Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Just fired it up. Other that a strange low frequency resonance of some kind that’s coming from the machine, it works. Passed diagnostics and seems to be happy. I can’t open the case because the side is bent to the point where the door won’t clear it, so I’m going to leave that alone. I

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

There are empty cheesegrater cases on eBay, if it comes to that. Just get a reasonable settlement out of them, and use a hammer to 'fix' it. If it bugs you enough, put it in a different case. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Yes, the video card can be a limiter, but if he has an NVidia card, he’s far more likely to be OK, as NVidia supported their cards far later than the ATIs and others. This is the ultimate thread on running later OSs’ on Mac Pro 1,1 and 1,2s:

[MBZ] Man in the High Castle

Amazon Prime made this show which is an interesting concept but (to me) somewhat boring plot. It is engaging and inriguing though. I especially enjoyed the use of a lot of old cars, including German, Japanese many of which I had never seen before), and American vehicles which is one of the

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

Long before military aircraft and ships started using chip-based computers, they used very effective mechanical, electro/mechanical (electric servos and mechanical linkages and gearing), vacuum tube + electro/mechanical and transistor-based (electronic) computers. A through D model B-52's used

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

> On December 6, 2015 at 8:14 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I can’t open the case because the side is bent to the point where the door > won’t clear it, so I’m going to leave that alone. What's a used case/dead parts machine cost?

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

Awesome, thanks! I think I had seen that (or one very similar), but had lost it. Exactly what I need to "fix" my 3.5 liter pump in my 3.0 liter engine. His advice does differ from Dave M's advice (as far as the max. RPM adjustment I want) but easy enough to try both ways. - Max

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

Awesome, thanks! I think I had seen that (or one very similar), but had lost it. Exactly what I need to "fix" my 3.5 liter pump in my 3.0 liter engine. His advice does differ from Dave M's advice (as far as the max. RPM adjustment I want) but easy enough to try both ways. - Max

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

> I think i useta know who he is. I think he was either on the > original MB Veterans list or the Dickarde list. I don't remember his > real name, and CO does not provoke any recall. > > Seems to be on a similar bent to winmutt: hopping up 617 and 603 engines. FI and winmutt were early

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

I suspect the person who wrote the article is my age and most folks think "computers" started in about 1982... -Curt From: WILTON via Mercedes To: mercedes list Cc: WILTON Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:58 AM

Re: [MBZ] B-52

No, merely very powerful turbojets. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" To: Cc: "Rich Thomas" Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] B-52 "the even

Re: [MBZ] B-52

I did not know that. Very interesting. Learn something new every day. --R On 12/6/15 12:24 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_fuel On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: "the even faster B-70

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

I can see a messed up timing advance unit sometimes idling at retard and sometimes idling with the advance stuck on, but I can't see it causing idle to change while it's idling. If all the plugs are glowing and none of the injectors are dripping, I don't know what else to say other than maybe the

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

BTW: I ordered a board game from Amazon for a Yankee Swap, the delivery guy left it out in the rain and the box got damaged. Amazon replaced it no sweat. I didn't even bother to chase UPS... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

If you need specifics, let me know. I’ve been using the MB 1,1 since Mavericks using the boot loader and it’s been fantastic. Video card? The chances are good that the unit he's got his eye on has the old 7300 video card. He's very cost-limited on this, but his old XP-running Celeron is

Re: [MBZ] B-52

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_fuel On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > "the even faster B-70 (spewed highly toxic exhaust)." > > Was this a nuclear fission engine? > > --R > > On 12/6/15 2:06 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes wrote: >

[MBZ] OT HF coupon

I got a HF catalog that has a pretty good price on a large belt/disc sander tool that I have been thinking about getting. Price is not bad, not sure if it is a coupon or just a discount, I'll have to look again. I get emails every day or two for stuff, today has a 20% discount coupon.

Re: [MBZ] Your ticket order #00000675441 approved

The most secure passwords/passphrases are long, not complex. The longer it is, the harder to guess. Short and complex is less secure. The more characters used, the less likely a dictionary attack or rainbow table will be successful. It all comes down to entropy. http://xkcd.com/936/ Dan

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

Curly sez: >‎Seems to be on a similar bent to >winmutt: hopping up 617 and >603 engines. Rolf. Where did he go...? I thought it complimentary to this august group, that, although he was the founder of the Super Turbo site‎, he came here for answers.  ‎ Rick  Sent from my BlackBerry Z10‎

[MBZ] Fw: B-52

- Original Message - From: WILTON To: Rick Hawkins Java Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:51 AM Subject: Re: B-52 Yep, an awesome airplane. Several places in this article mention the B-52 as "now having computers." Here's a little correction: B-52's have ALWAYS had computers -

