I thin with Diesel or Kerosene. You will have to play with the
percentages yourself. A lot depends on the type and condition of the
waste oil. I just dump in all in the tank. I don't premix. You have to
thin more was it gets colder.
-Dave Walton
On 10/5/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tarek Elshenawy wrote:
Hello all. I was wondering if I can run B20 in my '77 240D and '87 300SDL
without any modifications. Is this possible? Thanks in advance.
Tarek
B20 (or B10 or B5)rarely causes any problem, but there are NO
guaranties. Higher concentrations often cause more problems.
The important elements are 10 home water filters and a procon vane
pump pulled off a carbonator. I use standard filter elements as a
structure to hold diatamaceous earth. The DE is my main filter
material. I run at 120 psi give or take. I've played with cascading
serial and parallel filters. Make
P.S. the main selling point for her (aside from
possibility of VO) was that THIS car (TDt) is not
pokey like your other diesels...indeed, it is NOT
pokey.
Chris (with little wife who drives a fast wagon)
--- OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very good! And the Mrs., is she happy also ???
On
300SD has plenty of room...SDL has a rediculous amount
of room...doesn't it OK Don?
Chris
--- LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am hoping to dump the Buick (probably give it to
Megan for college use,
maybe as a highs school graduation present) and get
Debbie a diesel S-Class
in the spring.
It's been a long time since I messed with DE and pool filters, but
what I remember was mixing the DE in water to form a slurry, then
pouring that into the filter. The DE got plastered onto the filter
substrate and acted as the filtering media.
Do you mix the De in oil, water, or just dump it into
Why, yes it does! My teenager doesn't mind the back of the SDL at all
- lots of room to slouch, stretch, squirm, whatever else he does back
there!
I am getting tired of hauling all that air back and forth to work
every day, so am looking for that great steal on a 124 or 201. I might
even get by
I have two words for Chris, who has multiple nightmares ahead of him.
(1) PROM (2) NIGHT.
Don
On 10/5/05, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why, yes it does! My teenager doesn't mind the back of the SDL at all
- lots of room to slouch, stretch, squirm, whatever else he does back
there!
I am
Dave writes:
I thin with Diesel or Kerosene. You will have to play with
the percentages yourself. A lot depends on the type and
condition of the waste oil. I just dump in all in the tank. I
don't premix. You have to thin more was it gets colder.
Wait a minute. You just take the waste
2% tax on food soy in NC.
Wilton
Somewhere I have it written down the afterglow control for my 83
300TDt would be
Bosch 0 281 003 096 and perhaps the MB part number is 025 545 5432
anyone know if that is correct?
With winter coming on, I thought I would move to the afterglow
controller and I plan to visit
a junk yard or
Nice looking 1973 406 diesel moggie for $7500, that's cheap, right?
http://www.auto-rv.com/default.asp?area=browsedetailadname=6-33568
Thanks Dave, I'll try that if I get to make the trip to NH this Winter.
BillR
Jacksonville
1981 300SD the EM 365K / told and engine has been found - from an employee
of Potomac German
-
Message: 4
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:19:47 -0400
From: dave walton [EMAIL
Vehicle Snapshot
Vehicle 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190 Series 190E
VIN WDBDA34DXHF299792
Body Style 4 Door Sedan
Country of Manufacture Germany
Vehicle History Checklist
Vehicle Description WDBDA34DXHF299792
Title Check No records found
Problem Check No records found
Odometer Check No records found
Ah, that is one of the things the catalytic converter does for you it
deals with the unburnt hydrocarbons (aka fuel).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter
Hence the combustion (redox) process continues, but outside the
engine's combustion chamber, so no useful energy is
Which is how you ignite your carpet -- the cats get a tad bit hot when
you run rich for very long.
On 10/5/05, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah, that is one of the things the catalytic converter does for you it
deals with the unburnt hydrocarbons (aka fuel).
TWENTY years? Dude, take your daughters' current ages and add 12. They do
start going to prom at around 14 or so. You have four daughters, right?
I am not full of doom and gloom. I am full of reality.
I do plan to be around in 20 years. Riding a trike BMW at the age of 72. You
might find me
Hello List,
I would appreciate it very much if someone can direct me to where I can find
detailed explanation on the theory of operation and it's implementation of
the 4L OM628 engine (aka 400 CDI). Any exploded diagrams of this motor and
the names of it's component will also be very helpful.
Kaleb,
Thanks,
Chuck
Hi All,
I'm considering an '87 190E 16V in Houston. Let me know who
you would suggest to do a PPI?
Or if anyone on the list would check it out?
