When pounding my fist on the dash would no longer bring back the gauge in my
1980 Citation, I just started filling it every 300 miles. No trip meter, so I
had to gas it up at 207200, 207500, erc.
It worked for me for the last couple of years of the car's life until the
transmission broke a
You could just fill it every time it drops to empty - you'd never run out,
since you'd have about half a tank. We fill at half a tank, just on
principle to keep water in the tank to a minimum, and "you'll never run out
if you consider ½ tank as empty.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 4:20 PM Kaleb C.
As a diagnostic, you could try sticking the feed hose to the small fuel
filter into a small container of known-good clean fuel. If your car has
one, pump the manual priming pump to purge any air and then try to start it.
Is there a chance you have an air leak, especially upstream of the lift
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As a diagnostic, you could try sticking the feed hose to the small fuel
filter into a small container of known-good clean fuel. If your car has
one
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Thats a good idea. I could use the small bottle of kero I use to fill
lanterns from.
Anything is possible.
Of course
Curt Raymond wrote:
Of course its just wonderful [sarcasm] working outside at 5F.
Could be worse. You could be lying on your back in a pool of SLS fluid, cutting
out rusted SLS lines and trying to get the stuck flare nuts loose to put new
lines in.
5 degrees, no wind and sunny yesterday
Curt Raymond wrote:
Of course its just wonderful [sarcasm] working outside at 5F.
Could be worse. You could be lying on your back in a pool of SLS
fluid, cutting out rusted SLS lines and trying to get the stuck
flare nuts loose to put new lines in.
5 degrees, no wind and sunny yesterday
Dieselhead wrote:
I was hoping you had a heated garage, or at least a garage to do that in.
I debated cleaning out the garage, but when I started the project, it wasn't too
bad outside, and the car was dripping the liter of fresh fluid I'd just put in
to placate the Hydraulic Oil Level
So I get to experience the wheel bearing serenade while I commute to
my first day of outside employment in six years tomorrow, then tear
the Olds apart again Friday in preparation for the start of my
typical six day work week on Monday.
Mitch.
Congratulations on the new job!
I think.
Dieselhead wrote:
So I get to experience the wheel bearing serenade while I commute to
my first day of outside employment in six years tomorrow, then tear
the Olds apart again Friday in preparation for the start of my typical
six day work week on Monday.
Mitch.
Congratulations on the
Dieselhead wrote:
So I get to experience the wheel bearing serenade while I commute
to my first day of outside employment in six years tomorrow, then
tear the Olds apart again Friday in preparation for the start of
my typical six day work week on Monday.
Mitch.
Congratulations on the
As well you should be! That is very cool.
--R
On 9/18/11 11:51 PM, Hans Neureiter wrote:
I am proud of him.
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/253
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On 9/18/11 11:51 PM, Hans Neureiter wrote:
I am proud of him.
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/253
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Congratulations to both your son and yourself, Hans.
He did a great job and you did a great job raising him.
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
Congrats, Hans!
Do you get to put it on your fireplace mantel for bragging rights?
Dan
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On Sep 18, 2011, at 11:51 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote:
Never had that privilege.
Asked #1 to help me.
Called for a Phillips from underneath the car and got What's
Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net writes:
Well it's not shifting again this morning. Seems not to shift till
it's warmed up for 30 or more minutes. This is not going to work,
can't have 16 year old driving it never knowing if it's going to work
or not. Going to pull the trans yet again
Marvel Mystery Oil time!
Max
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Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Well it's not shifting again this morning. Seems not to shift till it's warmed
up for 30 or more minutes. This is not going to work, can't have 16
I already tried sea foam
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On Sep 18, 2011, at 4:19 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Marvel Mystery Oil time!
Max
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Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Well it's not
16 years?
Whow.!
Don't ruin the kid
Start him in something you would drive
I am talking Diesel.
Last good one was the 123/126 variety.
124 on it's down hill.
Right now, if I had all the money in the world, MB would be my last choice.
I'd buy an other Diahatsu.
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 11:16 AM,
I'd give 'im the Mercedes, but he'd have to be working on it.
#1 son worked with me side by side to transform his 200D into a 200D
2.4. I was (and still am) proud of him.
16 years?
Whow.!
Don't ruin the kid
Start him in something you would drive
I am talking Diesel.
Last good one was the
Never had that privilege.
Asked #1 to help me.
Called for a Phillips from underneath the car and got What's that?
I didn't get arrested.
I am proud of him.
http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/253
On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
I'd give 'im the
I've taken those pumps apart, and they seem pretty well constructed to me.
Of course, I have no reference from which to judge, though.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I cleaned all the (Nippondenso) compressor parts in the solvent tank.
That was tedious,
What kind of solvent do you use in the solvent tank? I saw a pretty good
price on gallons of degreaser at one of the parts stores.
Gerry
'83 300D and 240D
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I cleaned all the (Nippondenso) compressor parts in the solvent
What kind of solvent do you use in the solvent tank? I saw a pretty
good
price on gallons of degreaser at one of the parts stores.
Some kind of generic stinky light oil petroleum solvent. Bought
a couple of 5-gallon cans of it to fill the tank with. Works
infinitely better than the
That sounds like mineral spirits. Used it years ago. Worked great.
Thanks,
Gerry
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On Jun 10, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Curt Raymond
On Jun 10, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Oh my wife had new tires put on it and had them nitrogen
inflated, I can tell you I definately notice absolutely no
difference. Of course the new tires are nice as they don't
hydroplane so bad and don't squirm all over the road like the
Ah, the good ol Itialian Tunueup: -- drive the stuffings out of it,
and it runs better. The worst possible thing to do with a Benz diesel
is putt around town in it -- carbons up the prechambers something
terrible.
I change Mobil 1 oil on 6000 mile intervals..
Peter
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