[diesel_mercedes] Re: henry

 

Man, you got all that stuff with the quarter you found???

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> The sun is shining, I washed the car (& found a quarter on the ground), stopped
> at the market for fixins for meatloaf, Italian meatballs, and whatever is left
> goes into the chili pot. Broke the drivers side map case so am trying another
> round of Goop + magic (again) to see if I can get another 2 years out of the old
> one (but will begin the search for another tan one too).
>
>
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: ygmir111 <ygmir111@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 9:24:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry
>
>
> HI Max
> partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
> I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
> Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
> But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
> fuel.............
>
> seeya
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "max_stemple" <max_stemple@...>
> To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:50 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] henry
>
> Hey Henry, hows the weather down there. Also whats diesel running these
> days? Max
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

Like $1000 fortune or $500 fortune. I'm thinking of telling the guy $500 for everything he needs as its related (driveline,tranny,flywheel,pedal assemblies). Is that a fair price or should it be more / less. I know everyone in this forum has a much deeper knowledge than I - so any guidance is greatly appreciated.
-Chris

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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

Also the total driveline length is about 2.5 inches shorter. So the drivelines are going to be needed too. The shifter and all the associated central console parts are needed as well. BTW, a 4 speed manny with only 40K on it should be worth a fortune.
Bogy.

Mark -
Thank you so much for your reply - that's good news.  I have a 'friend of a friend' who wants to buy my tranny & do the conversion.  Any idea of what the transmission should be worth?  It was removed from a car with just over 40k miles (the motor was used for a heart transplant) & has been sitting in a dry garage for almost 10 yrs - the dreams of converting my car to manual slipped away when we had our 2nd child three years ago...
 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: henry

 

yeah, that's a tough one.
there are forces working fuel in both directions, and, the unknown is what
will determine it, eventually, IMHO.

I don't see them coming down any time soon, though.
But, that's just me.

Henry

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From: "max_stemple" <max_stemple@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:30 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: henry

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "ygmir111" <ygmir111@...> wrote:
>
> HI Max
> partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
> I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
> Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
> But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
> fuel.............

O man, take care of your self. At least you'r not here helping me shovel
snow. But it's warmed up now to slush. I'm starting to think more about my
drive to California in April. Wondering how high fuel will go. Maybe I will
postpone the trip, hoping things might come down a bit. But then again maybe
next year we will be remembering how good things are now. Max

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Ive had good luck with 5 minute epoxy
--- On Tue, 3/8/11, ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net> wrote:

> From: ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net>
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 1:38 PM
> Map case?
> you mean the pocket on the door?
> Have you tried welding?
> I've had good luck welding plastic stuff with a soldering
> iron and some
> extra plastic 'rod'.
>
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BStromsoe" <bstromsoe@yahoo.com>
> To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry
>
>
> The sun is shining, I washed the car (& found a quarter
> on the ground),
> stopped
> at the market for fixins for meatloaf, Italian meatballs,
> and whatever is
> left
> goes into the chili pot. Broke the drivers side map case so
> am trying
> another
> round of Goop + magic (again) to see if I can get another 2
> years out of the
> old
> one (but will begin the search for another tan one too).
>
>
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 9:24:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry
>
>
> HI Max
> partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
> I'm inside, with double pneumonia and
> bronchitis........dang it.
> Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close
> attention.
> But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and
> making my WMO
> fuel.............
>
> seeya
> Henry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "max_stemple" <max_stemple@yahoo.com>
> To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:50 AM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] henry
>
> Hey Henry, hows the weather down there. Also whats diesel
> running these
> days? Max
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "ygmir111" <ygmir111@...> wrote:
>
> HI Max
> partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
> I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
> Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
> But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
> fuel.............

O man, take care of your self. At least you'r not here helping me shovel snow. But it's warmed up now to slush. I'm starting to think more about my drive to California in April. Wondering how high fuel will go. Maybe I will postpone the trip, hoping things might come down a bit. But then again maybe next year we will be remembering how good things are now. Max

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry

 

Map case?
you mean the pocket on the door?
Have you tried welding?
I've had good luck welding plastic stuff with a soldering iron and some
extra plastic 'rod'.

