> > > fmiser wrote:
> > > What???
> > > Spin it with a drill? After hooking it to a battery?
> > > Regulator??!?
> > > Ah!
> > > I think you are talking about an _alternator_ and Andrew
> > > is asking about a _starter_.
pretty tricky to connect a drill to a
> starter - ignoring that it's kinda
You shouldn't need to restore back to the drives, but it is *always*
advisable to perform a backup before making any change. Just in case.
However, once the drive is formatted and "blessed" to boot your system. It
will boot regardless of where you put it (provided the hardware supports
it, some ear
So the 2 core 2 macbooks will be getting el crap too, eventually,
along with this i5.
Core 2 DUO: Yes; Core 2: No. And there are some transitional
MBP's (at least) that can't really take enough RAM.
-- Jim
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archiv
Updated to latest version of OS X (10.11.4 El Capitan)
That is so yesterday. 10.11.5 is the latest. Today!
(I'll be waiting a bit before I install it, it's not
so easy when you have to patch it afterwards, don't
want to be the first.)
-- Jim
___
http://w
Where are you again Jim? Anywhere that the shipping of a heavy Pro to
Indiana won't be hundreds of dollars?
The great state of WA. But this one is going to be mine.
Mostly they're not that cheap locally. My brother, in the
Portland area, had a lot more to choose from, and his was
both extremel
Absolutely.
If you've got the full OS on the drive and have been booting from it externally
the machine won't care.
This is one of the beauties of the Mac environment.
Macadam
Sent from my iPad
> On May 16, 2016, at 11:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> if I get el crap (and pos
I have discovered several penetrating oils that work very well. I would like to
test them, to see which performs the best. I *was* going to put several sets of
nuts and bolts under my friends snow plowing truck to rust and corrode them
together for a test. That didn't happen. So, my question is
Salt water, humidity, warm
--BB
On 5/17/16 9:13 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
I have discovered several penetrating oils that work very well. I would like to
test them, to see which performs the best. I *was* going to put several sets of
nuts and bolts under my friends snow plowing truc
It was kinda weird going out this morning and seeing this smashed up
Benz sitting out by the garage. I was kinda like, where did that thing
come from? What happened?
--BB
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archiv
The Google is your friend:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkBEa1nCWI
Dan
Sent from my iPad
> On May 17, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I have discovered several penetrating oils that work very well. I would like
> to test them, to see which performs the best. I *was
Tow driver never touched the hood. It remained closed during the accident.
Now, I'm thinking that the evaluator/appraiser never even looked under the
hood, other than peeking through cracks. I began to think that after I
tried to open it yesterday.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From:
All of the interior wood is in excellent condition.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Max Dillon"
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
You need a sedan interior? It really is nice, burl wood
'Never had any problem with central locking on that car. Battery may be 3
years old. Alternator is 12. Overall car only 30 in Oct.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Max Dillon"
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:40 PM
Subj
What happened? Yep, that's what I keep thinking.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes"
To:
Cc: "Buggered Benzmail"
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
It was kinda weird going out this morning and seeing this smashed up
B
I got to thinking that it was never opened given how the latch pin was
bent and the latch still intact, never could have got it together like
that closing it. $20 HF recip saw cut right through it though, "soft"
steel which also deformed but stayed intact. Good German chinee steel
and enginee
No not an oil thread but the comments are the best part of it
http://hackaday.com/2016/05/17/beyond-wd-40-lubes-for-the-home-shop
-- --BB
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery
Huh, guess I'm getting old and imagining things. I was sure Wilton posted
a picture that had the hood up immediately after the accident. That's why
I put a chain on the hood to keep it down, didn't want it to come open
while driving home.
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at
Did the black oil spray onto everything under the hood? Recently, there had
been a slight PS leak which I thought for a while was from the PS pump, but
when I was getting serious about replacing it about 3 weeks ago with a
"nearly-new" (used 2 or 3 months) one that I had kept from the 350SDL,
Nope. hood was never up.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Meade Dillon"
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
Huh, guess I'm getting old and imagining things. I was sure Wilton posted
a
On Tue, 17 May 2016 10:51:51 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
> No not an oil thread but the comments are the best part of it
>
> http://hackaday.com/2016/05/17/beyond-wd-40-lubes-for-the-home-shop
Yes, indeed, the comments are good. WD-40 is exposed for the lubricant it
is not. Some
BTW, I noticed something strange-looking at right, vertical edge of
windshield. Was it just a molding knocked off, or what?
BTW, again, struts and ball joints were replaced coupla months ago. Engine
mounts were replaced about 10 years (maybe 55 kmi) ago.
Re. spares: Spare tire and wheel lo
https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/5590367860.html
I'd like to have one of these, but not at that price, with those issues.
Rick
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery option
What's the best commonly available product to substitute for WD-40?
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2016 10:51:51 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > No not an oil thread but the comments are the best part of it
> >
> > http://hackada
Try this one https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5572487585.html
looks half nice
--BB
On 5/17/16 12:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/5590367860.html
I'd like to have one of these, but not at that price, with those issues.
Rick
Anything
--BB
On 5/17/16 12:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
What's the best commonly available product to substitute for WD-40?
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
On Tue, 17 May 2016 10:51:51 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
No not an oil
To do what? WD-40 is good at displacing/repelling water, nothing else
(though it did keep a lot of Selectric technicians employed).
To lubricate I use LPS 1 or 2.
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:16 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> What's the best commonly available
Typical spray lube stuff - balky antenna masts, frozen nuts, etc.
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:22 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> To do what? WD-40 is good at displacing/repelling water, nothing else
> (though it did keep a lot of Selectric technicians employed).
