Archer wrote:
G: One thing I've noticed about Mensans is that they almost never look
down on another member (or anyone else), and it's very common that they
don't even know what kind of degrees you have or what you do for a
living. When I was working in Atlanta, several members were under the
Mitch Haley wrote:
Isn't Wonko's stepdaughter engaged to a guy from down there?
Maybe he'd look at it for you?
That's news to me!
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Anyway, if somebody is near this car and wants to look at it for me and
possibly take it to their place till I can get there to get it let me
know. Or, if somebody else wants it I guess thats OK too, after all, I
am supposed to be on a buying freeze.
It's about 5
Christopher McCann wrote:
If you go to the page above and read the second post, you'll see that
Hit Man X says he has the trans repair factory PDF. Anyone know
what he is talking about? Is that something in the service manual or
is there more detailed info somewhere else? And, does anybody have
Mitch Haley wrote:
Probably somebody with a BS in fundamental sciences can do just about
anything in grad school if he decides what he really wants.
I work with a guy who just graduated with a masters in electrical
engineering and has a physics undergrad.
John
Mitch Haley wrote:
Last fall I found that Wally World had raised the regular 5qt M1 from
$20-22 to $26.99. Only time I ever paid more than $5 a qt for the stuff.
My local store didn't have any extended performance at the time.
They don't have the 5w40 Turbo Diesel Truck or 0w40 European Car
All,
Last night I was going to use the 500SE to tow my brother's Sebring from
behind the house. While we were finding a place to hook the tow strap
to the Sebring, the SE was idling and suddenly started BILLOWING a HUGE
cloud of smoke. By huge I mean filling my entire back yard in 20
Rusty Cullens wrote:
complete grill assembly $79.95
Does that include chrome frame, insert, and star? Basically everything
on the front of the hood?
John
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One other thing... I have the instrument cluster out of the car...
John Robbins wrote:
All,
Last night I was going to use the 500SE to tow my brother's Sebring from
behind the house. While we were finding a place to hook the tow strap
to the Sebring, the SE was idling and suddenly started
R A Bennell wrote:
Could it have siphoned AT fluid into the intake via a vaccuum hose or something
like that? I had an issue with my
old Suburban once that oiled up the air filter. It was because the PCV valve
was not inserted into the valve cover.
Not quite the same but sort of an odd thing
Mathieu J. Cama wrote:
Also, check to see if the brake booster is filled with fluid. The
downhill angle and white smoke point towards that as a potential cause.
Brake fluid will smoke like ATF. Voluminous smoke and a smell that is
unique when burned.
Good idea! Kaleb says the rear brake line
Allan Streib wrote:
AM seems to be an afterthought on most car radios -- can anyone
recommend one that has particularly good AM reception? I like to listen
to a couple of Chicago stations which is perfectly possible here most of
the time but my current radio does a pretty poor job.
Buy a
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
my backyard is almost completely full, I really got to start getting rid
of some stuff before I haul more stuff in.
I need to post my pictures of it!
John
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Why are folks taking out big car loans for smells new for a month
trash? $3K is less than a year's car payments on a new any-car, and
the car has depreciated way more than $3K when it is driven off of
the dealer's lot.
My CDI is faster, has a better stereo, and awesome
Jim Cathey wrote:
The melt allowed construction to begin in other words,
so we are now going through the garage for access.
I was wondering how you were going to get the addition in the the middle
of winter! How long are they estimating it will last?
John
Jim Cathey wrote:
I measured the throat of the blower, it's 7'4, which should be good
enough.
I hope so!!!
John
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Its unfortunate, I've got a perfectly good BW G3 and an MDD G4 on a
table in my classroom being decomissioned. The company will get a
scrap buyer in to take them. If they're lucky they'll get repurposed
or resold or something, if not At one point I'd have smuggled
them
Wonko the Sane wrote:
But you didn't buy new -- that is my point.
True, I got it at 50% of original price. Still expensive though.
John
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R A Bennell wrote:
My personal experience may be at odds with the theoretical view but I
believe that the wind makes one feel much colder and I believe that
it will make a vehicle feel much colder and more stiff when one tries
to drive it in the winter if it has been sitting in an exposed area.
I am not a vegetarian.
That is all.
John ;)
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
What's the 800 number?
1-800-FOR-MERCEDES
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relng...@aol.com wrote:
Indeed so. I just ordered a navigation update DVD for my C-300's hard drive
Comand system and the price went up 25% on 1/1/2009.
