Re: [MBZ] MB pulling out of the North America diesel market?

2017-12-16 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Oops, it was B20, not B100, that St Johns started using in 2002: http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/3871/michigan-school-buses-go-the-%27extra-miles%27-on-biodiesel > On December 16, 2017 at 8:51 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > 15 years ago BioD was all the rage, St Johns Pu

Re: [MBZ] MB pulling out of the North America diesel market?

2017-12-16 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 16, 2017 at 8:42 AM Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Yes. I have not seen any bioD at pumps here or in Boston. There was one here in Charlotte (MI) in 2002 when I bought my 300SD. AFAIK it was there until that station closed, but I don't remember when that was. 15 year

Re: [MBZ] MB pulling out of the North America diesel market?

2017-12-16 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Yes. I have not seen any bioD at pumps here or in Boston. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 16, 2017 7:22 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > The VW common rail diesels are plauged by high pressure fuel pump problems > caused by poor lubrication in the fuel. I'd guess that to be a much m

Re: [MBZ] This is Sort of Cool

2017-12-16 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
That does look like a very decent car. The interior is a shame... redone incorrectly. But could be corrected easily enough with some new MB tex from gaah or similar. The engine compartment looks quite good, and doesn't show many signs of having been worked on by a clown-mechanic. Two little thi

Re: [MBZ] MB pulling out of the North America diesel market?

2017-12-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The VW common rail diesels are plauged by high pressure fuel pump problems caused by poor lubrication in the fuel. I'd guess that to be a much more likely cause.In typical fashion US regulators ignore the engine makers in favor of what big oil wants... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Re: [MBZ] MB pulling out of the North America diesel market?

2017-12-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The VW common rail diesels are plauged by high pressure fuel pump problems caused by poor lubrication in the fuel. I'd guess that to be a much more likely cause.In typical fashion US regulators ignore the engine makers in favor of what big oil wants... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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