Ended up going to a small family owned chevy dealer looking around.
Ended up leaving with a 02 Chevy 2500, crew cab, duramax with allison,
4x4, leather seats, heated seats, cd, all the fancy stuff, 80k miles
with an additional 3year/36k warranty from GM on it. REALLY nice truck.
Best part of
Well the merchant now eats the cost charged by the cc companies for
transactions.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You cant do that, its against the rules. That is why everyone pays more
for shipping and handling even if they dont use paypal.
It's basically the same
Here is my business plan that I TRY to stick to. Auctions always end on
thursday, I work on shipping stuff saturday or sunday, and have a batch
of USPS pickup on Monday, and a fedex pickup on tuesday. If somebody
doesnt pay by then then there item goes out the next week. Sometimes I
get
Published mpg?
On 7/28/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ended up going to a small family owned chevy dealer looking around.
Ended up leaving with a 02 Chevy 2500, crew cab, duramax with allison,
4x4, leather seats, heated seats, cd, all the fancy stuff, 80k miles
with an
there are no epa ratings for trucks over a certain weight, but most of
the guys I talk to get around 18-21 with them. That of course is not
driving it like a race car. WHich is hard to do because they have so
many gobs and gobs of power. The duramax is the most powerful diesel on
the market
Thanks for sharing the observation. I will indeed measure the voltage,
ans try to determine if there's a correlation to the flashing light.
I've only noticed it a three times, out of probably 20 trips.
Hi Don,
Don't know if it has anything to do with your problem or not, but when
my
You really need to have oil samples analyzed to determine what your
change interval should be. It varies with driving style/location,
among many other factors.
On 7/28/06, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sulfur content has very little effect on soot accumulation or oil
properties --it
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well the merchant now eats the cost charged by the cc companies for
transactions.
Yeah, but it all comes out of what the consumer pays one way or another.
It's a cost of doing business for them and they figure it onto their
pricing, I'm sure.
In fact there was an email from eBay just the other day talking about that
and that they intend to shift back to what was originally intended.
I'll believe it when I see it...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:40:57 -0700
From: David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay
Buy this and I'll think real hard about delivering it for you. Gotta be the
ultimate easy load car carrier!
http://boston.craigslist.org/car/187469818.html
-
Do you Yahoo!?
Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
From
I might as well make a Claylike list
http://boston.craigslist.org/car/187450207.html - way overpriced wagon, pretty
though.
http://boston.craigslist.org/car/187428525.html - ugh those wheels... and way
overpriced. When did diesels in New England approach PNW prices?
I have a friend with a 1 ton that is a major pain. Another with a 304 ton
like yours and absolutely loves it. The guy with the 1 ton drives the 3/4
now and then and is always disgusted with his truck afterward. The 1 ton
gets 17 at 55 so the 3/4 should be better than that.
Mike
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of course
David Brodbeck wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well the merchant now eats the cost charged by the cc companies for
transactions.
Yeah, but it all comes out of what the consumer pays one way or another.
It's a cost of doing business for them and they figure it onto their
cool
Curt Raymond wrote:
Buy this and I'll think real hard about delivering it for you. Gotta be the
ultimate easy load car carrier!
http://boston.craigslist.org/car/187469818.html
-
Do you Yahoo!?
Next-gen email? Have it all with the
The injectors on them can leak enough to cause the oil level to rise way
up. They used to be $700 each but I have heard the price has come way
down. Still about $300 each I think. Fortunatly, GM extended the
warranty on them to 10 years, 200k miles. It can happen, but doenst on
all of
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OK Don wrote:
You really need to have oil samples analyzed to determine what your
change interval should be. It varies with driving style/location,
among many other factors.
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On 7/28/06, Peter Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oil companies are now introducing 50ppm sulphur diesel here in South
Africa and was wondering if I could extend the oil drain intervals
safely on my '1979 300D ?
Need to sell a lot of parts to pay for that rig, palie.
I can see it now:
Okie-Benz will evolve into Okie-Max and you'll be selling trailering
morrors, 5th wheel hitched, and chips to hop up those things to 500hp and
1.2 X 10 to the 5th torque. You'll be moderating a DuraMax site and we'll be
Torque is 600LB/FT on the 06 I believe. 580 on the older models.Rear
tires don't stand a chance of survival...
Mike, Who loves a Dually with a locker that will leave 4 burnout marks with
just a touch of the throttle.
- Original Message -
From: Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dave Wakin wrote:
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT quad cab 4x4 pickup, Cummins Turbo Diesel,
automatic, air, cruise, tilt, power windows locks, power seat, cd, 35,000
miles, like new, factory warranty, $29995.00
For $30k, I'd want a shiny new 2006 with 0% financing.
Mitch.
