From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Tue Sep 23 18:13:01 2003 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, September 23 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1227 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] last minute test Re: [db] 190D 5spd on ebay Re: [db] last minute test [db] UNIMOG! [db] 300SD 4th gear RE: [db] 300SD 4th gear Re: [db] 300SD 4th gear [db] Diesel or gas? Re: [db] UNIMOG! 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, 22 Sep 2003 11:05:15 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: [db] last minute test OK... Look... It doesn't take SIX days to get to Detroit even in a diesel Benz! They may be slow getting to 70mph but after that you should cruise! Or do you need the extra three days to get over the Rockies?!?!! ;) Jim/ > testing at&t dialup using comcast email... ready to get up > at oh dark thirty and hurry up and wait at the airport... routine > humiliation aka security check, then I get crammed in a little seat, fed > some dried provisions, do the dufflebag drag to another aeroplane and > finally land in the motor city... > > I'd rather drive my Diesel Benz then fly... but taking six days to get > to a four day class just doesn't work out very well. :( > > later, > john > -- > ----------------------------- > Oh well, > I'm a man, > but I can change, > if I have to, > I guess > -Red Green http://www.redgreen.com/ > ------------------------------ > http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... > Jesus, don't leave life without him, please! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - -- Jim Hoffman Oconomowoc WI '39 Allis Model B '53 Ford Golden Jubilee '?? Bolens Huskie Gardener ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:11:08 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: [db] 190D 5spd on ebay Not a bad deal... Too bad it was too far away... $2,022.99 > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6328&item=2432056656 > - -- Jim Hoffman Oconomowoc WI ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:16:00 -0700 From: john meister Subject: Re: [db] last minute test Jim Hoffman wrote: > OK... Look... It doesn't take SIX days to get to Detroit even in I was counting the return trip... ;) john > a diesel Benz! They may be slow getting to 70mph but after that > you should cruise! Or do you need the extra three days to get > over the Rockies?!?!! ;) > > Jim/ > > >>testing at&t dialup using comcast email... ready to get up >>at oh dark thirty and hurry up and wait at the airport... routine >>humiliation aka security check, then I get crammed in a little seat, fed >> some dried provisions, do the dufflebag drag to another aeroplane and >>finally land in the motor city... >> >>I'd rather drive my Diesel Benz then fly... but taking six days to get >>to a four day class just doesn't work out very well. :( >> >>later, >>john >>-- >>----------------------------- >> Oh well, >> I'm a man, >> but I can change, >> if I have to, >> I guess >> -Red Green http://www.redgreen.com/ >>------------------------------ >> http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ >> Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... >> Jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > - -- - ----------------------------- Oh well, I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess -Red Green http://www.redgreen.com/ - ------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... Jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:25:40 -0700 From: Greg Fiorentino Subject: [db] UNIMOG! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2432873578&cat egory=6315 Greg Fiorentino Vancouver USA gfior-at-dslnorthwest.net '84 300D Turbo '79 300TD '85 F-350 6.9 crew cab ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:39:31 -0400 From: "S.D.Byers" Subject: [db] 300SD 4th gear I have a 1983/4 300SD with 208k miles that will not go into 4th gear, I think. At 67 mph the rpms are around 3200. I can accelerate up to 75+ the coast and it will not shift. It gets 31 mpg on the highway in this state, I just did 1700 miles like this. Pretty good effort under the circumstances. I am going to change tranny fluid and filter (probably overdue as previous owner was a bit of a slacker) and play with the throttle-tranny cable and also look at the shifter linkage. Any great wisdom I should be taking with me under the vehicle? SDB ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 21:48:34 -0700 From: "Matt Clarke" Subject: RE: [db] 300SD 4th gear That's about normal on my 300D and my 190E 2.3 and my previous 190E 2.6. But somebody may know better on that particular car. Matt Clarke 805 455 7604 mclarke-at-cappellomccann.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of S.D.Byers Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:40 PM To: Diesel-Benz List Subject: [db] 300SD 4th gear I have a 1983/4 300SD with 208k miles that will not go into 4th gear, I think. At 67 mph the rpms are around 3200. I can accelerate up to 75+ the coast and it will not shift. It gets 31 mpg on the highway in this state, I just did 1700 miles like this. Pretty good effort under the circumstances. I am going to change tranny fluid and filter (probably overdue as previous owner was a bit of a slacker) and play with the throttle-tranny cable and also look at the shifter linkage. Any great wisdom I should be taking with me under the vehicle? SDB ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 22:35:49 -0700 From: Kevin Pekarek Subject: Re: [db] 300SD 4th gear On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:39:31AM -0400, S.D.Byers wrote: > I have a 1983/4 300SD with 208k miles that will not go into 4th gear, I > think. At 67 mph the rpms are around 3200. I can accelerate up to 75+ > the coast and it will not shift. > > It gets 31 mpg on the highway in this state, I just did 1700 miles like > this. Pretty good effort under the circumstances. Sounds normal to me. A lot of the older benz four speed autos don't catch first gear unless you manually put them in it. Sounds like you have one of those benzes. Either way, 31 mpg in a w126 diesel isn't bad. Most of the ones around here can't break 30. K - -- Kevin Pekarek Redwood City, CA (near San Francisco) and Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo) 85 190D (601, 5spd) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:04:37 -0400 (EDT) From: "paul.mcleod-at-excite.com" Subject: [db] Diesel or gas? I'm thinking of buying either an 82-85 300SD (approx 180k miles) or an 86 420 SEL (approx 110k miles) or maybe a 300E. We get 3 or 4 months in winter that usually are below freezing and I won't always be able to plug the diesel in over night. I know the diesel engine will last a lot longer but I'm worried about not being able to start it after working my night shift. I'd appreciate some advice from those of you that have experience with these diesels in winter. 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