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Am I back?
Did HostGator stop trashing all my incoming list mail?
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On 2021-08-26 10:34, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
And only 2:00 hours late, too. More time to sell Amazonian swag.
It's done now so you can jump to the good parts.
Booster down at T+7:30, Dow Corning Scrubbing Bubble touches down around
10:15.
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livestream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZZ0EDzII0
It's delayed, not sure when it's going off.
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When I go to the dealer to pick up some steering reservoir seals for my
210 and 163, what part number do I ask for?
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There are huge disruptions in motor oil these days, the problem being
additive packages more than base stock.
I wouldn't be surprised to hear that gear oil is in trouble too.
You might call these folks and see if they can ship it to you
reasonably:
http://lydenoil.com/
(800) 362-9410
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3 speed transmission, I wonder how fast those went?
In "The World's Fastest Indian", Bert says his 1920 45cu in (750cc)
V-twin Scout went 54mph stock, which seemed a little slow for high end
750 sport bike, even 100 years ago. My 1974 Honda 200 went 80mph on
16hp.
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On 2021-08-24 06:45, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/clover-2001-mercedes-slk-320-reduced/7369643706.html
$10k for a first gen with 110k?
Time for another reduction.
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Parts of TN west of Nashville got 12-18" Saturday.
Last I heard was 16 dead, 51 missing.
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Vanity plate: MCLUTCH
Transmission: Automatic
Unpimping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEmCUZfjVYk
On 2021-08-22 13:13, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
This car belongs to that house
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/842052409784665
https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbu
On 2021-08-22 10:47, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Not bad, but is that a big crack I see in the windshield?
Back may be a little low, but unless this is a unicorn with SLS as an
option (very rare on S420) the rear springs may be a little tired.
My 97 has SLS, HID and green paint.
Does th
On 2021-08-22 11:35, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
But I'm too lazy to clean it
And too lazy to take off the E430 badge when adding the AMG badge.
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What's the point of giving a VIN and XXXing out the serial number at the
end?
Some 420s had optional SLS, but without VIN or underhood pics I have no
way of knowing about this one.
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I can only imagine what the cylinder pressures must be like if it was so
far advanced as to reduce power.
Or was it so massively advanced that there wasn't enough compression to
burn it properly when it injected? I guess if that were the case it
would explain the white smoke.
On 2021-08-22 1
On 2021-08-22 11:56, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
They aren't just willing to die to protect their home, they are willing
to
die to inflict their religion on everyone.
Unfortunately, the Taliban leaders have been making their list and
checking it twice for over 19 years. Now Butcher Clause is
Couple years ago she got to ride the lightning for that.
She found something in the back yard, jumped on her back and wriggled
enthusiastically. I hit the button within a second of the flop. Went to
investigate, and it was probably deer poo. Definitely not canine or
feline.
On 2021-08-20 18:0
OT odor issue:
Gave the dog a bath yesterday evening. It's a game we play. I scrub her
with nicely scented shampoo, she finds something to roll in to get rid
of the shampoo smell.
Last time it was fresh wet horse poo. That won her a duplicate bath.
Last night, at bedtime, it was skunk. So wea
The light sensors are mostly useless if you set the downforce properly.
I back off on it until the door won't close reliably, then turn it up
until it does.
Funny story: my bosses' husband bought a new Tahoe last winter. Two days
later the kids couldn't get the door to shut, the pressure senso
On 2021-08-18 16:24, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Interesting article on attempting to develop Kodachrome:
https://emulsive.org/articles/darkroom/developing-film/they-took-my-kodachrome-away-so-i-brought-it-back
Lotsa people "reinventing" old film stuff. Like the Impossible project
bringing b
Can pick up at Wooster and avoid shipping.
330W Panasonic panel, plus a microinverter, for $330
https://a1solarstore.com/panasonic-330w-ac-module-with-enphase-iq7x.html
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Stock up on real headlamps while you still can.
https://www.amazon.com/PHILIPS-H6024C1-Standard-Halogen-headlamp/dp/B00SQU3F8K
On 2021-08-15 21:42, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Well one more bad fuse and now I have working parking lights on both
sides of the car as well as headlights.
Somew
Looks like two bumper covers and a set of fog lights, for starters.
On 2021-08-15 13:09, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Cheap, a bumper cover is maybe $300 if that
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-2004-mercedes-ml350/7366054741.html
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So the trick is to not return the first set until the second set gets
there, so you can combine them to make a full set?
