Dan Penoff wrote:
My 2004 Focus wagon averages 24 MPG, even with the ICE COLD AC running in a
mixed highway/city cycle.
If i get out on the interstate and run flat out, I have seen mileage
approaching 28-29 mpg.
Sounds a lot like 4000lb of my awd 1999 e wagon.
My lifetime (since March 8,
Can you get one piston out from underneath? At the very least if you do it from
above you'd only need to pull one head.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:11:56 -0700
From: clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net
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As I think about it it wouldn't be a lot more work (comparatively) to do all
the rings, I mean 3 more holes are right there awaiting replacement...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 21:16:53 -0600
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The American dream
For replacing rings, all he needs to do is break the timing chain,
remove
the affected head, remove the oil pan, remove the rod cap, and pull the
piston and rod out the top. He can do that with the engine in the car.
It's a whole lot more work to do it all.
That is an interesting question, can
On Thu, 17 May 2012 23:22:24 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
You sure about that? I have not seen a MB that you could pull the
pan with the engine in the car. Thus the small steel lower pan on OM
621 and OM61x engines to allow access to the oil pump and the #1 rod.
Now that
If it has cracked rings, then most likely the cylinder is scored, and
replacing rings will do little to cure the problem. I don't have a
380SL to look at, but I am 98% sure that pan won't come off in the
frame.
I think you are looking at boring at least one hole, or a engine
swapIF the
Might be able to get numbers 1 or 2 but nothing after that with as much
or more work required vs removing the engine.0n a W108 (69 280S) in
a galaxy long long ago, I disconnected the motor mounts and removed the
lower oil pan then the Oil Pump. I raised the engine and removed the
oil
Get a sheet of that foam insulation (like $9 at Lowes) and put it down
on the concrete. Soft, and warmer too. And an anti-freeze jug makes a
nice head rest.
Can't help you with the engine work, but I can help make it more
comfortable!
--R
On 5/18/12 11:19 AM, Larry T wrote:
Might be able
Two or Three layers of cardboard make it softer and warmer and you can
toss them when oil drips on them and keep the floor clean too.
Randy
On 18/05/2012 10:34 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
Get a sheet of that foam insulation (like $9 at Lowes) and put it down
on the concrete. Soft, and warmer
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Two or Three layers of cardboard make it softer and warmer and you can
toss them when oil drips on them and keep the floor clean too.
Randy
On 18
I removed the hood, removed and rebuilt the engine, and replaced it all on
the '78 450SLC I had. It's not that big a deal. You do need helper to
remove and replace the hood. My wife helped me - not all that hard.
Of course, it took me almost two years, between life and scrounging for
the cheapest
I did remove and replace the pan on the OM603 in teh SDL - I had to lift
the engine a few inches with the lift, and remove the steering link and
shock. It can be done, but it's almost as easy to remove the whole engine.
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On
Does it have to be original to SL?
Probably going to stick with a 2-row chain 380 from SL/SE[L]
of the right vintage. Might end up being a short-block swap.
Should just sell it at a loss, but I don't know that I can
make myself do that.
-- Jim
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Ha. I've transported sofas on my roof for 300 miles- shrinkwrap and
ratchet straps!
I
On Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:57 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Guess I'm looking for a local donor 380 engine. Meanwhile, I guess
I drive it...
-- Jim
Car-part.com has a few. $1000 to $2000 from SLs
sedan 380s appear to be available down to $650 or so.
Looks like a
Could you replace the rings on just that piston?
I was thinking about that.
-- Jim
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But if you open it up that far, you may as well do it all.
clay
On May 17, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Could you replace the rings on just that piston?
I was thinking about that.
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On Thu, 17 May 2012 20:11:56 -0700 clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net
wrote:
But if you open it up that far, you may as well do it all.
For replacing rings, all he needs to do is break the timing chain, remove
the affected head, remove the oil pan, remove the rod cap, and pull the
piston and rod
You sure about that? I have not seen a MB that you could pull the
pan with the engine in the car. Thus the small steel lower pan on OM
621 and OM61x engines to allow access to the oil pump and the #1 rod.
