So we are without power in NH right now and to keep pipes and myself from freezing, I took my 240D parked it next to the house and put 1100w inverter under the hood. Ran a male male extension cord to the furnace and fired her up. This is the third time the old girl has run day and night to keep the house warm and a few appliances running.

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1998 Mercedes E300TD

1983 Mercedes 240D Turbo, 131bar injectors, Cosworth intercooler and 63' Ford Falcon radiator, Ardic Parking heater, Headlight wipers, Best 38.6mpg.

1973 Saab 96 Rally Car, 1.8l V4 with all the race bits

Man your like MacGyver.

Can you fix the nation debt problem if we gave a stick of gum and empty can of pop.

You rock..

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Professional greasecar installer
Austin TX


98 Jetta TDI with grease car kit + veg-therm (totaled)
87 MB 300SDL running on B99 / greasecar kit + 30 fphe
www.austingreaseguys.com

Ha, a suicide cable! Nice idea, be carefull, make sure the mains are off so you don't electrocute any techs out on the line.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

Who said anything about a suicide cable?

BTW, Great idea and problem solving!

We lost power for a week when I lived in South Carolina a few years ago when an ice storm came through. I did one step above a suicide cable to get my house running. I wired the output of a portable 5000 watt generator into the output of a 240 volt, 20 amp breaker in my panel and back fed the panel. I locked open the main breaker coming into the panel to keep from back feeding the line and endangering the linemen doing the repairs.

I went back in later and had an actual disconnect installed so that I was ready for the next time.

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

I saw on the TV that you guys had some ice. What RPM are you running it at?

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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

Now that is totally cool! Is it not amazing, how amazing these old cars are...She'll just sit there and idle as long as you need her too! You gotta love the ol' girls. She not only gets you from point A to point B, but she looks after and keeps you warm at night.

Saw the news and it looks like you guys really got hit - bad deal! Is this bad an ice storm unusually early in the season? Maybe Gore is right - Global warming....

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71Inka02

62 W121 190DB - Original CA/AZ Car - Excellent Example
99 E300 Turbo Diesel - 362,000...Awesome Daily Driver
01 E320 Wagon - 297,xxx (wife's work car)
01 E320 Wagon - 131,000
02 Land Rover Disco SE- 110,000
87 BMW 325is (E30) Full Restore - Son's
06 Mini Cooper 'S' - Son's
87 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser - Showroom Condition - 152,000

84 300D - 142,xxx :cool - "Sold"
83 300D-"Sold" - 211,456
85 300SD-"Sold" - 213,789

how many watts are you pulling?

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

Mom says they just got power back at 8pm in Merrimack. Cool idea! Guess I don't really need a power generator afterall.

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.

I was thinking the same thing. why buy a diesel genset for hurricane season, theres always the coupe

I like that Graminal95 has the heater and the computer powered during this emergency, we need updates

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

I kinda like this idea, I think I will invest in a big inverter for my car and a male-male plug..

some of the other home owners in the neighborhood bought generators, guess I'll get some spare diesel.

all you have to do is watch temps and make sure no one steals the car.

Sweet...

So - a little help here...you have a power inverter under the hood; how does it connect up to your car? I'm not too savvy with electrical issues.

When I search for an 1100w power inverter, I get stuff like this: http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=PW1100-12

Seems like you need to plug the car into that thing. I'm lost...

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.

It says; "3 FT Battery Cables Included" in the description.

So I would venture a guess that it attaches to your battery.

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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

Exactly so. Except I'm guessing he has a bigger version

Diesel gnerators are the hartiest ,longlived powerhouses.Im in the hunt for a 84 2.2 mb diesel motor to build a generator to power my shop .A 240d would use how much Fuel per hour ? Im curious to find out .These 240 motor are easier to find.

Alright, alright...so I didn't scroll down far enough.

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.