Does anyone have an (extra) copy of this book they want to sell?
From: "Trish Dougherty" <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:49:28 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Looking to buy used copy of Kent's book
http://www.mercedessource.com/node/7804
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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
Does anyone have an (extra) copy of this book they want to sell?
http://www.mercedessource.com/node/7804
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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
I didn't know I had a reserve light until a few years in, and plenty Starton.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] '81 240D wildly fluctuating fuel gauge
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 5:20 PM
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> Since recently replacing the instrument cluster in my '81 240D so that I would have the amazing luxury of a working odometer, I have a bizarre fuel gauge. Â It flits around quite a bit, and sometimes flies back and forth from full to empty and back. Â Sometimes the movement is less pronounced, say from full to 3/4. Â This movement is not constant - sometimes the gauge is just fine. Â The temp gauge also fluctuates sometimes, but not nearly as much. Â The oil pressure gauge is rock steady all the time.
> Is this a common situation, and is there a fix? Â I can estimate fuel usage as long as the odometer is working, but it would be nice to have a steady fuel gauge.
> By the way, I got 28.5 mpg on the tank I filled today.
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What's an old scam?
Rob
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> "We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready to visit violence upon those who would do us harm"
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> On Jan 28, 2012, at 11:52, Aleph93 <aleph93@...> wrote:
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> > I try to tell the difference between a scam and a real request, though
> > it isn't easy sometimes. I remember once, as a kid fumbling around my
> > pockets and bags looking for more change for gas, and a guy handed me a
> > couple bucks (back when you could buy gas for a couple bucks). I didn't
> > ask for any money, yet must have looked pathetic enough, looking down in
> > my motorcycle tank, and laying out change on the seat, that it caught
> > their attention. This is only one of the many helping hands I've met on
> > the road, there are wonderful, generous people out there, so if I can, I
> > help folks out too. Once, I pulled over on the freeway to help a guy
> > pushing his motorcycle. He didn't speak much English, yet it was obvious
> > he was out of gas, so I drove him to the gas station, picked up gas, and
> > returned to the bike, which then needed to be push started. Hopefully,
> > he too helped someone else in a jam. It all does come around...Karma
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> > Rob
> > '85 300D
> > Garden Grove, CA
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> > On 1/28/12 2:16 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > > Re: Beggar Warning
> > > Posted by: "Trish Dougherty"purrfectharmonyfarm@... patricia_dougherty
> > > Date: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 am ((PST))
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> > > I used to work in Hollywood. I'd pass the same beggar/guy every day on the
> > > same corner on my way home from work. I had/wanted to go shopping in
> > > Hollywood one Saturday. I saw the same beggar coming out of an upscale
> > > store with a shopping bag, wearing a nicer leather jacket than I had! Ya
> > > know at least when I was in San Francisco the beggar down on the pier was
> > > honest...his sign clearly stated that he was going to spend your money on
> > > wine and a hooker.
> > >
> > > Several yrs ago in Arlington, TX I was approached by someone at a gas
> > > station begging for just a dollar because they were out of gas. I went
> > > ahead and gave him a buck. He even asked how to repay me. I told him he
> > > had to pass it on to the next person that was in need. I don't really know
> > > why I was compelled to give him a dollar, as I was out of work at the time
> > > and I wouldn't do it again, and I never did before...I'm OK with whatever
> > > he did with it...I believe in Karma.
> > >
> >
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355,000. That's a bunch of miles Tom; mine just crossed the 170,000
mark, 76,000 of them from me.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 1/28/12 2:16 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: this could be a bargain too
> Posted by:"audiolaw@aol.com" audiolaw@aol.com audiolaw
> Date: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:39 am ((PST))
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> I had to drive from West L.A. to Pasadena for lunch with a judge on
> Wednesday.
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> Just before I got to the restaurant, my '81 300SD rolled over 355,000
> mi. (This ignores the 6 months that I ran with no speedo / odo before
> realizing that the problem was a simple blown fuse.)
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> jcrcpa@tx.rr.com writes:
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> drove to over 260,000.
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Does anyone have an (extra) copy of this book they want to sell?
