From owner-diesel-benz-digest@digest.net Wed Feb 24 08:06:12 2010 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Wednesday, February 24 2010 Volume 01 : Number 3251 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: RE: [db] car washing day RE: [db] car washing day [db] Re: [CJ-10List] 1986 CJ-10a 6.2 diesel on waggy chassis New Jersey Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest@digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request@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. 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Randy - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz@digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz@digest.net]On Behalf Of john Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:50 PM To: jasonbassett@juno.com Cc: diesel-benz@digest.net Subject: Re: [db] car washing day that's Earl... my daily driver, he's used to pick up earl, I mean oil. ;) my wife named him... 1.6L Diesel, 5spd, came with a/c but some clod cut the evaporator out from under the dash... need to replace it... thinking of getting all new shift linkages with a shorter throw, finding first gear at a stop is a major challenge... 2nd on the way down... pretty typical for the rabbits from what I've learned. needs a quieter muffler too... :) just put the GTI spoiler and flares on the front. ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, jasonbassett@juno.com wrote: # Whose wabbit? # # # ---------- Original Message ---------- # From: john # To: undisclosed-recipients: ; # Subject: [db] car washing day # Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:42:36 -0800 (PST) # # the pollen was pretty heavy on the benz and the jeeps... :) # # http://fotomeister.us/2010/02-Feb-21-carwashing/ALL.html # # # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2703 - Release Date: 02/22/10 01:34:00 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:11 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: RE: [db] car washing day nah, drove another pickup that had an '84 turbo in it... earl rev'd quicker and had more pull through the entire rpm range... ;) earl needs a v8. ;) actually, earl needs all new shift linkages, front end work so he turns correctly to the right, the a/c evaporater and a quieter muffler. :) and then I need superdawg so earl can find a new home... my wife and son don't like earl... they're spoiled by good jeeps and mercedes... earl is a bit noisey and once the shifter is fixed he'll be a lot of fun to drive... this is the 2nd pickup Diesel I've had... only reason I got rid of the last one is I bought a Diesel Cherokee... these things are pretty amazing in snow. don't know why VW quit making them... they seem extremely popular... and practical... sure they're limited to about 1,000lbs or so, big deal... how many people haul that much stuff around daily anyway? :) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, Randy Bennell wrote: # Earl needs a turbo! # # Randy # # -----Original Message----- # From: owner-diesel-benz@digest.net # [mailto:owner-diesel-benz@digest.net]On Behalf Of john # Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:50 PM # To: jasonbassett@juno.com # Cc: diesel-benz@digest.net # Subject: Re: [db] car washing day # # # that's Earl... my daily driver, he's used to pick up earl, I mean oil. ;) # # my wife named him... 1.6L Diesel, 5spd, came with a/c but some clod # cut the evaporator out from under the dash... need to replace it... # # thinking of getting all new shift linkages with a shorter throw, finding # first gear at a stop is a major challenge... 2nd on the way down... pretty # typical for the rabbits from what I've learned. # # needs a quieter muffler too... :) just put the GTI spoiler and flares on # the front. # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # # On Mon, 22 Feb 2010, jasonbassett@juno.com wrote: # # # Whose wabbit? # # # # # # ---------- Original Message ---------- # # From: john # # To: undisclosed-recipients: ; # # Subject: [db] car washing day # # Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:42:36 -0800 (PST) # # # # the pollen was pretty heavy on the benz and the jeeps... :) # # # # http://fotomeister.us/2010/02-Feb-21-carwashing/ALL.html # # # # # # # # ----- # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # # http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum # # http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # # # No virus found in this incoming message. # Checked by AVG - www.avg.com # Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2703 - Release Date: 02/22/10 # 01:34:00 # ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:05:41 -0800 (PST) From: diesel john Subject: [db] Re: [CJ-10List] 1986 CJ-10a 6.2 diesel on waggy chassis New Jersey nicely done... my cj-10a sold for $6500 with the stock engine/trans and a few mods... will share this with a few other folks... john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, smacmoyle1 wrote: # Testing the waters on ebay. please pass along to anyone you think might be interested. CJ-10a, 6.2 Diesel, 700R4 trans, NP229 TC, dana 44 4.09s front and rear, S10 60/40 seats, custom bed, tilt column w/leather wheel, hyd. brakes, properly built. # # http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110498996172&_trksid=p 2762.l1259 # # Scott # # # ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #3251 **********************************