On 2021-08-15 20:20, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Third set of pads I have ordered off Amazon.
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On 2021-08-14 18:43, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Good idea, and good to know that diesel fuel won't run down into the
crankcase very quickly and contaminate the motor oil.
Good point.
Diesel doesn't belong in the crankcase, and motor oil doesn't belong in
the exhaust.
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On 2021-08-14 18:27, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
On the peach parts forum, one guy said that he would find TDC (and be
able
to reset the pointer) by filling that cylinder with motor oil through
the
I'd use diesel fuel instead of motor oil.
I'm sure the cat could deal with diesel more easi
On 2021-08-14 13:31, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I remained in my existing job but will most
likely have a lot more area to cover. I will no longer be flying to
different areas for installs. This trip to NYC in a couple of weeks
will be my last. No idea if or how often I will be traveling
On 2021-08-14 10:31, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/57846810412
Where is it?
4Matic?
Trade for 2003 ML350?
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On 2021-08-14 10:05, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
Yes it was the top Falcon model, it has extra chrome bits and might
have a small V8
Friend of mine had his mom's early 60s Comet, fully loaded, parked in
the back 40. Floor and I believe frame rotted out within 20 years of
parking it but
I'm sure JimC knows more than I do, but isn't the Futura a Falcon/Comet?
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On 2021-08-14 02:01, Ronald Courcy via Mercedes wrote:
Dwight , look at Ebay #133422332696 #194274102364.
The first listing looks like the long one in the picture, but the part
number appears to match the short one.
I hope nobody's selling UROs as NOS.
https:
Now you're talking.
Buy NOS and replace the grease with some manufactured in this century.
Mitch.
On 2021-08-13 10:26, Ronald Courcy via Mercedes wrote:
FYI. There are several 114mm w123 (new) door check straps listed on
ebay right now for less than $120 delivered.
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Does anybody, for example South Carolina Floyd, have a 123 coupe and a
123 sedan/wagon handy?
If so, what's the angular difference between the fully opened doors, and
why would the larger door need a wider sweep angle, other than to whack
nearby parked cars with?
On 2021-08-13 11:20, dan peno
Always do a search for Rock Auto Coupon, I don't remember when I last
placed an order without a 5% discount.
On 2021-08-10 09:09, Robert Koziak via Mercedes wrote:
I have used RockAuto for years and their prices are usually great!
The shipping can be an issue so you have to do your homework an
Remember how we used to put the fuel supply and return hoses in a can of
diesel purge and idle our OM617s until the DP was gone?
You might set up to to run on a mix of ethanol free gas and Techron that
way, or just dump a bottle in the tank with a couple gallons of gas and
go for a drive.
On
That was the reputation of LG, 5-10 years ago.
And probably a good reason not to run one on dirty power.
Just because my Fuitsu never minded running on a cheap genset doesn't
mean it was safe. But they do appear to be more robust than LG.
My current setup, if I fry the board in my condenser, I
Great running project car.
Offer it to the 123 facebook bunch for $1000.
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On 2021-08-07 20:49, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
No fun! Amazing how those insects figure out what the threat is and
attack
it.
Got nailed by a baldface hornet walking by the ML350 a week ago.
Usually they're not that aggressive.
Later saw them congregating in the driver's door mirror.
C
IIRC the CLK was half C-class, half e-class, with S-class price tag.
Seems like that makes it not as good as a W210 but not horrible either,
except when it comes to buying model specific parts. Kinda like a SEC in
the parts department.
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Scott, that's pretty much as I figured.
It's good to know the cheaper Pioneer/Gree class works about like I
thought the Mitsubishi/Fujitsu class units worked.
It appears that Pioneer and Gree are now established names, if not top
tier names. I just did a search on Gree to make sure I was spell
Some roofing contractors are like gutter contractors, they've got coiled
steel on the truck and the machine that roll forms the finished product
right there in your yard.
Should be cheaper than having it factory made, cut into xxx" lengths,
and shipped to the jobsite.
Mitch.
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On 2021-08-05 10:20, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
https://fayetteville.craigslist.org/cto/d/aberdeen-2012-mercedes-3000-diesel/7360782460.html
That's a long ramp, but probably not long enough to haul cars with a bed
that high.
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I might have cut 1/2" off the wire first, but if it seems good, and
doesn't misfire at idle, you're probably OK.
