I will definitely get the fuel filter changed, and the air filter was
checked recently, but I will change that as well. The strange thing is that
it runs perfect otherwise, just when it is under load on a long grade that
it seems to lose power and start kind of missing, and when I come over the
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
all highway, no ac, probably had a tail wind
I can't monitor MPG in real time on any of my MBZ, but I can do it on OBDII
gassers. Imagine a car that gets 37 mpg rolling down the hwy fully warmed up.
You start it cold, drive 3 miles down the road and jump on the
Not duty/VAT, at least not mostly.
Most of what you're looking at is probably 'brokerage fees'.
There have been class action suits against UPS over that, they'll say 'yep, we
can ship that to Toronto for $20', and then when it gets there they want $50 in
'brokerage fees', even if there was no
Ah ha! That may be it!
Whatever it was, he feels like he was robbed. Me, too.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - customs
Not duty/VAT, at
On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:32 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
I should cobble something up and see what it will do in the winter with
100-120 degree air going into it.
Sounds like a good idea. Let us know how it works.
Craig
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Sounds like partially restricted fuel filter(s) creating foaming
under load, at the highest rate of fuel consumption. Do you notice
any difference in shifting?
I will definitely get the fuel filter changed, and the air filter was
checked recently, but I will change that as well. The
Part number 116 760 09 61
Should be about $45 new.
Jaime
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On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Anyone have any success with soldering or brazing cracked pot metal? The
bracket that holds the interior door latch release handle on my W116 is
broken.
I just sent an Apple Xserve server to a guy in Toronto. If it went UPS they
would have gigged him a small fortune to clear it.
It went USPS Priority and cost him something like USD $7.00.
Dan
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 9:13 AM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Ah ha! That may
Probably get better mpg until it is warm and then slightly less once up to
temp. Cold air is more dense and should equate to better fuel efficiency
once the engine is up to temp.
Mike
On Oct 18, 2011 9:45 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:32 -0400 Mitch Haley
Sounds like a plugged filter to me too. First sign I notice is a slight
surging when pulling a steep hill.
Mike
On Oct 18, 2011 9:46 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Sounds like partially restricted fuel filter(s) creating foaming under
load, at the highest rate of fuel consumption.
Michael Canfield wrote:
Probably get better mpg until it is warm and then slightly less once up to
temp. Cold air is more dense and should equate to better fuel efficiency
once the engine is up to temp.
In a gasser?
I figured dense air would just increase vacuum and pumping losses.
If it were
Hmmm...I always thought that the efficiency of an IC engine was related to
the difference between the intake and exhaust temperatures. So colder
intake should give better fuel economy. Isn't that part of the reason for
an intercooler? My TDI has one and it gets very good fuel economy.
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/2651705989.html
Reminds me of how when I was a kid I was baffled by the fact that
convertibles usually cost more than hardtop versions of the same car.
But there's less metal! They should
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:41 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Why did they do away with exhaust heated intake air in the 1990s?
Cars don't have carburetors anymore. The big reason for heating the
intake air was to prevent icing in the carburetors.
Allan
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:16 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
wrote:
Why did they do away with exhaust heated intake air in the 1990s?
Cars don't have carburetors anymore. The big reason for heating the
intake air was to prevent icing in the carburetors.
Well not only that
Works the other way too. A fellow I know has acquired a vacation home in
Phoenix. He has a very nice Buick Grand National and decided to take it
down to AZ and leave it at his winter place so it would getmore use.
The US border people asked him if he intended to sell it. He quite
honestly
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government
bureaucrat?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Shameless
This is only one type of bureaucrat and that is a government bureaucrat - by
definition. Therefore, Wilton's rhetorical question is an oxymoron (or some
other term). Clever!
With reason,
Andrew
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:10 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat
G Mann wrote:
problem with pot metal is it is very
poris and holds oxydized particles which contaminate welds and
glues alike to fail joints.
Sounds like maybe a chemical cleaner then. Maybe muriatic acid?
-- Philip
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For new
My thought, too, but I went ahead and sent it based on my experiences when
dealing with bureaucratic-type reps of large organizations such as phone
companies and many others. Too many reps of too many large organizations
seem to take on an air of invincibility and act bureaucratic. If you
Our 1997 S320 spent two months in the shop, but finally the
transmission arrived and worked well. When we went to pick up the car
there were numerous electrical issues, such as the trunk not closing,
the mirrors folded completely in, and the windows not functioning
properly. We left it over the
We're not happy until you're not happy!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government
bureaucrat?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes
Is this the 140 acquired 3 or 4 months ago; mighty fine looking, black,
bigger-than-normal chrome wheels, etc, or have I confused it with another
140? 'Hope all goes well with it.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Well, maybe it was 7, or so, months ago?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Water in a 140 question.
Is this the 140 acquired 3 or 4 months ago;
Your confusion is understandable. We have a 1997 S320 [wife's car] and
a 1996 S420 [my car]. The S320 we got about 2 years ago from the
local MB dealer. Mine continues to purr along and drives wonderfully,
still not a mark on it, though I'm having some antenna issues, and need
to swap a part
Be my guest to try any method you think may work. As my son said at age
3,,, it's unfixable, so if you discover anything that works you are indeed
the one eyed man in the land of the blind and I bow to you in respect oh
fearless leader.
Grant...
AZ...
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Fmiser
That's a good one!
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
We're not happy until you're not happy!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Have you ever seen any bureaucrat more unreasonable than a government
Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com writes:
Part number 116 760 09 61
Should be about $45 new.
The part number on my broken bracket is 116 766 03 191
Allan
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
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G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com writes:
Be my guest to try any method you think may work. As my son said at age
3,,, it's unfixable, so if you discover anything that works you are indeed
the one eyed man in the land of the blind and I bow to you in respect oh
fearless leader.
MuggyWeld
The parking brake on my 82 240D seems to want to depress itself. I pull the
brake release and the brake releases but then the pedal pulls itself down
partially engaging the brake again. With wear I would expect the opposite
problem as the shoes wear and the cable stretches. I looked under the
Sounds like they left the windows open or something, good luck getting anything
out if them though
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On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Bill Ringgold billr32...@comcast.net wrote:
Our 1997 S320 spent two months in the shop, but finally the
transmission arrived and worked well.
Icing of the carb was not a major problem on most engines as engine heat
transferred directly to the carb from the intake manifold mounted directly
on top of the engine. Air cooled VW's for example had to have heat riser
tubes to heat the carb and prevent icing as well as prevent fuel
I recall the landing checklist had Check Carb Heat
--R
On 10/18/11 10:54 PM, Michael Canfield wrote:
Icing of the carb was not a major problem on most engines as engine heat
transferred directly to the carb from the intake manifold mounted directly
on top of the engine. Air cooled VW's for
...Interesting. Cold air intakes are supposed to improve performance. I
would
assume, you know what happens then, that would translate to better
efficiency as well. Think of what an intercooler does, cools intake air.
Maybe I am way off base here but it sounds right to me...
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