Frybrid is in this for profit. Please show me independent and
repeatable research that shows where VO (WVO or SVO) will not cause long
term damage to an engine. In 5 years of being around WVO/biodiesel, no
one has shown me this research. VO must be heated over 350F to make the
viscosity
Looking for sources of waste oil tells you a lot about the restaurants
in your area. When the waste oil is solid at room temperature, common
sense tells you to look elsewhere for fueling - and eating.
McDonald's loses on both counts.
-Dave Walton
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 3:32 AM, Luther
Thanks Barry,
I will start with the mildest.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD).
1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles.
Wickford, RI-Original Message-
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OK Don wrote:
Did you verify that it has the #14 head? He says it does have the upgraded
head. That could be worth the price of the car, if it's true?
Depends. What if the vac pump blew up, shredded the oil pump, and it ran at
80mph until seized? What would the cam, cam bearings, etc look
Only $30k for this lovely 2.3-16v.
18 pictures and not one of the headlights/grille. What are they hiding there?
An ugly huge star in the middle of the grille to match the ugly chromed wheels,
or worse?
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=pcar_id=246925723
Mitch.
If they'd cut the price by 50%, I'd be all over that.
Note the little badge on the fender behind the wheel well, and the two person
back seat. Those are the USA market 16v seats, but 16v seats only came in black.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=ucar_id=251344677
I have read that using toothpaste (not the gel stuff but something with
some grit in it) to polish them up works about as well as anything, but
have not tried it, so wouldn't know. I saw some car show where the guy
used some package of stuff that basically seemed to be sandpaper up to
like
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of a 4WD
truck, and the offroad performance of a passenger car.
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WVO contains several things that cause trouble as fuel:
Protein (clogs filters, carbonizes, and produces varnish in the IP)
Carbohydrates (clogs filters and carbonizes easily, abrasive)
Phosphates (abrasive soots, can produce hard precipitates in the fuel
system).
Properly made BioD
Hey Ed -
One more bit of info -- I recently changed the front pads on my '91
300D and bought replacement pads from Rusty - Jurid pads (call him to
discuss them) and they came with everything including a replacement bolt
which should always be replaced. I highly recommend them.
I
Hi Ed --
Forgot to mention - along with the replacement bolts you also get 2 new
brake pad sensors. All for ~$52+ SH.
:-) Have fun -
LarryT
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Free 1 year NRA membership to anyone interested!
- Original Message -
From: E M
Howdy -
All this talk about different fuels piqued my interest - especially
while watching the Audi documentary (called Truth in 24) about them
winning LeMans using a diesel powered sports car. There were also many
signs around the circuit promoting Shell V Power which was used to power
I realize the XJ is better offroad than a Volvo wagon, I just think
the difference is a lot more subtle than it ought to be for a vehicle
advertised for heavy duty offroad use. Considering that the Volvo
wagon also has excellent handling and performance on the street, and
is quiet and
Why not just use a Range Rover? My '91 is way better than my XJ and safer than
most cars.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From: Tyler casi...@usermail.com
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 11:29:45
To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
If they sold a diesel in the US...
Sincerely,
Tyler
On May 10, 2009, at 11:48 AM, brian.tosc...@gmail.com wrote:
Why not just use a Range Rover? My '91 is way better than my XJ and
safer than most cars.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Tore into the SD this weekend to see what the problem was with the
passenger window. First took out the switches from the console (thanks
Wilton for the primer on how to do that, comes apart easily and
quickly), took them apart, and cleaned them. Still no go but the
switches work well now.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/05/finding_the_failure_point.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
I wonder how a Benz truck would have fared?
--R
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So its fat MB guy and you think it has to be somebody we know?
Rich Thomas wrote:
Was that fat guy about 3/4 through anybody we know?
--R
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95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E,
89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D,
'Don't have to replace entire assembly to replace a broken little plastic
window slide. I've replaced three of them on the original assemblies (one
on my now deceased 80 240D and two on each rear door of my 91 350SDL). The
little plastic slides each come with a new copper rivet for mounting -
Maybe this is the way to deal with the issue
http://kineticvehicles.com/
clay
On May 10, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
WVO contains several things that cause trouble as fuel:
Protein (clogs filters, carbonizes, and produces varnish in the IP)
Carbohydrates (clogs filters and
Physics will win EVERY time.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: [MBZ] OOPS
'Don't have to replace entire assembly to replace a broken little
plastic window slide.
I also riveted in a new slider on the SDL, once upon a time.
-- Jim
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to insert 'em in the struts.
Wilton
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WOW that is great news, now I can repair the one I took off the car and
put it on my son's car, which has the same problem. I did not know!!!
I rescind my curse of the Benz engineer.