Thanks,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
1980 300SD
Ya, my friend's 280GE with the badly adjusted lamba which:
a) gave him about 10 mpg.
b) made the floor about the CAT *very* hot.
Required someone who knew what they were doing to adjust it correctly.
Price of gas drove that decision, versus say the pending truck fire.
Mind I think at points
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Required someone who knew what they were doing to adjust it correctly.
Price of gas drove that decision, versus say the pending truck fire.
Mind I think at points there he would have welcome the truck fire...
Okay, now you have my attention. Are the G-Wagens a
I don't own it so it's hard for me to comment, mind I did poke about
a bit a year back
deciding if getting one would be good thing. Somehow the $20-25K Cdn
needed wasn't there.
a) It's a truck, expect poor milage poor acceleration.
b) See above, goes anywhere, my friend uses his to haul
--- Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:58:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cool swap
To: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
you should be around in 12 years...
Hey! I'm not at work - at a friends house getting
ready
John M McIntosh wrote:
Somewhere I have it written down the afterglow control for my 83
300TDt would be
Bosch 0 281 003 096 and perhaps the MB part number is 025 545 5432
anyone know if that is correct?
With winter coming on, I thought I would move to the afterglow
controller and I plan to
Queen of Denial would not approve. I think it would make a nice little
hunting trailer, but maybe the bears thing it holds tasty treats?
On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at 10:32 AM, OK Don wrote:
Depends on how much of a hurry you're in? Ought to be fine behind Cleo
though
On 10/5/05,
i found it really easy to get my glowplugs out on my 84 300D with a 12mm
ratcheting wrench. Sockets were too awkward to fit.
On 10/5/05, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 07:04:17PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Remind me, freinds, what it means when the glowplug light comes
I vote to keep posting the lists. They're not that frequent, and
everyone's computer has a functioning Delete key.
Personally, even though I'm not currently in the market for a car, I
find the lists interesting as a way of seeing what's out there and what
prices are like. Eventually, my car
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:42:09PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote:
i found it really easy to get my glowplugs out on my 84 300D with a 12mm
ratcheting wrench. Sockets were too awkward to fit.
The older plugs have a bigger 'nut' on them that you use to unscrew them.
A 12mm worked fine on my 87 300D,
DUDE!! it was a joke! If you want me to check out the E300, I would be
glad to. You squeaked about the long list of cars after Mac did, so
you get a poke to go with the squeak.
On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at 11:14 AM, ernest breakfield wrote:
that's sad, and proof again that humor is
Please keep posting the lists. I look forward to them.
-Dave Walton
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$3.249 for B99 in San Jose CA this afternoon,... prices for #2 are all over
the chart.
cheers!
e
Ron Dwelle wrote:
Just went to fill up. B-20 bio-diesel is $0.10/gallon higher than dino.
Trying to figure out how that could be. $3.199 for dino and $3.299 for
B-20.
Ron Dwelle
at that price, it better be a hell of a pail!;-)
cheers!
e
Russ Maki wrote:
I was on the phone the other day with a fuel/oil distributor who's
getting into biodiesel. For the record, Wolf Oil of Slinger, Wis.. He
had me interested until he told me their price for B-100 -- $25+ for a
rumor has it that Lee wrote:
Dave writes:
I thin with Diesel or Kerosene. You will have to play with
the percentages yourself. A lot depends on the type and
condition of the waste oil. I just dump in all in the tank. I
don't premix. You have to thin more was it gets colder.
hi Tarek!
yes.
i've run almost exclusively B100 in our unmodified 300D for most of the
last 25K miles over the last couple of years with no ill effect.
having seen the experiences of the many BioD users in this area, i think
the concerns over fuel lines leaking on our cars are much
Subject: [MBZ] 33 1/3 increase in Diesel fuel mileage...Huh?
To: MB List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For the chemically inclined among us: If one were to add 1.5 oz of
ordinary
store-bought Acetone to every 10 gallons of diesel fuel, would the
acetone
in that concentration cause any damage to seals,
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:54:27 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just curious how can you can label yourself a recovering Yankee in
Iowa. Last II looked they were pretty far north and had freezy
winters, according to LT Don...
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140 500SEL, 73k, $6000 firm. Paging Regina Striplin!
http://www.auto-rv.com/default.asp?area=browsedetailadname=CHI0220103
AMG 140 4.0, 98k, $10,500, are those tires or did you stretch rubber bands
around the
rims?
http://www.auto-rv.com/default.asp?area=browsedetailadname=BIL3261194D
140 4.0
I'm looking at two cars, an '87 wagon with the 3 liter motor, and a '93
sedan with the 2.5 liter.
