Cool - nice job on the cleaning! I went through the same level of detail just with the thermostat housing when I snapped one of the mounting bolts and had to drill it out. At least I knew if it held and didn't leak I should probably never have to deal with it again, save for a new thermostat in x0000 miles. (It is holding, as I finally had to put a proper Mercedes t-stat and seal in a few months ago and re-seat / re-tighten the housing)
Alas, if I do my own turbo, I won't be taking the entire housing/assembly off, so I'll have less to clean/replace.
It looks simple enough, and as long as the impellers and shafts are good, I should be able to do it in a 1/2 day (or 3 days in my case)
So where does the boost gauge sensor go? Would be pretty cool to have a turbo gauge in the dash cluster.
(like my '78 Saab 99T comes with)
:^)
-Barton
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "bgiovan" <bgiovan@...> wrote:
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> That's the exact process I'm doing now Barton. Here's the entire thing
> disassembled, soaked in biodiesel for a couple of days and cleaned with
> various brushes, scrubbies, etc.
> http://picasaweb.google.com/116318077355015592300/BiodieselTurboSoak#
> <http://picasaweb.google.com/116318077355015592300/BiodieselTurboSoak>
> Instead of watching our fearless leader, I cracked a Corona and scrubbed the
> grime off I knew I could take care of myself. Washington types.there's no
> hope.
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> Ben near Detroit
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> From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Barton
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:12 PM
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Today's project...
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> replying to my own post - I just watched Kent's video on diagnosing and
> rebuilding. What an awesome resource.....I guess the 80's version of RTFM
> has now become WTFV. :^)
>
> -Barton
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com> , "Barton" <barton.fiske@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey this is a cool topic and very timely for me! A few quick questions:
> >
> > (Mine is 1984 300 SD Turbo - 275k mi)
> >
> > 1). Are there any easy/obvious "tests" to tell if my turbo is working or
> not working? (i.e. no turbo whine to speak of, no boost gauge)
> >
> > 2). How hard is it to remove/replace the turbo with engine in car?
> >
> > 3). What do you estimate parts cost and total repair time to be?
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> > Thanks in advance for any help!
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> >
> > -Barton
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> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com> , "bgiovan" <bgiovan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Disassemble the turbo and rebuild using the Mercedessource kit. Outside:
> 8F, Inside: 71F. Guess where I did my work (except the vice part)
> > >
> > > http://picasaweb.google.com/116318077355015592300/300SDTurboDisassemble#
> <http://picasaweb.google.com/116318077355015592300/300SDTurboDisassemble>
> > >
> > > Ben near Detroit
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