[MBZ] Lady Admirals

2016-01-09 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Navy carrier strike group commander sacked for viewing porn on duty – The commander of the Navy's Carrier Strike Group 15, based in San Diego, has been fired due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command amid allegations that he used his government computer to watch pornography. Rear A

[MBZ] Solar FWIW

2016-01-09 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
>From another list: > The enemy to solar here is the (electricity) delivery fees.  My first year I > was getting paid back $30 every month. Now the delivery fees are $69 per > month.  That means now I am always paying over $100 per month instead of them > paying me.  My ROI is not that great.  

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
So for some reason I get a post on FB from URO parts proclaiming how great they were, and I commented that the stuff was crap. I get this response to which I would like to respond seriously, something like "Thank you for engaging on this topic. I belong to a large group of old Benz enthusiast

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Don't get me wrong, I watch 1 football game a year merely because a friend takes us to the Elk's club for the Super Bowl. We like the food and hanging out with friends. Tonight while I was not watching television I learned how to wire in a diode. I'm rebuilding the light I use over my bed at cam

Re: [MBZ] OT Heat Pump refrigerant charge

2016-01-09 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Actually, in heat mode, if weather conditions are right you can judge by the frost on the outdoor coils. About the top third of the coil should be free of frost. Beware that some models have interleaved coils which start every few inches. You don't want any liquid reaching the compressor. > ---

Re: [MBZ] Three cheers for Hollywood Fats

2016-01-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
... I went ahead with the online order and when Gary got confirmation, he wants to know if I screwed up and meant to order a Bosal to go with the Ansa part. I had not meant to, and Gary was kind enough to amend the order on his side instead of my having to cancel what I did on mistake and the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Okie Don sez: Yup, Boyle's law in action. However, it's a boy's game being played by grown men - come on now don't take any of it seriously. You are all intelligent men, get up from the tube and go work on your Benz, or do something else productive instead of supporting over paid over grown kids.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Don't get me wrong, I watch 1 football game a year merely because a friend takes us to the Elk's club for the Super Bowl. We like the food and hanging out with friends. Tonight while I was not watching television I learned how to wire in a diode. I'm rebuilding the light I use over my bed at cam

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 3:37 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > Keep an eye on their balls. The decided to cheat last year to get to the > big game. > > http://couchkitties.comicgenesis.com/d/20150124.html -MMM- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yup, Boyle's law in action. However, it's a boy's game being played by grown men - come on now don't take any of it seriously. You are all intelligent men, get up from the tube and go work on your Benz, or do something else productive instead of supporting over paid over grown kids. On Sat, Jan 9,

Re: [MBZ] Three cheers for Hollywood Fats

2016-01-09 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes I have had good experiences last couple years ordering 123 & 124 parts from Gary. Great service & reasonable. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Jan 9, 2016 4:53 PM, "clay via Mercedes" wrote: > Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah! > > After much searching, and finding the really good p

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
This basically my point, the NFL slandered the Pats all to pieces.They've been cleared of all wrong doing by a real actual judge but the NFL refuses to admit it. A friend of mine is an HVAC engineer who says the NFL's inflation "rules" basically boil down to "I dunno, whatever" since theres no t

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Yes. 'Don't remember age of it, but it was very young. 'Led to the engine's demise and loss of the car for me. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Max Dillon" Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] F

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
This has come up a couple times on PeachParts with the same appearance and disappearance of the URO rep. As soon as you start pointing to rampant failures they disappear.The one I seem to remember most was a trans or diff mount that was obviously a copy (ie its undersized slightly) of an MB part

[MBZ] Three cheers for Hollywood Fats

2016-01-09 Thread clay via Mercedes
Huzzah, huzzah, huzzah! After much searching, and finding the really good parts are on the wrong side of the pond, I have secured exhaust parts for Frosch. I made contact with Gary to see what he was able to provide, and found that his selection was the same as anybody else, but better priced

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I believe they do know what customers think, but are willing to ignore it for the almighty dollar. Without revealing too much, I can tell you that they wanted to be a paid sponsor at Benzworld, but were rebuffed due to the fear of the backlash from forum members. There’s no love over there for

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Rich wrote: > > So for some reason I get a post on FB from URO parts > proclaiming how great they were, and I commented that the > stuff was crap. I get this response to which I would like > to respond seriously, something like "Thank you for > engaging on this topic. I belong to a large group

