[diesel_mercedes] RE: Turbo Overhaul

 

 Nate you probably will have the Vadc pump built by the time we come through LA, next week, what is a good time for you to pop it into my car?

Tony.



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I got a UPS notice in last nights E-Mail telling me a package had been shipped so hopefully it's the overhaul kit on it's way to me .

 

BTW : as I was digging in my trunk for the (broken grrrr) Injector Pop Tster , I happened across  my spare vacuum pump ~ I shoulda bought a rebuild kit for it as good vacum makes your old Mercedes more fun to drive and all the vacuum operated things work better , the HVAC comes on faster and so on .

 

-Nate

     Rob Wrote :

Go Nate!

Rob
Garden Grove, CA


 

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Transmission Woes

 

This mornings evaluation: Got reverse, got low. Don't got "drive" or "S" - indeed, looks like, smells like a B2 piston failure. Looks like we will be a one car family for a while.

brian from laverne

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> I was looking at ETY's OnLine Catalog this mornng and they have both the B2 parts , one is $75 and the other is $45 IIRC .
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> I am told this is a DIY job as long as you don't mind getting really filthy .
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> -Nate
> Conrad Wrote :
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> Off the top of my head, this sounds like a B2 piston failure--abrupt loss of forward gears, but reverse works fine. Here's a nice little write-up about symptoms and repairs. If it's a B2 problem, the good news is that the transmission can be fixed without removing it from the car.
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> http://mbz.org/articles/transmission/b2/why/ http://mbz.org/articles/transmission/b2/why/
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> --Conrad J.
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cold Starting

 

Don't forget to buy a bottle of Power Service Diesel Kleen in the WHITE bottle ~ white for Winter , Silver for Summer .

 

Add 3 ~ 5 Oz. to each full tank of fuel .


If you read the print on the bottles, one has more cetane boost than the other. I think it's the one that IS NOT WHITE, I use that one , especially in my 7 year old fuel. I've only had diesel "gell up" once in my 35 years of living in the north. I was running my generator and it was -21 or colder and the fuel was only formulated to -19, anyway when that happens, it's the wax. paraffin that collects on the filters and plugs it up. I had a outside filter on my 300 gallon tank, so I moved it inside the generator room where it gets warm, no more gelling. Anyway I don't worry about gelling but think the ceatane boost wont hurt. Max



On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:32 AM, <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:


 

Michael ;

 

If it takes three tries to start your old Mercedes Diesel , first , you're not following the proper cold start regimine ~ wait for the glow plug warning lamp to go out then hold the key & crank it until the engine not only starts but begins to accelerate and runs on all 5 cylinders , some engines want the pedal floored , others want partial throttle . experiment and -HOLD- the throttle still while you're cranking and after it starts until it fires on all 5 cylinders and speeds up .

 

Pumping the throttle never , _EVER_helps  it makes the engine harder to start .

 

 

 Secondly : the battery is fine else it'd quit during the second try . 

 

Don't forget to buy a bottle of Power Service Diesel Kleen in the WHITE bottle ~ white for Winter , Silver for Summer .

 

Add 3 ~ 5 Oz. to each full tank of fuel .

 

Look under the hood , there's a clear (maybe translucent if you have a bad Mechanic) plastic fuel screen typ filter between the steel fuel pipe and the engine ~ if it's black inside , go buy two new ones and replace one right now , this helps fuel flow and so cold starting and overall running performance . place the second primary filter in the glove box , you'll prolly need it before next March .

 

Now is also a good time to do or have done , a valve adjustment as tight valves (they're silent) cause hard starting .

 

-Nate

       Michael Wrote :

well it only does it on the 3rd try when starting in the cold.  Maybe the battery is too low at this point. Also I don't have the proper battery with the proper cold cranking amps..

 

 



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Re: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: door seal

 

Whats the price on Mercedes  door strips? Max


On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 6:10 AM, <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:


 

_Amen_ bother Tom ! .

 

Nothing beats the OEM stuff on German cars , _nothing_ .

 

-Nate

      Tom Wrote : 

Aftermarket rubber parts, especially weatherstripping, will never fit properly. Price them out before you buy.
 
Tom Hanson
Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA
MBUSA, LLC
949 598-4842 direct




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[diesel_mercedes] Turbo Overhaul

 

 

I got a UPS notice in last nights E-Mail telling me a package had been shipped so hopefully it's the overhaul kit on it's way to me .

 

BTW : as I was digging in my trunk for the (broken grrrr) Injector Pop Tster , I happened across  my spare vacuum pump ~ I shoulda bought a rebuild kit for it as good vacum makes your old Mercedes more fun to drive and all the vacuum operated things work better , the HVAC comes on faster and so on .

 

-Nate

     Rob Wrote :

Go Nate!

Rob
Garden Grove, CA


 

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[diesel_mercedes] Diesel Injector Testing

 

Hosed again ~

 

I bought a home made Diesel Injector Pop Tester from a guy in Ohio , he converts those inexpensive hydraulic jacks to Pop Testers but this one was *so* poorly assembled the large diameter pipe you're supposed to screw in as a Diesel Fuel Resivoir , couldn't be screwed in because he'd welded the output pipes over the threaded hole .

 

Plus , he installed a broken pressure gauge , this wasn't any accident .he clearn just didn't care .

 

I persevered and ever so slowly & carefully dribbled in some fresh Diesel Fuel , then pumped it ,  dribbled in some more , pumped it again and so on until it had sufficient fuel to pump up the injector ~ no matter how fast I pumped it , it wouldn't create enough pressure to pop the injector and it leaked internally allowing the pressure to go down *instantly* as soon as you raised the  pump handle for the next stroke .

