From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Thu May 14 22:13:00 2009 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Friday, May 15 2009 Volume 01 : Number 3062 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] maxima Diesel (fwd) [db] RE: fsj: maxima Diesel (fwd) [db] W124 blower motor Re: [db] W124 blower motor Re: [db] W124 blower motor Re: [db] W124 blower motor [db] ready to take on a 240D... [none] [db] benz crash 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, 11 May 2009 22:34:21 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: [db] maxima Diesel (fwd) found an '82 maxima diesel wagon with an automatic, most likely an aw4... turns out this engine is likely an LD28... wondering if it would work in an XJ... anyone familiar with the LD28? found some specs on the engines: from: http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/engine_conversion_diesel.htm this is what's in the Maxima: Nissan LD28 Diesel 6 cyl, no turbo Power (HP-at-RPM) 93 -at- 4400 Torque LbFt-at-RPM) 148 -at- 2000 this is in my '86 cj-10a: Nissan SD33 Diesel 6 cyl, no turbo Power (HP-at-RPM) 94 -at- 3600 Torque (LbFt-at-RPM) 160 -at- 1800 Weight 672 lbs dry ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 08:15:09 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: [db] RE: fsj: maxima Diesel (fwd) thanx jim, this is a halfway useful thread... http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f33/1981-datsun-maxima-diesel-sale-92323/ would like to find out more about the weight, size, etc. as far as going to a forklift shop for parts, tried it with my sd33 for the starter, expensive... not sure all the parts will be the same either. ;) tried the nissan dealer for parts for the sd33, they didn't have a clue. :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 12 May 2009, Jim Blair wrote: # # http://www.google.com/search?q=Datsun+maxima+diesel&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a # # Lots of links to peruse but this one jumped out at me: # # http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f33/1981-datsun-maxima-diesel-sale-92323/ # # _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:50:27 -0400 From: Wiard Pless Subject: [db] W124 blower motor john, a couple of months ago you reported that your blower motor required work. My fan is dead now and I would like to know which parts you had to replace. Thanks for your reply. Wiard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 14:04:57 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] W124 blower motor there are two things I've replaced, the fan itself and the very expensive ballast or resistor or whatever that thing was under the fan. you can pull the cov er off the fan and appply power to the fan, if it spins, it's the expensive item. :( john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 12 May 2009, Wiard Pless wrote: # john, # a couple of months ago you reported that your blower motor required work. # My fan is dead now and I would like to know which parts you had to replace. # Thanks for your reply. Wiard # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:16:49 -0400 From: Mike Frank Subject: Re: [db] W124 blower motor John: I'm having an intermittent problem with my fan. Sometimes turns off all by itself, comes back on randomly. Can you give any insight into how the wiring is routed? Mike Frank At 05:04 PM 5/12/2009, john wrote: >there are two things I've replaced, the fan itself >and the very expensive ballast or resistor or whatever that >thing was under the fan. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 16:56:38 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] W124 blower motor here's a few links that might help: http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/TECH/124-series/Fan_Climate/ http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/TECH/124-series/WIPER_FAN_124-Jan-2009/ALL.html http://wagoneers.com/DieselBenz/TECH/124-series/WIPER_FAN_124-Jan-2009/blower-Part-Two/ALL.html I think the last link will help the most... looks like the wiring comes up the driver's side and to the firewall... the fan has spade connectors, mine were intermittent as well. Be careful of the plastic under the fan, I ended up snapping mine... not sure what I was thinking... worked on too many Jeeps with american plastic, you can twist that stuff around and stand on it, german plastic will snap if you sneeze on it. Unless of course you WANT to break it. ;) murphy and rube goldberg are always around or been there... :) for a slight fee I'll start a project on this coast to make sure murphy isn't a factor. ;) btw, just got back from the trans shop with my Diesel tug... preliminary 0 to 60 run was closer to 38 seconds!!! Whoo Hoo... ready to take on Alex's 240D now!... that shift kit and amsoil ATF made a bunch o' difference. nice crisp shifts, more or less... later shifts help a lot as well. :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 12 May 2009, Mike Frank wrote: # John: # # I'm having an intermittent problem with my fan. Sometimes turns off all by # itself, comes back on randomly. Can you give any insight into how the wiring # is routed? # # Mike Frank # # At 05:04 PM 5/12/2009, john wrote: # >there are two things I've replaced, the fan itself # >and the very expensive ballast or resistor or whatever that # >thing was under the fan. # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 16:59:55 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: [db] ready to take on a 240D... just got back from the trans shop with my Diesel tug... preliminary 0 to 60 run was closer to 38 seconds!!! Whoo Hoo... ready to take on Alex's 240D now!... that shift kit and amsoil ATF made a bunch o' difference. will try to find a level place to run the test... that's hard in Western Washington... especially when you travel for a almost a minute. ;) nice crisp shifts, more or less... later shifts help a lot as well. :) have some interesting pictures of the old cars in the shop... '58 Buick, '68 Camaro, an Edsel, a late '50's Fairlane... superb looking too... and there sat my '86 cj-10a amongst them... :) I really need to tighten up my fuel filters... they're making a biodiesel mess all over the place... :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 17:22:55 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: [none] shift kit, NP198 - NP208 swap... dave's transmission service in Lynnwood, WA... http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/1986-CJ10A/2009_May_12-shift-kit-n-NP208-trans-shop/ALL.html gotta love living in a rust free climate, check out these vintage cars in the shop with mine.... :) http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/rigs/1986-CJ10A/2009_May_12-shift-kit-n-NP208-trans-shop/other-vehicles/ oh yeah, 0 to 60 time improved from the original 50 seconds to around 38 seconds... shift kit and amsoil synthetic ATF... :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 22:12:36 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] benz crash not sure if this is a 124 or a 201, http://media.komonews.com/images/090514_puyallup_crash_01.jpg all the report says it's a 1987... was a fatality... no seat belts used... http://www.komonews.com/news/44979912.html guess the 19 year old benz driver fishtailed went across the road and was t-boned by a '92 nissan... no seat belts were worn by the benz passenger either, 14 yrs old... drugs and alcohol were involved... the damage to the benz is amazing... the driver of the nissan was also critically injured... four vehicles were involved, guess it tied up the morning commute down by Fife/Tacoma. ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 http://creationwiki.org http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #3062 **********************************