Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-28 Thread OK Don
Amen, oops- Ramen On 10/27/05, B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In addition to being superb daily drivers, MB diesels > are an excellent car for teens... > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread B Dike
In addition to being superb daily drivers, MB diesels are an excellent car for teens... --- "Gabriel S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow Bruce, I see you are a family of benz owners. > > On 10/27/05, B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It may not be quite as bad as it looks. It will > >

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread Gabriel S.
wow Bruce, I see you are a family of benz owners. On 10/27/05, B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It may not be quite as bad as it looks. It will > certainly lengthen the time required to come up to > operating temp, which will increase engine wear; the > question is how much. On the other hand

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread B Dike
It may not be quite as bad as it looks. It will certainly lengthen the time required to come up to operating temp, which will increase engine wear; the question is how much. On the other hand, it may well reduce, or eliminate, as he claims, overtemp episodes by increasing the flow rate through th

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread PONDERSOA
In a message dated 10/27/2005 11:06:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://dieselgiant.com/thermostatreplacementandmodif.htm this is not a good idea... the reason why is all engines are designed to work in certain parameters if a engine does not reach proper

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread Marshall Booth
Gabriel S. wrote: http://dieselgiant.com/thermostatreplacementandmodif.htm THIS IS REALLY bad for your engine (will about double engine wear) and defeats the primary purpose of the thermostat (which is to PREVENT cooling until the engine reaches the optimal temperature range)! Once the engin

Re: [MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread Levi Smith
I'd say he described it pretty well. It's a last ditch effort. If you car is always overheating, you might want to try it. Otherwise, there's no reason to do it anyway... Levi On 10/27/05, Gabriel S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://dieselgiant.com/thermostatreplacementandmodif.htm > > -- >

[MBZ] Is this bad for your engine?

2005-10-27 Thread Gabriel S.
http://dieselgiant.com/thermostatreplacementandmodif.htm -- Gabriel Soto Southern California 1987 300D 230K=-