Re: [MBZ] Is the trucking business picking back up?

2009-08-27 Thread Kevin
Odd. It's dropped ten cents a gallon over the last week and a half out here. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:11:54PM -0500, Loren Faeth wrote: > Yes, Diesel fuel is going up. That tells me more freight is moving. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts g

Re: [MBZ] electric cars - was Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-27 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:19:05 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: > >>> How many kJ in a 100 volt, 1 farad capacitor? > >>> > >> U = 0.5 C V^2 > >> > >> = 0.5 x 1 x 100^2 > >> > >> = 5000 J = 5 kJ > > That would get your attention. In my lab in graduate school, we had a discharge chamber that had h

Re: [MBZ] Just back from Boston

2009-08-27 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:48:52 -0700 Redghost wrote: > Lots of the small colleges are running at $50k. Amherst, Holy Cross, > Tufts, Bowdion, Colby, middlebury, Providence, Brown, Renselear, > Wheaton, As in Wheaton, Illinois? Or some other place? Craig

Re: [MBZ] Just back from Boston

2009-08-27 Thread Redghost
ne of them, and thank God she got the degree in just three years rather than dragging it out for four.) -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/2009

Re: [MBZ] Just back from Boston

2009-08-27 Thread Redghost
com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/9f39b287/attachment.html > ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Frederick
But a standard IP won't give you that much more fuel, this isn't a Mack or a "trick" pump (or the cheapo electronic stuff on Cummins engines). Without added fuel you also won't get much boost except when you have your foot to the floor, and even they you won't get anywhere near as much as

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: If you have no boost enrichment, you dont get more power. I dont think I have ever seen a turbo diesel engine without some sort of enrichment setup. Tyler was talking about increasing the base fuel volume as a substitute for ALDA enrichment. He also mentioned that if

Re: [MBZ] Is the trucking business picking back up?

2009-08-27 Thread dave walton
The northeast is already experiencing cold nights. Demand for home heating oil is picking up too. -Dave Walton On 8/27/09, Loren Faeth wrote: > Yes, Diesel fuel is going up. That tells me more freight is moving. > > > At 07:25 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: > > > I have been noticing ads hiring driv

[MBZ] Chowdah Q

2009-08-27 Thread tom tomscat
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Re: [MBZ] electric cars - was Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-27 Thread Rich Thomas
Craig -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/ebeb9ce5/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] electric cars - was Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-27 Thread OK Don
t; -- > OK Don > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/ebeb9ce5/attachment.html> ___ http://ww

Re: [MBZ] electric cars - was Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-27 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:02:25 -0500 OK Don wrote: > How many kJ in a 100 volt, 1 farad capacitor? U = 0.5 C V^2 = 0.5 x 1 x 100^2 = 5000 J = 5 kJ Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives ht

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
om, but mustang officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/ff207625/attachment.html> __

Re: [MBZ] Is the trucking business picking back up?

2009-08-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Yes, Diesel fuel is going up. That tells me more freight is moving. At 07:25 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: I have been noticing ads hiring drivers lately, even drivers with no experience and will train. Have not seen that in a while. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
If you have no boost enrichment, you dont get more power. I dont think I have ever seen a turbo diesel engine without some sort of enrichment setup. tyler wrote: MB had good reason to add the modifications they did to the turbo engines, and if I was designing a turbo diesel I would add the sa

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Mountain Man
Wonko wrote: > MBCA ransom ... I won't pay it. Alex wrote: >> Can somebody post the four pics from the thread here for those of us >> who don't want to sign up for yet another web message board? :) Yeah - git the pics for us and let us see the monster, puleez. mao __

Re: [MBZ] Just back from Boston

2009-08-27 Thread OK Don
f them, and thank God she got the > degree > in just three years rather than dragging it out for four.) > > > -- > OK Don > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/piperm

