Things have changed so much. I learned to drive on standard transmission
vehicles with a manual choke and no power steering etc. One had to know
a little bit about the vehicle in order to drive it. Today, everything
is pretty much automatic. Turn the key, pull it into drive and off you
go.
Products are so much more reliable today so folks don't have to tune the
vehicle a couple of times a year. I used to put new plugs in my car
spring and fall and adjust the carb etc. Don't have to do that anymore
so the younger ones have not been trained to do it. No worries - just
get in it
Sounds like me as a child. I would have been a poster child for the MAKE
movement.
Dan
clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
As a kid, I destroyed all the technical toys from radios, wind up cars, record
players and anything with a battery or motor. There was a 50/50 chance I
could get it
On Apr 20, 2012, at 12:47 AM, Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com wrote
For example, I still do not know if this is an interference engine. Several
say yes and several others with equal convictions say no.
Yes. Not unequivocally, but I am almost certain if the timing chain breaks,
major work is
-millions I'd have given you an absurd amount of money for
your truck since I think old trucks are cool ;)
-Curt
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:47:06 -0700
From: Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Fuel Pump Not Delivering - Progress Report - and
frustration
I quit the MB diesel yahoo group for that reason. Well, more like lack of
knowledgeable individuals. I am sure there are more groups, lists, and forums
like that. It may have changed since then. This particular email list is and
has been a fount of knowledge for many subjects, not just
But very often, not about Mercedes.
Randy
On 20/04/2012 9:38 AM, Rick Knoble wrote:
I quit the MB diesel yahoo group for that reason. Well, more like lack of
knowledgeable individuals. I am sure there are more groups, lists, and forums
like that. It may have changed since then. This
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
If I had won the mega-millions I'd have given you an absurd amount of money
for your truck since I think old trucks are cool ;)
Bring your checkbook down south; fly to Charleston or Savannah and you
can drive one back.
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
If I had won the mega-millions I'd have given you an absurd amount of money
for your truck since I think old trucks are cool ;)
Curt, I agree with you, they are cool and I understand much about how to keep
them running.
...@crone.us
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On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:20
I think that the younger generations think of cars as A-B devices, not cool
complicated mechanical marvels working magic to move you at incredible
speed. They just don;t have the interest that we do.
On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:10 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On Apr 20, 2012, at
Which is why I keep my eyes open for a Chevy with a 6.2l diesel.
If I win the mega millions fuel economy won't be my problem ;)
-Curt
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:47:42 -0700
From: Jerry Herrman jer...@san.rr.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Fuel Pump Not Delivering - Progress Report
Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes:
When I was a child, (I am in my fifties, same age as Wilton's
daughter) things were built to be repaired. Of course a domestic
automobile needed maintenance every few thousand miles and if
neglected you'd be lucky to make it past 75,000 miles before
I think this is especially true when it comes to our kids. They just don't
seem to have the interest in learning how things work in a lot of cases.
That's what drove me as a youngster, and still does to some extent today.
Dan
On Apr 20, 2012, at 7:10 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Rick Knoble
Yes exactly.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 20, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I think this is especially true when it comes to our kids. They just don't
seem to have the interest in learning how things work in a lot of cases.
That's what drove me as a youngster, and
I think a big thing is extra effort needs to be put in to repair things that
weren't designed to be repaired, they were designed to be disposed of. That and
the fact that kids now days have plenty to keep them entertained, without have
to resort to taking things apart and attempting to put them
Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com writes:
I think a big thing is extra effort needs to be put in to repair
things that weren't designed to be repaired, they were designed to be
disposed of. That and the fact that kids now days have plenty to keep
them entertained, without have to resort to
Today we are not allowed or supposed to take care of the car. We take it to
the dealer while it is on lease, but quickly figure out that the thing will
fall apart sooner, rather than later, so why bother? Too hard to work on
ourselves, so disincentive to get under the hood. Lifetime
As a kid, I destroyed all the technical toys from radios, wind up cars, record
players and anything with a battery or motor. There was a 50/50 chance I could
get it back functional, but I at least found out how the thing was meant to
work. There were some things I really felt badly about
An update for those of you who followed this saga from the beginning.
I have scoured the Internet on this subject, which has answered some questions
and led to numerous more questions.
After I found out that I could turn the eccentric on the front of the camshaft
sprocket by using a long wood
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