[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Motor Mount Service

 

The Book of Nate

Chapter 12
Verse 32: "Thou shalt not use carburetor cleaner on the rubbery flesh of any four footed Mercedes Benz species, neither bring the filthy can into proximity of the undefiled."

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> If a hex head , it'll either be a 17 0r 13 MM . if an allen head , it'll be a 6MM IIRC .
>
> Loking at the size of the threaded hole in the motor mount picture , should tip you to what to expect ~ 10MM theeads , 17 MM head bolt .
>
> 8MM threads , 13MM ATF or 5/6 MM allen headed bolt .
>
> In either case ,_NOW_ , before you begin to work on them , is the time to get some coveralls or old clothes and at least four cans of de greaser and some brushes , a couple paint brushes and one long stiff bristle solvent brush and go to town cleaning the engine and the uniboby as believe me , there's going to be oil soaked road grime you cannot imagine , in every nook and cranny way up underneath .
>
> DO THIS NOW so it'll be dry in a week or so when you attack it .
>
> Expect to get beyond filthy your own self , don't dispair , just keep swirling the munge around with the various brushes , spraying ever more cleaner as you go , work the driveway stains with the brushes too and when you wash it all down with the garden hose (use a nozzle , dig) , it'll come splashing back into your face and hair , don't stop , quit or give up , keep flushing it until the water runs off clean no mtter how obscure the corner or crevice you point the nozzle into , then flush the pavement clean , _all_ that mess will dissolve & rinse away leaving you with a clean engine & under carriage plus a sparkling clean and fun to work on , driveway .
>
> Guess how I know this ? .
>
> Nate
> Kevin wrote:
> >
> > I’m almost ready to do the motor mounts and tranny mount on my ‘77 240D. Still waiting for the center mount to come in. I can feel that it’s just behind the oil pan, but I can’t see what type of bolt it is to determine what tool are neded to remove it. I’ve done the side mounts on the first 300D I had, but this third mount behind the oil pan is new to me.
> >
> > Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
> > 1977 240D 315Kmi, Liesel the Diesel
> >
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???

 

I'd try to get one from a 240D.  You will probably find that it would be cheaper to have yours rebuilt than try to retrofit a trans from something else or another trans of the same vintage.  Of course if you could find an 85 240D 5 speed that would be a super swap.  My crystal ball tells me that it will cost what it will cost.

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:
 

 My manual transmission is wining very loud on my 83 240D.  Know of any source of a good manual transmission that will fit this car.

Also how much should it cost. 


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : top of air cleaner with oil on it

 

I switched the breather hose to the NEW one I bought from Autohausaz and no more leak...at least there. 

I put in a couple of quarts of 20/50.  Didn't drive very far so I don't know how well that slowed down the main seal leak.  I'll be going into town today, I'll see how it does.

I laughed when I realized that I left the keys in the car all weekend.  I told Kevin they wouldn't get out of the driveway. He said even if they did we could easily follow them!  The grass in the middle of the driveway right before you get to solid ground is acting like a brush to clean the under side of my car!

OH I figured out what that weird screaming noise was last Thurs evening...the red neck window switch was wedged ON and it was the motor burning out.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35778566/%2780%20300%20SD%20Benz/Red%20Neck%20window%20switches.jpg

Awesome. Gonna be sunny & around 80 degrees all week. Summer is almost here and I've got ONE window and a sunroof!  Thankfully it's the drivers window that works! :)  If not I'd have to get out there and do some tinkering. I have some of the switches I need, but they really messed up the center part...I'll have to get to a PAP to find that.  I need a couple of other things too from a PAP...the fan on front for the a/c which is disconnected right now and a washer water reservoir...which I recently realized was missing! Got too many other things to do...job hunt, finish the "new" chicken coop, get the garden done, make cat food, walk dogs....


'81 300 SD
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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: manual transmission ???

 

What kind of oil is in it? You know they take ATF. Max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, steve schaefer <sschaefer50@...> wrote:
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> Changed it about a year ago and just checked it's topped off. It's unfortunate also because and then the transmission this car is in great shape
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> O

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: manual transmission ???

 

I have one. It's attached to the rest of the car right now. Runs and shifts fine. Max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@...> wrote:
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> My manual transmission is wining very loud on my 83 240D. Know of any
> source of a good manual transmission that will fit this car.
>
> Also how much should it cost.
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : top of air cleaner with oil on it

 


None of my 240's or my 190 had one(the separator). Both my 240's now dont leak and the air cleaner stays clean of oil, very nice..The 190 had a cleanable wire mesch air cleaner that after cleaning I put a little oil in it.That car used oil just sitting around, but it didn't leak much I think it drank it. I had a 1977 240 and I tried to find one for that car but I sold it. It would soak up the air filter with oil in a very short time of driving. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> I had terrible oil leaks oaking the whole engine from th rockerbox oil mist tube on the '82 240D until I bought the rubber 90 degree boots , then it stopped spweing oil everywhere .
>
> Apparently there's a fair bit of oil going into the separator , once you get everything sealed up , it just works like it's designed to and the excess oil runs down the tube from the separator back into the crankcase .
>
> Most Merceds Partshaus' have them cheaply , as does The Classic Center then your local dealer .
>
> -Nate
> Kevin wrote:
> >
> > I hope that I have luck like that with our 240D. It doesn’t blow lots of oil under the car, but there’s some dribbling around the breather hose at the rockerbox (sounds better than valve cover). It seems to run better every time we take it out, probably only about 50 miles total since purchase.
> >
> > Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
> > 1977 240D 315Kmi, Liesel the Diesel
> >
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???

