[diesel_mercedes] Nate & Tom's Most Strange Adventure

 


That involved vintage Moto cycles , curvy hi elevation (5,000 + feet) mountain roads , yet another flusherginner Behr radiator's upper outlet snapping off sans provocation , a scary & dangerous coasting a three ton non running Mercedes miles down said mountain roads to a shady spot to affect repairs , a head on Moto / Mini Van collision , the joy of finding a radiator for a 30 year old Mercedes on a Sunday , on and on...

I'm *so* beat up & sore I missed work to - day and spent most of to - day napping .

Tom will weigh in shortly with a coherent story , stand by please .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Rear Sprint insulator size question

 


For safety ;

I'd replace both sides of the insulator .

For ride quality I'd use the 19MM but I like a firm ride as we have terrible roads here in Cali.

-Nate
Steve wrote :
>
> Going to move forwared with my rear control arm replacment.
>
> Any one know what spring insulatior goes with these springs ?
> 19mm, 14mm, or 9.5mm ?
>
> Lesjofors Coil Springs
> Part #: W0133-1620072
>
>
> When checking around, I get the folling answer, "its up to your preference"
>
> When I bought the springs, there where no red or blue marks on them and the retialers cant help.
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>

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Sounds good to me Rob .

I find a fair amount of rebuilt HVAC controllers in the junked cars .

Always make 100 % sure it'll fit your car as three different Klima II controllers look very similar .

The base model HVAV on SWMBO's '82 240D works better that the fully rebuilt Klima II HVAC in my '84 300CD .

Her's has R12 , mine has R134a I *think* ~ I've kinda lost track .

-Nate
Rob wrote :
>
> Thanks Nate.
>
> Your situation sounds different then mine, being that my blower works at
> low to high speeds just fine, with the replacement controller. Just
> changing out the controller, it went from no air, to air at all speeds.
> I'll keep the blower in mind, if there further issues, as I'm sure the
> brushes are worn after all these years. I picked up another A/C
> controller yesterday at PAP, while getting a few things for my wife's
> car, just to keep in the trunk. It looked pretty good, with a nice clean
> circuit board, not burned like many are. I won't test it until next
> week, as right now the A/C is working great, and I need to drive inland
> into the heat this weekend, so don't mess with it.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
> =
>
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Will seats from 86 300SDL fit my 83 300SD?

 


Caitlin ;

We're _ALWAYS_ interested in hearing how things are done ! .

-Nate
Caitlin wrote :
>
> An update for anyone interested...
>
> Turns out the seller is on the list, so I met up with Rodger and we had a bit of an adventure with the seats.
>
> The rear seat in his SDL was indeed the motorized kind, and the bottom of the seat bolts in, whereas my 83 SD take clips. The current backseat also does not clip in properly as it's from a W123 and the spacing is different.
>
> We thought we had the driver's seat figured out, but it was not to be. The bolts lined up just fine, but the wiring was a few inches too short. Rodger gave me a quick intro to splicing wires, so that I could follow up with that later, but when I went to snap the seatbelt in place, it wouldn't fit. The "tongue" end from my SD seemed too big or a different shape and didn't snap into the "receiving" end from the 86 SDL. I wonder if the seatbelts are original to the 300SD.
>
> So Rodger instead, very generously, repaired my two broken springs on my current driver's seat (from a W123 seats, and blue while my interior is brown) so I had a MUCH comfier ride home.
>
> I had a great time being in newbie mode and picking his brain for my upcoming projects...and he sent me away with a great solution for capturing my coolant when I do my drain n fill.
>
> THANK YOU RODGER!
>
> Caitlin in Santa Fe,
> 1983 300SD
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Fuel Economy Check 1982 240D Auto

 


240 miles , AC & cetane boost used , mostly SWMBO driving , 22 MPG .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

 

Yay Bogy
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's

From: Bogy Wan Kenobi <polespearbogy@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

