[MBZ] What is it?

2011-07-15 Thread Hans Neureiter
I got a replacement wiper transmission for my W126 The mounting bracket has some sort of sensor installed towards the drivers side. It has a 2-pin plug on its pigtail. It came off a 1990 MERCEDES 300SE. I am curious what it may be. -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD

Re: [MBZ] where voltage reg

2011-07-15 Thread motikwa
Thanks for responses. Last time I had to deal with this part was on my 108 - bolied battery and fried alt., but as I recal was bolted to sheet metal on side of engine compartment. Interesting to note that this unit went south on the 126 when we had rain which rarely happens this time of year

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Sunroof Repair

2011-07-15 Thread alanduff
Thanks Jim: I've looked at you well written and photographed article and it should pave the way for the repairs. As soon as I install the whole house water filter, paint the master bedroom, regrout the master bathroom, reinsulate the ductwork in the crawlspace and install my version of the

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: Sunroof Repair

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
You can come do mine too! --R On 7/15/11 8:17 AM, aland...@knology.net wrote: reinsulate the ductwork in the crawlspace ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] What is it?

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Is it a park/limit switch so that the thing knows when to quit? --R On 7/15/11 6:38 AM, Hans Neureiter wrote: I got a replacement wiper transmission for my W126 The mounting bracket has some sort of sensor installed towards the drivers side. It has a 2-pin plug on its pigtail. It came off a

Re: [MBZ] Back in the US of A

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Did you buy it there, or just register it? I thought you couldn't buy a diesel there? --R On 7/14/11 8:32 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: Sure we have some diesels here but the selection is extremely limited. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 14, 2011, at 6:00 PM, John Freermbfo...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] What is it?

2011-07-15 Thread Hans Neureiter
It's got that build into the gearbox. My WA guess is it has something to do with the variable intermittend wiper control. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Is it a park/limit switch so that the thing knows when to quit? --R On 7/15/11

Re: [MBZ] What is it?

2011-07-15 Thread Max Dillon
Did that model have a rain sensor? Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: It's got that build into the gearbox. My WA guess is it has something to do with the variable intermittend wiper control. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011

Re: [MBZ] What is it?

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
Not that I was aware of. When I had to change the wiper transmission in my 86 SDL, I remember the plug being there, and I never did figure out what it was for, but I plugged it in again. If the first generation 126 do not have the thing, I'd guess that you won't miss anything if you don't

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Sounds highly plausible, although he didn't say anything about leaks. Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored in all gears and at all speeds, will this negatively effect my fuel economy? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Roof rack bars, rear head rests and 3rd seat

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Michael, Did you ever receive my email re: shipping zop code (2016) for the roof bars? I made several attempts to transmit this to your slozuki address but they didn't seem to go through... Andrew On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Michael Canfield wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: Sounds highly plausible, although he didn't say anything about leaks. Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored in all gears and at all speeds, will this negatively effect my fuel economy? If you drive faster because of it, maybe. If

[MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
We own three W123 turbodiesels so this is very tempting. Cost is about $1700 + $450 more for the dry washing feature. We have lots of restaurants that probably would be happy to get rid of their fryer grease; the main snag might be the cost and ease of obtaining NAOH (caustic soda). I also

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Scott Ritchey
Concur. This was the exact cause when my 82 300SD exhibited same symptoms. In my case the leak was in the little rubber hoses that connect the electrical vent valve (forgot the real name) to the hard lines. This is the valve on the firewall that vents the boost pressure to the ALDA when the

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
Don't buy it! Processing BioD needs to happen in a pressure sealed environment at around 135-140F. HDPE will break down when exposed to NaOH/KOH and Methanol/Ethanol under heat and pressure. Pressure is generated during the mixture of Lye/Methanol AND when that is mixed with the heated oil.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Check with the restaurants first. They may be required to deal with licensed 'hazardous waste' companies only. And a few years ago it looked like biofuels would make fry oil a commodity item to sell rather than a waste item to pay for disposal of. Funny how we don't hear as much about biodiesel

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
I found one on ebay that looks and sounds very cool: http://cgi.ebay.com/Biodiesel-Processor-65g-batch-size-Full-draining-tanks-/260711009292?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item3cb3964c0c On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Check with the restaurants first. They may

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
What's the link to the biodiesel list, Luther? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Don't buy it! Processing BioD needs to happen in a pressure sealed environment at around 135-140F. HDPE will break down when exposed to NaOH/KOH and Methanol/Ethanol

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
andrew strasfogel wrote: What's the link to the biodiesel list, Luther? http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/biodiesel_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
I am already a member but haven't received anything in eons. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: andrew strasfogel wrote: What's the link to the biodiesel list, Luther?

