Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 14, Issue 65, Topic 2 Mileage
That sounds about right for your short trip compared to the highway mileage... Mike - Original Message - From: "Peter Van Pelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 14, Issue 65, Topic 2 Mileage I must really be doing something wrong. I have an 82 300SD with 125k miles and drive 25 miles to work (mostly highway) and rarely get better than 23-24 mpg (at 65-70mph). I use Red Line Diesel Catalyst and try to watch my tire pressure. The previous owner said that he had had the values adjusted and also reported 28 mph on the highway at 70 mph. Any thoughts? Peter Peter Van Pelt 1982 300SD Owasso, OK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:15 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 14, Issue 65 Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mercedes digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Ford Diesels? (Curt Raymond) 2. Re: Mileage (Dan Weeks) 3. Re: V12 woes in NE (James Zavesky) 4. Brake pad sensor wires (Chris Kueny) 5. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Levi Smith) 6. Re: AC Flat (Glenn M. Brown) 7. replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Kevin J. Slater) 8. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Chris Kueny) 9. Re: Vergasser vs. Diesel, was 87 TD for sale (Trampas) 10. Evap leak, was Vergasser vs. Diesel (Trampas) 11. Re: OT : VW passat OBD2 code (Trampas) 12. Re: replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Trampas) 13. Re: replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Tom Hargrave) 14. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (kevin kraly) 15. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (kevin kraly) 16. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Levi Smith) 17. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (Werner Fehlauer) 18. Re: Mileage ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:34:08 -0800 (PST) From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ford Diesels? To: Diesel List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Assuming it can do something like 25mpg I'd consider an F150 with a diesel engine... About the only way I'd consider a fullsize pickup. -Curt Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:23:36 -0500 From: "Werner Fehlauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Ford Diesels? To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This copied from an AutoWeek Email today: Ford won't use European diesels for cars in the States By RICHARD TRUETT | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Published 01/10/07, 10:22 am et DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. can't make money selling cars with diesel engines in the United States. So it will use diesels only in trucks in North America. Ford's powertrain plans became clearer at a pre-Detroit auto show event here last month. Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas, said the company will not launch a vehicle unless it makes money. The F-150 pickup will get a new 4.4-liter turbocharged V-8 diesel engine developed by Land Rover. It is expected to debut in the United States by late 2008. - Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:37:03 -0600 From: Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed My '82 SD with 290k averaged 27.2 mpg on a recent 1533 mile trip from Des Moines to Sedgwick, Maine, laden with three people, a dog, and a very full trunk. According to the GPS, average speed for that trip, ikncluding stops, was 66 mph; much of the time we were running 80-85. I had been averaging 25 mpg in similar driving before getting the valves adjusted. On the return, heading into a 30-35 mph headwind the whole way, and with two 16-foot rowing shells on the roof, running 70-75, I got 22.0 mpg. I was very pleased in both instances. Dan Dan Weeks Freelance Writer and Photographer 515/279-4825 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:39:52 -0500 From: "James Zavesky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] V12 woes in NE To: "'Mercedes Discussi
Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 14, Issue 65, Topic 2 Mileage
I must really be doing something wrong. I have an 82 300SD with 125k miles and drive 25 miles to work (mostly highway) and rarely get better than 23-24 mpg (at 65-70mph). I use Red Line Diesel Catalyst and try to watch my tire pressure. The previous owner said that he had had the values adjusted and also reported 28 mph on the highway at 70 mph. Any thoughts? Peter Peter Van Pelt 1982 300SD Owasso, OK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:15 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 14, Issue 65 Send Mercedes mailing list submissions to mercedes@okiebenz.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mercedes digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Ford Diesels? (Curt Raymond) 2. Re: Mileage (Dan Weeks) 3. Re: V12 woes in NE (James Zavesky) 4. Brake pad sensor wires (Chris Kueny) 5. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Levi Smith) 6. Re: AC Flat (Glenn M. Brown) 7. replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Kevin J. Slater) 8. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Chris Kueny) 9. Re: Vergasser vs. Diesel, was 87 TD for sale (Trampas) 10. Evap leak, was Vergasser vs. Diesel (Trampas) 11. Re: OT : VW passat OBD2 code (Trampas) 12. Re: replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Trampas) 13. Re: replacing the heater fan in a 1979 240D? (Tom Hargrave) 14. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (kevin kraly) 15. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (kevin kraly) 16. Re: Brake pad sensor wires (Levi Smith) 17. Re: defrost/heat questions (83 300SD (Werner Fehlauer) 18. Re: Mileage ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:34:08 -0800 (PST) From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ford Diesels? To: Diesel List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Assuming it can do something like 25mpg I'd consider an F150 with a diesel engine... About the only way I'd consider a fullsize pickup. -Curt Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:23:36 -0500 From: "Werner Fehlauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Ford Diesels? To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This copied from an AutoWeek Email today: Ford won't use European diesels for cars in the States By RICHARD TRUETT | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Published 01/10/07, 10:22 am et DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. can't make money selling cars with diesel engines in the United States. So it will use diesels only in trucks in North America. Ford's powertrain plans became clearer at a pre-Detroit auto show event here last month. Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas, said the company will not launch a vehicle unless it makes money. The F-150 pickup will get a new 4.4-liter turbocharged V-8 diesel engine developed by Land Rover. It is expected to debut in the United States by late 2008. - Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:37:03 -0600 From: Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed My '82 SD with 290k averaged 27.2 mpg on a recent 1533 mile trip from Des Moines to Sedgwick, Maine, laden with three people, a dog, and a very full trunk. According to the GPS, average speed for that trip, ikncluding stops, was 66 mph; much of the time we were running 80-85. I had been averaging 25 mpg in similar driving before getting the valves adjusted. On the return, heading into a 30-35 mph headwind the whole way, and with two 16-foot rowing shells on the roof, running 70-75, I got 22.0 mpg. I was very pleased in both instances. Dan Dan Weeks Freelance Writer and Photographer 515/279-4825 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:39:52 -0500 From: "James Zavesky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] V12 woes in NE To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I like that. Back should be strong enough to support the trip to Columbus next month. February is going to be busy. Jim > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Werner Fehlauer > Sent: Wednesday, January 10,
