No Ben ;
They'll be long crushed for scrap but , there should be others....
-Nate
(in the land of rust free unwanted W-116's)
Ben Wrote :
Need some 116 bits. Hopefully there'll be some left when we go in July!
Ben near Detroit
Hot water gets inside electrical things it shouldn't & causes corrosion & failure$ .
Having a clean undercarriage , is a wonderful thing indeed .
-Nate
Chip Asked :
>
> Seems like there is someone on this board that is not a fan of steam cleaning. What's the downside?
>
> Chip
> In Houston, with nothing to clean....yet
>
>
>
It's a nifty little hydraulic valve connected to the rear suspension and the hydraulic hoses operating the hydropneumatic Self Leveling System most all W-123 station wagons are equipped with .
It lives way up underneath the rear kickup where black widow spiders & mud dauber wasps like to live......
Not a fin thing to access even when working on clean cement .
They're rebuildable @ home *if* it's not so corroded it breaks as you take it apart .
-Nate
Max wrote:
>
>
> What is that? Max
>
It is likely that by this point you have flooded it ~ yes , Diesels do flood .
-Nate
Don wrote:
>
> Couldn't wait for the new valve cover gasket to come in, so adjusted the
> valves yesterday on my venerable 79 240D. Most of the valves did have too
> much gap, but alas the end result was the same - some chugging, but no
> starting. I will try to get to the supply house tonight to pick up a
> compression tester. One thing that was different - absolutely no smoke
> from the exhaust during the three starting attempts. Could this indicate
> that fuel isn't getting through the injectors? I did previously verify
> that fuel was getting to them. One more thing, I did remove the plastic
> ring from an oil container that the PO managed to drop in on top of the
> head.
>
>
>
> -Don in St. Louis
>
Interesting but , I call BULLSHYTE ~ I had more fungus in my '84 Coupe's fuel tank than I've ever seen in anything and it is all gone now ~ when I removed the fuel sender I peered in with a flashlight and I put my finger in the 46 MM hole in the bottom of the tank when I had the in take screen out for cleaning ~ it is spotless .
Don't trust it if you like but I will .
I was looking at my underhood intake screen just to - day and it's cystal clear still .
I think this is a very good discussion and I appreciate your link Brian .
-Nate
Brian wrote:
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> Here's a little more diesel on the fire...
> http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/63258-11-year-test-report-star-tron-sol-tron.html
>
>
If you want to use a used part ;
There's a very clean but badly wrecked W-126 gasser in the P-A-P in Gardena on Vermont just South of the 91 freeway.....
-Nate
Brian wrote:
> Stopping at Monrovia PAP today, Ontario and Pomona PAP's on Friday to see what
> we can see.
>
> brian from la verne, ca
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>
>
AND since youre so excited, don't forget to be wearing CLEAN UNDERWARE just in case you do flip your car on one of those Calif/ freeways or tollways. You know, you never know. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> I am so excited. I had my bottom washed today. Actually, it was Mary's bottom and they called it a Chassis Wash. But, it really was just a steam cleaning at the car wash at San Gabriel Blvd. and Mission Ave. If my car ever tips over on the freeway (saw one this morning), I will not have to be embarrassed because I can see original metal again. Clean enough to eat on. Well, of course it was steam cleaned so I can crawl under the car and push, pull, wiggle, and move parts to see what needs fixing.
>
> BTW, that happened after I stopped at the Monrovia PAP and saw two pretty nice yellow w116's (one gas, one diesel)- the exteriors were nice (fenders, doors, hoods, all that stuff). Typical w126's, no w123's, no TD's, and a nice 220 not yet out in the yard.
>
> brian from la verne
> brian from laverne
>
AND since youre so excited, don't forget to be wearing CLEAN UNDERWARE just in case you do flip your car on one of those Calif/ freeways or tollways. You know, you never know. Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> I am so excited. I had my bottom washed today. Actually, it was Mary's bottom and they called it a Chassis Wash. But, it really was just a steam cleaning at the car wash at San Gabriel Blvd. and Mission Ave. If my car ever tips over on the freeway (saw one this morning), I will not have to be embarrassed because I can see original metal again. Clean enough to eat on. Well, of course it was steam cleaned so I can crawl under the car and push, pull, wiggle, and move parts to see what needs fixing.
>
> BTW, that happened after I stopped at the Monrovia PAP and saw two pretty nice yellow w116's (one gas, one diesel)- the exteriors were nice (fenders, doors, hoods, all that stuff). Typical w126's, no w123's, no TD's, and a nice 220 not yet out in the yard.
>
> brian from la verne
> brian from laverne
>
Seems like there is someone on this board that is not a fan of steam cleaning. What's the downside?
Chip
In Houston, with nothing to clean....yet
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> I am so excited. I had my bottom washed today. Actually, it was Mary's bottom and they called it a Chassis Wash. But, it really was just a steam cleaning at the car wash at San Gabriel Blvd. and Mission Ave. If my car ever tips over on the freeway (saw one this morning), I will not have to be embarrassed because I can see original metal again. Clean enough to eat on. Well, of course it was steam cleaned so I can crawl under the car and push, pull, wiggle, and move parts to see what needs fixing.
>
> BTW, that happened after I stopped at the Monrovia PAP and saw two pretty nice yellow w116's (one gas, one diesel)- the exteriors were nice (fenders, doors, hoods, all that stuff). Typical w126's, no w123's, no TD's, and a nice 220 not yet out in the yard.
>
> brian from la verne
> brian from laverne
>
Seems like there is someone on this board that is not a fan of steam cleaning. What's the downside?
Chip
In Houston, with nothing to clean....yet
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@...> wrote:
>
> I am so excited. I had my bottom washed today. Actually, it was Mary's bottom and they called it a Chassis Wash. But, it really was just a steam cleaning at the car wash at San Gabriel Blvd. and Mission Ave. If my car ever tips over on the freeway (saw one this morning), I will not have to be embarrassed because I can see original metal again. Clean enough to eat on. Well, of course it was steam cleaned so I can crawl under the car and push, pull, wiggle, and move parts to see what needs fixing.
>
> BTW, that happened after I stopped at the Monrovia PAP and saw two pretty nice yellow w116's (one gas, one diesel)- the exteriors were nice (fenders, doors, hoods, all that stuff). Typical w126's, no w123's, no TD's, and a nice 220 not yet out in the yard.
>
> brian from la verne
> brian from laverne
>
What is that? Max
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Rick Hawkins Java <macjava@...> wrote:
>
> does anyone have a used working or rebuildable 300td w123 sls control
> valve
>
>
I did test the plugs out of the car and they were both clean and tested OK. Also put power to them via a jump pack and they all glowed nicely. I picked up a compression tester last night and will hopefully perform that check this weekend. Any hints or tips about performing the compression check – this will be the first time I’ve done it.
-Don in St. Louis
Lawrence said:
One thing that wasn't talked about is glowplug testing(With glows out) and then
if they are carboned up reaming. Lawrence Rhodes......
One thing that wasn't talked about is glowplug testing(With glows out) and then
if they are carboned up reaming. Lawrence Rhodes......
....This is why I "check in" with you guys.
Looks like Rusty is "out" of them.. I'll have to call him..
Thanks for the tip.. I need "sunroof lube" since I want to fix that, too...
AJ RN
