[diesel_mercedes] W123 fuel caps and that sucking sound. Problem! Tank vent clogged.

 

Cleaned out and replaced the piece of hose I tore taking it out. Problem is
between outlet and tank. How do you clean that? Cleared up small blockage to
the dongle. Passage to tank is blocked but won't hold a vacuum. I did drive
the car a hundred miles without venting cap. Not a good situation. How to
clean is the problem. As far as I know it's all metal pipe up to the top of
tank. Is there another hose I can clean out? Lawrence Rhodes

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Air Breather Mounting Bracket

 

Chip:

RMEuropean.com has the steel bracket for $11.40 and the rubber mounts
for$.74 ea. Build an order to $65.00 for free shipping.

Roland Hyatt

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Pocket Radios

 

Nate--try http://www.tubesandmore.com/search/node/earphone

The company has been around for a long time and generally sells quality stuff. Dunno about these, tho...
John

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Yes ;
>
> I do .
>
> Radio Shacks crummy dynamic earphones have low quality plastic over the wire that gets very stiff in a few months .
>
> As I sleep with an earphone in my ear all nght long , I go through more earphones than I do radios .
>
> Earbuds don't stay in place eiher .
>
> -Nate
> John Opined :
> >
> >
> > Nate--I don't think you want "real Crystal ear phones" - if I recall, those are high impedance. Radio Shack sells the single earphone type that I use to listen to my bedside radio. The BBC news puts me right to sleep...
> > John in the Great 208
> >
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Soggy Mats

 


So ;

I'm back to poor drainage of the AC's evaporator try again in two of my Mercedes W-123's .

To - day on another forum a member mentioned tinkering with this and posted pictures , I've been poking at junkyard cars trying to figure out the " Flat Rate " repair method here and I'm pretty sure step # 1 is remove the driver's seat completely so you can lie on your left side....

I'm hoping to be able to reach in under the dashboard after removing all the left side under panels and carpeting etc. , but -not- removing the entire dashboard .

Whew ~ this isn't going to be a fun job atall but I bet I figure out how to fix it once and for all .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Pocket Radios

 


Yes ;

I do .

Radio Shacks crummy dynamic earphones have low quality plastic over the wire that gets very stiff in a few months .

As I sleep with an earphone in my ear all nght long , I go through more earphones than I do radios .

Earbuds don't stay in place eiher .

-Nate
John Opined :
>
>
> Nate--I don't think you want "real Crystal ear phones" - if I recall, those are high impedance. Radio Shack sells the single earphone type that I use to listen to my bedside radio. The BBC news puts me right to sleep...
> John in the Great 208
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Dash board messages

 


The brake lining wear lamp is for the front brakes , after you've replaced the front pads , top up the brake fluid but NOT before ! .

Poor grounds often cause those lamp defective lights to come on , have your freindly Mercedes Dealer rip his hair out over those .

Or , simply remove all the running lamps and check to ensure they're matched left to right as using an off brand replacement bulb often fools the warnng light to remain on .

-Nate
"guy" wrote :
>
> I have a 1999 Mercedes Benz 300TD I have several message lights that come on when I start the car. One is LAMP DEFECTIVE and another is BRAKE LINING WEAR. I replaced 2 burned out bulbs and the rear brake lining but the lights still come on. How do I shut off the message lights?
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Pocket Radios

 


Nate--I don't think you want "real Crystal ear phones" - if I recall, those are high impedance. Radio Shack sells the single earphone type that I use to listen to my bedside radio. The BBC news puts me right to sleep...
John in the Great 208

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Well no ;
>
> Actually this little rectangular marvel is pretty similar to the ones in 1967 or so except it doesn't use those stupid 9 volt batteries .
>
> I had the basic AM types before then but now I like to listen to Prarie Home Companion so FM is a must .
>
> Anyone here who has tinnitus , try a pocket radio turned so low you really have to strain to hear it , this will clear your mind and allow sleep to come quicker than you think .
>
> If anyone here finds a source for real Crystal ear phones , let me know and I'll buy about 10 of them .
>
> -Nate
> Chip wrote :
> >
> > Nate,
> >
> > Pocket radio's are cell phone now Nate!
> >
> > The first AC I ever felt was in a Sears in Florence, South Carolina in the early 50's. The cool air and an escalator were almost more than a little kid could imagine on a Southern hot summer day.
> >
> > Chip
> >
> >
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Too Hot

 


Maybe so ;

Of course I chose the first day of the two week heat wave to begin repairs on the left fron suspension of my Metropolitan Nash Fixed HeadSports Coupe......

WHEW .

When I finished the left side , I told Tom I'll wait a bit before dipping in to the right side .

Since it's been so beastly hot & humid , I stopped driving my freezing cold R-12 charged Mercedes Sports Coupe and drove my old 2/60 equipped tuck instead .

