[diesel_mercedes] Re: Rain is wet

 

83 just north of dallas
Chuck

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> 26F in Detroit today.
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> Ben near Detroit.
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> From: "Kevin Kraly" <kraly@...>
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> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:20:02
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> Well, I guess I don't feel AS bad about our lack of 60 degree days in March. The last time we reached that temperature was December 13! Also, we haven't had a dry day since February 12! I know it's Oregon, the Pacific North WET, but...?
> It must be the global cooling?
>
> Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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[diesel_mercedes] chasing leaks

 

This for the guy who needs to find a leak

http://tinyurl.com/4vwbgl9

brian from la verne

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Rain is wet

 

There I thought LA was in the desert, it gets way too much rain to be desert, I once lived in a town that gets 200" per year, & LA only gets 16" per year.
Tony.
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> 26F in Detroit today.
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> Ben near Detroit.
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> Well, I guess I don't feel AS bad about our lack of 60 degree days in March. The last time we reached that temperature was December 13! Also, we haven't had a dry day since February 12! I know it's Oregon, the Pacific North WET, but...?
> It must be the global cooling?
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> Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 

26F in Detroit today.

Ben near Detroit.

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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 

Well, I guess I don't feel AS bad about our lack of 60 degree days in March.  The last time we reached that temperature was December 13!  Also, we haven't had a dry day since February 12!  I know it's Oregon, the Pacific North WET, but...?
 It must be the global cooling?
 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 

Well, I guess I don't feel AS bad about our lack of 60 degree days in March.  The last time we reached that temperature was December 13!  Also, we haven't had a dry day since February 12!  I know it's Oregon, the Pacific North WET, but...?
 It must be the global cooling?
 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] big leak

 

Two thoughts:

a) I think I remember one of Kent's (mercedessource) videos on water leak on the carpeting, and he tracked it back to the start which was in the engine area (the leak runs downhill).

b. On my wife's car I get water under the hood when I wash the car. Apparently the water gets in through the vents by the windows and it piles up in the drain areas. Because this car is parked under trees it accumulates leaves and crud in the drain holes.

The sun is out now and I am going to haul everything out of my car because I found an old VERY WET t-shirt laying on my rear carpet yesterday so am assuming I need to dry out my carpets (ps-same spot Kent had his wet carpet)

brian from la verne, ca


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Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 9:54:37 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] big leak

 

Clean out drains under hood hinge and inside cowl. Bet you have a rust hole in left windshield cowl.

Ben near Detroit

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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] big leak

 


I have a 84 300D. I am getting about a 1/8 on H2O on the floorboard on the drivers side. I can not seem to find out where it is coming from. the door seals seem to be tight, it is not the sun roof. Are there any vents I need to check? I am thinking maybe windshield but wanted to know if there are any other ways it can get in. Saw a guy on our craigslist selling a car with the same issue. Kind of weird. Seems like a lot of water.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] big leak

 

    Are you running A/C?  It could be a blocked condensation hose, that is supposed to drain condensate water down to the outside of the car.  If it gets blocked, then the condensate water just builds up under the dash and runs down onto the floor. 
 
Tom
 
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I have a 84 300D. I am getting about a 1/8 on H2O on the floorboard on the drivers side. I can not seem to find out where it is coming from. the door seals seem to be tight, it is not the sun roof. Are there any vents I need to check? I am thinking maybe windshield but wanted to know if there are any other ways it can get in. Saw a guy on our craigslist selling a car with the same issue. Kind of weird. Seems like a lot of water.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] big leak

 

Clean out drains under hood hinge and inside cowl. Bet you have a rust hole in left windshield cowl.

Ben near Detroit

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I have a 84 300D. I am getting about a 1/8 on H2O on the floorboard on the drivers side. I can not seem to find out where it is coming from. the door seals seem to be tight, it is not the sun roof. Are there any vents I need to check? I am thinking maybe windshield but wanted to know if there are any other ways it can get in. Saw a guy on our craigslist selling a car with the same issue. Kind of weird. Seems like a lot of water.

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 

Jeez, you guys going on about the rain!  And if it didn't rain, the place would be on fire by the end of May, and THEN you would be complaining about all the smoke!

Mark in Lakewood, CO (Complaining about all the smoke.  We could really USE some rain, snow, something....)

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Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:23:43 +0000
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 
Thinking about giving Mary a nickname. Something like Rain Dove, or Canoe Kid, or Fish Lady. You get the idea - rain, rain, and more rain. We are going to have a bumper crop of roses and veggies, but it is really time for a little warm air here in "sunny So. Cal."

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[diesel_mercedes] Rain is wet

 

Thinking about giving Mary a nickname. Something like Rain Dove, or Canoe Kid, or Fish Lady. You get the idea - rain, rain, and more rain. We are going to have a bumper crop of roses and veggies, but it is really time for a little warm air here in "sunny So. Cal."

brian from la verne

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[diesel_mercedes] big leak

 


I have a 84 300D. I am getting about a 1/8 on H2O on the floorboard on the drivers side. I can not seem to find out where it is coming from. the door seals seem to be tight, it is not the sun roof. Are there any vents I need to check? I am thinking maybe windshield but wanted to know if there are any other ways it can get in. Saw a guy on our craigslist selling a car with the same issue. Kind of weird. Seems like a lot of water.

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Sagging Rear Update

 

Here are some pix of my 84 300D spring swap-out. I got the springs they sell at autohausaz.com and also the thickest rubber spacer shim or whatever it's called. Springs are dangerous to work with. I'm just a weekend mechanic and this job was a bit of a pain to do. My shocks were good but if they weren't I would have put new back in instead of the old...no extra work to do that since I had to take the shocks out and put them back in anyway. I bought the spring compressor tool from someone on ebay.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/65874719/pic/list

Jim

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> Ok about the springs ... and their sagging
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> methinks it better to put something fresh in place rather than
> installing shims.
> seems shims would just fill 'springgy' space with a less forgivingly
> 'unspringgy' solid ...
> ... thus, making for a more jarring ride ?
>
> Anybody know what were/are the specs supposed to be for an
> '84 300D (4dr sedan 123 td)?
> *how tall* ?
>
> AND .... any 2 cents worth on what other interchange/swap vehicle source
> might be acceptable for getting back to 'normal'?
> ....rather than going to the DEALER for $$$$$$$$$++ original
> equipment part.
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> I dont know thus the ? ? maybe an interswapping something from
> a GMC Suburban , a 1988 montego , a Ford Pickup?????
>
>
> AND (tiresome, eh?) if , inastead of original equipped tires size,
> someone were to dare going a size up
> (theoretically for better mileage?)
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> then ..... (re: above * how 'tall'* new springs are), how
> much * taller* might one still consider prudent when replacing those
> rear springs?
>
> nick
> ======================
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> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Don Benski <dbenski@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Turned out the sagging rear end on the 300D was a weak spring. A shim
> > leveled her right up. Thanks for all the advice.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Don in St. Louis,___
> >
> >
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