Cummins ran that diesel WAY b4 the sixties...like the 30's. It was the first car to finish without making one pit stop...so says an MB history book I read.
Christtopher --- Don & Teresa Merriman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lets see, Cummings is a English corporation, that > would be those small > islands off the coast of France, and the Cummings > engines in the Dodge stuff > is made by frogs in France. Check out the plate on > the side of the engine. > Most of the big castings used in the large engines > are cast in Spain, loose > emission rules. > > Interesting old news, Cummings ran a diesel powered > car in a front engine > car at Indy. I think this was back in the 60´s and > they layed the engine on > it´s side. Car actually did real well in that one > race. > D&T > > On 9/21/05, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > rumor has it that Kevin wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 11:58:46PM -0500, Luther > Gulseth wrote: > > > > HELL NO. The damn MB engines are made by > Detroit. Cummins makes a MUCH > > > > better product. MB makes a (well, this is > questionable) kick ass car > > > > engine, but that's what's made in the Mother > Land. > > > > > > Does anyone know how the MB engines in the > commercial trucks have been > > > fairing? I'm curious if they hold their own to > what else is out there, > > > or if they're just rebadged detroits in disguise > (for whatever that's > > worth). > > > > >From what I've heard, the engines for the class 7 > and class 8 trucks are > > quite good - but they are not made by one of the > "US 3" (Cummins, > > Caterpiller, Detroit) and so it's been a hard > sell. > > > > I've only talked to a couple folks who have driven > them. They had no > > complaints. > > > > They fellows I've talked to that have the > Sprinters sure like the MB > > engine in those! > > > > Philip > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > -- > Don & Teresa Merriman > Market Place Mexico > Vacation Rentals > Property Administration > www.marketplacemexico.com > <http://www.marketplacemexico.com> > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 100K miles, "The Van" __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
