Re: [diesel_mercedes] Oh No ! (here We Go Again)

 

Nate, 
 
    We could go to Long Beach in the morning.  In the afternoon, while it is hot outside, maybe you could supervise me in the shady garage and make sure that I don't get the wrong wire on the wrong spark plug on the Caddy. 
 
    I've looked at both the HBOL and the Chilton's book.  Both of them show that Cadillac changes the rotation of the distributor every year or two.  So it looks as if the cable hold down ring that I so carefully sneaked out of the yard has the numbers for a counterclockwise year, and my engine is a clockwise one. 
 
    So much for having the molded in cylinder numbers. 
 
    It's just after 10:00 now and I'm heading to bed.  So I'll be up reasonably early. 
 
Tam 
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/13/2012 6:20:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, vwnate1@yahoo.com writes:
 


I stopped in to fill up my beloved Turbo Diesel Sports Coupe this afternoon after driving 15 miles through South Central L.A. (sounds scary but it's the same as Peoria) with the fuel gauge on "E" and the green triangle leering at me......

429 miles , AC on pretty much the whole tank , 25.7 MPG .

As it was filling I popped the hood as I'm 75 miles to routine oil & filter change and looked at the clear plastic intake screen and Lo ! once again I detect tiny chunks of coal looking stuff , the liquid fuel proper , is clear as glass but the mesh screen inside the red supports , looked full so I quickly popped the trunk and opened the stock tool kit and grabbed the # 2 phillips screw driver , removed the screen and blew it out backwards , then re - installed it feed end first as there was fuel dribbling out the open hose , then I held it upright and allowed all the air bubbles to bleed out before re connecting the other hose .

The car seems to run fine but I always worry about those damn fungus bits , maybe Tom and I will go to Long beach Pick-A-Part to-morrow worning and pass by West Marine where i'll buy yet another gallon jug of Startron by starbright .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Those plastic top radiators.

 

On 7/13/2012 12:12 PM, Nate wrote:
> many engines have been ruined when the plastic radiator's top hose
> connector simply snapped off without any warning..

Somebody (maybe diesel giant) offers a sleeve kit for repairing the
connector with a metal insert. I was going to repair mine with a metal
tube I had but eventually just ordered a new one from Auto Haus Arizona
for about $187. When mine broke, it left enough of a stub to get a hose
clamp on.

--
Stan George Portland <<

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Fungus Returns

 


No worries ;

There's not a chance in Hades I'll yank the tank , too painful just thinking about that .

-Nate
Mark wrote:
>
> Oy Vey! (Or so I've heard....)
>
>
> I'd say it's time to stop messin' around, pull the tank and clean it (or have it cleaned) proper-like, but, I know that job's a strain on the back....
>
>
> All I can do is wish you "Best of luck". I know your method will eventually lick it.
>
>
> (Running down well into "Reserve" 'bout guarantees you'll pick up whatever crud is still in the tank.)
>
>
> Mark in Lakewood, CO
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nate" <vwnate1@...>
> To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:20:49 PM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Oh No ! (here We Go Again)
>
>
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>
>
>
>
> I stopped in to fill up my beloved Turbo Diesel Sports Coupe this afternoon after driving 15 miles through South Central L.A. (sounds scary but it's the same as Peoria) with the fuel gauge on "E" and the green triangle leering at me......
>
> 429 miles , AC on pretty much the whole tank , 25.7 MPG .
>
> As it was filling I popped the hood as I'm 75 miles to routine oil & filter change and looked at the clear plastic intake screen and Lo ! once again I detect tiny chunks of coal looking stuff , the liquid fuel proper , is clear as glass but the mesh screen inside the red supports , looked full so I quickly popped the trunk and opened the stock tool kit and grabbed the # 2 phillips screw driver , removed the screen and blew it out backwards , then re - installed it feed end first as there was fuel dribbling out the open hose , then I held it upright and allowed all the air bubbles to bleed out before re connecting the other hose .
>
> The car seems to run fine but I always worry about those damn fungus bits , maybe Tom and I will go to Long beach Pick-A-Part to-morrow worning and pass by West Marine where i'll buy yet another gallon jug of Startron by starbright .
>
> -Nate
>

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[diesel_mercedes] It's TURBO TIME !