Re: [MBZ] Your ticket order #00000675441 approved

Beat you to that one by a day... ;) -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Your ticket order #0675441 approved The most

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

Yep. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52 I suspect the person who

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

Karl, if you can post a link to the guide by OM616 or give more info about how to find it, I'd really appreciate it. I'm not afraid of attempting one simple adjustment, which is to increase the maximum RPM. I've installed an IP from a 3.5 liter OM603 in my '87 wagon, and the IP starts

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

> On December 6, 2015 at 12:22 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Any time anyone disagreed with this guy on any site, he would start > insulting them or talking down to them even if it was a Swede who was > already pulling 300hp out of their om617. That

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Why not introduce him to the wonders of Linux? Time Machine. Turbotax. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Maiden voyage

Second: speedo does not work. Tach is still non-fuctional... On these, I think the speedo is 'lektronic. Is that right? I'll have to pull the cluster and see if a signal is present. I think 124 is still a cable. Shares a lot with the 201, and I know that has a mechanical cable. There is

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Good question. I don’t know. I’m not even sure there are variations in the case so that I would have to have a specific one. I don’t think there are. Quite honestly, I don’t care about the cosmetics, as it’s buried out of sight next to my desk. As long as it works and I can access the

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Yeah, I would just get a crescent wrench to use as a pry bar and straighten things out as best I could. Functionality over cosmetics. Dan > On Dec 6, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > There are empty cheesegrater cases on eBay, if it comes to that. > Just get

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

And who also wouldn’t consider a slide rule a computer. Dan > On Dec 6, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > I suspect the person who wrote the article is my age and most folks think > "computers" started in about 1982... > -Curt >

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

So, Greg, get back to us when you know what you are talking about! You know, peaceful refugees and all that... --R On 12/5/15 7:38 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: Funny you should ask! I worked for the former I for many years. Part of my duties was completing adjudications of some

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

The max fuel you can get out of a stock MW pump on an om617 is 62cc/min without replacing elements etc. It is about 20% more than stock. This equates to about 150 intercooled hp max. There is a good thread by Dougal on 4btswaps.com about it. The best way to obtain that fuel from a stock mw pump

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

If disconnecting the idle control solenoid has no affect, then the problem could be in either the IP or the mechanical timer advance, I guess, but I don't see how the timer advance could cause such behavior. Swapping IP to see if that solves it would be a lot of work, but I think that would be

Re: [MBZ] B-52

"the even faster B-70 (spewed highly toxic exhaust)." Was this a nuclear fission engine? --R On 12/6/15 2:06 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes wrote: This is interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/us/b-52s-us-air-force-bombers.html?mwrsm=Facebook thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

Re: [MBZ] OT HF coupon

My memories of the 20% (common) 25% (uncommon) and 30% (haven't seen one this year) off on one single item coupons is that they can't be combined with other coupons. So if a $100 belt sander is on sale for $79.99, use the coupon for an additional savings. If the belt sander has a coupon

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

The hum appears to be the four 15k RPM drives. I’m not used to having high speed enterprise grade drives in my machines. Check that one off as normal. Dan > On Dec 6, 2015, at 8:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just fired it up. Other that a strange low

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Dan writes: >‎Thank goodness UPS didn’t >destroy the 17” MacBook Pro I >got earlier this >week. They are a >real nightmare to get to settle >insurance claims. If you have a package that you really, really don't want lost or possibly damaged, it needs to be insured as "High Value".   

Re: [MBZ] B-52

Thanks for adding some color to that, I knew that but my email was wrong in that respect. I guess I just get so PO'd at the PC/revisionist statements in articles like that I stop thinking straight. I do love the comments about "when the BUFF shows up, many times the enemy will decide they don't

[MBZ] Fuel pump funnies

Replaced the rear fuel pump on the TE this evening, I've been putting it off since nearly everything else I touch gets worse rather than better recently. New pump is an eBay cheapo, since I didn't want to blow $200 on a Bosch to find that the pump wasn't the problem. It was, so I'll still

Re: [MBZ] OT HF coupon

I saw that too but worry about the quality. I hate buying electric things from HF, total crap shoot as most of it is crap. That said I've got a palm sander I bought to do a 240D hood with, its got a lotta hours and other than being just slightly too big for 1/4 sheet (gotta line the paper with

Re: [MBZ] OK Don Cell phone spying

Yup - time to update and cry. On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK Don, you will have to update your signature. An article today on Kim > Komando sez not only is the NSA spying on all is, but so is the DOJ, > Homeland Insecurity, and

Re: [MBZ] OT: 34mm Negative Scanner - Digital ICE Rocks

> OK wrote: > > Can you use Vuescan with images acquired via a camera > instead of a scanner? I plan to use my Nikon D700 camera > like I used to use the F3 for duplicating slides, etc. I don't know what Vuescan can do. But I have used my "little" Canon camera to get a digital copy of hundreds

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

The Electonic Digital Computer was first built in 1939 in the basement of the building I had Pysiks and other classes in.I have a couple of seats from that Physics building, and a desk from the Botany building GW Carver worked in as a botanist before he became famous as the Peanut man.

