From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-krusty-motorsports.com Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #261 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Monday, January 3 2000 Volume 01 : Number 261 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: insurance free automotive catalogs shop manuals Re: Sound Shield Re: Sound Shield Re: 240D (fwd) administrivia: announcing a new list Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 20:35:12 -0800 From: john Subject: insurance I've decided to put Fritz on the low mileage insurance plan... Collector's car insurance... 3,000 miles a year, full coverage for $136 a year. :) I finally got my 83 J10 Stepside (Sport) running and setup the way I like it. Drove it around a bunch today... love the ride and view from up there. :) Waiting to see if the economy is gonna work out... might wait a week to actually switch Fritz's insurance plan... :) (fwiw, with Pemco I'm paying $878 a year for full coverage on fritz... remember I totalled my little wagoneer two years ago... single vehicle accident automatically my fault.. :( Switching to Hartford drops that to $575... but $136 is even better. :) Pemco wants $610 for my J10, Hartford wants $599... the only problem is Hartford isn't full coverage...) I guess I should check with Pemco on dropping the Benz... and seeing how much the J10 goes up... I really should keep full coverage on it. (comprehensive is what Hartford was doing... too old they say... yet they offer it on Fritz, go figure... While I like Fritz and all, the 83 J10 Stepside is more rare and worth more than Fritz, as nice as he is... but they don't see it that way... :( john - ----------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com http://www.wagoneers.com ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 21:51:17 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: free automotive catalogs this is kind of a local offer... I've got a stack of various automotive catalogs to give away... or recycle. CV joints, engine components, exhaust parts, bearings, spark plugs, fuel injection parts, alternators/starters, plug wires, and so on... NGK, TRW, FRAM, GM... Even a REESE products... (hitches) I pick up these catalogs from suppliers and use 'em to figure out what parts I needed for swaps, repairs and so on... Don't need 'em any more... I'm also going to put up several of my shop manuals on ebay. I'll compile the list soon and post 'em before I put them up on ebay. On these parts catalogs, they are free, come and get 'em... postage would make them worthless... :) The recycling goes out on Wednesday night... stop on by before and they're yours... john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 23:53:35 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: shop manuals I'm cleaning out my office... I'll be posting these to ebay in a few days, let me know if you're interested... there are also some circuit design type texts up there as well... (and an 8080/8085 assembly language programming manual... :) (btw, please don't reply all to this msg) john http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-shop-manuals.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-kz400-clymer.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-escort-lynx-haynes.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-chev-luv.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-chev-gmc-pu-haynes-67-87.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-helms-wiring-Tempo.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-a-cars-haynes.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-Rabbit-Scirocco-75-77-RobertBently.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-Rabbit-Diesel-77-80-RobertBently.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-88-Sunbird-factory-service-manual.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-olds-cutlass-70-82-chiltons.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-olds-cutlass-70-83-clymer.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-regal-lumina-88-90-haynes.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-taurus-chiltons.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-vw-62-72-sqbk.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-vw-BEETLE-61-79-clymer.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-vw-beetle-kghia-bus-fastback-49-71-chiltons.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-vw-frontwheeldrive-74-83-chiltons.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-vw-rabbit-diesel-haynes.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-ford-pu-bronco-73-79-haynes.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/bk-yanmar-backhoe.jpg http://wagoneers.com/4sale/tech-books/ ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:42:49 -0800 From: Daniel A Jacobs Subject: Re: Sound Shield Juat do what I did: Get a louder stereo system. Works great for drowing out the wife's moaning about the hard(?) seats. Dan kc7nol-at-juno.com On Sat, 01 Jan 2000 10:58:01 -0800 john writes: >This came up once before. I've been playing around with some sound >proofing >foam in Fritz (my 81 300d). I really can't make it make any >difference and >the hassle of trying to attach pieces of foam in the shape they have >makes >the money they're asking seem fine if it really works... > >I don't find the noise level of my 300D all that bad... but quieter >would >be cool... > >john > >At 09:05 AM 1/1/00 -0800, GRRueger wrote: >>Happy New Year! >> >>Hello- My name is Glenn, I'm new to this list, love my '83 240D >(290,500 >miles) >>and have a question: Anyone here tried the Sound Shield? It's a >soft >>hi-temp/fibreglass insert you drop in along the firewall or somewhere >behind the >>engine. They say it really cuts down cabin noise. I had the URL for >it >but seem >>to have lost it and can't find it . The email for questions/ordering >is: >> >>Psbprod-at-aol.com >> >>I'd love to hear from anyone who has tried it before I plunk down >US$72 on >it. >>Seems a little odd doesn't it? >> >>___ >>GRR >> >> >----------------------------------------------------- > john-at-wagoneers.com http://www.wagoneers.com > ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... >----------------------------------------------------- > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:38:03 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: Sound Shield On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Daniel A Jacobs wrote: >-->Juat do what I did: >--> >-->Get a louder stereo system. >-->Works great for drowing out the wife's moaning about the hard(?) seats. >-->Dan you're lucky... my wife won't let me play the radio.... :( john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:13:19 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: 240D (fwd) 1974 240d, 4speed manual... trying to figure out the value... thinking around $2,000 or so... David is up in Issaquah, but the car is in Roseburg... Sounds like a nice rig. His dad just passed away, but the car was purchased in Germany and brought back. Other than some minor issues the car is in excellent condition... I haven't seen it, but talked with David today. contact David for further info. :) john - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Unitel2000-at-aol.com Hi John, Thanks for the reply, The car is located in Roseburg ,Ore. so it is unavailible to show up here. TIt wouhe color is a medium brown ( repainted from the original green about 8-10 years ago. Inside is cream colored. It is a 4spd manual with no options i.e. sun roof, a/c,c/c etc.The car has never been damaged other than some scrapes on chrome where dad mis judged how close he was to the side of the garage. The car is good condition inside and out and has aged well. milage is appx 270-300000 and the engine was rebuilt about 10 years ago . All service records available.Tires are in good condition . Engine starts and runs well. It will be a good car for someone who knows and appreciates M.B. diesels. Thanks again for your reply. I can be reached at 425-427-8600 David Sayers ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 23:27:58 -0500 From: Richard Welty Subject: administrivia: announcing a new list i will shortly be doing a wee bit of travelling, and as is my custom, i'll be looking for folks to hook up with while i'm on the road. reflecting on the matter, i had what may be a good idea (but certainly it's an idea, good or otherwise.) i have just created the road trip mailing list, for use by auto enthusiasts (such as might be found here) to find each other while on the road. here's how it works: if you are willing to visit with and entertain travelling car folks, you join and listen for someone who is coming to your area that you might want to meet up with. if you are traveling, you post a note regarding the where, when, and what persuasion of car enthusiast you are (bmw, racing, etc.) it is perfectly acceptable to use the list to discuss who is going to meet where, to have a burger and a beer or whatever. to join, send a note to majordomo-at-digest.net containing one of the two following commands subscribe road-trip subscribe road-trip-digest i'll be announcing my upcoming pair of trips when the plans firm up and the list membership gets a little bigger. cheers, richard ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #261 *********************************