heater cores seem to collect crud, regardless of where it originates
from. until you have an effective flush of that area (read; under
pressure), it's hard to eliminate that as an area of concern... and if
you didn't do your fill with the heater set full-on high so that the
water was circulatin
Ask a civil engineer to design a rocket engine.
He's an engineer after all! :P
Walt
On Jun 3, 2012 1:46 AM, wrote:
> > ...I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals on the list
> > haven't bought a hybrid since they could probably diagnose and fix a
> highly
> > computerized car.
> >
> ...I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals on the list
> haven't bought a hybrid since they could probably diagnose and fix a highly
> computerized car.
>
Apples and kumquats.
RLE
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> Part of the reason is that Washington State has a high fuel tax. The
> price drops as soon as you cross into Idaho or Oregon
>
So true. Which is the reason that comparing prices between states and
trying to blame big oil for all of the difference is shortsighted but easy.
RLE
> ...Key off anyone??? Run away car try turning the key off... or put
> transmission in neutral... then brakes... let the engine blow up.. so
> what much less painful than hitting the concrete barrier at
> "Mach-a-lot"...
>
I suggest you reread the report in re: the runaway new Lexus acci
http://www.businessinsider.com/stunning-vintage-pictures-of-car-wrecks-from-1930s-2012-6?op=1
RLE
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"We" don't produce the oil. The multi-national corporations do. They owe no
alligence to any countyr - just their shareholders. Just because the oil
was pumped from US soil does not mean that it will be sold here. Oil from
all overt the world is refined here, and as good portion of it is sold to
ot
This would be an ideal thing for the black box to explain, if fitted.
Hendrik
who has black boxes in his cars but they are generally relays and such
On 01/06/12 10:13, Allan Streib wrote:
Page didn't load for me, but I bet the driver had his foot on the
throttle. 99% chance.
"Gerry Archer" w
Seller sounds like a tight wad wally, spends time and money replacing
the clutch and doesn't do the bearing at the same time. It is also a
good idea to overhaul the clutch slave cylinder while the box is out.
The 200T is a waste of time, as the 230TE uses the same amount of fuel
and has more pow
Thank for the suggestions.
Where I live, I don't have the option for a garden hose to run for 20-30
minutes. What I have done instead is to pour gallon jugs of water through
the heater core radiator, and engine. I am not sure if the garden hose has
enough pressure to make the process go faster t
My rescue 300TD had lots of rust and crap too. I flushed the heater,
radiator, and engine individually with a garden hose until only clear water
came out. I had an old trigger-style hose nozzle that fit inside the small
hoses nicely with the aid of a hose clamp. Fresh coolant (less than 3 years
> > "Gerry Archer" writes:
> >
> > I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals on the
> > list haven't bought a hybrid since they could probably
> > diagnose and fix a highly computerized car.
> Allan Streib wrote:
>
> Speaking for myself, as a computer professional, I prefer my
> cars
On Sat, 2 Jun 2012 22:30:05 -0400 Tim C wrote:
> http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3025335284.html
>
> I have to admit it looks pretty from the pictures. I've never worked
> on a manual before, is there a way to verify his claim about the throw
> out bearing?
With the engine running, press on
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
> Can someone suggest a simple and reliable OCR program that will work on
> Windows XP
> using a Canon mp250 printer? Have a stack of printouts by Marshall I'd like
> to put on disc.
Google is your friend:
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/google
Did the impeller rot off the old water pump?
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On Jun 2, 2012, at 14:45, Brian Toscano wrote:
> I considered that, but here's the kicker... Only the lower hose has the
> spring and if I try to clean it, it returns to bl
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3025335284.html
Badge sure looks like it says "200T". Carb'd in '85, or were they just lazy?
Is this thing a total dog? Area is hills, nothing horribly steep or
long. I was happy with the auto 240D's acceleration if that is
comparable. :)
I have to admit it l
Holy crap, is that tax or delivery cost or what? Diesel is under $4
here now, premium would be $0.10 or so less than that...
Taxachusetts huh?
-Curt
It is in Taxaton state. Also known as the peepels republik of north
Kollyfunya.
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Part of the reason is that Washington State has a high fuel tax. The price
drops as soon as you cross into Idaho or Oregon.
That is what I was getting at. The HIGH FUEL TAX is the result of
all the kollyfonyuns who moved to North Kollyfonya (formerly known as
Washington) then demanded it be
Some cars, the ignition and/or engine stop
button just send a request to the computer. Same
for the shift lever.
I think a big red "Emergency shutoff" pushbutton
switch should be mounted in the center of the
steering wheel of those POS "fly by wire"
vehicles. Another reason I don't want
On Sat, 2 Jun 2012 20:27:06 -0500 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gasoline is $3.249/gal. last I checked. It is under $3.50 in most of
> the civilized parts of the country, and based on crude prices should
> be under 3 bucks.
It went down to 3.589/gal here this past week.
Craig
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Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> writes:
> Gasoline is $3.249/gal. last I checked. It is under $3.50 in most of
> the civilized parts of the country, and based on crude prices should
> be under 3 bucks.