On a 62 econoline or falcon, you could. (170 CID) by 65, you could
not on the
On 15/05/2012 7:14 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Randy Bennell wrote:
I have to say that I have never thought of my F150 as being an
anti-Prius.
I think of it as practical. I have the Supercrew so it is a car with
a truck trunk.
It is the Lariat so it has most of what we expect in newer cars in
On 15/05/2012 7:38 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
Randy Bennell wrote:
However, I also am generally hauling some other stuff when we go back
and forth like piles of lumber, plywood etc as we are renovating and
likely will be for the rest of my useful days. The place is long in
the tooth and needs
On 14/05/2012 9:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
I think it sounds like you own the right vehicle. So what if it doesn't
get 40MPG. The overhead (insurance, registration/taxes, interest,
depreciation, maintenance) of owning a second economical car will more
than eat up any fuel savings unless you
You'll be surprised what you can do with a roof rack. I've hauled 4x8 plywood,
Sheetrock, you name it, on top of my 240D. The sunroof comes in handy as well
as I let long boards stick out through it.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 16, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On
On 16/05/2012 11:40 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
You'll be surprised what you can do with a roof rack. I've hauled 4x8 plywood,
Sheetrock, you name it, on top of my 240D. The sunroof comes in handy as well
as I let long boards stick out through it.
Sent from my iPhone
Well, yes but ...
Ha. I've transported sofas on my roof for 300 miles- shrinkwrap and ratchet
straps! I had a BMW hood strapped to my roof rack that I transported from
Washington DC to Boston! It can be done but obviously not ideal.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 16, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Randy Bennell
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On 14/05/2012 9:06 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
I think it sounds like you own the right vehicle. So what if it doesn't
get
Curt Raymond wrote:
Mitch's wagon beats all of them and with 4matic you don't have to worry about
the boat ramp particularly but it requires premium fuel...
Around here, the premium is 10 cents more than the 89 octane, or 20 cents more
than the 87 octane. When the Prices were 1.80-1.90-2.00
On May 16, 2012 11:19 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
The manual says 'do not top the tank
up', but it doesn't say 'don't pump
slowly' or 'don't stop pumping
before it's full'.
You are making me reconsider my plan to buy a facelifted 210 E430 4Matic,
considering that we don't have
Now come on - have you not seen the photo on the net of the car - a
Jetta maybe - with a whole lift of plywood on the roof and the back half
collapsed?
Probably photo shopped but who knows??
Randy
On 16/05/2012 12:05 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Ha. I've transported sofas on my roof for 300
OR, maybe you need an old VOLVO. Are they not the ones who advertised
for years that their cars had solid roof structure? I seem to recall an
ad with a Volvo with about 10 more Volvos piled on top of it.
Randy
On 16/05/2012 12:05 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Ha. I've transported sofas on my
I'll break out my pattie press
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com
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On 16/05/2012 12:25 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
What kind of mileage do you get with the F150?
I've been kind of disappointed with my Ranger, in comparison an '03 F150 4wd is
rated for 15mpg, my '03 Ranger is rated for 16mpg.
In practice on the highway I can get it up to 20mpg if I really take it
On Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:03 -0500 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
wrote:
On average over the past 5.5 years and 63,000 miles, 16.43 but that is
Imperial gallons so deduct about 20% for US gallons.
16.73%, if you want to be picky.
Craig
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Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:03 -0500
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On 16/05/2012 12:25 PM, Curt Raymond wrote
Ha. I've transported sofas on my roof for 300 miles- shrinkwrap and
ratchet straps!
I lashed a sofa table to the roof of my SL, just threw down a blanket
and lashed it 'round the top (windows down) with twine. Same car
also brought home a dishwasher in the trunk, lashed in so it wouldn't
Check Seattle CL for engines. I saw a few that could work. Does it have to be
original to SL?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/3019423172.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/pts/3005690645.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/2999017573.html
On May 16, 2012, at 6:34 PM,
Does not have to be from an SL, but starting with a 380 or 420 would
be easier. Accessory stuff is different, but can be bolted on the
new engine from the old. M116 right? But then Mr. Cathey already
knows all this.
Clay's second engine is not adequate in the 21 century for vehicular
Guess I'm looking for a local donor 380 engine. Meanwhile, I guess
I drive it...