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Restaurants are getting paid for their oil now I think, so you will have to get in line. Plus, you have to figure out what to do with all the glycerin and nasty leftover chemicals. And being in DC BTW the boy is moving to DC in a coupla weeks to go to Gtown Med, I get to go move him in

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
If you use KOH (Potassium hydroxide) instead of NaOH, the lefover glycerin (after you boil any extra Methanol off) is compostable and biodegradable, unlike NaOh-glycerin, which has a large component of salt Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
Same problems with the Biobuddy...he's using a HDPE tank which will break down and have a leak eventually. Not a question of if it will leak but it will leak, just when? Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) On 7/15/2011 1:56 PM, andrew

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Compared to the fuel you were throwing away before when your turbo wouldn't boost to give you enough air to burn it? Turbochargers actually make a diesel engine MORE efficient. The increased power is a side effect of increased efficiency. There was a discussion a couple weeks ago about guys

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
The chemicals are easy, before you do anything stockpile 100 gallons (2x 55 gallon drums) of the oil to prove that there are lots of sources and to prove to yourself that its something you want to go through on a consistent basis. I think you'll find your sources of fat are MUCH more limited

[MBZ] OT - Battery ? Alternator?

2011-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell
My elder son is experiencing issues with his 2000 Nissan Maxima. the battery light comes on and then other miscellaneous lights come on in the dash - ck engine etc. The engine runs rough. Sounds like it may stall. Happened during the evening 2 nights ago and again last evening. I picked him

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Thanks for the great input. The local Z Burger chain has a guy pick it up every Wednesday but they haven't seen him in awhile. I wonder if more frequent (2 or 3x weekly) pickups would be more appealing, although since my consumption.is probably on the order of 10 gallons/week I would probably

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Sure - let me know. What sort of story would you like to hear in exchange for a second beer? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Restaurants are getting paid for their oil now I think, so you will have to get in line. Plus, you have to

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
Find others that would like to make BioD and form a Co-op to share reasources. Buying 5-10 lbs a at a time of KOH/NaOH is MUCH more expensive than a 1 time purchase of 50lbs or more. Start looking at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Biodiesel/ and

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Allan Streib
Yeah, if you are talking about a restaurant that produces a lot of waste oil (such as McDonald's) they already have contracts with rendering companies to buy their used oil; if you try to siphon it out of the dumpster in back of the store you'll be charged with theft. If you know an

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/07/2011 2:32 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Sure - let me know. What sort of story would you like to hear in exchange for a second beer? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Restaurants are getting paid for their oil now I think, so you

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Allan Streib
Don't forget to account for the increased expenses in injector and pump rebuilds. On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:59 -0400, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: We own three W123 turbodiesels so this is very tempting. Cost is about $1700 + $450 more for the dry washing feature. We have

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
That's horse crap if the BioD is properly washed and NOT rancid. Fuel system problems are mostly cause by the solvent nature of BioD washing out the crap that years of PetroD usage left behind. Other issues are due to soy oils being the quickest to go rancid, on the order of 6mo or so.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Lee
I also wonder how much lye and water is consumed per batch. There's not one good answer to this. The worse the waste oil, and by worse I mean how degraded it has become with repeated use, the more acidic the oil becomes and the more lye is required to treat it. Lee

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Benz Hogs
Be prepared to dispose of the chunks of fries, chicken, etc that come in the bottom of the oil bin. They could be carefully burned for heat to warm oil Luther KB5QHUOak Park, IL '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi) '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi) On 7/15/2011 2:28 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: He charged me for an hour of labor, and wrote on the ticket: * Hop up mill; adjust  trans*.  When I asked him what this meant (hop up mill) he was incredulous that I didn't know and basically thought I was pulling

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Benz Hogs benz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Be prepared to dispose of the chunks of fries, chicken, etc that come in the bottom of the oil bin.  They could be carefully burned for heat to warm oil Or Andrew could put them in his compost pile along with the

