I think you may have found the rare exception to the rule. The 4 banger
manual trans Rangers and Bronco II's seem pretty good on gas. I have a 95
here that averages around 25 or so and that's 4x4.
Mike
My Dad's 1999 Ranger 2.5, 5 speed standard, bare basic truck gets
21mpg at 75 mph, empty,
My '96 Dodge Dakota 318 V8 will pull 20mpg empty... It's pulled a 4400# tractor
before for 300 miles at highway speeds... I've put 150,000 miles on it and the
motor is fine but the tin worm is getting it.
For replacement I'm sorely tempted to get another just like it.
-Curt
Date:
My 95 with the 2.3 has 230K on it and it runs absolutely perfect. No
smoke, rattles or major leaks and it was always owned by a friend of mine
who has NO clue about anything mechanical...It had the infamous
sticky throttle body shaft at one time(all Frods do if you leave them sit
long
Sounds like you got a good one for a Dakota...Keep it and get the rust
fixed
Mike
My '96 Dodge Dakota 318 V8 will pull 20mpg empty... It's pulled a 4400#
tractor before for 300 miles at highway speeds... I've put 150,000 miles
on it and the motor is fine but the tin worm is
It may be a little outa' date as this Email address is from '99:
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G. M. Brown
Brevard, NC
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It may be a little outa' date as this Email address is from '99:
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Here's a current address for Jim
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I've misplaced the bracket that mounts from the turbo to the trap. Can anyone
provide me a picture that will help me find the missing bracket? TIA all.
The general area
http://www.gulseth.net/photos/exhaust_area.jpg
The missing bracket
http://www.gulseth.net/photos/Missing_bracket.jpg
My 02 F150 Supercrew 4X4 with the 5.4 did a little better than 17 mpg(adjusted
to US gallons as I'm in Canada) on
the last trip out to the lake. That was over a distance of about 225 miles -
pretty well all highway. The
interesting thing is that is about as good as it has ever done and I was
Man! that is fatal! I'll give ya $50 for the car!
At 11:05 AM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
I've misplaced the bracket that mounts from the turbo to the
trap. Can anyone provide me a picture that will help me find the
missing bracket? TIA all.
The general area
On 8/7/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now this must be different that the removal of an ignition cylinder on
a 123? A paper clip inserted in the slot and corresponding hole works
just fine there.
Dunno. I have no experience with the job on a 123. All I know is
that on my 124,
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Dunno. I have no experience with the job on a 123. All I know is
that on my 124, there's no way a paperclip would have worked---it took
the wedge action and springiness of the official tool with its
sharpened point to move the catch in the right direction and release
I did a little study on mileage at various speeds over
the last month, and found that by reducing my highway
speed from 70 mph to 55 mph gained me about 2 mpg per
tank.
I keep detailed mileage records, so I'm convinced that
this was the result of the slower speed. I will say
that most of my
As long as you don't mind people approaching you from the rear at a
20mph speed differential, then riding your bumper until they can get
around you.
LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I did a little study on mileage at various speeds over
the last month, and found that by reducing my highway
Slightly related, but I used to bring my 1959 P544S Volvo battery into the
apartment to bunk down in the warmth every night when I lived in St. Paul; I
also plugged in the dipstick heater. The car always started the next
morning but the gloves I used to carry the battery disintegrated by
bring me a flawless '85 300CD with that $50, and we'll talk!
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:08:33 -0500, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Man! that is fatal! I'll give ya $50 for the car!
At 11:05 AM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
I've misplaced the bracket that mounts from the turbo to the
trap. Can
Won't make much difference will it? At 80 to 90 mph most people are a menace
anyway. Remember that in addition to
the drunks and the dopers, we have octogenarians and teenagers who got a
license yesterday and people on cell
phones drinking coffee etc. I guess I'm getting old but why is everyone
Also related:
I used to push my motorcycle into my apartment at night. This was not
to bring it in from the cold in Tempe. It was to bring it in from the
vandals.
