From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Mon Dec 17 05:36:03 2007 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Monday, December 17 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2613 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] Re: Daylight Driving lights in Austria --no more... [db] road trip update [db] Suspension Height Controller connecting rod [db] John, need more fun? 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, 15 Dec 2007 19:52:21 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] Re: Daylight Driving lights in Austria --no more... interesting article, basically Austria is eliminating the daytime running lights, apparently to make it safer for bikes and pedestrians??? the other issue I've seen (and been guilty of, my '99 WJ had Canadian daylight running lights) is driving at night with those dimmer lights... I thought there was something wrong with the road surface or my eyes... then I turned on the headlights and wow, it was like daylight! :) this always provides entertainment in translation: http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr Austria creates the light obligation on the day for automobiles to the yearly beginning 2008 again off. Reason is according to General German Automobile Association the diverting effect during the day switched on headlight of the traffic happening with the accomodating road users. These would notice the cars driving with headlight low beam or special day driving lights better, however the unlighted pedestrians and cyclists surveyed easier. The light obligation had been introduced only 2005 and should provide by the better visibility of the cars for more security in the traffic. Zurzeit still prevails in 21 further European countries a general or a light obligation only limited to motorways. ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- there's a solution for every problem; problem is can we afford the solution? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 15 Dec 2007, Wiard Pless wrote: # I am sure, you can read most of it. Basically, Austria will cancel the # daylight driving lights requirement early next year. # Vsterreich # Lichtpflicht wird wieder abgeschafft # # M|nchen - # # Vsterreich schafft die Lichtpflicht am Tag f|r Automobile zum # Jahresanfang 2008 wieder ab. Grund ist laut ADAC die ablenkende # Wirkung tags|ber eingeschalteter Scheinwerfer vom Verkehrsgeschehen # bei den entgegenkommenden Verkehrsteilnehmern. Diese w|rden zwar die # mit Abblendlicht oder speziellen Tagfahrleuchten fahrenden Autos # besser wahrnehmen, dabei aber die unbeleuchteten Fu_gdnger und # Radfahrer leichter |bersehen. Die Lichtpflicht war erst 2005 # eingef|hrt worden und sollte durch die bessere Sichtbarkeit der Autos # f|r mehr Sicherheit im Stra_enverkehr sorgen. Zurzeit herrscht noch # in 21 weiteren europdischen Ldndern eine generelle oder eine # lediglich auf Schnellstra_en beschrdnkte Lichtpflicht. # # Aktualisiert am 15. Dezember 2007 um 9:54 # # Vollstdndige Url des Artikels: # http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2007/12/15/828021.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:49:49 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] road trip update decided not to drive down to Tucson... my son has decided to come home in January... a bit early... he completed 4 years in the Air Force! and, still haven't fixed the WJ's xfr case chain... got the alt & a/c fixed in the 300d... but not the seats... :) still working on the '89 GW... need to spend some time on it..., maybe tomorrow... going down to retrieve parts and jeeps with a friend over the holiday break... hoping to repair and update my carport to hold said jeeps... :) took my final for my next to last class today... one more course and I'm done with my masters degree! :) so, all you along the way... it's ok to stand down from rescue duty... thanx! :) wishing all of you a Merry Christmas, with a capital C: http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=IAckfn8yiAQ john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- there's a solution for every problem; problem is can we afford the solution? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:55:00 -0500 From: Marc Z Subject: [db] Suspension Height Controller connecting rod Hello everyone, I was looking under the rear of my '83 300TD this afternoon looking for some loose ends and I found one. The connecting rod between the torsion bar bracket and the suspension height valve is missing. Once I find one, does anyone know how to adjust it? According to my manual, it says leave it to the dealer...... Marc Z in NC. Merry Christmas. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:29:36 GMT From: "jasonbassett-at-juno.com" Subject: [db] John, need more fun? ebay id 160190901800 Looks like anudder fun thing for your collection........ J ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2613 **********************************