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tow dolly or another car?
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tow dolly or another car?
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03-05-2006, 23:57
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tow dolly or another car?
Kerry, i used a tow dolly and went all over the country. They are a bit of a
pain but I had no problems. Ernie-83pt40 in louisiana [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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03-06-2006, 04:18
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tow dolly or another car?
I'll be wanting to tow something behind the Bird. My wife drives 1977 MB 300d
and I drive an 85 MB 300td. Both have auto transmissions so aren't towable 4 wheels down. Is a tow dolly a reasonable option or are they just too much of a pain in the neck? Would it be better to buy a cheap older stick shift car and tow it with a tow bar? Other options? Kerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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03-06-2006, 05:01
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tow dolly or another car?
I tow a 76 240D, use a Remco decoupler on the rear drive shaft at the rear
pinion. Makes a nice neat package. By the way, don't think about removing the turbo on your NA. Keep the pyrometer under 1000 degrees and you will be all good, if temp exceeds 1000, reduce throttle opening or down shift. Operate the engine 1800 on the low side, 2650 on the high side and you will be fine. As you have a after market turbo, it would be pretty easy to install an air to air charge air cooler and that would be a real good thing, particularly for reducing exhaust smoke. People that go by the creed of "you can't hurt a diesel running on the governor", tend to buy new engines. Mike Hohnstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Edwards, Kerry To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:18 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] tow dolly or another car? I'll be wanting to tow something behind the Bird. My wife drives 1977 MB 300d and I drive an 85 MB 300td. Both have auto transmissions so aren't towable 4 wheels down. Is a tow dolly a reasonable option or are they just too much of a pain in the neck? Would it be better to buy a cheap older stick shift car and tow it with a tow bar? Other options? Kerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] SPONSORED LINKS Recreational vehicles Wanderlodge Automotive maintenance Recreational vehicle dealer Used recreational vehicles Automotive radiators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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03-06-2006, 05:08
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Can you describe the Remco decoupler? Are they hard to install? Cost?
So far, I concur on the turbo. Only one short steep hill driving it home but the pyro did not reach 1000 degrees. Unless is starts exceeding it regularly, I'm planning to leave it on. I have to get another boost gauge and check the boost. Current gauge is either not working correctly or boost is very low. Haven't been able to figure out yet whether it has a wastegate and if it does, how it functions. Emissions test showed 14% opacity at all speeds so it is running very clean at the moment Kerry 82 FC 35 Denver --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein" <MHOHNSTEIN@...> wrote: > > I tow a 76 240D, use a Remco decoupler on the rear drive shaft at the rear pinion. Makes a nice neat package. > By the way, don't think about removing the turbo on your NA. Keep the pyrometer under 1000 degrees and you will be all good, if temp exceeds 1000, reduce throttle opening or down shift. Operate the engine 1800 on the low side, 2650 on the high side and you will be fine. As you have a after market turbo, it would be pretty easy to install an air to air charge air cooler and that would be a real good thing, particularly for reducing exhaust smoke. People that go by the creed of "you can't hurt a diesel running on the governor", tend to buy new engines. > Mike Hohnstein > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Edwards, Kerry > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:18 AM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] tow dolly or another car? > > > I'll be wanting to tow something behind the Bird. My wife drives 1977 MB 300d and I drive an 85 MB 300td. Both have auto transmissions so aren't towable 4 wheels down. Is a tow dolly a reasonable option or are they just too much of a pain in the neck? Would it be better to buy a cheap older stick shift car and tow it with a tow bar? Other options? > > Kerry > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > SPONSORED LINKS Recreational vehicles Wanderlodge Automotive maintenance > Recreational vehicle dealer Used recreational vehicles Automotive radiators > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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03-06-2006, 05:40
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tow dolly or another car?
Kerry check out http://www.remcotowing.com They could have other options for you
MBs like drive shaft decouplers and tranny lube pumps. Original Message: ----------------- From: Edwards, Kerry kerry.edwards@... Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:18:09 -0700 To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] tow dolly or another car? I'll be wanting to tow something behind the Bird. My wife drives 1977 MB 300d and I drive an 85 MB 300td. Both have auto transmissions so aren't towable 4 wheels down. Is a tow dolly a reasonable option or are they just too much of a pain in the neck? Would it be better to buy a cheap older stick shift car and tow it with a tow bar? Other options? Kerry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> SPONSORED LINKS
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