How much did it cost? If I ever add the nav brain box I'd have to buy
the navigation DVDs as well...
John
relng...@aol.com wrote:
MBUSA has released 2 new DVD's for W203 W211 chassis...first time they have
released customer(client) repair info before the models were replaced!
For the W211 chassis P-2700-211-06
I called the 800 number to get my W211 DVD a while back. It is a *lot*
better
Electrical
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Is it electrical or cable driven?
Hendrik
who has adjusted cable driven speedos
John Robbins wrote:
Is there a way to re-calibrate a W126 speedometer? The one in the
500SE is kind of wonky compared to GPS. Could something like this
cause the cruise control
Jim Cathey wrote:
I think 124's might be mechanical
Unfortunately, yes. I hate removing instrument clusters with speedo cables!
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R A Bennell wrote:
The wizard engineers at GM made it run off of the timing chain. It is on the
back side of the engine near the
bottom under the exhaust manifold. So, in order to change a water pump, one
must dismantle half of the car. He says
that so long as they are in there, they will
Here are a few pictures of the CDI from the road trip...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Tymbrymi2/CDI#
Will upload a bunch more pictures of the trip itself later on. I also
have some pictures of Okie Acres that I'll be posting as soon as I get
them off of my brother's camera.
John
Mitch Haley wrote:
Probably like my 2.3-16v, a formerly limited slip diff. If I put one
wheel on wet grass and one on loose gravel, I can't spin the one on
gravel, so after 215,000 miles, the diff clutch parts probably aren't
even touching each other.
Yeah, I figured the clutch parts are
Is there a way to re-calibrate a W126 speedometer? The one in the 500SE
is kind of wonky compared to GPS. Could something like this cause the
cruise control to be messed up?
John
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Donald Snook wrote:
John R. wrote: I think this is done on most FWD cars nowadays...
I don't think that is accurate - except in cases where the car has a timing
BELT.
Ahh! Excellent point, but isn't a belt common practice as well? I am
obviously not a small car expert.
John
in that spot.
John Robbins wrote:
Here are a few pictures of the CDI from the road trip...
http://picasaweb.google.com/Tymbrymi2/CDI#
Will upload a bunch more pictures of the trip itself later on. I also
have some pictures of Okie Acres that I'll be posting as soon as I get
them off of my
2005 E320 CDI. W211 Chassis. It'll have 88k miles after my trip to the
coast this weekend.
John
Christopher McCann wrote:
What chassis and year is your CDI?
--- On Thu, 1/8/09, John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote:
From: John Robbins je...@msstate.edu
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CDI Pictures
casi...@usermail.com wrote:
Beautiful car! Hope you don't mind all of my questions...
Thanks, and not a problem! Ask as many as you'd like :)
How'd it do in the snow?
I didn't really drive in too much snow, but what it did do was just
fine. In Los Alamos Craig McClusky tried out the
casi...@usermail.com wrote:
I've only driven a newer Huyndai with traction control and it was
horrible, but I imagine the MB system is far superior. I was driving the
Huyndai on an icy snow packed gravel road, and it was unable to get moving
on level ground with the traction control enabled,
casi...@usermail.com wrote:
Yea, it's really only cheaper if you make it yourself (and then there's no
gurantee of it's quality).
Yep, and I bought the CDI since I wanted more time to myself, which
would be defeated by making biodiesel.
It's unlikely that you'd have filter clogging issues
casi...@usermail.com wrote:
It sounds like both the braking, and cutting of engine power could make it
hard to get a car moving on slick surfaces...
The braking only acts like a limited slip differential. It only brakes
enough to keep both wheels 'spinning' at the same speed.
I just looked
Curt Raymond wrote:
I usually plug my cars in just to reduce wear at cold start
I wish the CDI had one. It gets really really bad mileage until the
exhaust treatment warms up. Although the glow plug light only lights up
for 2 seconds even when it is 9 outside. Lights up for two seconds
Does anybody know if a euro 500SE would have a limited slip diff? My
brother will eventually be driving the car in Chicago, and I imagine
that would be handy. Also, how difficult is it to replace the friction
material? I'm sure they're worthless by now.
John
of fuel mileage do you figure you got with that 500?
John Robbins wrote:
Made it back from Kaleb's about 30 mins ago...
The 500SE made it back just fine, and Greg still really likes the car.
