That must be an early product of the Daimler Chrysler merger.
Hendrik
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From: John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Leaky 126 sunroofs
Jim Cathey wrote:
No, I heard
Had another look at the pic and noticed the little stickers near the rear
vision mirror.
Hendrik
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From: John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Leaky 126 sunroofs
Jim
I saw one of these while traveling in PA today. Might be for sale. Saw
178K on the odometer. I am a 123 chassis guy. Can the group provide some
pros and cons on this model. please I do not know the exact year but I
think was only from 1986 and 1987.
Regards Tom Scordato
Tom Scordato wrote:
Can the group provide some pros and cons on this model.
Bigger than a 123, especially in the back seat. Faster too.
Early OM603 head casting plus trap oxidizer equals increased chance of
cracked head. If the car came with a T.O., and it's still there, you get
a new catalyst
IMHO, one of the best cars Benz ever made. All mechanical injection
except idle speed control (read no expensive electronics failure), very
nice ride, rock solid reliability.
My brother's is passing the 200,000 mile mark with no major problems.
Seats may need to be recovered -- the Benz
i want an sdl like no other, but i have a 124 OM602 that does quite nicely
On 3/23/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tom Scordato wrote:
Can the group provide some pros and cons on this model.
Bigger than a 123, especially in the back seat. Faster too.
Early OM603 head casting plus
Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I was checking
tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only carry
Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more
brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one of
I should have said, I couldn't FIND a GOOD USED 124 or 126 without
sunroof.
BTW, it's OK for some of us to like 'em and others to not like 'em. That's
why we have different names. One is no more RIGHT than the other.
Wilton
timeout for some help...please!
i put a new rubber seal around my sunroof last fall after having the roof
section drop at high speeds after a bump...it came ajar
the new seal went in tight and doesn't drop...but it seems there is quite a bit
of wind noise on the freeway...
any way to solve
Group,
Does this ebay bidding look legitimate? Why would a buyer out bid themselves
on the day of closing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4622840080rd=
1sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AITrd=1
Dennis T
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No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Free
Dennis, that's proper and the way Ebay works on a non reseve auction..
Buyer put in a bid for say 5K days ago. Each time a bidder put in a
number, lets say 4.5K, the winner's bid is always on top up to the
5K.
Maybe this winner put in 6K as a max (who knows) but time ran out and
he won at the
Woodlandtaylors wrote:
Group,
Does this ebay bidding look legitimate? Why would a buyer out bid themselves
on the day of closing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4622840080
I'm wondering if it was a reserve auction and the winner kept upping his bid
until he won.
There was no reserve.
On 3/23/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Woodlandtaylors wrote:
Group,
Does this ebay bidding look legitimate? Why would a buyer out bid themselves
on the day of closing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4622840080
I'm wondering if
i don't think it's a legislative thing - i'm pretty sure that's a
business-dependent decision. if you order tires from Tire Rack or somewhere
else, then have them mounted by that shop I'm pretty sure they'd do it.
On 3/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the link
On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Desert Rat wrote:
There was no reserve.
Are bidders able to be anonymous or at least not have their e-bay ID
show to the general public? I see there is a space between all of the
winners bids.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
I got my 380SL the same way. I had put in 6K but outbid everyone else
and bought it for 4,900 in the lst 5 seconds.
You maximum bid bears no resemblance to the winning bid, unless
there is a second-place bid to drive yours up towards your maximum
(modulo the bid increment). EBay automatically
i put a new rubber seal around my sunroof last fall after having the
roof section drop at high speeds after a bump...it came ajar
the new seal went in tight and doesn't drop...but it seems there is
quite a bit of wind noise on the freeway...
The seal doesn't have anything to do with the
On Mar 23, 2006, at 3:04 PM, George Larribeau wrote:
Hi
Is there a good guide on checking out the vacuum system on my 126
oiler? It has been flakey for a while but as of late I need to rev
the engine a bit after I have removed the key to get it to kill.
The brakes are a bit hard when
Right on! Nailed it!
An earlier post mentioned something about welding and bondo-ing to
hide a sun roof - I've been thinking about doing just that to the
leaky one in the SLC - it won't open, and the other end of the drains
are WELL hidden behind the rear window trim.
(P.S. - even though I wore
That's up to the Seller. He/she can have a private auction so the
ID's wouldn't show. The are both good and bad reasons to go this way.