-- Jim
Car-part.com has a few. $1000 to $2000 from SLs
sedan 380s appear to be available down to $650 or so.
Looks like a sedan 420 engine can be had as low as $400-500.
I think I'd opt for the 4.2 engine
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/3009745116.html
On May 16, 2012, at 8:04 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Does not have to be from an SL, but starting with a 380 or 420 would be
easier. Accessory stuff is different, but can be bolted on the new engine
from the old. M116 right? But then Mr.
Power lines will all be underground by then. Structures taller than one
story
will all be gone since broad rooftops will be needed as landing/parking
areas
for the car-planes. Trees will be found only in forested uninhabited areas.
No more towers either. All communication will be by
Concrete overpasses will be gone; tunnels will be built underground in their
place. The flight paths of carplanes will intersect at alternate altitudes
preventing
collisions.
Gerry
On Mon, 14 May 2012 21:21:19 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Right into the waiting overhead power lines!
Gerry Archer wrote:
snip the sunroofs will be enlarged, ejection seats will be
improved, and occupants will be gently blasted into the sky;
coming down by parachute; all before imminent accidents.
/snip Gerry
OK Don wrote:
Right into the waiting overhead power lines!
Or into the flying
Randy Bennell wrote:
I have to say that I have never thought of my F150 as being an
anti-Prius.
I think of it as practical. I have the Supercrew so it is a car with a
truck trunk.
It is the Lariat so it has most of what we expect in newer cars in the
sense of leather seats and power this and
Randy Bennell wrote:
However, I also am generally hauling some other stuff when we go back
and forth like piles of lumber, plywood etc as we are renovating and
likely will be for the rest of my useful days. The place is long in the
tooth and needs pretty much everything repaired or replaced.
Allan Streib wrote:
I think it sounds like you own the right vehicle. So what if it doesn't
get 40MPG. The overhead (insurance, registration/taxes, interest,
depreciation, maintenance) of owning a second economical car will more
than eat up any fuel savings unless you drive a LOT of miles.
Gerry has been reading issues of Mechanix Illustrated from the 50s again.
--R (The future is fun! The future is fair! You may already have won!
You may already be there! Yes, and it's starting now, so hop aboard
that old YELLOW rubber line...)
On 5/15/12 4:13 AM, Gerry Archer wrote:
You don't need a remote, a lot of the fools do not use their seat
belts. A coupla thugs offed themselves in a car v. live oak tree the
other night, during a high-speed chase from the po-pos, no seat belts in
use. The very large live oak refused to give right-of-way
Almost every day
Just like how our friend, who is a former ER nurse, used to call ricers
(Asian crotch rocket motorcycles):
Donor bikes
Dan
On May 15, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
You don't need a remote, a lot of the fools do not use their seat belts. A
coupla thugs offed themselves in a car v.
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Gerry has been reading issues of Mechanix Illustrated from the 50s again.
You read Mechanix Illustrated? Tch! True mechanical buffs never read
anything but Popular Mechanics, and us science buffs only read Popular
Science.
http://chasthuglife.blogspot.com/2012/05/two-thugs-self-terminate.html
http://chasthuglife.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-05-12T16:44:00-07:00max-results=7start=13by-date=false
Should you care to assess their credentials for Mr. Darwin.
Toland Gathers
Certainly well qualified for entry into the Darwin Award competition.
Impressive documentation, I wonder how many thousands of public funds were
expended during these two lifetimes to effect their arrest, defense,
incarceration, and the support of their numerous illegitimate children?
I'm sure
: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:31 AM
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Power lines will all be underground by then. Structures taller than one
story
will all be gone since broad rooftops will be needed as landing/parking
areas
for the car-planes. Trees
From: Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Gerry has been
reading issues of Mechanix Illustrated from the 50s
again.
You read Mechanix Illustrated? Tch! True
mechanical buffs never read
anything but Popular Mechanics, and
us science buffs only read Popular
Science.
Certainly well qualified for entry into the Darwin Award
competition.
No Darwin Award for Ladson, he spawned like a
salmon before dying.
You get a Darwin Award for improving human
evolution by removing your genes from the pool.
Mitch.
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Green, anyone?
