From owner-diesel-benz-digest@digest.net Wed Oct 27 21:52:09 2010 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Thursday, October 28 2010 Volume 01 : Number 3340 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] performance products [db] the computer lies 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. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:55:47 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] performance products just sending myself the link, cleaning office, tossing an old catalog.... I usually buy the power slotted rotors from these folks... they have some good illustrations for parts location as well. http://www.performanceproducts4benz.com/?cm_mmc=Portal-_-PerformamceProducts-_-Image-_-X ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:51:14 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] the computer lies just topped off the tank in my '99 WJ... hadn't driven it since July, my VW TDI spit up a couple injectors so I drove it to work... twice... 20 miles round trip... each time the gauge dropped 1/4 tank... :) sure, there's lots of traffic, lots of poorly timed stop lights and lots of hills... but still... the WJ's computer said 12.3 mpg... it lies. most of them do... don't trust them... the records show 9.4 mpg, and the math doesn't lie... so when I hear people tell me the mileage they get, then tell me that's what the computer told them I can't even begin to believe them... this isn't the first time I've caught these computers in a lie. ;) Anyway, the WJ is backed into the garage again, the TDI has freshly rebuilt injectors installed, engine codes cleared... topped off the 300D so my wife can drive it... the current batches of biodiesel have been pretty weak, the new processor doesn't make a good brew... the 300D "only" got about 28 mpg... and after $409 worth of injector work on the TDi, it's getting pump Diesel hereafter. it's been getting around 40 mpg in town... I ran almost a full tank of BioDiesel when the code showed up, changed the filter and then an injector started protesting... sure it's got lots of miles, but I'm thinking the fuel finished it off... The 300D is holding up fine but doesn't have a lot of zip... think I'm going to give up on BioDiesel and just sell the WVO by the gallon, and the BioDiesel I get... or find someone that knows what they're doing. :) was thinking of selling the WJ to pick up a cheap jeep xj, but the one I was interested in never called back... we're supposed to have a wetter and colder winter than normal... so having the WJ tanked up and backed into the carport is a good thing... it's awesome in the snow. Speaking of snow, the snow level dropped to about 4,000 feet and Stevens Pass has a foot, the Cascades and Mt. Baker were beautiful today. anyway, hoping that the spiderspikes will work well... both the 300D and the TDI have the same size tires... planning a trip down to Centralia to assist with the reassembly of my J10... 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #3340 **********************************