This was an open auction so all bidders are shown.
On 3/23/06, John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:28 PM, Desert Rat wrote:
There
John Berryman wrote:
Are bidders able to be anonymous or at least not have their e-bay ID
show to the general public? I see there is a space between all of the
winners bids.
Maybe somebody pushed up the winner's bid, and then they got kicked off
eBay and all their bids went poof? If
Of the seven that have owned me, six had/have sunroofs, and three
leaked miserably. Blowing/cleaning out the drains on the 115 cars was
a temporary fix. The SLC is about to make me mad ---
On 3/23/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Why anyone would cut a hole in
GEAUX TIGERS
Russ W.
I agree - best car I own. I looked for two years to find one I could
afford. 290K miles and solid as a rock. The later 124 chassis is my
second choice (or is it the 107? Can't remember). The leather seats do
need a serious going over with Leatherique - maybe some day. They
creak and squeek
A local tire store just sold and mounted four new Kumho 205/65-15
tires on my '90 300D 2.5 without batting an eye. Must be Costco or
it's manager. It's certainly not a national law, and not an OK law
(pun intended).
On 3/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the link
Well the bidding on the part of the winner is OK. if you put out
your max bid ahead of time, you'
ll get outbid everytime. I always outbid myself near the end right down
to sniping myself at the last second just to make sure ( and usually
about 10 other bids slip in between )
On the other
I just went back and looked at it.
Ebay posted this message:
This listing (#46228400) has been removed or is no longer available. Please
make sure you entered the right item number.
I believe this auction was not getting a bid to the sellers liking and fake
bidding occurred hence the ebay
(P.S. - even though I wore a 'chute in the Citabria, never was tempted
to jump out with it!).
Nor did I.
RLE
John Ervine wrote:
Any idea what the silhouettes of vehicles on the driver's door mean?
Just curious..
Honestly, I was laughing too hard to make it across the road to check it out.
They remind me of the insignia you see painted on WWII-era aircraft, to
signify kills.
I always thought sunroofs were silly until I had a car with one. Now
I'm pretty fond of them. I've had two cars with one, a Honda Civic and
my 300D. Neither of them have ever leaked, even in high-pressure car
washes. I've heard speculation that the culprit when it comes to leaky
sunroofs
Best car in the world for highway cruising. (short of a 600 anyhow) Mine
has 400K and runs great. Leather is fine in both of mine. Unless its been
done, it may need the front or rear suspension, or both rebuilt. THe car
is well worth the price of the suspension. All 3 of my 603s have the
I agree with both sides. As much as I enjoy an open sunroof, they are a
maintenance PITA.
What I really miss is the sunroof on an old Saab 99 I once owned.
It was a modern sliding steel hatch, but it had no mechanisms, no cables, no
motors, almost nothing to fail. To open it, you just reach up,
On w123 cars and earlier, some of them (240D's and 300TD's come to mind) had
manual sliding roofs - just lower the latch, spin around to unlock, and
slide back. Reverse to close and lock shut. Really really simple, very
robust. No tricks to latch shut, either.
Swedish engineering - ha!
On
IIRC, the #14 heads only fail if the engine overheats. If you keep good
coolant in circulation and your water pump doesn't fail, overheating and
head failure really shouldn't be an issue.
Of course, I say this knowing that my car has a #21 head.
On 3/23/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK Don, I wore chute all the time in B-52; certainly never TEMPTED to jump
for the fun of it, but was prepared to punch out if necessary only.
Wilton
It's a corporate decision.
More than one moron has tried to put tires that are way too small on ,
and when they blew out and the car got wrapped around a tree, they went
after the tire shop, same thing with rediculously oversized tires where
someone didn't check clearance and tried to turn and
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:15:01 -0600 tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Now the prices are set by the marketing department, cost is based
on price less markup, and quality has suffered accordingly.
Speaking of markup, profit margins back in the day were something on
Hello all,
I recently relocated to the Lake Conroe area North of Houston. I'm looking
for a good MB Diesel Mechanic to do the
big and small stuff on my '80 240D. Any recommendations of a good mechanic
anywhere from the Woodlands to
Huntsville would be appreciated!
Thanks
Henry
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:01:10 -0800 Woodlandtaylors
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just went back and looked at it.
Ebay posted this message:
This listing (#46228400) has been removed or is no longer available.
