Good. Then we can simply delete eachother's messages. Works for me.
Brian
On 5/18/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Does the shaking that the diesel engine does upon shutoff cause motor
mounts
to wear out more quickly than in a gas engined car? I wonder about
Good. Then we can simply delete eachother's messages. Works for me.
Brian
On 5/18/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And you will be missing out on a treasure trove of MB facts and
information.
Oh and CHANGE your FUSES or your PISTONS will MELT!
:)
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
Does the shaking that the diesel engine does upon shutoff cause motor mounts
to wear out more quickly than in a gas engined car? I wonder about this
every time I shut off the engine. It would seem that it has to put a
considerable strain on things. Perhaps the mounts are designed to take it? I
am
None of mine shudder much unless the mounts are bad -- the 300D thumped
horribly until I got both mounts in, then it was very smooth. The 220D
and my brother's 75 300D both shut down nicely, but then they both have
new mounts.
Check yours -- the rubber should be significantly higher than the
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Does the shaking that the diesel engine does upon shutoff cause motor mounts
to wear out more quickly than in a gas engined car? I wonder about this
every time I shut off the engine. It would seem that it has to put a
considerable strain on things. Perhaps the mounts are
Now Marshall - first you tell us not to let the engine idle for more
than a few minutes (carbon build-up), then now you're advocating not
turning it off (like the big rigs). I guess that means we need to
tag-team drive the cars - keeping them in motion! Suburban 24 hours of
Le Mans style?
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