You can always do a power balance test with a tachometer and a set of
plastic "chicken pliers", or a tachometer and pain tolerance.
On 2021-08-05 10:30, Allan Streib via Mercedes w
On 2021-08-05 09:42, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Typically 20 or so depending on the location and climate. It’s been my
experience that insurers will depreciate a roof over 20 years.
So if your perfectly good 22 year old shingles get damaged by hail, do
they just say 'it was time anyway
Did they pay actual money back in March when the $1400 stimulus payments
came out?
Mitch
On 2021-08-05 08:55, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
No they talk about how they are big money and something is a great
deal but they don’t actually produce any money to buy anything
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Wouldn't a 2006 350 have the bad balance shafts?
On 2021-08-04 12:20, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
2006 S350 and 2008 Chevy Trailblazer - $4,000 each
https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-your-luck-my-luck-06-benz-08/7360644266.html
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I forget, did you get a Carmax quote on that low mile van?
Mitch
On 2021-08-03 14:19, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote:
They’ll be moving up to this awesome, 3500mi Sprinter
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Saw a black 600SL at CoPart 3-4 years ago.
Wasn't much visibly wrong with it, dead battery, wouldn't start,
biohazard label for no obvious reason. Seems like something looked out
of whack, like maybe the truck lid didn't fit the trunk hole anymore.
Went way high at auction, pre covid, I want to
Those were asking 8-10k a year or two ago.
Market today is crazy.
Might check autotrader and see what other ads look like.
On 2021-08-01 23:54, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Nice looking, appears clean, I like the wheels and the colors.
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/greensburg-me
The running amps are around 7-8.
But the starting amps are (very briefly) 47 plus whatever the fan draws.
I'm not surprised that a 20A time delay breaker can handle it, but it
seems the 15A fast blow isn't as instant as I might have assumed it to
be.
On 2021-07-31 22:43, Allan Streib via Merc
On 2021-07-31 20:29, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
Good data point. Thanks.
The LRA (locked rotor amps) on my 1.5T are 47.
I do not know why I can start it on a fast blow 15A breaker.
The install instructions demand a 20A HACR (slow blow HVAC) breaker.
Maybe the start kit helps?
What would
On 2021-07-31 18:16, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote:
Maybe I need a peak-reading ac ammeter. That's probably the only way
to know. Or maybe I can find some data online. My generator has no
problem running the water heater (which is totally unnecessary) but
that's a pure resistive load.
I d
for those who wish they were Mario in a Nintendo game.
At least he's having fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kXSHRbYwmY
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On 2021-07-29 20:09, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
I am vaguely aware that individuals are not supposed to own
unregistered cars, since they don't want improptu salvage yards
popping up, but it's so common and I've never seen it enforced that I
am quite suprised they went so far as to tow a ve
On 2021-07-29 17:26, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
So, what is the whole story? Do you have an unfriendly nosey
neighbour who complained to someone in authority? Who even knew the
tire was low and the battery dead?
Here's one where code enforcer thought a guy's LR tire looked low (he
cla
Shades of John Deere.
Thanks for paying $$ for that S classe.
For an additional $575/yr, we'll enable the rear wheel steering that's
standard in USA...
For the first time, I respect MBUSA more than I respect DBAG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rvOAGT6mw
The electric sedan already has
The guy with farm in his username had a $100 digital torque meter with
peak hold that he used for testing penetrating lubes. Practical Farmer?
On 2021-07-28 22:17, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
Pick up a ten or twenty pound weight with it.
One of the videos I posted this time or last time th
On 2021-07-28 18:33, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
I thought I posted links. Maybe not.
https://youtu.be/XaqBA-xSGbc
Why clamp your shiny chrome socket in the vise, when you can clamp the
square drive of the wrench in the vise?
And how do you know the cheap luggage scale is more accurate
On 2021-07-28 17:36, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
I picked up a 3/8" and a 1/2" for $15/each.
Made in Taiwan, not China, for whatever that's worth, but has been the
case with some other HF stuff that gets good reviews.
20 years ago, somebody in a factory tool crib bought a handful of the
On 2021-07-28 15:58, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
4cyl?
Yes, 201HP, so weaker than a M112, but probably weighs less than a W163.
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Not written on the windshield and the doors were locked.
Mitch
On 2021-07-28 15:34, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Miles?
Love the color.
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I believe the V6 is more efficient, or at least lighter, than the I6.
The I6 is inherently smoother.
