The strange thing is that that was the last customs check we did, went
through half a dozen checks before that.
Also nowhere did I read that things like inflated footballs are a customs no
no.
I guess now that communism is wearing an expensive business suit and driving
a big Benz they have to
Well, he was ALMOST right! They are 24, 26, 27 and 29...Time does fly;
guess I'll let it go this time.
Happy Father's Day to all of you!
Bill's gal
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On Behalf Of BillR
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:50 PM
To: [EMAIL PR
First thing is to check the cam timing -- when the marks on the cam are
lined up, where is the degree wheel on the crankshaft? Make sure you
sight over the marks, they are a bit more difficult on the 603 than on
the 617. Should be a notch in the thurst washer and a mark on the
front cam tower
The smarties who think we will submit to turning over our entire income
to the political appointees to bribe them to let us have a job.
Americans are sheep, the outrage from the stupidity of the "search"
methods should have shut the country down. 9/11 happened because the
airlines refused to
Here are the instructions for hooking up an Alpine cd changer using the
2 PIE adaptors for 91-93 models that have the 2 piece radio. Its the
same for 124, 126, 140 and whatever else uses that radio setup.
http://www.okiebenz.com/pics/cdchangerhookup/
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 25
Modern US diesels are under-rated for pickup use (so the frame doesn't
bend up like a pretzel and the tranny lasts most of the warrenty), so
it's very easy to get LOTS more hp from them (double in some cases).
Just re-program the computer to deliver more fuel.
Reduces the already pitiful mil
If timing was off by 40 degrees, you would have bent valves. You
probably checked it wrong. As for the rough idling/smoking, could be
timing off, could be dirty injectors, could be bad delivery valves. Run
a can of diesel purge thru it and see what happens. Also, when its
idling rough, is y
I have a 1987 MBZ 300D Turbo (603 engine). A few days ago my car began to
smoke a little more than normal and ran rougher at idle. I changed the glow
plugs and it seemed to make a little difference but then a day later it
began to smoke a lot, sound very loud, and would die at idle. Since then I
h
I think its stupid to have to take your shoes off. Its a pain to try
and get them back on while everyone behind you is waiting. With boots
its much easier though, just pull them off, slip them back on.
BillR wrote:
I too have problems with that and frequently do not remove my shoes in line.
thats true, forgot about that.
Mitch Haley wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What about a reverse gray market car (US model exported to some sheik in the
Middle East)?
...who had it converted to RHD?
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I suppose anything is possible, but why?
andrew strasfogel wrote:
What about a reverse gray market car (US model exported to some sheik in the
Middle East)?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL,
89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 87
Many years ago Todd Knutson came down to buy a car off me (first time I
met him), back then I of course met him at the gate. Cant do that
anymore. He also had in his carry on an extensive collection of tools,
hammers etc. Couldnt get away with that today.
Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote:
I flew
Those are fine for pickup trucks, bigger exhaust and cold air intake.
Will give you a couple more miles per gallon. NO WAY it will give you
10-15 mpg more. No reason to do that in a mercedes diesel though.
wilton strickland wrote:
Friend with 06 Ford F250 Diesel has gotten hyped up about and
I too have problems with that and frequently do not remove my shoes in line.
I tell them I need to be hand checked, and then remove my shoes when I am in
the chair. There have been times [prior to using Velcro] when I just told
them I couldn't take them off and they tested them for trace elements
andrew strasfogel wrote:
>
> What about a reverse gray market car (US model exported to some sheik in the
> Middle East)?
...who had it converted to RHD?
Mine are wonderful -- now, at 28, 26, 25 and 22. What occurred between that
first boyfriend/girlfriend and today is something I tend to intentionally
forget. They turned out well, and now have kids of their own - cosmic
payback.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[E
What about a reverse gray market car (US model exported to some sheik in the
Middle East)?
On 6/14/07, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It seems to me that in the past incarnations of this list there was a
subscriber from Japan, and there was a discussion of what was
available there. the
I flew up to New Hampshire a couple of years ago to go up to Maine and
pickup a car. I had 2 suitcases loaded down with tools and spares checked in
I even put a note on the outside and spoke to the inspector personally
to tell them what was in there ( I figured a few things like multimeters
and
I love it!
I got home today and my daughter informed me that she now has a
boyfriendshe's 5.
It doesn't get any better, does it?
Robert
Luther wrote:
The Top 10 Things Dads Won't Ever Say...
10. Well, how 'bout that?... I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and ask
for directi
It seems to me that in the past incarnations of this list there was a
subscriber from Japan, and there was a discussion of what was
available there. the SD may have been available in Japan.