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

The 1,1 will take up to 32Gb ram, so he should max it out. Look on fleabay for some at dirt prices. I scored 16gb for $21. Has to be FB ECC. HP servers ran it, and I am thinking those servers are being retired about now. clay On Dec 5, 2015, at 6:02 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] OT HF coupon

Generaly, YEs, unless it is excluded in the fine print. I combined to buy the engine hoist, a pallet jack and some other things. I got a HF catalog that has a pretty good price on a large belt/disc sander tool that I have been thinking about getting. Price is not bad, not sure if it is a

[MBZ] OT I am getting prepped for surgery...

on the iMac with the overheating HDD. I am trying to decide if I should open it up, clean it out, and see if the HDD recovers and functions OK. I believe it has 10.6.8 on it which I wish to keep using as I spent money on Parallels that would require spending another $50 if I upgrade to a

Re: [MBZ] B-52

After political restraints were finally removed from B-52 activity over N. Vietnam on 18 Dec 72, it took less than 11 days for B-52's to force N. Vietnam to beg to sign an agreement, something they were reluctant to do during the previous 15 years or so of our involvement. Everybody signed,

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Or watch BO tonight and he might be able to tell us when they might discover what allegedly motivated the loving couple to do these alleged acts. Alegedly. --R On 12/6/15 5:31 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: OK Rich...I'll give ValJar a call tomorrow and get at the real Truth. Greg

Re: [MBZ] OT I am getting prepped for surgery...

Migration Assistant will let you choose what to move over to the new drive. That’s apps, data, etc. You mentioned having a Time Machine backup as well. You could invoke Time Machine to restore everything as well, if you chose to. The problem with having all your stuff on the old hard drive

Re: [MBZ] All It Needs is a "Tun Up".

The first 280SE 4.5 has patina so thick you could scrape it into jars and sell it. On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > the bullet proof 4.5liter V-8 engine, or the million mile engine? Choices, > choices... > > --R > > > On 12/5/15 12:50 PM,

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Nope, "Vietnam syndrome". Incremental increases will prolong it. Go big or go home is what Congress is telling him. I think tis also a vote of no confidence in the military commanders that Hussein has picked. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 6, 2015 8:48:22 PM EST,

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

Thanks. Somehow, based on the overall shape of the car, i don't think it will be that simple. One of my 190Ds, the '85 I think, had all the blower functions dead. The guy took $100 off the price of the car when I picked it up because "it had been working".When I got it home I pulled the PBU

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

BTW, 'read somewhere in last coupla days. B-52's being considered for ISIS - a year or more overdue. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Meade Dillon"

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

B. Hussein Obama said: "Rest assured, we will conduct a thorough investigation and we will get to the bottom of this". Doesn't have quite the same ring as "We'll find out who did it, and justice will be served". Especially when justice is served by a 500lb bomb. - Max Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] B-52

Well, having lived the real thing, it's hard for me to stay quiet and listen to the revisionist BS, too. Wilton Don't even think about staying quiet! Speak out and correct the revisionist BS like the swift boat guys did several years ago. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT I am getting prepped for surgery...

The more I think about this, I think the best strategy would be: 1.) Back up everything on your existing drive(s) to Time Machine or a disk image. 2.) Install the OS of your choice on the SSD as previously described. 3.) Nuke your other (physical) hard drive. Wipe it clean. 4.) Assemble

Re: [MBZ] OT: 34mm Negative Scanner - Digital ICE Rocks

Yes, I am going to try LEDs for the light source, but will compare the results with incandescent light. I just want to avoid the heat of the bulb in the inverted color head that I use. Maybe I gave up too soon, but I did not get acceptable results using Photoshop to color correct the reversed

[MBZ] Fw: B-52

BTW, in 1964 I was in a meeting with Gen. Thomas Power, CINCSAC, when he stated, "If we do not hurry to design, build and put into service a replacement for the B-52, we may have to use the G and H models on into the '80's." Wilton - Original Message - From: Rick Hawkins Java

