Arthur Dalton?
 

I've been reading this forum for a few years now, I always appreciated posts by Arthur Dalton. I haven't seen a post from him in about a month, anybody know if something happened to him?

Hopefully all is well with him.


J. M. van Swaay

I don't know either. I tried sending him an email about a week or so ago, no response (yet).

Hopefully he's just taking a break.

I was wondering as well.... I owe him a window cleaning! :)

All the best wishes to Arthur Dalton, I am missing his postings.

Same here! I did notice he wasn't posting lately. Hopefully he will be back soon!

I've had many such thoughts over the years when frequent posters disappear. I always first pray that nothing serious happened to them or in their lives, then I just watch for them and hope to see them again. Usually, when a month goes by, they're gone for good. A few have come back after a long time, but usually they just disappear, hopefully only to do other things and not due to a bad twist in life.

Whatever happened to psfred?

I see that Arthur's last post was on 8-18-09. I hope he's doing ok.

I sent him an email asking about him... Hope everything is well with him

Gents,

Thank for so many concerns..

The reason for my last posting on this Forum being 8/18/09 is b/c that was my Tenth Year date [ 8/18/99 - 8/18/09 ].
I had mentioned in some of my post for the last few months that I would be leaving when I got to either 10,000 post or my Tenth Year date, whichever came first.
So, I thought most were aware of those plans...guess I should have left an Exit Post on 8/18....

Anyway, A Decade here has been enough for me , and most of my last couple years post were just repeats of Archieves info ... so I have moved on to a new [ and completely different] Venue.

Anyway...Many thanks to all , and specially to the orignators of the Forum.
Seems like yesterday that most of us Vets all came over here from Alt.Autos.Mercedes. Times change , new people come , the Forum continues...........

Welcome back, for the moment. Wish you were staying, ... you can still make the 10k post goal, ...

You will be missed.

My thoughts exactly, and the reason for this thread.


J. M. van Swaay

Arthur, Good to know all is well with you!!! Thanks for all your help over the years. Best wishes for your next endeavors whatever they might be.

J. M. van Swaay

Good luck Arthur, you will be missed.

Dave

Thank you for the ten years, though I have only been on this board about a year and a half. The help you have provided, both in person and the archives has been invaluable.
You are a gentleman and a scholar, I trust time will treat you well.

YOur wisdom will be missed.

Best of luck in whatever you do in life.

Thanks! Mr. Dalton
 

Your Patience and "Extra Effort" in translating to us
(what we were usually "too blind to see") will always be appreciated!
Via Con Dios.

Ditto. Best of luck in the future and thanks!

Sorry to see you go, Arthur. You've helped me immensely over the years, answering my questions and pointing me in the right direction to solve my Mercedes problems. You will be missed!

I'm setting my goal at 100,000 posts....that should keep me here for a while. :D

You will be missed by the forum, your posts have always been informative and helpful.

I'm glad that Arthur is okay. Not a bad idea, ten years. I'm only a few months away from the ten year mark.

This forum, as do all things in life, has changed a lot in the last ten years. It doesn't even have the same URL. When I stumbled onto it, I and my family were driving the daylights out of several 123 diesels. I posted a question on some obscure forum that was mostly UK folks. I didn't get an answer, but I got a response saying that I should post the question on this forum called Mercedesshop.com and that I would get my question answered by a Pro within an hour. That was exactly what happened and for several years I was really hooked on the forum.

Unbeknownst to me at that time, I was closer to the end than the beginning of the every day MB driving chapter of my life. I would have really made use of Mshop had it been available to me beginning in 1977.

I wish Arthur and all the other regulars that I have sort of gotten to know over the years all the best. I've seen them come, and I've seen them go. I hope life is serving them all well.

I drifted away from the forum about a year and a half ago myself. Actually, out of frustration, I left for short periods before that. Upon returning, it seems that there aren't very many of the old hands still posting, but I always enjoy seeing old names on the posts.

I suppose the ten year mark might be a good time to just move on as Arthur did. Since the ones that I really got to know over the years, some of them even face to face, are no longer here, maybe my changing interests could flourish by moving on. Strike that, with my Dad in the Alzheimers wing of the Texas State Veterans Home nearby and my Mom coming to live with us in a week or two, there won't be time for any recreational interests anyway.

Since I'm not wrenching on MB's on a regular basis any more, I don't have very much to offer any more anyway.

Thanks Arthur,,, you were always a class act.:)

Arthur, thanks for helping me about four+ years ago.... Your patience and pdf files were always appreciated. Let us know where you're going ;)

Larry, nothing to offer? No way, man. Lots to offer.

Thanks Arthur, And All the Best.

Good luck Arthur!