At 11:01 AM 6/14/2007, you wrote:
It has always been my understanding the 300SD was a US only car.
Pe
In that case, he can pay me $1.00 to come pick it up.
Allan
--
1983 300D
1966 230
Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> $499.99 This IS a reverse auction, isn't it?
>
>
> At 02:13 PM 6/14/2007, you wrote:
>>I'll start the bidding at $500.01.
>>
>>On 6/14/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PRO
$499.99 This IS a reverse auction, isn't it?
At 02:13 PM 6/14/2007, you wrote:
I'll start the bidding at $500.01.
On 6/14/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dont plan on selling it, but I suppose anything is for sale at the right
> price.
>
> Allan Streib wrote:
> > Is it f
I'll start the bidding at $500.01.
On 6/14/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dont plan on selling it, but I suppose anything is for sale at the right
price.
Allan Streib wrote:
> Is it for sale? Or will it be?
>
> "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> yep, I dont
Your car is ruined - it's just a matter of time before the engine conks out.
If you act fast, Kaleb may still give you $500 for it.
On 6/14/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I thought you were putting a few gallons at a time in the old
> gasser pickup.
That too, but we almost never
You forgot: "I just LOVE your new tattoo and nose ring!"
On 6/13/07, Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The Top 10 Things Dads Won't Ever Say...
10. Well, how 'bout that?... I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and
ask for directions.
9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll b
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/jamoto2/RX7_Incident_6_10_07_0003.wmv
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See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
I have heard that you CAN increase power and mileage in modern diesels,
though I heard most of that with a computer update. But free-er flowing
stuff is good for that too...
But, uh... 10-15 mpg?? Like near doubling it??? Now THAT sounds like an
awfully big crock...
Levi
On 6/14/07, wilton st
Diesels already run with an oversupply of air, its unlikely that these
parts will make even a detectable difference, no way will he get 10 -
15 MPG improvement.
"wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Friend with 06 Ford F250 Diesel has gotten hyped up about and has ordered
> parts to,
Friend with 06 Ford F250 Diesel has gotten hyped up about and has ordered
parts to, supposedly, "increase" air flow in his Diesel and, supposedly,
increase fuel mileage by 10 to 15 mpg. Parts include "Coolair" filter and
larger exhaust system. Somebody, please remind me about airflow (trying to
i
Rick, et al.
Sent 4 pics offlist. If they don't appear let me know.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
190DT
300TD
Rick Knoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My car has zero, zip, nada, nothing
holding the fuel injector lines in place except the nuts which hold them to the
injectors and injector delivery valves. I g
Dont plan on selling it, but I suppose anything is for sale at the right
price.
Allan Streib wrote:
Is it for sale? Or will it be?
"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
yep, I dont waste any time at all.
Kevin Kraly wrote:
Man! You get back into town today, and you get right dow
Is it for sale? Or will it be?
"Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> yep, I dont waste any time at all.
>
> Kevin Kraly wrote:
>> Man! You get back into town today, and you get right down to business!
>> What a guy!
>>
>> Kevin in Portland, OR
>> 1983 300Sd 267Kmi, Ursula
--
19
they use RHD but the suject is RHD 300SD's.
M.Afzaal.Khan wrote:
Yes they use RHD .
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Merle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] RHD 300SD
I spoke to a person in Johannesburg who bo
no
Dave Wakin wrote:
Back at the Okiebenz ranch. Airline lost my bags. Thats just great.
They said something about they had a weight problem on the plane.
You didn't try and ship back an engine or something in your bags, did ya?
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Scott Ritchey wrote:
I have a cousin in Sarasota FL who wants to sell her SL. I don't know of
other details. Any recommendations on the best way to sell such a critter?
Diesel content: the 82 SD purred all the way to visit my aunt and uncle
yesterday.
Sco
I paint-marked the cam sprocket and chain, the IP sprocket and chain,
and the hub of the injection timer where the mark on the shaft of the
IP is. (That's a tough one, they're far apart. I tried to line up
the mark by eye. If I don't wipe it off it should guarantee that I
get the IP back in the
It has always been my understanding the 300SD was a US only car.
Peter Merle wrote:
I spoke to a person in Johannesburg who bought a RHD 126 300SD from a
scrap dealer. Now these cars were never brought into South Africa and I
suspect that a RHD 300SD was never made at the factory . I suspect it
its got a hard drive problem. It sometimes has read/write errors that
eventually corrupt it enough to where it wont run the OS.
Luther wrote:
I'll give you $50 for it
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:23:36 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well my other laptop was with me. The sony
yep, I dont waste any time at all.
