Re: [MBZ] OT Gremlins

Mine failed because the mercury puddle was sooted up and didn't always make contact. 30 years of constant service is more than most machines last, so I have no complaints only gratitude. YMMV. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Joke du jour

Of all the lying statisticians and politicians, actuaries are probably the most accountable for their results. If they err in one direction their company goes broke because premiums won't cover claims. If they err in the other direction their company won't have any clients. There isn't much

Re: [MBZ] Phishing emails

No, I have not. It probably should be required reading to qualify to vote in this past election, or any future election with a clinton/mezvinsky candidate. Scott Ritchey via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 9:30 PM Maybe you read D'Douza's "Hillary's America" or

Re: [MBZ] Phishing emails

Maybe you read D'Douza's "Hillary's America" or (saw the movie)? > -Original Message- > From: Curley McLain via Mercedes > > > > Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > > I would consider this an attempt to shift blame: > > > > "The low-key approach of the F.B.I. meant that Russian

Re: [MBZ] maker projects

I have dismantled a number of scanners and copiers (including some big ass "desktop" thing) and they are a treasure trove of precision components and various bits. Unfortunately I have boxes full of stuff, but it can be handy for electronics projects of various sorts. The scanners generally

Re: [MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

Holy. Traveling the day before Christmas Eve? You’re nuts. I always blocked out travel from the week before Thanksgiving until the second week of January. Also avoided traveling the weeks of ANY holiday, such as Labor Day, Memorial Day, Easter, etc. If I traveled those weeks it was only

Re: [MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

I'm staying in that Holiday Inn, they know me on sight, 5 weeks a year for the last 5 years... We couldn't do a class at home, nobody would travel. Here people come from home... I'm out Friday, the boss man wanted me to travel Saturday, I told him to go to hell... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on

Re: [MBZ] M104 block heater

An Update. He tried to run the car in the freeze with a generic NAPA hose while awaiting the special order proper hose. A little learning event over the past week with much discussion about how to get the radiator unfrozen. Today he got the hose, temp was near freeze, and he put it on.

Re: [MBZ] maker projects

Back in the early days of digital photography, a few people mounted full page scanners to the backs of 8"x10" view cameras, making large format hog resolution digital camera. One issue was needing to write custom drivers for them, the other was the scanning time required a stationary subject. On

Re: [MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

What are you doing traveling for work the week of Christmas??? It’s got to be crazy around there and traveling. I never went anywhere around the holidays when I was traveling for work - too crazy. Burbank has some really nice movie theaters in the big mall across the street from the studios.

Re: [MBZ] maker projects naw with 3D

I saw a thing for a new one the other day for $300. Makerbot was the original, I can see the older ones being fragile... The Keene, NH (where Mao's favorite radio shows come from) public library has a makerbot but last time I was by it was "out for repair". I may offer to help with it if that

[MBZ] The crackhead of the day

1991 MERCEDES BENZ 350SDL Turbo Diesel Rare Classic http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/5922966419.html via cPro for Craigslist iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] maker projects naw with 3D

Oh yeah, 3D PRINTERS: I went to a Univ. Industrial Tech Department for a departmental visit. They had been using makerbot 3 D printers. said they get maybe 50 hours, then have to work on them. Bought some of the much cheaper Dremel 3 D printers. One had 600 hours with NO work required.

[MBZ] New MB models

So years ago they changed the model names to supposedly reflect the real engine sizes etc. So I am sitting here watching TV and I see a commercial for the 2017 E300. Hmm sounds interesting, is it diesel? I am used to seeing e320 and later e350 models not had not seen e300 in a long time. So I

Re: [MBZ] maker projects

Presumably it has stepper motors and such, you're halfway to having a 3d printer or CNC machine... -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes_Discussion_List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

I've recently changed how I use Windows, I no longer go looking for stuff in menus, I hit the windows key on the keyboard and start typing what I want. Its way faster than digging around in the start menu for stuff as long as I know the name of the application. -Curt From: rogerhga---

