Thanks Nate, I have one more courisity question. There is a line that forms a venturi ,or it gets fat in the center , off of the filter area. I asume if it forms a venturi on the outside, it is the same on the inside, meaning it changes or controls some fuel presure. But I have noticed a bit of softening in it, squesing with my fingers. How critical is the shape of this line in presure control ?
It is best to supervise your son adjusting the valves as it's easy to damage things in there .
(((((((( Funny you say that, he has a repuation of being pure gold with a few local farmers, repairing equipement, but unlike dear old dad, they never observed him on delicate stuff. On the other hand , I will be gratefull to have a son who can and will do it.))))))))))))))
The Startron and growth makes excelent sence to me. Invariable, those of us who run home brew, will have errors. I have a wooden yard stick I use to stir methoxcide, the methanole and KOH mix. It will be dry as a bone, but let humidity get in the air and it gets wet as a spung. I also notice, water accumulation in any plastic or metal container , that I do not wash, that contained meth oxcide. so it makes sence that a less than prefect fuel home brew would create conditions for growing bacteria, after a few years.
Just general comment here, this class of car has become very adicitive to us, meaning the ride and the way it drives and handles. We live rural and some very rought roads, but it has not developed rattles and such that newer cars seem to develope in a year. I have been pleased that some things, starter as an example are easily available through local parts house. Other things like the instrument cluster, iI had to replace, ethier outragiously expensive or hard to find in a junk yard, plus drive 70 to 100 miles to get it.
I often think, if I would have bought one of these,before the hit 100,000 miles, not let anyone drive it other than myself and wife, kept it on a periodic maintance program; one would last for a persons entire life . In my opinion, a younger person who bought one of these today, and spent $12,000 to $15,000 on a complete professional, no corners cut, rebuild and paint and interior as neded, would get much more for their money, vice buying a brand new car. But that is my opinion. Bill C
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> VALVE ADJUST ~ this is _ALWAYS_ the first step .
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> As long as there's crud in the intake fuel screen , I'd be adding 3Oz. of STARTRON and nothing else (The salesman will insist his crap is better , it's NOT) .
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> Water etches the IP but it blows the tips out of the injector nozzles causing right running and black smoking .
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> It is best to supervise your son adjusting the valves as it's easy to damage things in there .
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> -Nate
