What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though, need
a new thermostat.
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D,
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though, need
a new thermostat.
You should be getting more like 25. A sticking thermostat will drop the
economy by 10-20%.
Marshall
thats what I though. Still MUCH less than my 190D
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though, need
a new thermostat.
You should be getting more
I am getting about 25 since putting new o-rings, seals and springs in the
delivery valves.
At 08:43 PM 4/11/2006, you wrote:
What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though, need
a new thermostat.
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28mpg at 78mphx250miles over mtn passes on interstate
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though, need
a
Either 24 or 26 - can't tell why the difference ---
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
What kind of mileage are you getting with your SDL? Mine is doing
about
22, almost all highway, no AC. My temp is running too cold though,
need
a new thermostat.
Ours gets 27. Has beaten 30 a time or two, has done as low as 24.
Cold engines aren't efficient, take care of that first!
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What temp should my SD be running at?
The 84 runs just a little less than half way up the gauge. The 85 just a
quarter of the way up.
Just changed the water pump in my 94 Cummins which used to run about
half way (90 degrees C) and it's now running about a quarter of the way.
Martin
84
I deserve bragging rights for driving the LEAST fuel efficient 123 300TD in
North America. I defy anyone to achieve 18 mpg for combined city-hway
driving in a moderate climate. The odometer is OK, the are no visible
fuel leaks, and the car runs BEAUTIFULLY (except that it stalls with a cold
My 85 300D usually gets around 17, ALL city, constant stop and go.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I deserve bragging rights for driving the LEAST fuel efficient 123 300TD in
North America. I defy anyone to achieve 18 mpg for combined city-hway
driving in a moderate climate. The odometer is OK, the
carbucks wrote:
What temp should my SD be running at?
The 84 runs just a little less than half way up the gauge. The 85 just a
quarter of the way up.
The mid mark is 80, the next mark is 100. The needle should be between
those two marks almost all the time (except when driving slowly with
What city??
On 4/12/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My 85 300D usually gets around 17, ALL city, constant stop and go.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I deserve bragging rights for driving the LEAST fuel efficient 123 300TD
in
North America. I defy anyone to achieve 18 mpg for
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