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Mine have never hung on the re-boot after an upgrade, but there's always a first time I guess. I keep perfmon open in one corner all the time - when it's missing, I know that MS re-booted the box. You can set it to always load into desktop mode instead of whatever they call the "new, improved"

Re: [MBZ] OT Gremlins

Sometimes you also have to clean the dust off of the bi-metal coiled strip so that it isn't insulated from the temp swings. On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We've got an older Honeywell unit, it started to get unreliable, I pulled > the

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Curley, when I loaded Win10 over Win7, it kept most of my settings. So, aside from some small differences, it looks pretty much like Win7 on the surface. Now, as I said, some of the setting menus, etc. are different, but the search box quickly brings up whatever you're looking for so not a big

Re: [MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

That was about ambient air temp here in Burbank this AM. Fortunately the coat I wore has a removable liner, it'd be much to warm with the liner installed. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff

Re: [MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

Spozedta be 1 below here. My AC works better than yours! Very crisp, clean, dry air! Dan Penoff via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 5:10 PM Taken from readings in my 350SDL this afternoon: That duct outlet temperature was around 45F when I was on the highway.

[MBZ] maker projects

I have a HP color scanjet 3200C I am getting ready to pitch, simply because it needs parallel cabling, and I don't seem to have the right cable. And I have serious doubts if any software is available to use it with a near-current OS. Before I pitch it, I was wondering if anyone has seen or

[MBZ] Report from the Chilly South

Taken from readings in my 350SDL this afternoon: That duct outlet temperature was around 45F when I was on the highway. Brrr! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_600 -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 2:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curt Raymond Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Same way to start the cummins 504 or trippple nnnickel. 2 people or spray the ether and run around quick, climb in ant try to get it to light with whatever ether is left. Method 2 takes much more ether. same procedure on direct injection engines in general. JD 1530 had a little fixture you

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

I've been thinking a lot about groomer videos, the Pisten Bully is quite a machine. You'll be horrified with the cold start procedure we use though. Heres a hint, it involves me spraying ether while Ben cranks the machine. No glow plugs so no disaster. Theres an ether pump next to the driver's

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

7 can be set pretty much back to Win 2k, I'm looking at one right now, its semi-pretty but I always adjust for "best performance". -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

The HHR was MUCH better than the PT Cruiser though... -Curt From: Curley McLain via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

The plan is for 3 more coffee videos, the second is supposed to show a failed hunter but I didn't shoot enough material and now with snow on the ground I'm not sure I can fix enough shots with good enough continuity. I'm sure failed continuity bothers me more than most people... I'm up for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

DAF? I had a PT Cruiser once and I concur it was a terrible "car" car in quotes because they call it an "SUV" but I don't see any sport or utility in it. The only thing I kind of liked was the clock, it was classy. Warning: Grossness aheadCoworker and I were driving around southern California

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Does anyone make a "classic" GUI for lose10? As near as I can tell, starting with 7 and Server 2008, there is no longer a way to set things back to the "Classic" GUI for consistency and ease of use, not to mention fewer resources needed. I moved a couple of machines to it while it was free.

Re: [MBZ] OT Gremlins

Yep! I still have one of those I am hanging on to. Curt Raymond via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 3:24 PM We've got an older Honeywell unit, it started to get unreliable, I pulled the front cover off and realized that dust had built up on the little vial of

Re: [MBZ] Somebody please keep albore home!

In the case of global warming extortion, going along, doing nothing DOES affect your bank account. taxes take over 50A% of our income, and it keeps going higher. now to avoid calling it a tax they call it "User fees" (Usury) or "Health care" etc. The global warming extortion takes money

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Do some MB how to Videos at the next clamQ. How bout some of grooming the schnee trails? Starting up that groomer with the MB engine? Mountain Man via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 2:43 PM You did very well with your coffee-for-MrsCurt video - thank you. Do a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