--R
WILTON wrote:
'Don't have to replace entire assembly to replace a broken little
plastic window slide.
Is it my eyes or did that /8 have airbags in the back?
Hendrik
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Part of the curse still applies - for using a slide that breaks so easily.
Wilton
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From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Windows and motors,
This guy didn't want to make the same mistake, so he built a tree rack for his
pickup before he dropped a tree on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqY7b4JpJMw
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That probably takes the cake for stupidity.
Wilton
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From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OOPS
This guy didn't want to make the same mistake, so he built a tree
I probed further. One leaky locking line affects the fuel flap door
AND the
hatch lock. Can anyone with a 300TD W123 wagon please explain how ONE
leaking lock circuit can (when plugged) disable TWO downstream locks?
Wagon, coupe, or sedan, the trunk and filler flap share one line.
The
on 5/8/09 21:11, Michael LaFleur at mike.lafl...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Why is it that every benz that has an engine problem that was run on WVO, WVO
is blamedas the reason for the failure, but every other benz that has an
engine problem, diesel is not the blame?
Mike
NAIL.
HEAD.
BANG.
on 5/8/09 21:17, Tyler at casi...@usermail.com wrote:
These sort of engine problems are essentially unheard of in MB diesels
that haven't run WVO.
HORSESH*T.
This list is turning into some sort of reality-denying cult, I swear to god.
Mercedes diesels expire regularly for any number of
on 5/8/09 20:30, Kaleb C. Striplin at ka...@striplin.net wrote:
prime example of what WVO will do. It may very well have broken rings
though.
Let me correct your typo, Kaleb.
What a poorly done WVO installation will do.
Mac
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on 5/8/09 14:02, tyler at casi...@usermail.com wrote:
I might get this thing if it doesn't seem too far gone. Even some Mobil
1 and an italian tuneup on B100 might clean the carbon out if it can
still start.
If the car was running WVO in a poor installation it's far beyond carbon.
It's
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on 5/10/09 3:32, Luther at benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Frybrid is in this for profit. Please show me independent and
repeatable research that shows where VO (WVO or SVO) will not cause long
term damage to an engine.
If you want evidence, I suggest you contact Elsbett in Germany, which has
Steve, do you have any repeatable correctly done scientific proof that
any form of SVO will NOT damage an engine? If so, please provide this
so I may repeat the research.
Luther
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 5/8/09 20:30, Kaleb C. Striplin at ka...@striplin.net wrote:
prime example of what
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Race engine builders recommend that to free up sticky rings, use the
thinnest oil you can for as long as the engine will stand it (even if that
is 20 minutes).
The same additives in synthetics that add to synthetics' slipperiness, tend
to worsen the ring sludge.
I started asking about this after
on 5/10/09 21:32, Luther at benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote:
Steve, do you have any repeatable correctly done scientific proof that
any form of SVO will NOT damage an engine? If so, please provide this
so I may repeat the research.
Luther
First, see my other response.
Second, stop your
Bob wrote:
Please feel free to ask any questions and make an offer.
Sounds quite driveable for highway use.
Without knowing what these things fetch, can you tell me what you want
to get - range of prices?
Thanks
mao
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You are correct, a half curse.
A Cuban friend of mine taught me a great inventive curse in Espanol, but
I should probably not post it here. I think there are lots of great
curses in Espanol, I need to learn more of them. A Merkin guy cursing a
German in Espanol!
--R
WILTON wrote:
Part of
After the last round of OOPSes, the truck with the tree on it, and the
Benz, I visited my dad in KY and drove past this yard where a big tree
had fallen on this guy's boat on a trailer, and smashed the middle of
the boat. I kept intending to stop and take a piccie buy never did.
--R
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I thought I saw what the guy said was a 220? with airbags going off
front and rear -- it looked too old to have airbags, and in the rear
too. But I was drinking wine while watching it so I might have been a
bit crosseyed.
--R
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on 5/10/09 10:59, Peter Frederick at psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
If you have poor combustion, I suspect that WVO WILL coke up the
rings pretty fast, and I suspect most of the cheapskates who want to
run free fuel aren't going to put the $ into getting the engine
into tip top shape first.
The rear line Y's near the fuel flap lock. A leak in either
side of the Y will (of course) tend to kill operation of the
other side too.
Don't forget that the lock switch in the driver's door can go bad, too
-- we had to replace the one on my brother's 75 300D. They can also
get out of
Steve, every last word is 100% right. This post should end the
conversation for both sides of the WVO debate IMO...
Tyler
On May 10, 2009, at 9:51 PM, Steve MacSween wrote:
on 5/10/09 10:59, Peter Frederick at psf...@earthlink.net wrote:
If you have poor combustion, I suspect that WVO
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