Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 71, Issue 83

2011-10-18 Thread RELNGSON
> ...Interesting.  Cold air intakes are supposed to improve performance.  I > would > assume, you know what happens then, that would translate to better > efficiency as well.  Think of what an intercooler does, cools intake air. > Maybe I am way off base here but it sounds right to me... > Interc

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Rich Thomas
I recall the landing checklist had "Check Carb Heat" --R On 10/18/11 10:54 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: Icing of the carb was not a major problem on most engines as engine heat transferred directly to the carb from the intake manifold mounted directly on top of the engine. Air cooled VW's for e

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Canfield
Icing of the carb was not a major problem on most engines as engine heat transferred directly to the carb from the intake manifold mounted directly on top of the engine. Air cooled VW's for example had to have heat riser tubes to heat the carb and prevent icing as well as prevent fuel condensation

Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question.

2011-10-18 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Sounds like they left the windows open or something, good luck getting anything out if them though Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:57 PM, "Bill Ringgold" wrote: > Our 1997 S320 spent two months in the shop, but finally the > transmission arrived and worked well. When we went to pick

[MBZ] Parking brake problems

2011-10-18 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
The parking brake on my 82 240D seems to want to depress itself. I pull the brake release and the brake releases but then the pedal pulls itself down partially engaging the brake again. With wear I would expect the opposite problem as the shoes wear and the cable stretches. I looked under the ca

Re: [MBZ] repairing pot metal

2011-10-18 Thread Allan Streib
G Mann writes: > Be my guest to try any method you think may work. As my son said at age > 3,,, it's "unfixable", so if you discover anything that works you are indeed > the one eyed man in the land of the blind and I bow to you in respect oh > fearless leader. MuggyWeld (http://muggyweld.com/?

Re: [MBZ] repairing pot metal

2011-10-18 Thread Allan Streib
Jaime Kopchinski writes: > Part number 116 760 09 61 > > Should be about $45 new. The part number on my broken bracket is 116 766 03 191 Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list a

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread andrew strasfogel
That's a good one! On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Max wrote: > We're not happy until you're not happy! > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '95 E300, '87 300TD > > WILTON wrote: > > Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government > bureaucrat? > > Wilton > > - Origina

Re: [MBZ] repairing pot metal

2011-10-18 Thread G Mann
Be my guest to try any method you think may work. As my son said at age 3,,, it's "unfixable", so if you discover anything that works you are indeed the one eyed man in the land of the blind and I bow to you in respect oh fearless leader. Grant... AZ... On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Fmiser w

Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question.

2011-10-18 Thread Bill Ringgold
Your confusion is understandable. We have a 1997 S320 [wife's car] and a 1996 S420 [my car]. The S320 we got about 2 years ago from the local MB dealer. Mine continues to purr along and drives wonderfully, still not a mark on it, though I'm having some antenna issues, and need to swap a part fr

Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question.

2011-10-18 Thread WILTON
Well, maybe it was 7, or so, months ago? Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question. Is this the 140 acquired 3 or 4 months ago; mighty fine looking, black, bigger-tha

Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question.

2011-10-18 Thread WILTON
Is this the 140 acquired 3 or 4 months ago; mighty fine looking, black, bigger-than-normal chrome wheels, etc, or have I confused it with another 140? 'Hope all goes well with it. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Bill Ringgold" To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Sent: Tuesday, Oct

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread Max
We're not happy until you're not happy! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD WILTON wrote: Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government bureaucrat? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, O

[MBZ] Water in a 140 question.

2011-10-18 Thread Bill Ringgold
Our 1997 S320 spent two months in the shop, but finally the transmission arrived and worked well. When we went to pick up the car there were numerous electrical issues, such as the trunk not closing, the mirrors folded completely in, and the windows not functioning properly. We left it over the w

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread WILTON
My thought, too, but I went ahead and sent it based on my experiences when dealing with bureaucratic-type reps of large organizations such as phone companies and many others. Too many reps of too many large organizations seem to take on an air of invincibility and act "bureaucratic." If you ha

Re: [MBZ] repairing pot metal

2011-10-18 Thread Fmiser
> G Mann wrote: > problem with pot metal is it is very > poris and holds oxydized particles which contaminate welds and > glues alike to fail joints. Sounds like maybe a chemical cleaner then. Maybe muriatic acid? -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread andrew strasfogel
This is only one type of bureaucrat and that is a government bureaucrat - by definition. Therefore, Wilton's rhetorical question is an oxymoron (or some other term). Clever! With reason, Andrew On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:10 PM, WILTON wrote: > Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread WILTON
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government bureaucrat? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion Works the other way too. A fe

Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless self-promotion

2011-10-18 Thread Randy Bennell
Works the other way too. A fellow I know has acquired a vacation home in Phoenix. He has a very nice Buick Grand National and decided to take it down to AZ and leave it at his winter place so it would getmore use. The US border people asked him if he intended to sell it. He quite honestly answ

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Allan Streib
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:16 PM, "Allan Streib" wrote: > > > Why did they do away with exhaust heated intake air in the 1990s? > > Cars don't have carburetors anymore. The big reason for heating the > intake air was to prevent icing in the carburetors. Well not only that but to promote b

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Allan Streib
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:41 AM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: > Why did they do away with exhaust heated intake air in the 1990s? Cars don't have carburetors anymore. The big reason for heating the intake air was to prevent icing in the carburetors. Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD

Re: [MBZ] Is a C208 just an overpriced W202?