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
Andrew's friends at the EPA are making cities clamp down on grease disposal. The city is making every food prep operation, not just restaurants, but prison, schools and hospitals, nursing homes etc. Even the neighborhood daycare, if they prepare meals... install a grease separator system to

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread G Mann
will this negatively effect my fuel economy? Shouldn't, unless you just can't keep your foot out of the throttle while you enjoy the blinding accelerations. :)) With the turbo working correctly you are now getting a much increased air charge into the engine. More air in a diesel means more

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/07/2011 2:53 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Benz Hogsbenz-n-h...@gulseth.net wrote: Be prepared to dispose of the chunks of fries, chicken, etc that come in the bottom of the oil bin. They could be carefully burned for heat to warm oil Or Andrew

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell
On 15/07/2011 2:48 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Andrew, since you are a card carrying liberal, we know you would not dream of not paying the appropriate fuel taxes so add whatever the DC tax is, plus the federal tax. This is in the neighborhood of $.50 per gallon.Now your costs, not counting

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
I located him through the local referral groups. Has the highest user ratings for getting the job done right, honesty, and fair pricing. Plus, he's smart, sardonic, and entertaining enough to make me forgive his jibes and jests. Most importantly, he has been a 123 diesel owner and mechanic

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
I don't know anything about stringent rules for WVO. The manager at the local burger joint that I called seemed to have no qualms in giving away their fryer oil. Obviously, unless the oil were free I wouldn't be interested. The whole point is to turn a waste product into something useful while

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Fmiser
andrew strasfogel wrote: Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored in all gears and at all speeds, will this negatively effect my fuel economy? No. It will improve. Because the turbo increases the efficiency of the engine. Unless you use full power quite

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
I will now be tempted to, since the engine is now resposive to my foot pressure. :) On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: andrew strasfogel wrote: Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored in all gears and at all speeds, will this

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: Don't forget to account for the increased expenses in injector and pump rebuilds. I thought the wonderful thing about biodiesel was that it had more lubricity than dinodiesel, which helped the fuel system live a long and happy life. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread G Mann
Yellow grease does not biodiesel make folks. Been there done that. Yellow grease will not support a transesterfication chemical reaction that is dependable or repeatable. By definition yellow grease is chemical combination of any fatty acid source available to the collection company. In 2007 I

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
Can't haul 10-20 5 gal jugs or 2-6 55 gal drums in a pious On 15/07/2011 2:48 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Andrew, since you are a card carrying liberal, we know you would not dream of not paying the appropriate fuel taxes so add whatever the DC tax is, plus the federal tax. This is in the

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
He was giving you a line of BS, so that is why I, and others gave you more BS. I figured he either blew out the turbo sense line or changed the fuel filter. If he had changed the liter, I figured he would have charged you for a filter. Since he didn't, I figured he blew out the sense line.

[MBZ] 123 water accumulation

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
My remembery is that water accumulating in the rear footwells is sunrooof drains. Is that correct? This car has a windshield gasket with big cracks in it. I has leaked on the driver's feet in rainstorms for some years. This accumulation has happened with the car parked. It is not a lot.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
You are right! I was trying to point out the gummit friends that will come calling on Andrew in a much lighter tone. Used fry oil is traded as yellow grease. Yes, it is highly variable. Most of the grease collection tanks are left open to collect rainwater too... Water and used fry oil are

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
It is if it meets the BQ standard. Meeting the standard is not likely with homebrew. Testing a sample runs roughly $1000 cash. Allan Streib wrote: Don't forget to account for the increased expenses in injector and pump rebuilds. I thought the wonderful thing about biodiesel was that it

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
They usually have a contract with disposal companies so the waste oil is really their property Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: The chemicals are easy, before you do anything stockpile 100 gallons (2x 55 gallon drums) of the oil to

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Thank you for the suggestion. Biofuel is however an intrinsic political topic, amongst chemistry, logistics, etc. My point was a friendly jibe to Andrew, who has been a friendly foil for various light-hearted political exchanges. He and I will have fun, and maybe some beers and tomatoes.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Let me suggest that you folks stick to talking about MB's and leave politics alone. --R On 7/15/11 3:48 PM, Dieselhead wrote: Andrew's friends at the EPA are making cities clamp down on grease disposal. The city is making every food prep operation, not just restaurants, but prison, schools

