Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-25 Thread Mitch Haley
relng...@aol.com wrote: Yes, I know that the list deitys (here and on the R/E list, even) have said "don't top off" but it's another 20+ miles before I'm in the gas station again. So, I always do it. In a gasser, you can ruin a charcoal cannister that way. (but I do it if I'm driving anothe

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-25 Thread Curt Raymond
said, a real nice guy. -Curt Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:33:29 -0500 From: Wonko the Sane Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID:     <61dfb08b0904241933q2914d13eq89aaaeec274d9...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Go

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
You are to be congratulated. I want an invitation to your 55th. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:42 PM, WILTON wrote: > 'Been married for 52, > -- The only absolute is that everything is relative. --Henri de Saint Simon -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread WILTON
ent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not Good God, you were "topping off" when my parents were dating as high school students -- and I have an AARP card! :-) On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM, WILTON wrote: 'Been "topping off" for 59 ye

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
Good God, you were "topping off" when my parents were dating as high school students -- and I have an AARP card! :-) On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM, WILTON wrote: > 'Been "topping off" for 59 years; I shake the car by pushing it > side-to-side a bit with my hip. ;<))) > > Wilton > >

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
I would not have expected that of a pilot. I normally refuel when the gauge hits 1/2 tank. Sometimes, 1/4 tank if I am feeling lucky. I've seen the reserve light on my 240D once, and that was just to test it (in town, within walking distance of my house). Yea, I know -- half tank give me about 30

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread WILTON
'Been "topping off" for 59 years; I shake the car by pushing it side-to-side a bit with my hip. ;<))) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig McCluskey" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:18 PM Subject: Re

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread WILTON
on on CA 99 in nearly new Chrysler. <)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not I don't think it really matters. It isn't like your

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
That would make a great YouTube video! On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: > O > > I've been topping off for nearly 37 years. When I want to accurately check > mileage, I bounce the rear of the car up-and-down to get all the bubbles > out of the tank and fill until I can see

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:24:44 EDT relng...@aol.com wrote: > Yes, I know that the list deitys (here and on the R/E list, even) have > said "don't top off" but it's another 20+ miles before I'm in the gas > station again. So, I always do it. I've been topping off for nearly 37 years. When I want to

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread WILTON
ially if I've shaken the car a bit to remove large bubbles (trapped air - not foam) for that last little bit. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond" To: "Diesel List" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not I

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread WILTON
al Message - From: To: Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not ..and admitted that he didn't cram the tank AFTER the 33mpg trip. This could mean a pint or quart difference... It could mean a helluva lot more than that. On my past MBs, after the

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
I don't think it really matters. It isn't like your diesel runs out of fuel because your calculations were off, and you pop the hood and argue with the injectors. When the fuel gauge gets low, pull in and fill up. Anything other than that is totally academic. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Pet

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Peter Frederick
, I'm willing to use the auto shutoff determine my accuracy... -Curt Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:24:44 EDT From: relng...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ..and admitted that he

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread Curt Raymond
educt from the total put in... Accuracy is relative of course, I'm willing to use the auto shutoff determine my accuracy... -Curt Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:24:44 EDT From: relng...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; c

Re: [MBZ] Mileage test not

2009-04-24 Thread RELNGSON
> ..and admitted that he didn't cram the tank AFTER the 33mpg trip. > This could mean a pint or quart difference... > It could mean a helluva lot more than that. On my past MBs, after the first auto-shutoff I could get at least another gallon in if I dribbled it in until I could see it. Whi