Re: [MBZ] waiting for the Tatas

2009-08-27 Thread LWB250
preferred > > At 01:54 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: > >I'm waiting for the larger Tatas. > >--R > > > >       > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okieb

Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ coming up

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
> Dwight E. Giles, Jr. > > 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. > > 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). > > 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. > > Wickford, RI > > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okieben

Re: [MBZ] W115 manual steering box & column

2009-08-27 Thread Mathieu J. Cama
The column is a different length from p/s to manual. BTDT retrofitting p/s into a manual steering '72 220d. Mathieu > ---Original Message--- > From: Peter Frederick > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W115 manual steering box & column > Sent: 28 Aug '09 01:07 > > I don't think you will need to

Re: [MBZ] ChowdahQ coming up

2009-08-27 Thread Curt Raymond
a more detailed note about directions, menu, details, etc. Dwight -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/488bcf0e/attachment.html> _

Re: [MBZ] W115 manual steering box & column

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Frederick
I don't think you will need to change anything but the box, steering column is probably the same. Peter ___ 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 chan

Re: [MBZ] waiting for the Tatas

2009-08-27 Thread Curt Raymond
e larger Tatas. >--R -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/ce1e21ee/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new an

Re: [MBZ] waiting for the Tatas

2009-08-27 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Thanks Tom, I missed that. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of tom tomscat Sen

[MBZ] W115 manual steering box & column

2009-08-27 Thread Clay
permail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/3c275464/attachment.html> ___ 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 g

Re: [MBZ] Just back from Boston

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
nd Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/9f39b287/attachment.html> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread WILTON
And he has one in the SD he's parting out. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo oh boy, here we go. I have had quite a few non turbo engines with turb

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Loren Faeth
Amen. IF you want a turbo, it is VERY easy to put in a turbo engine. It will not melt pistons and does have more power! At 07:21 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: oh boy, here we go. I have had quite a few non turbo engines with turbos put on them come thru locked up from melted pistons. Engine li

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
g officers had their own ways. -- Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/e82aea45/attachment.html> ___ http://w

[MBZ] Is the trucking business picking back up?

2009-08-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I have been noticing ads hiring drivers lately, even drivers with no experience and will train. Have not seen that in a while. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 30

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
oh boy, here we go. I have had quite a few non turbo engines with turbos put on them come thru locked up from melted pistons. Engine life is shortened quite a bit, and they do not make near as much power as a factory turbo motor. Why fool with it when there are plenty of turbo motors out the

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:06 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: > http://mbca.cartama.net/showthread.php?t=31348 > Can somebody post the four pics from the thread here for those of us who don't want to sign up for yet another web message board? :) Alex _

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
u wouldn't know it with it's cool classy >>> styling. Will send more pics on request. Best offer. 818-224-9065. >>> djd...@gmail.com >>> >>> Not mine, no affiliation with seller beyond MBCA membership, etc. etc. >>> >&

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Loren Faeth
gmail.com Not mine, no affiliation with seller beyond MBCA membership, etc. etc. Very respectfully, /s/ LCDR Max Dillon '87 300TD 313k miles Charleston SC -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread tyler
All you need to do is adjust the fuel enrichment and timing to get the full power of a turbo engine without changing the IP, but it will be smoky when you first step on the throttle before the turbo builds boost- otherwise it will work fine. I've owned and seen many turbo diesels without boost

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread tyler
MB had good reason to add the modifications they did to the turbo engines, and if I was designing a turbo diesel I would add the same. That doesn't mean the engine will self destruct or not work correctly without them! They are good features to have on a diesel engine which make it run better,

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

2009-08-27 Thread Curt Raymond
Subject: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon... http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/08/taj-mahauler-we-drive-the-mahindra- diesel-pik-up.html -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Peter T. Arnold
tyler wrote: We've had this discussion before, but I do not believe Got to admire a fellow who "doesn't believe" what the M/B engineers know and he's will to act on it. -- Pete, ...so I booked into a hotel and said to the receptionist, "I hope the porn channel in my room is disabled.