 


Yesterday my Son came by the house to lend me a hand and told me my Mercedes' exhaust is smoking white/blue pretty much constantly , it's only a thin stream , this usually indicates the turbo seals are gone , some here may remember the car came to me with a siezed turbo I was able to un stick and coax back into life .

Last summer his work buddy gave me a milke crate full of old Mercedes Diesel parts including a turbo , if I can find wherever I stored it , I'll install it and see if my engine smokes less .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Oh No ! (here We Go Again)

 

Oy Vey!  (Or so I've heard....)

I'd say it's time to stop messin' around, pull the tank and clean it (or have it cleaned) proper-like, but, I know that job's a strain on the back....

All I can do is wish you "Best of luck".  I know your method will eventually lick it.

(Running down well into "Reserve" 'bout guarantees you'll pick up whatever crud is still in the tank.)

Mark in Lakewood, CO
From: "Nate" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:20:49 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Oh No ! (here We Go Again)

 


I stopped in to fill up my beloved Turbo Diesel Sports Coupe this afternoon after driving 15 miles through South Central L.A. (sounds scary but it's the same as Peoria) with the fuel gauge on "E" and the green triangle leering at me......

429 miles , AC on pretty much the whole tank , 25.7 MPG .

As it was filling I popped the hood as I'm 75 miles to routine oil & filter change and looked at the clear plastic intake screen and Lo ! once again I detect tiny chunks of coal looking stuff , the liquid fuel proper , is clear as glass but the mesh screen inside the red supports , looked full so I quickly popped the trunk and opened the stock tool kit and grabbed the # 2 phillips screw driver , removed the screen and blew it out backwards , then re - installed it feed end first as there was fuel dribbling out the open hose , then I held it upright and allowed all the air bubbles to bleed out before re connecting the other hose .

The car seems to run fine but I always worry about those damn fungus bits , maybe Tom and I will go to Long beach Pick-A-Part to-morrow worning and pass by West Marine where i'll buy yet another gallon jug of Startron by starbright .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Oh No ! (here We Go Again)

 


I stopped in to fill up my beloved Turbo Diesel Sports Coupe this afternoon after driving 15 miles through South Central L.A. (sounds scary but it's the same as Peoria) with the fuel gauge on "E" and the green triangle leering at me......

429 miles , AC on pretty much the whole tank , 25.7 MPG .

As it was filling I popped the hood as I'm 75 miles to routine oil & filter change and looked at the clear plastic intake screen and Lo ! once again I detect tiny chunks of coal looking stuff , the liquid fuel proper , is clear as glass but the mesh screen inside the red supports , looked full so I quickly popped the trunk and opened the stock tool kit and grabbed the # 2 phillips screw driver , removed the screen and blew it out backwards , then re - installed it feed end first as there was fuel dribbling out the open hose , then I held it upright and allowed all the air bubbles to bleed out before re connecting the other hose .

The car seems to run fine but I always worry about those damn fungus bits , maybe Tom and I will go to Long beach Pick-A-Part to-morrow worning and pass by West Marine where i'll buy yet another gallon jug of Startron by starbright .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video

 


No I am not ;

I have the ruined piston and re sleeved engine block to prove it .

-Nate
Boyd wrote:
>
>
>
> You are so wrong!   
> Boyd
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nate <vwnate1@...>
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:14 PM
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video
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>
>  
>
> Veggie oil anywhere in a Diesel powered vehicle is a bad idea IMO , it's what killed my poor Diesel Sports Coupe dead while they held it down and it squealed in pain and tried to get away .
>
> -Nate
> Jim wrote:
> >
> > Veggie oil in the main tank is a bad idea IMHO.
> >
> > Jim
> >
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video

 


You are so wrong!   
Boyd
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:14 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video

 

Veggie oil anywhere in a Diesel powered vehicle is a bad idea IMO , it's what killed my poor Diesel Sports Coupe dead while they held it down and it squealed in pain and tried to get away .

