I've heard that theory. And it does make sense. I've not experienced it
though.
But yes, it certainly seems like an almost dead battery could stress the
alternator. It must be a certain problem though. Cause in my experience,
the battery gets too weak to start the car and that's the point you
See if it has the newer fittings? That's how I was told mine was
converted... No guarantee but a good sign.
Levi
On 7/26/06, mark maturo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How can I determine if my 1991 607 engine has already been converted from
R12 to R34?
Thanks
Over here in the states I've heard good things about "Goo Gone" which one
would get from Wal-Mart. Not sure what you might find on your side of the
pond...
Levi (:
On 7/25/06, Howard Fulford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Listers
I recently fixed my busted sunroof - both 'lifting arms' were brok
Personally I'd go with the 05'. But then again I guess I'd want more info
on the rear end... I know I've heard the newer models (like since 98) you
have to be sure not to lose fuel pressure or they tend to take out the IP...
I know what you mean about enjoying them... My dad's got a 97 or 98 C
Does the Compressor clutch engage with 12v applied directly to it?
On 7/20/06, B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The 85 300CD A/C compressor won't turn on. I tried the ACC from the 82
which works ok but it had no effect. What other switches should be
checked? The A/C previously worked fine.
I have yet to complete the process to verify 100%, but it appears so...
I'm downloading from this site right now:
http://keepvid.com/
But it looks like this would probably work directly...
http://videodownloader.net/get/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-bIV_hHPAFQ
On 7/19/06, Mike Can
Depends on how much coolant and how much you run it. It's certainly not
good for anything. If everything else seems fine I wouldn't worry much
about it. However if you keep running it and more coolant gets in there, at
some point your oil pressure will drop and you will be in big trouble. I
di
hetic atf is ok to
run through the ip and engine in that manner is ok of if one should stick
with more conventional atf?
Randy B
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Whether or not you have a primer pump, the answers should be yes and yes.
It should fill the filter on it's own, but you may have a dead battery
first, or just adding a lot of wear and tear on your starter and battery if
nothing else.
It's always a good idea to fill the filter before you put it o
I'm not quite sure I agree with the "brand" seeming to be about 95% of the
only thing I'm hearing here... You know each brand makes good tires and
they make shitty tires. It all depends on which particular model you're
talking about.
Bridgestone makes Blizzaks which are just plain awesome snow a
Not very. Just a bit ackward to get at. I think the proper method is to
unscrew one or both of the fittings next to the pump and then use a wrench.
Personally I grabbed a pair of vice grips and got it loosened and out, and
the new one (different style) was small enough that a wrench would fit on
I've had great experience with Kuhmo's. Never tried the Falken or
Sumitomo. Personally, I'd just order the Kuhmo's from tirerack and then
have Sears install them (assuming you like Sears over some other place for
some reason).
Levi (:
On 7/9/06, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I need to ge
I guess it depends on how much you use it as to what plan you get.
Personally, I use it on rare occasions and for that, I use Tracfone. (Which
use Verizon service in my area. Could be Cingular depending on where you
are) The phone have generally always been free (I've always gotten Nokias),
al
OK, yeah, I would definitely NOT use teflon on the bolt that threads into
the fuel filter. That's just asking for something to get lodged somewhere
it shouldn't and with the O-ring at the top, I don't think it would have any
effect anyway. But you seem to already understand that. (:
I guess I'
Hmm... I remember using some on some of my connections. Perhaps they
weren't thread sealing, but it seems like there were two different types...
I might have used it on the fittings on the greasecar solenoids or maybe the
fittings into the lift pump...
Anyway, I used it there and I *think* it's
The compressor should run almost all the time that the engine is running if
the climate control is anywhere besides Off or Economy. (assuming there's
at least SOME refrigerant in there).
Levi
On 7/4/06, Zeitgeist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey, can someone with a 123 CD* post one or all of th
If it's like my 83' 300D, make sure the 2 flat blade connector is still
plugged into the bottom of the compressor. If so, apply 12v directly to it
and make sure the clutch is still engaging.
I assume the blower motor is still working. If not, check the #8(I think)
fuse.