Henry

----- Original Message -----
From: "BStromsoe" <bstromsoe@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry

The sun is shining, I washed the car (& found a quarter on the ground),
stopped
at the market for fixins for meatloaf, Italian meatballs, and whatever is
left
goes into the chili pot. Broke the drivers side map case so am trying
another
round of Goop + magic (again) to see if I can get another 2 years out of the
old
one (but will begin the search for another tan one too).

brian from la verne, ca

________________________________
From: ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 9:24:43 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry

HI Max
partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
fuel.............

seeya
Henry

----- Original Message -----
From: "max_stemple" <max_stemple@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 8:50 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] henry

Hey Henry, hows the weather down there. Also whats diesel running these
days? Max

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: BioD E300

 

Dear Grumpy - I don't know why you cannot post pictures here. There are hundreds and hundreds posted.  For instance, see http://tinyurl.com/46ttquo
 
brian from la verne, ca


From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 7:36:09 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: BioD E300

 

My centrifuge is a home made rig based on the set up here: http://www.burnveg.com/centrifuge-2.htm
It works well. The degree of filtering is determined by the number of times you pass your oil through the spinner. Being a bit fastidious I leave it go until no more crud or water is collected, that's less than 1 micron. A word to the wise though, you still need a water trap in your vehicle because of condensation.
If I had a thick wallet I would go for this: http://www.simplecentrifuge.com/ bigger capacity and faster.
I can't show you a pic of my FrankenFuge as it's not allowed here but basically it's the same except that in my climate I need a gear pump (salvaged from a junked truck rear lift/ramp) and the immersion heater in mine is 380v. I can take some pics if you want and send them direct.

The time taken for jeans filtering depends on the ambient temperature, I get real busy in July:-) The warmer the oil the faster it goes. Tip, when you've cut off the legs and sown up an opening sew in a string so you can haul up the leg as it becomes saturated with crud, you can do this 4-5 times prolonging their usability. I don't wash mine I just get new jeans at the flea market, I use the old filter legs as fire starters.

The electronic do dad came from: http://www.smartveg.com/shop/ though I think they are concentrating on their oil import business at this time. It's good stuff though. Ed Beggs at Plantdrive in Canada http://www.plantdrive.ca/ has a similar solution as does http://www.diesel-therm.com/vegetable-oil-kit.htm. This particular do dad just controls the mag valves which makes things very easy for me but all the heating is done with the vehicles coolant. I use a 90c thermostat and HIH and HOH for all my plumbing, I also use a push pump and a Vormax final filer and water separator (Plantdrive).

What has been the problem with your Chevy?

/G.

2011/3/8 mental_impulse <drbraddc@gmail.com>


--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@...> wrote:
>
> Oh boy,
Hey G,

How do you centrifuge your oils? Did you make a unit? I have horrible luck with processing Bio-d and wvo for a Chevrolet, though I think the chevrolet was largely to blame. But now I want a really clean produce.

If you have pictures to post of your centrifuge arrangement that'd be wonderful.

How long does it take to filter badly fouled wvo through jeans?

Also, what kind of electronic do dad are you using to regulate oil temps?