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Frederick
Unless you change the IP to the boosted one, there IS no difference -- in performance, either, for the most part. The minor increase in intake pressure you will get won't make much difference (except for no smoke and full power, maybe). It's the added fuel that makes more power. Add the

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread tyler
We've had this discussion before, but I do not believe that their would be any significant problems in adding a turbo to a non-turbo block, and the engine would last just as long. The IP can be tuned to provide sufficient fuel, but metering will be slightly less accurate, which might mean slig

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Mitch Haley
P. Prud'homme wrote: Well, I did appreciate your effort when trying to answer to my panic attack about the lost key of the 1981 300SD I purchased for my son. Even thought the key was not lost but simply "missing" as Rusty wrote, I made a mistake by buying the car at an auction in the first pla

[MBZ] waiting for the Tatas

2009-08-27 Thread tom tomscat
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Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Frederick
While you can just stick a trubo onto a non-turbo engine, you must at least change the IP over as well, along with any necessary running gear. The rear end ratio is indeed different, as well. Big problem is that the block is not the same, most especially there are no oil jets to cool the pis

Re: [MBZ] Clunkers?

2009-08-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
ro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090827/39fb116d/attachment.html> -- next part -- No virus fo

Re: [MBZ] MBCA SEATTLE CAR 2009 SHOW

2009-08-27 Thread Redghost
Not enough 114/115 to be seen other than the Krankwagen clay On Aug 26, 2009, at 5:50 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: I liked that red hot rod and the old red convertible. Yum. --R relng...@aol.com wrote: Here are some pictures I took on August 9th at the MB Club's 2009 car show at the Nile Count

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon... Tata

2009-08-27 Thread Bill R
I got to tour the main Tata steel plant and truck factory back in the late 1980's. I was there more for observing their work with local villages [they had "adopted" 125 of them, teaching skills then buying products from them], so the factory tours were a bit cursory, but it was interesting to see

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread WILTON
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Re: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

2009-08-27 Thread Frederick W Moir
R. So aren't we all! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred At 01:54 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: I'm waiting for the larger Tatas. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive

[MBZ] 1981 300D to 300D Turbo

2009-08-27 Thread P. Prud'homme
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Re: [MBZ] Clunkers?

2009-08-27 Thread OK Don
w. The paint was completely gone also. > > All that for $750. I'd like one in better condition than that one. ;-( > > LarryT > . > -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] electric cars - was Cash for clunkers hits home

2009-08-27 Thread OK Don
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 > -- OK Don Pair of

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

2009-08-27 Thread Rich Thomas
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[MBZ] Who Had the John Deere Tractor??

2009-08-27 Thread LWB250
My apologies - I blew away a bunch of e-mails, one of which was from the lucky soul who just scored the John Deere tractor with all accessories. Drop me a note off-list again - my parts guy wants to know the model number and I don't recall what it was... Thanks, Dan _

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Tyler, what would be your fee to provide an informal PPI and then deliver to South Carolina? -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of tyler Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:15 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject:

Re: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

2009-08-27 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
I think the Pik Up (sic) will sell OK, the SUV will not. -Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:12 PM To: Diesel List Subject: [MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

Re: [MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread tyler
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[MBZ] Diesel Tika-Marsala coming soon...

2009-08-27 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] trip to the dealer to view the S class going over a bridge

2009-08-27 Thread Wonko the Sane
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Re: [MBZ] Clunkers?

2009-08-27 Thread LarryT
I ran across an 87 300SDL (my dream car) at a local Recycler that specalizes in cars donated for the Kidney Foundation - so the vehicles they sell 'whole' tend to be rough. This was no exception. Large rust spot in the truck lid (!) but the trunk under the carpet was perfect! The seats were

[MBZ] Car find of the day: '65 220SEb for $2800 in LA

2009-08-27 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
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[MBZ] ChowdahQ coming up

2009-08-27 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
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