Mine stopped the other d
Aww shoot, can't believe I forgot that!
83' 300D.
THANKS!
Levi (:
On 7/1/06, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
psst!
can we have a hint what kind of car are we talking about?
cheers!
e
> Has anyone done the wiring upgrade for the blower fan to allow a higher
> amp
> fuse?
>
Has anyone done the wiring upgrade for the blower fan to allow a higher amp
fuse?
I tried a 15amp self-resetting circuit breaker today. I was hoping 1 less
amp wouldn't be noticed much and if I did pop it, I would just get it back
shortly. Well, apparently that one less amp is pretty crucial.
Looks like most of the real flooding close to me was about hour East of
here...
Levi in Corning, NY
On 7/1/06, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Marshall, et al. back east,
You guys doing all right? I've seen pictures of LOTS of flooding.
Craig
As I recall, Mobil1 15-50 is the next best bet. I believe that Rotella
Synthetic isn't "real" synthetic. But better than regular cheap oil.
Levi
On 6/26/06, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just noticed (AFTER driving 1100 miles) that the Mobil 1 I have on hand is
the 5W-30 Truck & SUV rath
I've had one for a few years, and the battery gave up last year and I got a
new one. For the like $40 they are, they're wonderfully useful on a few
occasions. I don't really know what the concern is on newer vehicles,
unless you do something really stupid. Even then, it's still at least as
litt
Well, I can see their position... They're providing as much as they can.
They provide full results outside of China (which the people in China smart
enough to get around the barriers can get to), but the only way they could
provide any results at all from within China was after being filtered...
did he mention it is freakin
step? My old 240D would get 15mph up most of
itBBBLLLAAAIII
fast.
Mike
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From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ
You could put in an oil pressure switch, but again, that's adding to the
complication factor...
On 6/21/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Levi Smith wrote:
> I agree with Marshall and I'm not all for the remote starters. My wife
> wants one for her Subaru,
.
Of course if they turn evil we're all doomed. (:
Levi
On 6/21/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is Google trying to be the Wal~Mart of the online world? They're putting
fingers out into everything.
Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Gmail and
Gmail and/or http://spreadsheets.google.com alleviates that big download
(though I have openoffice as well)
On 6/21/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I hate Microshaft also, and only use it at work. I use WordPerfect at
home
and it's 10 times beter than Micro$#*t. I guess I'm
Well, I haven't officially clocked the 0-60mph time, but I'm thinking it's
under 20 seconds. It certainly doesn't feel REAL slow on a flat surface.
The only time it's a problem is catching the big hills at slow speeds. This
particular hill is probably something like a 600-800' rise over a little
Hmm, then either my 83' 300D is an odd combination or there's some other
reason, cause when it shifts from 1st to second, it definitely drops out of
the turbo's range. I've got a hill that sucks, cause It will rev right up
through 1st no problem, but as soon as it hits second it will *almost* hol
I agree with Marshall and I'm not all for the remote starters. My wife
wants one for her Subaru, but I'm just not keen on letting vehicles sit out
there burning fuel so that you can be warmer for the first couple minutes.
That said... I don't see any reason it couldn't be done. Now, the
profes
If it's the same as my setup on my 83' 300D, the aux fan is on it's own fuse
as I recall. The blower motor is on with the AC compressor clutch and maybe
another item or two.
Here was the message I got from Marshall a while ago. Seems like there was
another one with more about the wiring and fus
kicking in, then how do you know what
the pressure is? The low side will be high when the thing is not
running because it will be equalized with the high side.
Levi Smith wrote:
> OK, so my 83' 300D didn't have any R134 left in it when I tried it this
> spring. I put in a few ca
Follow the cord from the motor. As I recall, it goes along one of the
support braces, the connector is perhaps right behind the radiator bracket?
Somewhere in that vicinity...
Levi
On 6/19/06, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
as an aside; where is said connector? my Aux Fan ('85 3
You should be able to test the fan by simply hooking up 12v directly to the
connector. You can either run wires from the battery, or get another power
source like an "non-smart" battery charger or a jump-start pack, etc.
If it started and then blew the fuse, it sounds like it's at the upper limi
d, or you have a bum
expansion valve /orfice tube depending on the setup.
