On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 01:25:17PM -0600, Robert & Tara Ludwick wrote:
> Houston during rush hour...one of the few places where is it even scary
> to drive a semi!
No. LA, saturday night at about midnight. Eastbound on I-10 from I-5 in
the crown victoria, bumper to bumper traffic almost all the w
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 03:27:04PM -0500, Ed Booher wrote:
> On 1/26/06, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Anyone else see this? And I thought the engine swap in the Hammer was
> > a tight fit...
>
> You know, I might get Banned from Banned here but I often wonder
> what the po
On Thu, Jan 26, 2006 at 09:09:57PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> < econobox. the vr4 was all wheel drive, all wheel steer, 16v 2.0L turbo.
> His was heavily modified under the hood, getting 340 horse at the wheels.>>
>
> Putting an AWD car on a dyno is done how?
With the popularity of racing
On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 07:41:21AM -0600, Potter, Tom E wrote:
> Backhoes have an instinct for locating gas lines.
And fiberoptic cables. When the network goes down due to construction, it
is called 'backhoe fade'.
K
On Sun, Jan 29, 2006 at 08:28:13PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> 19mm allen for what? The diff plug? If so, its a 14mm allen.
And you can make one using a metric bolt and a couple of nuts if nobody
around you sells a 14mm allen for what you want to pay for it.
K
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:04:35PM -0600, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Yep, I had to take a pee test before I could even APPLY for my CDL. And
> yes, standards are WAY more strict. For example, its illegal to carry a
> firearm in a commercial vehicle with a CDL, even if you hold a conceal
> and
On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 05:46:33PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote:
> R A Bennell wrote:
> > Recent article in our local paper says that the average age of truckers
> > these days is climbing. Young people are not interested in the job and there
> > is a shortage of drivers. Expect things to get worse
On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 07:29:43AM -0600, LT Don wrote:
> Interesting. I run the 10% ethanol in all of my non-diesels (including in my
> motorcycle) and have had no problems.
The crown victoria actually seems to prefer the partial ethanol blend.
California seems to have reformulated its fuel agai
On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 11:52:07PM -0500, John Berryman wrote:
> There are specs in some MB manuals for a hot (read warm) adjustment.
> Cold is more accurate. Give an extra .0005-.001" as Marshall mentioned
> if you live in a real cold climate like I do.
The toyota guys I know who are stuc
On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:51:57PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Just noticed tonight I have no brake lights at all, they dont come on.
> Checked fuse, its OK. Assume only other thing it could be is the switch
> on the pedal?
Bulbs from a known working 126 to make sure both bulbs (or all th
On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 08:59:03PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> If the bulbs were burned out, the bulb out light would light, or it should
unless its bulb was out too, or someone messed with the bulb monitoring...
K
On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 03:41:24PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
> It appears the Challenger will rock.
> They will make the Chargers and the fellers that bought one look silly.
There's a guy on a mopar list running a 13.1 @ 102ish with an SRT-8. Might
look silly, but that's not shabby for a dead stoc
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:14:52AM -0700, Fred Johnson wrote:
> I have heard about 2-3 flaring, not sure if that's the
> same as hanging, being fixed by replacing the K1
> spring. I will be replacing that on my SD this
> spring. Got the kit from Rusty for ~$15. May want to
> check with him if th
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 12:15:01PM -0400, John Berryman wrote:
> I often think about whether or not all the time and effort we put
> into these cars is worth it. There surely is no money to made by
> buying and selling them unless the price is ridiculously low at the
> time of purchase.
Does anyone know when the last year a K1 spring upgrade will work on is?
I'm wondering if it will solve the flare issue in the 87 300D - it seems
to sound like the exact same symptoms.
Thanks...
K
On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 06:16:19PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> and cavitation issues.
Cavitation issues are only a problem if the owner neglected the vehicle.
