Wasn't the the 1980 TD nonturbocharged? What was there to "kick in"?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Why wouldn't it? My '80 300TD was a delight in the snow, just had to > remember to ease off before the turbo kicked in. I never did find out why > but the turbo on that car would come on hard and suddenly... > I carried a couple sandbags and had just all season tires. With real > snowtires I bet that thing would have been outstanding. > > Like everybody else has been saying, if you've got a car that you think is > no good in the snow, put some snow tires on it. Even cheap snow tires will > amaze you. > > -Curt > > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:17:44 -0500 > From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] FOR SALE: 1995 S500 Coupe > Message-ID: > <b8cdcef41002180817u5a8d531di466d0baef266f...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I love driving my 123 1983 300TD in the snow, but that doesn't mean it > performs well in the snow - just that it's fun to drive in the snow! > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> > wrote: > > > Some people say right over the axle is the best, I prefer well > >> behind the axle but to each his own. > >> > > > > Over the axle increases only that axle's weight. More to the rear > > it also steals weight from the front, adding it to the rear. > > That may or may not be good, but it does maximize the additional > > traction you get per sandbag. I suspect that to steal enough > > weight from the front to cause handling problems would > > require ludicrous amounts of sand, but that's just a guess. > > > > You could experiment and eventually come up with what you liked best. > > > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