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Randy Bennell
My intent was to be somewhat funny as well. Maybe it came accross too serious. I could just see the two of you getting into a fight in a bar. There is some silly only country song about political leanings of the members of a band who end up beating on each other. the one on the right was on

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
AFAIK commercially available stuff should prolong your engine's life as long as it's diluted in dinodiesel. I think B20 is best. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: It is if it meets the BQ standard. Meeting the standard is not likely with

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Michael Canfield
To heck with making biodiesel! Convert your car to run wvo, filter it very well and make sure it has no suspended water. Anyone that tells you it won't work right is full of it. Been doing it for years and have yet to have a veggie oil related failure. Clean, clean, clean oil is the secret to

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Too much modification will devalue the car. BD is easier. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: To heck with making biodiesel! Convert your car to run wvo, filter it very well and make sure it has no suspended water. Anyone that tells you

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Michael Canfield
Who cares about devaluing the car? If you save $5000 in fuel then you can afford to lose a few bucks if you decide to resell. Doesn't take long to make one of our old beaters into a free car at over 4 dollars a gallon for diesel. And NO biodiesel is not easier by any means. There is much more

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Michael Canfield
Look at it this way.screw up once filtering oil and replace filters. Screw up once making BD and die or risk pump failure. Your choice. Mike On Jul 15, 2011 5:50 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Too much modification will devalue the car. BD is easier. Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Fmiser
andrew strasfogel wrote: Folow-up question: With the turbo boost back to normal and power restored in all gears and at all speeds, will this negatively effect my fuel economy? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote: No. It will improve. Because

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
I'm not suggesting making BD. I'm suggesting buying the good commercially available stuff. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Look at it this way.screw up once filtering oil and replace filters. Screw up once making BD and die or

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Fuel viscosity is different, pump takes more HP to do it's job, more mechanical stress... WVO is good if you get the viscosity under control, filter it, dry it, biocide it, etc. It works, but in the same way that using 1's for TP works... Walt On Jul 15, 2011 5:58 PM, Michael Canfield

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Allan Streib
Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com writes: I'm not suggesting making BD. I'm suggesting buying the good commercially available stuff. That is the only way I'd do it. Too much trouble to be worth it making it yourself. Allan -- 1983 300D ___

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
That's certainly one way to look at it. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2011, at 5:56 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Who cares about devaluing the car? If you save $5000 in fuel then you can afford to lose a few bucks if you decide to resell. Doesn't take long to make one of

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Fmiser
G Mann wrote: With the turbo working correctly you are now getting a much increased air charge into the engine. Correct. More air in a diesel means more power with a moderate increase in fuel. Not so correct. :) Except an wide-open, max power a diesel engine always has an excess of air.

[MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
went into O'really? the FLAPS today and they had 15W-40 Delvac 1300 oil on sale for $10 a gallon jug. Sale is until 7/28/11 FWIW ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Allan Streib
Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com writes: went into O'really? the FLAPS today and they had 15W-40 Delvac 1300 oil on sale for $10 a gallon jug. The Delvac 1300 is not synthetic, though. Delvac-1/M1 Turbo Diesel Truck is the synthetic stuff. Allan -- 1983 300D

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Max Dillon
Banned is a great place for such, and today I learned that Andrew also posts there... Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Let me suggest that you folks stick to talking about MB's and leave

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Fmiser
Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com writes: went into O'really? the FLAPS today and they had 15W-40 Delvac 1300 oil on sale for $10 a gallon jug. Allan Streib wrote: The Delvac 1300 is not synthetic, though. Delvac-1/M1 Turbo Diesel Truck is the synthetic stuff. It's not synthetic, but

[MBZ] Another folly to soon end

2011-07-15 Thread RELNGSON
By Bill Mattos Special to The Bee Published: Friday, Jul. 15, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 17A The U.S. Senate recently voted 73-27 in favor of an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, or VEETC, and repeal the import tariff on foreign

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Dieselhead
Right, but the Delvac is good for ironheads (615, 616, 617) when you change oil to keep soot levels down. The aluminum heads, I run M1 in. Soot levels are much lower in this generation of engines. I started using dino (not delvac) oil in the older dodge when it started leaking

[MBZ] Fwd: 1985 Mercedes 300D-Turbo Diesel - $1500 (Townsend, MA)

2011-07-15 Thread Fred Moir
Not Mine, etc. Darn it! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:1985 Mercedes 300D-Turbo Diesel - $1500 (Townsend, MA) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:47:37 -0700 (PDT) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com

Re: [MBZ] Another folly to soon end

2011-07-15 Thread Rich Thomas
Allthat means is that the 20% ethanol they mandated will have to be more expensive. --R On 7/15/11 7:47 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: By Bill Mattos Special to The Bee Published: Friday, Jul. 15, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 17A The U.S. Senate recently voted 73-27 in favor of an amendment by Sen.