Cavitation is possible in any of the big three's diesel trucks. The problem
with Ford is that until the release of the powerchoke, th
On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 09:22:10PM -0600, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:53:42 -0400 "Smith, Todd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > I am purchasing a diesel F-150 XLT pickup from http://4btconversions.com
> > that has the industrial Cummins 4BT engine and should do about 27MPG a
On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 06:48:13PM -0400, Smith, Todd wrote:
> It was my understanding that the Frito-Lay delivery vans were having serious
> issues with the SB Chevy that was in them and that a Cummins sales agent got
> wind of this and proposed a drop-in replacement. While 4BT engines are
> a
On Wed, May 10, 2006 at 07:57:37PM -0400, John Ervine wrote:
> Rick Knoble wrote:
> > I have a question. Is it safe to assume that a given engine will produce
> > the maximum number of revolutions per unit of fuel consumed at its torque
> > peak? I.E. When is an engine its most efficient? Just cu
Eh, 602s (like that 91 300D will have) aren't known for cracking heads.
Sometimes, they'll blow a head gasket between the chain vault and #1 causing
massive oil consumption and a good deal of smoke. The head casting numbers
you listed were for 603 engines.
FWIW, neither of my 603s that cracked hea
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 11:10:18PM -0500, Zoltan Finks wrote:
> Gang, it's worth a chuckle I know, but I think I overfilled my Saab's engine
> oil when I changed it this afternoon (guess I forgot it takes only four
> quarts? That's kinda nice - one fewer quart to buy).
>
> I think it's true that i
On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 10:35:20AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> A couple weekends ago I saw *three* guys on crotch rockets pass me at
> about 70 mph, all doing wheelies. They kept this up for about a mile.
I had a highway patrolman do that on the san francisco-oakland bay bridge
a couple of
For what it's worth, the recently resurrected 87 300D with ducttaped
and bandaided transmission turns in 29.5 on the daily commute, and on a
trip this weekend to san diego was pulling down tanks at 33 mpg. Acts like
it has a bit of a lazy turbo, so I'll be checking the usual suspects with
respect
On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 09:44:03PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello all -
> > After reading the W124 info page (great resource BTW) I decided to try to
> > disable the EGR but instead of using a BB - which I thought would be
> > difficult to get out if I wanted to
Aside from all of the bulbs burning out, what is the most common reason
the dash lights would fail to work on a 123 (78 300D in this case)?
Tried turning the brightness knob a bunch of times, no dice.
Thanks in advance...
K
On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 03:57:11PM -0500, Potter, Tom E wrote:
> If you still can't find a deal, I have two club-cab F-250s for sale.
> Both have the IHC diesel. One is a 1992 with a 5-speed; the other is a
> 1995 with an automatic (E4OD). These are both beat up work trucks, but
> they run fine. I
On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 02:31:25PM -0700, Jim Cathey wrote:
> > Aside from all of the bulbs burning out, what is the most common reason
> > the dash lights would fail to work on a 123 (78 300D in this case)?
>
> Even more common than all dead bulbs is a failed rheostat.
I'll give a shot jumpering
On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 03:09:57PM -0700, kevin kraly wrote:
> The 95 should be a first gen flowerstroke...
>
> I thought it was "powerchoke," but I like "flowerstroke too! The first gen
> model that was in our LATE 1994 F350 crew cab 4WD was getting 10MPG with a
>
On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 08:55:48PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Im thinking I need to replace the injectors in my 6.5 td. Runs fine, no
> smoke but has 138k and from what I understand they are good for around
> 100k. Wonder if new ones would up my mileage a little.
No. 6.5s get lousy mil
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 01:45:53AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <<86 diesel jeep cherokee?? didnt know they made them.>.
>
> For the European market. I saw a few in Italy about that time. Slow and
> smoky. Perhaps VM engines.
Renault. Available stateside two years (86, 87?). 2.1L TD. Even w
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 11:22:05AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> > Wonder why they were so slow, even with turbos.
>
> Jeeps are HEAVY. I don't know what a Cherokee weighed, but the 70s
> Wagoneers were nearly three tons IIRC.
For starters, that cherokee was a comple
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 03:10:57PM -0400, John Ingram wrote:
> I am considering a 1977 240D engine for my 1983 240D. I know that
> the glow plugs and glow electric systems are different. Can the 77
> system be made to work in a 83 car?
I really can't think of a good reason to put the old ser
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 04:28:18PM -0400, Kevin J. Slater wrote:
> I'm in need of some advice. I have a car I want to buy that's located in
> Virginia. It's been sitting for a while so it's not inspected and it
> doesn't have plates. I live in PA and I'd li
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:42:21PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Rich Thomas wrote:
> > The TSA will safeguard the flying public and anyone on the ground below
> > by cutting open your bag/lock if it has a padlock on it. How many tools
> > survive that experience is questionable. They like to
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 06:25:22PM -0400, John Ingram wrote:
> Thank you Marshall and Kevin. From what you said there are new style
> glow plugs available to fit an older engine, that would solve the
> problem. Drop in power is only about 5 hp but that is almost 10%.
