The write up is interesting, but I don't think his method of replacement is
very good. Not pop testing to check the opening pressure is a real
shortcut. He also shows leaking injectors because he didn't adequately
clean the mating surfaces. I use a piece of glass and fine sandpaper to
make sure
]
On Behalf Of Dan Penoff
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel purge leftover
Jaime,
What do you use for a pop tester? Also, did you get an assortment of shims
or do you just buy them as needed?
Dan
On Jul 11, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jaime Kopchinski
On Jul 12, 2012 10:23 AM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
consider that you can get a whole
set of new Bosch injectors from Rusty for
about the same price.
Not sure whether it is true, but conventional wisdom on the NectarineBits
forums has it that new Bosch injectors are made in
set of new Bosch injectors from Rusty for
about the same price.
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On Behalf Of Dan Penoff
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel purge
On 12/07/2012 1:27 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
Yeah, that's my position as far as investing in something like a pop tester. I
would consider what my local Bosch injection house charges to clean and adjust
and compare it to both the expense and the amount of my time it would take.
I don't work
If I had the space to store it, fine, but unfortunately, I don't.
Dan who went from 4000 SF to 2400 SF and is still feeling the pain
On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
But the whole idea is to collect another tool even if you only ever use it
the once.
: Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com
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I bought a Chinese knock off of a pop tester, maybe 10-15 years ago. Looks
: Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel purge leftover
If I had the space to store it, fine, but unfortunately, I don't.
Dan who went from 4000 SF to 2400 SF and is still feeling the pain
On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
I just bought the kit from Mercedes Source... it worked well out of the
box. They also sell an assortment of shims in a kit. Since I knew I'd be
doing multiple cars it was worthwhile.
Jaime
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Jaime,
What do you use for a pop
I agree... over the years I've had several bad experiences with Bosch
rebuilds. I recall putting a set in a euro 300D: a bad miss on one
cylinder... the injector was way out. After that experience, I would bring
the rebuilt Bosch units to my local diesel shop to be tested and matched
before I
My local Bosch injection shop used to test and calibrate injectors to +/- 2.0
bar for around $25 each. Not sure if that price is still valid, but for the
amount I didn't think it was bad. And yes, getting them that close together in
opening pressures made for a very smooth idle and ramp-up as
Anyone tried it themselves with the setup offered by Mercedesource?
Converted hydraulic jack and a case of various shims?
If one did, what would the best means of cleaning them be?
Ultrasonic setup of some sort?
Or just soak in purge etc?
Randy
On 10/07/2012 8:04 PM, Rick Knoble wrote:
On
I've done a few sets now... I soak the parts in the
paint-bucket-carb-cleaner you can buy at parts store. It does a great job.
I've had great results with my rebuilds... very happy with the stuff from
Mercedes source to make jobs like this possible for the average DIY guy.
Jaime
On Wed, Jul
Jaime,
What do you use for a pop tester? Also, did you get an assortment of shims or
do you just buy them as needed?
Dan
On Jul 11, 2012, at 2:55 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote:
I've done a few sets now... I soak the parts in the
paint-bucket-carb-cleaner you can buy at parts
, 9 Jul 2012 19:28:24 -0700 (PDT)
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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So how
On Jul 10, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I'd probably go ahead and have the injectors redone (cleaned and adjusted).
Call around there must be somewhere in the metropolis that can do it.
http://www.jgparks.com/
Rick
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Recycle the dirty fuel and change both filters. Pour the unused purge
directly into the gas tank.
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
I just did a diesel purge. What do I do with the little bit that's leftover.
It seems to have some floating debris.
So the diesel purge didn't work wonders and yes I changed both filters after
the purge. My car still shudders while accelerating. It used to idle roughly
and stumble after long drives such as from Boston to DC. I haven't taken it on
a long drive yet as I just performed the purge. Does this
Andrew, do you filter through a coffee filter?
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On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:45 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
Recycle the dirty fuel and change both filters. Pour the unused purge
directly into the gas tank.
