Do you think it's a good car?
On 3/3/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> John Peterson wrote:
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> > I'm so jealous of your 190 stick. I'd do anything for one of those. They
> > are so rare. Baby that thing.
> > John Peterson
> > Kingston RI
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
> >
> >
> >
> >>40-45mph? Good lord I don't even think about 5th until I'm above 55. In
> >>actuality getting on the highway I don't get into 4th until around 50.
> >>
> >> Supposedly this car has like year old injectors which I think is
> >>possible, it sounds a bit more like a big rig diesel than either my 240D
> >>or 300TD did. It did quiet down a bit with Mobil 1 in the crankcase.
> >> I need to do return lines, in fact I put together a list on Rusty's site
> >>today (BTW the new site looks great guys but Hursty, if you're gonna say
> >>"between" you gotta have 2 numbers, between 30 Mercedes doesn't make
> >>sense) and with all my needs and *wants* filled in its like $400...
> >>Shoulda done that last month and gotten a specially good deal.
> >>
> >> Economy continues to improve as the old crappy fuel gets more diluted. I
> >>need to lay off the throttle some to get the economy way up. I started
> >>into that today, unlike my 240D I don't need to floor it every time I take
> >>off from a stop.
> >>
> >> -Curt
> >> '85 190D "Dory" 234kmi
> >> '83 240D "Hammie" 254kmi
> >>
> >> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:37:55 -0500
> >>From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
> >>To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> >>Curt Raymond wrote:
> >>
> >>>So once again I've picked up my 190D from the Indy. Some of you might
> >>
> >>remember how it wouldn't shift into reverse. My Indy took the shifter
> >>all apart, cleaned out 21 years of crud and replaced the shift bushings.
> >>That took it from a super sloppy "mystery shifter" (you shift and hope
> >>the gear you get is the one you wanted) to a normal good shifting car.
> >>The reverse gate now works exactly as I'd expect it to, slide to the
> >>right, push down, pull back. 5th is now very easy to get into as well
> >>which is good I'm sure my fuel mileage was suffering by my not shifting
> >>into it before.
> >>
> >>> ALSO now the shifter doesn't lean so far to the side in 1st and 5th
> >>
> >>so I can hook the boot to the base without it pulling the base up,
> >>nice.
> >>
> >>> I like driving this car so much I'm now thinking I should turn down
> >>
> >>Fred's offer of a set of used seat bottoms and instead invest in brand
> >>new seat bottoms and pads for that new seat feel.
> >>
> >>Great to hear that you find the car so much fun to drive (I agree). Let
> >>me caution you. DO NOT hurry to shift into 5th or even 4th when driving
> >>at speeds less than 40-45 mph. Allow the engine to wind out to 3000+ in
> >>each gear. That will NOT increase fuel consumption (may even improve it
> >>slightly). I've been driving 190D 5 speeds (three of them with 2.0, 2.2
> >>and 2.5 liter engines) for more than 12 years (and >250kmi) and have
> >>tried driving them almost every way they can be driven (including
> >>getting the gear box into 5th as soon as possible).
> >>
> >>The most common causes of poor fuel economy (after fuel leaks) are poor
> >>quality fuel (good fuel can improve fuel economy by 10-20%) and
> >>improper
> >>operating temp (a thermostat that's stuck even a little open can lower
> >>fuel economy in city/stop-and-go driving by 30% or more). Allowing the
> >>engine to lug can easily degrade economy by 10% or more. Shifting to a
> >>higher gear too soon - before the engine will be at least at the low
> >>end
> >>of the torque plateau in the gear (that's in the low/mid 2000 rpm range
> >>- the actual torque peak is at 2800, but it's very broad and almost
> >>flat) results in the excessive fuel consumption! Improper injection
> >>timing and poor injector condition (improper pressures or spray
> >>pattern)
> >>usually only have a minor effect of fuel economy until they are way off
> >>and usually there is some other presenting problem (noise, poor idle,
> >>smoke) before poor fuel economy is noticed.
> >>
> >>Marshall
> >>--
> >> Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
> >> "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D
> >>2.5
> >>turbo 237kmi
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
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