Mike Canfield wrote:
Torque is 600LB/FT on the 06 I believe. 580 on the older models.Rear
tires don't stand a chance of survival...
And then there's the Superchips Power Programmer for an extra $300-400.
On Ford, it bumps up the timing which increases mpg a bit. I assume
it does
Torque is 600LB/FT on the 06 I believe. 580 on the older models.Rear
tires don't stand a chance of survival...
I know what you mean! We stopped in a rest area while we were on our way
home in the new Dodge pickup towing our 9000LB travel trailer, and I noticed
that the rear tires
Congrats on your new truck purchase! I was very impressed with the
DuraTrash (just kidding) engine because it has SO much power. The new '06
model that we test drove had serious tire squealing power which we found
while accelerating out of a right turn. Just as we were coming out of the
The A/C on my 83 240D has no freon in it. Haven't checked yet whether it has
a big leak or whether it was allowed to discharge over a long period of time
by the PO.
Question is: Does running the thing without any freon in the system harm the
compressor?
Also: How much benefit do y'all think I'd
On 28-Jul-06, at 9:31 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60 time
and limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel
economy often suffers as well.
Ah, well that is interesting how old is that filter, lets see the mb
First, thanks to all who replied about my ongoing Bosch reman alternator
failures. Since the last one that failed was so corroded inside-Indy
thinks salt air- I am going to drive it a bit more-engine heat and the
tremendous air flow generated by the sub sonic 240D speeds. So far so
good-1 week
Had to add my $0.02 here.. I earn a significant portion of my income from
ebay sales, and have been selling on ebay for the last 8 years. All of my
auctions include some sort of packaging fee, clearly stated in the auction
text, and is usually no more than $20. I have to cover the cost of
Hi Dwight,
IMO, 4 or 5 years on a battery is a pretty long life. With 7 years on the
battery you now have, I think it's living on borrowed time. I would think
it might fail when the temp gets really cold. Also, you deep discharged the
battery several times and normal car batteries are not
Hello Brian,
Your AC compressor will not run with out any (or low) Freon in it. There's a
low pressure switch that detects the low pressure situation and prevents it
coming on. As far as gaining those elusive 500 hp in your 240D, the AC
compressor is free-wheeling and without the compressor
GM says DO NOT use any chips and such on the DUramax. They say it is tuned
as good as it gets and any mods will burn out the catalyst from too high of
EGT's.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent:
I'm not trying to be smart here but you guys really need to rethink your
shipping. There is no reason at all to buy boxes! No reason to buy packing
materials other than tape. Get on the USPS website, sign up and have them
ship to you, AT NO CHARGE, as many Priority Mail boxes you want in all
As an owner of a sub-sonic 240D I am experienced at turning the fan or
AC to
off when starting from a dead stop - or when I (Gasp!) might attempt
to pass
someone - obviously they'd have to be going *very* slow, going
downhill and
having zero traffic in the distance. It doesn't happen often.
I agree. THough last time I used USPS, I could order the tape and stickers
for free as well. But that was a while ago... (:
Levi
On 7/29/06, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not trying to be smart here but you guys really need to rethink your
shipping. There is no reason at all
They got rid of the tape but you can still get all of the stickers, even
long ones that make decent tape. I used to order tons of the tape and I
heard allot of other people did too. Was likely costing them too much for
that.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Levi Smith [EMAIL
IMO, 4 or 5 years on a battery is a pretty long life. With 7 years on
the
battery you now have, I think it's living on borrowed time. I would
think
That battery doesn't owe you anything.
it might fail when the temp gets really cold. Also, you deep
discharged the
battery several times and
Question is: Does running the thing without any freon in the system
harm the
compressor?
It would, except there's a pressure safety switch to prevent this.
A York compressor will tolerate it just fine, early systems using
that compressor don't have the switch. York compressors make fine
I know what you mean! We stopped in a rest area while we were on our
way
home in the new Dodge pickup towing our 9000LB travel trailer, and I
noticed
that the rear tires smelled hot. I also noticed small pieces of
rubber
stuck to the tire that had pealed off. The tires never spun, just the
never tried to run a business elsewhere for the same costs. It won't
happen. Consider also that I get 1.5% of my fees back just for using my
Paypal debit card.
I guess I said that wrong. I get 1.5% of the purchases I make so it really
works out to 50% of the Paypal fees I get back.
Mike
Mike Canfield wrote:
GM says DO NOT use any chips and such on the DUramax. They say it is tuned
as good as it gets and any mods will burn out the catalyst from too high of
EGT's.
Do all DM have cats? If not, when did it start?
My buddy's 2001 7.3 PS is catless, but it's the old 235hp
Where might that switch be located?
Sounds like a good thing to have.
