From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1068 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, June 16 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1068 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1065 forward momentum... west coast... Re: forward momentum... west coast... Re: got the tranny in the 190D put in administrivia: notes on using this list Re: got the tranny in the 190D put in Re: administrivia: notes on using this list Re[2]: administrivia: notes on using this list Cheap MB diesel parts in Spokane, WA Never again Father's Day 2003 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: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 18:41:41 -0700 From: Kevin Pekarek Subject: Re: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1065 On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 08:08:04PM -0700, john wrote: > yeah... the little rascal is starting to grow on me... especially > after driving two rough riding Jeeps the last couple of days... :) starting to grow on you like mold? wait. maybe that IS mold :) I drove the 74 cherokee (straight six, three speed manual with a full metallic clutch) and darn near made a fool out of myself trying to start from a stop sign with that thing. Not enough gas, and it died cause of the kingkong clutch. Okay, give it some gas and let up the clutch, and BOY did it buck. I think I caught air. :) I think I'm really spoiled with hydraulically assisted mercedes clutch :) We don't need to discuss the rough riding part. Needless to say, the trip from Medford with a tranny in the back was much more pleasant in the 190D than the 74 cherokee. I don't know that the 190D would have done so well with the snow going over siskyou pass though. :) > driving it back from the shop was enjoyable... :) still, a nice > early '90's 124 series does have a very strong appeal right now... I agree, it does. So, I'm not going to test drive any. Diesel OR gas. Nothing good will come of it. K - -- Kevin Pekarek Redwood City, CA (near San Francisco) and Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo) 85 190D (601, 5spd) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:43:00 -0700 From: john Subject: forward momentum... west coast... just looking at the digest, looks like both Kevin and I made some progress, my 300CD looks like a 300CD again, still have plumbing to do, wiring, but the hood and fender and grille are on... my body shop friend came back again today. :) I've been building computers and working on Jeeps... :) Kevin, don't you have a GPS to calibrate that speedo with? ;) what kind of UNIX sys admin are you anyway? john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... Jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 22:24:18 -0700 From: Kevin Pekarek Subject: Re: forward momentum... west coast... On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 08:43:00PM -0700, john wrote: > just looking at the digest, looks like both Kevin and I > made some progress, my 300CD looks like a 300CD again, still > have plumbing to do, wiring, but the hood and fender and grille > are on... my body shop friend came back again today. :) Came home and started wrenching on the bronco. Thermostat froze. And stupid small block fords have the thermostat sit upright, so it's IMPOSSIBLE to get the thing aligned so it doesn't cause the housing to leak without RTV. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until after McParts stores close, and all of my RTV is down in Los Osos, which doesn't do me much good up here. Guess I'm playing with that tomorrow. Bronco is actually my brother's, but it's kinda hard to work on a truck's cooling system woes with your left foot in a cast. Well, I wouldn't know from *MY* experience. :) > I've been building computers and working on Jeeps... :) I do not work on computers at home. I check my mail from home, and do a little reading on the web, and that's it. Occasionally, I'll have to diddle with something on the BSD box or the ultra, but I don't have to worry about patches with a firewall, and I really don't see the entertainment in continually reinstalling things because I can. > Kevin, don't you have a GPS to calibrate that speedo with? ;) No, I don't own a GPS. No real good reason not to, but I've been pretty good at finding other things to spend the money on. Besides, police certified calibration works, and there's no selective availability with police speedos. :) > what kind of UNIX sys admin are you anyway? hehe. played with pretty much everything except sequent dynix. oddly enough, I found Open Edition (for MVS) the most interesting. Seem to have picked up a passive interest in MPE, but that is pretty far from unix. Don't really get along with linux too well, but that's a topic for another list. Fortunate for me, the 190D seems to be at a point where I don't need to do much other than change oil and add gas. This is good, cause I have plenty of other projects I need to focus on ;) K - -- Kevin Pekarek Redwood City, CA (near San Francisco) and Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo) 85 190D (2.2, 5spd) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 22:41:09 -0700 From: "DerickAA" Subject: Re: got the tranny in the 190D put in Glad to hear it. I am now wondering if someone may have stuck a 5 speed from a 190E in the car..... It is hard to imagine it shifting any smoother than I remember so that MUST be impressive. Bit by bit you can knock the other stuff out, I am sure. Later Derick ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 05:45:01 +0000 From: Richard Welty Subject: administrivia: notes on using this list Digest.Net mailing list "Meta FAQ" These general notes on using Digest.Net mailing lists are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month. This file may be found on the web at http://www.digest.net/general-notes.txt [last revised 5/1/02; removed list of spam strings, as i'm not the only one filtering on them -- rpw] Additional information on Digest.Net's spam policies may be found at http://www.digest.net/email-policy.html and http://www.digest.net/blocked.html Table of Contents 1. Why don't my postings go through? 