 
Follow the many links and the process is explained.
When the melted plastic begins to vaporize it is actually breaking off hydrocarbon chains of varying lengths. These are called fractions. The lighter ones (methane ethane propane butane etc.) are recycled back into a burner to keep the process going. These amount to about 10 to 15 percent of the total output. This process is self propelling. Once it is started it can keep itself going under the heat from its own products. The heavier fractions, from 10 to 24 carbon chains, are in the range of diesel 1, diesel 2, kerosene, jp4, and other light oils, all of which can be used in a diesel engine. Anything longer than 24 carbons precipitates out as bunker oils, motor oils, and heavier paraffins and heavy waxes. They are separated out and put back into the chamber for further fractioning. One video shows a guy who has figured out the correct temperature range for both heating the feedstock and cooling of the vapor to maximize the output of diesel fuel fractions. Anything lighter heats the process and anything heavier gets put back into the pot. Some of these commercial grade processes can process 30 to 50 tons of plastic a day. 1 kilogram of plastic can reasonably be expected to yield a liter, + or -, of diesel useable fuel. This could be the next major cottage industry.

Bogy.

From: n61cm <jim@tazwade.com>
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Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 6:48 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

Is there a video showing how to do it?  I wonder how much energy it takes to convert plastic to oil. 

Jim




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> Guys and gals:
>
> This is not current technology. Some of the videos in this thread are 5 years old. But it is a simpler way to make our own diesel than converting veggie oil - new or used. Anyway, follow some of the links to other vids and take it for what it's worth.
>
> Bogy.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGabrorRS8
>




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

 

Follow the many links and the process is explained.
When the melted plastic begins to vaporize it is actually breaking off hydrocarbon chains of varying lengths. These are called fractions. The lighter ones (methane ethane propane butane etc.) are recycled back into a burner to keep the process going. These amount to about 10 to 15 percent of the total output. This process is self propelling. Once it is started it can keep itself going under the heat from its own products. The heavier fractions, from 10 to 24 carbon chains, are in the range of diesel 1, diesel 2, kerosene, jp4, and other light oils, all of which can be used in a diesel engine. Anything longer than 24 carbons precipitates out as bunker oils, motor oils, and heavier paraffins and heavy waxes. They are separated out and put back into the chamber for further fractioning. One video shows a guy who has figured out the correct temperature range for both heating the feedstock and cooling of the vapor to maximize the output of diesel fuel fractions. Anything lighter heats the process and anything heavier gets put back into the pot. Some of these commercial grade processes can process 30 to 50 tons of plastic a day. 1 kilogram of plastic can reasonably be expected to yield a liter, + or -, of diesel useable fuel. This could be the next major cottage industry.

Bogy.

From: n61cm <jim@tazwade.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 6:48 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Man invents machine to convert plastic into oil

Is there a video showing how to do it?  I wonder how much energy it takes to convert plastic to oil. 

Jim




--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Bogy Wan Kenobi <polespearbogy@...> wrote:
>
> Guys and gals:
>
> This is not current technology. Some of the videos in this thread are 5 years old. But it is a simpler way to make our own diesel than converting veggie oil - new or used. Anyway, follow some of the links to other vids and take it for what it's worth.
>
> Bogy.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGabrorRS8
>




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rear Sprint insulator size question

 

can you check the old size/I would geuss the  biggest side as people are lowering their cars now.My perference would be the smallest so front end would sit lower than rear.

 
Tennessee Nate

From: Steve Parolin <stevenparolin@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:35 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Rear Sprint insulator size question

 
Going to move forwared with my rear control arm replacment.

Any one know what spring insulatior goes with these springs ?
19mm, 14mm, or 9.5mm ?

Lesjofors Coil Springs
Part #: W0133-1620072

When checking around, I get the folling answer, "its up to your preference"

When I bought the springs, there where no red or blue marks on them and the retialers cant help.

Thanks
Steve



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[diesel_mercedes] Rear Sprint insulator size question

 

Going to move forwared with my rear control arm replacment.

Any one know what spring insulatior goes with these springs ?
19mm, 14mm, or 9.5mm ?

Lesjofors Coil Springs
Part #: W0133-1620072

When checking around, I get the folling answer, "its up to your preference"

When I bought the springs, there where no red or blue marks on them and the retialers cant help.

Thanks
Steve

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