Hello People ... Here to learn

[NeilBhujbal]

Hello All RDD members. Its such a pleasure to be here. In short this community is a gold mine of knowledge & i will try to extract as much as possible.

Name - Neil Bhujbal
Age - 21
Qualification - Diploma in automobiles & nw BE final year
Work Exp -
Trainee Technician in Maruti authorized service point cum multi brand garage for 1 year.
Trainee Technician in Mercedes Benz dealership since 2 months.

Love for automobiles was since childhood,dont know why. But i am more interested on the technical side & affcourse modifications too

On 2 Strokes - I had never in my life ridden a 2 stroke until Feb of this year. Just heard about it being fast & it having some different pleasure of riding.My friend bought a rx 135 4 speed & since we used to go to work together i started riding it & then i realized what a 2 stroke actually is.I can just imagine the pleasure & power of tuned 2 strokes.

Bike i ride - Karimza R.

[ajithk]

Welcome on board. I dont need to tell you this but there is a lot to learn in the older posts. Set some time apart to read up.

[roshiba777]

Welcome to RDDreams

[NeilBhujbal]

Thank you ajithk & roshiba777

[rash]

Welcome Neil !! Where are you from?

[NeilBhujbal]

Thank you rash. I had forgot updating my profile here. I am from Pune,Maharashtra.

[SidTheBiker]

Welcome and I hope your knowledge and appreciation of 2 strokes grows by leaps and bounds!

Got a question for you, since you mentioned where you work: does that Mercedes service station get to see any late 1970s 300Ds (W123 series), and are parts for them terribly hard to obtain? My uncle has one of those for sale and I was wondering about spares, etc. Thanks in advance.

[NeilBhujbal]

Thanks sid.

Yes we do get to see the old 300D's but its like ones in a month or two.May be the other owners prefer to get the works done at the earlier Mercedes dealership which is no longer authorized because of the cost factor.
I have no idea about the spares availability & cost for these cars but i will ask about it tomorrow & get back to you.

In-case you know of any specific part you will be needing let me know as these dealership people call up in plant which is in pune itself & check for the availability.

[gurjinder]

Welcome aboard Neil. Must be having great exposure to the Mercedes tech in your present assignment.

@Sid- Do a compression check on the engine. The 300D is a friggin tank and should serve you well. Plenty of 190's and 300's are worked upon by a specialist garage here in Punjab and they run reliably. Will try and locate the exact address and contact #.

[NeilBhujbal]

Thanks gurjinder. Yes i am getting some serious exposure here especially the engine rebuilds. Have assisted on the 611 which came on E280 & the latest E350's engine W212 and these two engines in the first month itself. There are 3 more engines waiting but since i am on training i cant get to assist on them.

I thought i would hardly get to see engines being overhauled in mercedes.Frankly i have learnt more about the engines here than in the maruti authorized garage.Head overhaul (cleaning valves,changing steam seals,lapping) to finding out new main bearing measurements,oil clearances,piston to bore clearances,etc etc all upto engine timing. we were playing on the V6's timing right from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm.

Maybe this isnt all that special but for a first timer getting to do all this just excites me up & gives me the confidence of overhauling and doing a little tweaking of my karizma's engine.

[SidTheBiker]

Thanks Neil, I can't say for sure what parts might need replacement since that car (pic here: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p ... directlink) runs well, AC works, no unusual noises, etc. Run barely 1.5 lakh km and selling for about the same number in rupees. When i was a kid all the ultra rich folks used to go around in those beauties, and since they're engineered like no other car, they last forever!

I hardly like to drive these days in Bangalore due to the traffic and parking woes, but a car like that is a classic, and my uncle even told me i could pay in installments, so it's a tempting buy. I believe it has the 5 cylinder OM617 3.0 liter diesel. In the remote event that I decide to go for it, i'll be sure to contact you about spares that it may need.

Thanks again~!

[rash]

Hey Neil,

I used to work with Mercedes benz as a homologation engineer back in 2003-04. Did you get your training at the plant itself?

Is Mr.Chavan Still there in the training department?

Regards
Rahul

[cyanide]

So you found your way here. Welcome

Go through the old threads. There's a lot to learn if you are willing to put some time.

[NeilBhujbal]

Hey Neil,

I used to work with Mercedes benz as a homologation engineer back in 2003-04. Did you get your training at the plant itself?

Is Mr.Chavan Still there in the training department?

Regards
Rahul

Hey

You talking about the Mechatronic course ? No i am not doing the Mechatronic course from plant but a new Certificate Course Of Automated Mechatronics from Government Polytechnic Pune, its a 6 month course.Its basically the same Mechanical module,Electronics Module & the System module but the system is not much in deep.

No idea abut Mr.Chavan, i know Mr Deshmukh & Chandavarkar.

So you found your way here. Welcome

Go through the old threads. There's a lot to learn if you are willing to put some time.

Hey thanks cyanide. Yes i am mostly going through the old threads. The best part is since there are limited members the discussions aint long nor out of topic like on other forums.The threads are topics focused & most of them are the long posts by chenoy sir which are fun to read

[cyanide]

I am Pranav, in case you don't know

[rash]

Mr.Chandavarkar!! He is a great guy. We used to live in the same apartment complex when I was in Pune. He's always been like a mentor to me.
Tell him Rahul Sheode says hi next time you meet him.

[NeilBhujbal]

I am Pranav, in case you don't know

Ohh HIee .. Your post did sound like you knew me. And anyways it was your thread on t-bhp which when following (your DIY porting job,you had put a video of it too) mr chenoy had made a post saying there was still lots of room for improvement & he was willing to do it for you free of cost Thats when i did a little research on mr chenoy & finally found RDD

Mr.Chandavarkar!! He is a great guy. We used to live in the same apartment complex when I was in Pune. He's always been like a mentor to me.
Tell him Rahul Sheode says hi next time you meet him.

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