-Nate
Jim wrote:
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> Veggie oil in the main tank is a bad idea IMHO.
>
> Jim
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Those plastic top radiators.

 

Brian keeps a 2" or 3" copper pipe in each car which can be used for emergency purposes to repair the break and get you another 50,000 miles. I now have 83C and 175F radiators and smile on hot days. Hooray for MB coolant, Water Wetter, and cleaning the crud out  every two years.
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:12 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Those plastic top radiators.

 

Well Rob ;

The simple fact is :

Germans apparently developed bio - degradable plastics and many engines have been ruined when the plastic radiator's top hose connector simply snapped off without any warning....

This occurred to my Coupe twice , different cars each time , I gave the radiators to Brian who repaired them but last I heard , he was unable to get anyone else to use them...

I willingly spent $5Kon my rebuilt engine , I'd be a trifle upset if my $250 radiator caused a repeat .

-Nate
Rob wrote:
>
> I don't see why folks are worried about the plastic topped radiators.
> The plastic topped radiators are stock, and mine (& most likely yours)
> worked fine for 20+ years, unconcerned I bought another plastic topped
> one when I needed it, a few years back. The plastic on the old radiator
> was still fine, only the core had been clogged up, was overheating, and
> was not responding to the flush. The water pump started dripping later
> on, though beyond the seal leak, the internals still seemed fine.
>
> I recently returned from a 2wk trip back east: NY,PA,RI, and was
> surprised to find a dead battery in my MB. This battery hasn't given me
> an issue before. While charging it up, I looked up the date, and it had
> been in there for 4yrs. After charging it for most of the day and it
> still wouldn't start, I replaced it, and enjoyed the 1/2 prorating left
> on the battery. Seems fine now, though I'll stick the cheapo batt/alt
> tester in the cigarette lighter hole just to make sure.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
>
>



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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video

 

Doit right make biodiesel
65,000 miles on veggie and quit


--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 2:14 PM

 

Veggie oil anywhere in a Diesel powered vehicle is a bad idea IMO , it's what killed my poor Diesel Sports Coupe dead while they held it down and it squealed in pain and tried to get away .

-Nate
Jim wrote:
>
> Veggie oil in the main tank is a bad idea IMHO.
>
> Jim
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Radiator Choices

 


OR ;

You could have called 1-800-radiator and they'd have sold you an all brass radiator made in Taiwan ~ it's cheesy but it works after some fiddling during the installation .

-Nate
Jim Wrote :

So then, based on this info, if it were mine, I'd swap out the radiator with a
Nissens plastic top, swap out the thermostat and water pump, and citrus flush
the engine when I had it apart. And put new belts on it before I put it back
together. One Saturday and $500 with enough money left over for a six-pack.

Jim

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : A Helping Hand

 


Na , Na ~

He offered _me_ first ! .

So there =8-) .

I've washed the polishing rags and stocked up on cold beer , when will you be arriving Nate ? .

-Nate
Tony Butted In :
>
> Me first, get in line buddy.
> Tony
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > THANX ! .
> >
> > As a matter of fact , my Sports Coupe is filthy and needs a good wash then polish followed by a coat of wax .
> >
> > I'll expect it to be done by Saturday afternoon .
> >
> > =8-) .
> >
> > The -OTHER- -Nate ~ down but not out .
> >
> > Nate Rector wrote:
> > >
> > > Nate I'm wy out here,but aything I can do for here,just ask. TN Nate
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Power Loss Video

 


Veggie oil anywhere in a Diesel powered vehicle is a bad idea IMO , it's what killed my poor Diesel Sports Coupe dead while they held it down and it squealed in pain and tried to get away .

