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I've been getting some really good off list help and ideas here , thanx .
BTW : no ,the bathroom and my house , never any vistors , I'm " funny style " .
I will be putting out some good old metal Mercedes parts next trash day for the local junk guys .
-Nate
Even though I'm in a world of hurt right now .
I replaced the turbo on my '84 Coupe to - day , along with bunches of small things , 2 rubber air cleaner supports , the intake boot's rubber seals , now it fits really snugly ,first Mercedes I've had that the intake boot fits really 100 % so $ well spent I think .
I replaced both engine shocks too and now it doesn't rock as much @ idle as it did before , the rubber buffers on each shock end are pretty tired so I'll order up those next .
I sorted out some mis - matched engine hardware as that stuff bugs the heck out of me , turned the IP's rack damper bolt in 2/3 a turn , I hope that also helped the smoother idle .
After all this plus , Tom followed me on the freeway a few miles and the blue exhaust smoke is *gone* so now I know to begin addressing the injectors then I'll see about adjusting the ALDA screw as it still smokes brown , that's excess fuel , not a thing I want .
If it stops covering the cove with Diesel Smoot , I'll begin working to - wards that paint job it needs so badly .
To - morrow , a day off , no works , just a ports Car Rally in Malibu , I will be driving my Metropolitan Nash Fixed Head Sports Coupe .
-Nate
Way to go Rob ! .
The passenger side springs will prolly be fine for years , using a cover over the springs spreads out the load and so prevents breakage .
The side adjuster thing , is the height control , it's nice to have and good on ya for taking the time to clean up the old cruddy slides too .
-Nate
Rob wrote :
>
> I went for it; I skipped the pool noodles, and swapped out the springs
> in my driver's seat. It wasn't too bad, though the seat has 4 slides and
> you have to take it all apart to swap, with 3 screws in each slide. 2 of
> my slides were frozen, and needed some grease (the one's that adjust
> from the side lever). There are screws in the middle of each of the
> slides, and they'll most likely slip inside when loose, and need to be
> retrieved with a little magnet. Anyway, remove the seat back, and then
> compress the seat and pull the fabric out of the little channel around
> the edge, as the fabric is held in under pressure. I had to swap out a
> fabric sheet which covered the springs, which was held in with hog
> rings, as well as the foam from my car. Put it back together, clean up
> the seat, the carpet along the edge, and bolt it back in. The passenger
> and driver's side seats use the same springs, so I went for the
> passenger side used seat to get the used springs. New springs are
> available, and I'll see in the next few years if I made the right
> decision by using the cheap used springs, rather than pop for the new
> ones. Feels good now, and no more metal ends popping against each other
> every time I sat down.
>
> Rob
> Garden Grove, CA
> ====
> On 9/1/12 7:28 PM, Aleph93 wrote:
> >
> >
> > Today, I dragged my wife off to the local PAP, since she re-decorated
> > the front of her 240 Volvo, and we were able to get 2 new headlights
> > (nice and clear ones), a grill and a piece of trim for her.
> >
> > There were no MB 123s at the Beach Blvd PAP, yet at the Katella PAP
> > there was one MB 240D (123), so I grabbed the passenger seat, just to
> > take the springs, and replace my broken ones. I might go back
> > tomorrow, and get fenders and a hood for the Volvo, as it's all 1/2
> > off this weekend. I don't want to replace those anytime soon, yet
> > they'll be nice to have on hand when I do.
> > http://www.pickyourpart.com/
> >
> > Rob
> > Garden Grove, CA
> >
>
I went for it; I skipped the pool noodles, and swapped out the springs
in my driver's seat. It wasn't too bad, though the seat has 4 slides and
you have to take it all apart to swap, with 3 screws in each slide. 2 of
my slides were frozen, and needed some grease (the one's that adjust
from the side lever). There are screws in the middle of each of the
slides, and they'll most likely slip inside when loose, and need to be
retrieved with a little magnet. Anyway, remove the seat back, and then
compress the seat and pull the fabric out of the little channel around
the edge, as the fabric is held in under pressure. I had to swap out a
fabric sheet which covered the springs, which was held in with hog
rings, as well as the foam from my car. Put it back together, clean up
the seat, the carpet along the edge, and bolt it back in. The passenger
and driver's side seats use the same springs, so I went for the
passenger side used seat to get the used springs. New springs are
available, and I'll see in the next few years if I made the right
decision by using the cheap used springs, rather than pop for the new
ones. Feels good now, and no more metal ends popping against each other
every time I sat down.
Rob
Garden Grove, CA
====
On 9/1/12 7:28 PM, Aleph93 wrote:
>
>
> Today, I dragged my wife off to the local PAP, since she re-decorated
> the front of her 240 Volvo, and we were able to get 2 new headlights
> (nice and clear ones), a grill and a piece of trim for her.
>
> There were no MB 123s at the Beach Blvd PAP, yet at the Katella PAP
> there was one MB 240D (123), so I grabbed the passenger seat, just to
> take the springs, and replace my broken ones. I might go back
> tomorrow, and get fenders and a hood for the Volvo, as it's all 1/2
> off this weekend. I don't want to replace those anytime soon, yet
> they'll be nice to have on hand when I do.
> http://www.pickyourpart.com/
>
> Rob
> Garden Grove, CA
>
