This thing is sweet
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Sincerely,
Tyler
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Didn't most Greyhounds during the 50s and 60s have 238 hp (671?) Detroit
Diesel engines?
Gerry
GMC4106 Buses, used in the mid-west (also carried freight) had very long
gears, could run well over 100mph in the 60's. Very bad when they were
reassigned to hilly country.
Pete
archer wrote:
I still work doing maintenance breakdown support. It's sort of
"maintenance dispatch".
Luther
Mitch Haley wrote:
Luther wrote:
Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll
their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi
detour going to Kaleb's house.
I tripped over a nice slide-show pictorial of a 10P disassembly.
Shows the reed valves, etc.
http://mbw126.com/compressor.aspx
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'85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast
'82 300CD (183 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold
'85 30
what is this nasty pc only application you are talking about for
getting radio codes?
From my notes:
Today I surfed and got some radio serial number decoder
applications, and after work I threw them at Virtual PC. The Becker
4-digit decoder suggested the code was 4140. Becker.exe suggested
> Scott Ritchey wrote:
> Main purpose of intercooler is to get more (denser) air into
> cylinders, which will produce more heat if enough fuel is
> injected (that's where the power comes from). Bottom line is
> more power=more heat.
Well, that's one effect.
But cooler air in with equal power m
Main purpose of intercooler is to get more (denser) air into cylinders,
which will produce more heat if enough fuel is injected (that's where the
power comes from). Bottom line is more power=more heat.
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That is the service I use to create a archive database that can be searched.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Mitch Haley wrote:
Reeves Callaway did a conversion in the late 1970's or 1980.
Nope, it was concurrent with the turbo 300D. Here's the Motor Trend
article, as I posted to the list in 2005. I was
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what is this nasty pc only application you are talking about for getting
radio codes?
Jim Cathey wrote:
Then its probably a '90. 91 has the 2 piece setup that you could
hookup a cd changer to
I suppose it's also possible that it's an early '91, since MB
wasn't so anal about saving up improve
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> > my web page but I don't own it and Bob is still alive. You could email
> > him directly and ask: veedu...@chuggers.net
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> If your outgoing m
Mitch Haley wrote:
I was a bit surprised to find my email message on the net here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/mercedes@okiebenz.com/msg06053.html
Which is why you must choose your words carefully when posting to an email
list. Such posts can outlive you or come back to haunt you
(Banned
Wonko the Sane writes:
> I suddenly miss Marshall (again).
>
> Check for "melted pistons."
You mean MELTED pistons
Allan
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> tyler wrote:
> Just to play devils advocate (if you didn't notice, I like to
> argue...) what harm would the turbo cause that would result in
> premature failure? I know it would put extra stress on
> anything, but the whole engine and drivetrain of a 240D is
> severely overbuilt.
>
> Most olde
Mitch Haley wrote:
Reeves Callaway did a conversion in the late 1970's or 1980.
Nope, it was concurrent with the turbo 300D. Here's the Motor Trend article, as
I posted to the list in 2005. I was a bit surprised to find my email message on
the net here: http://www.mail-archive.com/mercedes@ok
Reeves Callaway did a conversion in the late 1970's or 1980.
It was noticeably slower than a 300SD, but IIRC it was as fast or faster than
the 300D NA of the period. I think when the 1982 300D turbo came out it made the
Callaway setup irrelevant. When I saw a test in Road and Track or Car and Dr
Richard wrote:
> If it's an add on, I'd un-add it. You can probably sell it on Ebay.
I thought there was a guy in your neighborhood that sold add-on turbo.
Perhaps it is in the Hotlanta area - but I recall a guy years ago
that people recommended for quite reasonable design for turbo add-on -
may
There was no factory 240D Turbo. So it's either an engine change to a 617.95
engine or an add on. The former is OK, I guess, if you want to load the
clutch/tranny with torque it was not designed for. ( I'd do it, but I'm as
much a mule as you are an arguer (c: ) The drivetrains are over-en
only absolute is that everything is relative. --Henri de Saint Simon
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GMC4106 Buses, used in the mid-west (also carried freight) had very long
gears, could run well over 100mph in the 60's. Very bad when they were
reassigned to hilly country.
Pete
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You should have been working for Greyhound.
"Oh Lord, before I'm turned to dust,
please let me pa
>Sadly, Gary has his the nail on the head. Anyone who entered an exchange with
>Tom quickly learned that Tom is one of those people who knows everything about
>everything. and more to the point, admits it.
The list will not lose much technical knowledge by Tom's departure. There are
others
You should have been working for Greyhound.
"Oh Lord, before I'm turned to dust,
please let me pass a Greyhound Bus."
Knew a driver who ran from someplace in Florida to Key West. His bus had a
flat, opposed, Fageol engine and it would go over 100 mph according to him.
It was possible on that
I have a book about turbocharging that I have had for years. One of the
examples that they use in it is a kit that
was available for the 240D. My recollection is that they said it not only
improved the power but also the economy
and the emissions. It ran cleaner, stronger, and more efficiently. H
In this article that I was referring to, one of the major modifications was a
big intercooler that I think they
said was intended to help reduce exhaust gas temperatures.
Randy
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Just to play devils advocate (if you didn't notice, I like to argue...)
what harm would the turbo cause that would result in premature failure?
I know it would put extra stress on anything, but the whole engine and
drivetrain of a 240D is severely overbuilt.
