Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Anyone here ever drive a deuce and half any distance? It's like herding wild goats in traffic , handles like you are pushing 6 concrete blocks with a piece of rope.. and you need a back brace and ear plugs for a week after you get out.. I can't see why the attraction to ever own one. On Tue, Dec

Re: [MBZ] This appears to have been well maintained under the hood

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The crash damage is secondary to the mechanical tomfoolery damage? I must say, that's the biggest cone filter I've ever seen. And like Jim implied, it's great for keeping the combustion air warm in winter. And I do like the color combo. Too many people are afraid to use tan leather in blue

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-12-01 20:01, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: Not that I am on the road with the current plague, but the MacBook traveled well, unlike toting the Mac Pro. The only time I ever flew commercial, it was with my 6.3lb G72, a TomTom GPS, a license plate, some tools, and some clothes, all in

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
According to wikipedia, "Gasoline may be used only in an emergency because it does not properly lubricate the injector pump. While using gasoline, common practice calls for the addition of at least 1 U.S. quart of clean motor oil per 15 U.S. gallons of gasoline" Allan OK Don via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
Not that I am on the road with the current plague, but the MacBook traveled well, unlike toting the Mac Pro. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Dec 1, 2020, at 9:47 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > >> maybe I'll get a desktop and try that again. > > Yeah, it's not too mobile.

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I wonder what you have to do (if anything) to switch between Diesel and gasoline? On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 5:04 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I bet 2020 was good to him, at least with help clearing his inventory. > Mitch > > On 2020-12-01 15:47, Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I bet 2020 was good to him, at least with help clearing his inventory. Mitch On 2020-12-01 15:47, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: There was a guy in my area that had about 10 of them sitting on a lot for sale. Last time I was by there he was down to 3 or 4.

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
A fellow I knew way back when had the opportunity to drive something like that. He said they had attached a big plywood circle to the steering wheel so that you couldn't put your fingers around the outer edge. Apparently, if you hit a rut it would take the steering wheel away from you and too

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread greg via Mercedes
In my late teens I had a buddy whose dad was in some sort of vehicle business, in which this truck was to play a role. One night we borrowed it for a joyride. I recall him coasting it out of the driveway so we wouldn't wake anyone. Being a city kid at the time, I had zero driving experience on

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
There was a guy in my area that had about 10 of them sitting on a lot for sale. Last time I was by there he was down to 3 or 4. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2020, at 3:12 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Oddly BaT-like prose in the description. > >

[MBZ] OT anyone need a deuce-and-a-half?

2020-12-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Oddly BaT-like prose in the description. https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/harrodsburg-1971-am-general-m35a2-deuce/7239824947.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread greg via Mercedes
On my ThinkPads, I just set the preference for "longest battery life" and leave them plugged in most of the time. The batteries seem to last forever showing 95-100% charge unless I'm using it somewhere without an outlet. I get a couple of hours on my W530. Greg > On 2020-12-01 11:43, OK Don via

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That's what I like about my Mac pro, the trashcan is a lame design for a workstation but it's a great home computer. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 1:47 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > maybe I'll get a desktop and try that again. Yeah, it's not too

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> maybe I'll get a desktop and try that again. Yeah, it's not too mobile. But the 30" monitor that I'm using right now on the desktop is nice, nice, nice. And the tower computer doesn't even get warm and is quiet, unlike what a laptop would be doing under similar circumstances. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
We rarely move the laptop around, mostly it sits on either the dining room table or the kitchen table. I've taken that machine out of the house for use maybe twice in two years, so an occasional awkard load is OK. Why don't I get a desktop and nice monitors? Well we've had that set up too, and

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-12-01 11:43, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 10:37 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I wish I knew a way to tell it to charge the battery 70% and stop. Time how long it takes to get to 70%, then plug it into a lamp timer that will only

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 10:37 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I wish I knew a way to > tell it to charge the battery 70% and stop. > Time how long it takes to get to 70%, then plug it into a lamp timer that will only power it that long. Old school, mechanical - the

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-12-01 10:21, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: You’ll most likely regret a 17” unless you’re using it for viewing DVDs or streaming content. It’s a beast to carry around and transport. I've only had two laptops that I really used on a day to day basis. The first was my Zenith MiniSport

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You’ll most likely regret a 17” unless you’re using it for viewing DVDs or streaming content. It’s a beast to carry around and transport. -D > On Dec 1, 2020, at 11:08 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2020-11-30 20:42, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Yes they did, yes I bought

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-30 20:42, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Yes they did, yes I bought one, and yes I was able to mount a second drive (m.2 SSD, $50 for a Crucial 500GB version). I will put something like a WD Blue 1TB ($90 last weekend) in mine later, but it doesn't have a platter drive bay like

Re: [MBZ] This appears to have been well maintained under the hood

2020-12-01 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Wonder why they modified the air cleaner. Ignorance. > What's with the red valve cover? It's a go-fast color. Probably responsible for at least half the performance increase. (Next to the warm air intake.) Perhaps they're intentionally using the radiator as the primary air filter? -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] This appears to have been well maintained under the hood

2020-12-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great color that I have not seen before on a W123. Wonder why they modified the air cleaner. What's with the red valve cover? On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 8:53 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks decent but in Minneapolis might be rusty? > > --FT > Sent from

Re: [MBZ] How much would the 123 fakebook boys pay for this?

2020-12-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Henna or sienna interior looks nice. Engine fire? On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 8:51 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Est. Retail Value:$9,000 USD > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Nov 30, 2020, at 8:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] 03 sprimter diesel

2020-12-01 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
And rusty too! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 30, 2020, at 10:52 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like it's had a pretty hard working life. Price seems high? > > https://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/d/mishawaka-2003-dodge-mercedes-sprinter/7239475585.html > > Allan > >