> I ne
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 07:38:41PM -0400, John Berryman wrote:
> BTW, Kevin obviously has no sense of adventure. I do and frequently
> fulfill my desire by driving used MBs thousands of miles at a clip. I
> used to carry it on the plane but that doesn't fly anymore.Nowadays
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 05:21:58PM -0700, Curt Raymond wrote:
> MA will not recognize temp tags of any kind, in theory (although I've
> never heard of it) somebody driving in MA with a temp tag can be pulled
> over, their car impounded and they can spend the night in jail... I
> checked this wit
The root of all evil.
K
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 08:44:34PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> root who
>
> Luther Gulseth wrote:
> >
> > root
> >
> > "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> >
> >
> >>who failed?
> >>
> >>Luther Gulseth wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>you failed yet again.
> >>>
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 11:11:44PM -0400, John Berryman wrote:
> Maybe you can get the seller to drive it to your joint.
Generally if the seller is willing to drive the car to you for
expenses and a plane ticket, AND he's nowhere as insane as you, you
have good odds of getting it home.
K
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 09:45:27PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
> I'm dying to find a good deal I can do this with.
Done it twice with reasonable deals on decently running vehicles, would
consider it again for the road trip for another reasonably running
vehicle.
First was seattle to home (ab
On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 07:10:16PM -0700, Bob Rentfro wrote:
> My in-laws just sold their house in Illinois. It now appears there is some
> stuff that SWMBO believes we have to have (it's more like she doesn't want
> her brother's wife to get any of it). I need to get it from IL to AZ. A
> small
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 07:40:31PM -0500, LT Don wrote:
> On the way back, I noticed that the 240D was running a bit hotter than
> normal. Granted, this is the first day of the summer when the temps have
> been in the mid-90s. By "hot" I mean that the gauge was about half way
> between the 175 degr
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 08:02:44PM -0400, John Berryman wrote:
>
> I just gotta ask,
> What do you guys "need" these huge expensive trucks for? I feel
> trucks were intended to be used for work. Trucks with back seats cost
> more to purchase and run, lengthen wheelbase resulting in lousy
On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 10:09:34PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
> Can you say Flowerchoke? Dude, get a real engine. Get a Cummins.
I smack talk my powerchoke all the time, since I really wanted a truck with
a real injector pump and without all the electronics. Dead stock, it'll
leave a cummins w
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 02:33:14PM -0400, Kevin J. Slater wrote:
> There are issues:
>
> 1) Ignition tumbler is somewhat dicey at times, requiring the key to be
> pulled out just a bit to get it to turn.
You'll want to deal with this sooner than later so that it doesn't fr
On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 11:22:54AM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
> What I mean is using nearly quarter of a tank of fuel for 3-4 hours idling
> time. Actually it probably uses more at idle (when it still has the miss)
> than on the road.
If it uses massively more at idle than when on the throttle,
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 07:53:51AM -0500, LT Don wrote:
> Just noticed (AFTER driving 1100 miles) that the Mobil 1 I have on hand is
> the 5W-30 Truck & SUV rather than the 5W-40 that is intended for diesels.
>
> Assuming that the 5W-40 isn't now available in my area -- I think that is
> the case
On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 02:02:55PM -0700, Jim Cathey wrote:
> > If so, I'll pay for shipping and you can repair it as a guinea pig.
>
> I anticipate a low likelihood of repair, mostly I just want to see
> how a dead one behaves on the bench. I really don't want to try to
> induce suspected failur
On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 09:55:18PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> Craig McCluskey wrote:
> > I've been wondering how old a car one can get a VIN check on.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas?
>
> If you go earlier than about 1982, you'll find you can't do VIN checks,
> because before then the VINs don'
On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 09:47:23AM -0400, andrew strasfogel wrote:
> BLACK ON BLACK FL CAR??
Drugs will do that to you.
Worst I heard of was a triple black 72 dart with A/C delete, arizona car.