Brad

> I say crawling to a dim corner, putting on a pointy hat and pulling
> something old and smelly over me to hide under.
>
> Thank you very much for the quick orientation. I still don't get it though.
> I have a friend who runs a cogen based on this engine so I'd like to run it
> past him if that's OK.
>
> The wvo I pick up is full of actual salt and pepper , bcb's and all manner
> of contaminants like cig buts and otherf rubbish. Nowadays I've got my
> people complying to some extent but they keep getting new kids in who think
> it's OK to throw in the odd napkin even. I have found cutlery and mice
> too......
>
> So, I let it settle out (water and gunge falls to the bottom - great
> compost) then I suck from the top through a siv, then through cut off jeans
> legs (rated at about 15 micron, most diesel filters are rated at 40) before
> centrifuging, water and crud are separated out - you would be amazed at the
> crud. The way I do it I get down to about 1 micron (yup, did have it tested
> long time ago) so my wvo is clean. The viscosity is adjusted by heat and I
> play safe there too, my little electronic do dad will not allow me to switch
> over until I get to 75c and it won't let me switch off without purging.
> Coming up on 7 years of this now.
>
> For me it's a question of freedom. I'm a pathetic poor pensioner but I need
> to go places when I want to. Here 1 liter of diesel costs 14:-, (Swedish
> kronor) my nearest shop is 30 km away, 60 km round trip or 84:- every time -
> I can't do that. Neither could I visit my kids (600 km distant) and friends
> if I had to pay the going rate.
>
> I also heat my house with wvo. 5 cubic meters so far this year (long and
> unusually cold winter this time) and probably another 500 liters till
> spring. I've still got a reserve of about 4m2 but I need to get busy
> collecting whilst I can. I fear for the future.
>
> What percentage of your disposable income goes to Big Oil - sorry, just
> curious.
>
> /G.
>
>
>
> 2011/3/7 Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@...>
>
> > Grump, the Detroit 6v92 is a two stroke, the piston stopped, with enough
> > force to break the cylinder liner in two at the inlet ports. The piston was
> > gone into little pieces and the connecting rod was bent like a pretzel. Did
> > not bother to check the exhaust valves or cam as it was obvious the motor
> > was not worth rebuilding.
> >
> > Possible causes;
> > An injector stuck open and washed the walls.
> > A ring broke,
> > The piston broke,
> > Cyl head or gasket failed catastrophically tho there was no creaming of the
> > lube oil but there was antifreeze in the pan because the liner broke.
> > Something went through the turbo & shredded it, the muffler was full of
> > antifreeze.
> > So since a good motor costs something between $10 & $20K by the time you
> > get it installed, I cannot take any chances.
> >
> > Does a centrifuge take out contaminants that are in solution, as salt and
> > sugar would be?
> >
> >
> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > That's really weird - did you find out why the piston stopped? What did
> > the
> > > rings and valves look like? Was your timing OK? Any breaks on the
> > rockers,
> > > any uneven wear on the cam?
> > >
> > > Why do you suppose that washing and super filtering will help. A
> > centrifugal
> > > filter would sort all that anyway.
> > >
> > > I don't think it could have anything to do with wvo either. Please expand
> > > upon your thoughts.
> > >
> > > /G.
> > >
> > > 2011/3/7 Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@>
> > >
> > > > I was running my Detroit Diesel on a mix of filtered WVO and petro D,
> > did
> > > > about 5000 miles & then one of the pistons stopped while the other 5
> > kept
> > > > going - $12,000 later I decided that there was more to running WVO than
> > just
> > > > filtering. If and when I use it again I will filter it wash it,( to get
> > out
> > > > the salts and sugars) dry it, & filter it again.
> > > > I do not think the WVO caused the failure, but since I am not sure I
> > pay
> > > > the $500 per tank full, (144 gal tank) for petro D.
> > > >
> > > > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Brad Eldridge <drbraddc@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >>
> > > > > Posted by: "Mac" francismcwilliams@
> > > > > <francismcwilliams@?Subject=+Re%3A%201996%20E300%20Diesel>I
> > > > > have a 1999 E300 that has been running great on weather-determining
> > > > > concentrations (10% - 99%) of WVO for 75k miles. Zero conversion.
> > Filter
> > > > it
> > > > > well and dump it in the gas tank.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the info! Very encouraging! New glow plugs arrived, so I
> > hope
> > > > to
> > > > > be brewing and on the road soon.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

When you hit 8 kids, everything slips away and you are left wondering where it all went.
 
brian from la verne, ca


From: Chris <chrbod@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 7:39:01 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

Mark -
Thank you so much for your reply - that's good news.  I have a 'friend of a friend' who wants to buy my tranny & do the conversion.  Any idea of what the transmission should be worth?  It was removed from a car with just over 40k miles (the motor was used for a heart transplant) & has been sitting in a dry garage for almost 10 yrs - the dreams of converting my car to manual slipped away when we had our 2nd child three years ago...
 
Thanks in advance,
Chris

From: Mark in Lakewood CO <beeser750@q.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 9:52:58 AM
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

Yes, it is a bolt-up.  Be sure to get all the pedal parts.  Also be aware that the 5-cylinders are balanced differently than the 4-cylinders.  In theory, the 5-cylinder should be "zero-balanced" by a machine shop.  In practice, people who've done the manny conversion without doing the rebalance report no problems, so....

Mark in Lakewood, CO

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From: chrbod@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 05:44:35 -0800
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Manual Transmission

 

I'm curious if anyone might know if a manual transmission from a 1975 240D (115) would be compatible with a 300 d 5 cylinder motor.
 
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We just hit $4.17 here in the southern part of the state. Must be time to keep a shotgun nearby as the midnight marauders will soon be howling at the moon.
 
brian from la verne, ca


From: max_stemple <max_stemple@yahoo.com>
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The sun is shining, I washed the car (& found a quarter on the ground), stopped at the market for fixins for meatloaf, Italian meatballs, and whatever is left goes into the chili pot. Broke the drivers side map case so am trying another round of Goop + magic (again) to see if I can get another 2 years out of the old one (but will begin the search for another tan one too).
 
brian from la verne, ca


From: ygmir111 <ygmir111@att.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 9:24:43 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] henry

 

HI Max
partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
fuel.............

seeya
Henry

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HI Max
partly cloudy, pretty warm, too.
I'm inside, with double pneumonia and bronchitis........dang it.
Diesel is about 4 bucks........I don't pay real close attention.
But, I know I'm feeling better about my centrifuge and making my WMO
fuel.............

seeya
Henry

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