Please make sure you entered the right item number.
I believe this auction was
jeepers, jim...throw me a bone here...
-- Original message --
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i put a new rubber seal around my sunroof last fall after having the
roof section drop at high speeds after a bump...it came ajar
the new seal went in tight and
On Mar 23, 2006, at 10:56 PM, ned kleinhenz wrote:
Compared to new Saabs, that old one was so simple and robust.
Guess it is
the same situation for Mercedes.
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I
Sunil Hari wrote:
Swedish engineering - ha!
I discovered a while back that 'Swedish engineering' has the same
connotations for Finns that 'Polish engineering' would for us English
speakers.
I do kinda prefer the Swedish 'pull up on the ring' reverse lock-outs to
the German 'push down
On 3/23/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do kinda prefer the Swedish 'pull up on the ring' reverse lock-outs to
the German 'push down on the shift lever' ones, although the former are
admittedly much harder to operate when wearing mittens.
I loved the front seatbelt buckles in
Nothing that I'm aware of other than some minor brake problems, warped rotors
and eating brake pads
they seem to be fairly normal in the reliabilty dept. Even with the 6 you'll
still have plenty of power on hand somewhere around 200 I think and fun to drive
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL
I see it this way, using a radar detector as not a reason to speed, but a
reason to pay attention to my speed
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original Message-
From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes
Is a 78 300D's hand pump supposed to lock shut? I've noticed that the
car has been getting hard to start for no good reason (it's not THAT cold,
and the glow plugs seem to be functioning correctly). It is due for
a valve adjustment in a few thousand, but even still...
The pump doesn't leak any,
Kevin wrote:
Is a 78 300D's hand pump supposed to lock shut?
The original pump has a cap on the top of the plunger
with a raised pattern on the edge so you can grip it
and turn it to lock it down. The late model replacement
pump has a smooth sided plunger that doesn't lock down.
Mitch.
FYI, I have a pretty complete set of Road Track back to the mid 60s with a
few into the mid 50s. They tested a lot of MBs as well as others and if
anyone has a question about a specific model it's probably in one of them.
They didn't test a huge number of diesels but there are a few. Things
My 78 240D will lock into place if it's pushed down while turning it
clockwise about a turn to lock. But it must be pushed down against the IP
for it to engage the locking threads. They tend to leak from around the
stem after a while but are pretty simple to replace - and inexpensive IIRC.
I'm changing mine today- my only fear going into this was that if I
disconnect the lines to replace them, will the fluid in the transmission
leak out or just dribble?? I don't want to guess how much transmission
fluid is in the transmission after and overfill or underfill. I'm paranoid
about
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
Thanks to everyone for the input. Are there significant differences in
the reliablity or the efficency between the V6 used in the SL320 and
the I6 in the 300SL?
Bob DuPuy
On 3/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nothing that I'm aware of other than some minor brake problems,
On Mar 24, 2006, at 3:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Last ticket I got was 4 years ago, before I got my V-1... and that
ticket also taught me that my speedometer was 4% slow (which I later
verified with a GPS - D'OH!!). I now know exactly how far off each of
my speedometers are... most are
Ned,
My 1980 300TD has a manual sunroof. Works great, locks in place.
Neal
1980 300TD 375K, but getting tired
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8050436503sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1
No affiliation,ect.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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On Mar 24, 2006, at 8:32 AM, ned kleinhenz wrote:
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
Yes, although I have one 1984 300TD without and had a 1982 purchased
in South Carolina without one too. I can't even count how many TDs
have passed through my hands (I
I agree, the only leaky sunroof I had was when I did a bad rebuild job on my
240D due to the incompleteness of the Mercedes Source sunroof manual. I should
have just lubed the tracks and the cable and quit. Neither my 300TD or 190D has
shown any sign of leaking.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 23
The SL320 ( 129.063 ) used the 104.991 engine which is an inline 6 produced
from 1994 to 1997.
James Zavesky
- Original Message -
From: Bob DuPuy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] An SL for wifey?
Mercedes had each type of reverse lockout at various times in its history. My
'83 240D had the lift up and my '85 190D has the push down. I'll agree with you
I prefer the lift up.