On 2021-07-25 21:04, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Wound't that reduce the advantage in fuel efficiency?
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On 2021-07-25 10:26, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote:
I don't think anyone, anywhere, has had a reaction to the vaccine that
was worse than even a mild case of CoVid.
That message could have stopped after the first 3 words.
Someone, everywhere, has had a worse reaction to every vaccine, for
On 2021-07-25 08:07, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Larry,
In your shoes, I would get with your doc and talk about "off label"
treatments for the Wuhan Red Death, like Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine
(HCL), and vitamin D supplements.
People have been using Ivermectin, vitamins, zinc for proph
On 2021-07-25 00:35, Clay via Mercedes wrote:
BTW, the cash from the homestead sale dropped friday. I am having bad
thoughts. Lucky for me, there is a dearth of vehicles available to
invest in.
If I HAD to buy a late model car today, I'd check out the lease swapper
sites and find one with a l
On 2021-07-23 16:11, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote:
We just had our A coil, lines and outdoor A/C unit replaced a couple
months ago. Once it was put back together, air flow wasn’t the same as
before. When they went underneath the house to check things out, they
found that excess condensation had
My A coil has two drains.
The primary is about 1/2 below the safety.
The primary is trapped and plumbed to a safe drain (in my case the
condensate pump for my furnace).
The secondary is left wide open, if you ever see water there the main
drain is plugged.
On 2021-07-23 17:17, Meade Dillon via
On 2021-07-23 09:25, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Meanwhile, I am busy ordering more solar panels for my home since the
price
has come down 40 percent.
Do you know what the panels themselves cost?
I was seeing 50-70 cents a rated watt in 2018-2019, but thought they
went up with othe
On 2021-07-20 14:41, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Speaking of insurance one guy who got whacked yesterday has a wife in
3rd trimester and their insurance ends in 2 weeks.
COBRA
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra
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I wonder how much you can sell Hilton and American points for?
I used to get offers around 1.2 cents for Chase Ultimate Rewards and
Amex Member Rewards.
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"We're laying you off as of October 31. Insurance will end on November
30"
(quietly starts 6 week vacation Sept 20)
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On 2021-07-20 13:05, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Unfortunately health insurance is a huge
consideration though.
Regina needs an office job in a medical facility owned by a large
hospital.
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On 2021-07-20 12:58, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
It's the MBA mindset, "Maximize shareholder profit, get paid yourself,
get a golden parachute, repeat."
I swear getting an MBA is just repeating "Layoff anybody who makes
more than the minimum" over and over.
Buying market share until you're
So, if you had bought, on the day you learned of that decision (a prime
example of both stupidity and snobbery in management), $1000 of an
S&P500 tracking fund, while shorting $1000 worth of the acquiring
company's stock, where would that investment stand today?
Or, better yet, buy $1000 of thei
On 2021-07-19 14:52, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Got out of the car and smelled burning break pat. LR was really hot. I
guess a new break caliber is in my near future.
Crack the bleeder open and see if that releases the pressure, or just
buy a hose to go along with the caliper.
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On 2021-07-18 14:49, greg via Mercedes wrote:
How could that happen to a W163? Wouldn't the frame hold the front and
back together?
That doesn't look like the back end of a W163 to me.
W164 maybe?
https://abc7chicago.com/hickory-hills-crash-in-fatal/10894696/
https://www.thewashingtontime.com/
On 2021-07-15 14:25, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Most utilities will coordinate pulling and replacing a meter without
too much hassle. You break the seal and you’re in for some serious
hurt.
Sometimes they want to see your county permit before they turn the power
back on, which is a ha
Back in the 1950s, my dad had to babysit a couple of nukes we gave to
the Brits. Being of low rank and high security clearance sometimes gets
you interesting, if unwanted, duties.
Somewhere between Barksdale and the UK, they had to land on an island
base for refueling.
Their emergency plans for
My route still runs private vehicles.
One of my carriers has a minivan.
The other one has a sedan, Impala I think.
No way sedan woman could deliver a gun vault.
On 2021-07-18 06:51, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
What’s really bizarre is that they shipped it via the Postal Sevice.
How they
On 2021-07-17 14:32, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Par for the course on Amazon. You stand a good chance of getting a
counterfeit, broken, or clearly returned/repackaged item.
I once bought a hitch from Amazon Warehouse Deals.
Like New, damaged packaging.
It was missing about 1/3-1/2 the har
That'll keep Dan busy when he's in Indiana.
