Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
I am little bit behind right now but Fueleconomy says that the last year for the Olds diesel, 1985 was 18 City, 26 Highway or if you had the Overdrive, 27 Highway http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Oldsmobile1985.shtml Todd Smith -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Curt Raymond Sent: Fri 3/14/2008 3:40 PM To: Diesel List Cc: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds Buy it up, I'll drive it out to you. Any guesses on the fuel economy? I speculate something like a 116 SD, mid 20s... -Curt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:25 -0500 From: Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new ride? That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the intake gasket every 30,000 miles. I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire hydrant and totaled the car. P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com <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 Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential. If this e-mail contains protected health information, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited,except as permitted by law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 5874 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20080317/77c78813/attachment.bin ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
My Pontiac diesel got 17 MPG in town & 21 MPG on the highway. You have to compare like vehicles - the same car with a 350 got 14 MPG in town & 17 MPG on the highway. Tom www.kegkits.com - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: 3/14/08 3:40 PM To: Diesel List CC: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds Buy it up, I'll drive it out to you. Any guesses on the fuel economy? I speculate something like a 116 SD, mid 20s... -Curt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:25 -0500 From: Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new ride? That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the intake gasket every 30,000 miles. I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire hydrant and totaled the car. P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1328 - Release Date: 3/13/2008 11:31 AM ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
It's because the pumps are all aluminum and they wear very fast when cold. Once they reach operating temperature, they wear very slow. Also, the pump has one piston in the center & a distribution plate they aligns with each output port in turn. This means that the one little piston is working 8X harder than the inline pumps used on Mercedes diesels. Tom www.kegkits.com - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: 3/14/08 3:47 PM To: Diesel List CC: Subject: Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds Why is that? Just curious, I've been thinking it'd be cool to put a 350 diesel into an S truck but that would probably see quite a few highway miles. Is it because of lower speed running or stopping and starting? -Curt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:13:03 -0500 From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" By 81, the Olds diesel was a good engine. And I understand why your friend kept 2 pumps around. The engine uses a rotary pump. The pump will go 100,000's of miles on the highway but 50,000 city miles will wear out. I owned a 81 Pontiac Bonneville with the Olds diesel. It was one of the best cars I've owned to date. I killed the engine at 150,000 miles. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1328 - Release Date: 3/13/2008 11:31 AM ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
Curt Raymond wrote: > Is it because of lower speed running or stopping and starting? I think Roosa Master pumps just suck, and it's probably a matter of engine hours. Fewer minutes/revs per mile in top gear. The good news is they used to be half the cost to rebuild of Bosch. Don't know if that still applies now that the GM diesels are obsolete. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
Why is that? Just curious, I've been thinking it'd be cool to put a 350 diesel into an S truck but that would probably see quite a few highway miles. Is it because of lower speed running or stopping and starting? -Curt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:13:03 -0500 From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" By 81, the Olds diesel was a good engine. And I understand why your friend kept 2 pumps around. The engine uses a rotary pump. The pump will go 100,000's of miles on the highway but 50,000 city miles will wear out. I owned a 81 Pontiac Bonneville with the Olds diesel. It was one of the best cars I've owned to date. I killed the engine at 150,000 miles. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
Buy it up, I'll drive it out to you. Any guesses on the fuel economy? I speculate something like a 116 SD, mid 20s... -Curt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:16:25 -0500 From: Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new ride? That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the intake gasket every 30,000 miles. I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire hydrant and totaled the car. P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
the ex wife drove over a fire hydrant in a 190E. in retrospect, i can't remember whether she tore the hydrant clear off or just knocked it down On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new > ride? > > That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. > One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. > He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head > gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the > intake gasket every 30,000 miles. > > I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found > it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with > a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it > worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I > started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire > hydrant and totaled the car. > > P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I > can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel > support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. > > Donald H. Snook > > http://www.mtsqh.com/ > > > > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds
By 81, the Olds diesel was a good engine. And I understand why your friend kept 2 pumps around. The engine uses a rotary pump. The pump will go 100,000's of miles on the highway but 50,000 city miles will wear out. I owned a 81 Pontiac Bonneville with the Olds diesel. It was one of the best cars I've owned to date. I killed the engine at 150,000 miles. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:16 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Olds diesels was Re: Craigs list finds Curt wrote: http://nh.craigslist.org/car/597945983.html - Snook's new ride? That is a nice 98. I think the seller is wrong about the transmission. One of the technicians at the Olds dealership I worked at had two of these. He kept two spare injection pumps around. He swore that they had no head gasket/head problems if you changed the coolant often and replaced the intake gasket every 30,000 miles. I did have a 1981 Olds 98. It was stolen in Atlanta and the police found it a few days later. They broke the steering column and started the car with a spoon (they left the spoon in the car and the cop showed me how it worked). I was in college and didn't have the money to fix the column, so I started it with a spoon for almost three years - until I ran into a fire hydrant and totaled the car. P.S. you know how fire hydrants always break off in movies or TV? Well, I can tell you they do not break off in real life. They have a big ole steel support pipe that can easily take out a 1981 Oldsmobile 98. Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ ___ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1328 - Release Date: 3/13/2008 11:31 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1328 - Release Date: 3/13/2008 11:31 AM ___ 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