-Curt
'85 190D Dory 236kmi
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:50:43 -0800
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL
I believe it was a '79 Saab 900 that taught me about ingnitions that you have
to turn all the way off to start again. I'd somehow convinced the most
beautiful girl in my highschool to let me drive her car and of COURSE managed
to get into 3rd instead of first and stall it right off. Then I
I saw a SL320 on Ebay that claimed it had a V6. I've never had the
hood up on one, and that auction didn't have an under hood picture.
Imagine that, an eBay seller that doesn't know what they're
talking about!
I'll shut up now, and go back to searching eBay for those
elusive 8-cylinder diesel
on Wednesday. My speedo is off by quite a bit, Like about 25%.
How's the odometer? Every time I've called our local speedo shop
the _first_ thing they say to check is the odometer. Does it track
the mile markers? If not, you've got a gearing problem. If it
tracks, then you have a
Is a 78 300D's hand pump supposed to lock shut? I've noticed that the
The original one probably did. They have a knurled disk for
a knob on top. The newer ones that don't lock down are smooth.
All our vehicles with such pumps have the old style ones, except
for the Unimog.
-- Jim
jeepers, jim...throw me a bone here...
Sorry dude! If it jumped on a bump something is broken.
Our SDL's sunroof blew chunks out of its mechanism, but
we were able to convince it to shut properly once more.
I just unplugged it. Maybe someday...
-- Jim
The 320 6 cyl engines has ooodles of power in an E class for getting around.
Under pwered for the SL. Deb constantly drives the 1995 E320 wagon with the
104.992 engine like it's a NASCAR event. Car performs well. Took away her
driving priveledges in our 500SL.
Our 1991 500SL has good balance to
Ditto what Jim said. I bet the odo is also off ~25%. Sounds to me like
someoned changed the Euro kph speedo to a USA mph version, but ignored
the fact that the axle ratios are different. You can't order a drive
gear, the trannies all output the same signal. You have to match the
speedometer with
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
How's the odometer? Every time I've called our local speedo shop
the _first_ thing they say to check is the odometer.
Non-functional
Does it track
the mile markers? If not, you've got a gearing problem.
This I'm aware of
Correct. And from 1998-up, the SL320 was not sold in the USA, only the
SL500 and SL600. Overseas, the SL320 from approx 1999-up did indeed
get the M112 6-cyl, but that was never sold in the USA.
The M104 engine in the SL320 is a DOHC, inline-6, 24-valve engine. The
90-93 300SL got the M104.981
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Dave M. wrote:
Ditto what Jim said. I bet the odo is also off ~25%. Sounds to me like
someoned changed the Euro kph speedo to a USA mph version, but ignored
the fact that the axle ratios are different. You can't order a drive
gear, the trannies all output the same
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Most 1980 300TDs delivered in the US came with a sunroof (mine did).
Later (by 1982 when I bought another new 300TD) the sunroof was standard
equipment, but in 1980 it might not have
Many times in the past i have been able to glue the gear to the shaft. I
used epoxy but there are probably better adhesives available. JB Weld,
gorilla glue etc. Be sure to degrease the gear and shaft first. If you
can roughen up the bonding surfaces with emery cloth that is helpful also.
Sure there's a sunroof - look at the wind deflector mounted near the front
of the roof.
On 3/24/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8050436503
No sunroof! Looks like a 300D version of my 240D. At its current
price it
Kevin wrote:
Is a 78 300D's hand pump supposed to lock shut? I've noticed that the
car has been getting hard to start for no good reason (it's not THAT cold,
and the glow plugs seem to be functioning correctly). It is due for
a valve adjustment in a few thousand, but even still...
The pump
humm, which one had the same V6 thats in the E320 sedan ?
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original Message-
From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 24 Mar 2006
Where is Citabria and what were you doing there?
On 3/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(P.S. - even though I wore a 'chute in the Citabria, never was tempted
to jump out with it!).
Nor did I.
RLE
___
http://www.striplin.net
For new
This may be a long shot, but if you purchased this vehicle second hand it
MAY have the incorrect speedometer. Yes, my son's 1985 300D was wildly
inaccurate because it had a replacement 240D speedo!!
On 3/24/06, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many times in the past i have been able to
Has the US rear bumper so it is probably a US car.
On 3/24/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sure there's a sunroof - look at the wind deflector mounted near the front
of the roof.
