From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #851 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 Monday, January 6 2003 Volume 01 : Number 851 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: Subject: which MB's are diesel? '79 Golden Eagle & Ranger Diesel fo' sale... links Re: links 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: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 17:37:31 -0500 From: "Steve Morelen" Subject: Re: Subject: which MB's are diesel? ...and all this time I thought the "S" in S-class stood for 'spensive...... :-) Steve Morelen >From: john >To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net >Subject: Re: Subject: which MB's are diesel? >Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 09:31:20 -0800 > >from what I've heard: > S - Super? (need to find my Nietzche book... ;) > L - Lange or Long (how's that work with a 450SL though????) > C - coupe > E - Einspritzen - (fuel injection - gas) > T - Touring > D - Diesel > >guessing on some of these... >john > >At 08:23 AM 1/2/2003 +0000, diesel-benz-digest wrote: >>Subject: which MB's are diesel? >> >>Hello! I'm searching out a diesel car to convert to biodiesel fuel, and >>have come to the conclusion that MB is my classiest option. I'm searching >>out a used car for the project, but I'm having trouble finding out which >>MB models are diesel and which are not. Does it have to have a D in it's >>name to be a diesel, such as the 300D? Also, has MB always used diesel, >>or is there a specific year that it changed over to it? I'd really like a >>vintage car (60s-70s), so I need to find out whether MB's even came in >>that format back then. It was a shock to me to find out recently that >>BMW's didn't! Also, what do the E, S, and L mean? C is for "coupe", >>right? Can anyone help? >>Thanks, >>Rebecca > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 22:52:04 -0800 From: john Subject: '79 Golden Eagle & Ranger Diesel fo' sale... my son has decided he'd rather XJ then SJ... so he's selling his'79 Golden Eagle Cherokee AND his '83 Ranger Diesel and buying my '87 XJ so I can "upgrade" my XJ to a newer model. (I'm going to trade or sell my 280Z and try to get into an inexpensive '97 and up XJ... let me know if you know of any less then $7,500 or so) The Golden Eagle has a 304 V8, th400/QT, 35x12.5's on alloy rims, body not externally rusted, floor pans patched. runs well and drives. Including two grilles (one from a '77 and the original '79) and a homemade brushguard. Other spare parts included. Body is experienced. Asking $900 obo, drive it home, soon, please... ;) http://www.wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/GoldenEagle/golden-eagle-nov16-1.jpg (before mark... front fenders modified for 35's, pix coming) http://www.wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/GoldenEagle/ '83 Ranger Diesel, 2.2L cast iron block and head, timing chain, runs great, 30mpg, 4speed, ps, everything works, includes canopy, tire chains, stereo, and shop manual. $1,200 obo. Excellent commuter rig. http://www.wagoneers.com/tmp/DieselFord/ http://www.wagoneers.com/tmp/DieselFord/ALL-83-ford-ranger-diesel.jpg - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 23:27:51 -0800 From: john Subject: links looking for what the designators are, can't find my Nietske book, can't find the old websites that had this info... anyone found a clear definition of what SL, SDL, and so on are in German? S, T, and L would be nice to clarify. :) found these links: http://www.mercedes-benz-w123-club.de/ http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/9323/wcodes.htm W = Wagen = car R = Roadster C = Coupe hey, look who did this... ;) The author assumes NO LIABILITY for all above information! Please email any mistakes to jaguare-at-bigfoot.com http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/5350/mbcodes.htm john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:50:39 -0500 From: "Eurowerks" Subject: Re: links I believe that the "S" stands for "saloon", "D" for diesel and "L" for Long wheel base. Saloon class or "big" car, not the local tavern! "T" would be for "touring"- as in wagon. "E" for injection as in 190E. Kirk A. Gilchrist EURO-WERKS / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo Service and Repair 8 South Highland St. / Winchester, KY 40391 / 859-745-0125 eurowerks-at-qx.net / 888-522-0271 toll free ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #851 *********************************