From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #956 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 Sunday, April 6 2003 Volume 01 : Number 956 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'yarding) Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'yarding) Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... Re: seats German Engineering Re: German Engineering more J10 trailer pix... fsj stickers 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: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 18:07:42 -0800 From: john Subject: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'yarding) At 07:22 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, gary wrote: >Hi folks, >Just got back from the Emergency Room. > >Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the front seat, at a >local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the dash. ouch... I ended up with several stitches to a finger at a wrecking yard in Great Falls, MT... was visiting my brother-in-law at a hospital and while in town (from Seattle) decided to upgrade my driver's seat... found one, trying to get the wiring out of the dash I pulled real hard on a wire, it came out of the fuse box and the blade connector sliced my finger almost to the bone! Wrapped it up with a handkerchief, asked the yard guy where the nearest emergency room was and drove myself there... turned out to be the same hospital that my brother in law was in... got stitched up and joined the rest of the family upstairs... ;) john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 12:18:37 +1000 From: Guy Carpenter Subject: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... (was: Re: 'yarding) I always figured the blood in the cars at the wrecking yard was from the car's final unlucky driver. Now I know better! At 06:07 PM 4/04/2003 -0800, john wrote: >At 07:22 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, gary wrote: >>Hi folks, >>Just got back from the Emergency Room. >> >>Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the front seat, at a >>local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the dash. > > >ouch... > >I ended up with several stitches to a finger at a wrecking yard >in Great Falls, MT... was visiting my brother-in-law at a hospital >and while in town (from Seattle) decided to upgrade my driver's >seat... found one, trying to get the wiring out of the dash I >pulled real hard on a wire, it came out of the fuse box and the blade >connector sliced my finger almost to the bone! Wrapped it up with >a handkerchief, asked the yard guy where the nearest emergency room >was and drove myself there... turned out to be the same hospital >that my brother in law was in... got stitched up and joined the rest >of the family upstairs... ;) > >john > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 22:21:29 -0500 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... YIKES, You sure that was not a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere named Christine you were sitting in? I have always thought that cars have their own unique personalities. I guess the 190 D was a little upset you were pulling parts out of it. Glad to hear your ok and thanks for the warning. MB seats are filled with metal. Ill think twice before placing my backside on a seat I am not familar with. R. gary wrote: >Hi folks, >Just got back from the Emergency Room. > >Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the front seat, at a >local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the dash. > >Finish with the task at hand, spun around on the seat to get my feet out >the door, and SPROING!!! Something projectiled itself out of the seat >cushion and into... my behind. > >Thought to myself... "oh great, ripped my shorts" Went to stand up... no >go. I was firmly stuck to the seat. Not stuck by the pants, not by >skin... by the meat! What ever it was it was deep. It took me 20min to >find the right angle to get myself unstuck. I was starting to get >concerned. Trust me, that takes a lot! > >My tool bag was on the hood. All I had with me in the cockpit was a >screwdriver. Couldn't yell. Nobody around. I was clear on the far side >of the compound. Good thing I had my cell with me, even though I managed >without it. > >A little blood, not much. Not a whole lotta pain. Finished collecting my >parts and went home. Cleaned myself up and discovered I could stick my >pinky finger into the hole. Hmmm, not good. I knew I would at least need >a tetanus shot, perhaps a stitch or two. Called my Doc, can't see me >until Monday. Wife demands under no circumstances to go to the ER. ER >Doc says that I was "lucky" I got punctured where I did. Half inch in >any direction would have been serious(Punctured artery, Colon, etc) Not >good. > >Moral of the story, Be careful of junk vehicle, especially how you go >about getting parts out; be cautious, even though they look to be in >very good condition. > >-Gary in Orlando > > > > > >On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 18:38, Black, Waylon wrote: > > >>I relent! You guys are wearing me out. Pant,pant. >> >>HI -Way Auto Parts II >>1910 State Highway 121 >>Lewisville, TX 75067 >> >>972-492-0919 - Skip >> >>I am trying to get a better deal on engines/trans. Help yourself to any >>other things. Good luck, this weekend. After all the rain, it will be nice >>and muddy. >> >> >>Mostly hard parts interiors are usually destroyed by the help. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 20:26:19 -0800 From: john Subject: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... >gary wrote: >>Hi folks, >>Just got back from the Emergency Room. >>Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the front seat, at a >>local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the dash. the springs in my driver's seat were broken: http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/190D/190D-Seats/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 04:22:55 -0500 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: Today's yarding trip and warning... John, Did you weld yours or solder it? I have had some good luck with my seats by stuffing a blanket up underneath them but it would be great to have a fix that is permanant. I have considered filling them with expanding foam as well but the result might not be predictable R. john wrote: > >> gary wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> Just got back from the Emergency Room. >>> Today I was sitting in a wrecked 190D Sitting in the front seat, at a >>> local pull-it-yerself yard. Getting trim off of the dash. >> > > the springs in my driver's seat were broken: > http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/190D/190D-Seats/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > jesus, don't leave life without him, please! > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 09:25:24 -0800 From: john Subject: Re: seats At 04:22 AM 4/5/2003 -0500, Robert Chase wrote: >John, > >Did you weld yours or solder it? had it over at a friend's house, we used a wire feed to weld it... I doubt that solder would hold... You might be able to fashion a splint with a small piece of steel tubing or pipe though... Notice the "Recaro" label on the seat. :) john >I have had some good luck with my seats by stuffing a blanket up >underneath them but it would be great to have a fix that is permanant. >I have considered filling them with expanding foam as well but the >result might not be predictable >R. > >john wrote: >the springs in my driver's seat were broken: >>http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/190D/190D-Seats/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 18:55:50 -0500 From: Robert Chase Subject: German Engineering Hmmm, So my sunroof has not been closing recently and I thought I would have to do a "removal" of the wind deflector that is getting in the way when the roof tries to close. Upon further inspection there are adjustment screws that adjust the level of the bars that the sunroof panel slides over to pull down the deflector so the roof can close. A minor adjustment later and my roof closes like there was never a problem. Gotta love that German Engineering. R. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 16:13:33 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: Re: German Engineering got pictures? mine quit closing too... lots of pieces floating around up there... :) john On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Robert Chase wrote: >-->Hmmm, >--> >-->So my sunroof has not been closing recently and I thought I would have >-->to do a "removal" of the wind deflector that is getting in the way when >-->the roof tries to close. Upon further inspection there are adjustment >-->screws that adjust the level of the bars that the sunroof panel slides >-->over to pull down the deflector so the roof can close. A minor >-->adjustment later and my roof closes like there was never a problem. >-->Gotta love that German Engineering. >--> >-->R. >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com via PINE on Linux ** (plain text please!) ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ...and remember, leaving life without Jesus just isn't recommended... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 22:41:24 -0800 From: john Subject: more J10 trailer pix... fsj stickers The J10 trailer project is coming along. I picked up a tool box... next is the dump setup, rhino line the bed, setup the auxillary tank for use to fill the lawnmower or other vehicles, mount the tires on some FSJ slotted alloys and paint it the same color as SuperDawg... oh yeah, need quick disconnect clamps to hold the canopy down... Otherwise, it's turning out great! Love it... easy to pull and back, tongue length his just about right... Only thing I've noticed is it doesn't track quite the same as the Jeep, have to swing out a bit to clear curbs... maybe the tongue is too long? You can see the back end of the '54 Chevy box that was going to be my trailer in this picture... http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/J10-trailer/trailer-canopy-xj.jpg Pulled the canopy to get some topsoil... I think the J10 bed looks great without the bumper... http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/J10-trailer/J10trailer-sans-canopy.jpg picked up a cheap toolbox, trying to decide where to put the spare, thinking this might be the best setup: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/J10-trailer/spare-toolbox-j10trailer_.jpg a WJ an SJ and an XJ... (well, most of an SJ... ;) (which reminds me, I need to put an FSJ sticker on the trailer... ;) http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/J10-trailer/wj-sj-xj.jpg FWIW, listed the FSJ stickers on ebay again: (see also my neighbor's '64 Caddy and the '54 Chevy box that simply will not go away... ;) I'm going to end up making IT a trailer... ;) http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=dieseljohn john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #956 *********************************