-------Robert
Levi Smith wrote:
> OK, so my 83' 300D didn't have any R134 left in it when I tried it this
> spring. I put in a few cans and it was working about as well as last
year
> (it provides SOME cool
Personally, I'll stick to the Fuji or what-not items under my Subaru...
Lucas is pretty low on my list, Bosch is maybe medium, and GM would be
somewhere between the two of them. I'd consider most of the Japanese
electronics in the "good" category, quite high in my book... Or at least
about the b
Just pray there's no electronics connected to that caliper. If it says
Lucas on it, you're living on borrowed time... (:
On 6/15/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> front calipers are Lucas and are easier to service than any of the
calipers on
> any past MB
Exception. Trust me. (:
Levi
Ahh, the days of the TR7's with Good Ol' Lucas. They're so cute when they
wink at you with the up/down headlight. (:
On 6/15/06, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
it's funny - Lucas electrics have such a bad rap, but my 115 had lucas
foglights that worked p
my 83' 300D's is about worn out. I've tightened it as far as it will go and
gotten it from around 6+ inches of free play to maybe a couple inches. But
this car supposedly has something in the "over 300K miles" range...
Levi
On 6/13/06, Trampas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just got a call from
Woah, almost said something that would only be appropriate on the Banned
list...
On 6/8/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"your whole back end would be covered with oil."
To the best of my knowledge, changing fliud by hand is only going to change
about half the fluid (what's in the pan), unless there's a drain on the
torque converter. So besides not getting nice clean fluid through the
cavities, you'll probably never get all the burned stuff out. (though after
a
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Then install a hair dryer to blow more air into the engine. You will
surely
double your horsepower and get another 23MPG on used air filter oil mixed
with ethanol on your next trip to the dollar store for new lightbulbs.
Mike
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From: "Lev
I thought maybe he meant the one under the radiator?
Levi
On 5/31/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Steve MacSween wrote:
> Is there a drain valve for the coolant, on an OM617?
>
> My impression was always that there is not, but I just happened to be
> looking at something in the a
Duhh, we all know that NO oil on your K&N will produce the most horsepower!
Better yet, install the filter eliminator kit!
Levi (:
On 5/31/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey, let's start another oil thread!
Hmmm.What oil should I use on my K&N air filter which doubles the
ho
Yeah, I was going to say I just noticed one of those LSD 500ppm stickers on
the pumps at the truck stop this morning. Saying that you couldn't use it
in any 2007 or newer vehicles. Made me kinda wonder if one were to buy a
2007 diesel where they would get fuel for it around here... If the truck
Yeah, I saw it. Great movie by the way.
Though I'm afraid I don't know enough about the older Benz's. I believe
they said it was 20 years ago, but the car certainly seemed older than
that. It was green, had the more "estately" look, like something the queen
would ride in in an old James Bond Mo
To my knowledge vegetable oil needs to be at like 600F or higher before it
might potentially ignite. So, I suppose it's possible on the turbo or
something (Pretty sure an oil leak on the turbo/exhaust is what cause the
fire on an old Impulse I had). Not sure what the temp is of diesel. A
spark
Yeah 81 runs North and South around Binghamton. I'm more familiar with the
more North area between Syracuse and Watertown. Nice place to have the AWD
and Blizzaks in the winter (:
Boy, I hope you weren't responsible for the Simplex system that was in the
Corning plant up in Canton. I had to ta
Hmm, my 83' 300D doesn't get hot, but it does have a good bit of pressure in
the overflow tank that's relieved through the overfill hose when I open the
cap, even after it's been sitting for a couple days...
I've wondered just how bad that might be...?
