Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
On 2020-11-30 17:35, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Did that have the v6 diesel in it? Yep, 28-30mpg, 0-60 in 23s on my watch. Coolant was black. It might have had a bad head gasket the entire time he owned it, it was about 3 years old when he bought it. One time I was sitting at a stop light in the left lane, a Pontiac 6000 came up behind me, changed lanes and stopped beside me. It was a diesel. When the light turned green, I gave it enough gas to easily put dad's Ciera away. It jumped in front of me, slammed on the brakes and turned left, exactly the maneuver I anticipated and tried to block. So they could be much faster than a 240d, but ours was not. The rebuilt IP changed performance not in the slightest. I think road tests were around 16s 0-60. I'm sure my Citation could have easily beaten him if I'd tried harder, I had him beat by 5hp and 700lb. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Did that have the v6 diesel in it? On 11/30/2020 5:30 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2020-11-30 15:16, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: Wracking my noggin for if I ever blocked the rad in Gump. Not that it got cold enough in SEA, but I did have issue with the fuel gelling while under way. Gallon of petrol solved that. Oddly, fuel would solidify about the time the cabin heat was just becoming noticeable. One morning when it was about -20, Dad's Cutlass Ciera started up fine, and he made it most of the way to work before the steel lines under the car froze up. That and the day the Roosa Master IP ate itself were the only two times the car failed him. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
On 2020-11-30 15:16, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: Wracking my noggin for if I ever blocked the rad in Gump. Not that it got cold enough in SEA, but I did have issue with the fuel gelling while under way. Gallon of petrol solved that. Oddly, fuel would solidify about the time the cabin heat was just becoming noticeable. One morning when it was about -20, Dad's Cutlass Ciera started up fine, and he made it most of the way to work before the steel lines under the car froze up. That and the day the Roosa Master IP ate itself were the only two times the car failed him. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Wracking my noggin for if I ever blocked the rad in Gump. Not that it got cold enough in SEA, but I did have issue with the fuel gelling while under way. Gallon of petrol solved that. Oddly, fuel would solidify about the time the cabin heat was just becoming noticeable. clay monroe 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 2014 ‘yota Highlander - Haggis Retired- 1986 SDL- Polei 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1982 SD - Allen 1976 300D - Das Blei - Lead Sled 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life against a dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > On Nov 30, 2020, at 8:25 AM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Probably Cheerios, but who cares??? > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 11:16 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> What kind of cereal box? coco puffs? Count chocula? Fruit Loops? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Jim Cathey via Mercedes writes: > I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D > Frankenheap using a square of cardboard. I used to have to do that on my Toyota truck, eventually put in a thermostat that was 10 degrees hotter and that solved it. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
I figured one might be better than others. Perhaps this is a new market uncle Kent can explore. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2020, at 11:26 AM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Probably Cheerios, but who cares??? > >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 11:16 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> What kind of cereal box? coco puffs? Count chocula? Fruit Loops? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Nov 30, 2020, at 10:27 AM, OK Don via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> IIRC, I blocked off at least half of the radiator in the W115s in the >>> winter. I found that a cereal box opened up was the right size. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 9:17 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> > a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D Frankenheap using a square of cardboard. Kept it that way most of the winter. (It was my winter beater with a heater.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >>> Von Braun >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
> What kind of cereal box? coco puffs? Count chocula? Fruit Loops? For the Frankenheap, only Boo-berry seemed to work properly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Probably Cheerios, but who cares??? On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 11:16 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What kind of cereal box? coco puffs? Count chocula? Fruit Loops? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 30, 2020, at 10:27 AM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > IIRC, I blocked off at least half of the radiator in the W115s in the > > winter. I found that a cereal box opened up was the right size. > > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 9:17 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >>> a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would > >> slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. > >> > >> I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D Frankenheap > >> using a square of cardboard. > >> Kept it that way most of the winter. (It was my winter beater with a > >> heater.) > >> > >> -- Jim > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
What kind of cereal box? coco puffs? Count chocula? Fruit Loops? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2020, at 10:27 AM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > IIRC, I blocked off at least half of the radiator in the W115s in the > winter. I found that a cereal box opened up was the right size. > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 9:17 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would >> slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. >> >> I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D Frankenheap >> using a square of cardboard. >> Kept it that way most of the winter. (It was my winter beater with a >> heater.) >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
IIRC, I blocked off at least half of the radiator in the W115s in the winter. I found that a cereal box opened up was the right size. On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 9:17 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would > slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. > > I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D Frankenheap > using a square of cardboard. > Kept it that way most of the winter. (It was my winter beater with a > heater.) > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