>
> Too bad you live in Kollyfonya north in place of the civilized world.
3.65 here. But our
Gasoline is $3.249/gal. last I checked. It is under $3.50 in most of
the civilized parts of the country, and based on crude prices should
be under 3 bucks.
Too bad you live in Kollyfonya north in place of the civilized world.
> ...Say what? Gas is under $4 now, some places probably under $
Most likely your heater core is copper, or possibly aluminum.
I had a similar situation on a W126 (300SD) I once owned.
When I bought it the owner had just put a radiator on it within the =
year. When I inspected the coolant it was brown and rusty colored. =
Figuring that it just needed a good
My Dodge heater core wouldn't put out any heat at all. I backflushed it
with a garden hose for ten or fifteen minutes and the heater then worked
well until it went to the crusher.
Gerry
From: "Brian Toscano"
Ernest,
I have thought the same thing. After I replaced the thermostat/flushed
the
I remember when many mechanics felt the same way about hydraulic brakes.
Gerrywho had a '35 Chevy with mechanical brakes
Agreed.
Dan also computer professional
On Jun 2, 2012, at 7:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
"Gerry Archer" writes:
I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals
Can someone suggest a simple and reliable OCR program that will work on
Windows XP
using a Canon mp250 printer? Have a stack of printouts by Marshall I'd like
to put on disc.
Thanks,
Gerry
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OK Don writes:
> Not without nationalizing the petroleum industrry. Want to move to Venzuela?
> The oil industry does not know national borders -
Oops hit the send key before I was done
Yet if we produced as much or more than we consume, we could not be held
hostage by oil exporting countri
OK Don writes:
> Not without nationalizing the petroleum industrry. Want to move to Venzuela?
> The oil industry does not know national borders -
Yet if we produced as much or more than we consume, we ould not be held
hostage to oil
>
> On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Larry T wrote:
>
>> "wi
Holy crap, is that tax or delivery cost or what? Diesel is under $4 here now,
premium would be $0.10 or so less than that...
Taxachusetts huh?
-Curt
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 16:56:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: relng...@aol.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] gassy
Message-ID: <30d9.611ce39e.3c
Ernest,
I have thought the same thing. After I replaced the thermostat/flushed the
system I poured water in the upper radiator hose (connected to the
radiator) until water came out the thermostat housing. What I'm not clear
on is how does a heater core get rusty? Are they made of steel or iron
Not without nationalizing the petroleum industrry. Want to move to Venzuela?
The oil industry does not know national borders -
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Larry T wrote:
> "with an halfway decent energy plan this country could be energy
> independent in a few years."..
>
> LarryT
> 91 300D
Relax. the circuit board you trust with your life at 85 MPH was built
by $4 a week skilled labor in China, with quality controls what could
possibly go wrong
You know.. by the same company that was the lowest bidder for the contract
that builds all the electric oil pumps... besides..
since your observation is that most of the crap is in the heater hoses,
odds are that your cooling system isn't getting fully filled, and the
air in the system is rising to the highest point (the heater core) and
causing corrosion there.
replacing the heater core in an XJ isn't fun.
i'
Agreed.
Dan also computer professional
On Jun 2, 2012, at 7:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
> "Gerry Archer" writes:
>
>> I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals on the list
>> haven't bought a hybrid since they could probably diagnose and fix a
>> highly computerized car.
>
> Speak
"Gerry Archer" writes:
> I'm surprised that some of the computer professionals on the list
> haven't bought a hybrid since they could probably diagnose and fix a
> highly computerized car.
Speaking for myself, as a computer professional, I prefer my cars to be
manually operated.
Allan
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1983
Was looking at the new lineup of Priuses. Sales lady was trying to sell me
a 2009 with seven years gaurantee on the battery and 100K on the car. I
suggested that her price was high considering that
the 2009 was in the group that had runaway problems. She said that all one
must do is take it o
Part of the reason is that Washington State has a high fuel tax. The price
drops as soon as you cross into Idaho or Oregon.
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 3:09 PM, G Mann wrote:
> Interesting thing about Seattle, there is a very large refinery not far
> from you, yet fuel prices in Washington state ar
G Mann wrote:
Key off anyone??? Run away car try turning the key off... or put
transmission in neutral... then brakes... let the engine blow up.. so
what much less painful than hitting the concrete barrier at
"Mach-a-lot"...
Some cars, the ignition and/or engine stop button just send a
Key off anyone??? Run away car try turning the key off... or put
transmission in neutral... then brakes... let the engine blow up.. so
what much less painful than hitting the concrete barrier at
"Mach-a-lot"...
Or does anyone actually drive a car these days?
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 12:45
Interesting thing about Seattle, there is a very large refinery not far
from you, yet fuel prices in Washington state are always some of the
highest in the nation.
Why is that? www.gaspricewatch.com ... type in your location or zip code
and pull up local current prices and time since last reporte
> ...Say what? Gas is under $4 now, some places probably under $3.50...
>
Maybe in your part of the country. Premium just sank down to $4.49.9 here
and most attended stations are as much as two bits more. Diesel too.