;-)
WOT - Look Out - 240D coming thru - here I come! Yeee Haw!
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Info
LarryT wrote:
Where might that switch be located?
On the old cars (123/116 at least) it's under
the go pedal. (it's the tranny kickdown switch)
A little extra wiring and it can double as the
A/C cutout switch. Some wags have mentioned that
it's pointless to use a throttle cutout on a 240D,
If you are sending some sort of formatting, it will be stripped on
certain lists.
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Yea, you moochers better start buying LOTS of parts.
Bob Rentfro wrote:
Need to sell a lot of parts to pay for that rig, palie.
I can see it now:
Okie-Benz will evolve into Okie-Max and you'll be selling trailering
morrors, 5th wheel hitched, and chips to hop up those things to 500hp and
1.2
no joke
Mitch Haley wrote:
Dave Wakin wrote:
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT quad cab 4x4 pickup, Cummins Turbo Diesel,
automatic, air, cruise, tilt, power windows locks, power seat, cd, 35,000
miles, like new, factory warranty, $29995.00
For $30k, I'd want a shiny new 2006 with 0% financing.
on the VERY low side. 21k. I went looking at one that was 19k, it was
an 03, had 99k miles, was only extended cab, was white which I dont
like, basic model really with no leather and all that stuff. This truck
was a 1 owner, local truck according to carfax. It was one of those
deals you
Once other thing I noticed different between the cummins and the
duramax. At highway speed, the duramax turns WAY less RPM than the cummins.
kevin kraly wrote:
Torque is 600LB/FT on the 06 I believe. 580 on the older models.Rear
tires don't stand a chance of survival...
I know what
So now that I have one of these trucks, think I need to go to the dealer
and test drive a new one, just to see how they are.
kevin kraly wrote:
Congrats on your new truck purchase! I was very impressed with the
DuraTrash (just kidding) engine because it has SO much power. The new '06
model
What sort of items do you sell? I sure hope its not used Mercedes parts :)
Brian Smyla wrote:
Had to add my $0.02 here.. I earn a significant portion of my income from
ebay sales, and have been selling on ebay for the last 8 years. All of my
auctions include some sort of packaging fee,
Im not sure I would need to use a chip. They have them, but really I
would only want one if it also increased the mileage.
Mike Canfield wrote:
GM says DO NOT use any chips and such on the DUramax. They say it is tuned
as good as it gets and any mods will burn out the catalyst from too high
I use the free priority boxes for items that only weight a couple of
lbs, up to about 3, or parcel post. For items over that, fedex is cheaper.
Mike Canfield wrote:
I'm not trying to be smart here but you guys really need to rethink your
shipping. There is no reason at all to buy boxes! No
they dont have the tape anymore I dont think
Levi Smith wrote:
I agree. THough last time I used USPS, I could order the tape and stickers
for free as well. But that was a while ago... (:
Levi
On 7/29/06, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not trying to be smart here but you guys
I probably wouldnt be able to do any or want to till after the warranty
runs out.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Mike Canfield wrote:
GM says DO NOT use any chips and such on the DUramax. They say it is tuned
as good as it gets and any mods will burn out the catalyst from too high of
EGT's.
Do all
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Im not sure I would need to use a chip. They have them, but really I
would only want one if it also increased the mileage.
If duramax chips advance the timing like the Fords do, there can be
5-10% more MPG in the chip. Figure out how many miles it would take
to pay
LOL. get some 201 interior parts and we'll talk!
-Curt
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:21:26 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I got my new rig today
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Content-Type: text/plain;
yea, no joke. Could be any day now. What are you looking for anyways,
I do have a few random 201 interior bits but not much.
Curt Raymond wrote:
LOL. get some 201 interior parts and we'll talk!
-Curt
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:21:26 -0500
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
That's what dudes I work with are finding out about those monsters. They go
through tires like mad towing their trailers and horses and
toys...especially out here where anyone thrown from a vehicle in an accident
has, in addition to any other injuries, at least second degree burns from
lying
A bad battery can destroy an alternator, usually by overheating,
although sometimes by over-voltage and diode failure.
Repeated full discharge will also fail a battery, usually due to plate
expansion and resultant cracking, although sometimes they just sulfate
up and can be recovered by
I'm starting to have what I think is excessive noise from the A/C compressor
on my '81 300SD. I am pretty sure the compressor was a reman installed
about 18 months ago. Any recommendations for repair or replacement? Would
I be better off with a junkyard, reman, or should I go for a new? Car is
There is no increase in mileage by chipping the Duramax. It can make more
power at a cost of the risk of damage and loss of mileage.
Mike
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006
Not if they will fit in a Flat Rate box for $8.10 anywhere, any weight.