> a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would > slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. I routinely blocked off the entire radiator in the W115 200D Frankenheap using a square of cardboard. Kept it that way most of the winter. (It was my winter beater with a heater.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Weird, I've never had trouble with our '03, even down to -10f. I'm sure if have heard of it if Angie didn't have heat... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 11:26 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: I don't think "toasty" is in the cards for an '04 Golf TDI, they are well known for lack of winter heat. Almost as bad as a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. Driving if 4th may help, but that tends to kill the milage, and if I'm only gonna get 40 mpg I might was well drive the 300D and get 30 AND heat. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
I don't think "toasty" is in the cards for an '04 Golf TDI, they are well known for lack of winter heat. Almost as bad as a Geo Metro in Canada, a buddy of mine had one and the temp gauge would slowly drift down on the highway in the winter. Driving if 4th may help, but that tends to kill the milage, and if I'm only gonna get 40 mpg I might was well drive the 300D and get 30 AND heat. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Nice! I need to get off my rear end and fix the no-start problem on my '95 wagon. Warm air quickly: I plug in the block heater on a timer, so it starts heating the coolant at least 30 minutes before I start driving. Nice toasty air within a few minutes if not instantly. Max Dillon Charleston SC Nov 29, 2020 6:34:58 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes : > At long last I replaced the coil in the TE, wanted to some time back but my > friend Hans talked me out of it, he suspected fuel injectors instead to > account for the rough idle and other assorted ills, including difficulty > setting the mixture on the KE-Jet. > > Popped it in, charged the battery (with Mom getting more and more frail I've > not been driving either Benz lately) and fired it up. Took right off, runs > like a top. No more stalling after starting, no long cranking, very little > stumble off a stop. > > Most important it doesn't fall on it's face as soon as it warms up now. Ran > out of time to finish the job, was about to get the volt meter out and set > the mixture when my brother called to help him install a new alternator in > his wife's car. Hae had carpal tunnel surgery a week and a half ago and > isn't supposed to be using it. > > Not bad, although the bolts won't slide out of the bushings, they have to be > screwed out. At least that 2005 240 has a spring tensioner, not the self > destructing one in the TE. > > A good day -- I prefer to drive the Benz in the winter, the Golf almost never > gets warm and I'm getting old enough for that to matter. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Mostly short trips in the Golf? Angie's '03 makes plenty of heat but not for the first couple miles. My '15 makes excellent heat and pretty quick but I think its got the extra injector running to heat the engine up faster. Fuel economy suffers in the winter, even worse than you'd otherwise expect. My '98 had good heat but took a long time to get there, like 5-6 miles of driving before even a whiff of heat would come out. It took a good half hour before that engine was all the way warmed up and pumping out heat. Fortunately the cabin was pretty small so it warmed up pretty quick. -Curt On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 6:34:58 PM EST, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: At long last I replaced the coil in the TE, wanted to some time back but my friend Hans talked me out of it, he suspected fuel injectors instead to account for the rough idle and other assorted ills, including difficulty setting the mixture on the KE-Jet. Popped it in, charged the battery (with Mom getting more and more frail I've not been driving either Benz lately) and fired it up. Took right off, runs like a top. No more stalling after starting, no long cranking, very little stumble off a stop. Most important it doesn't fall on it's face as soon as it warms up now. Ran out of time to finish the job, was about to get the volt meter out and set the mixture when my brother called to help him install a new alternator in his wife's car. Hae had carpal tunnel surgery a week and a half ago and isn't supposed to be using it. Not bad, although the bolts won't slide out of the bushings, they have to be screwed out. At least that 2005 240 has a spring tensioner, not the self destructing one in the TE. A good day -- I prefer to drive the Benz in the winter, the Golf almost never gets warm and I'm getting old enough for that to matter. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Always nice to solve a problem. Brightens my whole day. Allan Peter Frederick via Mercedes writes: > At long last I replaced the coil in the TE, wanted to some time back but my > friend Hans talked me out of it, he suspected fuel injectors instead to > account for the rough idle and other assorted ills, including difficulty > setting the mixture on the KE-Jet. > > Popped it in, charged the battery (with Mom getting more and more frail I've > not been driving either Benz lately) and fired it up. Took right off, runs > like a top. No more stalling after starting, no long cranking, very little > stumble off a stop. > > Most important it doesn't fall on it's face as soon as it warms up now. Ran > out of time to finish the job, was about to get the volt meter out and set > the mixture when my brother called to help him install a new alternator in > his wife's car. Hae had carpal tunnel surgery a week and a half ago and > isn't supposed to be using it. > > Not bad, although the bolts won't slide out of the bushings, they have to be > screwed out. At least that 2005 240 has a spring tensioner, not the self > destructing one in the TE. > > A good day -- I prefer to drive the Benz in the winter, the Golf almost never > gets warm and I'm getting old enough for that to matter. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Actually worked on a Benz today
Congrats - sounds like productive day. On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 5:34 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At long last I replaced the coil in the TE, wanted to some time back but > my friend Hans talked me out of it, he suspected fuel injectors instead to > account for the rough idle and other assorted ills, including difficulty > setting the mixture on the KE-Jet. > > Popped it in, charged the battery (with Mom getting more and more frail > I've not been driving either Benz lately) and fired it up. Took right off, > runs like a top. No more stalling after starting, no long cranking, very > little stumble off a stop. > > Most important it doesn't fall on it's face as soon as it warms up now. > Ran out of time to finish the job, was about to get the volt meter out and > set the mixture when my brother called to help him install a new alternator > in his wife's car. Hae had carpal tunnel surgery a week and a half ago and > isn't supposed to be using it. > > Not bad, although the bolts won't slide out of the bushings, they have to > be screwed out. At least that 2005 240 has a spring tensioner, not the > self destructing one in the TE. > > A good day -- I prefer to drive the Benz in the winter, the Golf almost > never gets warm and I'm getting old enough for that to matter. > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