On 3/24/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
My Indy advised against buying an early 129, as there were many updates made
throughout the line through the mid 90's, and the earlier parts are not
available. You will be forced to buy the upgraded parts at a considerable
expense over the original parts as designed. He recommended buying a
I change the pump as a matter of course on every old diesel I buy if it is
the lock down style. I also change the rubber return lines and cigar hose
if it looks suspect. This and a valve adjustment will make a huge
difference in starting.
Alan Duff
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:59:30
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:54:44 -0500 John Berryman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mar 24, 2006, at 10:05 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
How's the odometer? Every time I've called our local speedo shop
the _first_ thing they say to check is the odometer.
Non-functional
It would seem that the
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:02:55 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FYI, I have a pretty complete set of Road Track back to the mid 60s
with a few into the mid 50s. They tested a lot of MBs as well as
others and if anyone has a question about a specific model it's
probably in one of them. They
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:01:10 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/
eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8050436503
No sunroof! Looks like a 300D version of my 240D. At its current
price it would be a good gamble, were it not in TX.
Look at the guy's
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:21:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Where is Citabria and what were you doing there?
Citabria is the name of an airplane. Spelled backwards, it's airbatic,
meaning it's a stunt plane, which is where the name actually started.
Craig
On Mar 24, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
The speedometer and odometer are driven from the speedometer cable in
parallel. One does not affect the other. (Actually, if they do, the
speedometer cable will break something in the speedometer head or the
cable will break.)
I don't
Talk about something not within my experience
On 3/24/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:21:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Where is Citabria and what were you doing there?
Citabria is the name of an airplane. Spelled backwards,
OK let's change this topic to a discussion of turbocharging and installing
a roll bar on a 2005 Miata.
My son says you can purchase well-documented kits to do these mods. with
ordinary tools and ordinary mechanical aptitude, and wants me to do it with
him. This will presumably foster father-son
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:53:31 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Talk about something not within my experience
You learn something new every day on this list, don't you?
Craig
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:09:14 -0800, you wrote:
jeepers, jim...throw me a bone here...
Sorry dude! If it jumped on a bump something is broken.
Our SDL's sunroof blew chunks out of its mechanism, but
we were able to convince it to shut properly once more.
I just unplugged it. Maybe someday...
um, yeah. what are you doing letting your kid drive a 2-seat pocket
rocket? And turbocharging it only makes it more susceptible to speeding
tickets and accidents.
But strictly speaking from a mechanical standpoint, installing a turbo and a
roll bar is very doable by you and your son (if you can
Yes indeed. This community has proven to be quite a learing experience.
Then again, I have done things that many other listgoers haven't, so perhaps
I shouldn't be surprised...
On 3/24/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:53:31 -0500 andrew strasfogel
[EMAIL
You wrote:road test of the 220D/8. They weren't very
complimentary.
Yeah, they're not big fans of diesels. I read the E320 (IIRC) they tested
during the early 90s and they mentioned the 300D 2.5T in the test and
referred to it as slow - which is not how I'd describe my 91 300D. I'm
Put the roll bar in to save his neck. Do not put the turbo in for the same
reason.
Plus engine longevity, tuning problems etc. If he really needs more jamb, swap
for a Mustang with an 8 or something
else with more power but keep it simple and cheap to fix.
My 2 cents but free advice is worth
Thanks for the input. He tells me it's for racing at Summit Point with the
Miata Society and that he won't get any more speeding tickets.
On 3/24/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
um, yeah. what are you doing letting your kid drive a 2-seat pocket
rocket? And turbocharging it only
The e300d decided to piddle fuel around the IP. I have been running
various blends up to B100 for almost three years. Turns out DC did not
use viton until '97, so we have leaks. Rusty is able to get the
O-rings for the fuel lines into and from the filter, but not certain he
could get the
Learing or leering - You must mean Banned
Randy B
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 3:22 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jump jump!
Yes indeed. This community has proven to
Well you have to remember that they test things like Ferraris - most diesels
would pale by comparison.
Randy B
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Learing or leering - You must mean Banned
Randy B
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase, literally translated as with other
things [being] the same, and usually rendered in English as all other
things being equal. A prediction, or a statement about causal or logical
connections between two states of affairs, is qualified by ceteris paribus
in order
I see those guys put turbos on engines on the TV shows, it's mostly a
bolt-up job with a little drilling here and there for mounts and such.
Does not look like any big deal if the kit is well made for the
particular install. No input re: engine longevity, but I would think
replacement
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