The
Koreans keep messing up the Soylent Green shipments.
From: Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
Gerry has been
reading issues of Mechanix Illustrated from the 50s
again.
You read Mechanix Illustrated? Tch! True
mechanical buffs never read
anything but Popular Mechanics, and
us science buffs only read Popular
Science.
Well it seems they go the bit about Ladies spending a long time on the
phone right
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGYULzoQCgA/Ri1oTOyeJoI/AgA/w0d1jE6x_fw/s1600-h/y2kImage4.jpg
Hendrik
who doesn't talk much on the phone but Fay does
I was being facetious about both the predictions and my
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-american-dream-in-an-automobile/2012/05/11/gIQAhEWzIU_story.html
--R
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--R
I have to say that I have never thought of my F150 as being an
anti-Prius.
I think of it as practical. I have the Supercrew so it is a
'Nother ATTABOY on the lack of sunroof!
Wilton
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On 14/05/2012 8:09 AM, Rich
trouble spot.
Randy
On 14/05/2012 11:05 AM, WILTON wrote:
'Nother ATTABOY on the lack of sunroof!
Wilton
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Yeah, unfortunately, my car has the hole in the roof but if I had my
choice it would not.
I don't like the sun on the back of my sun glasses so if I want to run
with the sunroof open, I need to wear a hat with a brim.
Not so bad at night
-0500
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On 14/05/2012 8:09 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
http
There is no doubt that I could easily drive a Prius or Honda Civic
around town and would save fuel. In the summer, that is sort of what I
do with the 300D but I don't try to drive it in winter.
The boat gets hauled about every 2nd weekend. It only gets hauled a half
mile or so to the launch
The original Honda Insight is kind of cool looking. The current insight has
better styling than the Prius. Plus Honda is a more responsible company if you
ask me.
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On May 14, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
There is no doubt that I could easily
On 14/05/2012 6:32 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
The original Honda Insight is kind of cool looking. The current insight has
better styling than the Prius. Plus Honda is a more responsible company if you
ask me.
I like Honda and have had, generally, better luck with them than with
Toyota. My
It's interesting how accessories of limited interest such as sunroofs
can lead to significant improvements in car safety. For example,
someday the sunroofs will be enlarged, ejection seats will be improved,
and occupants will be gently blasted into the sky; coming down
by parachute; all before
I think it sounds like you own the right vehicle. So what if it doesn't
get 40MPG. The overhead (insurance, registration/taxes, interest,
depreciation, maintenance) of owning a second economical car will more
than eat up any fuel savings unless you drive a LOT of miles.
Allan
Randy Bennell
Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca writes:
I like Honda and have had, generally, better luck with them than with
Toyota. My wife has an Accord. My mother has had a series of Civics as
has my sister. All have been good cars.
Toyota and Nissan both like to rust, in my experience.
Allan
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I only vote for that if I can have a remote control that ejects drivers.
Some fools should not be on the road in a car, driving. No amount of
technology will overcome stupid.
Darwin Awards exist for good reason.
You can't legislate common sense, either.
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Gerry
Right into the waiting overhead power lines!
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:58 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.comwrote:
snip the sunroofs will be enlarged, ejection seats will be improved,
and occupants will be gently blasted into the sky; coming down
by parachute; all before imminent
On Mon, 14 May 2012 21:21:19 -0500 OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Right into the waiting overhead power lines!
Or the solidly build concrete freeway overpass!!
(Reminds me of F-104s that had downward ejection seats because the upward
ejection seats were not yet powerful enough to keep the
Gerry Archer wrote:
snip the sunroofs will be enlarged, ejection seats will be
improved, and occupants will be gently blasted into the sky;
coming down by parachute; all before imminent accidents.
/snip Gerry
OK Don wrote:
Right into the waiting overhead power lines!
Or into the
On May 14, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
The creeping commuters of California and Connecticut will become
the eagles of the sky; landing quickly on the roofs of the corporations
where they work. The future looks bright.
I have no clue what medications the
He can send you some seeds if you want.
Walt
On May 15, 2012 12:20 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote:
On May 14, 2012, at 9:06 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
wrote:
The creeping commuters of California and Connecticut will become
the eagles of the sky; landing quickly
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