Levi
On 5/25/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PRO
Yeah, but we have hills and trees and things. Not quite the same as driving
through Iowa or somewhere where it's all just flat. I live pretty much on
I86 which is the southern version of I90. (:
Levi
On 5/25/06, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Anybody who jokes about NY not having o
Sure, but they have to be 2005 or newer in the city. Anything older than
that gets sent out to us in the rest of the state where they are actually
used to do work. (:
Levi
On 5/25/06, Potter, Tom E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Barely, I am in Houston, TX. Do they HAVE pickup trucks in NY? :)
I believe I read something in the manual for my 83' 300D that says that if
you have the climate control on at all and not in economy mode, then the ac
compressor is basically on at any temp above freezing. Seems pretty
wasteful to me, but perhaps I don't fully comprehend the logic of the
system..
c? Hmm... It might have been M1... It was quite a while
ago, I almost think I may have been using some other crap that I found on
the shelf like Syntec 5-50 or something...
Levi
On 5/24/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Levi Smith wrote:
> As for the synthetic, it's a
The brightness knob dying? Try jumping a wire across the rheostat and see
if they come on...
Levi
On 5/24/06, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Aside from all of the bulbs burning out, what is the most common reason
the dash lights would fail to work on a 123 (78 300D in this case)?
Tried tur
Well, I'm not too worried about the rubber lines with bio. The other part
I've heard is that there aren't many "rubber" lines that are made with
"natural rubber" that are more susceptible to being eaten by bio. I
certainly don't blame wvo for a leak I had on a worn out cracked and split
return l
Yes. They will eventually deteriorate with biodiesel.
Just like they will eventually deteriorate with regular diesel.
Levi :)
On 5/23/06, kevin kraly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I thought there were more hoses routinely effected.
My assumption was that any rubber lines in the system, those tha
Maybe, maybe not. After living through a major ice storm in Canton, NY
maybe 7 or so years ago, I didn't like having trees as near the house.
Didn't think anything of it until I got up in the middle of the night and
noticed my car had part of a tree laying on it and thought I'd go move it.
Well,
Depending on the day of the week I'm generally in either Corning or
Hornell. About 60-90 miles SE of Rochester...
Levi
On 5/23/06, John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On May 23, 2006, at 7:04 AM, Levi Smith wrote:
> Yeah, lucky you. Over here in Upstate NY I had a sn
wrote:
I need to put in viton tubing and seals first, don't I? Are you using
some
sort of oil heater running off the electric system?
Gerry
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3 300D and 240D
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From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel
> Yeah, I saw similar results with my 83' 300D.
AIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Levi, you're close. I'm not running a 2 tank system, I mix directly into
the
main tank. The 71mpg came with the SD. I filled 10-13 gal of veg in
before
I topped off with 4.66 down at the local diesel store. Started and idled
fine this morning at around 70o.
Le
Yeah, I saw similar results with my 83' 300D. I would assume Luther is
getting the results in some way similar to how I was when I got something
like 1600 miles to 17 gallons of diesel. That is by only using diesel long
enough to get up to 80C, and then a minute before shutdown and using WVO for
Ha! Got this one figured out yesterday after the noticing my reverse lights
weren't working, and knowing the horn seemed to periodically not work that
well. Check the fuses, and sure enough, there's one blown that handles the
horn, reverse lights AND ACC heater something... Pop a new fuse in TA
While doing the valves on my 83' 300D I turned it over twice to line up the
notches to measure timing chain stretch. My question is, where exactly do
you look? I.e. there seems to be a rather wide indicator. The slanted side
seems to be about 4, the middle was about 5, the straight edge might h
OK, so I did the valve adjustment yesterday on my 83' 300D. Sure enough all
the exhaust valves were tight and all but 1 of the intakes were loose. What
causes them to do this?
Also of note, I bought a couple of cheap wrenches intending on bending them,
but I got in there, and just ended up grind
Well, if it's warm out, I'm quite possibly in shorts and a t-shirt.
I didn't spend all the money for "real" protection with some sort of armour
in it, so in my mind, if the bike goes down, I'm doubting that pair of jeans
are going to make a whole heck of a lot of difference. Maybe I'll have an
ex
I think they key thing is that are different "models" of tires.
"Michelin" is a brand name. Just cause they make a really great tire,
doesn't mean they don't make some really crappy ones as well.
I don't exactly consider B.F. Goodrich to be my favorite tires, but I'd
consider them a good name.
