Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-21 Thread Robert Massmann
List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:02:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] More MB boards? Robert Massmann wrote: Does anyone know what is in a 87 190 2.5 turbo which I will be parting out. Diff? 2.65:1 It would make 5th gear useless on Curt's car. I

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-19 Thread Robert Massmann
Does anyone know what is in a 87 190 2.5 turbo which I will be parting out. Bob Massmann Oregonia Ohio - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:53 PM Subject: [MBZ] More MB boards? Hey gang

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-19 Thread Mitch Haley
Robert Massmann wrote: Does anyone know what is in a 87 190 2.5 turbo which I will be parting out. Diff? 2.65:1 It would make 5th gear useless on Curt's car. I think it's a 2.2. And first gear from a standing start might not be too much fun either. I have heard of a 2.5t that was converted to

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
13, 2009 8:54 PM To: Diesel List Subject: [MBZ] More MB boards? Hey gang, I'm still searching (high and low) for a replacement diff for my '85 190D 2.2l. Cama says almost nobody rebuilds them since the tools are spendy and the replacement I put in hasn't worked out (its lounder than the one

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread Curt Raymond
I'm with you, it makes no nevermind for mileage if I go to work in 4th as opposed to 5th... Besides which losing my low end is not worth a couple mpg... -Curt Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:19:56 -0700 From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] More MB boards? To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread Curt Raymond
Thanks Max! Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:54:12 -0400 From: Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,    53310     meade.m.dil...@navy.mil Subject: Re: [MBZ] More MB boards? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:     1370e90cffd2ac4b8cb65267ba10c4b801193

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread John Robbins
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-trade-wanted-items/ http://mbca.cartama.net/forumdisplay.php?f=7 Very little traffic, but: http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/fs-wtb-f-8.html Mitch Haley wrote: I don't know if they have a classified section, but what about

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: They do, but the mods/owners there are crazy. Then again, they banned me so I'm a little biased. Use your judgment as to whether I am ban-worthy or not. ;) My bookmarked link to that forum leads directly to the superturbo section. When I tried to go there yesterday, I

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-14 Thread Curt Raymond
My MBCA registration has just gone through, I'll check the others, Schuman isn't accepting any new members... -Curt Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:22:10 -0500 From: John Robbins je...@msstate.edu Subject: Re: [MBZ] More MB boards? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID

[MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-13 Thread Curt Raymond
Hey gang, I'm still searching (high and low) for a replacement diff for my '85 190D 2.2l. Cama says almost nobody rebuilds them since the tools are spendy and the replacement I put in hasn't worked out (its lounder than the one it replaced). The only options remaining on car-part.com are very

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-13 Thread Mitch Haley
I don't know if they have a classified section, but what about http://www.schumanautomotive.com/forums/ ? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?

2009-10-13 Thread Jim Cathey
So I put a post on Peachparts and a guy has one for a good price but its 3.23 ratio as opposed to the 3.42 thats in it... I'm worried about getting into a Jim Cathey situation where I lose all my low end. The Peachparts crowd is all about taller gears for better fuel economy but I'm not sure I