Re: [MBZ] Shake down trip - Dodge/Cummins
Did you notice any KDP parties being scheduled on TDR? A KDP party, good idea. I would probably be much more willing to tear into somebody else's engine after 30 or 40 beers and a nice BBQed steak :-) Actually after reading about the procedure it sounds like getting the fan shroud is the toughest part. Steve Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Shake down trip - Dodge/Cummins Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:30:38 -0400 To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Message: 2 Van Cleve wrote: I think I will find someone to do the wire feed, spot weld on the 5th gear nut and the KDP fix also as I'm not quite up to digging that far into the Cummins at this point. Did you notice any KDP parties being scheduled on TDR? That's a great way to spend a Saturday: fire up the BBQ, meet face to face with some online friends, and tear the front ends off a few trucks. After the first truck or two, it should go quite smoothly. Mitch.
Re [MBZ] Shake down trip
KirkSo your blue Dodge wont cut it, geez how many tires you trin' to haul for that AMG? Ya, I wish you would find a Cummins so you could figure out how to work on it so you could help me out when the time comes :-) Still trying to sell the old F250 if you know of anyone that wants a good 'farm' truck. You got the 4 speed in that white car yet? Steve Steve, If that pickup is so strong why not haul my race trailer with the `87 AMG Widebody and all my tires and gear to the racetrack? Wishing I had found a Cummins,KS - Original Message - From: Van Cleve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:46 AM Subject: [MBZ] Shake down trip Just got back from a 700 mile wild goose chase down the Or coast :-) I asked the guy that has the 5 SPEED ,pretty nice, 240D for sale...it has 5 speeds FORWARD, right...Oh ya..he says... Of course the part in the add about leather interior is always a red flag. Hay, I figured the guy did have a gear shift knob with #5 on it, like he said.. This is really not a rant, I may just have wanted an excuse to go on a little road trip with my new to me 94Dodge PU with the 5.9 Cummens. Oh ya, I towed the dolly, just in case It turned out to be for real. The new trucks has a 5 speed (has #5 on shift knob) , and just about as different from the MB as could be. (long stroke, direct injection, way different gearing) Its nice to have functioning cruise control with the controls on the steering wheel, lots of really fancy features about this truck, plus it got 24+ mpg, the sound of that Cummins is nice through the 4 inch exhaust system ...All in all a nice ride (for a truck)...plus, the turning radius is much smaller than the old F250. The first thing I did when I got home was to hop in my 240d and go for a spin to the PO, now thats a nice ride and I can visualize all the parts that are going round an round inside the engine cause I put em there. I think that I could become almost as familiar with that Cummins as I am with the 616, it will never be as easy to work on or nearly as simple. (which may be the limiting factor as to how familiar with it I'll become :-) ) The interior is nice but MB tex is far superior and rugged. I wont to be able to wipe a grease smug off the seat, which is gona be pretty heard to do in the truck. Anyway its a lot nicer then my old Ford and I like that Cummins 6 cylinder engine but it ain't no Mercedes. Of course compairing the two is like the apples and oranges, thing, Regards Steve Van Cleve Marrowstone Isl Wa 85 Euro 240D 5 spd 110K 79 240D 5spd fresh tranny transplan 82 Euro 300 TD non turbo, project wagon 94 Dodge, 2500, 5 spd, 5.9 Cummins, 95K
Re: [MBZ] Shake down trip - Dodge/Cummins
Van Cleve wrote: I think I will find someone to do the wire feed, spot weld on the 5th gear nut and the KDP fix also as I'm not quite up to digging that far into the Cummins at this point. Did you notice any KDP parties being scheduled on TDR? That's a great way to spend a Saturday: fire up the BBQ, meet face to face with some online friends, and tear the front ends off a few trucks. After the first truck or two, it should go quite smoothly. Mitch.
Re: [MBZ] Shake down trip
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is really not a rant, I may just have wanted an excuse to go on a little road trip with my new to me 94Dodge PU with the 5.9 Cummens. That's the older body style, right? Nice trucks. The older Cummins have a sort of different sound from the latest ones, right? Mac Aylmer, Quebec '60 Mercedes 220s / '85 Mercedes 300sd '75 Volvo 164e / '88 Volvo 245
Re: [MBZ] Shake down trip
Steve, If that pickup is so strong why not haul my race trailer with the `87 AMG Widebody and all my tires and gear to the racetrack? Wishing I had found a Cummins,KS - Original Message - From: Van Cleve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:46 AM Subject: [MBZ] Shake down trip Just got back from a 700 mile wild goose chase down the Or coast :-) I asked the guy that has the 5 SPEED ,pretty nice, 240D for sale...it has 5 speeds FORWARD, right...Oh ya..he says... Of course the part in the add about leather interior is always a red flag. Hay, I figured the guy did have a gear shift knob with #5 on it, like he said.. This is really not a rant, I may just have wanted an excuse to go on a little road trip with my new to me 94Dodge PU with the 5.9 Cummens. Oh ya, I towed the dolly, just in case It turned out to be for real. The new trucks has a 5 speed (has #5 on shift knob) , and just about as different from the MB as could be. (long stroke, direct injection, way different gearing) Its nice to have functioning cruise control with the controls on the steering wheel, lots of really fancy features about this truck, plus it got 24+ mpg, the sound of that Cummins is nice through the 4 inch exhaust system ...All in all a nice ride (for a truck)...plus, the turning radius is much smaller than the old F250. The first thing I did when I got home was to hop in my 240d and go for a spin to the PO, now thats a nice ride and I can visualize all the parts that are going round an round inside the engine cause I put em there. I think that I could become almost as familiar with that Cummins as I am with the 616, it will never be as easy to work on or nearly as simple. (which may be the limiting factor as to how familiar with it I'll become :-) ) The interior is nice but MB tex is far superior and rugged. I wont to be able to wipe a grease smug off the seat, which is gona be pretty heard to do in the truck. Anyway its a lot nicer then my old Ford and I like that Cummins 6 cylinder engine but it ain't no Mercedes. Of course compairing the two is like the apples and oranges, thing, Regards Steve Van Cleve Marrowstone Isl Wa 85 Euro 240D 5 spd 110K 79 240D 5spd fresh tranny transplan 82 Euro 300 TD non turbo, project wagon 94 Dodge, 2500, 5 spd, 5.9 Cummins, 95K ___ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] For new parts see www.buymbparts.com For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