Kevin Kraly wrote:
Man! You get back into town today, and you get right down to business!
What a guy!
Kevin in Portland, OR
1983 300Sd 267Kmi, Ursula
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Yes they use RHD .
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Merle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: [MBZ] RHD 300SD
I spoke to a person in Johannesburg who bought a RHD 126 300SD from a
scrap dealer. Now these cars were neve
My car has zero, zip, nada, nothing holding the fuel injector lines in place
except the nuts which hold them to the injectors and injector delivery valves.
I gotta order ALL that crap, then figure out where it all goes... Big Fun. If
anyone could take a few pictures of their injection setup and
Not to my knowledgeas far as IU know it was North America only.
The manual implies that it was also available in Japan.
I've not been there looking around, however.
-- Jim
eh, yeah, i'd have toned it down a tad for this list though as there are
some who are sensitive here. that's what happens when you hit the "send"
button without first looking at the "to" line.
i'm just glad all my fuel taxes are paid so i can further contribute to the
good works of our governmen
You shouldn't hold your feelings inside like that Gary, it will give you
high blood pressure. Let it out.
BillR [just after another cardiac cath last weekend]
--
Gary is believed to have written:
<>>>
someone needs to remind me which list i'm posting to!
On 6/14/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
they search my luggage every time as well, probably because i usually have
a laptop in the bag as well. i never set a lock on my suitcase, so 000
opens it up, but if it gets accidently chang
they search my luggage every time as well, probably because i usually have a
laptop in the bag as well. i never set a lock on my suitcase, so 000 opens
it up, but if it gets accidently changed over to 001, it is locked. this
happened on one trip, so they took the liberty of breaking the hinge of
The 140 Chassis was available worldwide, I think
Not to my knowledgeas far as IU know it was North America only.
Were any sold in Middle east /Japan?
PEter
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Zedic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 June 2007 01:34 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RHD 300SD
There never was a 300SD in Europe. North America only.
Jeff Zedic
Kaleb wrote:
"Opened them up to discover a TSA car saying they searched one of the
bags. It
was the bag with the laptop, Iway, and video camera. Guess it looked
like a bomb"
I have been flying all over the place about once a week for the last
8-10 weeks. Everytime I fly I get one of
Allan wrote:
"Is the W126 series known to have evaporator problems?"
I have never heard of a 126 with an evap problem. I suspect that is one
of the many reasons a lot of Mercedes enthusiasts will not buy a benz
that is newer than 1991 (or 1992-93 if you are looking at a 124 diesel).
I thought you were putting a few gallons at a time in the old
gasser pickup.
That too, but we almost never use it most times of the year.
I used it to tow the boat to the upholstery shop, usually I
just use it as a hive.
-- Jim
Get details. Lots and lots of details.
Best way to sell a thing is to know a thing.
And photographs. Also, we had nearly zero luck using
the local fish wrapper, wheel deals, and craigslist.
Ours sold by being exhibited on a busy street corner.
-- Jim
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:01:06 -0400 "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hit the numbers - always try to hit the numbers
>
> I wonder what, if any stigma or penalty there is for a commercial/heavy
> (the plane, not the pilot) pilot who must do a go-around because of
> ...hmmm... what would you
Get details. Lots and lots of details. Best way to sell a thing is to know a
thing.
On 6/14/07, Scott Ritchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a cousin in Sarasota FL who wants to sell her SL. I don't know of
other details. Any recommendations on the best way to sell such a
critter?
--
Back at the Okiebenz ranch. Airline lost my bags. Thats just great.
They said something about they had a weight problem on the plane.
You didn't try and ship back an engine or something in your bags, did ya?
I have a cousin in Sarasota FL who wants to sell her SL. I don't know of
other details. Any recommendations on the best way to sell such a critter?
Diesel content: the 82 SD purred all the way to visit my aunt and uncle
yesterday.
Scott Ritchey
1979 300TD 350k mi
1982 300SD 230k mi
Hit the numbers - always try to hit the numbers
I wonder what, if any stigma or penalty there is for a commercial/heavy (the
plane, not the pilot) pilot who must do a go-around because of ...hmmm...
what would you call that? Error in judgement? ;-)
Must use a lot of fuel to go-around -
La
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
> they where interested in my son's
> football and wanted me to deflate it. Guess they thought there might be a
> gas inside of it.
I dpn't know about your side of the planet, but over here compressed
gasses are verboten. They probably didn't want it to pop at altitude.
We
Maybe he was on his learner's permit?
;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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Jim Cathey wrote:
>
> > so I now have about 15% unleaded in the tank.