2. Why can't I unsubscribe? 3. How do I post to the list? 4. Where are the archives? 5. What other lists are on digest.net? 6. Is there a web subscription form? 7. 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What is Krusty Motorsports, anyway? Krusty Motorsports (http:/www.krusty-motorsports.com/) is a business which is owned and operated by Richard Welty (rwelty-at-krusty-motorsports.com). Krusty is an S-Corporation in the State of New York. Krusty provides a number of Internet related services, such as mailing list, web sites, pop3/telnet accounts, and consulting on internet related issues. For more information, see the web site. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 22:46:03 -0700 From: Kevin Pekarek Subject: Re: got the tranny in the 190D put in On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 10:41:09PM -0700, DerickAA wrote: > I am now wondering if someone may have stuck a 5 speed from a 190E in the > car..... That was the thought running through my head when I was driving it. I still have the old tranny, and the numbers were very readable. Wonder how I'd go about decoding them. > It is hard to imagine it shifting any smoother than I remember so that MUST > be impressive. It started to get a little rougher as the days went by. Haven't taken the old tranny apart, but in addition to the cracked gears you noticed, it also seems to have a failed bearing in the front, and failing syncros in second. I think the fresh ATF and good syncros are the reason it shifts more smoothly now. K - -- Kevin Pekarek Redwood City, CA (near San Francisco) and Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo) 85 190D (2.2, 5spd) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:59:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Jerome Kaidor Subject: Re: administrivia: notes on using this list Richard Welty wrote: > h) are you using "funky" character sets? > > [7 bit restriction lifted experimentally on 8/2/00 -- film at 11] > > unfortunately, there are "issues" if i permit any character set > other than old fashioned 7 level ASCII; therefore, you need to - ------------------------------------^^^^^ *** I think you just dated yourself, Richard. I do believe they've been called "bits" for the past few years. Does the list support Baudot? :) - Jerry "dated" Kaidor ( jerry-at-tr2.com ) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:04:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Richard Welty Subject: Re[2]: administrivia: notes on using this list On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 07:59:27 -0700 (PDT) Jerome Kaidor wrote: > Richard Welty wrote: > > h) are you using "funky" character sets? > > [7 bit restriction lifted experimentally on 8/2/00 -- film at > 11] > > unfortunately, there are "issues" if i permit any character set > > other than old fashioned 7 level ASCII; therefore, you need to > ------------------------------------^^^^^ > *** I think you just dated yourself, Richard. I do believe they've been > called "bits" for the past few years. > Does the list support Baudot? :) as soon as i work out the perl code for "figure shift" and "letter shift". cheers, richard - -- Richard Welty rwelty-at-suespammers.org Averill Park Networking rwelty-at-averillpark.net Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security rwelty-at-krusty-motorsports.com 518-573-7592 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 14:15:56 -0500 From: "Black, Waylon" Subject: Cheap MB diesel parts in Spokane, WA http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&useri d=xt3t150 And a 190 TD in FL http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6328&item= 2418734184 Waylon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:52:47 -0700 From: "Paul Schwartz" Subject: Never again Ok, so I needed a new master cylinder in my wife's Honda Civic (87). The pedal was going to the floor and all the pads are good. In hurry I went to the local McParts store and got a rebuilt, put it in and it's still bad. As I remember, there is a valve in the master cylinder that starts leaking and then the pedal starts migrating towards the floor. I installed a rebuilt master cylinder, I bled the brakes and the pedal won't come up. Have I missed something? Could I have gotten a bad master cylinder? I think I am going to get another master cylinder (different store) and if it fixes the problem I will never again buy McParts again, EVER. I know this isn't a MBZ thing, but I know there are a few Honda/Acura owners out there. Paul 77 240D ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:42:20 -0700 From: john Subject: Father's Day 2003 I came into church this morning and noticed my wife and daughter sitting in the usual area... but also noticed a balloon flying over their location... :) When I got to my chair I found this present: http://wagoneers.com/tmp/FathersDay2003/fathers-day-2003.jpg Is that cool, or what? :) I took a few more pictures: http://wagoneers.com/tmp/FathersDay2003 In case you couldn't figure it out, the round part was duct tape, and the square part was a book called "the jumbo Duct Tape book". :) My daughter, who dreamt up this incredible gift (and the wrapping), just graduated from the University of Washington this week too. :) I love my kids. They really know how to buy presents... ;) Red Green, eat your heart out... :) later, john - ----------------------------- Oh well, I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess -Red Green http://www.redgreen.com/ - ------------------------------ 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 #1068 **********************************