SWMBA had a hyundaia’eh. The thing the Gyn-assist replaced. Compared to the W220, it had better features and fewer expensive things to go bonkers. Build quality would be much the same. Only real difference was the badge. --- clay > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Well, I think I've listed this before in a previous discussion, but I've loaded Win10 on two old Dell Vostro Core2Duos running 4 gig of memory. They both are fine. I also loaded it on an HP Netbook, atom 1.6 processor and 2 gig of memory...it loads slow, but otherwise is ok. One of the

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

One thing to beware is that Win10 doesn't "shut down" normally, it does a hybrid suspend thing. Not all computers support it, I happen to own one that does not. It worked for awhile, then wouldn't boot. To fix it I had to get into safe mode which is annoying (crash out of the system 3 times)

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Win10 is not as bad as I expected. No advantage over Win7 though... -Curt From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Randy Bennell Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 12:39 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT -

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:31:08 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > BB: I am thinking BB61, BB62 and BB63 The Iowa Class battle ships, the > biggest and best. > CV or CVA were/are the biggest and fastest aircraft carriers. Ah, I see! Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT Gremlins

We've got an older Honeywell unit, it started to get unreliable, I pulled the front cover off and realized that dust had built up on the little vial of mercury (told you it was old). I cleaned the dust off with a couple cotton swabs and it works as well as it ever has. Love easy fixes... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Somebody please keep albore home!

Curley wrote: > That fix assumes there is a need to "fix." Which approach is effective? a) Denial arguments that never cease or convince? or b) Get along, do something together and see if things happen? Get along costs nothing to our bank accounts and man-to-man we be sure we each get along

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Curt wrote: > Not having an MB slows down the process of making MB videos. ;) You did very well with your coffee-for-MrsCurt video - thank you. Do a cold weather inside video? - not coleman? tin-man-mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:08:14 -0500 Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > Part 1: > > https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CD5lLC5v6PE > > Part 2 is linked on the same page. Thank you! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

the pity bruisers were bad. the shovey HHR should have been a really neat car, had the interior and suspension been "right" I wanted to see an updated version of a 53 pickup interior, and ride like a E classe or at least a cheap classe. as made, the mirror in both it and the pity were right

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

BB: I am thinking BB61, BB62 and BB63 The Iowa Class battle ships, the biggest and best. CV or CVA were/are the biggest and fastest aircraft carriers. Attack carriers at the core of an attack force. Craig via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 1:56 PM On Mon, 19

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

A few years back I rented a Piece of Trash (PT) Cruiser. My daily ride at the time was an '85 SDL. The PT was cramped, rode very hard, handled poorly, had less power and got way worse mileage than the SDL. Oh, and the esthetics were awful too. Ugly instrumentation. I guess the really worst car

Re: [MBZ] Somebody please keep albore home!

The rapidity of the change is not within norms. I wish you were right. On Dec 18, 2016 7:52 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > That fix assumes there is a need to "fix." That assumption is that the > climate is out of the bounds of normal variation, and there is a

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Part 1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CD5lLC5v6PE Part 2 is linked on the same page. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Dec 19, 2016, at 2:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:47:11 -0500 Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Using

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:51:13 -0600 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > He has NOT made money. He takes shiploads of money, like BB or CVA > size shiploads of money out of the US treasury. He has a direct > pipeline to the printing press. Who are BB and CVA? Craig

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:47:11 -0500 Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > Using the you tube videos on disassembly and reassembly it took me > about 45 minutes to do the reseal. Please post the URLs of the ones you watched. Thanks, Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

I have resisted that since my laptop is a company one & our IT seems content with 7. I think Kaleb is right-no longer free. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4 matic Wickford RI On Dec 19, 2016 12:39 PM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I know many of you folks

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

There are a couple of exceptions for (still) getting it free, I think one is for educational purposes, the other for people with ADA requirements, neither of which they verify. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Dec 19, 2016, at 1:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

I had no problems with anything after the switch to W10 - including very old ham radio programs that I've never bothered to upgrade. the inly gripe I have with W10 is the auto updating "feature", but I can live with it - they haven't broken anything in a long time now (in like Apple who trashes

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

+1.ditto what Kleb said. Do you have any reason you NEED to switch? Some software may not run right on lose 10. You may want to wait for 17 or whatever they will name the one after 10. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 12:24 PM Well it

Re: [MBZ] OT Gremlins

Agreed. I found a fairly cheap digital thermostat that runs off the wires for the old honeywell 40 y. o. thermostat. A well placed and well deserved rant is good! Fred Moir via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 11:35 AM Alles. Today started out at about 20 deg F

Re: [MBZ] OT - Windows?

