mine doesn't they do however have the best metric hardware supply I have ever seen (by far), so I'm not *****in'

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

wow. Pretty good prices, next time I need about 50 lbs of lye I'll be sure and call them up.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

dang. I have a 5 gallon bucket PACKED with very fine hardwood ash (from my wood stove from last winter). I had just about reconciled spreading it out rather than making my own lye (which of course was why I've been saving it for 2 months) when you just have to bring this up. Yow, I have enough projects already.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

Red devil lye is no longer made. Some low volume stores may still have some on hand though.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

You should be able to get the lye at atmost any hardware store, like an Ace.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

right, but it says "contains sodium hydroxide". OK, but what else, and at what concentration? The problem is I can't find anything retail that I know is just plain old lye, nothing else.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

lowes carries lye still. its roebic brand or something i know they have it.. its in the plumbing section by the drain cleaners of course

hiho, hiho, it's off to Lowes I goes

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

yep the meth folks are cutting into the supply. there is a new "lye-like" product replacing it but i don't know about it. i called on the liquid lye but guess what......it is made with h20. not good for the process. you really need crystalized lye. the bio d now board listed a place in la grange illinois as a lye carrier.....www.boyercorporation.com. wodnek is also getting lye quoted from wausau chemicals of w. wi.

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currently
[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

this should scare all of you ...

im 17 i bought 50lbs of lye, 55 gallons of methanol, had 300 gallons of veggie.. add nitro to that mix and you've got a very very deadly explosive.. leave it out and you get soap or biodiesel depending if you screw up or not