From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Tue Mar 6 05:25:49 2007 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, March 6 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2407 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] popcorn getting stale? Re: [db] Re: SEE-THROUGH TIRES Re: [db] popcorn getting stale? Re: [db] veggie oil adventures 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: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 23:30:24 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] popcorn getting stale? ok, so I'm busy with homework... but I haven't forgotten about what's out there in the driveway... here's a brief update: '91 GW - starter won't start, suspect the alarm system is "immobilizing starter"... have started to sort out the rats nest associated with the wiring. Noticed a few unnerving things... like a 10GA wire running back to the dash with no fuse in line... Have to look at the wiring, it may be protected by a fusible link, which would be a royal pain to replace. ;) but if it's there at least I'm not looking at a roadside BBQ. - in other news, have an offer, but it's so pathetically low that the few people I mentioned it to thought the folks were trying to steal it. ;) I'll park it in the yard until I can finish fixing all the issues on it. :) This thing has NO RUST. It'll be a good ebay item... just going to spend a bit more on it, finish working the bugs out... in the meantime I'll just keep it on craigslist. '91 300d - started looking at the heated tank setups for the wvo, it may be a while before superdawg is ready... prices are not friendly, $550 through $1600! and that's not installed. Thinking that there has to be a better way of doing this. 160 degrees isn't that hard to come by... not really keen on the idea of running coolant lines from the front to the back under the car, or through the car. Nor am I excited about spending a grand. I have a 10 mile commute... let's say I can drive 8 miles of that on veggie oil. So in a week I'd 16 x 5 = 80 miles divided by 30mpg, is 2.6 gallons per week... at $3/gallon I'm saving $8/wk, or roughly $415/yr... that means it'll take 4 years to recover my investment if I get the really good one... ok, so maybe I'll get more use of the WVO... will have to do more math on that one. '83 J10 Stepside - coming up on the 6th anniversary of dismemberment. no word on progress of reassembly, paint or the 6.2L Diesel install. can only hope to see the Dawg on the road again... haven't decided what the best adjective might be to describe my emotional state on this one... '01 XJ Cherokee limited - body damage... smoker owned... lived in salt country... but my offer, which was ridiculously low, has been considered, just need to get together, the seller is about 3 or 4 hours away... pictures aren't real good... but I'm looking forward to fixing it and having another xj... The crazy thought of putting my 2.5L TD into it has passed between my ears... ok, so I don't have time and would essentially devalue and destroy two nice vehicles... dumb idea... but hey, I only have a few minutes a day for such lunacy, let me enjoy my delusions, ok? '48 cj-2a - hoses arrived, but aren't correct, my hired wrench has had pneumonia for about a month, came over today, very close... I just don't have time to do anything other than take a glance at it every now and then. :( I'm sure it'll be operational long before SuperDawg, and with my limited time right now, might be rolling before Omega. :) I'm doing a research project on Alternate Fuel Legislation for my "Federal Regulations, Ethics and the Legal System" class. Will focus on Federal and Washington state laws and may dig into the tax revenue issues... like why are they so eager to give up tax revenue for us to use alternate fuels??? Ok, it seems obvious that it's a good thing to do environmentally, and economically, reduces dependence on foreign oil and all that... but come on, these are politicians and bureaucrats, where do they come off doing something that makes sense and really provides a benefit??? Or am I just getting too jaded. :) Hope y'all had a nice weekend. john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:05:11 -0600 From: Jon Filina Subject: Re: [db] Re: SEE-THROUGH TIRES John wrote: >pictures are in >http://wagoneers.com/tmp/1.jp > I've seen those "tires" before. Neat idea, but they have to ride harder than regular tires. Maybe not, but they would look out of place on an MB. A Honda, VW, Audi and even an Acura, maybe, but not an MB. Neat idea, though. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:09:24 -0600 From: Jon Filina Subject: Re: [db] popcorn getting stale? John taunted: >ok, so I'm busy with homework... but I haven't forgotten >about what's out there in the driveway... > [munch, munch] The lull before the storm.... Or, maybe, the rumble before the drizzle.... [munch, munch] Jon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:17:36 GMT From: "jasonbassett-at-juno.com" Subject: Re: [db] veggie oil adventures Frybrid is the most automated and turn-key, but incidentally also the most expensive. Also a bit elaborate to install. IMHO Jason - -- john wrote: http://www.vegmobile.com/ $575 - 9 gallons. http://www.greasecar.com/kit_selected.cfm? selectA=+&selectB=+&selectC=39&AddToCart=Find+Kit+%BB $995 - 15 gallons http://www.fattywagons.com/fwproducts.htm http://www.frybrid.com/kit.htm Complete Frybrid kit w/ Mercedes W124 sedan 19.6 gal. tank. (36" x 14" x 9" Fits along back wall of trunk, fill neck and cap) View kit contents here Note: W124 vehicles require a 36" tank $1695.00 http://www.lovecraftbiofuels.com/index.php? option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=1&Itemid=26 Mercedes Benz conversion kit Price: $425.00 Our 77 to 85 Mercedes Benz Diesel Kit includes everything you need to convert your car to run on SVO, WVO, Biodiesel, Diesel or any combination of fuels! All in the stock tank!!! 1 Heat Exchanger 5 Heater Hose 2 Heated Filter 6 Heater Hose with T 3 Fuel Line with booster pump in-line 7 Heater Hose with T 4 Fuel Line 8 Bolts, hose clamps and zip ties. http://www.goldenfuelsystems.com/products_systems_mercedes.php Style and function combine to make the ultimate Mercedes Fuel System. These systems are compatable with all Mercedes vehicles. These systems include an almost indestructible heated Black Poly Tank, Choice of Premium Racor Filter, Switching Valve and all the accessories and instructions to install this system on your Mercedes. Option 1 (w/ Racor 690): 1100.50 +50 s/h ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2407 **********************************