I've got a kinda-plan to transplant the engine from my '98 TDI thats dying of
tinworm into a Suzuki Vitara or Sidekick. As part of the plan I'm contemplating
a mechanical IP swap. With that it'd need exactly 1 wire to run as the fuel
shut off is electronic. Worst case you could pull the plunger and cap it, put
in a mechanical valve to shut it off.
I'm leaning toward that plan instead of using the computer controlled to get
away from having to transplant the dash cluster...
-Curt
From: Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <[email protected]>
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' <[email protected]>
Cc: Scott Ritchey <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diagnostics
After a big EMP event, my 82 SD will be one of the few cars that will still
run. The radio and HVAC will be fused but it will start (I may need to
trick the glow timer) and run, at least until the battery dies.. I'm not
sure I'd want to live through that scenario; instant return to the 19th
century without the required know-how.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Curly McLain via Mercedes
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 7:10 PM
> To: Curt Raymond <[email protected]>; Mercedes Discussion List
> <[email protected]>
> Cc: Curly McLain <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diagnostics
>
> >People are scared of the computers but I don't know why. The computer
> >helps you troubleshoot exactly the problem rather than just shotgunning
> >parts.
> >Which reminds me, the '05 Golf turbo seems to spool up late, I was
> >hoping an Italian tune up would help but I've been driving the snot out
> >of it and other than the fuel economy seems to be rising I don't see
> >much difference. I need to put my laptop on it and watch the pressures
> >and see whats going on. Its cool that you can watch it real time and
> >very nice with the VW that all you need is the $250 cable and a Windows
> >PC. Interestingly I'm running Windows in Virtual Box on a Mac and it
> >works just fine...
> >
> >-Curt
> >
>
> Well, my 123.124 or 126 diesels with mechanical fuel injection don't need
a
> computer, don't need a crank position sensor and are utterly reliable. As
for
> diagnostics, people did it for years without a computer.
>
> For vergassers: Every time I set points with a feeler gauge or other
substitute
> (even by eye in my younger days) It was right, or very nearly right
(within
> acceptable range) when checked with dwell meter.
> Same for when I set static timing.
>
> I have hardly ever used a timing light or dwell meter for lots of v-8 and
6 cyl
> cars and trucks, 4 cyl tractors and one or two lung motorsickles.
>
> Non computer engines are simple. As used to be in the old HS locker room.
> KISS.
>
> Keep it simple, Stupid!
>
> An electronic diesel can, and often does, leave you FORD. (found on
> roadside, dead.)
>
> In 40+ years and only God knows how many hundreds of thousands of miles,
> My diesels have only left me FORD twice. The first time was shortly after
I
> bought MB Diesel #2 from a stealer. They promised me the engine was
> rebuilt. In under 10k miles, it turned a bearing because the engine was
so
> worn out that 6 valves were reusable moving parts. I blame that on a
lying
> stealer, not the engine. BTW, it had no blowby or smoke.
>
> The second time was when the Vac pump bearing came apart on my first
> OM603 before I learned about the vacuum pumps without screws on the
> front cover. I blame that on poor engineering (en-gin- error) not the
engine.
> In both cases, my own inexperience played into being FORD also, especially
in
> the second case.
>
> I love manual trans mechanical injected MB Diesels. They are like my old
> BMW R50/2 (magneto) and old tractors with magneto. If you can get it
> started, it won't let you down, no matter what the battery/alt-gen system
> does or does not do.
>
> I pushed my 190Dc down the hill to start it many times. I kick started my
> R50/2 or let it roll down a hill many times to start it with no battery at
all.
> The International H tractors (Magneto) would start with a crank.
>
> Being FORD because some electronic gizmo lost the smoke and magic has no
> appeal to me.
>
> Being FORD and have to be towed to the stealer for a $300 to $500 "key"
> because the one you have has been used a certain number of times has no
> appeal to me, especially because the "tow" might be a
> 200 to 500 mile round trip for the truck. THAT is expensive.
>
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