...Ah. The real bluetec ones use the spare tire well for the adblue
(aqueous urea solution) tank...
Well.the E-Class Bluetec with urea injection hasn't arrived here yet so
which model are you referring to?
MB manufactured a special run of E-Classes (200, I think) with urea
injection
...I know in my family history those who visit the doctor with reasonable
and
suggested regularity live much longer than those who didn't get checkups
and
only went when they felt something was wrong...
I am living proof of the wisdom of that system.
RLE
So, how is it that the news doesn't carry this type of information?
Why are we continually pestered to give dollars to an effort that is
worthlessly mangled by boobs who don't know how to accomplish stuff? Why
doesn't
anyone else tell us this stuff? Perhaps this report is not true?
...Tip stall?
Shaun was circling the vertebrae at low altitude when his plane stalled
and
spun to the ground headfirst. He was killed instantly.
Mitch...
I am not familiar with that term. Stall/spin accidents are very well known
and what causes them is well known and yet they happen.
...no two plugs per pack sorry its a 1995..
My 1995 C280 had three packs for six plugs. Why would the 3.2 be different?
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..I expected a Google search on the phrase to turn up full scale
landing
approach situations, but didn't really find much of that.
Google stall spin accidents for the explanation.
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Ther RLE email - from a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend -
ad infinitum - could be true, could be snopes material - I don't know.
Seems logical, but again I don't know. Actually, I can't care, and I
don't know.
mao..
Then what the hell is the point of your post? You are
The fact that they are FOB Germany says everything.
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...Great price for a W202, irrespective of goat.
Alex...
My guess is that the goat is responsible for the dent. Anyway, a 4-cylinder
W202 is a disagreeable car.
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News back from Nic Brockhausen. He and Dennis Hebler made it back somewhat
safe and sound. Here are their observations:
To All,
I just returned from Haiti with Hebler. We flew in at 3 AM Sunday to
the scene of such incredible destruction on one side, and enormous ineptitude
and
With a bad ending, sad to say. Fabulous scenery.
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...What state(s) do that? WDC or left coast Washington? Wow, tagging
the
new owner with the PO's debts - that's got to be a really popular way to
raise revenue. Either I'm blessed to live in a state that doesn't do
that or I've been blessed with my purchases thus far. As far as I know,
The case of the 4 people that died in the lexus bothers me the most.
Electronic igniton and shifter meant that all the basic things you'd like
to do, switch off the engine or change gears, doesn't work. I'd also expect
that a very powerful car already traveling a high speed will be
feel there are two places that Toyota failed:
1) The input from the accelerator should have been ignored when the brake
was pressed... Mercedes has been doing this since at least the W211
introduction and I've experienced it myself (out of curiosity, not in an
emergency).
The W203
Randy frankly sez...
..On the other hand my 76 115 300D is in good shape for its age too. It
has been painted and the job is not perfect.
There is some bondo in the lower quarters behind the rear wheels. The
seats are loosing their stuffing. The vacuum
system needs some work as I often,
Interesting -- on the NPR interview they had a guy from Consumer
Reports, and they referred to CR as the most authoritative recommender
for cars or some such...
Who else does what they do?
The IIHS crash tests them but nothing else. The magazine road tests provide
another data point
...You can't count...
A slight exaggeration, just for effect.
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deliberate - there is loose stuff all over the floor in the back
seat..
Big Mac wrappers?
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...Have you noticed that a LOT of Toyota owners are pompous, self rightous
b**bs who are totally convinced that they have done the intelligent thing
because Consumer Reports told them it was best?..
You are confusing them with the Prius People.
What do you mean, move it?
RLE
My Parents have been toyota drivers since the had K cars in the 80s
(enough
to scare anyone). I find them to be reliable, uncomfortable, boring...
There are millions who consider a car to be nothing more than a place to
sit, inside out of the rain, while travelling from A to B.
No car
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...Marshall did alot of great things for spreading awareness and
information
about these cars. But there were a few things that he said I didn't agree
with, and challenging him was out of the question! This is what drove me
away from the original diesel list.
I'm glad I'm not the only
..That thing is pretty ugly with the top down. Looks kinda like the XJS
Cabriolet. Like a guy went at a coupe with a sawzall. But it is fun
having a unique ride, good luck with it..
And the Triumph Stag.
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What's a 92 300TE 4Matic with 161k worth?..
Zero without a perfect transfer case. Well, maybe as a chicken house.
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...yes, the D did, not the SD...
Why were they different, considering that it's basically the same engine?
The head?
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...If you had less than two ounces of water per changing of the main
filter, maybe
he had a point, but with no viewable/drainable water trap, how could you
know?..
