No wonder you are Old Grumpy.
brian from la verne, ca
From: Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@gmail.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: W123 240D Vacuum leak, then no vacuum at all.
Well you asked for it! Diabetic type 2 since 20 years, off my insulin pump since 5 years now because of LCHF a diet which has now given me gout in my left wrist. My heating broke down just before Christmas last so I spent 3 months wrapped up watching the idiot box all day long in zero temperatures - this brought a blood clot to my leg and oh yeah, what's left of my teeth give me jipp on a regular basis. However, still going strong on wvo and now putting an OM 617 into a Range Rover. Ooh, ouch, grunt, groan, curse........
2011/6/1 BStromsoe <bstromsoe@yahoo.com>
One of the reasons I like this group is that our bodies are falling apart. Not our car bodies, our real flesh and blood bodies. I let my blood sugar run wild last month (type 2 diabetes) and my kidney back ache meant I was not going to crawl under the cars for any reason. But today, ah that is another story. Today I put the rear end into the air and replace my 4 rubber donuts on the muffler. I also tie a snippet from a coat hanger on one or two of the hangers as a safety measure because rubber donuts do not live forever (I know about the bicycle chain donut, my way is easier and cheaper). Then I will scootch around and see how good my steam cleaning was - might even decide to eat lunch if it is clean enough.So, I nominate June 01 as Ache & Pain Day in order to allow all of you to chime in as to what makes you special in the world of achy breaky benzes.brian from la verne, ca
From: poscgrad <poscgrad@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:18 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: W123 240D Vacuum leak, then no vacuum at all.
Thanks everybody for the ideas. Once my leg is better, I will have to start doing some testing and replacing some vacuum tubing!
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> It's because it's *NOT* a minor vacuum leak ! .
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> Fix it and the other slow leaks and all will be well again _and_ , the doors will self unlock in the morning.....
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> -Nate
> Jonathan wrote:
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> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Reporting in with an interesting problem. I have a 1977 240D. Recently I noticed a hissing sound coming from the black rubber conduit that runs between the driver's door and the front fender.
> >
> > I drove for a couple of week, the car would loose some vacuum sitting, say at work, but after driving a few miles it would build vacuum up again. Since then, the car has sat several weeks because I had a surgery on my leg. When I went out last Wednesday and today, the car start as normal but I noticed, after about ten minutes, the locks would not work and the ignition key would not stop the engine.
> >
> > Right now, the power locks don't work, the transmission and brakes work fine, but the trunk is locked while everything else is unlocked?
> >
> > Any ideas on why it would suddenly stop building vacuum after having a small leak and sitting for a while?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Johnathan
> > 1977 240D, 224,780
> > Mixed driving, 30mpg
> >
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