On 09/07/2012 5:12 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I have no tolerance for Lexus:) Never will. Toyota as a company irks me. My
three most hated cars:
1. Lexus (all models)
2. Prius
3. Camry
I have to say I am more or less neutral on Lexus. Don't want one. Don't
really care one way ot t'oher.
Couldn't you lump Honda Civics in with the Camrys? They are just as endemic...
Dan
On Jul 10, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 09/07/2012 5:12 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
I have no tolerance for Lexus:) Never will. Toyota as a company irks me. My
three most
I'm not a fan of any Japanese or Korean cars but Toyota takes the cake. After
their recent safety issues and subsequent attempted denial and cover-up of
these issues I'm really turned off. The whole Lexus copycating MB and BMW
styling and then surpassing MB in sales really angers me. Honda
Points well taken, but if I understand correctly (and if I don't I am sure
someone will take me to task) hasn't Hyundai done rather well in the owner
satisfaction category?
Dan
On Jul 10, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'm not a fan of any Japanese or Korean
My son experienced two 300SD overheating snafus, cooking the engine in
the process both times. Each time the cause was a cracked plastic
radiator neck, while he was driving fast on the h'way and didn't
notice in time. Since then he was switched to Miatas, Subaru
Outbacks, and most recently a
On 09/07/2012 11:05 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
So this morning mama rings me a 4:26AM (don't ask) and in fumbling for
the phone I did not get the call. Try to call her like 6 times, then
a voice mail pops up, she says the car is dead, was smoking bad, would
not start again after stopping. Anyway
On 09/07/2012 11:13 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
My son experienced two 300SD overheating snafus, cooking the engine in
the process both times. Each time the cause was a cracked plastic
radiator neck, while he was driving fast on the h'way and didn't
notice in time. Since then he was switched
I was thinking about that when she told me she did not see a red
warning light. I should try to rig something up, just a little temp
sensor and a buzzer/light or something.
--R
On 7/9/12 12:19 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
On 09/07/2012 11:13 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
My son experienced two
OM617, right? Maybe Andrew still has one?
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The problem with the typical temperature sensor is that when it is in free air,
it doesn't work. It had to be in contact with the liquid to be measured. Case
in point:
When I was at Kohler we started using Ford industrial engines on our small
(100kW) gas units. Unfortunately, some of the units
How about some form of water pressure sensor? One would think that when
the level drops, the pump would not be putting out full pressure due to
air/cavitation etc?
Or a temperature sensor located lower on the block? If fluid is not
moving well, one would think the temperature would rise?
Good thinking, but wouldn't you have pressure even in the instance of low
coolant level?
Dan
On Jul 9, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
How about some form of water pressure sensor? One would think that when the
level drops, the pump would not be putting out full
OK the good news is that mama smelled something when she shut the car
off, then saw the smoke so I figure it had not yet drained completely
and was still cooling some so no damage. One hopes.
On the temp sensor, would not it be best to put some sort of contact
thermothingie on the head
Randy Bennell wrote:
How about some form of water pressure sensor? One would think
that when the level drops, the pump would not be putting out
full pressure due to air/cavitation etc?
Pressure in the system comes from the heat. I don't think that would work
dependably.
Or a temperature
Lexus. Ughh:(
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On Jul 9, 2012, at 12:13 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
My son experienced two 300SD overheating snafus, cooking the engine in
the process both times. Each time the cause was a cracked plastic
radiator neck, while he was driving fast on the
On 09/07/2012 2:55 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
Lexus. Ughh:(
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Well, my recollection is that there was a Lexus that looked a lot like
an MB so the styling was OK.
Toyota used to have a good mechanical reputation so if the one that
looks like an MB came from that era, it
I sold my engine to a dude from VA for $325. ))
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
OM617, right? Maybe Andrew still has one?
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You must learn to be more tolerant, Dimitri. I felt the same way
until I read the road test report.
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Lexus. Ughh:(
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On Jul 9, 2012, at 12:13 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
I have no tolerance for Lexus:) Never will. Toyota as a company irks me. My
three most hated cars:
1. Lexus (all models)
2. Prius
3. Camry
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On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:48 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
You must learn to be more tolerant, Dimitri. I felt the
I'd just replace the pump and hope for the best. The pump is just a
relatively small flange with the impeller on the inside and the pulley on
the outside, Inside the flange is the bearing and the seal. There is weep
hole on the bottom to let coolant out in case the seal starts to leak.
These
running it to see what happens. Even then in a nice-ish car its
still probably worth fixing.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 19:41:13 -0400
From: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD Morning Scare
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