You would know by listening to the engine. Lots of nailing with water
damaged injectors.
And please, no advice about buying
The SD was always turbocharged
Which has nothing to do with the question of different types of glow plugs
which has now been answered.
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...I did drive a turbo-automatic up Pike's Peak. (14,100 ft/4,300
m). Up there it had turbo lag! Just about couldn't move even in
first until the turbo spooled up. Then it was effectively normal...
When my 300D was new, I drove it to the top condos (1 ft) at Snowmass
CO with it's
...Brakes? Only a fool touches the aircraft brakes under such conditions.
You
simply glide to a safe stop...
Like Tonya Harding, then.
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...There is a place for everyone on the planet - it really is what makes
the world go around - thinking about it in a physics sort of way...
You would have kissed up to Hitler, Attila the Hun and Saddam, then?
More diversity, I suppose.
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...Reverse thrust only works if you have an equal number of engines on
either
side of the rudder. And the number of engines has to be cleanly divided by
two...
Au contraire, Mr. Lindberg. A skilled and experienced pilot can and has
used limited reverse thrust after an engine out touchdown.
...He said that he heard that Mercedes cars are good up until 1993. Is
that true??..
Good? Good in what way? I'd love to hear from anyone who bought a new one
in the last thirty years and lived with it through the warranty period and
beyond.
Having done so with a 123, two 201's. a 202,
Jim wrote: In the past I've met at the bank to make the exchange.
If both parties bank there, it can be a transfer slip.
Hard to get taken in a scam that way
Well, yes, but in Washington it's best to go to the licensing agency to
transfer the title then and there or battle those fifty
...You don't mention the car or the year - but I don't think any
5 cylinder SDs had the series plugs...
My '78 300D's glowplugs were in series, as I recall. Connected by those
wavy toaster wires, weren't they? Changed them at 92K miles after a no-start
following a cold night.
RLE
exactly, you want to use more thrust reverse instead of brakes...
Thank you, Amelia Earhart.
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...I've used Plavik for as long as it's been out. It's a little spendy at
$400+/month. It dramatically reduces the viscosity of your blood. Very
small nicks will bleed for a long time...
Yikes. My mom (98 next July) has been taking Plavix daily since her stent
install 7-8 years back and is
I need to replace the hose that runs from the brake fluid reservoir
to
the clutch master cylinder on one of my Saab 900s (the one reservoir
is shared across both hydraulic systems). It appears to be 7mm ID,
the same size as the soft fuel lines in a lot of Bosch FI
applications. I
...Definitely inciting. ..
He meant insight and there is a big difference between incite and insight.
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...Thanks, Roger, excellent info! Do you remember the specific VW
application---i.e. what are the magic words I need to say to the parts
counter guy to get the right stuff, or do you think Gimme some of
that 7mm ID bulk brake hose will suffice?..
I think the VW application was the same as
I've driven the Grimsel twice, once in each direction but back then the
road was a narrow two lane and coming from the west side (I think it was west)
it is one of those ascending switchbacks you see in pictures. The start of
the video showed a short view of the big dam at the summit backing up
Does anyone bother to put the exposure [of a CT] scan in those
terms?
Perhaps they can provide the (not insignificant) probability that the
radiation exposure from the scan will lead to a visit to an
oncologist.
I read just last week in some report or other that a CT scan has
The Grimsel Pass is in Switzerland.
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...Woger thought the side of the plane said Porche. After all, this IS
the porche list, isn't it?...
You are still hoping to turn this into a diesel list only, right? Pitiful.
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Hoping someone has something good to say about the Koni
adjustables...
They are OK in the right application. You aren't going to turn a 108 into a
sports car (impossible) by fitting Koni shocks but you will ruin the ride.
I know this because I replaced the originals on my '72 250 (in
911-E and 911-S weren't D-Jet? What were they?..
Mechanical injection. Zero electronics. Same as the RS. First year for CIS
was 1973.5 in the 911T. Hope dieselhead didn't see this.
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-I was looking for the mistake you mentioned, you jackass. Never
found it, so
your snide remark would be more applicable to yourself than to me...
Then you missed that the mistake reference was by the eagle-eyed Hendrik,
not me.
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.I live in California, where the average mile of interstate is more
challenging than the MB test track at
Untert?rckheim! This allows me to compare my cars, and without a doubt the
123 and 107 are vastly better at soaking
up the bumps, to the point where it's just not right. It's
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...Uh Woger, wrong list, I may have to ban you
First, Ritter. Now, you. My life is over.