I now have 8 vehicles at my house, 4 MB's of my own, a friend's 99
E300D, Greg's 500SE, my Mazda pickup
Donald Snook wrote:
That's a ridiculous statement. If you don't know how to work on a
car, you shouldn't own one? Is that what you are saying? Well, I
guess that means there are MILLIONS of people who shouldn't own a
car. Keep in mind there are some things that are not worth the time
to do
Made it back from Kaleb's about 30 mins ago...
The 500SE made it back just fine, and Greg still really likes the car.
I now have 8 vehicles at my house, 4 MB's of my own, a friend's 99
E300D, Greg's 500SE, my Mazda pickup, and Greg's broken Chrysler
Sebring. I think I'm turning into Kaleb!!
Christopher McCann wrote:
Was there ever a two stroke diesel engine in a car? If not, why not?
Seems like doubling power strokes would be a very desirable thing.
I don't know for sure if there were any or not, but my guess would be
none due to emissions.
John
Peter Frederick wrote:
It's a bit more complicated than that and requires some good pictures to
get a good idea of how it works, but the effect is to allow two slippage
states so that the torque from the engine gets amplified in the high
slip state.
On the CDI there is a variable slippage
Donald Snook wrote:
That was the exact idea - you stated it perfectly.
Yep! I wish more dealers understood this concept! My Dad has finally
found himself a good Chevy dealership. For example, his power steering
pump was leaking, and a typical dealership would charge $300+ for a new
pump.
Rich Thomas wrote:
I think there are plenty of people around for IT work, but they got
tired of getting whacked and imports coming in cheaper to take their
jobs, and a lot of off-shoring to India, and other outsourcing. That is
why enrollments are way down, smart kids don't see as big a
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I dont think all the blame can be put on GM. Its just most people do
not like diesels anyway. They think of them as too slow, loud, smelly
etc. That and the fact that diesel is selling for so much more right now.
I let a co-worker drive my CDI the other day...
relng...@aol.com wrote:
Unless this is an electronically controlled 5 or 7-speed, it doesn't have
one. Relearning the trans module is a defined procedure which takes several miles
of stop/start driving. I did it in my '01 C320 using a printout from a dealer
tech after he zeroed it out for me.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Will the spread between low test and diesel continue to exceed $1.50?
What does this all mean? will the spread ever come down, or is that
a function of home heating oil demand?
Yep... when ULSD came out a new market for diesel opened up... Europe.
So the demand went
Donald Snook wrote:
For the $10 oil change you got Pennzoil 10-30 or Pennzoil 5-30. If
you have special oil requests that costs more -- or you bring the oil
with you. We used to have lots of people who would bring in oil and
filter. In that case, the oil change cost $2.71 (probably up to $3-4
Donald Snook wrote:
At Don Wessel Honda in Springfield, Missouri oil changes cost $10.
They check all the fluids and air up your tires and lube the chassis.
They do oil changes on all cars. If you bring in a Mercedes, you are
better off bringing your own filter, plus they will take $2.50 off
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
dont you have to replace the computer as well because it is matched to
the tranny?
I've heard of people resetting the computers. Don't know how to do it
though...
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R A Bennell wrote:
I'd love a new Suburban or Tahoe. Don't want an Excursion too badly
which is why I say almost above.
Excursions do have a diesel option though. Maybe one day GM will
finally put the baby Duramax into them.
John
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1998 E320 automatic transmission
Rusty Cullens wrote:
I have a rebuilt one with torque converter for $1695.00. It comes
with a 2 year
Rusty Cullens wrote:
I have a rebuilt one with torque converter for $1695.00. It comes with a
2 year unlimited mileage warranty.
How much are the 722.6 transmissions? '05 CDI
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
The 300E fired right up this morning in 10F temps. Started yesterday
at -2F. But that is why it is my winter car!
So the 300E isn't Debbie's? Still going to replace the Buick?
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Curt Raymond wrote:
I had loads of play money until I bought the pickup and the $~300/mo
loan... Wish I'd waited another 6 months and put that $300/mo into
the bank and used it for a nicer downpayment (I put down $1500) or
bought a cheaper truck, or better yet a car.
Same here... I had an
Robert Rentfro wrote:
Can people who make less then $40K afford a new car?
Not out where you live... $40k goes a lot farther in smaller towns,
etc. For example, my house payment is $580 a month for a 1300sqft, 3
bed, 1 bath house. Granted it is a fixer upper, but there are a lot of
nice
pm7...@comcast.net wrote:
Let's go back to the 50's
I wonder what it will be like when your same argument will be said about
the 2000's
John
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John Freer wrote:
Ewww, I can't wait for the answer on that one John!