It's been raining a lot lately so I haven't had the chance to get in there
and take a look at the monovalve, but here's my question:
If it's simply "sticking on" and allowing coolant flow, why is it not even
putting out cold air when the engine is still cold? I could understand the
coolant overp
eems to somehow be that the system thinks I want heat no
matter what...
Please enlighten me,
Thanks!
Levi (:
On 5/16/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Levi Smith wrote:
> I think my 0-60 is around 15 seconds, I haven't found a dead stop and a
flat
> road to easil
I think my 0-60 is around 15 seconds, I haven't found a dead stop and a flat
road to easily try it on, but I was trying to time it this morning, although
near the end of my trip I think my veg filter was clogging.
So I think it's about at the power level it should be. However I haven't
gone looki
Yeah, it's a pretty steep hill. The problem is the gearing and the fact
that the hill starts in town around a corner, so I can't get going any
faster than 35mph to start with. Basically, it will redline in first
without issue, but as soon as it hits second, it starts holding/dropping
(definitely
OK, so my AC has been working fine several times this week on my 83' 300D
(other than sucking off about 20hp. I have a hill I can only climb at about
30mph, with the AC on it drops to about 20mph).
So I went to show my wife that it was working yesterday, and hmm... It's
not cooling as fast as I
You know all this talk of squirters and beer has me thinking... Mine seem
to be aimed a bit high, though at speed the wind throws the stuff onto the
windshield. But perhaps they're meant to be aimed high, so that I can
simply open the sunroof, and then my "beer squirters" can just shoot it on
in
Yeah, but what about the important stuff like windshield squirters?
Levi (:
On 5/12/06, Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, 12 May 2006 10:51:43 -0400, you wrote:
>Ohh, well it sounded German to me, but I'm not "culturally educated". Oh
>well. Do the Dutch and Germans get alo
Ohh, well it sounded German to me, but I'm not "culturally educated". Oh
well. Do the Dutch and Germans get along?
On 5/12/06, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, that's Dutch so not sure how it would interact.
"German beer is chemical free"
I thought Heinekin was the preferred fluid for both windshield washers and
operators?
On 5/12/06, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Get a bread twist tie and strip off the paper or plastic, curve about an
inch+half to about the radius of a quarter, and use this end to ream out
the squirte
Nothing better than Fully Synthetic Water.
None of that crappy Class I Cracked stock water pretending to be synthetic!
On 5/12/06, Peter T. Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, 12 May 2006 05:50:11 -0700, you wrote:
Problem can be corrected if you use Mobile1 windshield washer fluid.
H
You do want to make sure they're still changing the filter. They USED to do
it at the quick lube around here as part of the service, but now it's a
Jiffy-lube and they don't want to get "internal", though for an extra $60 or
something they will usually do it.
If I recall correctly the way they d
I don't think they're "power" or "back" flushing anything.
The ones I've seen and had done hook up in-line with the tranny cooler
lines. I believe the tranny's really doing all the pumping. The machine
just has a couple reservoirs for clean and dirty oil and you can see the
nasty junk come out a
That's probably true.
I'm pretty sure I wait longer than I should.
I just waited until around 110K on my Subaru when it would occasionally not
go into gear until I let off the throttle under certain conditions. Then
did the same thing at around 220K on it. Still working just like it
should. Not
I agree with the last post. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
As for the E85, I think it would take way too much unless it's sold as a
flex-fuel vehicle.
As for the flushing, my main hesitation would be "how old is it?" I
wouldn't bother with a flush before about 60-100K miles (depending on how
"
I would guess that's how it drove normally as far as the boost goes. Until
the last maybe 10 years, most turbo'd gas cars had what's known as "turbo
lag", meaning you didn't have much power until the turbo kicked in
(frequently around 3000rpms), and at the point it really kicks in! (:
I had a 91
So, I was at the in-laws waiting for the dog to do it's business and started
taking a closer look at the wear pattern on my tires now that I've had the
car long enough (it came with near new tires) to notice. All have the
correct air pressure and keep it.
Well, the backs seem pretty nice and squa
Hmm, I'm picturing my 83' 300D as more of the old-school russian women's
weight-lifting team with a bit of a mustache
Levi (:
On 4/28/06, ms. 300SD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sunil,
I think she's the "gymnastics team captain" that some guys lust after.