>
> My wife put 15 gallons in hers, making it about 75% gasoline.
> It didn't run well, but it would run! I siphoned it out, and
> have been putting 2 gallons back in per fillup.
I thought you were putting a few gallons at
There never was a 300SD in Europe. North America only.
Jeff Zedic
Many RHD 126's were made , however I'm specifically asking about the
300SD.
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Sunil Hari [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 14 June 2007 12:36 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RHD 300SD
Don't know about Japan, but I know that the Benzes sold i
Don't know about Japan, but I know that the Benzes sold in Great Britain
were RHD. So it's quite possible that he has a legit RHD 126.
On 6/14/07, Peter Merle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I spoke to a person in Johannesburg who bought a RHD 126 300SD from a
scrap dealer. Now these cars were nev
I spoke to a person in Johannesburg who bought a RHD 126 300SD from a
scrap dealer. Now these cars were never brought into South Africa and I
suspect that a RHD 300SD was never made at the factory . I suspect it
was a local conversion of a grey import. Does anyone know if the 300SD's
sold in Japan
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:56:38 -0500 Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Correction, I offered 40 microKaleb, and paid 20.
Of a truth, you committed to offer 40 microKaleb if the need arose, but
since it rose not, you offered a mere 20, as even the bidding history at
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS
Correction, I offered 40 microKaleb, and paid 20.
Luther
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:30:49 -0500, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:15:26 -0500 Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Now wait a minuteKaleb's goal is to get things as cheaply as
>> possible. So, t
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:15:26 -0500 Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now wait a minuteKaleb's goal is to get things as cheaply as
> possible. So, that makes me 50,000 times the man that Kaleb is? :)
Maybe so, but when you offer 20 microKaleb ...
Craig
Now wait a minuteKaleb's goal is to get things as cheaply as possible. So,
that makes me 50,000 times the man that Kaleb is? :)
Luther
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:09:49 -0500, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:35:28 -0500 Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:35:28 -0500 Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160124987971&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:12
Kaleb's price is $500. At $0.01, you are 2 x 10E-5 Kaleb
(or 20 ppm Kaleb).
Craig
I have a friend who has a dealer's license, so if I wanted to buy and sell
that many cars, I could possibly work something out with him. All I really
want is two dependable and reasonably nice Mercedes Diesels, one of them
being a 300tD Station Wagon, the 'SD and possibly a W115 of some sort.
I'll give you $50 for it
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:23:36 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well my other laptop was with me. The sony died again so I checked it,
> and I didnt have room to carry the other stuff.
Man! You get back into town today, and you get right down to business!
What a guy!
Kevin in Portland, OR
1983 300Sd 267Kmi, Ursula
Talking about customs, we went over to Vietnam for a couple of weeks and on
the way back we stopped over in HK. Anywho I had my son's toy bag with me as
i went through the scanner and was pulled over. In Vietnam I got a homemade
army tank, which is made out of old baby food tins, sewing machine
Ok so my wife complains shifting is hard in the 90's wagon. Take it
for a spin, yes it is, thumping into gear.
Fine go out stick vacuum gauge on line after green pot feeding
transmission modulator. No Vacuum. Yup shifting would be hard, on the
other hand that is a good thing.
a) check tra
The Top 10 Things Dads Won't Ever Say...
10. Well, how 'bout that?... I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and ask
for directions.
9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for unchaperoned
car dates. Won't that be fun?
8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160124987971&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:12
Pulled the same radio out of my '85 parts car "Accordion", and the face plate
is melted/cracked/cigarette burnt/etc. Radio works fine after the burnt/melted
switches are removed and you push the small but
Well my other laptop was with me. The sony died again so I checked it,
and I didnt have room to carry the other stuff.
Luther wrote:
I don't place things like that in checked luggage. It's ALWAYS in my carry on.
1 change of clothes, toiletries, and any electronics are in my carry on.
Luthe
I don't place things like that in checked luggage. It's ALWAYS in my carry on.
1 change of clothes, toiletries, and any electronics are in my carry on.
Luther
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:14:48 -0500, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> It was the bag with the laptop, Iway, and video camera.
>
It was the bag with the laptop, Iway, and video camera.
Guess it looked like a bomb :)
They were shopping.
Yet another reason to surf the trailing edge of technology,
bags containing same are _much_ less likely to be lost in
transit! With my Pismo and my Chicken Wagon, I am nigh
invulnerable t
I would guess you could find a few stray cats to strut around the old
Cathey homestead
Would love to, but our son is allergic. My still consider picking
up a barn cat or two.
