Yes, I supose it is cigar shaped ,off the filter. I do or did have a new one in a box of mercedes stuff. I have as extra.
Borrowers, I made my living with class eight vechiles, then at the end courier. I had an ecloine van outfitted, so well, I could do an inline overaul on a truck if I had to.And it was stowed awy neatly and in order. Then when we moved here, and I was a guy with just a lot of tools. But kids and grand kids grew up. Over the years, my shop has become a jumboed mess, half my tools gone. I have caught my son taking them to fix things for people, and not for pay, or so he says. But tools taken like that will invariable come up missing.
Some of these tooks, I bought before marrying his mother, while still in the Navy. I can tell it is mine, just by the feel. Last summer, his G/F one of my screw drivers lieing in their drive way. They say to me, they make millions of them, and they do. But I maintain, you use it for 30 or 40 years, there is a feel, you just know, what is and isn't yours. But it can cause one to be not so friendly , as most can not /will not afford fix or replacement.
And the fact is, I intend for this mercedes to be the last sedan, my wife and I own. Bill C
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> Yes, these cars make *excellent* financial sense , especially the don't let anyone else drive them part , you'd be appalled at the things I've seen damaged by borrowers on Customers vehicles over the years , when they break it , it's always " oh well , it's just an old car " ~ why I'd rather _WALK_ than have another drive my vehicles .
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> Anyways , I'd at a loss to figure out your venturi question....
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> Try it again of post a link to pix and I'll give it a go , the collective Brain Trust here is really good and hasn't let me down yet .
> If you're referring to the cigar shaped fuel hose off the secondary fuel filter , that cigar shape is really important , get a spare one & stash it in your spares , replace as soon as you begin to see the tiny cracks .
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> > (((((((( 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.))))))))))))))
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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
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