Kaleb, I think the optical tachometer was $40 or so. Looks like this is regular price.
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=tachomet er&Submit=Go -Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:36 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] idle speed I did not see that one, how much was it? Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: > Harbor Freight's new sale catalog arrived this past week. One of the > neat toys is an optical hand-held tachometer. I wonder how useful > that would be for measuring / adjusting idle speed? > > Rich, did you figure out how to measure RPM via the diagnostic socket > yet? > > -Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Allan Streib > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 7:23 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] idle speed > > This winter my idle speed after a cold start seems to be a little too > low. The whole car shakes at idle on a cold morning. With just a > slight throttle, maybe an additional 50 RPM or so, everything is normal. > > I did replace my motor mounts last fall, could this have altered the > idle speed at all, i.e. if the motor is now sitting a little higher on > the new mounts could the accelerator linkage need some adjustment? > > Once the engine has warmed up, the shaking at idle is much reduced. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
