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At one time I have attended Technical Seminars in America and at one of them had the opportunity to speak to the Designer of the DG Auto Transmission fitted to the Mercedes 300 Adenauer. He commented that Mercedes made a well designed and made Transmission that did not work properly !! This...

I could never understand why all the American V8s draw very hot air from the top of their Engines with the Filter in a hot Metal Box As the ambulant Temperature Rises ... H.P. goes down. 2% to1 HP Then mated with heavy inefficient Cast Iron Exhaust Manifolds. Their philosophy holds true...

Looking in the Mirror....... The more we know ..the more we know we don't know !

My memory also tells me that the fiasco of the Ford and Fiat twin Clutch Autos can be led at B.W's feet. Though most cars are Kit Cars with many items bought in. Mercedes tended to produce their own Designs..... Todays twin Clutch ? Who knows.

Now I know.... V W's Twin Clutch Automatics were developed and are manufactured by Borg Warner. Found this whilst researching early Citroen Automatics ( in the Thirties ? )

So I guess it pays to fit the original Manufactures Tires ? I do trust Mercedes research. But Shop around for best deal . And yes, Michel like a lot of things in life it is juggling six Balls in the Air at once

I had often wondered if most Car manufactures chose Tires based on cost , does performance take a back seat ?

P.S. at Rego inspection time the ODO readings are reported to the RTA

Yes Bryce, but what I'm talking about is to put the correct ODO reading exactly the same as the original Cluster. If not readable, then a signed Stat Deck has to be adhered to. In the past I have corrected the ODO on many 3 Series BMWs which failed at an alarming rate $1000 plus for a new one...

As the early Digital Dash Boards are vertically unrepairable , processor fails. a good used one is the only solution. But the ODO will not be the true reading. Can be corrected with dedicated Software. My old Dash Repair Business is still operating and has the old equipment available. We...

P.S. a neighbour with a Car Yard on Parramatta Rd once told me that he makes more money selling Finance and Insurance than from selling a Car ...

A most pertinent observation that Car Dealers sell Finance with a vehicle attached..... recalling a Ford Dealer in Suburban NY trying to sell me a Torino in the early eighties...His knowledge ..It hugs the curves......Now you can afford $80 a month can't you ! ? ............... Then comes the...

On a practical note on Petrol.... about 20 years ago I was trying to get my 1913 ohv inlet & side exhaust 500cc 5/1 comp. Rudge to perform better ( propertly ) Head & Barrel were integral, so no compression increase possible. Valve time was on a veneer adjustment . Factory was 10degrees A .TDC...

Is it not still the case that Fuel is blended for Volatility as the Seasons change ? low volatility Petrol bought in high Summer and still there in the dead of Winter in its self, would add to this problem.

Has anybody heard of Huddle ........ Black Comp.? Looking for a better Premium I got a quote from the lowest I could find Around $900 with Windscreen Cover 2010 C 250 Private 8000ks per year Garaged over 50 year old Drivers excess $1000 Agreed Value $13,200 Drivers. Shannon's is about...

More Hi Rise blocks defective in Parramatta. Structure Wall problems are plain to see by expert accessors .. but the foundations .. be it the footings or the stability of the Ground ..a serious problem. Like the three little Pigs . .the one House built of Straw Blow down by the big bad Wolf.

Closer to Home we got caught with two issues some 30/40 years ago One, a U shaped block of Flats in Parramatta where one end of the U collapsed.... the builder had removed the steel rods used in the foundations after the Inspector had left to be used in another Job !!! The Builder was...

https://www.smh.com.au/national/defects-are-rife-miami-style-building-collapse-could-happen-in-australia-20210628-p584yp.htm This is a reverent article in Todays Herald and also online on the defects in many hastily built Hi Rise apartments In America and also here. By my Daughter Cathy, an...

Received a Parking Sensor from China with the correct P/Number stamped on. Will it work ? probably as Mercedes is a Kit Car with parts sourced world wide. Original Sensors has Bosch stamped on, made in Spain, but did Bosch in turn have them made in "their " Chinese Factory ??? Remember the...

I'm with you there Michael. Memories are part of our make up .. who we are.