-Nate
Rob wrote :
>
> It's been too hot for any car repair, unless it's something you had to
> do. I realized that I picked the wrong summer not to have a working A/C
> in the MB. Next spring I'll sort that out.
>
> Rob
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Remembering Air Conditioning

 


Did it have the rear jump seats ? .

I well remember those old trunk mounted AC units , as long as the original body seals held up they worked great .

Remember in 1953 Caddy Grilles all got " Dagmars " : two HUGE chrome bullets , named after a busty Actress at the time .

-Nate
Chip wrote :
>
> Since I am on this topic I might just as well tell you about the first car AC I remember.
>
> It was the mid 50's and my dad decided to test drive a used Cadillac. It was almost a limo as I recall, and I want to say it was a 1952 or 1953 model.
>
> As men did back then, the first thing my dad did was to find a country road and open the car up. I can still remember bending over the front seat to watch the needle when it topped 100.
>
> Despite all of my begging the Cadillac did not find a home at our house. But I sure remember that cool, fast ride. The back shelf had two huge tinted air flow tubes rising up out of the trunk that pumped out the winter time air.
>
> Chip
>

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[diesel_mercedes] R e: Swamp Coolers & AC

 


Oh yes !these worked a fair treat in the dry and arid SouthWest but anywhere humid , they were worthless .

They're making them again , maybe I should try one in my old pickup truck .

As much as I like the cold air , I'd be happy with a simple Auto dehumidifier blowing dry air on me when I soaked in sweat .

-Nate
The _OTHER_ Nate Asked :
>
>
>
>  Talk about old AC does anyone remember the swamp coolers for cars? They circulated water over a fan and cool the air
>  
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Pocket Radios

 


Well no ;

Actually this little rectangular marvel is pretty similar to the ones in 1967 or so except it doesn't use those stupid 9 volt batteries .

I had the basic AM types before then but now I like to listen to Prarie Home Companion so FM is a must .

Anyone here who has tinnitus , try a pocket radio turned so low you really have to strain to hear it , this will clear your mind and allow sleep to come quicker than you think .

If anyone here finds a source for real Crystal ear phones , let me know and I'll buy about 10 of them .

-Nate
Chip wrote :
>
> Nate,
>
> Pocket radio's are cell phone now Nate!
>
> The first AC I ever felt was in a Sears in Florence, South Carolina in the early 50's. The cool air and an escalator were almost more than a little kid could imagine on a Southern hot summer day.
>
> Chip
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Air Breather Mounting Bracket

 


I'll stick my neck out and assume you're talking about the air filter 'T' bracket here , the darn things crack and break welds etc. like mad on some cars .

I'v bought new ones but the old unbroken ones I find in the junkyards seem to last longer .

Sometimes you can have the cracks and breaks welded up , I said _WELDED_ not brazed so if they hand you back your bracket with yellow welds , tell them they can keep it and walk away , it's junk now .

ALL those hard to reach 8MM bolts are necessary ! failure to install that hard to reach one in the down facing 'T' bracket leg , gaurantees failure .

8MM Flat washers underneath each bolt too .

ALL 5 cylinder Diesels use the same bracket , prolly the 4 cylinder cars too ~ I've changed dozens over the last few years of Mercedes Diesel ownership , now I'm replacing the tiny engine $hock Ab$orber$ and the air cleaner isn't as blurry at idle as it used to be , maybe this is the final key .

When you order up the three new rubber mounts , be sure to order up the octagonal ones as they're better & stronger than the simple round ones are . only one Dollar more each one .

Also , use the stamped sheet metal " heat shields " ~ cup shaped things that go between the 'T' bracket and each of the three rubber mounts .

I also take the time to install a 6MM nut and flat washer underneath each rubber mount to prevent it from unscrewing off the 'T' bracket .

I hope this helps....

-Nate
Chip wrote :
>
> I am a little late discovering this but I was going to change my air filter and noticed movement in the breather.
>
> I had completely replaced the triangular bracket and rubber mounts on it about three years ago.
>
> What I discovered yesterday morning was that someone had tried to yank the breather loose and in the process all that remained of my mounting bracket was one scrap of steel still attached to the bottom of my breather.
>
> Can someone tell me a source on a rebuild kit for this job? Seems like I bought my last one from Diesel Giant or maybe Mercedes Source. What I do remember was that it was an all inclusive kit plus instructions to do the job. Any assistance on who still has this kit would be appreciated.
>
> Chip
> Rattling in Houston
>

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Slow & ac

 

Thanks for the idea, but he's really wanting a truck....so he can drag home more stuff!  I'd go for the Toyota for him as he'd be able to afford to come home every day and with 4x4 no problem on the muddy driveway!