I bet the original owner doesn't remember the sixties :)
K
On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 04:12:59PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > forgive my ignorance but what is so special about MB AF? is zerex g05
> > the manufacturer of the MB AF?
>
> Valvoline manufactures the Mercedes antifreeze sold at US dealers and
> used at the Alabama
On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 05:23:08PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Gold powerchoke? Where DO these names come from?
>
> Ford bought diesel engines from Navistar, called them Powerstroke.
> Some people made up funnier names, like Powerchoke.
> Up to about 2002, they came w
On Wed, Aug 17, 2005 at 07:48:34PM -0500, LT Don wrote:
> Been circulating for months ... but still good.
Though probably a smidge OT for a list that has overseas readers...
K
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 04:35:47PM -0400, BenzBarn wrote:
> I give you a hammer for free. Cheaper than any tool from MB and very
> dependable.
Right, but about the only thing you can use it on properly without breaking
anything is a ford. This is why the big hammer in my tool box is called
the f
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 07:02:42PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> BT, WRONG
Don't you have a 560 you need to be fixing, Kaleb? :)
K
On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 03:36:05PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Your dodge only gets 20mpg? That sounds pretty damn good for me. My 1
> ton only gets about 12-14 but I only use it for hauling things.
The ISB cummins is known for getting the best fuel economy of the greaseburner
trucks from
On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 12:20:38PM -0700, Brian Chase wrote:
> Thanks for the input. However, it seems the engine is siezed. We eliminated
> the battery, the battery cables, the starter as problems. We pulled off the
> fan & shroud and attempted to bar the engine over, and it won't move. Yes,
>
On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 02:15:11PM -0400, Marshall Booth wrote:
> > TOILET PAPER FILTERS - what is everyone talking about?
> > Real toilet paper or the Hengst fuel filters that look
> > a bit like a roll of toilet paper? If the former, how
> > do you do it?
>
> Filters that use toilet paper as the
On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 02:42:27PM -0400, andrew strasfogel wrote:
> Unless 1) you live in an extreme climate (Phoenix or Winnipeg, e.g.),
> 2) plan on keeping both cars forever, AND 3) will do the sort of
> driving that allows you to take advantage of the extended oil change
> benefit afforded by
On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 04:36:04PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> > What was a good Benz in 1980?
>
> All of them. If you're going to be a doctor, I recommend
> a 450SL, 450SLC, 450SEL or you could have a W126 in a euro model.
> For the diesel lover, it was the last/best year of the W116 300SD
> here
On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 12:53:10PM -0700, kevin kraly wrote:
> 1974. Wasn't that the year they mandated catalytic
> converters?
>
> I believe so. A lot of vehicle manufacturers were required to install
> larger bumpers as well.
Larger bumpers may be. My 1974 hornet sporta
On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 01:41:50PM -0700, Brian Chase wrote:
> I got your point, that's what is important. I wanted to know if in fact it
> is trickier to rebuild a Mercedes engine than, say, a Detroit Diesel or, for
> that matter, an Isuzu, etc. You get the idea.
Detroit probably not so much so
On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 06:41:44PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I suspect its the voltage regulator anyways. Im pretty dumb about how
> to figure out what is drawing what though.
Pretty simple, use a test lamp in place of each fuse one at a time, and
see which one (aside from the effing cl
On Sat, Aug 27, 2005 at 06:52:48PM -0700, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
> Is anybody else tired of deleting this "gun post" thread
Since everyone was on their web mail kick, I'd just like to point out that
one control-D zapped the whole thread in my mailer. No web, no downloading,
killed on the se
On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 08:44:09PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> something more along the lines of Chicago's system, or BART, make more
> sense?
BART make sense? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
It's cheaper to drive the crown victoria to work than take BART, bridge toll
included, and it takes just over ha
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 12:41:06PM -0700, David Goldsmith wrote:
> Anyone know why VW pulled the latest TDI's, esp. the
> Passat? Were there problems with it/them?
My money's on the morons your elected officials put in charge of making
sure that we don't pollute the segment of the environment tha
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 12:50:27PM -0700, Richard Hattaway wrote:
> They are classic performers. Underappreciated, for sure. Probably
> because they have fields and fields of unsold cars in Mexico now, and
> TDI is a niche market. I bet they want to concentrate on getting
> inventory down a bit.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 12:34:41PM -0400, JabbaHursty wrote:
> i don't like the pit bulls though. they are dangerous animals. you can't
> watch the news without hearing about another child mauled by the neighbors
> pit bull. i'm yet to hear this story involving a golden retriever.
