andrew strasfogel wrote:
I'm still under 20 mpg (276K miles 83 300TD) and it's neither leaky
fuel lines nor a faulty odometer. As of now I still don' have a clue
what might be causing this crppy fuel economy. The car runs fine
otehrwise. To make matters worse, diesel sells for more than
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Wheels are cool, brakes fine - I maintain this car religiously.
What about operating temperature? When my '85 190D thermostat stuck
open, around town (short trips) fuel consumption in the winter dropped
from the high 30s to the mid 20s!
Chain stretch?
Marshall
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It DOES idle like crap when I start it up and dies a couple times until the
engine warms up. Operating temperature is normal (relatively new
thermostat) but it idles a bit low (650).
Is there a test for leaky injectors or should I simply replace them all?
They are original to the car, to the best
If the injectors have never been properly cleaned, now would be good
time Check your yellow pages for a Bosch diesel injection shop near you.
Alternatively, if you can't function without the car for the day or two it
will probably take, see if Kaleb has a used set you can buy and have
andrew strasfogel wrote:
It DOES idle like crap when I start it up and dies a couple times until the
engine warms up. Operating temperature is normal (relatively new
thermostat) but it idles a bit low (650).
Is there a test for leaky injectors or should I simply replace them all?
They are
Thanks, Marshall.
Rusty sells them @ $45 so perhaps the purchase/inatallation of 5 new ones is
not that much of an indulgence. How much does Rick Ellinger charge to test
them?.
On 1/3/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
It DOES idle like crap when I start
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Thanks, Marshall.
Rusty sells them @ $45 so perhaps the purchase/inatallation of 5 new ones is
not that much of an indulgence. How much does Rick Ellinger charge to test
them?.
The problem is that the labor to remove and reinstall the injectors is
the same as the
'EM' 269k miles
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Subject: [MBZ] New Life and a Scalded Dog
I believe my lack-o-power woes may have been a tank of bad fuel
I'm still under 20 mpg (276K miles 83 300TD) and it's neither leaky
fuel lines nor a faulty odometer. As of now I still don' have a clue
Dragging brakes? Stretched timing chain?
-- Jim
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:55:24 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm still under 20 mpg (276K miles 83 300TD) and it's neither leaky
fuel lines nor a faulty odometer. As of now I still don' have a clue
Dragging brakes?
Brake hoses with internal swelling can cause the brakes to drag.
Wheels are cool, brakes fine - I maintain this car religiously.
On 1/2/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:55:24 -0800 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm still under 20 mpg (276K miles 83 300TD) and it's neither leaky
fuel lines nor a faulty odometer.
car, we routinely get 29 mpg on the 126
SD, and 31 mpg on the 124 D.
Werner
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I'm still under
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Subject: [MBZ] New Life and a Scalded Dog
I believe my lack-o-power woes may have been a tank of bad fuel. Now that
I've ran two tanks of the usual stuff
I believe my lack-o-power woes may have been a tank of bad fuel. Now that I've
ran two tanks of the usual stuff, everything is back to normal...even without
changing the filters yet. Could that be possible?
Additionally, the oldest girl child was home with the TDI Beetle. I drove it
today and
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