From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #416 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, October 17 2000 Volume 01 : Number 416 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: MB100 Help!! going to Cedar Rapids, Iowa... Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:00:16 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: MB100 Help!! On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Kristl Killian wrote: >-->Dear John >-->I've been given your address by a friend who uses the Internet and wondered if you could help!! >-->I have just bought a 1989 Mercedes Benz 100d (mini bus) series with a 2.4 liter diesel engine. As a missionary I use the van everyday for many different activities and want to keep it in good order. >-->When I bought it it smoked real bad until I repared the injectors with new seals and needles as well as new fuel lines, hoses and filtres. Now it runs sweetly but on cold start up it makes a loud and worrying clicking sound which disappears after 2-3 miles which I'm told is not the fuel pump or distributor. Also it doesn't switch off quickly. Any suggestions or do you know any good sites?? >-->I don't have a manual and so aren't sure what is the best oil for the engine, please could you help? >-->Matt Kirk Matt, Any oil that is SAE rated CD, or CE will be fine, if it's a Turbo then you may want to use the CF, but without looking at the SAE ratings I'm not sure. Amsoil Marine Grade synthetic would be my recommendation, that's what I use in my Diesels, it's 15w40 and works in all climates. You can get it off of my web page... problem is if you're outside the us it's a problem since UPS doesn't ship from amsoil directly, and you have to deal with local customs... and so on. What might work is if you had someone from your home church send it to you, if there aren't restrictions on shipping it... Otherwise, get the best quality local stuff you can. Mercedes will have some specs that you can verify with, check with the local benz dealer. where in the world are you anyway? ;) you're welcome on the Diesel-Benz list. Lots of nice folks that would love to have your benz, er, I mean help you out... ;) john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:45:26 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: going to Cedar Rapids, Iowa... well, the trip to NYC was cancelled, but now I'm going to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. :( (all these exotic trips I get... ;) We're trying to finish up a major project before my co-worker departs for his new job... we lucked out and get to go first class on the way there. :) the one bright spot... (pray for me on the flip side, I'll be coming back on an airbus... my first such experience... remember, I worked for boeing for 11 years... ;) We'll be flying through Denver on the way to CR on Sunday... If you're in the Denver or Cedar Rapids area get in touch with me. :) I'll be flying back to Seattle by way of Chicago Tuesday afternoon... not much of a layover or I'd try to meet up with folks in Chi town... I'll have to get one of the engineers in Cedar Rapids on the XJ list, he just bought a 98 or 99. :) His sister bought a new 2000 or 2001 xj... There's got to be some XJ, Diesel Benz and FSJ folks out there somewhere, right? :) We should have a little time in the evening... :) It's gonna be a crazy two weeks... I'm relaxing this evening by finishing up the auxillary tank install on Superdawg. :) fuel lines done, wiring is next... He may actually move under his own power again... ;) BTW, the 300SD didn't sell on ebay, I may end up keeping it since I can't afford to build the garage anyway... john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com **** http://wagoneers.com don't leave life without Jesus, please... Snohomish, Washington USA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #416 *********************************