I did get some surprised looks and comments when I would roll out in
the morning to go to work. I am very surpirsed I did not get
Are you sure there's actually a bracket that goes there? It's been a while
since I had a crossover connection at that juncture, but I seem to remember
those studs as being superfluous. Anyway, I've been operating without one
for years, with no detrimental effect.
On 8/8/07, Luther [EMAIL
I do remember taking it off because I couldn't get the trap out of the way
without removing the bracket. Also, it wouldn't allow me to move anything if
the bracket wasn't loose and removed from both studs.
So...you think the bracket isn't needed?
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:31:42 -0500,
I may get this wrong as I have never been there, but my wife was in DC a few
years back on business and got on some
sort of tour bus thing that went around to various sites. My recollection is
that one could get on and off this
wherever and whenever and then catch a later one when it came by on
A few weeks ago I managed to break the drainplug in the housing on my wife's
motorcycle. Then I managed to break the inner housing getting everything apart.
The inner housing was available, the outer was not.
So last weekend I tried to drill the offending bolt out. Dammed if I didn't
drill it
Cool!
Now, the real question is whether I will remember this, or that this post ever
existed, if I ever need to do that.
Randy
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Gray Line Tours. They're all over the place.
They do a nice night tour.
National Cathedral. Check out their Web site, as it
has a boatload of multimedia stuff about the place,
especially some cool video tours. It took literally
years to build the place, mainly due to funding (or
lack thereof)
The serious rust is mostly in the doors right now. I'm thinking it may be
cheaper and more practical to get new doors...
'96 is the last of the old style, the ones they can keep balljoints under. I
think I've had one or two replaced but not often like on the new ones.
I've seriously considered
On my Dakota I find the difference between 65 and 75 is about 2mpg. On my 190D
I find its more like 3-4mpg.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:43:59 -0500
From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fords fuel mileage
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Message-ID: [EMAIL
How can you tell I'm catching up on old posts?
My comment is that new appliances tend to be much more efficient so, even
though your old washer and dryer may
never wear out, you may find it a good idea to replace them. Energy costs these
days are such that efficiency is
soon rewarded.
Randy
It's not that bad around here, mainly because people
are sensitized to all the blue-hairs lollygagging
around in the left hand lane doing 40 mph.
I am always very careful to stay in the right hand
lane at all times, and if necessary, I will speed up
to accommodate trapped drivers behind me.
All
Compared to northern Maine where people regularly don't lock their doors...
The most major vandalizim we've had on the farm has been somebody fishing in
our pond... They leave the camp totally alone.
Of course now that I've said that...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:57:18 -0700
From: Zoltan
I do believe you are correct - the National Cathedral. An impressive
structure [and gift shop]. I believe a rail/subway pass is about $8 for a
day with as many rides as you want. Just as a side note, before you do
something like giving your pass to a hungry looking student make sure your
flight
Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
I can't find my W201 CD.
How do I check the grtrag 5ap tranny fluid and refill?
There's a 14mm allen plug on the bottom, and on the left side a bit
forward of that is another 14mm allen. Is the one on the side the
fill/level plug?
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Like I said, I've been sans-bracket for around three years, and the trap-log
has never leaked. I wouldn't sweat it, but YMMV.
On 8/8/07, Luther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So...you think the bracket isn't needed?
Casey
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Thanks a lot, now I have to change my undies :-(
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
This is a GREAT video
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Ahh yes the evil fill plug, a word of warning those plugs can be tight.
Sometimes previous owners have used bad methods (like you are thinking)
to get them out and made a mess of them.
From memory I managed to get a standard Allen key in there.just
but my memory can be faulty. I would
Ha, That reminds me of a whole bunch of years ago out in LA, I was
driving home at about 2 am at the speed limit, 55 mph on I 210 ( I
think that's the number , foothill freeway? been a while )and got
pulled over. The cop explained that the reason he pulled me over was
that the only people
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:21:56 -0500, you wrote:
This is a GREAT video
One nice thing about my old age; No matter how many times a clip
like this is sent to me, I open it again!
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2007 HHR, 2.4L/Auto, LT2, 12Kmi, No problems!
