[diesel_mercedes] Re: Mary's Road Trip

 

Thanks Nate. Hubby doesn't want a fixer upper next time, so we will likely find one that has been garaged and lovingly cared for by an MBCA member or something. Neither of us are mechanically inclined, so we will have our resident diesel head/old Mercedes mechanic check out any 300TD wagon we find just to ensure the vehicle is in god shape. I know the SLS is sometimes worn out in the old wagons. Anything else to look out for besides rust? Man, these W123s are wicked comfy for road trips. Is that because they were designed for "luxury" or??? Anyhow,. have to wait til next year when the Toyota is paid off to look at 300TDs.

In the meantime, we are going to try biodiesel on our 300D. I know we have to change some hoses to do that. Anything else to change out before running biodiesel?

Mary
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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>
> WELCOME HOME ! .
>
> You'll find scads od 300TD's in The bay Area , many are rusty so be wary , put any candidate up on a hoist before paying for it .
>
> -Nate
> Mary wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone! We just got back from the road trip yesterday and I am now officially addicted to our 300D as the single most comfortable mode of transit ever created. We are definitely sold on the idea of getting a W123 Wagon in the future(gonna trade in our Toyota Rav4 once it is paid off in April of next year and we find a good 300TD wagon). I drive the Rav4 3 hours and am stiff for hours, drive the 300D for 7 hours and get out as if I just got in. We journeyed from Silicon Valley area (Fremont) of California, up thru Dunsmuir (CA) to Bend (OR), thru Eastern Oregon & Washington up to a friend's place 40 minutes north of Wenatchee (WA), then back down, thru the Columbia River Gorge to Portland (OR) for a visit with my daughter and her Hubby, back to Dunsmuir, then home. No pics on Portland, as it was super rainy but good food was had by all and everyone but me (designated driver) had good beer. BTW, Dunsmuir has amazing gourmet food and excellent microbrews at the Dunsmuir Brewery an Pub. The German Dog (Levi) loves his German car as much as we do. Mercedes sure does know how to make an awesome road trip vehicle. Anyone in the Bay Area want to rent me their 300TD for a return trip in September? Pics are under album Mary's Road Trip 2011. I get cold easily, so I am wearing about 3 layers of clothing:)
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> > Mary
> >
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Weekend mileage

 


One thing that most ' mechanics ' either don't know or ignore , is the tendency for rusty silt to settle in the deeper corners of the water jacket & solidify , making them difficult to remove ~ the citric acid flush is very good in this regard *but* one still needs some thermal cycles combined with hard running to get them all to loosen up and fall into the coolant mix .

This is why all my posts about cleaning up the cars I have , go on and on and on and......

When I say it's clean , _it's_clean_ , make no mistake but it takes a long time and many flushes & re fills to do the job 100 % .

Better to not defer cooling system mtce. in the first place .

We'll get that sorted out soon as the dark coolant is abrasive so I want it out before it causes me more work.

-Nate
Tom wrote:
>
> 412.6 mi. / 14.211 gal. = 29.0338 mpg.
>
> Notes:
>
> '81 300SD, 348+++ miles;
> Road trip to Palm Springs started 10:00 a.m. Friday, w/ 200+ miles on the
> odo;
> Average speed ~ 60 mpg, mostly freeway at 70 but lots of traffic
> slow-downs;
> Saturday and Sunday, lots of driving, in traffic from Palm Springs condo to
> Indian Wells event (25 mi.);
> 14.211 gal. was at the Freeway entrance, starting home on Sunday, P.M.
> (Usually, I don't fill it so far).
>
> At the Palm Springs fill up, oil level was fine, no need to add.
>
> Nate did a citrus flush on the car two weeks ago. He was rushed due
> to a miscommunication about a meeting with attorneys that I had to get to.
> The temperature gauge has been bouncing around between 80 and 100 ever
> since the flush. When I say bouncing, I mean sudden changes in position, as if
> it were a sticking gauge that suddenly let go.
>
> On this trip, it was bouncing on the outbound leg, until about
> Beaumont, CA. Then it suddenly settled, just above the '80' hash mark. It
> remained stable at that point. On the return trip, on the long upgrade out of
> Palm Springs, heading west, temperature rose to more than half way to the
> '100' mark, but was smooth movement and settled back to just above '80' as
> soon as the grade was over.
>
> I'm guessing that the flush left some air pockets that have taken time
> to fill with water. The level in the overflow tank settled down by more
> than a quart.
>
> The water in the overflow tank looks VERY dark. I expect that it has
> continued to loosen stuff from the flush, and needs to be emptied again,
> and then filled with more clean anti-freeze mixture.
>
> Fuel around Palm Springs / Indian Wells was $4.59/9 at most places.
> At the freeway junction (truck stops) it was $4.49/9. Back down in the
> $4.35/9 range as I got back to the city. I was amazed at all the big SUVs and
> pick-up trucks whizzing by me on the freeway. I wish I was making the kind
> of money that lets those kid drivers pour fuel through their systems like
> that!
>
> Tom
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Fuel Mileage Check 1984 300CD Auto , mostly freeway , some AC use

 


I was wondering that too .

I'm not sure , I think I jotted down the miles at the overhaul point but I more care about the routine mtce. and fuel mileage issues .

-Nate
Mark wrote:
>
>
> How many miles have been racked up since the rebuild? Maybe it's finally getting broken in....
>
> Mark in Lakewood, CO
>
> To: 126diesel@yahoogroups.com; diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> From: vwnate1@...
> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:37:14 -0700
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Fuel Mileage Check 1984 300CD Auto , mostly freeway , some AC use
>
> 372 miles ,
>
> 28.4 MPG ~ something is going on , I've never gotten this high mileage from this car and I was lead footing it a bit on the freeway , 85 + MPH at times , plenty of throttle left @ those speeds
> even going up hill .
>
> Have I ever mentioned how much I like this old saved from the crusher car ? .
>
> -Nate
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WELCOME HOME ! .