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My Mom, to be 98 in July, had a stent put in about seven years ago
following a ride to Swedish Hospital in a Fire Dept. Medic unit. Still cruising
along fine, cardiac-wise but with lots of expensive meds daily. A few episodes
of AF since, now well controlled.
My friend JB remarked to me last
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF MEN VIEWING THIS COMMERCIAL SAY:
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.That's really weird, because the E (before this whole 'class'
nonsense) meant fuel-injected. e.g. the 280 and 280E 123's, etc. I thought
the
class crap began when the flipped the letters and the numbers around...
The class crap began with the 1994 W202 which was the first C Class. C
...What I really like is the badge on the back of some '80s-'90s
Cadillacs, about three inches long, which proudly announces
ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION in a very solemn serif typeface
As though it were big deal.
Seems to me the first German electronic injection was in the 1968 VW
...Wrong list, I think...
Not at all.
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What was the mistake, other than the tiny splash in the pool, and the
live
person climbing out? No goggles?
Mitch...
Considering your pursed lips disapproval, you seemed to have examined it
closely.
Now, back to clogged screens and vacuum leaks.
RLE
.Bosch D-Jet. Introduced in 1968 by German manufactures (VW, MB,
Porsche, possibley Audi) and used by others shortly -- specifically
Volvo. All the same system in various forms
The 914-4, a 1970 model, used a form of this. The 911 and 944/968 never
did. Can't recall what the 928
http://mercedes-benz.tv/en/clip-1124/Jay+Leno%27s+hidden+street+circuit
Also, navigate to the making of the film at the bottom.
Mulholland Drive is great fun but watch out for the LAPD.
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When a Mercedes built after 1985 has an accident, the seatbelt comes
with an
ETR (emergency tensioning retractor), this explodes and renders the
seatbelt
useless. I am not risking my life like that, sorry...
Which fires when the airbag deploys which should be a clue.
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..BUT if you have a used one where it has not triggered the explosive
device, it should be fine?..
No. It will not retract.
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...But a Smart? I'd hate to see what happens to one in a accident - or
what
happened to the people inside...
You must be the only one who hasn't seen the Youtube crash videos.
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OK OK I surrender.
The filters that the poor counterman gave him are for an SLC...
I'm surprised that a dealer would even carry anything for something as
ancient as an SLC. Which had one filter, I'm thinking.
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I'm guessing this is probably the same VW six that was used in the
Volvo 7xx diesels in the late '80s/early '90s...
That was a VW truck engine so must have been designed for puttering around
town.
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Subject: Fw: Portugese 'Running-of-the-bulls'
I've heard of the Running-of-the-Bulls but this is ridiculous.
I wonder how many are badly injured or killed during this
unbelievable Portugal Só marradas.. It is probably one of
the funniest videos I've watched..
When the first video is complete,
Son with '07 320CDI just called. ..
If he used the term CDI, he may have confused the poor counterman since the
'07 is called Bluetec.
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I have begun taking fresh garlic bulb chewed up with
good high fat yogurt every morning - for grins...
That should clear out the office.
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I have begun taking fresh garlic bulb chewed up with good high fat
youghurt every morning - for grins...
First it's a garlic bulb then suddenly it's 15 garlic oil capsules.
It is anything? Or are you having your spells again?
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There was no R Class Bluetec in 2007.
He said CDI without any more info.
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Lowering acid is not the trick - I forget what the trick is... maybe
a body cleanse, you know - get a 20 meter length of cheesecloth and swallow
a meter of cheesecloth each day until the first swallow comes out the
other end - I heard of that type of cleanse one time - maybe it works...
We have some new dry powder extinguishers at work that use some sort
of purple stuff that covers more types of fires than the older yellow dry
powder does/did. Don't know much about it, but I could pull the info from
the extinguishers if someone is interested...
Purple K replaced the
...Do I have a diaphragm failure?..
That's what she said after the pregnancy test came up with the wrong
answer.
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Pinched from the other list. Read and learn.
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Great Photography!
Subject: USAF Para-rescue In Afghanistan
Photos of USAF Para-rescue in Afghanistan. Fantastic pictures are adorned
with a crisp, witty, informative lingo. This stuff is what legends are made
of, and these folks are deservedly proud of their jolly green or
Pedro community.
US: Spyker shows GM the money
Dutch sportscar maker Spyker is pushing forward with a last-ditch bid to
save GM's embattled Saab unit and said it had the money to make a deal.
Spyker founder and chief executive Victor Muller said that, even though GM
is winding down the Swedish company, the
Unbelievable photography viewed with sophisticated 360 degree technology
Click and hold your mouse to move a picture around.
If you click and hold near the left side of a photo it will pan left, same
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And explosive bolt squibs on some airplanes to quickly detach
certain
parts when and if they suddenly become unwanted...