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Any dieseling pals in the area you could share with to offset the cost of your production? Maybe get them to do the picking up for your effort in converting it into bio-D? -Curt Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:28:48 -0400 From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Don't confuse veggie oil with bio-diesel... -Curt Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:41:39 -0400 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy Message-ID:

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Allan Streib
Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com writes: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com writes: went into O'really? the FLAPS today and they had 15W-40 Delvac 1300 oil on sale for $10 a gallon jug. Allan Streib wrote: The Delvac 1300 is not synthetic, though. Delvac-1/M1 Turbo Diesel Truck is the synthetic

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
Its a good conventional oil though and you're buying a gallon for just under the price of 2 quarts of M1... When I was driving my '83 240D I was using conventional oil which is something I at least think about when I buy the M1 for the '78 240D... ;) Actually when I drove the '83 240D on the

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread G Mann
I stand ever so humbly corrected. So when a diesel engine is under load and over fueled and makes loads of black smoke due to unburned fuel there is still an excess of air just along for the ride Sorry, with all respect, does not compute in my world of reality and diesel experience. So, if

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Peter Frederick
Over-fueling makes horrendous amounts of smoke, for sure. However, unless there is a pressure driven regulator (or the fuel injection system is set to deliver way too much fuel), simply adding a turbo to a NA engine results in only a small increase in power output. The increase in

[MBZ] OT: Tonight I'm a motorcycle mechanic

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
My wife's motorcycle hasn't been out of the garage this year, the starter was acting poorly, it would disengage as it cranked, not good and it scared the crap out of her. If you've never seen one motorcycle starters are interesting, and this one especially because it's chain drive. Its got a

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Curt Raymond
I think Philip meant that when the engine is set up correctly it won't put in more fuel than a given volume of air can support... I also think you went off the rails when you mentioned stociometric (I can't spell it either) ratios. Unfortunately I loaned my copy of the history of Rudolph

[MBZ] Subject: Re: Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread MG
Try The Yahoo list at; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Biodiesel/ Also http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biodieselbasics/ They have a lot of information Manfred Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:14 -0400 From: andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread G Mann
I've been known to slip off the rails on occasion, so that is possible.. ;)) Thanks, BTW. I'm going to go look up Strochometric... or however the hell you spell it and learn first how to spell it... then how it applies or not to diesel combustion. Grant... AZ On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:27 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread Peter Frederick
The amount of fuel injected on mechanically governed engines is controlled by the governor (inside the IP as a rule) along with a mechanical over-ride to permit max fuel when the governor doesn't think it's needed. On electronically controlled engines, it's the computer. Diesel engines

Re: [MBZ] Stop me before I buy a Biobuddy

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
Hey I have NEVER knowingly posted on Banned. I can barely survive the polite list. On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote: Banned is a great place for such, and today I learned that Andrew also posts there... Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9

Re: [MBZ] Vacuum Pressure Converter for AT - what's it good for?

2011-07-15 Thread andrew strasfogel
To make matters yet more complicated, I drive a CA version 1985 300TD with the trap oxidizer, deigned to reduce emissions (soot). How does this factor into the equation? On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote: The amount of fuel injected on mechanically

Re: [MBZ] Delvac sale at Oreally?

2011-07-15 Thread rogerhga
Allan, You're right. The Delvac is not synthetic, but it is better for your car. My two old 617s thrive on the dino stuff. Never had the heads off or any such work and they just keep purring along. At $9.99 a gallon, this is a great price...and your 617 will thank you :-)) Best Wishes, Roger

Re: [MBZ] OT - Battery ? Alternator?

2011-07-15 Thread Scott Ritchey
13.2v at idle is probably OK, especially if there are other loads on the battery, like AC or a cooling fan. But after 10-20 minutes at highway speed the voltage should approach 14+v unless the battery needed significant charging. By the way, 12.5v is about normal for a fully charged battery that