San Francis
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:21:32AM -0700, Brian Chase wrote:
> Diesel content: Where can I get a decent rear seat cover - doesn't have to
> be anything special. Need to protect from doggie paws and nails.
An old horse blanket would work well, that failing, a military surplus wool
blanket would wo
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 12:52:09PM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
> 2. Which are these places where you can't get a high speed connection
> (perhaps a lonely planet like Uranus)?
Gabriel, there are plenty of places even here in California that high speed
connections aren't available. Extending to the
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 09:14:51AM -0600, Dave M. wrote:
> Potomac German Auto (1-888-873-3236) has two of that exact part number in
> stock for $125 each. Are you sure the ECU is bad? They don't often fail...
Beat me to it, Dave. Marshall will likely have numbers to prove it, but
the only thing
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 10:30:50AM -0400, TimothyPilgrim wrote:
> For those of you down south who think that you're paying too much for
> gas, see how you compare to Canada. I hope this chart link works, and
> it reflects yesterday's prices.
BZT.
Canada to some extent, and Europe to a large
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 01:20:12PM -0700, Chuck Landenberger wrote:
> Is your grandmother referring to a 'pint in the local pub'?
That being the case, it likely doesn't apply to oatmeal stout or guinness...
:)
K
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 11:48:54AM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> yes, yes it does. Surely we can get it out here somehow. Folks can dog
> leg it over, they haul it a few miles to the next person who hauls it a
> few miles to the next and so on till it makes it here.
Then you can stick anot
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 04:44:01PM -0500, Potter, Tom E wrote:
> That reminds me; last year on a job in NJ it cost us over $100,000.00 to
> put camouflage netting over our work site because there was an eagle's
> nest less than a mile away. Your are trying to CAMOUFLAGE something from
> an EAGLE,
On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 05:48:01PM -0400, Jeff Zedic wrote:
> Hah! Believe me, if VW can meet Euro 4 emission specs, they can meet the
> wimpy US EPA limits!
Don't forget that the EU and EPA have DIFFERENT WAYS THEY MEASURE EMISSIONS.
The EPA places a much higher emphasis on NOx and particulates
On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 12:56:20AM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
> OMG, I seem to recall they were evil little cars on the road, tho. At least
> the Vega had some semblance of road manners, albeit crude ones (though
> someone told me later the sportier models were respectable on twisty roads).
Vega
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 04:51:04PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I drove my wrecked 72 220D stick up and down the street today. Hell, if
> it wasnt for the rust I would put a new hood and grille on that thing
> and keep it.
You probably have a hood and grille in the yard somewhere you can b
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 07:16:21PM -0700, Zeitgeist wrote:
> My '73 220D w/powersteering never got less than 30 mpg, and I'm a bit
> puzzled that the 123 series cars get less than that. My'87 300TD has
> never gotten less than 26 mpg (usually no less than 30 mpg) and the
> '84 300D seems to consis
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 04:50:07PM -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> Got a 69 250 and have not messed with it too much since I have had it.
> Used to start it very once in a while and it would usually fire right
> up. Then it got to where you had to pump the hell out of the pedal then
> crank i
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 05:21:33PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Kevin wrote:
> > 85 190D 2.2 five speed - 40-41 mpg before pirellis were installed, about
> > 36-38
> > afterwards (tires too sticky).
>
> Are the new tires larger diameter than the old?
> Did the new ti
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 06:14:54PM -0500, LT Don wrote:
> Huh? Is Toronto a suburb of Atlanta now?
No, Rusty might not have the 800 number set to allow canadian calls.
K
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 12:48:21PM -0400, Harry ?M.) wrote:
> what was that funny looking 4 wheel drive they had? I think the 6's were 200
> cid. At least I think I remember seeing that on the Hornet a friend had.
That was the eagle. Two engine options, 258 2bbl or a 2.5L four (depending
on yea
needs a transmission now, but before that was
quite the little sleeper. The green one I don't drive much it's one
of the limited edition gucci interior ones.