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread clay via Mercedes
But the norsemen immigrated to that region, so it is a great salute to their forebears who wiped the red man from that section of the midwest. clay On Jan 7, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: > B...b...but isn't the use of the name "Vikings" a cultural appropriation? > And a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread clay via Mercedes
hawks are not going to have any home games until after they play in the big game clay On Jan 7, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> Peace everyone. Speaking of which: >> >> How about those Washington R*dsk*ns! > > Don't they play in Seattle? Oh, and the name is Redskins,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread clay via Mercedes
Keep an eye on their balls. The decided to cheat last year to get to the big game. clay On Jan 7, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > If the Patriots don't win the Super Bowl it means that Roger Goddell has > ruined the game forever. He's destroyed any shred of integrity, mi

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread clay via Mercedes
So we will see the skins v. hawks at the bowl? clay On Jan 7, 2016, at 11:17 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Peace everyone. Speaking of which: > > How about those Washington R*dsk*ns! No one thought the team would be in > the playoffs, let alone win their division. Our quarterba

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Go for it. Wilton, did you have a Uro coolant hose fail on your 126? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 9, 2016 2:27:35 PM EST, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: >So for some reason I get a post on FB from URO parts proclaiming how >great they were, and I commented that

Re: [MBZ] Beginning of the Trump presidency?

2016-01-09 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 13:40:39 -0600 Mountain Man via Mercedes wrote: > All this dynasty Clinton will morph to dynasty Bush - watch and see. > We dreamed of dynasty last year, we will see it happen this year. > Not unless we ALL turn OFF the indoctrination systems input, and, > maybe even NOT vote.

Re: [MBZ] New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I would agree to that. I would also point out that it’s fundamentally impossible for their products to be remotely comparable to OEM products when they are being sold for a fraction of the same price. Just because they have engineers in-house doesn’t mean they’re using quality raw materials or

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: > What say you all? Tell Justin to join banned. Better yet, have him join okiebenz. We can abuse him. Or, we can mimic Rusty comments or HollywoodFats comments. Include the cheep-chinee note. YES!! DO IT! mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search l

Re: [MBZ] Beginning of the Trump presidency?

2016-01-09 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
All this dynasty Clinton will morph to dynasty Bush - watch and see. We dreamed of dynasty last year, we will see it happen this year. Not unless we ALL turn OFF the indoctrination systems input, and, maybe even NOT vote. Vote, maybe... if paper trackable ballot can be acquired. mao _

Re: [MBZ] OT: Politics are making us angrier than usual, poll confirms

2016-01-09 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
-Curt wrote: > I like some coverup, the hint is more interesting than just seeing whats in > the package. +1 mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail

[MBZ] Fwd: New messages from URO Parts

2016-01-09 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
So for some reason I get a post on FB from URO parts proclaiming how great they were, and I commented that the stuff was crap. I get this response to which I would like to respond seriously, something like "Thank you for engaging on this topic. I belong to a large group of old Benz enthusiast

Re: [MBZ] OT Heat Pump refrigerant charge

2016-01-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch, Thanks, I'm going to use the bathroom scale. I've calculated that I need 8.375 lbs with the line-set, so that's my plan. I've got the superheat chart, but I don't have the fancy thermometers to measure the temperatures, so that method is not an option. - Max Charleston SC On

Re: [MBZ] OT Heat Pump refrigerant charge

2016-01-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
You don't charge 410A systems by pressure/temperature, you charge by superheat or subcool (data from a manufacturer's temperature chart). Usually the best way to charge a heat pump is in cooling mode when it's over 55degrees outside. If you know the charge weight for your system and lineset, it m

[MBZ] OT Heat Pump refrigerant charge

2016-01-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
One of my heat pumps developed a leak at a joint and all the charge has leaked out. Today I have assembled all the tools and supplies to remedy this, with one exception: I don't have the scale to measure in the correct charge. Anyone have a thought on what gauge readings I should look for? Cool

Re: [MBZ] Beginning of the Trump presidency?

2016-01-09 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Nixon's goons illegally broke and entered democrat office, I do believe, and stole info. GEN Petraus shared classified information with a woman who also had the appropriate security classification, but she did not have the "need to know". One needs two things to access classified info: correct cl