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Hot idle is usually right around 2. If it's a little low it will be just under 2 when I first get off of the freeway. Otherwise it tries to take the limiting pin off the top of the gauge.
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1981 MB 240D - 280K miles (My Iraqi LAPC ) My stable also includes: 2003 Honda Odyssey - Wife's van 1976 IH Scout 2 - SUV recovery vehicle 1967 Dodge W200 - The big block hauler (440/4sp.) 1966 Dodge D100 - The Redneck Racecar (440/727) 1925 Dodge Roadster - My electric car canidate True health starts here |
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Scouts are the BEST!
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Wish I still had mine...one of these days I'll help my buddy rebuild his diesel IH Scout with an MB engine. Ultimate combo. John
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John Hughes, was in Landstuhl, Germany but currently in San Antonio, TX 1978 280CE Astral Silver now 59,xxx miles and counting "Silber-Kugel" 1986 300E Black Pearl Metallic 143,xxx miles 5-spd daily driver w/ blk leather "Schwarz-Schönheit" 1989 190E 2.6 (euro) 5-spd Desert Taupe 112,xxx kms Had to leave behind in Germany!!! "Helga" 1983 300D Pastel Beige now 312,xxx + miles SOLD OBK#24 |
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That also is perfectly normal. One of my 240's has 250k miles itself - chief concern right now is timing chain replacement at about 12* degrees stretch. Try converting to synthetic oil this weekend, it will provide major performance improvement, better cold starts, improved mpg, and in my case it reduced oil consumption - that took me by surprise.
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until you change the oil know what your baseline is it is all guesswork on most of my diesel equipment without leaks as soon as i start adding oil it is due for a change Most on here dont care for this but I also believe in oil anaylasiss not to prolong oil changes but foreshadows blown head gaskets leaky injectors long b4 the noticable colored smoke out the exhaust
But again you need a baseline to start comparing anything to Blackstone Labs will give you a comparison on most any vehicle to what chemical makeup should be Btw I have dear friend over in Monmouth beautiful country So different from East Coast
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Anyway, with what little internet time I've had lateley I've been over on the binder bulletin website looking at that possibility. I might have a line on a turbo'd 300D that would be best served to be canabilized. And depending how that went, I'd think about swapping out my 440's in the Dodges. But those motors would have to be much larger than our car engines. Back to the subject at hand though. Dog; I'll look at/for the synthetic. I never noticed a difference when I tried it in my gassers, but I've run mostly Castrol GTX, which is as close to the Amsoil as available "over the counter". This is the first real Diesel I've owned. (I don't count that Chevy LUV thing I had, though sometimes I regret letting my brother borrow/wreck it. ) Monk; I've thought of an analsys, but I think I'll wait until I've run some miles of my own driving on some new oil first. As for the beauty out here, it is nice.... for now. I'm affraid that in 20 ears it will look like the SF Bay area, drive 100 miles and never know ya left town. Too bad out state doesn't market itself accurately to those interested in moving here. So,... is that air pressure thing normal? Thaks everyone! Love the discussions on here.
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1981 MB 240D - 280K miles (My Iraqi LAPC ) My stable also includes: 2003 Honda Odyssey - Wife's van 1976 IH Scout 2 - SUV recovery vehicle 1967 Dodge W200 - The big block hauler (440/4sp.) 1966 Dodge D100 - The Redneck Racecar (440/727) 1925 Dodge Roadster - My electric car canidate True health starts here |
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Inter-related stuff......
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......it is good engineering practice to maintain a SLIGHT pressure within a diesel crankcase......this is a preventative measure, against crankcase explosions......more common on larger diesels, but I think that the German designers had this in mind when they arraigned the vacuum pump discharge.... SB
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Diesels: '85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG '84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG '77 240D (parts car) '67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP) Gassers: '94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG '85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car '58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG |
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My brother and I grew up with Scout's and learned to drive in them and my father had a diesel Scout with the Nissan engine that he drove all over for his vet practice. My brother just did a frame off restoration with a new fiberglass body on his and rebuilt engine. He can't wait for the body on my car to rust out so he can have my engine
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Part of what Shorebilly said and part of what others have mentioned here. I did a little scratching of my head and looking at the crankcase ventilation and I don't see how the "teakettle" test can tell you much. After all, there is no mention of plugging the normal crankcase vent that connects to the oil separator and then how much is "too much". The "teakettle" test might be a better test of blockage/lack of air flow from the crankcase.
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1981 MB 240D - 280K miles (My Iraqi LAPC ) My stable also includes: 2003 Honda Odyssey - Wife's van 1976 IH Scout 2 - SUV recovery vehicle 1967 Dodge W200 - The big block hauler (440/4sp.) 1966 Dodge D100 - The Redneck Racecar (440/727) 1925 Dodge Roadster - My electric car canidate True health starts here |
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The air cleaner is under a slight vacuum, so vapors from the crancase (under slight pressure) flow into the air cleaner......and inside of the air cleaner housing, they are discharged into a "sort of" vapor condenser......and the oil vapor that is entrained with the air exiting the valve cover.....is somewhat removed, and drains back into the oil pan...... SB
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Diesels: '85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG '84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG '77 240D (parts car) '67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP) Gassers: '94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG '85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car '58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG |
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