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM, max_stemple <jasperezra@gmail.com> wrote:
 

I also have a 1985 4wd Toyota Tercell for sale, sunroof, ac, ect. , if you would rather. It's hot here too, been gettin up to the high 70's, hot for September. Has been frost in the neighborhood. max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Got nothing Mercedes Diesel to talk about, unless you want to buy my 1981
> 300D turbo...I might trade it to someone for a '95 F150 4x4 for Kevin.
> Thinking about it. He's selling his F250 pos, he's done working on it, now
> the tranny is acting up and this particular one is one of 7% they made with
> that particular tranny.
>
> When I lived in Burbank I'd get up in the middle of the night, shower and
> flop back into bed just to be cool enough to sleep. A friend that had a
> pool used to go for a late night swim then back to bed. My cats would curl
> around the base of the toilet or in the sink, tub or shower to stay cool.
> Tile floors were a blessing!
>
> I do remember early car ac's that were a funnel thing on the window and a
> bag of water.
>
> I've used the large hard side blue ice things to keep cool on a drive.
> Thankfully I have ac now!
>
> Trish
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 3:04 PM, vwnate1 <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > Where is everybody ? .
> >
> > Two days , no posts , I know not everyone is out working on old
> > Mercedes....
> >
> > It's been bugger all hot here in La La Land , Saturday Tom brought over
> > his W-126 and we let the locksmith ruin the lock cylinder whilst we sweated
> > like dogs and rebuilt two working Hirschmann antennas using parts from
> > three later model ones , , I hated to toss out those newer ones but once I
> > robbed the mast out they're junk , no ? .
> >
> > We passed by SEARS to buy me a new pocket radio and I fell asleep in a
> > recliner , AC is a wonderous thing . after the third time , the sales
> > people stopped asking if I needed anything and left me alone , when I awoke
> > I felt refreshed and happy so I bought some AA batteries , Tom bought some
> > new typ of 3/8" drive sockets that supposedly grab any fastener head and we
> > headed back to work .
> >
> > -Nate
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>




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PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com

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[diesel_mercedes] Bear essentials wagon.

 

Went and scooped the drivers side door on the world famous bear wagon,
will practice taking the door panel off, also took the cruise control motor and the control module - am determined to get cruise working.
grabbed a full length rear bumper rubber, mine is about a foot short.
Sorry Nate the middle seat head rest was gone already. I can get the 4 wheels for $50 total, if anyone wants them, the two I could see looked very good.
Tony

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] general question re g-vagens

 

Do any of you ever come across g-wagens with bad motors for sale?

After watching the video posted about a week ago, i did a little research. It seems that they came with almost every engine offered by MB including the 5 cyl diesel 617.

On a side note, it is really a mind-bending experience to be tuned into streaming radio from Norway or Germany while cruising around. I have the cheapest smart phone and $35/mo plan and I can do this and play it through my car stereo.

--- On Mon, 9/17/12, max_stemple <jasperezra@gmail.com> wrote:

From: max_stemple <jasperezra@gmail.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Slow & ac
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, September 17, 2012, 7:23 PM

I also have a 1985 4wd Toyota Tercell for sale, sunroof, ac, ect. , if you would rather. It's hot here too, been gettin up to the high 70's, hot for September. Has been frost in the neighborhood. max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Got nothing Mercedes Diesel to talk about, unless you want to buy my 1981
> 300D turbo...I might trade it to someone for a '95 F150 4x4 for Kevin.
> Thinking about it.  He's selling his F250 pos, he's done working on it, now
> the tranny is acting up and this particular one is one of 7% they made with
> that particular tranny.
>
> When I lived in Burbank I'd get up in the middle of the night, shower and
> flop back into bed just to be cool enough to sleep.  A friend that had a
> pool used to go for a late night swim then back to bed.  My cats would curl
> around the base of the toilet or in the sink, tub or shower to stay cool.
> Tile floors were a blessing!
>
> I do remember early car ac's that were a funnel thing on the window and a
> bag of water.
>
> I've used the large hard side blue ice things to keep cool on a drive.
> Thankfully I have ac now!
>
> Trish
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 3:04 PM, vwnate1 <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > Where is everybody ? .
> >
> > Two days , no posts , I know not everyone is out working on old
> > Mercedes....
> >
> > It's been bugger all hot here in La La Land , Saturday Tom brought over
> > his W-126 and we let the locksmith ruin the lock cylinder whilst we sweated
> > like dogs and rebuilt two working Hirschmann antennas using parts from
> > three later model ones , , I hated to toss out those newer ones but once I
> > robbed the mast out they're junk , no ? .
> >
> > We passed by SEARS to buy me a new pocket radio and I fell asleep in a
> > recliner , AC is a wonderous thing . after the third time , the sales
> > people stopped asking if I needed anything and left me alone , when I awoke
> > I felt refreshed and happy so I bought some AA batteries , Tom bought some
> > new typ of 3/8" drive sockets that supposedly grab any fastener head and we
> > headed back to work .
> >
> > -Nate
> >
> > 
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
>




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