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
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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