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Dimitri Seretakis
One can of Purge might not clean very dirty injectors. Drive it like you
stole it, then do another can. Some injector issues cannot be cured by
Purge - they have to be rebuilt. How to tell when? I don't know ---
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote:
So the
OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes:
Some injector issues cannot be cured by Purge - they have to be
rebuilt. How to tell when? I don't know ---
Well, if the Diesel Purge doesn't resolve the problem... you know.
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
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So now the dilemma... to re-purge or not to re-purge? Realistically, how long
can injectors go between rebuilds? My car has 240K-ish miles and I'm doubtful
that injectors have been replaced.
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On Jul 9, 2012, at 9:09 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
One can of Purge
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One can of Purge might not clean very dirty injectors. Drive it like you
stole it, then do another can
smaller puff of smoke
on startup. The biggest improvement was probably changing the fuel filters.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:09:58 -0500
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel purge leftover
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improvement was probably changing the fuel filters.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:09:58 -0500
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Any injector with more than 100k miles is suspect. Purge is cheaper and easier
and won't hurt. Personally I'd get a set if rebuilt injectors from Q.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD
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Audi has had diesels in the Le Mans race for at least few years now I
think. They usually do very well.
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net writes:
http://news.yahoo.com/audi-e-tron-first-hybrid-win-le-mans-174003511.html
I think Mercedes had some engines in the race. Audi is
Without getting into a discussion that could rival oil and tires, consider
that if diesel smoke caused as much disease as various interests imply,
there would be a well defined epidemic; especially in major air polluted
cities. The reason there isn't may be because the lungs have their own
Many years ago the veterinary research lab where I worked got it's own
shipment of cancer prone mice. So many substances gave these mice cancer
that one of the employees bet another that plain old horse sh*t would also
give them cancer.
It was tested and he won the bet.
Since then I've often
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On Behalf Of Gerry Archer
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Engine Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer, WHO Agency Says
Many years ago the veterinary research
$100,000 a year 40 years ago just to do this. Nice.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Engine Exhaust Causes Lung
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Engine Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer, WHO Agency
Says
Many years ago the veterinary research lab where I worked got it's own
shipment of cancer prone mice. So many substances gave these mice
cancer
that one of the employees bet another that plain old horse sh*t would also
I don't know whether diesel exhaust causes lung cancer or not, but it
is sorta reasonable to think that inhaling nasty stuff does not do you
any good. Diesel particulates are/have nasty stuff, so not surprising.
It is pretty clear that for those who have lung cancer, cigarettes are
the
Of course we all know people whom we can cite anecdotally who did all
the right things, and still developed a cancer and died, but those folks
are still sort of a smallish subset of all. I have friends who fell in
that category for no rhyme or reason. Then there are those who eat
A doc at MDAnderson, who specialized in brain cancer, got brain cancer
himself at an age something like that. He died after operations and
treatments and such, and had a very good attitude about it all as a
learning/teaching experience, was chronicled in the paper occasionally.
One of my
We can't control our genes yet. Glioblastoma in adults is more aggressive and
almost uniformly lethal. The juvenile version confers a much better prognosis.
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On Jun 13, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Rusty Cullens buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
Of course we all know people whom we
Same thing happened to a high school friend of mine. No prior symptoms, fell
over unconscious one day, diagnosed brain cancer, died in a few months. Pretty
sad, I think he was only 17.
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012, at 02:28 PM, Rich Thomas wrote:
A doc at MDAnderson, who specialized in brain
On that note, I've noticed that location is very important. For example, in
California, nearly everything is labeled that it causes cancer. However,
if you drive South a couple hours to Mexico, the same materials are easily
purchased and recommended for consumption.
Definition: Elephant. A
I shouldn't think that would come as any real surprise to most folks.
Unfortunately, it is just another item on a long list of things that we
ought not to breath into our lungs.