2011-10-18 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/2651705989.html > Reminds me of how when I was a kid I was baffled by the fact that convertibles usually cost more than hardtop versions of the same car. "But there's less metal! They should charge less!" Al

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Greg Fiorentino
Hmmm...I always thought that the efficiency of an IC engine was related to the difference between the intake and exhaust temperatures. So colder intake should give better fuel economy. Isn't that part of the reason for an intercooler? My TDI has one and it gets very good fuel economy. http://en

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Canfield
Interesting. Cold air intakes are supposed to improve performance. I would assume, you know what happens then, that would translate to better efficiency as well. Think of what an intercooler does, cools intake air. Maybe I am way off base here but it sounds right to me. Mike On Oct 18, 2011 10:

[MBZ] Is a C208 just an overpriced W202?

2011-10-18 Thread Mitch Haley
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/2651705989.html Looks like the same MPG as my old Taurus but with more horsepower and the wrong color paint (sorry, I just don't like black). Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Michael Canfield wrote: Probably get better mpg until it is warm and then slightly less once up to temp. Cold air is more dense and should equate to better fuel efficiency once the engine is up to temp. In a gasser? I figured dense air would just increase vacuum and pumping losses. If it were

Re: [MBZ] '87 300SDL running rough under load

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Canfield
Sounds like a plugged filter to me too. First sign I notice is a slight surging when pulling a steep hill. Mike On Oct 18, 2011 9:46 AM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like partially restricted fuel filter(s) creating foaming under > load, at the highest rate of fuel consumpt

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Michael Canfield
Probably get better mpg until it is warm and then slightly less once up to temp. Cold air is more dense and should equate to better fuel efficiency once the engine is up to temp. Mike On Oct 18, 2011 9:45 AM, "Craig" wrote: > On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:32 -0400 Mitch Haley wrote: > > > I should

Re: [MBZ] OT - customs

2011-10-18 Thread Dan Penoff
I just sent an Apple Xserve server to a guy in Toronto. If it went UPS they would have gigged him a small fortune to clear it. It went USPS Priority and cost him something like USD $7.00. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:13 AM, "WILTON" wrote: > Ah ha! That may be it! > Whateve

Re: [MBZ] repairing pot metal

2011-10-18 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Part number 116 760 09 61 Should be about $45 new. Jaime ** On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > Anyone have any success with soldering or brazing cracked pot metal? The > bracket that holds the interior door latch release handle on my W116 is > broken. I have Kaleb saying

Re: [MBZ] '87 300SDL running rough under load

2011-10-18 Thread Dieselhead
Sounds like partially restricted fuel filter(s) creating foaming under load, at the highest rate of fuel consumption. Do you notice any difference in shifting? I will definitely get the fuel filter changed, and the air filter was checked recently, but I will change that as well. The strang

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Craig
On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:32 -0400 Mitch Haley wrote: > I should cobble something up and see what it will do in the winter with > 100-120 degree air going into it. Sounds like a good idea. Let us know how it works. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] OT - customs

2011-10-18 Thread WILTON
Ah ha! That may be it! Whatever it was, he feels like he was robbed. Me, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - customs Not duty/VAT, at least not mostly. Most of what yo

Re: [MBZ] OT - customs

2011-10-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Not duty/VAT, at least not mostly. Most of what you're looking at is probably 'brokerage fees'. There have been class action suits against UPS over that, they'll say 'yep, we can ship that to Toronto for $20', and then when it gets there they want $50 in 'brokerage fees', even if there was no du

Re: [MBZ] Improved fuel consumption in my '95 E300

2011-10-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: all highway, no ac, probably had a tail wind I can't monitor MPG in real time on any of my MBZ, but I can do it on OBDII gassers. Imagine a car that gets 37 mpg rolling down the hwy fully warmed up. You start it cold, drive 3 miles down the road and jump on the freewa

Re: [MBZ] '87 300SDL running rough under load

2011-10-18 Thread Ralph Robertson
I will definitely get the fuel filter changed, and the air filter was checked recently, but I will change that as well. The strange thing is that it runs perfect otherwise, just when it is under load on a long grade that it seems to lose power and start kind of "missing", and when I come over the