From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Thu Jul 30 22:04:25 2009 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Friday, July 31 2009 Volume 01 : Number 3120 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! RE: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! [db] doors? 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: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:22:40 -0700 From: "Paul Masterson" Subject: Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! Watching the NOAA website, it got to 104. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sew&sid=KBFI&num=72 at that point, it does matter. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" To: "undisclosed-recipients:" Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:50 PM Subject: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! > 103F!!! in SEATTLE!!!! -- It's a day for the weather history books. > For on July 29, 2009, Sea-Tac Airport > hit 103 degrees just after 3:30 p.m. for the hottest day on record in > Seattle, with records stretching back to 1891. > > The previous records were 100 degrees set July 20, 1994, July 16, 1941, > and June 9, 1955*. > http://www.komonews.com/news/51988007.html > > > Around 3pm it was 102F in Snohomish... > > but it's ok... (yeah right) it's a dry heat... :) > > > > what's funny is I was looking at the temps elsewhere in the country... > amazing... our normal > summer temps are usually in the low '70s... > > We also set a record for the HIGHEST low temp ever... 71 deg F... in all > recorded history here > our highest low temp has never been over 70 deg F... it always cools off > at night here... > > Humidity is around 20% too... a friend came up from San Diego, he got off > the plane and > said it felt like Vegas here. :) > > at lunch the temperature on the WJ console said 100 deg F at 1pm here in > Everett... > > not driving the 300D because the a/c leaked down... and I ain't driving my > cj-10a w/o ac. :) > > john > > > > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:38:19 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! komo claimed the record at 5, it went up a degree at 6, they'll probably talk about 104 tomorrow... ;) hey, got any good deals on r134 in qty? my 300d leaks... :( that synthetic stuff works well... lasts a couple of days... my wife threatened to take the WJ tomorrow, so I put another an in the benz. ;) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Paul Masterson wrote: # Watching the NOAA website, it got to 104. # http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/getobext.php?wfo=sew&sid=KBFI&num=72 # # at that point, it does matter. # # # # # ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" # To: "undisclosed-recipients:" # Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:50 PM # Subject: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! # # # > 103F!!! in SEATTLE!!!! -- It's a day for the weather history books. For # > on July 29, 2009, Sea-Tac Airport # > hit 103 degrees just after 3:30 p.m. for the hottest day on record in # > Seattle, with records stretching back to 1891. # > # > The previous records were 100 degrees set July 20, 1994, July 16, 1941, and # > June 9, 1955*. # > http://www.komonews.com/news/51988007.html # > # > # > Around 3pm it was 102F in Snohomish... # > # > but it's ok... (yeah right) it's a dry heat... :) # > # > # > # > what's funny is I was looking at the temps elsewhere in the country... # > amazing... our normal # > summer temps are usually in the low '70s... # > # > We also set a record for the HIGHEST low temp ever... 71 deg F... in all # > recorded history here # > our highest low temp has never been over 70 deg F... it always cools off at # > night here... # > # > Humidity is around 20% too... a friend came up from San Diego, he got off # > the plane and # > said it felt like Vegas here. :) # > # > at lunch the temperature on the WJ console said 100 deg F at 1pm here in # > Everett... # > # > not driving the 300D because the a/c leaked down... and I ain't driving my # > cj-10a w/o ac. :) # > # > john # > # > # > # > # > ----- # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org # > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:04:32 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: RE: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! yeah, but y'all didn't break no records... ;) actually saw 107 inland a bit... was 104 at my place... really interesting how a few miles can make a difference... the 103 at SeaTac is pretty impressive considering how close they are to the sound... every year we have this little stretch of high temps... makes the news if we break 90... actually 80. ;) will be glad when this episode is over... kind of like the week or two of snow we get... Portland and Vancouver seem to have colder temps in the winter and hotter temps in the summer, y'all are further inland... what's interesting is that bellingham broke their record of 95 as well... I recharged the a/c on my 300d, my wife was threatening to take the WJ for her errands today. :) I'm still recovering from the allergy attack... :) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg Fiorentino wrote: # Big deal! You know it was 107 here in Vancouver! # # Greg Fiorentino # '85 300SD # '80 240D 4 spd. manual # '79 300DT (with new crate engine) # '95 and '97 Crown Vics # '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke # # -----Original Message----- # From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On # Behalf Of john # Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:51 PM # To: undisclosed-recipients: # Subject: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! # # 103F!!! in SEATTLE!!!! -- It's a day for the weather history books. For # on July 29, 2009, Sea-Tac Airport # hit 103 degrees just after 3:30 p.m. for the hottest day on record in # Seattle, with records stretching back to 1891. # # The previous records were 100 degrees set July 20, 1994, July 16, 1941, and # June 9, 1955*. # http://www.komonews.com/news/51988007.html # # # Around 3pm it was 102F in Snohomish... # # but it's ok... (yeah right) it's a dry heat... :) # # # # what's funny is I was looking at the temps elsewhere in the country... # amazing... our normal # summer temps are usually in the low '70s... # # We also set a record for the HIGHEST low temp ever... 71 deg F... in all # recorded history here # our highest low temp has never been over 70 deg F... it always cools off at # night here... # # Humidity is around 20% too... a friend came up from San Diego, he got off # the plane and # said it felt like Vegas here. :) # # at lunch the temperature on the WJ console said 100 deg F at 1pm here in # Everett... # # not driving the 300D because the a/c leaked down... and I ain't driving my # cj-10a w/o ac. :) # # john # # # # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:02:29 -0700 From: Eric Ditwiler Subject: Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! And we have a nice cool marine layer in LA that is just starting to burn off here some 40 miles from the coast. On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:04 AM, john wrote: > yeah, but y'all didn't break no records... ;) > > actually saw 107 inland a bit... was 104 at my place... > > really interesting how a few miles can make a difference... the 103 > at SeaTac > is pretty impressive considering how close they are to the sound... > > every year we have this little stretch of high temps... makes the > news if we > break 90... actually 80. ;) > > will be glad when this episode is over... kind of like the week or > two of > snow we get... > > Portland and Vancouver seem to have colder temps in the winter and > hotter temps in the summer, > y'all are further inland... > > what's interesting is that bellingham broke their record of 95 as > well... > > I recharged the a/c on my 300d, my wife was threatening to take the > WJ for her errands today. :) > > I'm still recovering from the allergy attack... :) > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg Fiorentino wrote: > > # Big deal! You know it was 107 here in Vancouver! > # > # Greg Fiorentino > # '85 300SD > # '80 240D 4 spd. manual > # '79 300DT (with new crate engine) > # '95 and '97 Crown Vics > # '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke > # > # -----Original Message----- > # From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net > ] On > # Behalf Of john > # Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:51 PM > # To: undisclosed-recipients: > # Subject: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! > # > # 103F!!! in SEATTLE!!!! -- It's a day for the weather history > books. For > # on July 29, 2009, Sea-Tac Airport > # hit 103 degrees just after 3:30 p.m. for the hottest day on record > in > # Seattle, with records stretching back to 1891. > # > # The previous records were 100 degrees set July 20, 1994, July 16, > 1941, and > # June 9, 1955*. > # http://www.komonews.com/news/51988007.html > # > # > # Around 3pm it was 102F in Snohomish... > # > # but it's ok... (yeah right) it's a dry heat... :) > # > # > # > # what's funny is I was looking at the temps elsewhere in the > country... > # amazing... our normal > # summer temps are usually in the low '70s... > # > # We also set a record for the HIGHEST low temp ever... 71 deg F... > in all > # recorded history here > # our highest low temp has never been over 70 deg F... it always > cools off at > # night here... > # > # Humidity is around 20% too... a friend came up from San Diego, he > got off > # the plane and > # said it felt like Vegas here. :) > # > # at lunch the temperature on the WJ console said 100 deg F at 1pm > here in > # Everett... > # > # not driving the 300D because the a/c leaked down... and I ain't > driving my > # cj-10a w/o ac. :) > # > # john > # > # > # > # > # ----- > # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they > mold > # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http:// > creationwiki.org > # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http:// > fotomeister.us > # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > # Eric Ditwiler Director, Academic Operations Harvey Mudd College 909-607-3134 eric_ditwiler-at-hmc.edu "My own observation is that organizations that confidently rely mostly on informal codes and implicit contracts are more effective and more satisfactory to their participants." -- Clark Kerr ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:09:39 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! yeah, rub it in... pretty bad when it's cooler in LA and Tucson than Seattle... what's worse is when you're vacationing in Florida in December and it's warmer in Seattle than Orlando! :) really... happened the last time I went down to see my folks... many years ago... ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Eric Ditwiler wrote: # And we have a nice cool marine layer in LA that is just starting to # burn off here some 40 miles from the coast. # # # On Jul 30, 2009, at 10:04 AM, john wrote: # # > yeah, but y'all didn't break no records... ;) # > # > actually saw 107 inland a bit... was 104 at my place... # > # > really interesting how a few miles can make a difference... the 103 # > at SeaTac # > is pretty impressive considering how close they are to the sound... # > # > every year we have this little stretch of high temps... makes the # > news if we # > break 90... actually 80. ;) # > # > will be glad when this episode is over... kind of like the week or # > two of # > snow we get... # > # > Portland and Vancouver seem to have colder temps in the winter and # > hotter temps in the summer, # > y'all are further inland... # > # > what's interesting is that bellingham broke their record of 95 as # > well... # > # > I recharged the a/c on my 300d, my wife was threatening to take the # > WJ for her errands today. :) # > # > I'm still recovering from the allergy attack... :) # > # > ----- # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org # > http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > # > # > On Thu, 30 Jul 2009, Greg Fiorentino wrote: # > # > # Big deal! You know it was 107 here in Vancouver! # > # # > # Greg Fiorentino # > # '85 300SD # > # '80 240D 4 spd. manual # > # '79 300DT (with new crate engine) # > # '95 and '97 Crown Vics # > # '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke # > # # > # -----Original Message----- # > # From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net # > ] On # > # Behalf Of john # > # Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:51 PM # > # To: undisclosed-recipients: # > # Subject: [db] OT: new record 103F in Seattle! # > # # > # 103F!!! in SEATTLE!!!! -- It's a day for the weather history # > books. For # > # on July 29, 2009, Sea-Tac Airport # > # hit 103 degrees just after 3:30 p.m. for the hottest day on record # > in # > # Seattle, with records stretching back to 1891. # > # # > # The previous records were 100 degrees set July 20, 1994, July 16, # > 1941, and # > # June 9, 1955*. # > # http://www.komonews.com/news/51988007.html # > # # > # # > # Around 3pm it was 102F in Snohomish... # > # # > # but it's ok... (yeah right) it's a dry heat... :) # > # # > # # > # # > # what's funny is I was looking at the temps elsewhere in the # > country... # > # amazing... our normal # > # summer temps are usually in the low '70s... # > # # > # We also set a record for the HIGHEST low temp ever... 71 deg F... # > in all # > # recorded history here # > # our highest low temp has never been over 70 deg F... it always # > cools off at # > # night here... # > # # > # Humidity is around 20% too... a friend came up from San Diego, he # > got off # > # the plane and # > # said it felt like Vegas here. :) # > # # > # at lunch the temperature on the WJ console said 100 deg F at 1pm # > here in # > # Everett... # > # # > # not driving the 300D because the a/c leaked down... and I ain't # > driving my # > # cj-10a w/o ac. :) # > # # > # john # > # # > # # > # # > # # > # ----- # > # # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they # > mold # > # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http:// # > creationwiki.org # > # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http:// # > fotomeister.us # > # # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # > # # # Eric Ditwiler # Director, Academic Operations # Harvey Mudd College # 909-607-3134 # eric_ditwiler-at-hmc.edu # # "My own observation is that organizations that confidently rely mostly # on informal codes and implicit contracts are more effective and more # satisfactory to their participants." -- Clark Kerr # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:03:46 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: [db] doors? where we're going, we don't need doors... ...went on a WVO* run, sans doors... left the house around 6pm, only 85 deg or so, cooled down to less than 75 by the time we got back... http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/1986-CJ10A/2009_Jul_30_wvo-run-NO-DOORS/ * - WVO = waste veggie oil... see the buckets and plastic containers in the back? there's about 40 gallons or so of used cooking oil picked up from several resturaunts in the area... it's converted to bioDiesel and run in the '86 cj-10a and the '91 300D... thought about using the '99 WJ to pick this up and decided driving with no doors to stay cool made more sense than messing up the back of the WJ or the trunk of the benz. :) the plan is to get my '83 J10 stepside converted to Diesel and make these runs for WVO with a/c... :) actually thinking about putting a tank in the back with a filter setup and pour it straight in and heat it... but that's a long term dream... ;) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #3120 **********************************