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Forum: Diesel Discussion 04-02-2009, 12:05 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 16,360
Posted By dozer
Agreed. It would be very unusual for a 1-2"...

Agreed.

It would be very unusual for a 1-2" diameter case-hardened part to have a case-depth less than .030".

Would not surprise me in the least to learn that the case is .050 or even a bit...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 04-01-2009, 11:22 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 11,205
Posted By dozer
Robert, don't the Roosa/Stanadyne pumps have an...

Robert, don't the Roosa/Stanadyne pumps have an internal vane-pump pressurizing the body to the 30psi range?

The similar Lucas/CAV certainly does.

With any kind of internal (positive...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 08-02-2008, 02:50 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
My thanks back your way JT...appreciate your...

My thanks back your way JT...appreciate your posts and input.
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 08-02-2008, 02:23 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
JT, I didn't see an "or". ps; I'd be...

JT, I didn't see an "or".

ps; I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on the original question/point:

Is a TD running at partial-load (say, 20-30hp) more efficient if the turbo isn't...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 08-02-2008, 01:25 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
Cervan, if the turbo (either primary or...

Cervan, if the turbo (either primary or secondary) is of the proper size and geometry, it extracts far more HP from the exhaust-heat than the pumping-work it adds to the piston-engine.

FI, thank...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 08-02-2008, 03:49 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
That's OK Cervan......I can't even remember now...

That's OK Cervan......I can't even remember now what the original point was myself.... :rolleyes:

First, FI has been misquoting me all along....using words like "just", and "only", and...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-31-2008, 01:55 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
Apparently so CJ....and dinky little knives at...

Apparently so CJ....and dinky little knives at that... :D

An ammonia-guy huh? A rare-breed these days! I'll call you brother; as I cut my heat-engine teeth on ammonia-systems in ice-cream plants...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-30-2008, 01:27 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
ps; I'm so used to my old textbooks that...

ps; I'm so used to my old textbooks that sometimes I forget there's google! ...lol...

Which I just tried...and found that anyone who wants to be sure of their facts can do so in less than 5...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-30-2008, 12:56 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
thanks CJ....those are all good, correct, and...

thanks CJ....those are all good, correct, and nicely put, points.

(except that one -can- refrigerate/chill without a phase-change or a liquid-to-gas expansion valve...by simply expanding gas...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-29-2008, 05:15 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
No offense intended by the following wording...

No offense intended by the following wording FI....I just want to be very clear:

The above is flat-out incorrect.

I think that by insisting on that 'windmill' view, you're holding yourself back...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-29-2008, 04:16 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
No, that's not correct, in two senses.... ...

No, that's not correct, in two senses....

First, it's not like a wind-genny; which works solely from lift over a wing; and extracts pretty much the same energy >>regardless of the temp of the...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-29-2008, 12:10 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 18,234
Posted By dozer
yeah, and I'm worried that that site might be...

yeah, and I'm worried that that site might be about to go away.

I tried to back out of the 'images' directory into any kind of index or home page, and got a hoster-page that said someone had just...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-28-2008, 10:15 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
ok, I'm jealous, I admit it... :D well, I...

ok, I'm jealous, I admit it... :D

well, I don't have my -engines- yet....so I guess I can wait a bit on the turbos.... ;)

As it happens, I don't currently own any MB cars....got rid of the...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-28-2008, 09:34 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
very true...NOWadays..... :D but when I...

very true...NOWadays..... :D

but when I first started thinking about it, VGT's were pretty uncommon at the boneyard...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-28-2008, 09:29 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
True, but that's irrelevant....i.e., the power...

True, but that's irrelevant....i.e., the power required to push a certain car at speed 'X' isn't relevant to the efficiency of boost vs. no-boost.

No matter -what- the power-level is, the engine...
Forum: Diesel Performance Tuning 07-28-2008, 07:20 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 16,069
Posted By dozer
I'd think that a change of turbo settings or...

I'd think that a change of turbo settings or geometry would improve your MPG then.

If your boost is zero at cruise, then you're not using the 'free' exhaust energy to overcome the less-than-100%...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-28-2008, 06:21 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 13,668
Posted By dozer
Since it sounds like there'll be quite a few...

Since it sounds like there'll be quite a few folks heading past me (SW Oregon, near Grants Pass)....

....and shipping/hauling is normally so expensive these days...

....I thought I'd briefly...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-28-2008, 05:59 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,051
Posted By dozer
hmmm.....maybe I'm missing something here. ...

hmmm.....maybe I'm missing something here.

What would you need a V-belt for in a Serpentine conversion?

In any case, call this a 2nd-vote for a serp-conversion kit for the 617 ! :)
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 03-31-2005, 02:35 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,016
Posted By dozer
Update on 1984 300D turbo in Oregon

I finally got a chance to spend some time on this 300D, and actually drive it myself.

Turns out that the last owner didn't drive the car; but did start it and idle it for a couple hours, every...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 03-31-2005, 02:21 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 980
Posted By dozer
Update on 190D's in Oregon

here's an update on those older MB's that I thought were either 180's or 190's...

I just heard from my friend Bill with the info on them...

"Sorry....havent been checkin my mail.....63 & 65...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-29-2005, 12:28 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,267
Posted By dozer
Leathermang, you hit 3 or 4 out of 5 anyway... :D...

Leathermang, you hit 3 or 4 out of 5 anyway... :D

Being poor miners, none of our equipment is new enough to have pre-oilers...

Although, the older and larger of the Cats -do- have pre-oiler, in...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-29-2005, 02:15 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,267
Posted By dozer
don't be tooo suuure.... I once drove a...

don't be tooo suuure....

I once drove a Lincoln with the sweetest little long-stroke inline diesel one could ask for... A BMW 6-cyl ! :D

I think they only shipped a few of...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 03-29-2005, 01:19 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,042
Posted By dozer
Running, driving, 1984 300D turbo, in sw Oregon, $1500 obo

howdy people,

I've got a complete, running, driving, 1984 300D turbodiesel in SW Oregon; for sale for $1,500 or best offer.

Would also trade it for a good 60-100 amp plasma cutter; or a good...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 03-29-2005, 12:38 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 922
Posted By dozer
Two 180D's or 190D's in sw Oregon

howdy,

My friend Bill has a pair of older MB diesel cars...one running but making a noise; the other he says is a parts-car. I haven't seen these for a couple years, so I don't recall any...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Cars For Sale 03-29-2005, 12:33 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 966
Posted By dozer
1984 300D Turbo in SW Oregon, just $1,500 obo

I have a running, driving, 1984 300D turbodiesel for sale in SW Oregon (near Medford).

I was told it was running fine, trailered it all the way home, and discovered it's got an injection problem...
Forum: General Information 05-11-2004, 12:59 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 51,923
Posted By dozer
OM636

howdy,

I'm trying to fix an old genset so we have better power at the cabin where we live.

It's an old thermoking with an MB OM636 with a rod sticking through the block...

Our biz has been...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted 05-11-2004, 12:59 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 949
Posted By dozer
Wanted: OM636, or 220D motor, mech sound

howdy,

I'm trying to fix an old genset so we have better power at the cabin where we live.

It's an old thermoking with an MB OM636 with a rod sticking through the block...

Our biz has been...
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