Thanks Mark and Caitlin. I place my order for one just now. I appreciate the recommendations.
Chip
Houston
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Suggestion on "where to buy" Dash Cover Up"??
Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: 300SD overheating latest update
| FWIW,I think you'd see steam coming out the exhaust if you had a hole/crack in the head. OTOH, water injection might provide more power. --- On Tue, 7/10/12, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: 300SD overheating latest update
It's far more common for the head gasket to blow and allow exhaust gasses into the water jacket , especially so in iron heads .
The test is very simple , a device fitted in lieu of the radiator cap is filled with yellow liquid & the engine started , goose the throttle and if the liquid turns purple , you've got a combustion leak .
Farm/junkyard way : engine hot , remove fan belt and top up coolant to the top of the radiator neck , start the engine and tromp on the throttle ~ if you see tiny bubbles , it ain't Tony Bennet coming to visit .
-Nate
Chuck wrote:
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> anyone heard of exhaust gases leaking through a crack in the head and heating up the coolant?
>
> shop is checking the theory.
>
> chuck
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.
" FLAPS " is your :
Friendly
Local
Auto
Parts
Store
-Nate
The _OTHER_ Nate Ponders :
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> whats a flap?
>
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[diesel_mercedes] A Nasty Fungus Soiled Fuel Filter
Yahoo didn't ask if I wanted to share it with y'alls so here's the link :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/1231215096/pic/list
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] 300 sd overheating latest update
anyone heard of exhaust gases leaking through a crack in the head and heating up the coolant?
shop is checking the theory.
chuck
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : Low power , Low Top Speed
The information you sent yesterday, about a possible air leak could very well be spot on. We both heard a hissing when he was tinkering with it on his day off. I haven't had time to check it out. Puppies being born all day yesterday. (I have 4 for free!) I sent Kevin a text with your suggestion. It will be checked out this week.
Nate, I do follow your advice, our emails cross from time to time! :) I do appreciate any advice I get from the list!
Trish
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
Trish Dougherty
Well Trish ;
I have tried to get you to follow specific steps to diagnose it , just changing parts willy-Nilly is often frustrating not to mention the expense .
-
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.
whats a flap? --- On Tue, 7/10/12, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
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[diesel_mercedes] Fuel Economy Check '82 240D Auto AC Used
O.K. , this is the first fillup since I changed the secondary fuel filter , I took Shirley to the Dr's. office and she said it not only runs much smoother (no chugging , shaking or stalling) but she also noticed it has more power too so I guess that filter really was bad , I'll try to post up a picture of it showing the shiny clean spot where I wiped odd the sludge .
183 miles , all with AC blowing , 22.4 MPG , it had dropped below this .
-Nate
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Darn those plastic top radiators.
Frustrating , isn't it ? .
When mine let go , I was tooling down a side street in Los Angeles , I smelt coolant and immediately pulled over ~ I don't like overheating ever no matter the reason .
I was able to patch it by the curb then I bought an old all metal aftermarket radiator and $pent way too much $ having it re cored but now I don't worry about coolant issues .
If you're going to buy a new radiator , I highly suggest ponying up for the NISSIN brand one , it's only a little bit more $ and is a top quality product with lifetime guarantee .
Mark made a good point ~ SWMBO's cherry 240D overheated on me way out in the middle of no where Nevada when that alloy water pump housing got a hole in it .
Take the time to properly clean your cooling system with the Citric Acid flush at least once then do bi - annual coolant changes and never worry about leaks & overheating ever again .
-Nate
Tony wrote:
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> Pulled into the driveway with steam power. Popped the hood to see a fair amount of antifreeze about, the bloomin top rad hose pipe broken, gotta buy a new rad, coming in tomorrow for $250, wish I lived near Nate, he has all those PAPS, I had to go to my local FLAP, Oh well pick it up in the mornin, should be mobile by the afternoon.
> Tony
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : Low power , Low Top Speed
Well Trish ;
I have tried to get you to follow specific steps to diagnose it , just changing parts willy-Nilly is often frustrating not to mention the expense .
-Nate
Trish wrote:
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> Very interesting. Kevin's F250 stalls in reverse often.
>
> This could tie in with what's wrong with my car. It just won't run right.
> Changed both filters. Put Startron in tank. Filled tank with good diesel.
> Can't get over 50mph unless we're going downhill.
>
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> --
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Starter removal 84 300D with auto tranny.
I used a 3/8" drive knuckle so the bit had a straight shot into the bolt but my hands holding the flex handle were beside the tranny .
I was sad to see no Diesels but I don't want to chop up my bone stock " survivor " old Ranch/Farm Truck .
Truly an OM627 Turbo engine with four speed automatic tranny would make this truck really sweet but I know how to make it run near perfectly in spite of the wobbly valve guides .
-Nate
Tom wrote:
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> I think that Nate is pointing something out, without specifically saying
> it.
>
> To get the bolt out, you need sufficient extension length to put an
> breaker bar or long flex handle to it WHILE MAINTAINING A STRAIGHT SHOT.
>
> When I hear about allen wrenches or other tools bent or broken, I
> think of my own skill at doing such things. It usually turns out that I had
> not gotten the wrench, allen key, etc. on straight, and was torquing
> everything at some angle.
>
> I also don't recall that Nate's extensions were all that long. It IS
> necessary to get back a ways, but I think that maybe a 12" would do it.
> (Nate has dozens of 1" and 3" extensions that he can string together, which
> may make it seem longer.)
>
> Nate is absolutely right that it is necessary to get the longest
> available flex handle or breaker bar for this job. But a nice long one is so
> often a joy to use when you have the space and don't want to have to exert so
> much force on the 3", stubby handle that your knuckles are guaranteed to
> make an intimate date with some sharp metal edge before you can stop them,
> once the nut loosens.
>
> Tom
>
> ps: We went out to a Chevy light truck show this morning. Nate, of
> course, got there at 0 dark 30, in his '69 C-10 with the straight six, and was
> on his second bag of donuts by the time the park opened. When I tooled up
> at 9:30, there was a line of trucks down the freeway, across the river and
> through the woods, waiting to get in. I was in the 300SD.
>
> Being cheap, I parked out under a freeway overpass (in the shade) and
> walked in, thus avoiding the very high parking charge. The venue was the
> Gypsum Canyon RV park, owned by the County but run by some private outfit.
> Lots of very nice shade trees. When all the trucks had gotten in, they
> only occupied about 1/4 of the whole RV park. If any of you are taking RV
> vacations in the southland, this is a very nice park, mostly for BIG RVs and
> long trailers. Full hook ups.
>
> It seemed to me that more than 300 old Chevy pick-ups, Suburbans,
> panel deliveries and stake beds showed up. I think that I got a look at all or
> at least most of them. NOT A SINGLE DIESEL in the crowd!
>
> Of all of the trucks, only a handful were 6 cylinders. Anyone unaware
> of real history would have thought that all GM sold during the 40s, 50s
> and 60s were V-8s.
>
> We were able to stop at a fuel station on the freeway just as we left
> the park. I tanked up. 27 mpg since the last tank. Most of that was at
> 70 mph. Not bad for a 126 that's 31 years old and has 360,+++ miles on it.
>
>
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