Most older 240D engines I see final
This may be true as far as it goes. But the thermal load on the engine is
increased considerably under boost. That's why the turbo 917s spray oil on
the underside of the pistons and the NA engines do not. Cooling.
Scott
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So, assuming the engine has been replaced, does anybody have other
information about these cars? Anyone had one or know anything about them?
Donald H. Snook
I have not owned a newer BMW. I did own a 1978 530i. It was a joy to drive.
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Hey Guys,
I have a chance to offer on somebody I know who has a
1982 Black 240D manual transmission that has turbocharger.
Such a modification will reduce engine life if the fuel was turned up to match
the extra air going in. If the fuel wasn't
My point is that this doesn't necessarily mean that the peak load of the
connecting rods will be greater. The stress on the rods varies during
different parts of the stroke and combustion cycle- and it's possible
that the peak load that the rod experiences is not from the power
stroke, but from
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mass and engine rpm than on power
> output.
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> Tyler
>
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I'm not convinced that the Banks turbo is responsible for the engine
throwing a rod- it was more likely oil pump failure or something. The
rod threw when the engine was running at low rpm and low boost, going
slightly downhill. Also, I think adding a turbo to a diesel does little
to increase pe
For no reason? ;<)
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT a bit but still diesel related
I used to have a 6.2 diesel Suburban with a banks turbo kit. It was
crazy fast, but the engine
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I used to have a 6.2 diesel Suburban with a banks turbo kit. It was
crazy fast, but the engine suddenly threw a rod for no reason after a
few years. I don't know if this was related to the turbo kit or not.
The difference from a non-turbo 6.2 was incredible. It literally felt
like it had twice
Is this some sort of custom aftermarket turbocharging job? If so, the
quality and reliability depends on how well the job was done, something
nobody can tell without inspecting the vehicle themselves- but it's
unlikely to be as good or reliable as a factory turbocharged vehicle.
There is no re
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Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll
their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi detour
going to Kaleb's house. Most of the drivers (in a large company) are
barely smart enough to read the driver's test that they barely pass to
Curt Raymond wrote:
Its 3.5 MB so many ISPs won't take it. I'd thought about putting it on my web
page but I don't own it and Bob is still alive. You could email him directly
and ask: veedu...@chuggers.net
If your outgoing mail server can take it, the attachment will get hosted as a
link on
'Wrote mine prominently on inside cover of owner's manual this time.
Wilton
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Beckerville
...when I couldn't find my radio code...
I used a Sharpie to wr
One would think that economy mode should also equal clean mode but who knows?
They did comment that there was very
little evidence of diesel at the tailpipe.
Randy
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actually, they're already up to double that.
from the Twike site (http://www.twike.us/):
"Our production of TWIKE is sold out till June 2009.
We are taking reservations for the second half of the year 2009.
Prices start at approximately $ 35,000, delivered."
cheers!
e
Rich Thomas wrote:
$15k
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Wasn't that Banks guy working on monster diesels for hot rod cars? I
seem to recall seeing like an old Chebbie with some 700hp or such thing
in it. That would be cool. I think he has various tuning points with
his stuff, power, torque, economy, etc. It might not comply with all
the air qual
$15k for all the dangers of a bicycle without the high visibility to
other drivers.
--R
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Jim Cathey wrote:
...when I couldn't find my radio code...
I used a Sharpie to write it on the radio case. Not too
worried about it being stolen now, a nearly 20-year-old
cassette deck!
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Picked up a magazine on the rack yesterday. Can't recall the title - Thinking
Diesel Tuner but know Tuner is
incorrect. Mostly about Diesel trucks.
In any event, my point is a brief story about a Dodge with a Cummins making
700HP and getting up to 50 some miles
per gallon. Interesting story abou
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I'd selected the cheapest UPS ground shipping option and hadn't expected them
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I used a Sharpie to write it on the radio case. Not too
worried about it being stolen now, a nearly 20-year-old
cassette deck!
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the internet, and ran via Virtual PC on Timmy the Wonder-Mac here.
And it worked! I wonder if the radio does?...
The radio does work, but not the rear speakers. The dash
and door speakers do, though the fader is dirty. I can
probably replace sun-rotted and blown rear speakers (they
do make a
Sympathy only goes so far until you work with these idiots that roll
their truck over and block a major highway in OK creating a 25mi detour
going to Kaleb's house. Most of the drivers (in a large company) are
barely smart enough to read the driver's test that they barely pass to
weasel their
Barry
Thanks. I'll save your post for the next time I mess up one of these with
old gas.
Scott
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Subjec
Lucky, lucky, lucky. ;<))
Yesterday afternoon, when I couldn't find my radio code, I was about to call
stealer service rep and ask him to get the code for me. He knows I've owned
that car for 14 years, they have the SN # on file, etc., but I was afraid he
was gonna say, "Bring it in."
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> Good question.
>
> I've got a pdf that includes Bob Hoover's (no not THAT Bob Hoover) drive
> to the arctic circle in a '65 VW Microbus, great read, makes me want to
> do it...
So how about sending the pdf to the list?
Craig
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Then its probably a '90. 91 has the 2 piece setup that you could
hookup a cd changer to
I suppose it's also possible that it's an early '91, since MB
wasn't so anal about saving up improvements 'til year-end.
Even Detroit did this sometimes. I have to be careful when
getting air filters for my
Brushes were cheaper than Honda minivan, but Honda minivan was cheaper
than
new wife...
New wives aren't that expensive, it's the disposal fee
on the old one that kills you! :-)
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It's *exactly* the same when driving a old VW Bus!! BTDT...
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