Could also be had in the model 96 up until (I think) '64 or so. I'm sort of on the lookout for one. Either that or the v4.
Jay Leno has a good video of his 92 on his website jaylenosgarage.com -Curt Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:14:17 -0500 From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why no 2 stroke diesels To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 That would be the engine -- three cylinders, two-cycle, 20 horsepower. But more fun than a man should have with his pants on. D. On 9/20/07, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IIRC, the flat rate time for a major overhaul of the Saab engine was 8 > hours. There was a time when the 3 cyl. Saab engine with a bit of > tuning was popular in a Lotus 11 chassis. > > On 9/20/07, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A two-stroke has a definite "cool" factor to it. > > > > I can still remember driving my first MIL's two-stroke Saab (93 I think, > > help me out here Chip) in the early 70s, and at the time it was a > well-used > > vehicle. > > > > Four on the column, shifted from 3rd to 4th at 30 mph going downhill. > > > > It just radiated (as my college-age step-daughter would say) uber cool. > > > > First wife loved telling me about going to the gas station and being > stopped > > by the "expert" running the station when she started to pour a can of > > Saab-approved 2-cycle oil into the fuel tank. > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." > -Benjamin Disraeli > '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