 

$125 flushed , what a jerk .

 

Now I need to rustle up some spare injectors and take them to my local Service Place where they'll usually Pop Test them for free if I get there at the right time and ask politely .

 

I always go in with a bunch and only keep enough to do my engine , then I give them the rest as a " thank you " for not charging me , I know they're always in need of cores for rebuilding .

 

The slight missing and resultant lack of power under load or upon full throttle is back , this morning as I was zipping up the Harbor Freeway @ 0-Dark:30 going 75 MPH , I reached a slight rise (NB @ Adams) and the car slowed all the way down to 62 MPH Maximum ~ I can *just* feel the cylinders loosing power and slightly missing like maybe an air intake leak in the fuel system ~ the last time I had this , it was my other Diesel Coupe and the hand primer pump was leaking Diesel ever so slightly ~ I see / smell no leaks this time but I also see it's the original hand primer so I'll go buy a new one and install it , see what happens .

 

After I transitioned from the 110 to the I-210 , I ran it up as fast as it'd go then I feathered the throttle until the engine was glassine smooth agin and held it there , after a bit it slowly began to accelerate until it reached 85 MPH and my exit (Baldwin Av.) came up .

 

This indicates lean running in spite of all the Diesel smoot on the Cove and the off idle smoke I see in my rear view .

 

I bet I have multiple issues going on here .

 

Stand by for more technical babble and gnashing of teeth .

 

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: RE: Transmission Woes

 

 

I was looking at ETY's OnLine Catalog this mornng and they have both the B2 parts , one is $75 and the other is $45 IIRC .

 

I am told this is a DIY job as long as you don't mind getting really filthy .

 

-Nate

        Conrad Wrote :

Off the top of my head, this sounds like a B2 piston failure--abrupt loss of forward gears, but reverse works fine.  Here's a nice little write-up about symptoms and repairs.  If it's a B2 problem, the good news is that the transmission can be fixed without removing it from the car.


http://mbz.org/articles/transmission/b2/why/


--Conrad J.



 

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[diesel_mercedes] Starter Slip / No Drive

 

 

Because the rollers in the sprag clutch are worn and as they get hot , they slip more .

 

-Nate

        Brian Ponders :

that is interesting. I wonder why it does it more in the cold.

 

 

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[diesel_mercedes] Cold Starting

 

 

Michael ;

 

If it takes three tries to start your old Mercedes Diesel , first , you're not following the proper cold start regimine ~ wait for the glow plug warning lamp to go out then hold the key & crank it until the engine not only starts but begins to accelerate and runs on all 5 cylinders , some engines want the pedal floored , others want partial throttle . experiment and -HOLD- the throttle still while you're cranking and after it starts until it fires on all 5 cylinders and speeds up .

 

Pumping the throttle never , _EVER_helps  it makes the engine harder to start .

 

 

 Secondly : the battery is fine else it'd quit during the second try . 

 

Don't forget to buy a bottle of Power Service Diesel Kleen in the WHITE bottle ~ white for Winter , Silver for Summer .

 

Add 3 ~ 5 Oz. to each full tank of fuel .

 

Look under the hood , there's a clear (maybe translucent if you have a bad Mechanic) plastic fuel screen typ filter between the steel fuel pipe and the engine ~ if it's black inside , go buy two new ones and replace one right now , this helps fuel flow and so cold starting and overall running performance . place the second primary filter in the glove box , you'll prolly need it before next March .

 

Now is also a good time to do or have done , a valve adjustment as tight valves (they're silent) cause hard starting .

 

-Nate

       Michael Wrote :

well it only does it on the 3rd try when starting in the cold.  Maybe the battery is too low at this point. Also I don't have the proper battery with the proper cold cranking amps..

 

 

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Starter/Flywheel

 

 

If you hear the whirring sound of the electric starter motor spinning but nothing else happening (no grinding/screetching etc.) , 99 % of the time , this means the Bendix (gear thing) on the starter is kaputi ~ if you like to tinker , order one up along with a set of new brushes and have at it .

 

Otherwise , replace the starter with a Bosch branded rebuilt unit .

 

Once it spins and flat refuses to crank the engine , here's a tip : spin it then let go the ignition key and turn it all the way off and then back to the cranking position *just* before the starter's inertia is gone , it'll grab and start your car .

 

DO NOT do this to cheaply squeeze a few more months/years out of your starter ! .

 

-Nate

     (didn't bother to sign his name) Wrote :

On a hard start day after the third try starting I am getting a whirring noise from the starter and the starter does not crank. Could this be the starter, the flywheel or both or something else?

BTW the new pictures on the page look great.

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Transmission Woes

 

Oops ~

 

I hope it's just low fluid or whatever .

 

" Victor " @ AGA on Foothill Blvd. in East Pasadena , (626) 577.0773

 

Tell him I sentcha . 

 

-Nate

        Brian Wrote :



 

Pulled into the street to go to the store. Ooops, had no forward gears. But, I did have reverse - so I drove about 50' in reverse and parked. Tomorrow I will go through the simple stuff like "is there ATF in the case" and "has any linkage fallen apart" But, just in case it is more serious - Nate are you still friendly with the Pasadena Tranny man? And, what is his contact info? And Rob, didn't you have someone in the O/C - or was that for A/C issues?


brian from laverne

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RE: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: door seal

 

 

_Amen_ bother Tom ! .

 

Nothing beats the OEM stuff on German cars , _nothing_ .

 

-Nate

      Tom Wrote : 

Aftermarket rubber parts, especially weatherstripping, will never fit properly. Price them out before you buy.
 
Tom Hanson
Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA
MBUSA, LLC
949 598-4842 direct

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