Well it was free a while back but I don't think it is now, so no good reason to switch that I know of. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I know many of you folks are against anything from MS but, it one has to

[MBZ] OT - Windows?

I know many of you folks are against anything from MS but, it one has to use Windows, is it now a good idea to change over to Windows 10 from Windows 7? Any real reason not to do so now? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OT Gremlins

Alles. Today started out at about 20 deg F and the house was cool-ish. The house is well insulated, so I didn't think too much of it and put on a sweater. Wife complains of cold (again) so the thermostat is checked , 59 deg, Ooops! Dead AAA batteries in the thing, replaced same, aaah warm. I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

The sonata is decent for a prastic throwaway electronic toy riceburner. Everything else they make is junk. If I needed a newish car, I'd consider a sonata. Otherwise, it would be "big 3." Dwight Giles via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 10:44 AM Das Beste oder

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

He has NOT made money. He takes shiploads of money, like BB or CVA size shiploads of money out of the US treasury. He has a direct pipeline to the printing press. Curt Raymond via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 8:44 AM Are you talking about when Musk tweeted

Re: [MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

Das Beste oder nichts. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4 matic Wickford RI On Dec 19, 2016 9:59 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > We use National for our rental cars which I like because it lets me try a > variety of cars. This week I have a Hyundai

[MBZ] OT: Worst rental car in awhile

We use National for our rental cars which I like because it lets me try a variety of cars. This week I have a Hyundai Veloster. What a heaping pile of schmoo. I picked the car because it looks cool, other than that I hate everything about it, and this one smells. Rental cars often smell so I'm

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

Are you talking about when Musk tweeted the other day? I'd say this is a case like Trump, I take Musk seriously, after all he's made buckets of money (and funded the Tesla museum) but in this case I'm not going to take him literally, he's not an idiot.I'm guessing he lives in LA, he was

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Not having an MB slows down the process of making MB videos. ;) I've got the week between Christmas and New Years off and intend to make at least a couple videos. I'm thinking to make one about my first computer, the TI99/4A. We were at game night a couple months ago and I casually mentioned

Re: [MBZ] Somethin' stinks

Curley Q McLain sez: >‎One has to wonder if the new congress >will be as wasteful as the former  >gress of cons. In a word, yes.  Quote from an article I just read.  ‎"The globalists need the illusion of the two-party system to enable a “reprieve” in the minds of the people with the rise of a

[MBZ] Somethin' stinks

Musk = intense smell or stink. Notable leech on society, Elton Musk, now wants billions more taxpayer dollars for his latest scam, er, "venture" on the treasury. In a radical new vision, he has decided to bore tunnels underground to move people around under big cities. Apparently he has

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Rick Who thinks some of us need to start making videos to inform others... ___ ONE of us does, but unfortunately, most of them are not about fixin' MBs. His movies are very informative and interesting, just about other

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

WAYTAGO! I hope it lasts. My $25 solution was to find the same base compressor on a rice burner for $25, then swap over the MB specific parts (clutch and speed sensor) Dan--- via Mercedes December 19, 2016 at 6:47 AM Resealed my compressor on the W126

Re: [MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

‎Dan sez: >‎This was especially important this >morning on the way to work as it was in >>the low 70s at 6:00 am with a dew point >well above the ambient temperature, Yeah, go ahead and gloat. -6f here right now... >‎Using the you tube videos on >disassembly and reassembly it took me >about 45

[MBZ] AC Compressor Reseal

Resealed my compressor on the W126 yesterday. For $21 and a couple hours of work it was an amazingly easy and economical fix to my leaking compressor shaft seal. The system held a vacuum for over two hours when done, and after charging it I'm back to making ice cubes like before. This was