Randy
On 12/06/2012 12:19 PM, Dan Elliott wrote:
This seems relevant for those owning older diesels such as
Does anything NOT cause cancer anymore?
Waiting for the study in 5 years, after all diesel engines made prior to
2008 have been siezed in a cash for smokers government mandate, that
says, oh well, now it looks like it doesn't cause cancer after all.
Allan
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca writes:
I shouldn't think that would come as any real surprise to most folks.
Unfortunately, it is just another item on a long list of things that
we ought not to breath into our lungs.
Now take your lips off that exhaust pipe!!
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
You mean breathing gasoline exhaust does not cause cancer?
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.eduwrote:
Does anything NOT cause cancer anymore?
Waiting for the study in 5 years, after all diesel engines made prior to
2008 have been siezed in a cash for
Interesting about the bladder CA. The well known causes of bladder CA are
cigarette smoking, aniline dye exposure from the printing industry and ascaris
(worm infection- mostly Egypt). A lot of truckers who are those mostly exposed
to Diesel are smokers. I wonder then if the study was
Like the study a number of years ago that decided that drinking coffee
caused cancer. They later acknowledged that a lot of the folks who drank
a lot of coffee also smoked at the same time.
Randy who is more worried about the drivers behind him crashing in the
thick black smoke than he is
People operating heavy duty diesel equipment like mining equipment or semis
are subject to all sorts of things office workers would not be subject to,
like quarry dust or vibration.
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
Like the study a number of years ago
Dan Elliott wrote:
Existing vehicles without these modifications will take many years to be
replaced, particularly in developed countries, where regulatory measures
are less stringent, the IARC said.
In developed countries?
Mitch.
___
years to recover. I've
been doing a little yoga and have regained some of my ability to bend which is
improvement anyway.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:52:07 -0500
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Engine Exhaust
which is
improvement anyway.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:52:07 -0500
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I shouldn't think that would come as any real surprise to most folks.
Unfortunately, it is just another item on a long
Brian wrote:
...subject to all sorts of things office workers would not be subject to,
like quarry dust or vibration.
Outlaw vibrators.
mao
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Especially the diesel driven ones.
Dan
On Jun 12, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
Brian wrote:
...subject to all sorts of things office workers would not be subject to,
like quarry dust or vibration.
Outlaw vibrators.
mao
___
Good day to all,
In 1985 a study was conducted on airline personnel (stewards/stewardesses) on
long Asian flights between the US and Japan, Hong Kong, and other points. All
of these flights were many hours long and smoking was allowed on the planes.
The study assumed that the flight personnel
I love the smell of diesel in the morning.
Apologies to Robert Duval in Apocalypse Now
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:53 PM
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From: Larry Tl02tur...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel OIL again
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During the Oil Analysis test, the viscosity it tested at 100C
He has an interesting website with repair info as well as videos on
youtube Thanks
On 4/6/12 12:15 PM, clay monroe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tRR-QjVjU
pretty good
clay
1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Cleo
just questions my data...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:05:38 -0400
From: Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel OIL again
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During the Oil Analysis test, the viscosity it tested at 100C. a 15W40
should test at 40W (not below
was under the impression TBN was less important on diesels anyway.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:29:13 -0600
From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel OIL again
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Thanks Curt, I don't see any point in furthering the discussion since you
do not test for TBN.
Thanks
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Viscosity and TBN?
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Curt Raymondcurtlud...@yahoo.com
Low gas prices may not last long:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304331204577352161288275978.html
Gerry
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Electric generation from natural gas generally serves a
different purpose than coal. The coal is used for baseline
which can take a week
Brian Toscano wrote:
I have never heard of a turbo-supercharger except here.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercharger
When power comes from an exhaust gas turbine a supercharger is
known as a turbosupercharger - typically referred to simply
as a turbocharger or just turbo.
No, I did
I like San Luis Obispo. Nice college town.
Used to go there when I was working on the OTBH radar on Black Mountain outside
of Atascadero.
