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i'm sure many of the MB diesels saw their fate come to an early end when the person driving them ignored the water temp gauge as it soared. Many of the MB owners i know are not exactly the wrenching type nor the type that pay attention to gauges.

Cruiser owners on the other hand, a bit more prone to not only get their hands dirty under the hood but will look out for their toy when it comes to watching all the gauges.

keeping an eye on the oil gauge/water temp gauge is also common sense.

My wife says "i figured if it got worse a light would come on before something happened"
 
benz has warning lights for everything. it will even tell you when you have a light out, or when the brake pads are getting thin. and i've found if you take a hard left, the crankcase oil sloshes away from the level sender, and the oil level light will go on for a minute or so. that near made me s*** my shorts the first time, until the mechanic told me about that being one of its little "quirks".
 
Back to the question , what is more simpler. A DI because it has no precups. I already told you guys what is the simplest and the best, but like most LC owners you like to FAWK AROUND!

There are some old play do owners around, when I told them to sell their half assed LC, they did. Some of them come up to me on the street and say (prado t) you changed my life! and when you buy a real DI Turbo LC , it will change your life too!
 
idiot lights were put in place for people who were too lazy to pay attention to gauges, why would they notice a 5 watt bulb the size of a dime if they can't pay attention to a gauge the size of a golf ball?

Too bad it's unsafe to put a low oil or high temp kill switch on a vehcile like you can small engine equipment.

i think we can all agree that "overall" a DI turbo diesel with inline pump is usually the most reliable.

There are exceptions however there is also, in theory, less items that have opprotunity to fail in a DI than an IDI.
 
i will accept that drivers should pay attention to gauges
but
i will also agree that idiot lights are a good addition.
a light will catch your eye if something suddenly goes sideways where as time passes while driving and looking down at your gauges at a constant is not a common practice. if you temp has never risen and you are climbing a mountain pass, you are over come with the beauty around you. if you happen to see a light out of the corner of your eye will likely take a look at what is going on. where as a gauge might be into the red before you get a chance to react.

i would like to see both in vehicles.
 
dohcdelsol93 said:
idiot lights were put in place for people who were too lazy to pay attention to gauges, why would they notice a 5 watt bulb the size of a dime if they can't pay attention to a gauge the size of a golf ball?

Too bad it's unsafe to put a low oil or high temp kill switch on a vehcile like you can small engine equipment.

i think we can all agree that "overall" a DI turbo diesel with inline pump is usually the most reliable.

There are exceptions however there is also, in theory, less items that have opprotunity to fail in a DI than an IDI.
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actually, benz are equipped with "real" oil pressure (mechanical, reads from 1-3 bar) and temp guages (the kind that tell you actual temperature, not just rise 90 seconds before you overheat). and i find the brake pad one quite practical. how often does one really look at their brake pads?

i forgot about three other not-uncommon failures with the benz units. sometimes the gasket between the oil filter housing and block will leak, and if you don't notice the growing patch of oil coating the underside of the car, it can fail outright. this will drain your oil in about two minutes. then the driver will figure that the oil guage is on the fritz and keep going... for about 3 or 4 miles. on rare occasions the chain that drives the oil pump can fail. and again the driver with "why does it say zero, must be broken..."

the other one being motor mount failure. with the engine resting on the frame the vibration becomes excessive. this loosens the internal screws that hold the windage tray in place, and i'm sure you can guess what happens next.

again, pretty much all pm issues.

i still think it's a toss-up as to longevity of di vs. idi. but, i'll agree that the di is a better engine overall. if memory serves me correctly, i think benz went with the idi for their passenger cars mostly for noise issues. i wouldn't just write off an idi engine alltogether as an alternative. that's all.
 
i think the only way you can get the masses to pay attention to idiot lights is to have flags come out of the dash.

I for one am not a fan of idiot lights. I'll pay attention to gauges well before i will a little light bulb icon.

With todays flashy CD players, ipods, GPS and navigation insturments a small light is probaly the last think that catches the average drivers eye.

I'm all for the addition to retractable flags in the dash in place of idiot lights.
 
old idea. "wig-wag"

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crushers said:
i will accept that drivers should pay attention to gauges
but
i will also agree that idiot lights are a good addition.
a light will catch your eye if something suddenly goes sideways where as time passes while driving and looking down at your gauges at a constant is not a common practice. if you temp has never risen and you are climbing a mountain pass, you are over come with the beauty around you. if you happen to see a light out of the corner of your eye will likely take a look at what is going on. where as a gauge might be into the red before you get a chance to react.

i would like to see both in vehicles.
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Quite right Wayne.

But what really concerns me ..... (and BTW I'm not a crossdresser ... so I assure you I'm not a female in disguise) is ...... as a male cruiser driver, I think I have been missing out on "experiencing MIBS".

MIBS.webp

In fact ..... I don't even know what "MIBS" is .... so I don't even know what to look for (amongst my library of experiences).

Of course I fear it is a good experience. (If it's a bad one then I guess I don't mind being grouped with Ratpuke DSRTRDR etc and missing out on it.)

Desperately hoping you can help.