> To lubricate I use LPS 1 or 2.
?? How little do you want to pay for a running Mercedes diesel?
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/5590367860.html
>
> I'd like to have one of these, but not at that price, with those issues.
>
> Ric
I'd bet the engine runs fine. It was at very high rev for only very short
time - maybe 5 seconds or so. I was reaching for key to turn it off
immediately as I stopped. I was still holding brake on HARD to try to tame
it, but my foot must have been askew on the pedal so that I was pressing on
At night with a flashlight, didn't look too bad at all under the hood, but
I didn't really look that closely. The cross-over pipe and intake manifold
looked spotless, side of the injection pump was very clean as well. Front
of the engine is a mess, but I don't think there was motor oil sprayed
th
Yep, spare tire rim looks brand new, never used on the car. Not even a
hint of brake dust. I'll bet the Pirelli tire is the original spare?
Anyone need concours spare tire?
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:04 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
> BTW, I noticed something
Yep, I also think spare is original.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Meade Dillon"
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
Yep, spare tire rim looks brand new, never used on the car. Not e
I use WD40 on lantern parts in storage to keep them from rusting...
-Curt
From: OK Don via Mercedes
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: OK Don
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] lubes
To do what? WD-40 is good at displacing/repelling water, nothing else
(though i
Windshield was new when I got the car 12 years ago.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Meade Dillon"
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
At night with a flashlight, didn't look too bad at
> Andrew wrote:
>
> What's the best commonly available product to substitute
> for WD-40?
Err - why do you want a substitute? If you want WD-40, it's
readily available - use it.
If you want a light spray lubricant to use instead of trying
to use WD-40 as a lube, my favorite are by LPS. LPS-1 i
Thanks.
On May 17, 2016 1:34 PM, "fmiser via Mercedes"
wrote:
> > Andrew wrote:
> >
> > What's the best commonly available product to substitute
> > for WD-40?
>
> Err - why do you want a substitute? If you want WD-40, it's
> readily available - use it.
>
> If you want a light spray lubricant to
I paid $1950 for a 234k e320 4matic four years ago, which would make unexpected shifts on occasion and had been professionally diagnosed as needing a conductor plate and a tie rod end. Might have overpaid, but I really needed the car, and the interior was in MINT condition (I fixed that in a hurry
This has absolutely no redeeming value or relevance but I found this clip
from Monday's Tonight Show utterly hilarious and wanted to share. I love
how competitive all the players are, except Andy Samberg, who just wants to
have fun.
Mercedes content: A Mercedes owner since 1982, am also a huge B
Very timely!
https://youtu.be/PcJTtMBqoqY
-
Max
Charleston SC
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_o
My last sail boat (Cape Dory 27) had a cast aluminum steaming light screwed
to the aluminum mast with a SS bolt (about 25 ft above the deck). I needed
to remove that fitting to replace the wiring; the boat had been in salt
water for about 25 years. After several failed attempts while hanging in
Tres interesant.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Mercedes"
Cc: "Meade Dillon"
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:26 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 124 "windscreen" R&R training video
Very timely!
https://youtu.be/PcJTtMBqoqY
-
Max
Charleston SC
_
I use PB Blaster fairly regularly, I've also got a can of Kroil I've been happy
with. Right now it really depends on where I am in the garage, the can of PB
Blaster is near the front, the Kroil is near the rear. I don't find that one is
particularly better than the other, although I like the sme
I still have a partial can of LPS-something I "borrowed" from the FBO I
worked at in college summers (that would be 42-44yr ago). I use a small
spray on things occasionally, it is almost empty but still has fizz.
--BB
On 5/17/16 1:35 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
Andrew wrote:
What's the b
Hahaha
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 12, 2016, at 10:21 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> We could have an impromptu OkieQ with parting(out) gifts.
>
> Dan
>
>> On May 12, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
>> wrote:
>>
>> I happen to know someone with both the means (semi
Yesterday I was exploring Chichen Itza, this morning I was swimming in the warm
cancun ocean and drinking fruity drinks. I am now back in the US in Houston.
Not ready for reality yet.
Sent from my iPhone
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives ht
I have discovered several penetrating oils that work very well. I
would like to test them, to see which performs the best. I *was*
going to put several sets of nuts and bolts under my friends snow
plowing truck to rust and corrode them together for a test. That
didn't happen. So, my question is
Need a vacation from your vacation?
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On May 17, 2016 7:51:34 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
wrote:
>Yesterday I was exploring Chichen Itza, this morning I was swimming in
>the warm cancun ocean and drinking fruity drinks. I am now back in
Very much so.
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 17, 2016, at 8:05 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Need a vacation from your vacation?
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '87 300TD
> '95 E300
>
>> On May 17, 2016 7:51:34 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>> wrote:
>> Yesterday I
Very timely!
https://youtu.be/PcJTtMBqoqY
-
Max
Charleston SC
Dewalt electric caulking gun is nice for the installation. You want
the polyurethane very warm too!
___
http://www.okiebenz.com
To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arch
Yesterday I was exploring Chichen Itza, this morning I was swimming
in the warm cancun ocean and drinking fruity drinks. I am now back
in the US in Houston. Not ready for reality yet.
Sent from my iPhone
Its ok, you can go back! We sold all the cars and then sold Okie
acres for you! Check'
On Tue, 17 May 2016 21:05:55 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> >Yesterday I was exploring Chichen Itza, this morning I was swimming
> >in the warm cancun ocean and drinking fruity drinks. I am now back
> >in the US in Houston. Not ready for reality yet.
> >
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Its
51 matches
Mail list logo
