Luther wrote:
How the %#$*# fast were they going when that thing cut loose? #(#%)($#%'in
morons!
The article sez 60 mph. I don't know if that's an actual 60 mph, or an
uhm, yeah, I was only going '60 mph.'
Nice.
This puts me over the edge on the decision whether to switch to Mobil 1 in
my Swedish mobile. The article said that they always used premium synthetic
oil.
Was wanting to do what I could to ease the load on my battery on startup in
cold weather. Thinking some 10/W30 or some 5/W30 if I can
I heard this little blurb on the radio about some doctor taking fat from
liposuctions and making biodiesel out of it.
That lends a whole new meaning to hauling ass
Bob Rentfro
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Nice.
This puts me over the edge on the decision whether to switch to Mobil 1 in
my Swedish mobile.
The B-series engine in my 99EMS did quite well on 5w30 Mobil One
about 20 years ago. Always started in one or two compression strokes.
I'd use the same in your
This is interesting. The other day, I picked up a large driveline by the
side of the road near my house. One end was buried about 3' in the ground,
as if it flew off and torpedoed in there at a high rate of speed. What's
interesting about the unit, is that it's entirely made of aluminum. Very
Zeitgeist wrote:
This is interesting. The other day, I picked up a large driveline by the
side of the road near my house. One end was buried about 3' in the ground,
as if it flew off and torpedoed in there at a high rate of speed. What's
interesting about the unit, is that it's entirely
I finally got a friend to start putting Mobil 1 in his 10th Anniversary
Miata. He told me later that he was now able to hear the exhaust note for
the first time, instead of the noisy valve train. He also thinks he gained
a few hp.
Chris Kueny ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
78 Chevy Custom deluxe
'85
Makes you wonder if that was, hey honey, do you notice an odd thumping from
below? Yea, we might have a flat tire. I'll pull over at the next exit. Wait
a minute, I'm not accellerating up this hill..even with my foot to the floor.
What's wrong...do I have a fuel filter problem also?? Did I
In trucking, we have dropped drive lines all the time but rarely do they drop
on the interstate. Usually it's associated with sliding the trailer tandems,
being stuck in a ditch/snow/mud when the driver overtorques the driveline.
Only once have I delt with a driveline on the interstate at
This was already posted here several days ago, and a long discussion
took place.
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http://www.dieselgiant.com/Mercedes%20flex%20disc%20failure.htm
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There is no such valve on the return lines. Its just a hole into the
oil pan.
Luther wrote:
Turbo was from the '82 300D with 74kmi in unknown condition. Both the original
turbo and the current one have no axial play but do have slight side to side.
Tell me more about the foot valve. Is
Have you verified the amount of blowby your engine produces? You may
also want to temporarily divert the blowby hose to a coffee can and
drive a bit to see how much oil is blowing over.
If there is a foot valve in the return line (and there has to be
something, else the system wouldn't work
Hank -
Sounds to me like perhaps the brushes are worn out on the blower motor -
that would account for intermittent blower operation. It's a bit of a pain
to remove the blower, but not impossible. Finding replacement brushes can
also be a problem, and if the bearings or motor windings are
That lends a whole new meaning to hauling ass
You just made my day with that one! If that was my biodiesel plant, I would
call it Bad-Ass Biofuels.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 284K miles, Ursula
I got the #1 son to get his behind off the sofa and change the oil in
Gump. He has about two years until he thinks he is going to drive her.
The deal was that he got to drive if he worked on her. I figure
changing oil will be a great place to start. Poor boy got coated in
oil getting that
Having owned a W115 before, I know for a fact that your son requires *Der
Wille zur Macht *in order to operate such a thoroughbred machine. Absent
that, he's doomed to appliance Ford Taurus or Honda Accord duty...which
means he ain't gettin laid anytime soon. Maybe that's a good thing.
Changing
I was 23 when I owned my 115, and the first time I went to start it I had a
hard time pulling the knob enough to engage the starter. Same with Patrick,
the guy I sold it to.
No shame in inability to pull-start a 115 the first time. After 10 times
though, you better be able to do it one-handed.
I have heard mention of glow plugs that warm quicker and possibly hotter?
Anyway, I apparently need some glow plugs and will order some soon from
Rusty.
My question is: what is the tradeoff with the hotter plugs? I assume it's
shorter life and maybe more draw on the battery, and maybe higher
My question is: what is the tradeoff with the hotter plugs? I assume
it's
shorter life and maybe more draw on the battery, and maybe higher
purchase
price. If there are no tradeoffs, then why doesn't everyone use them?
You got it right, except the battery draw thing. The plugs aren't
so much
If there is a foot valve in the return line (and there has to be
something, else the system wouldn't work very well), it will be on the
end of the tube.
It's pneumatics. Both top and bottom of the oil separator are exposed
to crankcase pressures. Gravity breaks the tie vote. (The hose to
the
Sunil Hari wrote:
No shame in inability to pull-start a 115 the first time. After 10 times
though, you better be able to do it one-handed.
So women drivers were supposed to buy gassers?
WOW..It was all good until the part about it being his gift to the
world.Kalifornyun's are strange folks indeed.
Mike
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hehehheheh.that's sweet.
Mike is smiling in Michigan
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I pulled the alternator and will have it tested tomorrow at a local shop. The
guy runs a one man auto electric shop and will even let you come back and watch
the procedure. He will often rebuild them on the spot. New bushings,
electrics, diodes, rectifiers, and all that stuff.
Mike
From
No, they use both hands like my sister in law did when she borrowed my
220D some years back. Great gal, I think my brother lucked out on that
one!
Need to keep it in tune, a two hander is only gonna want to start it
once!