Anyone interested in reliving an acid trip they were on in the early
seventies, check out:
http://www.punk.net/~kevin/gucci1.jpg
On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 09:20:28PM -0700, redghost wrote:
> IIRC, Safeway has gift cards, and I think they had some for fuel as
> well (not their own)
Safeway don't go out that far east, don't think albertsons does either.
Think super walmart or winn-dixie, at least in the eastern states I've
bee
On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 03:49:29PM -0700, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> The styling doesn't bother me as much as the fact that it's now based
> on the same platform as the M-class, making it more of a
> soccer-mom/poser vehicle and no longer a serious offroader like the
> old G. Unitbody? Independent
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 01:35:03AM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> >>Why is there no such thing as a transmission oil pressure light? ;)
Because by the time the light comes on, whatever it was protecting is likely
dead.
> > Or a transmission temperature guage!
>
> I've occasionally seen transmiss
On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 09:30:34PM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
> Usually the only way to get the V8 with a 4 speed was in the "X" package for
> the gremlin and in the early SC Hornets. Mike
X package was more of a trim option than anything. There was a gap after the
demise of the javelin where t
On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 01:27:46PM -0500, OK Don wrote:
> Here's the test - all the possible questions. The actual test is a
> subset of these, and I think passing is 70%. Not very hard to do at
> all --
>
> http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/El2-2000.txt
>
> The practice test here are pretty good. http
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:12:12PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> I believe Ford had a gauge option in the 7.3 PSD with four speed. Sort of an
> on/off gauge like the engine temp of the same vintage. It had two readings,
> "OK" and "please deposit $3,000". Supposedly the idiot lights with needles
> r
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:19:49PM -0400, Mitch Haley wrote:
> I thought a Matador was a Hornet coupe. In "Man with a Golden Gun", didn't
> Bond and the redneck sheriff chase Scaramanga and Tattoo in a Hornet, with
> Scaramanga driving a Matador which converted into an airplane?
In that movie, the
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 05:02:30PM -0500, Donald Snook wrote:
> I saw something amazing over the weekend. I found a 1983 Oldsmobile 98
> Regency Diesel two door. It was in miraculous shape. It had 43,000
> miles. It was white with a maroon interior. This big sucker had the
> converted 5.7 dies
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 10:14:15PM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
> Pacers had the 232 straight 6. Mike
Except mine, which some guy shoehorned a perkins 4.154 in...
One of these days, I need to get that thing running.
K
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 11:58:46PM -0500, Luther Gulseth wrote:
> HELL NO. The damn MB engines are made by Detroit. Cummins makes a MUCH
> better product. MB makes a (well, this is questionable) kick ass car
> engine, but that's what's made in the Mother Land.
Does anyone know how the MB en
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 11:52:17AM -0400, Mike Canfield wrote:
> I had a similar idea.A Shelby Chargerized Rampage would be a
> blastMike
Seen one. There wasn't much that could keep up with it. Surprised a LOT
at stoplights.
K
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 11:43:59PM -0700, kevin kraly wrote:
> > Except mine, which some guy shoehorned a perkins 4.154 in...
> >
> > One of these days, I need to get that thing running.
>
> How would a 617 engine fit into a Pacer? Now that could certainly confuse
&
On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 04:47:26PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> < with diesel in Europe...I think the 2.7 CDI from the M Class>>
>
> I saw a few diesel Cherokees in Italy way back in 1987 which must have been
> powered by VM engines.
87 *MIGHT* have been that renault 2.1L TD that couldn
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 01:15:12PM -0400, Steve MacSween wrote:
> The w123 chassis was sold through MY 1985.
>
> I seem to have misplaced my Nitske bible, but IIRC the w123 limos were made
> with 200, 220 and 300 diesel engines, or gas 230 or 250 engines, depending
> on the market.
>
> If one of
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:12:02AM -0400, Rusty Cullens wrote:
> Avoid like the plague, they only made them for 2 years, used
> parts are impossible to find, new parts are few and far between.
Head prone to cracking, and if the parts guy says they're hard to find
parts for...
But, they were
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 10:52:55AM -0700, Gabriel S. wrote:
> why isn't the powerstroke 7.3 a true diesel?
It is a medium duty diesel engine used in things a lot heavier than
most light duty truck buyers would ever need.
BUT, its block started life as a gasoline engine. Unlike other engines that
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