Why 'zat?
I've had a couple v6s and while I find them generally uninspiring I can't think
of anything to really dislike them for.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:35:56 -0600
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel SL
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Why 'zat?
I've had a couple v6s and while I find them generally uninspiring
I can't think of anything to really dislike them for.
Bah! A V-6 is an engineering solution in search of a problem.
They're inherently
Tell me about it
The wife drives a Mazda6, which has a transverse V-6 in it. The spark plugs
should be changed at 80k. You have to remove the (plastic) intake manifold to
access the plugs on the bank closest to the firewall. I think flat rate time
is a couple of hours for the job, which
I had similar sentiments, until I bought the ML - that 320 V6 is sweet. The
advantage is more room under the hood. The I6 in the 300E was really crammed
in there. No room at either end of the engine. The M112.942 engine seems
fine to work on, even in the squashed nose of the ML. I don't know what
LWB250 wrote:
Tell me about it
The wife drives a Mazda6, which has a transverse V-6 in it. The spark plugs should be changed at 80k.
Transverse V-6 are horrible, but I bet a transverse V-8 is worse.
I do prefer a straight 6 for its simplicity and inherent lack of vibration.
That said,
I haven't done the chain on the W124 yet, but everything else has been a
snap with that engine. After working on the 911, and a few GM cars that
have had their engines in sideways and upside down, the Benz I6 almost
allows me to stand in the engine bay while working on it. hee hee.
I think the
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Transverse V-6 are horrible, but I bet a transverse V-8 is worse.
Luckily no one builds cars with transverse V-8s any more except the
loonies at Cadillac. I think Volvo has them too, in their biggest
cars and SUVs, but that's
I don't think Ferrari have mad any transversely mounted V8s for a few models
now. You still have to take the engine out of the car to check the oil
level though. ;-) hee hee My Ferrari friends are going to jump all over me
for that one!
Ed
300E
On 22 December 2010 16:13, Alex Chamberlain
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Luckily no one builds cars with transverse V-8s any more except the
loonies at Cadillac. I think Volvo has them too, in their biggest
cars and SUVs, but that's all I can think of. Ferrari, maybe (do they
still make anything mid-engined?), but if you own a Ferrari
Which reminds me that I need to sell the Plymouth mini van before it needs
another set of plugs - and buy one that has just had the plugs changed!
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Luckily no one builds cars with transverse V-8s any
its easier to work on an inline engine
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On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud
Have you changed the plug wires yet? that is worse than changing the
plugs. I don't mind changing the plugs in the 3.3 in the 96-2000
body now that I know how to do it. but you need a comfortable shop
and you have to be able to raise the front end and back end, so it
takes 4 jack stands.
Nope. I do have the four stands, and the shop is OK in nice weather :-)
The originals got changed under the extended warranty, so I haven't learned
how to do it, and would rather skin knuckles on a Mercedes -
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Have you
Rolf,
Got any info, pictures, contacts etc. I am pondering a 380SL 2.5D
using an OM602 turbo. By the time I start, I maybe able to find a
2.7 L out of a Sprinter, if that would fit. I think a rusty 87 190D
2.5 with a 5 speed would be a nice donor for the R107 transplant.
I've seen em
Dieselhead wrote:
Rolf,
Got any info, pictures, contacts etc. I am pondering a 380SL 2.5D using
an OM602 turbo. By the time I start, I maybe able to find a 2.7 L out
of a Sprinter, if that would fit. I think a rusty 87 190D 2.5 with a 5
speed would be a nice donor for the R107
A 2.5 litre diesel engine can only just move a 190 forward, slowly. I don't
think it would provide enough grunt to even shuffle an SL around a parking
lot.
Ed
300E
On 21 December 2010 19:41, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
Rolf,
Got any info, pictures, contacts etc. I am pondering a
This is where bolting on some 24s might help. hee hee
Ed
300E
On 21 December 2010 20:08, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
Rolf,
Got any info, pictures, contacts etc. I am pondering a 380SL 2.5D using
an OM602 turbo. By the time I start, I maybe able to find a 2.7 L
E M wrote:
A 2.5 litre diesel engine can only just move a 190 forward, slowly. I don't
think it would provide enough grunt to even shuffle an SL around a parking
lot.
My 1987 (and 1992) OM602s are rated for more horsepower than the 617 in my 1979
300SD, and I thought my SD was quick enough
nope, just speculation. Find a rusty 2.5T, find a trans flywheel
that would be compatible etc.
The 603 is slanted some. I think you could add a little more slant
if need be. I've never seen the 2.7 sprinter engine, but it seems
likely to be a descendant of the 5cyl version of the 606.
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