From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Fri Mar 21 10:37:52 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Friday, March 21 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2695 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: fsj: Re: [db] mark your calendar... [db] AMC Jeep 4 x 4 [db] not so much fun with fuel [db] Re: US MPG EURO DIESEL... Huh? 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: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:13:10 +0000 From: "Stephen Rigley" Subject: Re: fsj: Re: [db] mark your calendar... Heh, french stereotyping, you've just reminded me of this, hilarious : http://youtube.com/watch?v=FUVagbFcSUU On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Alec Cordova wrote: > Ah, but to perpetuate the stereotypes, wouldn't the French be more > likely to be helpful to a woman? ;-) > > Alec > 89 300CE, 234K, for sale, http://austin.craigslist.org/car/612132108.html > 08 smart fortwo, 260 miles > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 10:59 AM, john wrote: > > sounds like things have changed since the '70s. > > > > france had kicked the USA military out in the late '60's, > > so there may have been some residual irritation. > > > > I know Nederland was quite different from the '70's as well. > > > > john > > > > ----- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Jan Guthrie wrote: > > > > # I spent about 2 weeks in France last year, some of the time by > myself, > > > > > > # and I speak NO French. But I took the time to learn about 10 polite > > # "greeting" type phrases to be polite. I had NO problems caused by > the > > # French people's unwillingness to help ... every single person was at > > # least polite and *many* went way out their way to be helpful and > kind. > > # > > # I had a great time, and would not hesitate to go by again, even > > # traveling solo. > > # > > # Jan > > # > > # Jerome Kaidor wrote: > > # > john wrote: > > # > > > # >> in france, they don't willingly speak english or german... > > # >> > > # >> > > # > *** I spent a day in France a few years ago - it was the last leg > in a > > # > trans-atlantic cruise. I found the French reasonably friendly as > I > > # > exercised my VERY rusty high school French. But didn't spend > enough > > # > time there to get any sort of statistical feel for the place. > Wife > > # > wanted to spend a few days in Paris, but I was REALLY tired of > travelling. > > # > > > # > > > # > - Jerry Kaidor > > # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:40:50 -0400 From: Wiard Pless Subject: [db] AMC Jeep 4 x 4 you have to look for this vehicle in OVP - Ostvorpommern - former East Germany Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:51:26 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] nice Diesel setup can't tell where this is at in Europe... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8q4KPP3N2U ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:45:45 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] not so much fun with fuel got the lift pump, looked like the original lift pump may not have been making contact with the push rod... only slightly worn, but if it was new, and it did look new, it might have been ok... and, putting the new one in didn't solve the problem... mark and I started to troubleshoot and crack lines with an electric pump on... it appears that the primary filter on the firewall may be clogged... napa 3123... when I loosened the bleeder valve it flowed... closed it and cracked the lines on the output of the secondary and nothing... guess I'll get one tomorrow on the way home... dang, so wanted to drive it to work tomorrow to get the lift kit installed. :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:37:10 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] Re: US MPG EURO DIESEL... Huh? 46 for highway with a car isn't unrealistic. it would only be about 10% more if it were in imperial gallons, so you'd see about 42 or so with US gallons... so either way, much better than stinky old gasoline engines. :) ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Jim Hoffman wrote: # Hey John, # # The URL that came to the list earlier this week: # # http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/03/15/35-mpg-why-wait-until-2020/ # # lists MPG under each car's picture. For example: # # # US # MPG Domestic # Euro US MPG # Diesel # # Highway 46.1 30 # City 28.6 21 # Combined 38 # # # So is 46.1MPG Highway already converted for US gallons # vs. Imperial gallons? If so, 46.1 that fun car is # fantastic! I'd buy it in a heartbeat! But I'm not # so sure it's correct... # # Jim # ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2695 **********************************