Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread Peter Frederick
It's amazing what timed injection will do for a diesel Peter On Apr 1, 2009, at 9:01 PM, Russ Williams wrote: Did you get to pull along side of him?? Yep it's a Cummings alright. I was behind one Monday pulled along side at the light. Those things are Quite made less noise than my 240

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread Russ Williams
Did you get to pull along side of him?? Yep it's a Cummings alright. I was behind one Monday pulled along side at the light. Those things are Quite made less noise than my 240D. Had Cummings Badge on the front fender. Guess they Licensed Buletec from MB. Russ Still looking for a 4speed Manny

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread kevin kraly
Our '07 Dodge pickup has the Bluetec Diesel in it. I can actually stand behind it while it's running and not get overcome by the fumes! The dog doesn't mind it quite as much either. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300sD 267Kmi, Ursula ___ http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread Loren Faeth
I saw one of those also. My guess is that before the divorce, MB licensed Bluetec to Cummins so all the Diesels in the fleet would be Bluetec. Remember, in 2007, there was to be a whole fleet of Diesel vehicles available to us from Dodge/Crypsler with MB Bluetec engines, including Cheeps and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread Rich Thomas
You think Fiat will continue making them after the takeover? VIL fuel-inefficient soot-spewing diesel pickup trucks? The geniuses in charge of the auto task force don't like them things ya know. Anyone check out the composition of the auto task force? --R Allan Streib wrote: Was behind

[MBZ] OT: Dodge/Cummins bluetec

2009-04-01 Thread Allan Streib
Was behind a Dodge Ram with a Bluetec badge on the tailgate this morning. Normally whenever a vehicle like that starts off from a stoplight there is a visible cloud of black smoke, on this one there was none whatsoever and almost no diesel smell at all. I had thought "Blutec" was a MB trademark