From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #784 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 Friday, June 28 2002 Volume 01 : Number 784 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: novel repair technique the seattle area benz... Re: benz diesels 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: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:33 +0100 From: gcvisel-at-t-3.cc Subject: Re: novel repair technique Yeah, my college had that kind of mashed patatoes too! Gerry >From: Richard Welty >Subject: novel repair technique > >the previous owner of our 1985 300 Turbo diesel just explained one of his >repair methods to us (he's a college student on an exceedingly tight >budget.) when the oil cooler started seeping, he solved the problem by >powdering it with instant mashed potatos. the flakes soaked up the oil and >sealed it right up. > >cheers, > richard ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:01:45 -0700 From: john Subject: the seattle area benz... I'd offer you a '76 Datsun 280Z in trade, but as small as it is it's unlikley to fit in your luggage... :) nice looking benz, wish I could afford it along with all my other rigs... :) john At 05:16 PM 6/27/2002 -0400, diesel-benz-digest wrote: >From: Guy Carpenter >Subject: FS: '83 300D - Seattle area > >Our year in Seattle is drawing to an end, and it's time to >sell our beloved daily driver. > > http://www.clearwater.com.au/gallery/merc300d/ > >Thanks to all of the members of diesel-benz - you've >been a great help. I'll be keeping an eye out for a MB >to add to our (already full) stable back in Australia. - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 19:01:17 -0700 From: john Subject: Re: benz diesels At 04:32 PM 6/28/2002 -0700, Kevin Pekarek wrote: >So I've seen both of you making mention about benz diesels, and know JC has >one currently, so I thought I'd askfor your advice: >I am not exactly looking to bring on another car (have quite a fleet going as >it is), but tripped over two benz diesels that, while not cosmetically >perfect, seem to run well, and not need anything major. >One's a 79 (I think) 240D with a manual, just a hair above 200k >One's an 80 300SD, turbo, automatic, that needs a radiator, and has a power >window that doesn't work (but it's a back seat window) >Both pretty low mileage both for a benz and a diesel. >Basically, all I'd be looking for out of either is a driver. I drive 56 miles >one way each day to work. I was looking at this from the sheer economy of >things, basically I'm getting 16-18 mpg with the cherokee and the wagon, >the bigger of the two benzes I hear gets between 26-28, and diesel's cheaper >here than midgrade by quite a noticeable amound. for economy the 240D will tickle your fancy... if you don't mind 0 to 60 times in the half a minute (or more) range... the 80 300SD, is that the 126 or older body style... (quad headlights?) If it's the newer body style it'd be nice, but for handling, parts and so on the 240D 123 chassis is the way to go. The 300SD is a nice ride and will do 0 to 60 around 15 seconds, get you close to 28 or so on the highway, 25 or so around town... the 240d is way up there in the 30's if memory serves me... I have a spreadsheet on my server with mpg results, look in pages for the Diesel Benz stuff... http://wagoneers.com/pages >I know repairing benzes isn't a cheap proposition, which is why I'm a little the 123 series parts are amazingly affordable! >gunshy about the SD, but I don't know how gutless a four speed 240 would be. it's the epitome of gutless... I've seen fully laden semi's passing them on mountain passes... ;) >I know, it's a diesel, so it's not going to blast nines or anything, but I'd >like to be able to climb hills on the freeway going at least 50-55, and I'm >pretty sure the SD could do that. easily... >Neither one smokes, supposedly, and my gut impression is that the 240D was >taken better care of. the guys that own 240D's are usually quite attached to them. I had a '75 240D, the older 115 body style... not a bad car at all... >Just how gutless is a 240D with a stick? I own a FSJ with a six and a 1bbl >carb, so gutless doesn't really bother me, but how gutless is it? I think the spec is 26 or 30 seconds for 0 to 60... I'm cc'ing the diesel-benz list on digest.net... I started it for stuff like this, same subscription rules as the fsj or xj lists... ;) >Also, just in my casual looking around, I see more 240s that are either >dead or >have new engines, and almost always it was a catastrophic (and spectacular) >failure of the timing chain. I haven't seen this with the 300D and 300SD's. >Is this a weak link in a 240? the guys on the list will know... >Is there anything in particular I should be ware of in either? the manual transmission in the 240d is preferred. the AT's in the Benz have some strange characteristics... Rube Goldberg had his hand in the vacuum systems for heaters and trannys... the 240D is simple and simple and reliable... just gutless... >I've worked on diesels before (ford industrials mostly, but some detroits >and some internationals), so the diesel thing doesn't scare me at all. Any of the Mercedes Diesels are very easy to work on. I've changed the injectors in all of them, and glow plugs, very simple... Oh yeah, I think I had a '68 220D as well... also simple, also gutless... ;) john >Thanks in advance... >K >- >Kevin Pekarek >Redwood City, CA (near San Francisco) and >Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #784 *********************************