-Nate
Jim wrote:
>
> Veggie oil in the main tank is a bad idea IMHO.
>
> Jim
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Those plastic top radiators.

 


Well Rob ;

The simple fact is :

Germans apparently developed bio - degradable plastics and many engines have been ruined when the plastic radiator's top hose connector simply snapped off without any warning....

This occurred to my Coupe twice , different cars each time , I gave the radiators to Brian who repaired them but last I heard , he was unable to get anyone else to use them...

I willingly spent $5Kon my rebuilt engine , I'd be a trifle upset if my $250 radiator caused a repeat .

-Nate
Rob wrote:
>
> I don't see why folks are worried about the plastic topped radiators.
> The plastic topped radiators are stock, and mine (& most likely yours)
> worked fine for 20+ years, unconcerned I bought another plastic topped
> one when I needed it, a few years back. The plastic on the old radiator
> was still fine, only the core had been clogged up, was overheating, and
> was not responding to the flush. The water pump started dripping later
> on, though beyond the seal leak, the internals still seemed fine.
>
> I recently returned from a 2wk trip back east: NY,PA,RI, and was
> surprised to find a dead battery in my MB. This battery hasn't given me
> an issue before. While charging it up, I looked up the date, and it had
> been in there for 4yrs. After charging it for most of the day and it
> still wouldn't start, I replaced it, and enjoyed the 1/2 prorating left
> on the battery. Seems fine now, though I'll stick the cheapo batt/alt
> tester in the cigarette lighter hole just to make sure.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
>
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.

 



--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Lost but making good time. <aldridgetony97@yahoo.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 8:46 AM

 
The reason that my rad failed was the plastic input nipple had become brittle and failed. A copper header would not have failed. But I agree, mine was probably almost 30 yrs old when it failed.
Tony

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@...> wrote:
>
> I don't see why folks are worried about the plastic topped radiators.
> The plastic topped radiators are stock, and mine (& most likely yours)
> worked fine for 20+ years, unconcerned I bought another plastic topped
> one when I needed it, a few years back. The plastic on the old radiator
> was still fine, only the core had been clogged up, was overheating, and
> was not responding to the flush. The water pump started dripping later
> on, though beyond the seal leak, the internals still seemed fine.
>
> I recently returned from a 2wk trip back east: NY,PA,RI, and was
> surprised to find a dead battery in my MB. This battery hasn't given me
> an issue before. While charging it up, I looked up the date, and it had
> been in there for 4yrs. After charging it for most of the day and it
> still wouldn't start, I replaced it, and enjoyed the 1/2 prorating left
> on the battery. Seems fine now, though I'll stick the cheapo batt/alt
> tester in the cigarette lighter hole just to make sure.
>
> Rob
> '85 300D
> Garden Grove, CA
>
> On 7/12/12 5:00 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.
> > Posted by: "Lost but making good time."aldridgetony97@... aldridgetony97
> > Date: Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:38 am ((PDT))
> >
> > I wrote up a note yesterday, but the computer seems to have eaten it.
> > Popped in the new radiator yesterday morning, not too tough a job, the hardest part was taking off the fan, which you do not have to do, but imo made the job easier, careful with the fan bolts, the heads round very nicely. Car seems to run cooler now, To test, went over to the flaps to get a refund on the gallon of antifreeze and the rotten valve cover gasket, 65mph up the mountain with the a/c, seems to run about 15 deg cooler than the old rad.
> > Nate, I am jealous, I bought one of the two plastic topped rads available in BC, we are so far back in the weeds that we have to take what is available at the only flaps for about 75 miles.
> >
> > --- Indiesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate"<vwnate1@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > " FLAPS " is your :
> >> >
> >> > Friendly
> >> >
> >> > Local
> >> >
> >> > Auto
> >> >
> >> > Parts
> >> >
> >> > Store
> >> >
> >> > -Nate
> >> > The_OTHER_ Nate Ponders :
> >>> > >
> >>> > > whats a flap?
>

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