[diesel_mercedes] Re: Nate to the Chiropractor

 


Oopps ~

Sorry about that all .

I go back to Kasier in a matter of minutes , they don't recognize Chiropractic Medicine so I'll ask for the back surgery , I can't go on like this .

I'm still waiting for pix there Chip ~ .

-Nate
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> I have decided that it is time to get Nate to the Chiropractor. After reading several of Nate's recent post, it is obvious that his back is aggravating the hell out of him. You can almost feel the pain and aggravation in every post, which is entirely un-Nate like.
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> Chip
> Houston
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[diesel_mercedes] Re : OM61X rockerbox Gaskets

 


Just use the rubber one , most any brand will be made in Europe , I forget the Mfr's name , RENTZ maybe .

The biggest challenge is getting it to stay put as you wrestle the cover back into place .

I also spend (according to Tom) inordinate amounts of time had cleaning the entire sealing surface of the cylinder head as it's recessed here & there and just *one* bit of Road Grime will cause copious leaks .

Same if you pinch a wire or the tranny's vacuum tube....

Go back and try again ~ once the cover is lain , it must not rock atall before you add the 13MM ATF nuts & waves washers....

-Nate
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> Thanks to you guys that helped with the starter. It took 3 long extensions and a medium with a swivel. We attached this to a 3/4 inch breaker bar and was on the road in about 2 hours. Sweet.
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> Next question. Adjusted the valves about 3K miles ago. Decided to put on a new valve cover gasket while I was there. Mistake, this things leaks like a cut pig. Have reset it and retightened it. Lots of oil. Did I recently see this addressed. Did someone say only use a MB factory gasket or was that another thread. Could not find that message.
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> Help, tire of the mess.
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> Thanks, Nick
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[diesel_mercedes] Piston Fitment

 


As it turns out , they way you fit German pistons is different from how Americans do it :

Americans measure the side clearance between the cylinder wall and the piston as the narrowest point , if within specification , it's good to go , call it a day .

Germans , however , measure every piston in the shop with a micrometer and write it on each piston or in a book then measure the bore and match them up ~ the similar result is much closer the German way and is why these engines (and those VW's 40 years ago) last so long .

Coupled with fabulous piston quality in both materiel and initial manufacture , often the Mercedes pistons are unworn after 1/2 million miles of service .

-Nate

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Nate to the Chiropractor

 

For those newish to the group, Nate got nailed on a motorcycle a few years ago and I bet this no doubt is related.

 

Ben near Detroit

 

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 10:38 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Nate to the Chiropractor

 

 

I have decided that it is time to get Nate to the Chiropractor. After reading several of Nate's recent post, it is obvious that his back is aggravating the hell out of him. You can almost feel the pain and aggravation in every post, which is entirely un-Nate like.

Chip
Houston

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Voltage Regulator Stories

 


Sorry Caitlin ;

That one was beginning to look like a paperback book and meandered all over the repairs you're doing , your good attitude and so on...

Sorry .

-Nate
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> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
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> Well durnit...i LIVE for your longwinded replies...its how i learn :)
> ~Caitlin
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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Voltage Regulator Stories

 

And again, I say, buy an inventory of euro nuts, bolts, screws, and other cheap little bits so that you don't have to run to the store every time you need #8 whatever. Those things are cheaper than spending $3 of fuel when your car is up on jacks and it is 8:00pm.
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Dammit

 

When I worked in a rebuild shop, we always used the old pistons unless there was damage. New rings, knurled them to hold o1il better, cleaned the carbon out, everything else new - but used the old cleaned up pistons which seemingly were in good shape. Course that was on Ford, Chrysler, & GM engines with lower compression issues.
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: briankk <briankk@att.net>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Dammit

 
Not quite a decade ago, I was quoted ~$900 for a set of 5 new pistons.  Fortunately, I didn't need them.  I did have a long conversation with a shop in Belmont, CA, (up on the SF peninsula), about re-sleeving the engine, they'd done several.  Said that you can usually re-use the stock pistons, which I regarded with a bit of suspicion.. Never needed to get the work done, still have a full set of sleeves, though.

bk

--- On Sat, 7/21/12, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Dammit
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 8:10 PM

 

Well ;

We sleeved the cylinder block , they're not wet liners so it's a bit complicated .

He hunted around his massive stock and found a nice set of good used std. pistons , they sure are expen$ive ! .

-Nate
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> Surely the Guy replaced liners and pistons too.Thats why a proper rebuild,or rebuilt cost so much.Liners are cheap,but the pistons cost too much.
> To Nate the rings still might have not seated yet.
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Nate to the Chiropractor

 

Chiropractors are quacks ,one almost paralzed me.I needed surgery not poping bones


--- On Mon, 7/23/12, Chip <czulli@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chip <czulli@gmail.com>
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Nate to the Chiropractor
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 9:37 AM

 
I have decided that it is time to get Nate to the Chiropractor. After reading several of Nate's recent post, it is obvious that his back is aggravating the hell out of him. You can almost feel the pain and aggravation in every post, which is entirely un-Nate like.

Chip
Houston

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Nate to the Chiropractor

 

Don't do it!!
Chiropractic is absolutely contraindicated for sciatic nerve problems, there is a very real danger of permanent damage to the nerve.
Tony.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Chip" <czulli@...> wrote:
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> I have decided that it is time to get Nate to the Chiropractor. After reading several of Nate's recent post, it is obvious that his back is aggravating the hell out of him. You can almost feel the pain and aggravation in every post, which is entirely un-Nate like.
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> Chip
> Houston
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[diesel_mercedes] Nate to the Chiropractor

 

I have decided that it is time to get Nate to the Chiropractor. After reading several of Nate's recent post, it is obvious that his back is aggravating the hell out of him. You can almost feel the pain and aggravation in every post, which is entirely un-Nate like.

Chip
Houston

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