1987 300SDL 280KMI Inherited by
For what it's worth, I ust got the water bill for last
month, and with the new washer only having been on
line for about two weeks of the billing period, our
water consumption dropped about 20%. Tossing a few
percentage points in for variations, that's still a
noticeable drop.
I'll be watching
Mitch Haley wrote:
Now that I've got the 16v up in the air, and a storm approaching,
I can't find my W201 CD.
How do I check the grtrag 5ap tranny fluid and refill?
There's a 14mm allen plug on the bottom, and on the left side a bit
forward of that is another 14mm allen. Is the one on the
I second that! As soon as I started using the wife's
former ride, I did a complete fluid change to Mobil1
products.
The car had an increase in mileage of about 2 mpg
after that... money well spent these days.
Dan
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Mitch Haley wrote:
Now that I've
My W123 ign switch defied removal. I followed the instructions until I got
to the where I was supposed to put the special tool into the small opening
near the ign keyhole... - well, my 78 240D (W123) does not have a opening to
insert a release tool. I ended up removing the instrument cluster
Larry, your w123 has the older style, where instead of inserting a release
tool, there's a hole on the side that you insert a small torx head or allen
wrench. It's not like newer ones that have a hole on the front.
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 09:21:04PM -0400, LarryT wrote:
My W123 ign switch
Hendrik wrote:
Ahh yes the evil fill plug, a word of warning those plugs can be tight.
Sometimes previous owners have used bad methods (like you are thinking)
to get them out and made a mess of them.
Thanks Hendrik.
I cut off my allen socket, still have 11mm sticking out, and a 19mm stub
Glad to see you got the E-O to work! Everytime I've used one it broke off
in the frozen fastener. Without fail.
I have better luck using a punch/chisel and BFH to knock the fastener
loose - if there's a little piece to hit. A couple $$'s for new fasteners
is aways the easiest way to go.
So when did the change happen ? I have a 79 and am getting a 78.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
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Memory serving me, it was mid 78. My 78 had the old style, like Larry's 78
seems to.
On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 09:34:11PM -0400, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:
So when did the change happen ? I have a 79 and am getting a 78.
Dwight
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Hi Mitch,
Perhaps you can use a short piece of 14mm hex stock? A piece about 1
long, pushed into the fill plug should leave enough to put a wrench on the
other end. Will be more precise and easier to use that a bolt and nut --
This place carries it in 14mm
Thanks-fortunately I have not had to look at my 79 to see.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
Wickford, RI
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What about those small bottles of ATF that come with their own little
hose attached, perhaps put on a little bit more hose and then squeeze.
That's what I use, you can't get the bottle fully emptied this way but
it is better than a syringe.
Anyway the missus just rang to inform me that the
And there was reason that you sent that
On 8/8/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is a GREAT video
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There are no flawless 22 year old cars. 'Sides, yours does not even
nave a cam or cam bearings!
At 03:32 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
bring me a flawless '85 300CD with that $50, and we'll talk!
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:08:33 -0500, Loren Faeth
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Man! that is fatal! I'll
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:21:56 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
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This is a GREAT video
Yeah, great to raise my blood pressure from the fright.
Craig
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Hendrik wrote:
Thanks a lot, now I have to change my undies :-(
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And there was reason that you sent that
On 8/8/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:21:20 -0500, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There are no flawless 22 year old cars. 'Sides, yours does not even
nave a cam or cam bearings!
At 03:32 PM 8/8/2007, you wrote:
bring me a
and a 19mm stub that I can stick in a box wrench
That's what I do, using a 6-point box wrench.
It will take me a long time to fill the trans from dry with a 60cc
syringe on a hose, but I don't see any other way to get the fluid
McParts sells this little pump dingus with a hose on it for just
My BiL brought his burbinator by for an AC recharge.
Unfortunately that's not what's wrong with it. Surfing
for an hour or two got me nothing on how it's constructed.
The compressor wouldn't cut in, though the low side pressure
was plenty high and the switch on the accumulator was closed.
I
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