RLE/Seattle
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Fo
Optimistic in what way? With regular oil changes, chains can last a very
long time and hundreds of thousands of miles is not uncommon. My Cummins
engines were gear driven and those normally don't need to be replaced
either. If the previous owners abused the engines then all bets are off.
On S
That'd be about the time many of today's tax incentives for the oil industry
were put into place, back when oil was around the $10 mark.
So gas has gone up 4x but oil has gone up 9 or 10x.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:21:06 -0400
From: Allan Streib
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re:
Larry T wrote:
After a recent incident in my 91 300D I am even more skeptical of these
unintended accelerations.
Any decent car should be able to keep all four wheels near the point of lockup
from top speed to zero without the engine working against them. Are some engines
more powerful than t
Interesting the spread, I've never seen diesel over $4.99.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 07:51:26 -0500
From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Petroleum prices [was: Re: tire opinion] 0yhe3y7a
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That is what I am thinking.
Some of the black grit I've found in the coolant may be the old head gasket
from when I paid a mechanic to R/R the head. The Jeep had a weird severe
misfiring problem that turned out to be low compression from faulty exhaust
valves. I believe it was isolated to 2000-2
The Costco Amex cards gets you 3% on gas purchases up to $3000 year then it
drops to 1% (but not at Costco IIRC), 3% on restaurants including fast
food, 2% on travel, and 1% on everything else. The membership is $55/year
and $110/year for executive level which gets you 2% on Costco purchases
redee
Air causes the rusting, so maybe if the whole thing is not absolutely
full of coolant then whatever is left exposed will rust. That would
most likely be at the top.
--R
On 6/2/12 2:45 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
I considered that, but here's the kicker... Only the lower hose has the
spring and
I considered that, but here's the kicker... Only the lower hose has the
spring and if I try to clean it, it returns to black which seems to be the
way it came from the factory. I don't think the spring itself is rusting -
it seems to be a surface that rust collects, but that's it. I didn't try
to
Maybe those springs?
--R
On 6/2/12 1:51 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
Last night I drained the coolant from the drain plug on the radiator. What
came out first was bright green. After a little bit, it turns rusty brown,
and then turned to dirty coolant. This was just draining. Likewise, what
is
Original Message
Subject:Re: [MBZ] Petroleum prices
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:39:13 -0400
From: Rich Thomas
To: Mercedes Discussion List
If y'all have a Costco nearby I find the prices at ours to be anywhere
from 2-3cents a gallon cheaper than the cheapest
Yeah, the 99 cent days were nice. I remember thinking there would be a war
if the price of diesel went higher than $1.25. Truckers did march in
Washington when the prices really got high after Katrina...
On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
> When prices are fluctuating, I tr
Last night I drained the coolant from the drain plug on the radiator. What
came out first was bright green. After a little bit, it turns rusty brown,
and then turned to dirty coolant. This was just draining. Likewise, what
is in the expansion tank is typically rust colored and when I poured cle
When prices are fluctuating, I try to "dollar cost average." Rather
than fill the tank, I buy a fixed dollar amount of fuel. That way I end
up buying more fuel when it's cheaper, and less when it's expensive.
Of course when prices are trending mostly up it makes more sense to fill
up. Sort of a
Jim Cathey writes:
>> So no, fuel prices have NOT doubled in the last 2 years, in 2005 I
>> paid $2.57/gal for diesel,
>
> I bought my truck about 1999, I distinctly remember filling up
> at $0.99/gallon, and getting change for a $20 bill.
In the late 1990s yes, we were still seeing < $1.00/gal.
I remember Diesel going over $5 in summer of 08
It really hurt. I had been putting $20 in a 5 gallon can, and when
that went under 4 gallons, I went to $25 to get around 4 gallons. My
recollection is that Diesel hit $5.239 or $5.259. I think gasoline
hit $4.999
I remember gasoline being $1
So no, fuel prices have NOT doubled in the last 2 years, in 2005 I
paid $2.57/gal for diesel,
I bought my truck about 1999, I distinctly remember filling up
at $0.99/gallon, and getting change for a $20 bill. So, fuel
_has_ quadrupled since then, I often don't get change for $100.
(A full-up wo
It was under $2/gallon in 2009.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 2, 2012, at 7:26 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Interesting, ours hasn't been under $2/gal that I can remember since 2005. Of
course I don't really pay attention to the price of gas, I may have missed it.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 21:44:5
Nice!
When was oil trading deregulated so you could buy large amounts of it without
having to have storage capacity? If you look at the '94-'12 graph you can see
the wild swings develop...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 00:16:34 -0500
From: Rick Knoble
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re:
Interesting, ours hasn't been under $2/gal that I can remember since 2005. Of
course I don't really pay attention to the price of gas, I may have missed it.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 21:44:55 -0600
From: Craig
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Petroleum prices [was: Re: tire opinion]
I got my first 123 in 2002 and the tires were ~$65ea for cheapie onion skins.
This year I paid ~$110ea for decent Falkans, not the bottom of the line, not
even just one step up but certainly nothing I'd be excited to point out to
somebody. Its a 240D after all. So nearly twice the price but I did
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