved. Today they had to retake Tikrit. Not accomplished.
Uh, I think GW did take it (if you check your history). BHO gave it
back. Now the iraqis and BHO want it back again. It would have
been far cheaper just to hold on to it after GW took it.
_
It just keeps getting better
The guy with the granny car that had the trashed exterior and rusty
door bottom emails me tonight asking if I'll give him $5k for the
car as-is. This is after he turns down an offer for $5k yesterday
before I saw it, or so he says.
This is the ad for refere
Indeed, I do! 'Said then it was way premature - the whole fiasco
ill-advised. "Ya break it Ya own it."
"We" stood by and watched the populace destroy (loot) their own
infrastructure.
I knew we were in trouble when I saw US Marines and soldiers kicking in
doors and holding their wives and c
I think I'd hafta let 'im find another buyer.
Wilton
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Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues
It just keeps getting better
The guy with the granny car that had the trashed ext
OK Jon, what's the answer
>>
> >> Anyone care to guess the cost?
> >>
> >> Jon
> >>
> >> ’85 300D
>
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*“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of
our people need it sorely on t
Yes i have wondered how FL voters elected Scott. That said we have our
share of convicted politicians here in RI
On Apr 1, 2015 11:18 PM, "arche...@embarqmail.com"
wrote:
Thanks for clearing that up. So many criminals become politicians in
Florida, we pay little attention to the details of
Global warming discussions can be dangerous. Two fishermen in a bar got into an
argument about it that resulted in a near riot.
One said the sea had risen 2 inches because the high water mark on a post in
Crystal River had risen exactly 2 inches above the usual high water mark, and
therefore he
Thanks for clearing that up. So many criminals become politicians in
Florida, we pay little attention to the details of their crimes.
Florida is pretty much like D.C. If you bring enough money to
either, you can get about anything you want. In Florida, even the
governorship.
Gerry
"The culture has degraded such that seeking and/or holding office, especially
national-level office, is, in and of itself, proof that a given person is
psychologically and morally unfit to hold public office."
Ann Barnhardt.
Rick
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On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 17:12:54 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
> Yep, here's another one.
>
> DADDY RETIRES
> By Wilton Strickland
Thank you, Wilton.
I'm curious, was your mother much younger than your father? From your
dates, she lived 41 years after he died.
Craig
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