Sounds more like the testimony of an incorrect or malfunctioning thermostat.

I would not disagree with you on that. I guess my point is that there are/were no restrictions.

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Mark in NC

"Spark plugs?...We don't need no stinking spark plugs!"
1985 300SD "Der Silberne Schlitten" 420,000 mi


Wish these were diesel:
2003 Ford Club Wagon 130,000 mi

Just a note that around here that the rad shops won't rod/rebuild the Behr rads anymore.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

No point in cleaning it, it just gets dirty again.

Indeed no A/C, no need for it in MI....why spend all that $$ and time keeping it working when you only need it maybe 15 days of the year. Makes no sense. I have since removed the entire compressor from the car.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

No need in West Michigan perhaps... it gets hot on the east side of the state

It's amazing how clean a cooling system will stay when proper coolants and replacement procedures are used

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Hmmm....I wonder why this is so.

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Mark in NC

"Spark plugs?...We don't need no stinking spark plugs!"
1985 300SD "Der Silberne Schlitten" 420,000 mi


Wish these were diesel:
2003 Ford Club Wagon 130,000 mi

Ten years on a daily driver is about it for me.

Do they last longer? Sure.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Post-rebuild failures get blamed on the rebuilder--do the work and if the neck cracks six months later, the customer expects a replacement rad. People tend to not understand what was done, and what was not touched.

The rebuilders weren't offering much more than 30 days guarantee on the rebuilt units and according to my friend who co-owns a shop, you had to pound the counter to get even that for customers. Why go through that grief when most customers don't know a rad is rebuildable, in the first place?

Overall, the general feeling is that the plastic rads in general are poor quality. It's easier and much less fuss to sell a new one.

Same with alternators. Most shops won't replace brushes and none will open one up. They just sell a rebuilt unit. At least the better shops are careful about where the rebuilts come from....

This is the rust belt, heavy duty. No one fixes much around here now. Everything is disposable. Including the cars themselves... many shops don't want to touch vehicles over 6 years old. Incredible.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

"I am rather obsessive about new parts. Can't complain, as I've driven my car 100k in the past 7.5 years without a single breakdown....not even a flat tire. "

you know that's not true. you've got an old benz. **** breaks down. come out and admit it when it does

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"No point in cleaning it, it just gets dirty again. "

now that is true, hence why i don't wash my crotch or my underwear.

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