Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-25 Thread archer
That sounds like a simpler solution than chemically processing the WVO. What is your setup like? Did you get the pump from a WVO supply dealer? Thanks, Gerry -- - Original Message - From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There is also di

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-25 Thread archer
; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel WVO has particulates and sugars that will not make the engine happy at high concentrations. If you drive slow and use mostly VO, you will have issues. If you toss in an occasional tank of V

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-24 Thread dave walton
- > 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. I would assu

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-24 Thread redghost
IL 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. I would assume Luther is getting the results in some way similar to how I was when

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread archer
Levi On 5/23/06, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 - Original Message - From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "M

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread John Berryman
On May 23, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Levi Smith wrote: Depending on the day of the week I'm generally in either Corning or Hornell. About 60-90 miles SE of Rochester... Levi I'm in Bolton Landing, which is on the West shore of Lake George. My niece, nephew-in-law and God son live just Northwest

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Levi Smith
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 snow shovel that > w

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread John Berryman
On May 23, 2006, at 7:04 AM, Levi Smith wrote: Yeah, lucky you. Over here in Upstate NY I had a snow shovel that was left out on the deck and collected some water from the last week, well it was iced over this morning! I try to make sure my veg tank is at least 50F before I switch over.

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Levi Smith
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 - Original Message - From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread archer
; Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel >From what I gather, I would say that it is quite likely it does happen, >it just takes quite a while before you notice it (15-20K miles on Mercedes?). But that's generally only a problem with unheated oil. Blen

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Levi Smith
3 300D and 240D - Original Message - 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.

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Levi Smith
Yeah, lucky you. Over here in Upstate NY I had a snow shovel that was left out on the deck and collected some water from the last week, well it was iced over this morning! I try to make sure my veg tank is at least 50F before I switch over. (: Levi On 5/22/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread archer
ssion 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. 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 d

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
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Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-23 Thread Luther Gulseth
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. Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-22 Thread Levi Smith
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

Re: [MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-22 Thread ms . 300SD
Which mercedes were you driving? (mystified). Lynn "Victoria" '85 300SD 200K + miles On 5/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: not available Url: http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net/attachments/200605

[MBZ] I love my MB Diesel

2006-05-22 Thread luther
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