No kidding! I wonder how much damage the lifetime fluid causes...
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
you need one already?
No... just curious. Every time he's ever talked about a rebuilt it's
about $1700. One can hope.
John
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
$1700 is a rebuilt brake caliper for your model.
Probably
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LWB250 wrote:
And thankfully his eye condition is something that will go away on
it's own.
That's good at least! :)
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Craig McCluskey wrote:
Anybody still believe in man-made global warming?
It is AVERAGE temperature... Just because the average global temperature
goes up doesn't mean every single spot on the planet gets warmer. could
go up 2* someplace and down 1* somewhere else. Still a net gain of 1*
Craig McCluskey wrote:
True, but when the polar ice caps on Mars melt and the cloud tops on Venus
get warmer, it's certainly not due to anything mankind has done. Same for
the observed warming on earth.
I wasn't trying to make a comment on man-made vs. nature vs. not
happening... just that
Curt Raymond wrote:
Its interesting the discussion of generators as a career yesterday.
We're having an ice storm and lost power last night. I normally have
no desire for a generator but we're getting water in the basement
right now and it'd sure be nice to be able to run the sump pump. My
Mitch Haley wrote:
John Robbins wrote:
You could always get a 12V power inverter. Fire up the car and you'll
get standard 120V AC.
He's got 400W but it won't start the sump pump.
You can get 1500W versions, but I wouldn't suggest the cigarette outlet
for that one ;)
I'm wondering how
Was it rated for the power? Inductive loads also have very high startup
current requirements...
Gary Hurst wrote:
yeah, but don't try to plug a big ass vacuum cleaner into it. i tried it
and it went very poorly.
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:08 AM, John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote:
Curt
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Since Curt's 240D will probably idle all day
long on a gallon of diesel, would that not be a good solution? He
could run the sump pump all he needs then and have power to spare.
Got to thinking about that and he couldn't use all 1500W continuously.
Assuming 100%
OK Don wrote:
Wonder if I could also duct air to use the 300D's heater for a room -
need to duct both hot from the cabin and return to?
Would probably be easier to use a heat exchanger that uses the engine
coolant to heat another coolant loop. The second coolant loop could be
run to your
Curt Raymond wrote:
I just checked in with the neighbors, they're cold and using candles
and flashlights. I'm limiting the use of our electric lights so we
don't look like jerks...
You could always invite them over! Will warm the house up a bit more
too. Assuming you get along well with your
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Are you happy to see your child die in front of your eyes because the
nearest hospital refuses treatment due to not being part of your
health care insurance?
I'm all for free health care, but hospitals aren't allowed to refuse
emergency treatment to anyone. As soon as
Allan Streib wrote:
I need to eat on a regular basis or I will certainly die. Yet nobody
seems to think that there should be a single payer government run system
for providing food (yet).
Food stamps.
John
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Allan Streib wrote:
I'd like to know why I can't get a cheap catastrophic insurance policy
with a $10K deductible and pay the nickle and dime stuff cash.
Must be a reason.
Dunno, makes sense that it should be cheap.
Would the nickel and dime stuff include prescriptions? If I didn't have
a
OK Don wrote:
SO, what other avenues are there to sell cars on-line? Use another
service. Find a way to manage their on-line sales for them.
Perhaps Wonko will host a shopping cart site on hie laptop for you to
sell from --
He can be their Craigslist minion...
John
Tim C. wrote:
I don't recommend my local friends go to a 4-year university for
computer stuff if they aren't already total geeks; the market (here
in NC at least) is not good enough to make it worth the investment of
time unless they just really would do it anyway and can afford being
out of
Donald Snook wrote:
Anyone (other than me) have any recent experience with GM cars? Yes,
I know Hursty - you are on your own personal crusade against GM for
the bad design of the timing chain on your Saturn. Anyone else?
My Mom has a 2000 Yukon, and it has been a great truck. About the only
Max Dillon wrote:
the girl behind the counter offered that they would try to adjust the
box first. I'm not in favor of that, I know that on the 123 boxes
there is risk of binding and increased wear, is that true for the 124
boxes as well?
The increased wear and binding is only if you over
Donald Snook wrote:
Speaking of driving in snow, Wichita got its first snow of the year
(as did many areas in the middle of the country). We only got about
an inch, but some of it did form a pretty slick layer of ice
underneath once it sort of crusted over. I am driving the FWD
Cadillac. It
Best of luck in the job hunt. I think in August we're going to have a
sharp rise in grad student enrollment when nobody can get jobs...
