Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 

These are replacement rubber seals running about $40-$50 each. They basically fit into a lipped groove in the door. Next time I would either use soapy water, or talcum powder, to ease them into the groove. Although they don't need a sealant, I did tack them down in places where they did not seat as well as I would like.  As with any repair procedure, you will always do it better the second time around.
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: n61cm <jim@tazwade.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 8:06 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?
 
Did you install the foam kind or the flexible rubber ones? Do they glue in, or how do you install them?

Jim

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>but putting the new door seal in was such a PIA, I'll live with it.
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 

Did you install the foam kind or the flexible rubber ones? Do they glue in, or how do you install them?

Jim

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>but putting the new door seal in was such a PIA, I'll live with it.
>
>  
> brian from la verne, ca
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: New Car Replacement Parts

 


A friend of mine works for a large auto parts chain. He works on a team with seven other people who forecast parts purchases for the company. They keep track of how many of which cars are sold, how long they expect the individual components to last, and then extrapolate their market share of spare parts sales from that.

Jim

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Chip" <czulli@...> wrote:
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> It would seem to me that only the very best of cars would anticipate the need for replacement parts down the road. You know, they know, exactly what will go out when.
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> If I build such a machine I would want it to go on forever.
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> Chip
> Houston
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Air Locks or What?

 

And they floated in water (at least long enough for you to push it to shore).
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 2:19 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Air Locks or What?
 

Yep ;

Of course all the Geezers here remember them ~ that good sealing meant the original 36HP engine's tiny " stale air " heaters worked great , even in New England .

Once that seal was gone , they became drafty & cold .

-Nate
Max wrote:
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> Anyone remember the old VW Bugs? They were tight inside. Max
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Yep ;

Of course all the Geezers here remember them ~ that good sealing meant the original 36HP engine's tiny " stale air " heaters worked great , even in New England .

Once that seal was gone , they became drafty & cold .

-Nate
Max wrote:
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> Anyone remember the old VW Bugs? They were tight inside. Max
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 


Not a chance ! not when new & certainly not now 42 years later....

It decided not to start this morning in the pouring rain so I'm driving my beloved Mercedes 300CD Diesel Sports Coupe instead ~ boy howdy these L.A. roads are greasy & slick ~ just for fun I tried some hard stops when no one else was near me ~ WHOOPS ! locking brakes, sliding 3,500 # car....

-Nate
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> I wonder if Nate's new/old Chevy pickup will experience these same problems.
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : OLD Car Replacement Parts

 


Then stick with your vintage 300CD Diesel Sports Coupe and stop drag racing it ~ you should easily get your wish .

-Nate
Chip wrote:
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> It would seem to me that only the very best of cars would anticipate the need for replacement parts down the road. You know, they know, exactly what will go out when.
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> If I build such a machine I would want it to go on forever.
>
> Chip
> Houston
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 


No , they don't .

Coupes with frameless windows are very tricky to adjust the window's full up position .

Both my '78 & my '79 Coupes gave me fits after I repaired all the DPO bodges in the doors .

Trial and error is what it took me but I presevered and they closed *perfectly* and neither leaked nor whistled @ speed .

Have *fun* Chip .

-Nate
Chip wrote:
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> My 1982 300cd is kind of weird with the door closure thing. Sometimes I think it is because the car is so tight that one of the doors takes some effort to fully close. Other times, I wonder if I have something slightly out of adjustment.
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> If I roll down one of my windows slightly I find that my doors almost always close better.
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> Do these car interiors Air Lock?
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> Chip
> Houston
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 

Anyone remember the old VW Bugs? They were tight inside. Max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Brian Barnhart <brianbarn@...> wrote:
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> I don't have this problem in my 240D because I have old door seals. One wonders
> if it makes any difference if the center ventilation slider control, the one
> that lets outside air come through the center dash vents, is open.
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Locks or What?

 

I wonder if Nate's new/old Chevy pickup will experience these same problems.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, BStromsoe <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
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> The door seals are "real" door seals, for sure. One thing I learned about my replacement door seals is that they are a "smidgin" larger than the originals, making it more difficult to close. I always have to crack the window now when I close the door from the inside. I'm not happy about that, but putting the new door seal in was such a PIA, I'll live with it.
>
>  
> brian from la verne, ca
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?
>
>
>  
> On 12/12/2011 8:50 AM, Chip wrote:
>  
> >My 1982 300cd is kind of weird with the door closure thing. Sometimes I think it is because the car is so tight that one of the doors takes some effort to fully close. Other times, I wonder if I have something slightly out of adjustment.
> >
> >If I roll down one of my windows slightly I find that my
> doors almost always close better.
> >
> >Do these car interiors Air Lock?
> >
> >Chip
> >Houston
> >
> >
> wait awhile until rust holes appear in the floor.  The doors will be easier to close then.
>

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[diesel_mercedes] First Gen Climate Control problem semisolved.

 

I reconnected a Green and ? color vacuum hose and now all the buttons seem to work as the highest setting isn't as high but I have fan on all settings.  I don't know if it is actually working but it seems to work better. Need to fix AC now.  Lawrence Rhodes.

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?

 

I don't have this problem in my 240D because I have old door seals.  One wonders if it makes any difference if the center ventilation slider control, the one that lets outside air come through the center dash vents, is open.   


From: BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, December 12, 2011 8:04:53 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?

 

The door seals are "real" door seals, for sure. One thing I learned about my replacement door seals is that they are a "smidgin" larger than the originals, making it more difficult to close. I always have to crack the window now when I close the door from the inside. I'm not happy about that, but putting the new door seal in was such a PIA, I'll live with it.
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?
 
On 12/12/2011 8:50 AM, Chip wrote:
 
My 1982 300cd is kind of weird with the door closure thing. Sometimes I think it is because the car is so tight that one of the doors takes some effort to fully close. Other times, I wonder if I have something slightly out of adjustment.

If I roll down one of my windows slightly I find that my doors almost always close better.

Do these car interiors Air Lock?

Chip
Houston

wait awhile until rust holes appear in the floor.  The doors will be easier to close then.


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?

 

The door seals are "real" door seals, for sure. One thing I learned about my replacement door seals is that they are a "smidgin" larger than the originals, making it more difficult to close. I always have to crack the window now when I close the door from the inside. I'm not happy about that, but putting the new door seal in was such a PIA, I'll live with it.
 
brian from la verne, ca
From: Alan Boucher <alstheone@verizon.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Air Locks or What?
 
On 12/12/2011 8:50 AM, Chip wrote:
 
My 1982 300cd is kind of weird with the door closure thing. Sometimes I think it is because the car is so tight that one of the doors takes some effort to fully close. Other times, I wonder if I have something slightly out of adjustment.

If I roll down one of my windows slightly I find that my doors almost always close better.

Do these car interiors Air Lock?

Chip
Houston

wait awhile until rust holes appear in the floor.  The doors will be easier to close then.


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