I can hear the ear splitting roar and smell the nitro hanging heavy in the air as the 2013 Winternationals begin one more time. Just too lazy to wander 1 mile and pay the $$ to see them. Spoiled because we used to watch them for free through the fence. Boo for capitalism.
From: Barton <barton.fiske@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:10 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Silvia '84 300SD - ...mileage check - livin' the dream.. 290K mi / 28-MPG
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
Mary (195K) Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Barton <barton.fiske@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 1:10 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Silvia '84 300SD - ...mileage check - livin' the dream.. 290K mi / 28-MPG
as I stood in yet another boarding line last week from yet another airport, I heard the gate agent ask the man in front of me "how are you sir?". He replied - "just livin' the dream maam, livin' the dream..." She looked at his ticket and said with a smile, with a name like his, he must be....his name? As I looked at the ticket stub in her hand, he was in fact, Mr. Right. I've started answering the same when asked how I am by the travel industry :^)
After nearly 7 weeks down for no good reason other than paranoid caution after some erroneous advice and wanting to get to 300K+ mi on this legendary engine - she's back on the road w/ valves set by someone who conservatively has adjusted 10,000 of same, at my residence no less with my brother looking in attendance and watching every move of the magic hands and trusty wrenches for future use - and got nearly 28mpg at 50 MPH avg for 300 mi between Littleton, MA and Hanover, NH in about 4" of frozen slush and mashed potato snow - a blend of local winter diesel + Diesel Kleen + Startron + MMO....that was the 2nd tank after I burned off the 2 month old remainder from when she was parked in Dec. Fuel filters still clean from the last tune up.
The one consequence of the valve adjustment being that the EGR vacuum plumbing came loose as the plastic nipples had become brittle and snapped at the base of the plug in the manifold - discovered when the car refused to shut off after taking the key out.... :^) Said plumbing has been, ahem, dealt with based on some sage advice about (re-) introducing as little carbon into one's engine as possible - and making the valve cover area look ever so much neater.
In the last 5 days I've been all over heck and creation from Hanover into Boston to Cambridge, Andover, Boston World Trade center - with the streets and weather in the worst possible conditions. This German taxi plods on through the day and the night in warmth, comfort and safety - avg mpg over last 800 mi overall 25.5.
Cheers and don't believe the hype, just live the dream :^)
-Barton
After nearly 7 weeks down for no good reason other than paranoid caution after some erroneous advice and wanting to get to 300K+ mi on this legendary engine - she's back on the road w/ valves set by someone who conservatively has adjusted 10,000 of same, at my residence no less with my brother looking in attendance and watching every move of the magic hands and trusty wrenches for future use - and got nearly 28mpg at 50 MPH avg for 300 mi between Littleton, MA and Hanover, NH in about 4" of frozen slush and mashed potato snow - a blend of local winter diesel + Diesel Kleen + Startron + MMO....that was the 2nd tank after I burned off the 2 month old remainder from when she was parked in Dec. Fuel filters still clean from the last tune up.
The one consequence of the valve adjustment being that the EGR vacuum plumbing came loose as the plastic nipples had become brittle and snapped at the base of the plug in the manifold - discovered when the car refused to shut off after taking the key out.... :^) Said plumbing has been, ahem, dealt with based on some sage advice about (re-) introducing as little carbon into one's engine as possible - and making the valve cover area look ever so much neater.
In the last 5 days I've been all over heck and creation from Hanover into Boston to Cambridge, Andover, Boston World Trade center - with the streets and weather in the worst possible conditions. This German taxi plods on through the day and the night in warmth, comfort and safety - avg mpg over last 800 mi overall 25.5.
Cheers and don't believe the hype, just live the dream :^)
-Barton
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