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Old 10-24-2010, 12:02 PM
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You might own a Diesel IF-

--You 'Waste' an hour on youtube watching all sorts of diesels start...

Love the sound of this Cat firing up....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntVw_cX3c-k&feature=related

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-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

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-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....
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Old 10-24-2010, 02:54 PM
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John,
You should have just gone to the local supermarket & got a jug of the cheapest cooking oil (corn?) they had. The girl with you would have been even more impressed & it would have been cheaper.
I have done it a couple of times when the fuel stop was shut & I didnt think I would get home.
I don't know where you are buying veg oil but last I checked a quart was $7 I paid $10 for a gallon of atf and $7 for the conditioner
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

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1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 10-27-2010, 11:30 AM
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... you get in a fender bender, and your first call is to this forum member to see what is the best course of action on the car! AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE!!!
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 10-27-2010, 02:14 PM
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... if you hate checking your oil right after an oil change, because you have to actually look close when the oil is clear.
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:14 PM
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you know that drip timing has nothing to do with a leaky sink faucet.
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Old 10-27-2010, 03:32 PM
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you know that drip timing has nothing to do with a leaky sink faucet.

Over here we call it "spill timing"... almost nobody can do it anymore....
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Old 10-27-2010, 09:07 PM
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Cool

You might own a diesel if your wife tells you the dog starts pacing the yard, barking her head off 2 minutes before you pull in the driveway. You might own a diesel if your friends think you're stuck up because you, your wife, teenage daughter, and son all drive their own Mercedes.
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Old 10-27-2010, 09:09 PM
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You might own a diesel if your friends think you're stuck up because you, your wife, teenage daughter, and son all drive their own Mercedes.
another great one...

I actually drive 3 different mercedes to work, and my wife drives 2 different ones...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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Old 11-01-2010, 06:00 PM
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You might own a diesel IF...

you jump into your other vehicle, a gasser, and turn on the key, wait 15-20 seconds, and then start it.
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Old 11-01-2010, 06:07 PM
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You might own a diesel if your wife tells you the dog starts pacing the yard, barking her head off 2 minutes before you pull in the driveway.
My dad use to drive his truck (1988 7.3L Banks F350) every weekend out to the orchard, now he drive the old Honda to save on fuel cost. My step mom says he sneaks up on her all the time because the dog can no longer hear him getting off the highway!
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Old 11-01-2010, 10:09 PM
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You put diesel in the lawn mower..

IMO: it smelled better.
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Old 01-14-2011, 12:44 PM
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You put diesel in the snow blower..
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Old 05-28-2011, 11:28 AM
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You can't remember what year you filled the gas can in the shed.
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Old 05-28-2011, 11:32 AM
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The garage has racks of diesel engines waiting for new bodies..


* 1985 300SD engine Miles: 275,000 body junked due to rust.
* 1982 300SD engine Miles: 250,372 body junked due to rust.
* 1983 300SD engine Miles: 185,127 body junked due to rust.
* 1982 300D engine Miles: 270,127 body junked due to rust.
* 1980 240D engine Miles: 183,786 body junked due to rust.

* 1985 300SD Miles: 335,719
* 1984 190D 2.2L OM601.921 Miles: 403,868
* 1975 E350 7.3 turbo Miles: 274,569
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Old 05-28-2011, 06:47 PM
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You can't remember what year you filled the gas can in the shed.
lol, just did that with the lawn mower this year. It smelled "ok". I only fill the tank once a year. Pretty small yard.

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