Somewhat OT here, but at least it has to do with machinery with
wheels, so shouldn't cause too much complaint. ;)
I started de-winterizing my motorcycle yesterday (yes, here in the
paradise that is the Pacific Northwest, it's already about that time).
It's an '82 Honda GL500---a transverse
Its a hondaGuzzi That is the quick description, as opposed to a
honda (inline) or a honda davidson
balance the carbs. that includes idle stops, throttle cables etc. I
am not familiar with what carbs are on that, but on BMWs, the bings
or delOrtos have to be carefully balanced. Don't get
Your Silverwing could be suffering from imbalance of the throttles. If the cold
cylinder has more vacuum than the warm one per your carb synchronizer, you'd
give the high vacuum side more throttle at idle to balance it out.
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Dieselhead wrote:
If your beast has vacuum carbs, then there is a designed in disconnect
between the cables and the fuel delivery position in the carbs. Any
slight varnish or particle can cause a vacuum carb to be a little off,
then recover with no adjustment.
Good point. I'm reasonably
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
If your beast has vacuum carbs, then there is a designed in disconnect
between the cables and the fuel delivery position in the carbs. Any slight
varnish or particle can cause a vacuum carb to be a little
In a vacuum carb, the cables run the throttle butterfly. The fuel
flow is governed, as Mitch said, by vacuum. As the vacuum decreases,
the needle is pulled up, allowing more fuel to flow. Any resistance
to movement in the vacuum slide, or the needle, or a slight leak in
the diaphragm leads
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
In a vacuum carb, the cables run the throttle butterfly. The fuel flow is
governed, as Mitch said, by vacuum. As the vacuum decreases, the needle is
pulled up, allowing more fuel to flow. Any resistance to movement in the
Making a mistake at the fuel pump is way too easy.
I almost did it once in the 25 years I have been driving diesels.
Luckily caught myself in the nick of time.
Co-workers have made that mistake in Europe when they did not realize they
were driving a diesel,
or they crossed a border where they
Jeremy and Simon Cowell discuss cars:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/Dgd5X9C/Top
(just click on slower download if you don't want to pay)
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In the 60s, you could add up to 25% gasoline in your MB Diesel with
factory blessing. Mechanical injection engines will run long enough
to get somewhere off the highway to drain the tank.
Making a mistake at the fuel pump is way too easy.
I almost did it once in the 25 years I have been
- Original Message -
From: ned kleinhenz ned.kleinh...@gmail.com
Making a mistake at the fuel pump is way too easy.
I almost did it once in the 25 years I have been driving diesels.
Luckily caught myself in the nick of time.
Co-workers have made that mistake in Europe when they did
Truck and marine Diesels were (are?) not as tolerant of gasoline as
MB fahrtzoid (PKW) Diesel are. as little as 10% gasoline will blow
the head off some Diesel engines. I have not seen this personally,
but my old injection guy did see the results.
I suspect part of it is direct vs indirect
I got tricked by a green pump handle once. For about a gallon. Car ran
fine. Try that in a new BMW!
-Rolf
On 02/14/2011 02:25 PM, Gerry Archer wrote:
- Original Message - From: ned kleinhenz
ned.kleinh...@gmail.com
Making a mistake at the fuel pump is way too easy.
I almost did
Well, there is a local company that will put an LPG (liquid petroleum
gas) tank onto a Diesel vehicle.
http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Diesel-LPG-an-Amazing-Breakthrough/A_110053/article.html
http://www.dieselgasaustralia.com.au/
Hendrik
Dieselhead wrote:
Truck and marine Diesels were (are?)
Some discussion on the subject here
http://www.biofuelsforum.com/svo_users/5260-how_much_petrol_will_diesel_engine_tolerate.html
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/nissan-patrol-gq-y60-ford-maverick-11/adding-petrol-diesel-49955/
http://www.car-techie.com/oil.php?018
Hendrik
Hendrik Fay wrote:
'Finally installed monovalve repair kit this afternoon - a very comfortable
Spring-like-short-sleeve day. 'Really hard to get my fingers down in there
to the valve, but I don't give up very easily; 'got it done, anyway.
Magnetic screwdriver wouldn't work for the screws - too weak to trust it.
Good job Mr. Strickland. Now a small plug for your local Mercedes parts guy.
Business stinks. We just lowered our prices 10 percent. Call us, cuss us,
discuss us, buyMBparts from us. We need it. Thanks.
