From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Thu Oct 20 16:32:47 2005 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Thursday, October 20 2005 Volume 01 : Number 1993 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] type of oil [db] euro headlights 124? Re: [db] Re: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1991 [db] pictures of 124 euro headlights in europe? [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! Re: [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! Re: [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! Re: [db] veggie oil, alternators and calendars 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 Oct 2005 10:22:19 -0400 From: "Jim Hoffman" Subject: Re: [db] type of oil I've never used a synthetic oil in any of my cars/trucks. I guess I don't take that much stock in them. Dino is just fine by me. And yes, your numbers are close. I don't think I'd go as low as - -30 for the winter. Sure it gets that cold but VERY seldom. On the average *cold* day here in S.E. Wisc. we're looking at 0 to -10. Not including wind chill of course. But I also keep my diesels plugged in if it gets below 20 or so. I have the truck on a timer that kicks on about 3 hours before I need to leave. Jim > you might consider delo... test results indicate it's a better dino oil. > > however, I can't believe you're not using some sort of synthetic, you > do live in that harsh Wisconsin climate, hot, muggy, humid, sticky, > mosquito infested summers complemented by the subzero, near permafrosted > state of snow packed streets in the winter, along with the windchill... > > Let's see, temperature extremes, if I recall correctly, are from at > least -30 to about 95... that's 125 degrees, right? (farenheit, it's > less if you use celcius. ;) (did I spell that right???) > > here our coldest cold snap, which last maybe 36 hrs, is about 15 or 20 > degrees... if the temperature gets over 90 people start dying... typically > a hot, hot (dry) summer day might hit 85. So that's a normal swing > of about 60 degrees... > > and I use synthetics... ;) > > (rofl...) > > john > > On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, Jim Hoffman wrote: > > >-->I have used Shell Rotella. T 15W-40 since my first diesel back in > >-->1988. Used it in my Escort diesel, then my 240D and now my 7.3 IDI > >-->turbo. Never a problem... > >--> > >-->Jim > >--> > >-->Go B100!!!! > >--> > >-->> Hey folks, > >-->> what grade oil should I buy for my 300 d turbo when I do the change on it? > >-->> > >-->> thanks! > >-->> c > >--> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:53:31 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] euro headlights 124? anyone else need a set of euro headlights? my friend in europe has located another set... let me know Asap. off list... john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:56:50 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] Re: diesel-benz-digest V1 #1991 On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, b3122-at-juno.com wrote: >-->>Hey folks, >-->>what grade oil should I buy for my 300 d turbo when I >-->>do the change on it? >--> >-->Go to amsoil.com!!!! if you do, I'd appreciate it if you use customer #283461, or go to amsoil.com via wagoneers.com... I've been a dealer since 1983... thanx john >--> >-->I use it in ALL my vehicles (crankcase, tranny, rear end) and have had excellent results. No regrets. >--> >-->1984 190E 2.3 >-->1985 300 TD Wagon >--> >-->Scott E. 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Stephen? ;) john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:12:30 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! not only did bruce and his lovely wife make it back intact with their "new" 93 124, albeit with a lighter wallet, but the special cargo they carried from Roosevelt Road in Chicago, aka, Prasky, has made it safely to it's final destination(s). My uncle just called, the DHL package just arrived, frozen solid (dry ice). The other destination was my stomach, still have a few slabs left... ;) I'd forgotten how good it was... actually, someone on the list found that it can be purchased on line!!! thanx again Bruce!!! john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:51:20 -0500 From: acordova-at-texas.net Subject: Re: [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! Quoting john : > not only did bruce and his lovely wife make it back intact with > their "new" 93 124, albeit with a lighter wallet, but the special > cargo they carried from Roosevelt Road in Chicago, aka, Prasky, > has made it safely to it's final destination(s). My uncle just > called, the DHL package just arrived, frozen solid (dry ice). > > The other destination was my stomach, still have a few slabs left... ;) > > I'd forgotten how good it was... actually, someone on the list > found that it can be purchased on line!!! > > thanx again Bruce!!! > > john > And what, pray tell, was the URL for that stuff? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:09:48 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] the great 124/prasky saga success! http://www.crawfordsausage.com/prasky2lb.shtml (this is only the 2 pound version though... ;) john On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 acordova-at-texas.net wrote: >-->Quoting john : >--> >-->> not only did bruce and his lovely wife make it back intact with >-->> their "new" 93 124, albeit with a lighter wallet, but the special >-->> cargo they carried from Roosevelt Road in Chicago, aka, Prasky, >-->> has made it safely to it's final destination(s). My uncle just >-->> called, the DHL package just arrived, frozen solid (dry ice). >-->> >-->> The other destination was my stomach, still have a few slabs left... ;) >-->> >-->> I'd forgotten how good it was... actually, someone on the list >-->> found that it can be purchased on line!!! >-->> >-->> thanx again Bruce!!! >-->> >-->> john >-->> >--> >-->And what, pray tell, was the URL for that stuff? >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:15:50 -0700 From: chuck goolsbee Subject: Re: [db] veggie oil, alternators and calendars >> -->Better yet John, grab some of that free time and come up to see it. > >might just do that... give me a few weeks... (In Decemember I'll have >a new toy... a 48 willys cj2. ;) of course Decemeber might not be a good >time to take it up to your place, no wipers, no doors and barely a top... ;) Sounds like a challenge! I look forward to seeing it. Bring some of that prasky! =) >> -->Now I just need some (more) oil. > >was trying to call you today... whaddya doing for lunch tomorrow? :) I obviously did not make it, sorry. Been crazy-busy at work this week. How about next week? Say Monday or Tuesday? I did however get some time in the recent evenings to finish & photograph my WVO filter setup. You can see a pic of it here: - -- - --chuck goolsbee 02 Jetta TDi (but also looking for a 300SD or SDL) arlington, wa, usa ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #1993 **********************************