Ms. 300SD has better jewelry and mor
Ooohh, man, I didn't even mention looks... I'm not positive what a 300SD
looks like, but if it's anything like my 83' 300D, I know there are people
that think they're beautiful, but I certainly can't see it! I do love the
looks of my Subaru.
My wife even agrees. She loves her Subaru and calls t
you have
to crank it all the way back up again
Levi
On 4/27/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Levi Smith wrote:
> > As to the seats, I can't possibly see how even if the seats were
> > brand new they would have any more side support. There's
s the "my new windows machine is way faster than a mac" argument, not
> bothering to clarify that the Mac was 7 years old, never had a component
> fail and the hard drive was full and was never defragmented.
>
>
> At 05:32 PM 4/26/2006, you wrote:
> >Levi Smith wrote:
No, I agree, it's not a fair comparison. Just my observations when I feel
like all I hear is that "oh, we don't need anything other than RWD, it gets
through anything."
Heck, I'm still hearing it now... I'd love to drive a 300D and a "good" fwd
car both with Blizzaks on and see how they compare.
's way worse than my 76' 240D."
So, I just thought I'd throw in my opinion.
I'm not trying to start a flame war either. I'm actually surprised I didn't
get a worse response! (:
Levi
On 4/26/06, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Levi Smith wro
As long as he's got charge in the batteries, he's probably at least "normal"
quick. Now, if you drain those batteries and THEN try, he's going to slow
considerably...
Levi (:
On 4/26/06, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We have Toyota Prius taxis around here now. They aren't slouches a
In my opinion: "it all depends"... Maybe this isn't as true with the newer
Benzes.
I like my 83' 300D. (maybe 150K miles on engine, maybe 350K on car?)
I like my 97' Subaru Impreza Outback Sport better. (220K miles)
The seats are nice and firm, supportive and comfortable in my Sube. I find
the
Well, I didn't realize mine were dying quickly or had been dying or what not
and 4 out of 5 were bad when I did mine last fall.(it still started, but it
was about 15 seconds of cranking to get it to start at around 35F) And I've
heard it recommended to just do all 5 at the same time. I didn't, an
n the Mercedes solution? I.e. does that mean tearing
into the dash to lay new wire to the fan motor from the fuse box and/or
elsewhere?
Thanks!
Levi
On 4/24/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Levi Smith wrote:
> > The Aux fan is the one in front of the radiator,
I always thought that was more for the metals in the engine getting warmed
up. I.e the different times to warm of the metals in the engine made it a
bad idea to rev the engine too much before everything was warmed up...
Levi
On 4/24/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Peter Frederi
The Aux fan is the one in front of the radiator, right? That one uses a
different fuse, doesn't it?
The one I'm referring to seems to handle the ac compressor clutch and the
cabin fan. It's only a 16A fuse. But some cleaning would probably be a
good idea... (:
Thanks!
Levi
On 4/23/06, Peter F
Speaking of fuses...
I have intermittent issues with my ac compressor/heater fan fuse. Normally
it stays working (though you can see visual distortions due to heating in
the fuse element and or the fuse itself if it's plastic), normally the times
it actually blows seems to be if I try to do max a
Hehe, you must not be too used to older engines. I grew up on a farm and we
had Dodge pickups and other larger dump trucks and I would get worried when
the oil pressure was reading about 0 at idle when warm, but Dad just said
that's the way those old engines worked. And they seemed to continue to
When exactly are you supposed to check the coolant level in an 83' 300d?
I've noticed when mine is running there's nothing in the bottle (at least
when it's hot), but when I shut it off it returns pretty quickly to pretty
close to the line on the bottle. Is this normal and I just haven't noticed
i
Ahhh, I suppose that would work similarly... (:
Levi
On 4/21/06, Gary Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Glow Plugs!
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> Gary Thompson
> Austin, TX
> 1995 E320
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> On 4/21/06, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What&
What's built-in for the diesels as to battery warming?
On 4/21/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > I HAVE heard that turning on the lights when cold may give more juice
> > for
> > starting. That sounded silly to me as well, but then I heard the
> > reason is
> > that the lights get
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