You'll find scads od 300TD's in The bay Area , many are rusty so be wary , put any candidate up on a hoist before paying for it .

-Nate
Mary wrote:
>
> Hi everyone! We just got back from the road trip yesterday and I am now officially addicted to our 300D as the single most comfortable mode of transit ever created. We are definitely sold on the idea of getting a W123 Wagon in the future(gonna trade in our Toyota Rav4 once it is paid off in April of next year and we find a good 300TD wagon). I drive the Rav4 3 hours and am stiff for hours, drive the 300D for 7 hours and get out as if I just got in. We journeyed from Silicon Valley area (Fremont) of California, up thru Dunsmuir (CA) to Bend (OR), thru Eastern Oregon & Washington up to a friend's place 40 minutes north of Wenatchee (WA), then back down, thru the Columbia River Gorge to Portland (OR) for a visit with my daughter and her Hubby, back to Dunsmuir, then home. No pics on Portland, as it was super rainy but good food was had by all and everyone but me (designated driver) had good beer. BTW, Dunsmuir has amazing gourmet food and excellent microbrews at the Dunsmuir Brewery an Pub. The German Dog (Levi) loves his German car as much as we do. Mercedes sure does know how to make an awesome road trip vehicle. Anyone in the Bay Area want to rent me their 300TD for a return trip in September? Pics are under album Mary's Road Trip 2011. I get cold easily, so I am wearing about 3 layers of clothing:)
>
> Mary
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[diesel_mercedes] Weekend mileage

 

412.6 mi. / 14.211 gal. = 29.0338 mpg. 
 
Notes: 
 
'81 300SD, 348+++ miles; 
Road trip to Palm Springs started 10:00 a.m. Friday, w/ 200+ miles on the odo; 
Average speed ~ 60 mpg, mostly freeway at 70 but lots of traffic slow-downs; 
Saturday and Sunday, lots of driving, in traffic from Palm Springs condo to Indian Wells event (25 mi.); 
14.211 gal. was at the Freeway entrance, starting home on Sunday, P.M.  (Usually, I don't fill it so far). 
 
    At the Palm Springs fill up, oil level was fine, no need to add. 
 
    Nate did a citrus flush on the car two weeks ago.  He was rushed due to a miscommunication about a meeting with attorneys that I had to get to.  The temperature gauge has been bouncing around between 80 and 100 ever since the flush.  When I say bouncing, I mean sudden changes in position, as if it were a sticking gauge that suddenly let go. 
 
    On this trip, it was bouncing on the outbound leg, until about Beaumont, CA.  Then it suddenly settled, just above the '80' hash mark.  It remained stable at that point.  On the return trip, on the long upgrade out of Palm Springs, heading west, temperature rose to more than half way to the '100' mark, but was smooth movement and settled back to just above '80' as soon as the grade was over. 
 
    I'm guessing that the flush left some air pockets that have taken time to fill with water.  The level in the overflow tank settled down by more than a quart. 
 
    The water in the overflow tank looks VERY dark.  I expect that it has continued to loosen stuff from the flush, and needs to be emptied again, and then filled with more clean anti-freeze mixture. 
 
    Fuel around Palm Springs / Indian Wells was $4.59/9 at most places.  At the freeway junction (truck stops) it was $4.49/9.  Back down in the $4.35/9 range as I got back to the city.  I was amazed at all the big SUVs and pick-up trucks whizzing by me on the freeway.  I wish I was making the kind of money that lets those kid drivers pour fuel through their systems like that! 
 
Tom 

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Mary's Road Trip

 

How did we manage to miss each other Max? Glad your trip was great as well. Hope you missed the crazy storm we drove thru in the Gorge last Weds (40-60 mph gusts with hail so bad you couldn't see more than 1 ft in front of you). Amazing how well these cars handle under ALL weather conditions:)

Mary
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> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Atleson" <met1219@> wrote:
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> > Hi everyone! We just got back from the road trip yesterday and I am now officially addicted to our 300D as the single most comfortable mode of transit ever created.
>
>
>
> Well, I did not see you on the road. We too, went to Bend and Dunsmuir and everyplace in between. .I took all the twisty turney back roads I could find. I think my honey got impatient with me because I just had to see everything. Back home and it snowed yesterday, again, folks are getting tired of that. Max
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--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Atleson" <met1219@...> wrote:
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> Hi everyone! We just got back from the road trip yesterday and I am now officially addicted to our 300D as the single most comfortable mode of transit ever created.

Well, I did not see you on the road. We too, went to Bend and Dunsmuir and everyplace in between. .I took all the twisty turney back roads I could find. I think my honey got impatient with me because I just had to see everything. Back home and it snowed yesterday, again, folks are getting tired of that. Max

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Fuel Mileage Check 1984 300CD Auto , mostly freeway , some AC use

 

How many miles have been racked up since the rebuild?  Maybe it's finally getting broken in....

Mark in Lakewood, CO

To: 126diesel@yahoogroups.com; diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
From: vwnate1@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:37:14 -0700
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Fuel Mileage Check 1984 300CD Auto , mostly freeway , some AC use

 

372 miles ,

28.4 MPG ~ something is going on , I've never gotten this high mileage from this car and I was lead footing it a bit on the freeway , 85 + MPH at times , plenty of throttle left @ those speeds
even going up hill .

Have I ever mentioned how much I like this old saved from the crusher car ? .

-Nate

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