-- Jim
so I now have about 15% unleaded in the tank.
My wife put 15 gallons in hers, making it about 75% gasoline.
It didn't run well, but it would run! I siphoned it out, and
have been putting 2 gallons back in per fillup. MB's limit
on that class of engine (from way back, though no longer
published
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:56:23 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They delivered the bags, everything seems to be there.
Congratulations!
Craig
I'm getting ready for a LONG trip to Reno and back. My SDL didn't
have a spare and Kaleb wouldn't sell me one. I have a good stock of
123 rims aroundwould one of these work in a pinch to get me to the
next tire shop?
Should work. If you're talking steel, be sure to carry a set of
the ri
I didnt have any to tell. No, the 123 wheel will not work, at least it
wont on the front. It will work on the back though. You going to take
that car that far? You are BRAVE.
Luther wrote:
I'm getting ready for a LONG trip to Reno and back. My SDL didn't have a spare
and Kaleb wouldn't se
yea, I get these projects then dont have time for them and unload them
before I actually register them.
Luther wrote:
Just like the headcase SDL you sold me. I'm starting work on it tomorrow.
Luther
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:32:53 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
here it is
They delivered the bags, everything seems to be there. At least they
were still locked with the TSA approved locks I put on them. Opened
them up to discover a TSA car saying they searched one of the bags. It
was the bag with the laptop, Iway, and video camera. Guess it looked
like a bomb :)
What we lack in knowledge, we more than make up for with opinions and
assumptions!
On 6/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <>
>
Only in a negative way, never letting a lack of knowledge on the subject get
in the way.
RLE
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"If Tyranny and Oppressi
Chaps do a great job keeping sand, stones and bugs off
your clothes. I wouldn't wear them on short trips or
around town, but if I was doing a road trip, I would.
Down here there is a lot of crap on the road, and at
some times during the year the bugs are so thick they
literally make your visor op
> <>
>
Only in a negative way, never letting a lack of knowledge on the subject get
in the way.
RLE
>
>
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I'm getting ready for a LONG trip to Reno and back. My SDL didn't have a spare
and Kaleb wouldn't sell me one. I have a good stock of 123 rims
aroundwould one of these work in a pinch to get me to the next tire shop?
Obviously it's not going to drive like a good Benz, but it's better than
Gump can use a bit of petrol for the really cold days. Three gallons
in her tank is about as much as I would use to get the gel to flow.
On a hot summer day, I would be trying to dilute the stuff with #2.
Maybe you can suck some out into a five gallon jug and add that much
back. Or remo
Just like the headcase SDL you sold me. I'm starting work on it tomorrow.
Luther
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:32:53 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> here it is 6. Although I never register a car until I have it ready to
> drive, so sometimes I may actually sell a car before its
that -should- be ok - I think the Benz limit on diesel-gasoline mix is
75-25. So 3/18 = 1/6 = 16% gasoline.
Just don't do it again, esp. given how much cheaper diesel is than gasoline
(and for God's sakes, premium?!)
On 6/13/07, P. D. Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So after
Peter,
Others have done this w/no untoward results... Run it and
periodically fill it back up w/another 5 gallons of diesel, each time
will diminish the gas content..
We all get 'brain 'F..TS' now and then...
IMHO, no harm, no foul..
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Jun
So after almost 40 years of dieseling, I inadvertently
dispensed about 2.9 gallons of 93 octane unleaded(sans ethanol) into my 1983
300TD, which has an 18.5 gallon fuel tank. After realizing my mistake, I
topped the tank off with diesel, so I now have about 15% unleaded in the
tan
John Freer wrote:
>
> What's up with the trunk lid?
>
> Looks like Black Pearl color.
Pearl Black and Smoke Silver were the two colors, at least in USA.
(I've never seen a euro that wasn't black, so maybe they have
no more choice than us)
I hope the trunk is unlatched.
His 185hp claim would b
In a message dated 6/13/2007 4:02:24 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So we normally start in 2nd (in my '77 300D) unless you really put your foot
into it (like I normally do) is that right?
Lately, after slowing down and braking normally, the tranny will not get
Robert & Tara Ludwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It's hard to say what the reasoning. Ford has on their last few year
> model power stroke diesels sold in the US a warning that anything
> over B5 will void the warranty, but in most other countries, no such
> restriction exists. The conspiracy t
Thanks, Chuck. I'm just looking - like to keep up on occasion.
On 6/13/07, Chuck Landenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Don and all,
The automatic 16V's are not very desirable. Won't hold a candle
to the 5spd 16V..All were either Black/Black or Smoke Silver/
Black. Interiors
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