http://www.mercedessource.com/node/7804
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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
| Had that problem with my 240, lots'o algae killer fixed the gauge right up. Moss growing on the wire or something... bk --- On Sat, 1/28/12, Brian Barnhart <brianbarn@yahoo.com> wrote:
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I try to tell the difference between a scam and a real request, though
it isn't easy sometimes. I remember once, as a kid fumbling around my
pockets and bags looking for more change for gas, and a guy handed me a
couple bucks (back when you could buy gas for a couple bucks). I didn't
ask for any money, yet must have looked pathetic enough, looking down in
my motorcycle tank, and laying out change on the seat, that it caught
their attention. This is only one of the many helping hands I've met on
the road, there are wonderful, generous people out there, so if I can, I
help folks out too. Once, I pulled over on the freeway to help a guy
pushing his motorcycle. He didn't speak much English, yet it was obvious
he was out of gas, so I drove him to the gas station, picked up gas, and
returned to the bike, which then needed to be push started. Hopefully,
he too helped someone else in a jam. It all does come around...Karma
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 1/28/12 2:16 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Beggar Warning
> Posted by: "Trish Dougherty"purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com patricia_dougherty
> Date: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 am ((PST))
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> I used to work in Hollywood. I'd pass the same beggar/guy every day on the
> same corner on my way home from work. I had/wanted to go shopping in
> Hollywood one Saturday. I saw the same beggar coming out of an upscale
> store with a shopping bag, wearing a nicer leather jacket than I had! Ya
> know at least when I was in San Francisco the beggar down on the pier was
> honest...his sign clearly stated that he was going to spend your money on
> wine and a hooker.
>
> Several yrs ago in Arlington, TX I was approached by someone at a gas
> station begging for just a dollar because they were out of gas. I went
> ahead and gave him a buck. He even asked how to repay me. I told him he
> had to pass it on to the next person that was in need. I don't really know
> why I was compelled to give him a dollar, as I was out of work at the time
> and I wouldn't do it again, and I never did before...I'm OK with whatever
> he did with it...I believe in Karma.
>
I work downtown where there are a fair number of people on the corners asking for handouts, that I run into on the way to/from the bus stop. I keep a few granola bars in my jacket pocket.
I used to offer them to anyone asking for any handout, and got turned down half the time, often with either a disappointed look or a sheepish grin.
I figure those are the free-loaders. I really can't tell from appearance. One guy looked pretty legitimate, then I saw him a few minutes later talking on his cell phone and sipping a Starbucks coffee while he handed off his cardboard sign to a friend.
I changed my tactic. Now, if they ask for money, I say no. If they ask for "anything would help", I offer a granola bar. Haven't been turned down yet, and usually get an eager and/or grateful response. So at least in my area, people asking for "anything" seem a lot more legitimate than the ones asking for money.
- Alan
I try to tell the difference between a scam and a real request, though
it isn't easy sometimes. I remember once, as a kid fumbling around my
pockets and bags looking for more change for gas, and a guy handed me a
couple bucks (back when you could buy gas for a couple bucks). I didn't
ask for any money, yet must have looked pathetic enough, looking down in
my motorcycle tank, and laying out change on the seat, that it caught
their attention. This is only one of the many helping hands I've met on
the road, there are wonderful, generous people out there, so if I can, I
help folks out too. Once, I pulled over on the freeway to help a guy
pushing his motorcycle. He didn't speak much English, yet it was obvious
he was out of gas, so I drove him to the gas station, picked up gas, and
returned to the bike, which then needed to be push started. Hopefully,
he too helped someone else in a jam. It all does come around...Karma
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 1/28/12 2:16 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Beggar Warning
> Posted by: "Trish Dougherty"purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com patricia_dougherty
> Date: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:48 am ((PST))
>
> I used to work in Hollywood. I'd pass the same beggar/guy every day on the
> same corner on my way home from work. I had/wanted to go shopping in
> Hollywood one Saturday. I saw the same beggar coming out of an upscale
> store with a shopping bag, wearing a nicer leather jacket than I had! Ya
> know at least when I was in San Francisco the beggar down on the pier was
> honest...his sign clearly stated that he was going to spend your money on
> wine and a hooker.
>
> Several yrs ago in Arlington, TX I was approached by someone at a gas
> station begging for just a dollar because they were out of gas. I went
> ahead and gave him a buck. He even asked how to repay me. I told him he
> had to pass it on to the next person that was in need. I don't really know
> why I was compelled to give him a dollar, as I was out of work at the time
> and I wouldn't do it again, and I never did before...I'm OK with whatever
> he did with it...I believe in Karma.
>
355,000. That's a bunch of miles Tom; mine just crossed the 170,000
mark, 76,000 of them from me.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 1/28/12 2:16 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: this could be a bargain too
> Posted by:"audiolaw@aol.com" audiolaw@aol.com audiolaw
> Date: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:39 am ((PST))
>
> I had to drive from West L.A. to Pasadena for lunch with a judge on
> Wednesday.
>
> Just before I got to the restaurant, my '81 300SD rolled over 355,000
> mi. (This ignores the 6 months that I ran with no speedo / odo before
> realizing that the problem was a simple blown fuse.)
>
> Tom
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> In a message dated 1/27/2012 6:15:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> jcrcpa@tx.rr.com writes:
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> The last two 300sd's I have owned both started at about 160,000 miles and I
> drove to over 260,000.
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> Chuck
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