Mike
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] new eBay shipping fraud-update
I
I'm starting to have what I think is excessive noise from the A/C
compressor
on my '81 300SD. I am pretty sure the compressor was a reman installed
about 18 months ago. Any recommendations for repair or replacement?
Would
I be better off with a junkyard, reman, or should I go for a new? Car
That's what dudes I work with are finding out about those monsters.
They go
through tires like mad towing their trailers and horses and toys...
A serious advantage of a dually is that you get 2x the tire surface
area to deliver the power through. (Well, not quite 2x, dually tires
tend to be
Once other thing I noticed different between the cummins and the
duramax. At highway speed, the duramax turns WAY less RPM than the
cummins.
Odd, given the Cummins' redline RPM of 3500. (Used to be 3000 in
12-valve
days like my truck.)
-- Jim
two. I never spent any time reading Duramax forums, and I never heard
of a blown up Cummins when I was reading Dodge forums, so blown 7.3
Powerstrokes are all I know anything about.
It's because thrown rods on a Cummins are rare, which would make
sense if you've ever seen one of the things.
Ah! I love good news. Thanks guys.
Now It's off to get some touch-up paint. There's a shop real near my house
that brings a camera or scanner of some sort out to the car and reads your
paint, then mixes some up. It worked well enough for my Saab, so I'm gonna
try it for this one.
Brian
83 240D
Thanks Mitch - I use that switch often ;-) but I think I'll pass on
modifying the downshift switch to do anything more thn it already does. ;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb
It's been reposted on youtube. Do I have the whole show?
Part 4 ends with a replay of the burning after the mechanic
cranks it over post bombing with a jump start.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIV_hHPAFQ
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRKhKKdXIl4
Part 3:
On 28-Jul-06, at 9:31 AM, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60 time
and limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel
economy often suffers as well.
Marshall
Ok, changed it, alas the old filter had stamped on the bottom
Has anyone imported a car from Canada to the US? I'm looking at one in
Quebec and would like to drive it home- but I don't know about the
procedure to import. It is a 1947 car, so it might be easier than a new
one.
Thanks for any advise, experiences.
John Peterson
1991 300D 2.5 81k
At an MBCA event.
Seems to be an ok guy.
--
+--
GG
1997 SL500 (104k)
http://homepage.mac.com/deneals/SL500.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/deneals
+--
Thanks Jim - I am not able to DIY, but have a good mechanic [my nephew is
service manager at a shop here in Jacksonville] who will do it right and not
overcharge me. I trust him, but I still like to go in with an understanding
of what is going on and an idea of options. You also answered the
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Marshall Booth wrote:
A plugged main fuel filter can take a few seconds off the 0-60 time and
limit hill climbing capacity and top speed. Paradoxically, fuel economy
often suffers as well.
Admittedly this was an OM617, but I had a plugged pre-filter that gave me
grief;
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Jim Cathey wrote:
what items need to be removed to replace these ?.
Anything that isn't oily. You think I'm kidding?
Actually it is more efficient to remove your hands, shrink them and glue
them to ends of lawnmower throttle cable so you have proper flexibility
I
Just tossing in my 2 cents here, don't know why GM would say that since there
are alot of engine mods out there that are perfectly safe for the DM. If it is
done right you can up the HP and torque without doing any damage to the cats or
the engine. There's a Bully Dog setup that includes the
At highway speed, the duramax turns WAY less RPM than the cummins.
I wonder if the Cummins was running 4.10:1 gearing while the DMax has 3.73
or 3.55 gearing?
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
You'll probably have to pay some duty on the thing, but as long as it
isn't a hot rod, I don't imagine they will be able to value it too
high, govmt value books don't take classics into account, just age as a
general rule.
I looked into it a couple years ago, but can't remember much.
I had the shop fix the steering lock form when they installed the new ignition.
I have looking into the slow shut off of the engine. I know there is a leak in
the green vacuum line so I have disconnected it.
I also disconnected the brown one. So with the mighty vac on the back side of
the
John,
Just a minor caveat. The Quebecois are not known for looking after
vehicles very wellIt may be a total rust bucket and in my experience
dealing with used cars from La Belle Province, they can be a nightmare.
I tried to console a poor slob that bought a two year old Lexus ES300
rumor has it that kevin wrote:
I know what you mean! We stopped in a rest area while we were on
our way home in the new Dodge pickup towing our 9000LB travel
trailer, and I noticed that the rear tires smelled hot. I also
noticed small pieces of rubber stuck to the tire that had pealed
You should also check with US customs as they lik to have paperwork in
quintiplicate..they sure like their paper down there.
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
In a message dated 7/29/2006 8:37:46 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm starting to have what I think is excessive noise from the A/C compressor
on my '81 300SD. I am pretty sure the compressor was a reman installed
about 18 months ago. Any recommendations for
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