From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Tue Dec 9 08:26:38 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, December 9 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2932 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: RE: [db] 3.54 gears/235s equal a sweet spot with the SD33 [db] Re: fsj: cj-10a in drive, pictures! 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: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 07:57:18 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: RE: [db] 3.54 gears/235s equal a sweet spot with the SD33 I think all the out of work hippies moved to seattle... ;) thanx for the weather report... I'll stick with the Mizzle and oh my, it's actually below 40 this morning, 39... :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Potter, Tom E wrote: # All the California hippies who could not find a job elsewhere live in # Austin; otherwise, Texas is OK. :) # # Hot. You want hot: come to Houston. We are not in Hell, but you can see # it from here. The climate is 99/99: 99 degrees F and 99 percent humidity # most of the year. But come on down; misery loves company. :) # # Tom Potter # # -----Original Message----- # From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] # On Behalf Of john # Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 12:41 AM # To: Alec Cordova # Cc: diesel-benz list # Subject: RE: [db] 3.54 gears/235s equal a sweet spot with the SD33 # # dear austin chamber of commerce... ;) (that would be you Alec... ;) # # my wife had a minor health related issue with "blue fingers" this # morning... # most likely related to ongoing blood pressure troubles, but she talked # of moving # to a warmer climate... the words Austin, Houston and Dallas were not # far behind... # her sister lives in houston, as do a couple of my friends... and more # friends in # San Antonio... # # I can't say I'm too excited about this as a possibility... # # been to San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas/Ft.Worth, # and Houston... Dallas was "ok"... # # so... tell me about how cold and how hot it gets there, and what kind of # snakes # and bugs live there... ;) humidity? You mention "hills"... elevation? # # We have no poisonous snakes here and very few bugs... # very mild climate for being so far north... # # also, what's the car registration/inspection issues like... I would # assume NO RUST... # # I've heard that Austin has a lot of high tech... lots of head hunters # have contacted # me from down there... so, what's the median house price... 3 bed/2 # bath 15 car garage. ;) # # suspect I'd have to change my sig file to where Jeeps don't rust, they # dust... or # something like that... # # any links to pictures? # # will I be accepted into the community with the assortment of vehicles I # might bring down? ;) # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com # SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf # SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # # On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Alec Cordova wrote: # # Just last weekend I did an extended run around the greater Austin # area, # # mostly for the specific purpose of getting a mileage reading. I was # reminded # # that we have some wonderful scenery on the west side of Austin where # the # # Texas "Hill Country" begins (it really is beautiful, with the # Colorado river # # running through, Lake Travis, and that whole area), but I didn't take # the # # toll road for most of the run, so through a little over 200 miles, I # had # # some extended sections with traffic lights along the state highways, # and # # there were some wonderfully hilly and winding sections where, I must # # confess, I did not drive in hyper-mileage mode. That was the 48.5MPG # run. I # # just wish the suspension were more compliant and refined in town, # although # # it does make for a very stable ride at speed. # # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:25:45 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] Re: fsj: cj-10a in drive, pictures! yes, it's mine... yes, the rear axle is wider... the rear tires sit outside of the body... more pictures shortly. :) drove it up to the top of the hill last night... hit a blazing speed of 40 going up the hill, 50 coming down... ;) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Dan Black wrote: # diesel john said: # {- http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/1986-CJ10A/ # # So did you buy that? (I'm sure you said it in the popcorn stories the # last few days, but I've been a bit busy and have only been skimming # through those.) # # Looks a lot like the one I saw on ebay a couple years ago (which was # going for I think $4-5K, but not sure if that was the selling price or # asking price). # # I kinda like the way they did the grille and headlights; it's unique. # # Are the back wheels are in line with the front ones, or are they out # farther (like duallies without the inner pair of tires)? I can't quite # tell from the angle of the pics. I wouldn't be surprised, for an # aircraft towing rig. # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Dyslexus: (n.) The car for drivers who signal left and turn right. # -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org -------------- # ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2932 **********************************