Thanks for all the help you have provided people. You will be missed!

Good luck on your new endeaver Arthur. As already stated you have been a very good resource on here, especially the electrical stuff.

Thanks
Jim

Jim,

I remember some 6 or 8 years ago, your young Son was spending time in the shop with you. Now that he is older is he still into it?

Arthur,

Thank you very much for your very valuable help. You will be missed.

Good luck !

Juan

wow it has been ten years;) I never chatted much...Came here to ask ??? on how to fix my bombs and have had the most helpful answers...I dont come here much but when i do I get results! Thanks for the help for the past ten yrs!!!

Yeah Jim is your son still greasin gears with you?

The wrenching has turned into yard work now that I have moved to the country. They typically spend the weekend with me helping out. We have been trying to clean the growth up around parts of the lake. It took four weekends to clean the growth off of the dam. I will eventually have another shop. Always alot of stuff to do when you have a bunch of land around your house and it is an old house. Right now I'm learning all I can about roof work getting ready to re-roof it.

Will miss you Arthur.

Some of us old forum timers just pop in every now and then. So I definitely missed your post about the 10 year thing :)

So long, Arthur
 

We hope you will stop in and visit now and then. I always enjoyed reading your posts. I could tell Arthur knew what he was talking about. We will miss that! Jim

I certainly understand the logging portion of land ownership. It's a constant battle. Not only the trees and brush around where you don't want it, but keeping the sprouts from turning into trees in the pastures.

I'm glad to hear that the boys are involved with it. My son and I spent lots of time clearing brush and cutting firewood from the time he was about six until he went off to college. The second Christmas he was home from college we had a terrible ice storm that took down lots of heavy branches around the house. We spent several days with a chainsaw trying to clean up the mess. He said he thought he was finished with that part of his life. Now that he's almost 30 he's kind of ready to help me with such things when he visits. Maybe the city life wasn't what he thought it would be.

Arthur,
Thanks too for all your wisdom and help. Best in your new pursuits.
Richard

I just read in another thread in Diesel Discussion that Arther is missed. I did some searching to find out what happened. Iam sad to see an experienced person leave for any reason, this is sort of like an extended family. I have only been here 2 yrs and 8 mo, so still a little green around the ears. wish I could have found this forum back in 1999 when it started.

Arther really helped me understand "How to determine friction Preload" in the differentials. Thank You so much for that bit of information.

I wish you the best is what ever you do, and I hope our paths cross some time in the future.

take care

Charlie

I just skimmed down and am surprised to see I have not posted on this thread.

Arthur was and is indeed a classy individual with vast knowledge and an equally generous spirit who always had exactly the right answer and never anything but total courtesy and patience with those less experienced.

He is missed, I am sure by one and all.

How about a 'best of Arthur' post containing informative links?

I'm going to follow Arthur Daltons lead and call 10 years enough. I started posting 10 years ago this month and my MB is no longer my daily driver.

I enjoyed it and my best to everyone.

Larry

Thanks to all who have contributed to this forum. Arthur helped me get a 250SL back on the road. Larry has helped me with many mercedes issues, as have t_wal and others.

I just wanted to give these wonderful people a big :thumbup1: and thanks.

You're Welcome .........

Well, now you've screwed up, Arthur. You posted again after your tenth anniversary. So, I guess you'd better stay until your 10,000th post or something . . .

That was not a Posting..
It was in responce to a Thank You.... :):)

A simple Thanks here will get the Poster more responce than one could ever imagine.

Ah, but now you've done it...!

We'll see you until at least post #10,000 now, right? Either that or you'll have to hang around until your fifteen year anniversary. This place is like the Hotel California. You can check in anytime you like, but you can never leave . . .

More like Monty Python...its not official posting, he's posting in his spare time:D

thanks Arthur! Always learned somthing when I read your words.

As a newcomer to the Forum and new again to owning an MB after too many years I have to say thanks to all who have posted here their incredible depth of knowledge.

The volumes posted here are such time and effort savers based on the experience of 'hands on' and there is no replacement for that.

Sorry to see 2 senior members leave and will express my hope mirrored by many, many members that neither of you will be total strangers. The wealth of your knowledge and skills are far to valuable I hope to not continue on occasion of sharing them.

Kudo's also the remarkable job the admins do here also. Regardless of subject matter this is one of the best organized and run boards Ive been a member of.

Count me among the many who have been helped by Mr. Dalton (Gretel's grumpy ABS sensors).

Well presented, thoughtful, and instructive advice - helped me to not only solve my specific issue, but also learn more about the systems & physics involved. Lessons that I've since been able to apply to other issues!

Best of luck to you Arthur, and thank you for your time and effort. Please know that it has been appreciated.