I just read yesterday that the new MB SLS Gullwing has explosive bolts (a
quote) in the roof mounted door hinges for escape in case of a rollover.
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US/SWEDEN: Executioners replace Saab CEO and board
Executioners were named soon after Saab's first Swedish-built convertible
left the line.
General Motors on Tuesday afternoon (12 January) named Stephen Taylor and
Peter Torngren as wind-down supervisors of Saab, jointly replacing the CEO
and
I recommend this for Hurst who needs some excitement in his life:
Ride in an F/A 18 Hornet Make sure and click on all 5 excerpts. What a
Ride!!!
Make sure your sound is on. This is very good. Be sure to watch all of the
'scenes' especially 'Scene 2'. You have to click on each photo at the
...You have cut it pretty close since I got mine in January 2006. What I
don't
like is that the issue date is just that and not the date of my first
logged flight...
Brain fade. I meant the date of my Private checkride. There were four more
later.
RLE
...It was lots of fun when the Honda decided to change lanes into
oncoming traffic
when I hit the brakes, almost as much fun as the cloud of Mobil One smoke
the
Saab made when all the oil intended for the valve train went into #1
cylinder
instead...
Do you have even one car that isn't
...In response to the first part of your message, I guess I know now why
some
people on this list think you are an idiot
That's not a response. An answer is a response.
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...I was thinking about used but wonder if it's smart to use a belt
that's been
stressed? Any thoughts?..
You never ever reuse a belt that has been stretched in an accident. Ask any
competent body shop.
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...but regular use of it in fuel (which MANY truckers endorse) will
result in injector nozzle coking...
My friend AC who owned a small trucking outfit for years told me that he
routinely added ATF to his fuel in his last Kenworth that he ran up and down
the west coast. I don't recall which
...some people? i think it's pretty much a consensus...
Keep this up and I'm going to have to hurt your feelings.
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.I don't recall which engine it had but the original injectors were
finally replaced at 70K miles which seems pretty good...
It was 700K miles, not 70K.
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...I could be dreaming, but I seem to remember Marshal sanctioning (only)
Techron in vergasser engines...
Back during my 123 diesel period (1978-1985), Chevron recommended it for
gas AND diesel and I used about once per oil change in a vain attempt to quiet
the clatter. I'm sure it's
...Roger, 70k or 700k?...
700K. And the KW tractor was sold to a car museum for duties around their
facility since it was a showpiece even with nearly a million miles.
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Be sure to click on the audio links. In stereo.
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I just found out that the old paper pilots license will become
obsolete in
March - you have to apply for a replacement license to get the new
valid
license ---...
You have cut it pretty close since I got mine in January 2006. What I don't
like is that the issue date is just that and
...http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/1541917716.html..
That's not a '77.
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...Some people call clear air turbulence, air pockets. The hole you just
drop down for no reason, well there is a reason but I
don't know how to explain it. Over to you Roger.
A hole in the air, then? That term dates from maybe the thirties in
airplane movies? Nobody who knows anything
...I will become F* compost for your rhododendrons just like you need
and desire...
A generous offer indeed but I think I'll stick with the garden store for
those needs.
RLE/many flowers etc.
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They pop-tested while I waited (about 15 minutes during my lunch
break) and all the injectors fell within a 5 bar range and had good spray
patterns.
That qualifies as all over the place and I know for a fact that my
long-gone 123's injectors were evenly matched.
RLE
Traction Control is WONDERFUL in my wife's PT Cuizer and my HHR.
The HHR is newer, it will actually grab the brake on the spinning wheel
to redirect the power...
Just like MB's system.
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Evenly Matched to what? If your tempted to say they were exactly the
same, ignore this question.
1750psi which was the factory spec for the non-turbo 300D at the time,
according to the MB service manager. I doubt that they were precisely the same
down to their last squirt.
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[UPDATED 15:11 GMT] LUXEMBOURG/SWEDEN: Saab attracts surprise new bids
8 January 2010 | Source: Graeme Roberts
A surprise new player last night announced a bid for Saab in partnership
with Formula One racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone, prompting the General
Motors board to add at least a day
Once again:
Topic was the prez speech about the 25DEC Detroit airplane thing.
Yes, you lose 300 people on an airplane if it was successfully downed, but
you
lose that many each day due to idiots driving drunk, or in
snow, or while texting, etc.
Like so many of your claims, this
.That plebe country will not allow bleeding heart entitlements of any
sort. No insurance, no retirement, no military - we each and every one of
us fend for ourselves, gang up to keep order, depend on each
other - not some federal bureaucracy. mao..
So, when your three day per week job
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