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Ah, carburetors - how I hated those things. Simple in theory, yet so complicated and fickle in practice... I do love old diesel engines with mechanical belt-dr

• ams6110 13y ago
  I drive a 30 year old Mercedes diesel as my primary car and it still runs like a swiss watch. You do have to adjust the valve clearance every so often, which is not necessary in a modern diesel or even ones slightly newer than mine.
  • a8da6b0c91d 13y ago
    I drive a seven year old motorcycle and carburetors + ethanol = nightmare. A tank of gas with the ethanol admixture will often go bad enough to gum up the carbs in just a few weeks. I've had the engine stall out under me in potentially dangerous situations twice because of this. Damn corn farmer lobby.
  • jotm 13y ago
    If it's the 3.0 liter 5 cylinder diesel (OM617) - those are considered to be some the most reliable diesel engines ever made :-)