Re: [MBZ] Fuel pump funnies

ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Peter Frederick via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Peter Frederick" Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 8:31 PM Subject: [MBZ] Fuel pump funnies Replaced the

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Wonder why Congress won't pass a resolution supporting military force against ISIS. Chicken hawks? On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > B. Hussein Obama said: "Rest assured, we will conduct a thorough >> investigation and we will get to the

Re: [MBZ] B-52

Well, having lived the real thing, it's hard for me to stay quiet and listen to the revisionist BS, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Meade Dillon"

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

Maybe look om616 up on peachparts and pm him. He seems kind of particular but demonstrates some truly mind numbingly detailed knowledge of the older m and mw pumps in threads from 2010 and 2011. On Dec 6, 2015 10:15 AM, "Max Dillon via Mercedes" wrote: > Karl, if you can

Re: [MBZ] Fuel pump funnies

Can the original pump be rebuilt? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

One of my 190Ds, the '85 I think, had all the blower functions dead. The guy took $100 off the price of the car when I picked it up because "it had been working".When I got it home I pulled the PBU out, plugged in the cable that had fallen off and all function was restored. Love it when things

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

I’ll raise the BS flag on that one… > On Dec 6, 2015, at 9:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nope, "Vietnam syndrome". Incremental increases will prolong it. Go big or > go home is what Congress is telling him. I think tis also a vote of no > confidence

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Thanks for the reminder about RAM on eBay. My HP XW8600 has 10GB right now, I'd looked on Crucial but they wanted big $$ to upgrade so I'd held back. EBay has 16GB for 1/4 what Crucial wanted with a 1 year warranty. -Curt From: clay via Mercedes To: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

My father worked on the gun control systems in B-29 during the "battle of Kansas" in what, late '43. The system was vacuum tube electro- mechanical, and was giving the Army fits since failure to follow the aiming system made the guns very dangerous to other B-29s. He did quite a bit of

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

Yeah, I pretty much narrowed it down to the gov'ner a couple of years ago when it started. I have not had time to mess with it since. Once I get the "new" 300D roadworthy, then I'll take it down and work on it. I'm looking for a name for the "new" 300D. May it should be called POSitive

Re: [MBZ] B-52

Thanks for adding some color to that, I knew that but my email was wrong in that respect. I guess I just get so PO'd at the PC/revisionist statements in articles like that I stop thinking straight. I do love the comments about "when the BUFF shows up, many times the enemy will decide they don't

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

Interesting, Peter, as my Dad did the same after his initial enlistment, after which he was able to get trained as a flight engineer and eventually ended up flying B-29s in a reconnaissance group in the Pacific, flying over mainland Japan to document the damage our bombers inflicted. I’m not

Re: [MBZ] Maiden voyage

Speedo is cable. This model easily suffers a kink in the cable when working in the instrument cluster, the cable is supposed to be hooked in the driver's foot well, that needs to be loosened prior to pulling out the cluster. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300

Re: [MBZ] OT HF coupon

Rule of thumb with those is regardless of if it says you can use it on certain items or not, give it to them anyway because half the time they will take it. Now if the sander is a coupon item you can't use 2 coupons, but if it is just on sale you can use it. I think they say you can't use them

Re: [MBZ] garage door springs

Torsion springs are seriously dangerous to work on unless you know what you’re doing. The door company I worked for many years ago stopped doing garage doors because of the liability insurance we had to carry. The guys that did it said it could be really scary. It also involved some serious

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

Yes, tomorrow is the day that some Japanese pilots out for a training mission one morning were forced to lose their ordnance so that they would have enough range to get back to their carriers. Unfortunately there was some collateral damage when they dropped the ordnance, but now that we have

Re: [MBZ] OT HF coupon

<< Anyone know what the usual protocol is with these things?>> IME depends on the individual store. My local store has allowed the double discount. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley via Mercedes Sent: Sunday, December

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

The gun aiming computers on the big battleships with the 16" guns were all mechanical, quite interesting pieces of work. -R On 12/6/15 2:01 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: My father worked on the gun control systems in B-29 during the "battle of Kansas" in what, late '43. The system

Re: [MBZ] FedEx Ape-like Package Handling

Just be aware that the non-Apple RAM for these machines runs hotter as it does not have the huge heatsinks the Apple RAM does. That also makes the Apple RAM more expensive, but the off-brand stuff works just as well from what I have heard. You also want to try and keep the RAM matched on each

Re: [MBZ] garage door springs

I have had 2 instances many years apart of springs self-destructing spontaneously; luckily with no one nearby. I was very impressed with the resulting noise. After researching replacement parts and procedure, I called a local company and had the broken one and its still unbroken twin replaced

