for one of those. They
are so rare. Baby that thing.
John Peterson
Kingston RI
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From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
40-45mph? Good lord I don't even think about 5th
need to floor it every time I take
off from a stop.
-Curt
'85 190D Dory 234kmi
'83 240D Hammie 254kmi
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:37:55 -0500
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Not sure I want to wait that long or drive that much to enjoy this
benefit. Or does completely quiet down mean die, cease to exist, or
expire, as in the classic Monty Python parrot sketch?
It will take hundreds or thousands of miles of driving before an OM60x
engine that been run on conventional
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From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
40-45mph? Good lord I don't even think about 5th until I'm above 55. In
actuality getting on the highway I don't get into 4th until around 50.
Supposedly
Not sure I want to wait that long or drive that much to enjoy this
benefit. Or does completely quiet down mean die, cease to
exist, or
expire, as in the classic Monty Python parrot sketch?
Your valves will have Joined the choir invisible. Yeah, I like
it! (No, that's not what Marshall
. They
are so rare. Baby that thing.
John Peterson
Kingston RI
- Original Message -
From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
40-45mph? Good lord I don't even think about 5th until I'm
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Not sure I want to wait that long or drive that much to enjoy this
benefit. Or does completely quiet down mean die, cease to exist, or
expire, as in the classic Monty Python parrot sketch?
I mean simply that after about 40kmi of using Mobil 1 (changed over
between
Rory wrote:
Do you think it's a good car?
It's a car with almost 400kmi on it!! The engine and transmission may be
fine, but unless a lot of work or money has been poured into the car, a
LOT of parts are likely to be worn and require replacement. Just keeping
the AC working could cost
the car it's in now (daughter demolished it's former chassis) is about
done and should be retired (I believe the engine would be good for
another 150-200kmi - starts immediately on first compression stroke
even
in zero F weather).
That engine sounds perfect for my next generator!
-- Jim
So once again I've picked up my 190D from the Indy. Some of you might remember
how it wouldn't shift into reverse. My Indy took the shifter all apart, cleaned
out 21 years of crud and replaced the shift bushings. That took it from a super
sloppy mystery shifter (you shift and hope the gear you
Curt Raymond wrote:
So once again I've picked up my 190D from the Indy. Some of you might remember how it
wouldn't shift into reverse. My Indy took the shifter all apart, cleaned out 21 years of
crud and replaced the shift bushings. That took it from a super sloppy mystery
shifter (you shift
don't need to floor it every time I take off from a
stop.
-Curt
'85 190D Dory 234kmi
'83 240D Hammie 254kmi
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:37:55 -0500
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D rides again!
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