From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #889 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, February 21 2003 Volume 01 : Number 889 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Alloy Wheel Paint Color in the search for economy... Possible ignition switch problem Re: in the search for economy... Re: in the search for economy... RE: in the search for economy... 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: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:40:10 -0800 From: Subject: Alloy Wheel Paint Color What is the color of the alloy wheels (the alloy-color they paint over it . . )? Im pretty sure they paint them, - I need to know the exact color ;) Jeremy Bowne ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 01:02:06 -0800 From: john Subject: in the search for economy... Just swapped my 31x10.5 Michelin LTX M/S's for a set of BFG A/T KO 215/75R15... wow. what a "let down". ;) The 31's looked pretty nice on the XJ with 3" of lift, but I'm sure that I'll be able to live with only one tire size over stock... ;) I've never been a big fan of really big tires... We were laughing our heads off transforming Dennis' '84 2dr xj into a monster truck while lowering my '87 xj... First tire swap twisted both XJ's, his up, mine down... funny... but when we whipped out the tape measure and did the "math" I only lost 1.5" overall height measured at the wheelwell. Not bad. I can live with it if my economy goes up, which it should... My speedometer went from being over 15% off to just 1.5 mph over at 55mph (according to the GPS). Ride and noise levels are about the same. It'll be nice not having to use the GPS to keep from getting a ticket... I couldn't read my little conversion chart without reading glasses anyway... so I pulled it off and gave it to Dennis. ;) Maybe later we'll pull his speedo gear and see if the 30 tooth I couldn't get to work on my xfr case will work on his. We weighed the tires, the 215's weighed about 10lbs less then the 31's. So I shaved 40 lbs off of my weight too. I think the 215's were 52lbs while the 31's were 62 lbs each. My tired (242,000 mile) XJ seemed a bit snappier... I'm sure this will help an already acceptable fuel economy on it. :) It'll also keep my tranny from hunting in and out of lockup in normal traffic. The BFG's aren't quite as good in snow or mud as the Michelin's were, but we all know how much time I spend off road... ;) On Tuesday I bring home the '85 190D. Soon as we sell the '99 WJ we'll be in pretty good shape... no car payments and two reasonably affordable to drive vehicles... :) later, john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:14:18 -0600 From: Subject: Possible ignition switch problem When I turned off my 1985 300cd last night I had an awful noise when I put the car in neutral or park. After a quick panic that the transmission was about to go I remembered that the car started a little funny in that when I turned the key to the glow plug position it suddenly started without turning the key the additional step. I think the noise I heard was the starter engaging into a running engine, I suspect the switch that prevents the car from being started in gear prevented the starter from engaging when the car was in gear. I didn't seem to have the same problem this morning but I was careful not to turn the key to far. Any coments on my theory and anyone ever have problem with their ignition switch before? I had to change my igntion switch earlier this year with a used one and I suspect the statistical Gods are against me. It is not an easy part to install since MB tries to make it hard to hotwire. Anyone willing to sell a used ignition switch and key (and possibly a matching driver door lock) to sell? Joe Oliver Lake Winola, Pa ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:27:35 -0800 From: Dan J Subject: Re: in the search for economy... At 01:02 AM 2/20/2003 -0800, you wrote: >We weighed the tires, the 215's weighed about 10lbs less then the >31's. So I shaved 40 lbs off of my weight too. Does this mean you can gain 40 pounds and get the same performance you used to get, or will it still be better even if you put on the extra pounds? :-) Dan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:18:15 -0800 From: john Subject: Re: in the search for economy... At 04:27 PM 2/20/2003 -0800, Dan J wrote: >At 01:02 AM 2/20/2003 -0800, you wrote: >>We weighed the tires, the 215's weighed about 10lbs less then the >>31's. So I shaved 40 lbs off of my weight too. >Does this mean you can gain 40 pounds and get the same performance you >used to get, or will it still be better even if you put on the extra >pounds? :-) >Dan see, you know what I'm thinking... ;) I'm trying to economize until I get my 190D home on Tuesday. ;) BTW, speaking of rare Mercedes... I'm going to be selling a 1972 350SL on ebay... opening bid at $3,500. Pictures forthcoming... john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 23:19:47 -0600 From: "Alec Cordova" Subject: RE: in the search for economy... > BTW, speaking of rare Mercedes... I'm going to be selling a > 1972 350SL on ebay... opening bid at $3,500. Pictures forthcoming... > > john > Is that one of the original US 350SLs with the 450 motor, or does it have the non-US high-compression 3.5 liter motor? ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #889 *********************************