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I have not changed my allocations since things have gone down, figured I
would have time to make up my loses. Im thinking now I should move it
all into a fund that is no losing so I dont lose anymore money between
now and whenever
If whenever is 20+ years from now
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I thought about going to school for something, maybe somethign computer
related. I dont know if it would do any good though if nobody is hiring.
Depends on how long you're in school...
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Lots of UP folks in this area. Don't know any that hate their jobs and they
make a whole lot more money than I do. Good job security, too. The railroads
are not going away any time soon.
They're one of the few industries that is doing pretty good!
John
Wonko the Sane wrote:
I doubt if they would post train crew openings on the web site. You apply to
the company, get accepted and then go to a school (not too long, if I
remember). This isn't the sort of job that the average individual has
experience doing, anyway. There is always turnover
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110320191022
The documents look alright, but those pictures have to be scanned out of
an MB brochure.
John
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John Freer wrote:
That's a good idea Allan. Also helps keep the carbon buildup at bay. I
miss that feature on the CDI. At 35 mph around town and I want to
shift down to 4th, it goes right down to 2nd as I have no control over
the gear selection at low speed.
You don't have the tip tronic or
Euan wrote:
The road(s) I'm fading on are typically very steep, long descents, with
plenty of hairpin bends which require frequent further reductions in speed.
Sounds like you need to look into Rolf's W126 upgraded brake setup.
IIRC, it is bolt on. The vented rotors will really help cool
You on banned lite yet?
Rich Thomas wrote:
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Loren wrote:
It is all in perspective. A 50k mile caddy is 1/3 spent, if the
average lifespan of a caddy is 150k miles. That would leave you 100k
useable miles. An SDL with 250k and no rust is 1/4 spent, figuring a
lifespan of 1 million. That leaves 750k to go. The cost of ownership
of the SDL
Robert Rentfro wrote:
After much thinking, I believe I will be selling the '77 300D and the '87
Acura Legend and hunting down a '98 or'99 E300D to buy. Anyone have
advice/input for me? Anyone know where a nice, reasonably priced one is?
Go for it! A lot of the nasty mechanical stuff (vacuum
Wonko the Sane wrote:
John took the wife and I for a ride in his. Best accelerating thing I've
been in for several decades that didn't have wings. Reminded me of a T-34C
at takeoff power. Scary fast, plus great mpg. It isn't an Olds 442 or a GTO
but those days are long gone.
That was an E320
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
his car is still what, a 30k plus car
Mine cost $26k. Pristine low mileage cars go for over 30k though.
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Oh. So, in other words, YOUR car is even less in my realm of possibility for
ownership than the E300D.
I think good E300Ds are less than $15k now, and the CDI was $26k. The
E300Ds are either a 98 or 99, whereas the CDI is 6 years newer. The
E300Ds hold their value
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
you got screwed
Original URL:http://lakecharles.craigslist.org/cto/904918118.html
Good old craigslist... although that is exactly what my car looks like.
John
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The E300 and SDL (hood up) are a friend's...
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Robert Rentfro wrote:
Which John is coming to Phx?
That would be me! The current game plan is to show up the evening of the
28th and leave on the 3rd (Dad's flight leaves at 6AM... ugh!). I'd
like to finally meet up with you since you always seem to have other
obligations. Last time you
Curt Raymond wrote:
I joined a forum...
www.ford-trucks.com? That's the one I've used, and I've been very
impressed at the folks there.
John
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Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well Im about 40 miles north of I40.
I may swing up there on the way back. Last trip back we ended up
staying nearly due south of you. Greg needs to see you're backyard so
don't sell all of them by then. We'll have some fun in the CDI too.
You free the night of
Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:45:54 -0600 John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If anyone along I-40 or I-10 wants to meet up I'd like to.
We're about 50 miles north of I-40 as it passes through New Mexico.
Google maps says it's about two hours from I-40
Euan wrote:
Brake fade may be familiar to most you as a concept but this weekend, I
encountered it for real. And not for the first time.
My 5-spd manual 1985 300TD suffers brake fade quite conspicuously on
long winding descents, even at relatively slow speeds. The speed is slow
because I
Tom Hargrave wrote:
Your solution is to install a set of ceramic brake pads but also to change
your driving habits. You need to slow down and shift into second gear and
let the engine do most of the braking so that you have brakes when you need
them.
He already does that... so I'm not sure if
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