Both have been well kept.
Money aside, which would be the nicer, more reliable car to own? I'm aware
that the '93 has a second airbag and *may* have ASD. Any other significant
differences (other
Really simply, the 93 is 6 years newer, so that car probably has more life
in it. But also, what are the mileages of each car?
On 10/6/05, Lee Levitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm looking at two cars, an '87 wagon with the 3 liter motor, and a '93
sedan with the 2.5 liter.
Both have been well
Sorry, should have specified.
The '93 has 175K, the '87 has 190K. The '93 has been properly mainted (oil
changed every 3K, parts replaced as necessary, etc). The '87 has been
enthusiast maintained beyone average. For instance the current owner
replaced all the bushings in the suspension to
The test for a Yankee in Vermont is, Does he eat apple pie for
breakfast?
No, no. Real Yankees are from Maine. And the answer is Auyh.
--
Dan Weeks
Freelance Writing and Photography
515/279-4825
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Now from away, with deep ancestry in northern Maine.
According to the Alabamians I used to live with when I was there:
Yankee: A northerner who comes to visit.
Damn Yankee: A Northerner who doesn't go home.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 8:23 AM
Was this an intended pun?
Thomas E. Potter
Telephone: (713) 215-2877
Fax: (713) 215-2551
Mobile: (832) 794-0536
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of dave walton
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:13 PM
To: Christopher McCann
Cc: Mercedes
Lee Levitt wrote:
Sorry, should have specified.
The '93 has 175K, the '87 has 190K. The '93 has been properly mainted (oil
changed every 3K, parts replaced as necessary, etc). The '87 has been
enthusiast maintained beyone average. For instance the current owner
replaced all the bushings
The test for a Yankee in Vermont is, Does he eat apple pie for
breakfast?
No, no. Real Yankees are from Maine. And the answer is Auyh.
Actually, people from Maine are either Mainiacs, Puffy People, or New
Englandahs. They're not often called Yankees.
Lee
Redneck Yankee
The new # is 001 545 98 32
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John M McIntosh
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:50 PM
To: Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] afterglow controller.
Somewhere I have it written down the afterglow control for
Earnest Breakfield wrote re: biodiesel:
there's no 'shock to the system'; it's just a different fuel and you
can go back and forth and mix to your hearts content. the only shock may
be the one you experience when you hear how much smoother the engine
runs and how much better it smells.
I've had good service from my regular tires before, during and after
hurricanes for well over 50 yrs.
Wilton
Kaleb - You seem willing to help out with VIN checks. Had I known I would
have go got through so much I'd have gotten a subscription to CarFax. I
have great hope that this will be the last one needed. If you would run one
for me I would be most appreciative:
WDBCB20A8BB012838Should come
Remember, Bill, that an '81 300SD will be a turbodiesel, and an '81 300D
will be NA. I'm sure you're aware of that, but just wanted to note that for
the record.
Gary Thompson
1984 300D for sale
1995 E320
On 10/6/05, BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb - You seem willing to help out with
This is hilarious. Guess who wins?
http://willsthrills.com/movie.php?mid=oldladyvsbenz.wmv
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
Here here. I know lots of fams with many children (and
some with few children) and when they learn to obey,
be polite and think and speak coherently as early as
possible, they RARELY turn out to be problem
children...if ever. Being a Catholic, I cannot leave
out that they learn and practice their
Kevin wrote:
IIRC, it's either a 21 or 22mm wrench (or deepish socket that will not
fit around the oil filter canister or IP) needed to get the glow plugs out.
I believe the wrench that Mercedes supplied in the tool kit was 20.8 mm
(that's about 13/16)!
Marshall
--
Marshall
ernest breakfield wrote:
at that price, it better be a hell of a pail!;-)
cheers!
e
Yeah, I was stunned. Five bucks a gallon. This is a mainstream fuel/oil
distributor, complete with pump islands and fleet contracts.
The whole biodiesel market is in its infancy here in SE Wisconsin.
Constantine N. Polites wrote:
I'd check the resistance of each glow plug, which should be around 8-11
ohms. Above that, consider changing the glow plug.
Properly functioning parallel plugs have a cold resistance of about 0.6
ohms (hot they may be almost twice that).
Marshall
--
Hot tip! If you want to try to profit on the growth of biodiesel, check out
ADM...
On 10/5/05, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/biodiesel_striplin.net
Bring all these posts over here. Let's have some good chats on the list
Kaleb created for such
agreed
CM
--- Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/biodiesel_striplin.net
Bring all these posts over here. Let's have some
good chats on the list
Kaleb created for such bio fuels.