 

Changed it about a year ago and just checked it's topped off. It's unfortunate also because and then the transmission this car is in great shape

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 26, 2012, at 9:19 AM, Ben Pender <ben_pender@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Steve,
 
Make sure its full of oil.

Regards,
Ben Pender
Klassic Autos
Vintage European Auto service, repair, and parts
Madison, AL
256-489-9560


--- On Mon, 3/26/12, Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 26, 2012, 9:16 AM

 
 My manual transmission is wining very loud on my 83 240D.  Know of any source of a good manual transmission that will fit this car.

Also how much should it cost. 

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???

 

Steve,
 
Make sure its full of oil.

Regards,
Ben Pender
Klassic Autos
Vintage European Auto service, repair, and parts
Madison, AL
256-489-9560


--- On Mon, 3/26/12, Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 26, 2012, 9:16 AM

 
 My manual transmission is wining very loud on my 83 240D.  Know of any source of a good manual transmission that will fit this car.

Also how much should it cost. 

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[diesel_mercedes] manual transmission ???

 

 My manual transmission is wining very loud on my 83 240D.  Know of any source of a good manual transmission that will fit this car.

Also how much should it cost. 

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Motor Mount Service

 

No one told me about those allen bolts in the mounts,I used a sledge hammer to try and bust it loose.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> If a hex head , it'll either be a 17 0r 13 MM . if an allen head , it'll be a 6MM IIRC .
>
> Loking at the size of the threaded hole in the motor mount picture , should tip you to what to expect ~ 10MM theeads , 17 MM head bolt .
>
> 8MM threads , 13MM ATF or 5/6 MM allen headed bolt .
>
> In either case ,_NOW_ , before you begin to work on them , is the time to get some coveralls or old clothes and at least four cans of de greaser and some brushes , a couple paint brushes and one long stiff bristle solvent brush and go to town cleaning the engine and the uniboby as believe me , there's going to be oil soaked road grime you cannot imagine , in every nook and cranny way up underneath .
>
> DO THIS NOW so it'll be dry in a week or so when you attack it .
>
> Expect to get beyond filthy your own self , don't dispair , just keep swirling the munge around with the various brushes , spraying ever more cleaner as you go , work the driveway stains with the brushes too and when you wash it all down with the garden hose (use a nozzle , dig) , it'll come splashing back into your face and hair , don't stop , quit or give up , keep flushing it until the water runs off clean no mtter how obscure the corner or crevice you point the nozzle into , then flush the pavement clean , _all_ that mess will dissolve & rinse away leaving you with a clean engine & under carriage plus a sparkling clean and fun to work on , driveway .
>
> Guess how I know this ? .
>
> Nate
> Kevin wrote:
> >
> > I’m almost ready to do the motor mounts and tranny mount on my ‘77 240D. Still waiting for the center mount to come in. I can feel that it’s just behind the oil pan, but I can’t see what type of bolt it is to determine what tool are neded to remove it. I’ve done the side mounts on the first 300D I had, but this third mount behind the oil pan is new to me.
> >
> > Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
> > 1977 240D 315Kmi, Liesel the Diesel
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Motor Mount Service

 


If a hex head , it'll either be a 17 0r 13 MM . if an allen head , it'll be a 6MM IIRC .

Loking at the size of the threaded hole in the motor mount picture , should tip you to what to expect ~ 10MM theeads , 17 MM head bolt .

8MM threads , 13MM ATF or 5/6 MM allen headed bolt .

In either case ,_NOW_ , before you begin to work on them , is the time to get some coveralls or old clothes and at least four cans of de greaser and some brushes , a couple paint brushes and one long stiff bristle solvent brush and go to town cleaning the engine and the uniboby as believe me , there's going to be oil soaked road grime you cannot imagine , in every nook and cranny way up underneath .

DO THIS NOW so it'll be dry in a week or so when you attack it .

Expect to get beyond filthy your own self , don't dispair , just keep swirling the munge around with the various brushes , spraying ever more cleaner as you go , work the driveway stains with the brushes too and when you wash it all down with the garden hose (use a nozzle , dig) , it'll come splashing back into your face and hair , don't stop , quit or give up , keep flushing it until the water runs off clean no mtter how obscure the corner or crevice you point the nozzle into , then flush the pavement clean , _all_ that mess will dissolve & rinse away leaving you with a clean engine & under carriage plus a sparkling clean and fun to work on , driveway .

Guess how I know this ? .

Nate
Kevin wrote:
>
> I’m almost ready to do the motor mounts and tranny mount on my ‘77 240D. Still waiting for the center mount to come in. I can feel that it’s just behind the oil pan, but I can’t see what type of bolt it is to determine what tool are neded to remove it. I’ve done the side mounts on the first 300D I had, but this third mount behind the oil pan is new to me.
>
> Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
> 1977 240D 315Kmi, Liesel the Diesel
>

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