You can get a conversion kit that uses a new keyswitch with parallel
I did that with my 220D alternater. All I got back was the case
all replacement guts.
Peter
Bosch nozzles are made in India these days, and I've heard stories that
they are sometimes worse than the ones removed. No personal
experience, but I'm considering Bozios for my brothers 300SDL.
Peter
Having lived in WI (wife's home state) for a while, I found it NOT surprising
that he had 8 deer collisions in 1M miles.
Chris
Chris Kueny [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got a friend to start putting
Mobil 1 in his 10th Anniversary
Miata. He told me later that he was now able
I've been having similar problems with my 73 220D. I
have replaced many alternators on this car all with
Bosch rebuilt ones. Some last one week. Some last
2-3 years. Wondering if their is a short somewhere.
What's weird though is that some will last quite a
while but still not as long as they
Casey looks like a great right of passage unlike generations past most
men today have no idea how to change the oil on the vehicles that get them
home every night. I applaud you and yiur efforts with your boy.
Regards Tom Scordato
Bellefonte PA
1979 240D
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That would be Clay and his emerging manboy. Mine's still got another dozen
or so to go, before he's ready to face the...RING OF FIRE!
On 12/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Casey looks like a great right of passage unlike generations past most
men today have no idea how
Dimitri,
I think it makes a big difference on whether you're getting an alternator
rebuilt by Bosch, or a rebuilt Bosch alternator. Did you get it from a FLAPS
or Rusty?
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I have heard mention of glow plugs that warm quicker and possibly hotter?
Anyway, I apparently need some glow plugs and will order some soon from
Rusty.
My question is: what is the tradeoff with the hotter plugs? I assume it's
shorter life and maybe more draw on the
Bill Gallagher wrote:
What's the list opinion about Bosio vs Bosch *nozzle*s ? Thing about
going with Bosio
I have never had a problem with Bosch nozzles (although I've heard that
some have). Until I have a problem, I will continue to use them. I know
NOTHING about Bosio nozzles and
That car has a remote voltage regulator -- have you replaced it? A bad
one can toast an alternator.
Have they all failed by internal fault, or do they just refuse to
charge the battery?
Peter
Didn't they start installing the fast GPs at the factory in '81 or so? The
question about replacement GPs came from a owner of a '83 240D so for him
it's a moot point I believe.
Have a nice Sunday --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
LarryT wrote:
Didn't they start installing the fast GPs at the factory in '81 or so? The
question about replacement GPs came from a owner of a '83 240D so for him
it's a moot point I believe.
There are series (loop) glow plugs used in most Mercedes diesels thru
the late '70s. They tended to
I'm kind of hankering for another 115 after reading this thread. Something
about those adjustable valves and knob starts that's really appealing to me
again.
And women wouldn't have to use the pull knob - they'd tell their husbands to
buy them a 300D.
On 12/10/06, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To a certain extend I disagree with that, is the Indian industry able to
produce metals of the same standard as that of the major metal producers? It
is one thing to assemble products in cheap labour countries and quite
another to produce them from scratch.
A while back they sold some Indian
Hi folks
Bimbo questions, while we're on the subject of glow-plugs...
My cold-start woes continue. Rugged, lumpy, smoky starts until things
warm up. Long gone is the almost instant settling-down to a steady
tremble (sigh).
The glow-plugs all test OK for current. So, assuming that they're
glowing in unison, will it help if I wait longer (after the dash lamp
expires) before firing up?
Almost always.
Or do the plugs shut down when the lamp goes off?
No, they do not.
Is the glow duration fixed or do the plugs continue to draw current
until the critical temperature is reached?
Marshall wrote:The very latest plugs (can't be retrofitted to most older
engines) are said to
start diesels reliably down to -30 deg. C with less than 5 sec glow.
That explains why testers of the new 320 Bluetec were unable to tell if they
were driving a diesel or not! Jim Mahaffey (a
Waiting 10 sec or so after the lamp goes out will help. The lamp goes
off based on exterior temperature at the relay, but the GP will stay on
for a while longer.
However, you may need new glow plugs, they can become less effective
with time.
When was the valve clearance last adjusted, and
I usually wait until my SRS light (airbag) goes out before I crank the
starter. I've also clipped the violet wire, which helps to extend glow
time.
On 12/10/06, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Waiting 10 sec or so after the lamp goes out will help. The lamp goes
off based on
Euan wrote:
Hi folks
Bimbo questions, while we're on the subject of glow-plugs...
My cold-start woes continue. Rugged, lumpy, smoky starts until things
warm up. Long gone is the almost instant settling-down to a steady
tremble (sigh).
The glow-plugs all test OK for current. So, assuming
Zeitgeist wrote:
I've also clipped the violet wire, which helps to extend glow
time.
Not exactly! Clipping the violet wire allows afterstart glow (prevents
turning the starter off from disengaging the plugs) but the duration of
the glow remains exactly the same as it was before the wire was
LarryT -
If you only look at the 45 state/50 state controversy re: Diesels, then the
ball is certainly mostly in the Government's court, albeit State
Governments. But the decision to import and sell certain models is up to
the importer, such as MBUSA, etc. And it is apparent that MBUSA calls
Most recently I purchased them from Rusty but in the
earlier days they came from other mail order suppliers
or Foreign autopart shops. I haven't been running the
car for about a year now as I'm doing extensive body
restoration. Once this is done I have a new rebuilt
Bosch alternator and voltage
I've always replaced both alternator and VR. I don't
know by what means the alternator failed but red
alternator light always turned on and I would have to
charge my battery every few days for the purposes of
starting. I would avoid driving the car at night and
if I had to I would park somewhere
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