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld
-Original Message-
From: WILTON
I agree it is easiest to eliminate fuel problems, and see if it helps; I had
a similar behavior with a bad algae infection. Maybe use a line-in-jug
(like Diesel Purge except only incoming line, it will go into the tank
anyway :) after dumping the main filter and refilling with good? (I am
Well, as you know, the repair kit did come from you. 'Need to install that
new hood pad I got from you, too.
Thanks.
Wilton
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From: buymbpa...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
I was at one of my dealer customers today and spotted a silver 99
E430 in the back they just took in on trade for a little old lady
on a Cadillac. I asked them how much figuring on about 6k maybe
and they said they would wholesale it to me for 3k. I stroked
them a check on the spot. Its
Wow, a nice, cheap late 90's MB! Score!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Maybe, it's time to buy that cheap W115 or W123 beater that I've been
dreaming about. I'm sure it will need some of them BuyMBparts to get it
going. I just have to find it! I missed out on that $300 300D 'coupla
weeks back, but it got the MB Diesel inside my brain clattering about.
Kevin
And Reggie is over the moon to have another car around the place?
One of the problems the 210 has is the window winder mechanism, not a
biggy but they all do it.
Have a read through this
http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/mercedes-benz/e-class/r95677/ and others.
Some love them, other hate
Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com writes:
Years ago a trucker told me not to buy diesel at (Joe Dance?)
truckstops. He said they were adding three gallons of gasoline per
100 gallons of diesel and that it was bad for diesels. Later I heard
that Dance had been indicted by the government
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:
I was at one of my dealer customers today and spotted a silver 99 E430
in the back they just took in on trade for a little old lady on a
Cadillac. I asked them how much figuring on about 6k maybe and they
said they would wholesale it to me for 3k.
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:
Now I am going to have to start learning about these cars. I know
nothing about cars this new.
Funny how new is relative. I was talking with a friend recently about
an '04 van I was thinking about, and he was amazed I'd consider buying
something
The problem is probably the very high pressure CDI system pump.
Won't tolerate the lower lubricity of gasoline instead of diesel, at
a guess.
However, this is a serious problem, as mistakenly filling the tank
with gasoline destroys the pump, and accidents DO happen.
Occasionally
Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net writes:
Occasionally someone will do something quite strange like fill the
wrong underground tank
I always wondered how often something like that happens... a load of
gasoline filled into the diesel tank by mistake (or vice versa). Are the
tank filler
Yup...regular people don't get it. Aside from my '83 Subaru and my '98 F150
(both were new purchases), getting my '05 E320 in '08 was as close to new
as I care to get.
Bob R
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:
I think the lower lubricity of the ultra low sulpher diesel fuel already has
the IPs running on the jagged edge.
Bob R
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
The problem is probably the very high pressure CDI system pump. Won't
tolerate the lower
...Im going to have to figure out what oil to use, doesnt these have that
flex service thing? I also see it has the sealed for life
tranny...
I think you are having us on.
The lifetime trans fluid idea went away in 2005 and the rule now is each
38K miles.
Mobil 1 0W40.
RLE
Yup...that's the first thing you shpud do/get done is the transmission
service.
Then give the keys to Regina.
Bob R
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:14 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...Im going to have to figure out what oil to use, doesnt these have that
flex service thing? I also see it has the
I paid them $200 over their cost, but yes you are right. KBB says
excellent trade in is $6200. private party is 7800 and retail is
9675. Guess I did get a good deal.
On 2/14/2011 8:44 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplinka...@striplin.net writes:
I was at one of my dealer customers
Do you have to use that special high dollar from MB fluid? There
is also a dipstick tool you have to buy as well from what I
understand.
On 2/14/2011 9:14 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote:
...Im going to have to figure out what oil to use, doesnt these have that
flex service thing? I also see it
Has Regina claimed it her own yet?
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
I paid them $200 over their cost, but yes you are right. KBB says excellent
trade in is $6200. private party is 7800 and retail is 9675. Guess I did
get a good deal.
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I bouhgt the dipstick tool from some dude on eBay - haven't used it yet. I
need to buy some replacement caps from Rusty. I was planning to use Mobil 1
ATF - but haven't read up on it yet. All this assumes that your tranny is at
least similar to the one in the '01 ML.
Is your the 5speed electric?
On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:49:51 -0800 (PST) LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am leaving in the next hour or so and will hopefully make Chattanooga
before stopping for the night. I'll be checking mail at gas stops...
Dan,
Where are you now? Did you make it to your destination?
Craig
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