[diesel_mercedes] Re : 83 300 SD Battery Clamps

 


6MM flange nuts and Tom has those too .

I'm not sure a W-126 battery hold down is the same as the W-123 one but it's worth a try , the price is right .

-Nate
Tom wrote:
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> Caitlin,
>
> Te "leak seemed small, so I went ahead"?!?!
>
> Fix leaks before filling things. Slow leaks are promises of future
> problems.
>
> Back before Christmas, you were talking about missing battery hold
> down clamps. Have you found them yet? If not, this weekend, Nate stumbled
> across some that I had found during a P-a-P run, in December. If you want
> them, they are yours. Just let me know where to send them.
>
> Your battery tray should have two bolts sticking up along the front
> edge. The battery hold downs fit over these (one through each hold down) and
> also over the edge of the battery. Flange nuts then go onto the bolts and
> hold down the hold downs, thereby clamping the battery in place.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/23/2012 9:51:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> tinymachine@... writes:
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>
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> When I bought the car a few months ago, the windshield washer fluid seemed
> to work ok. There's a small leak in the reservoir and ultimately it went
> dry. So a little bit ago, I sprung for new wipers (the old ones were pretty
> shot and not the correct size) and fluid and filled her up. I did take out
> the reservoir and inspect the leak before filling...leak seemed small, so I
> went ahead.
>
> Now I get no fluid! I hear a sound that I'm assuming is the motor
> (pump?)...
>
> Other than poking some pins in the nozzles to make sure they're not gunked
> up, how else can I troubleshoot this problem?
>
> Thanks!
> Caitlin
> 83 300SD
> Santa Fe, NM
>

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