But it's missing an important Barn Find feature.
The barn.
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On 2021-07-17 06:54, Ralph Robertson via Mercedes wrote:
Thanks for the responses. I had rec'd. info that Dot 2 and also Dot
5.1
5.1 is good too, it's a step up from 4, like 4 is a step up from 3.
Just don't confuse it with 5, which is silicone based and not
compatible. Stick with 3 (not re
That didn't last long.
Not surprising I guess.
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On 2021-07-16 09:05, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
Any DOT 4 will do
That's where I'm at now.
I used to alternate ATE Superblue and Valvoline Synpower Synthetic, but
then:
The feds banned blue brake fluid and superblue became super-rare and
excessively expensive.
And Valvoline dropped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPN9vJf92Fs
"You will never steal from me again"
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On 2021-07-14 21:12, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
I’m curious as well. I can’t imagine wire nutting would be to code,
but then again who knows? I don’t.
Wire nuts are preferred at the other end.
Example: feed wire from breaker > wire nut > pigtail > outlet seems to
be preferred to just
Replace every breaker with a wire nut, and run new wires from the old
box up to the new box?
I think it would be legal, but it seems a bit inelegant.
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On 2021-07-13 21:45, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Eat one of those 10lb steaks
How about 4 1/2lb of low grade steak and a bunch of sides?
https://www.bigtexan.com/live-stream/
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On 2021-07-13 23:48, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Getting ready to change motor mounts on my 300SD. I have the rubber
mounts, but I was looking at it tonight and there are some small
shocks/struts in there also. Do these tend to need replacing by the
time the big rubber mounts fail?
Somethi
On 2021-07-13 10:41, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
That just adds to the excitement and bragging rights ...
Do they have windsurfer rentals?
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After torrential rains a couple weeks ago (something like 4.5" from
Thu-Sun), I forgot and went down the logical road on the way home from a
friend's house. When I saw the road closed sign, it was time to decide
whether to turn around then for a brief detour, or go another 3 miles to
the river
On 2021-06-16 19:18, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
They need the VIN of the vehicle it was shipped in.
These days, just about everything you buy from a knackers (not a u-pull)
has the VIN on the invoice. (and if you 'rebuild' a salvage car, you
better have invoices for every part you used, w
What controls enrichment on boost (or defueling when off boost) in a 606
turbo?
Could it just be betting full boost fuel before getting full boost air?
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On 2021-06-14 12:34, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I texted them yesterday asking for the VIN so I could run a CarFax. I
got a response - “As-is, where is - no CarFax”.
You think the Carfax would tell you who, or at least when, painted the
left side of it?
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On 2021-06-14 13:37, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
Looks pretty anemic to do any hard pan digging, or rocky soil.
My next project is digging up my 50 year old driveway and putting a
culvert under it.
I started digging by hand several years ago, quit when I got down to big
chunks of concrete tha
Does "9hp" = 9hp, or is it like the lawn mowers that make some fraction
of the rated hp if you run them with mufflers and air filters?
At any rate, I've seen bigger engines on log splitters.
If doing real digging, like excavating for a foundation, the engine on a
50hp tractor/loader/backhoe
On 2021-06-11 19:33, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Amazon drop packages at the local PO for “last mile” Delivery which
can be either good or bad depending on your delivery people.
Amazon delivery workers seem to be the sort that can't get jobs with
respectable employers.
I'd rather bri
On 2021-06-12 21:09, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-mercedes-benz-300sd-3/
I used to complain about the BAT UTM tracking that Andrew left on his
links, but at least he didn't include facebook tracking crap.
Anyway, wasn't that car about $25-26k new?
On 2021-06-11 23:51, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Winter Summer. I think winter starts off in second gear. The diesel
has great torques so first would spin the tars too much in snow
I never noticed much difference in my 1999. (320 4matic wagon)
I think it's supposed to short shift and
On 2021-06-09 19:19, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote:
https://newhaven.craigslist.org/pts/d/wallingford-190e-16v-cosworth-parts/7325714599.html
Thanks. I can always use a spare leveling valve if it still has SLS and
the spheres aren't blown (the control valve goes a few miles after the
sphe
On 2021-06-08 11:42, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
My first home (built in 1954) had the lead paint disclaimer but the
solution was more paint (latex).
Exterior paint last until it fails. (cracks/peels)
Then it has to come off before the new paint goes on.
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