Dan
On Apr 19, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:41:53 -0700 (PDT) Dimitri Seretakis
dsereta...@yahoo.com
If you go back and read aircraft literature from the 40s, you will
see the equipment referred to turbosupercharger. in the postwar era,
the super and or the supercharger parts of the word were commonly
dropped in common use.
I am sure the guys on the line in the war dropped the supercharger
Weren't some of those also compound turbo/super chargers -- an exhaust
driven turbocharger pushing air into an engine-driven supercharger to
get even more pressure at higher altitudes? I vaguely recall seeing
something like that, maybe on the B-36? This entry does not
specifically address
Yes, the R-4360 is a turbo compound engine, with 4 rows of 9 cylinder
radial engines stacked to make a very complicated engine. [two spark plugs
per cylinder X 36 cylinders]
The engine gear driven supercharger is compounded by turbocharger
extracting energy from waste exhaust gas to compress air,
Yup - marvelous engines! Dad's miniature radial engine, the Jacobs R755,
used straight 50 wt. oil - 5 gallons in the tank. It was complicated enough
without a turbo.
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:59 AM, G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, the R-4360 is a turbo compound engine, with 4 rows of 9
for
them to pass out of earshot. ;)
Wilton
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From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel or Gas?
Yes, the R-4360 is a turbo compound engine, with 4 rows of 9
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel or Gas?
Yes, the R-4360 is a turbo compound engine, with 4 rows of 9 cylinder
radial engines stacked to make a very complicated engine. [two spark plugs
per cylinder X
On 18/04/2012 7:11 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
Diesels are best for heavy towing and towing at high altitudes and over
mountains. Isn't Manitoba mostly flat prairie? How big of a boat will you
be taking to the lake? :-)
South Eastern Manitoba is fairly flat. Gets more ups and downs as one
South Eastern Manitoba is fairly flat. Gets more ups and downs as
one approaches Ontario and much more rugged from the border into
Kenora and then south to where we go.
I don't move the boats from Winnipeg to the lake all that often.
Mostly just from the cottage to the launch ramp so not really
Just make the bribe subtle and BIG enough, this is America after all.
Cynical? Me? nah!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 4/18/2012 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday . Fuel America with fuel from America. Gotta
figure out how to get CARB on board...
-Curt
Didn't the Germans do that in WW2? The fuel part I mean, though they
probably could have handled CARB as well.
--R
On 4/18/12 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due to ease
of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract
CARB is a sinking ship, let it sink and let's move forward. Grow a set
America !
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due to
ease of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract nat
Guys,
I've been preaching this for years. During WWII the Germans needed a source for
diesel and couldn't get oil so they created diesel from natural gas. This was
lost after the war and everyone could once again get oil. Then several years
ago (6-10) one of the colleges on the Left Coast ran
I think I want a diesel truck.
I worry that I might be hard on it in the winter with short runs but I
would really like to have one in the summer for the highway runs to the
lake.
So, educate me if you can.
I think I want the Dodge with the Cummins. I know I don't want the Ford.
I am not
Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need for
another - convert the gas to Diesel.
However, the companies that will be doing this (unless the government
nationalizes it) will be selling to the highest bidder - likely China,
India, Brazel, etc. THERE IS NO US OIL - get
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
I think I want a diesel truck.
I worry that I might be hard on it in the winter with short runs but I would
really like to have one in the summer for the highway runs to the lake.
We went through the same with the
of ownership.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:16:16 -0500
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel or Gas?
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I think I want
, it'll be more
fun and realistically the fuel economy is a small portion of the overall cost
of ownership.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:16:16 -0500
From: Randy Bennellrbenn...@bennell.ca
To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel or Gas?
Message-ID:4f8ee8d0.10
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural gas due
to ease of extraction what with fracking and how they'll extract nat
gas to get to propane and such. I was reminded that there is apparently
some process to turn natural gas into diesel
Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net writes:
Better plan would be convert our gas cars to run on CNG.
