Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
about 87 300SDL Charlotte -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dwight E. Giles, Jr Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 6:33 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL Tarek, Are you in NC? Where? Dwight Dwight E

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Allan Streib
Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just purchased an S500 coupe and am looking to sell my SDL. Details, details please. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread dave walton
, 2008 6:14 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL I have been trying to get through to this site, but my messages keep coming back as unable to deliver... Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite dissappointed at the total lack of throttle

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Mitch Haley
dave walton wrote: What year S500 did you get? What do you think of it? I'm looking for one for my wife. She says the diesels we have do not match her desired style of driving. Do traffic laws match her desired style of driving? Maybe she'd prefer these diesels?

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread dave walton
Unfortunately, there is a good of difference between her style of driving and the current traffic laws. Somehow she has been able to talk her way into zero-point infractions for all the speeding tickets she has accumulated thus far. The fact that she does high-risk deliveries in a level-3 NICU and

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Mitch Haley
dave walton wrote: Unfortunately, there is a good of difference between her style of driving and the current traffic laws. Reminds me of Dr Catherine Ryan's Porsche 911 in the novel Patriot Games. Sorry, the dieselboost.mpg I linked to was not the 4.3mb file I had on my hard drive, but

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Tarek Elshenawy
Sure thing Allan, check my post to the list. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:09 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-22 Thread Tarek Elshenawy
AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL What year S500 did you get? What do you think of it? I'm looking for one for my wife. She says the diesels we have do not match her desired style of driving. -Dave Walton ___ http

[MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread RICHARD FIne
I have been trying to get through to this site, but my messages keep coming back as unable to deliver... Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite dissappointed at the total lack of throttle response, extreme sluggishness. This car had no power at all, to the point of being

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Tarek Elshenawy
] On Behalf Of RICHARD FIne Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 6:14 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL I have been trying to get through to this site, but my messages keep coming back as unable to deliver... Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL I have been trying to get through to this site, but my messages keep coming back as unable to deliver... Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite dissappointed at the total lack of throttle response, extreme

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
, January 21, 2008 6:19 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL My 87 SDL is quick, comparable to most pieces of new crap out on the road today. Must have been something wrong with it. So long to the SDL though, as I just purchased an S500 coupe and am looking to sell

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Rich Thomas
My son's car was doing that, MARSHALL diagnosed it immediately as a clogged tube going from the intake manifold to the ALDA on the fuel injection pump, and shonuff A little reaming and cleaning and all was copacetic again. It signals turbo boost for fuel enrichment. Clogged means no

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Jan 21, 2008 3:13 PM, RICHARD FIne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite dissappointed at the total lack of throttle response, extreme sluggishness. This car had no power at all, to the point of being dangerous... this car would not be able

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Probably has a plugged up line to the ALDA. Where are you located? Want to get rid of the dead 300D? RICHARD FIne wrote: I have been trying to get through to this site, but my messages keep coming back as unable to deliver... Anyways, I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread OK Don
I did a little checking in the technical data books -- unfortunately, there are no acceleration nor fuel consumption numbers for the SDL. '87 300SDL 126.125 max speed 119 mph. (2 persons). '87 300D 124.133 0-62mph 10.9 sec. (2 persons), top speed 125 mph., city - 28.4 mpg, @ 55mph - 42.5 mpg,

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Peter Frederick
Fix the turbo and boost control system, you have a NA slug there! No, they are NOT sluggish! Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Jim Cathey
I test drove an 87 300SDL yesterday... I was quite dissappointed at the total lack of throttle response, extreme sluggishness. This car had no power at all, to the point of being dangerous... this car would not be able to get out of its own way in case of an accident. Our SDL (you saw it I

Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL

2008-01-21 Thread Tarek Elshenawy
Charlotte -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dwight E. Giles, Jr Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 6:33 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL Tarek, Are you in NC? Where? Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr