Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

Ya got me. I have no idea how small a 4 cyl MB engine can be.  The only one I have is 2.3 liters, could likely power a genset big enough for a small apartment building.

100 amp service means everything on the line can draw up to 100 amps, has near enough to nothing to do with KW/hrs. you are using.  My little diesel genset is a 5kw unit, rated to put out 52 amps at full speed. 

There is a handy gizmo available from Amazon called a Kill-A-Watt meter, you can plug it in to a wall fixture, plug about anything you are using  into the meter, it will provide real time read out of watts, amps, KW/hrs, that the device is using, depending on your menu choice.  Cost about 20 bucks..

Got to confess total ignorance of RV power usage. 

bk

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, audiolaw@aol.com <audiolaw@aol.com> wrote:

From: audiolaw@aol.com <audiolaw@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 3:00 PM

 

    So what?  The listing doesn't mention engine size, it just says 4 cylinder MBZ.  That could be anything from about 1.0 to 2.6 ltrs. 
 
    12.5 kw is not huge.  Most houses run 100 amp service, which is about 12 kw, isn't it? 
 
    I know that for location shoots, we'll line up multiple truck mounted gen sets running 100 or 150 kW EACH.  Most of that is for lighting.  But when you add in craft services and honey wagons and dressing rooms, you get a lot of amps  lined up pretty fast. 
 
    There are plenty of big RVs that have over 10kw gen sets and use the power for big AC units for desert fun. 
 
Tom 
 
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:49:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
 



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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 2:31 PM


    Probably be great for a household, or vacation home standby generator, or even for a big RV. 
 
Tom

Naw, it's too big, is my point, regardless of what it's attached to.  You do this kind of calculation backward, figure out how many KW/hrs you require, then how big a gen head to get those numbers, then how big (small) and engine to fit to do the job.  For the above mentioned tasks, 2-5 kw, perhaps 250-500 cc engine...  Got one 5k gen powerd by a 5 hp B&S (don't know the displacement), and another powered by a 440cc diesel single...The little Deutz engine runs a 120v single phase gen head, the B&S does single phase 120 or 240..

bk
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:16:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
I agree exactly with you design idea.  No idea how to compare reefer output to KW, KW/hrs, which would imply the thing is driving generator, not a reefer..

No worries, I get days like that too...

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:46 PM

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

    So what?  The listing doesn't mention engine size, it just says 4 cylinder MBZ.  That could be anything from about 1.0 to 2.6 ltrs. 
 
    12.5 kw is not huge.  Most houses run 100 amp service, which is about 12 kw, isn't it? 
 
    I know that for location shoots, we'll line up multiple truck mounted gen sets running 100 or 150 kW EACH.  Most of that is for lighting.  But when you add in craft services and honey wagons and dressing rooms, you get a lot of amps  lined up pretty fast. 
 
    There are plenty of big RVs that have over 10kw gen sets and use the power for big AC units for desert fun. 
 
Tom 
 
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:49:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
 



--- On Mon, 6/27/11, audiolaw@aol.com <audiolaw@aol.com> wrote:

From: audiolaw@aol.com <audiolaw@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 2:31 PM


    Probably be great for a household, or vacation home standby generator, or even for a big RV. 
 
Tom

Naw, it's too big, is my point, regardless of what it's attached to.  You do this kind of calculation backward, figure out how many KW/hrs you require, then how big a gen head to get those numbers, then how big (small) and engine to fit to do the job.  For the above mentioned tasks, 2-5 kw, perhaps 250-500 cc engine...  Got one 5k gen powerd by a 5 hp B&S (don't know the displacement), and another powered by a 440cc diesel single...The little Deutz engine runs a 120v single phase gen head, the B&S does single phase 120 or 240..

bk
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:16:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
I agree exactly with you design idea.  No idea how to compare reefer output to KW, KW/hrs, which would imply the thing is driving generator, not a reefer..

No worries, I get days like that too...

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:46 PM

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

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From: audiolaw@aol.com <audiolaw@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 2:31 PM


    Probably be great for a household, or vacation home standby generator, or even for a big RV. 
 
Tom

Naw, it's too big, is my point, regardless of what it's attached to.  You do this kind of calculation backward, figure out how many KW/hrs you require, then how big a gen head to get those numbers, then how big (small) and engine to fit to do the job.  For the above mentioned tasks, 2-5 kw, perhaps 250-500 cc engine...  Got one 5k gen powerd by a 5 hp B&S (don't know the displacement), and another powered by a 440cc diesel single...The little Deutz engine runs a 120v single phase gen head, the B&S does single phase 120 or 240..

bk
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:16:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
I agree exactly with you design idea.  No idea how to compare reefer output to KW, KW/hrs, which would imply the thing is driving generator, not a reefer..

No worries, I get days like that too...

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:46 PM

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

    I don't understand these posts.  The listing says 12.5 kWh GENERATOR.  It's not "driving a generator" it IS a generator, driven by an MBZ motor. 
 
    We used to see these things all over on trucks and train containers.  The generator can be used to power an AC unit or a radio system or a PA or whatever (machinery?). 
 
    Probably be great for a household, or vacation home standby generator, or even for a big RV. 
 
Tom
 
In a message dated 6/27/2011 2:16:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, briankk@att.net writes:
I agree exactly with you design idea.  No idea how to compare reefer output to KW, KW/hrs, which would imply the thing is driving generator, not a reefer..

No worries, I get days like that too...

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:46 PM

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

I agree exactly with you design idea.  No idea how to compare reefer output to KW, KW/hrs, which would imply the thing is driving generator, not a reefer..

No worries, I get days like that too...

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:46 PM

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

/G.

2011/6/27 briankk <briankk@att.net>


Ah, someone else reads eham net...  That thing is likely too big for a single family residence, unless you're Algore.  Something in the 2-5 KW range is what you need, and will use a lot less expensive fuel.  Also, diesels are unhappy running at less than, say, 85% of full throttle, which this unit would likely never have to..

bk
KI6UZD

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, dave <w9nto@toast.net> wrote:

From: dave <w9nto@toast.net>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:15 PM

 

MAYBE SOME ONE WILL BE INTERESTED IN IT,TOO FAR FOR ME TO DRIVE.

http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/348630




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

Could you please expand upon your claims/ideas. I mean these things spend months on container ships at constant revs and are designed for the volume entailed. 2-5 kw would depend on the size of the area to be accomodated and of course the ambient temperatures to contend with for the duration and the degree of insulation of the area being heated or cooled. When referring to KW is that max effect or constant and is that peak or KWH - sheesh!  Sorry it's been a really bad day...

/G.

2011/6/27 briankk <briankk@att.net>


Ah, someone else reads eham net...  That thing is likely too big for a single family residence, unless you're Algore.  Something in the 2-5 KW range is what you need, and will use a lot less expensive fuel.  Also, diesels are unhappy running at less than, say, 85% of full throttle, which this unit would likely never have to..

bk
KI6UZD

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, dave <w9nto@toast.net> wrote:

From: dave <w9nto@toast.net>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:15 PM

 

MAYBE SOME ONE WILL BE INTERESTED IN IT,TOO FAR FOR ME TO DRIVE.

http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/348630




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.

 

Ah, someone else reads eham net...  That thing is likely too big for a single family residence, unless you're Algore.  Something in the 2-5 KW range is what you need, and will use a lot less expensive fuel.  Also, diesels are unhappy running at less than, say, 85% of full throttle, which this unit would likely never have to..

bk
KI6UZD

--- On Mon, 6/27/11, dave <w9nto@toast.net> wrote:

From: dave <w9nto@toast.net>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Dave here in s..e Ind. mb gen set.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 1:15 PM

 

MAYBE SOME ONE WILL BE INTERESTED IN IT,TOO FAR FOR ME TO DRIVE.

http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/348630

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MAYBE SOME ONE WILL BE INTERESTED IN IT,TOO FAR FOR ME TO DRIVE.

http://www.eham.net/classifieds/detail/348630

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[diesel_mercedes] Martha vs Mary

 

Went to Las Vegas from La Verne (30 miles east of LA). Get there on 3/5's a tank of fuel, and get back on 3/5's a tank - which means I should fix my odometer so I can be more specific. I am equally astounded that Martha uses no oil - no oil period. Doesn't drip, doesn't burn it either. After 300K, she just flat out uses no oil. I am shocked, and pleased. Course there other issues I can work on once the kinks are worked out.

brian from laverne

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[diesel_mercedes] Dextron VI Valvoline. How long. in a 240D?

 

I heard from a mechanic in San Diego that he let a tranny with Ames Oil fluid go
100k. I'm using Valvoline Dextron VI full synthetic. Has anyone gone the extra
mile with this fluid. How far could I go safely? Normal fluid is 30 to 35k I
think. Lawrence Rhodes.....

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid

 

My exhaust is custom one 4" chrome tailpipe as long as bottom part of bumper,and turned down.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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>
> ? this won't damage nor bleach out my paint ? .
>
> TIA ,
>
> -Nate
> Tony wrote:
> >
> > Household ammonia.
> > Tony
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Try rubbing alcohol or any of the "goop be gone" products
> > >
> > >  
> > > brian from la verne, ca
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@>
> > > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:38 PM
> > > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > > Here we go again.......
> > >
> > > I need to find a product that'll loosen this black smutchy stuff up so I can wash it off.....
> > >
> > > -Nate
> > >
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Hot A/C

 

I use rubbing alcohol on all the "tree pitch" droppings. Put some on a hidden paint place and test it. Doesn't hurt mine. I only use it for small spots of tree gum.
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:14 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Hot A/C

 

First things first ~ .

Check the Monovalve as it's dead about 75 % of the time , an easy fix .

Does the compressor cycle on ? (look at it , when idling , the whole front part should be spinning) if it's spinning , carefully touch the metal AC pipe across the front of the engine , if it's cool , the Freon charge is O.K. .

How you fix the AC has much to do with how well it works later - example : if the center outlets don't blow gales of air , it'll never really cool the interior well so have an indie shop (unless you're rich)fix those first .

-Nate
Carmine wrote:
>
> Need your help. We have a 1984 mercedes 300D. A/C blows hot. Does anyone sell a kit to convert to the 134 freon? Is there anything I should know before getting into this.
>
> It has been 85-102 up here in N. Cal. We are melting.
>
> thanks, Nick
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid

 


? this won't damage nor bleach out my paint ? .

TIA ,

-Nate
Tony wrote:
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> Household ammonia.
> Tony
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@> wrote:
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> > Try rubbing alcohol or any of the "goop be gone" products
> >
> >  
> > brian from la verne, ca
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: vwnate1 <vwnate1@>
> > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 8:38 PM
> > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Diesel Smoot On Trunk Lid
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> > Here we go again.......
> >
> > I need to find a product that'll loosen this black smutchy stuff up so I can wash it off.....
> >
> > -Nate
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Fuel Economy & Aerodynamics

 


Truth be told , Tom isn't all that big but the amount of crap he carries is _astounding_ ! WAAYYY more than I ever carry and I'm a pack rat .

Truly the improved Aerodynamics of the W-126 chassis are impressive .

I'll stick with my W-123's .

I guess I need to get back to fixing old power antennas as I don't have any more good spares .

-Nate
Tom wrote:
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> I've been tooling around for more than a year with my radio antenna stuck
> all the way up. A couple of weeks ago, some mutt finally snapped it. The
> internal nylon string kept the top part from falling away, so it's been
> dangling about 2/3 of the way up as I drive.
>
> Today, I went out to Nate's house where he has a stash of the things.
> We put one in that is working properly. Ta Da!
>
> On the way home, I filled up. 398 mi. / 14.561 gal. = 27.333 mpg. Not
> bad for a big car, working its way up to the 351,000 mile mark, while
> lugging 300 lbs of ME, plus a 3-drawer tool box, small tool box, and various
> spares and camping supplies in the trunk. Of course, I rarely go much over
> 70 mph.
>
> Gotta love these old tanks.
>
> Tom
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Thanx ;

I'll try Goo-B-Gone , I'm not keep on alcohol on my paint .

-Nate
Brian wrote:
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> Try rubbing alcohol or any of the "goop be gone" products
>
>  
> brian from la verne, ca
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