See ya'll on the green side!
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
Thanks, Peter. Very infromative, insightful, and educational - all in one.
Peter's posting demonstrates why I love this list!! The daily messages
comprise a condensed (though haphazard) course of continuing education (aka
Life 101). But then again, I am the ultimate generalist so I love off-topic
If you buy both cars we will be able to enjoy your compare and contrast
essays.
On 10/6/05, Lee Levitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Hendrik, is there a significant weight penalty for the
wagon?
What's the relative difference in mpg I should see between the two
motors? Significant?
David Brodbeck wrote:
Russ Maki wrote:
I prefer bags of playbox sand.
Do the home improvement stores out there still sell those nifty long,
thin, Quickrete Tubesand bags? Those were great.
Yep. Home Depot seems to move a lot of them in the winter.
Not in the USA, though perhaps it doesn't matter since parts are still
readily available for both (unlike for the 3-liter 24-valve six
[OM606?]).
On 10/6/05, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 3 litre motor is
more common than the 2.5.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
Andrew wrote:
::: If you buy both cars we will be able to enjoy your
::: compare and contrast essays.
Um, the thought *had* crossed my mind. My wife drives her '96 A6
quattro wagon for business, putting some 20K miles on per year. At
some point our son will need a car.
If I had prior
great price on that SL
On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 04:16 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
380SL, rebuilt engine, repainted, $5k
http://www.auto-rv.com/default.asp?area=browsedetailadname=BI3260281
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM
--
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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:23:02 -0400
From: TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Old Lady vs. SL
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This is hilarious.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2B032FEB
wonder if he knows something we do not
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Is there something wrong with me or what? Anytime I measure plugs cold
they always measure around 1.2 ohms, even brand new ones.
Marshall Booth wrote:
Constantine N. Polites wrote:
I'd check the resistance of each glow plug, which should be around 8-11
ohms. Above that, consider changing
Its not pulling anything up, is the VIN correct?
BillR wrote:
Kaleb - You seem willing to help out with VIN checks. Had I known I would
have go got through so much I'd have gotten a subscription to CarFax. I
have great hope that this will be the last one needed. If you would run one
for me
On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 12:30:23PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Is there something wrong with me or what? Anytime I measure plugs cold
they always measure around 1.2 ohms, even brand new ones.
A lot of meters aren't very sensitive below a few ohms, unless you have a
high end meter used
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 09:33:42PM -0700, ernest breakfield wrote:
$3.249 for B99 in San Jose CA this afternoon,... prices for #2 are all over
the chart.
Really? Where? That's cheaper than dino pretty much everywhere else in the
bay area.
Looks like someone's making a trip to san jose soon...
Showed that to my wife last night. I've been trying chase down a 300CD lately,
I think that trailer would be slick behind it. She thought it would be pretty
cool, life on the open road...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 19:47:51 -0700
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Cd may have more pull than poor old Gump.
On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Showed that to my wife last night. I've been trying chase down a 300CD
lately, I think that trailer would be slick behind it. She thought it
would be pretty cool, life on the open
Dave M. wrote:
Lee,
Cold starting will be a non-issue in the 93 if you run Mobil-1, as it
has factory afterglow. Probably no worries to zero F, below that a
block heater would be nice if it's cold-soaked overnight.
On the 87, without afterglow, I'd recommend the afterglow conversion.
Basically
Exactly - thank you for the clarification, Marshall!
=)
-dm
On 10/6/05, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dave M. wrote:
Lee,
Cold starting will be a non-issue in the 93 if you run Mobil-1, as it
has factory afterglow. Probably no worries to zero F, below that a
block heater
A friend has a '80 240D with about 150k miles on it located in Richmond Va
he'd like to get sell. He bought it for his daughter who drove it for
several years before buying something else and selling it to a neighbor.
The car was driven until several months ago when it wouldn;t start and the
hi Kevin!
these people almost always have BioD, and claim to have the ARCO ECD-1
as well.
Western States Oil CO
1790 South 10th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.lubeoil.com
cheers!
e
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 09:33:42PM -0700, ernest breakfield wrote:
$3.249 for B99 in San Jose CA
Where is the car in Houston?
--R
Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Hi All,
I'm considering an '87 190E 16V in Houston. Let me know who
you would suggest to do a PPI?
Or if anyone on the list would check it out?
Thanks,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
1980 300SD
Thank you, I read all the historical mail about the violet/purple
wire and will wire up a
switch to flip between summer winter.
On 6-Oct-05, at 1:53 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
Mercedes does not sell an afterglow controller for OM617 diesels.
Bosch
and Beru both make aftermarket relays
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