Yours ....
(Name and address supplied)
MIBS.webp
 
More
Is
Better
Syndrom

I have watched for 3 decades now as fellow Cruiserheads get caught up in the More Is Better Syndrom. it can be a nasty, very expensive disease that steals sleep, occupies work time, eats up extra cash, can cost marriages and still not be completely satisfied.
I have also seen very few females get caught up in this when it comes to vehicles.

if you have been able to keep this beast at bay then my hat is off to you, VERY VERY few Cruiserheads can make the same claim.
 
so, would a turbo-timer come under the "mibs" category?


i call it "blingitis". like justifying a billet clutch cover for a motorcycle for $400 because it weighs 325 grams less than the stock one, and that will make me go faster...
 
crushers said:
More
Is
Better
Syndrom

I have watched for 3 decades now as fellow Cruiserheads get caught up in the More Is Better Syndrom. it can be a nasty, very expensive disease that steals sleep, occupies work time, eats up extra cash, can cost marriages and still not be completely satisfied.
I have also seen very few females get caught up in this when it comes to vehicles.

if you have been able to keep this beast at bay then my hat is off to you, VERY VERY few Cruiserheads can make the same claim.
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:idea: So it's a disease and something to be avoided Wayne!

I do suffer from OCD ("obsessive compulsive disorder") in that I am obsessed with what others would call "minor detail" ..... but since I have no idiot lights, no tachometer, no EGT gauge, no turbo, no power steering, no fifth gear, no airconditiong etc .... I think I must have avoided MIBS. :)

:beer:

PS. Searching the Internet I found only "Men in Black Syndrome". :lol:
 
MIBS, if i remember correctly, was a term developed in the RMLCA club about a decade ago when Peter Straub started on his BJ60 with 53" grader tire equiped, unimog axled build.
Peter started out with a stock BJ60 on 28s then he added lockers and a lift and 33s, then he went to SOA and 38s and finally he went to 53s on the unimog axles. he still has the crown in the club for most affected with the disease. sadly his afliction spread to most in the club.

up there with MIBS is the accompaning virus of MIBS of ownership. if one Cruiser is good then two, three or a dozen is better.

accompanying that virus the nasy side effect of the more cruisers you own the less you actually wheel them.

it is a slippery slope and a nasty one to try and curb ... it would be probably easier (and cheaper) to just get addicted to Crack and renting women and trying to quit them.

sounds to me like you have done a fine job of non-contamination.
 
i would have to agree Chang, blinginitis does seem to fit a turbo timer better.
blinginitis seems to be a japanese affliction that does affect other races. white boys that try to mould themselves to those races also end up with the same affliction.
Chang-kuao-lo said:
so, would a turbo-timer come under the "mibs" category?


i call it "blingitis". like justifying a billet clutch cover for a motorcycle for $400 because it weighs 325 grams less than the stock one, and that will make me go faster...
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This MIBS debate sure does seem to make the rounds. It wasn't too long ago that this MIBS argument erupted on the Aussie Patrol forum. The upshot was two camps/points of view. One, those who followed the MIBS principle as what made a good wheeler and those who thought a good wheeler is one who's skill could take a stock vehicle down the same track as one on 38s, an 8" lift and lockers front and back. A couple years ago the debate was on the BC4x4 forum regarding a planned Whipsaw trip. People who didn't have lockers and 33 tires were discouraged from going.

So far I am happy with what I got. But ya, it would be nice to fit front lockers, some 35s, a turbo, an intercooler, .... ;)
 
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now i 'm getting what the "mibs" is.

both the bj42 and '74 are pretty much stock and the '42 is even more spartan than the usual 40 series. and i got one of each of the best series, so i have more than enough.

mibs avoided in the cruiser department...
 
a good wheeler CAN take a stock vehicle where modified are fearful to go.
of course a modified truck makes a rotten drier look good
and a good wheeler in a modified truck is amazing to watch (or so i am told)
 
More power, extra lift, bigger tyres and diff locks can obviously all be helpful when it comes to off-road prowess. (But even here "user-controlled diff locks" are probably the only item to which it is very hard to associate any significant negative effects.)

What's overlooked is that "lift and good-suspension-travel" often equals "rollover" (on side-cambers). And extra weight makes a vehicle more reluctant to climb (out of a mire or up a slippery slope) and less likely to follow the changes of direction to which you steer it.

So what I'm saying is .... Most modified vehicles I see have a mixture of modifications .... some of them are beneficial and some are harmful (and which category they fall into depends a lot on the type of terrain they're travelling over at the time). But the overall result of all their "improvements" is often questionable in my eyes (with vehicle-reliability often seriously suffering).

The biggest factors on why they may go further than me ... are usually "the bigger size of their wallet" (whereas I can't afford to pay for repairs) and the fact they consider their vehicle easily replaceable (whereas I want mine to be still in top condition for my kids to enjoy when I'm gone).

The stock 40-series is a good allrounder I reckon and can in certain circumstances perform better than the modified macho versions (depending on terrain again).

And another BIG factor for me ...The stock 40-series is also very obedient/comfortable on-road (and I very much like driving mine on-road too).

But we digress.......:hhmm:. Now what the hell was the original topic
 
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