I don't know much about diesels, as I've never owned one, but I thought injector pumps were like fuel distributors in CIS gas engines, which cost thousands to replace with new units??
Ed 300E On 24 January 2012 17:38, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hence all of the dead wvo cars. They all did not end up in the boneyard > from a wvo related issue. Cheapskate wvo users don't generally keep up on > maintenance. My cheap Mercedes drives like it should, gets taken care of > like it should and treats me well. > As far as a documented 300k miles on wvo, good luck with that. No one > who can afford a new Benz diesel is going to run it on wvo from new. I > will gladly replace an injector pump eventually, I have saved around $1500 > or so on fuel with just this car, I can afford to fix it for that kind of > savings. > > Mike > On Jan 24, 2012 12:23 PM, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Because WVO is almost never done well. Almost always some idiot is > running > > cold WVO (or not completely heated WVO) straight into the engine. > > > > I'm not completely opposed to cold WVO if its mixed with diesel but not > > straight and not for short drives around town. > > > > It also seems to me that WVO cars have loads of other maintenance issues. > > Like the owners put all their money into a poorly designed WVO system and > > ignored massive issues with the car. > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:37:35 -0500 > > From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Why you DON'T want to install a WVO kit... > > Message-ID: > > <calhj_1bkozt_jf8kud7bo_c8vshjjcfnifxwhn0eg3_ryj0...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > So why not? I run wvo in all of my diesels in warm weather with no ill > > effect. You just have to have the brains to do it right. > > > > Mike > > On Jan 24, 2012 10:16 AM, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > > > > > This guy has been trying to unload this car for months. > > > > > > http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2789925113.html > > > > > > Says price dropped but doesn't seem by much. > > > > > > Allan > > > -- > > > 1983 300D > > > 1979 300SD > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