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

B. Hussein Obama said: "Rest assured, we will conduct a thorough investigation and we will get to the bottom of this". Doesn't have quite the same ring as "We'll find out who did it, and justice will be served". Especially when justice is served by a 500lb bomb. - Max Charleston SC

Re: [MBZ] B-52

Yes, but when the Grey Lady includes factually incorrect statements like this "Even after millions of tons of bombs were dropped in far corners of the world, most foes targeted by the bomber, including those in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam, ultimately prevailed." Political will (or rather a

Re: [MBZ] Good Diesel Tuning info

I am not advocating messing with the pump. I always sent pumps to a authorized Bosch shop owned by a MB Diesel owner/driver, but he is retired now, and the shop is closed. I'd probably now pick one who advertises in the Star. But setting the base Idle speed higher so the EDS is not needed

Re: [MBZ] Fw: B-52

The gun aiming computers on the big battleships with the 16" guns were all mechanical, quite interesting pieces of work. -R Yes! If anyone has a chance, if any of all y'all have a chance, by all means visit the BB-61 in the vicinity of the city of lost angles. That type (Iowa Class) and

Re: [MBZ] OT I am getting prepped for surgery...

Do this: Download the latest OS from the App Store on a good (working) Mac. Download the file, don’t do the install (it will ask you which one you want if it’s the same as the one currently on the machine you’re downloading to.) If you’re using an older OS that’s on optical media, just boot

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

OK Rich...I'll give ValJar a call tomorrow and get at the real Truth. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas via Mercedes Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 9:10 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Rich Thomas Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] OT I am getting prepped for surgery...

Thanks but questions... Once you’ve booted from the SSD, you can use Migration Assistant in the Utilities menu to move everything over to it. What does that mean "everything over to it"? MA to move everything from the old HDD over to the SSD? Apps and data and other files?

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

I doubt that Congress will do anything that POTUS asks. Wilton As it should be. Even nansky pelosky no longer supports the failure prez. The only thing they should accept from this abject failure is his resignation. Scary thought! Then we'd get crazy Joe!

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Scott writes: >‎War is serious business. If you >aren't serious, don't consider it.  The United States Government hasn't been serious about a war since August 9th, 1945. We actually won in Vietnam militarily. The politicians gave it away. Rick  Sent from my BlackBerry Z10‎

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

Check the fuse first, usually other failures result in some portions of the climate control not working. Dead as a doornail is quite often an old fuse not sending any juice that way. Could also be a completely dead OVP relay too, but I'd bet on the power supply fuse. Fan will NOT run on

Re: [MBZ] garage door springs

> Dan wrote: > Torsion springs are seriously dangerous to work on unless you know what you're doing. So too for the longitudinal tension springs. Once I figured out what had happened, with the door down (springs not under tension) I loosened the locking screws... That's backwards.

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Might this have something to do with it? "Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence Allegations are mounting that senior intelligence officials at Central Command not only skewed findings on the ISIS war to please D.C., but tried to hide what they did. In July, a group of

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

I doubt that Congress will do anything that POTUS asks. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Max Dillon" Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 9:11 PM Subject:

Re: [MBZ] garage door springs

Were the springs totally unwound when the door was all he way up, or was there still serious tension from the springs? How did you preload the springs (if that was necessary)? Was there a rachet for preloading? Thanks, Gerry ~~ Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Fuel pump funnies

None of them can, they are crimped together. This one was not original, I don't think, but the car has 250k miles on it now. I suspect it was worn to the point the armature was "rattling" on the stationary magnets, no much point in fixing that. Might just be worn out brushes, but that

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

War is serious business. If you aren't serious, don't consider it. The first step is to formulate achievable MILITARY objectives that accomplish the political objectives. If you can't/don't do that you aren't serious. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] garage door springs

> Dan wrote: > > Torsion springs are seriously dangerous to work on unless > you know what you’re doing. So too for the longitudinal tension springs. > Once I figured out what had happened, with the door down > (springs not under tension) I loosened the locking screws... That's backwards. The

Re: [MBZ] IP Timing advance Wuz: OM60x Vacuum Pump

Thanks Peter. I'll check that fuse tomorrow. I have a spare OVP relay, I have not verified it is good yet, but with 3 other cars to borrow from, 3 of the 5 should be good. I plan to attack the seat belts tomorrow, as that seems the most important thing to get solved for daily (legal) use.

Re: [MBZ] San Bernardino

Might this have something to do with it? "Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence Allegations are mounting that senior intelligence officials at Central Command not only skewed findings on the ISIS war to please D.C., but tried to hide what they did. In July, a group