Except that requires huge new infrastructure in fueling stations and
delivery, not just producing the vehicles. Same problem with
hydrogen-fueled cars.
Diesel works in the pumps and delivery systems
Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca writes:
I think I want the Dodge with the Cummins. I know I don't want the
Ford. I am not sure about a GM product.
GM is an Isuzu. Ford is their own, I think. Cummins is... well, Cummins.
--
1983 300D
1979 300SD
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OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need
for
another - convert the gas to Diesel.
However, the companies that will be doing this (unless the government
nationalizes it) will be selling to the highest bidder - likely China,
India, Brazel,
I suspect that natural gas prices will rise in the future. They won't stay
low forever. For the longest time coal was one of the cheapest ways to
make power, but with emissions controls costing billions, and cheap natural
gas - it can be economical for new plants to use natural gas. And that's
Oil prices are not market driven. Oil is not a free market.
-Dave Walton
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Max meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, we should be doing this - a surplus of one resource, and a need
for
another - convert the gas to Diesel.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2011/2011-02-22-091.html
Some buses around here have been running on LNG for a long time now.
I guess it all depends on cost, can they buy nat gas, convert it to
Diesel and sell it for the same price as dino Diesel?
At this stage I would think perhaps not,
Diesels are best for heavy towing and towing at high altitudes and over
mountains. Isn't Manitoba mostly flat prairie? How big of a boat will you
be taking to the lake? :-)
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca writes:
No! Fischer Tropf was coal to Dissel and gasoline. Crude from coal
yields several fractions similar to petro crude.
Didn't the Germans do that in WW2? The fuel part I mean, though
they probably could have handled CARB as well.
--R
On 4/18/12 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Big story on
Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Big story on NPR yesterday about the sinking price of natural
gas due to ease of extraction what with fracking and how
they'll extract nat gas to get to propane and such.
Max wrote:
Better plan would be convert our gas cars to run on CNG.
You
Brian Toscano wrote:
For the longest time coal was
one of the cheapest ways to make power, but with emissions
controls costing billions, and cheap natural gas - it can be
economical for new plants to use natural gas.
Electric generation from natural gas generally serves a
different purpose
Brian Toscano wrote:
Diesels are best
I'd say you can put a period right there. *smiles*
for heavy towing and towing at high altitudes
and over mountains.
Huh? A supercharger is what deals with altitude. That can be
fitted to almost any internal combustion engine.
-- Philip
How many supercharged trucks do you see going over the mountains towing
heavy trailers?
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Brian Toscano wrote:
Diesels are best
I'd say you can put a period right there. *smiles*
for heavy towing and towing at high
It is true that supercharged or turbocharged vehicles have more power at
high altitude than naturally aspirated vehicles.
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.comwrote:
How many supercharged trucks do you see going over the mountains towing
heavy trailers?
On
Does my 82 240D have altitude adjustment? I know that my 220D doesn't. I drove
it x country some years back and it didn't like the mountains through Colorado-
no power and much smoke.
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On Apr 18, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Brian Toscano wrote:
Diesels
But, the new ones are big. The earlier one made better mileage did it
not?
The 1996-1998.5 12-valve with the inline mechanical pump
can get 25-26 mpg on the freeway at 58 MPH on stock tires,
manual tranny. Nothing else can get quite that high, though
my dad's 2002 (? maybe 2004) reportedly
If they can make diesel they can also make gasoline.
That's what they're doing with half the diesel they
_could_ be making now. Cracking it to gasoline.
-- Jim
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Certain parts of the country use gas fired plants for various reasons -
sometimes purely for emissions, other times for periods of high demand.
However, with today's current low and abundant natural gas, some power
generators are replacing aging coal stations with natural gas.
I don't think that
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes:
Electric generation from natural gas generally serves a
different purpose than coal. The coal is used for baseline
which can take a week to startup. The natural gas is used for
on-demand. Startup is less than an hour, as I recall.
Can be just minutes, some
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