No. NEVER! I did get a gasser but Nate let me stick around here.
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No. NEVER! I did get a gasser but Nate let me stick around here.
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Michael:
I thought you were bailing on Mercedes!
Roland Hyatt
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Here are some youtube videos.
https://www.google.com/#q=youtube+mercedes+280+Air+conditioner&btnK=Google+Search
Bill in
What function does the A/C hose do that you want to replace? Cold air conduit?
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Well I a coming up short on the A/C hose. Can they be repaired, like fill the holes?
Stop leak? (holes might be too big.
Also how do you remove the hose as it attaches to the firewall??
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Well I a coming up short on the A/C hose. Can they be repaired, like fill the holes?
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They can't order those at the dealer, foreign part store, etc.
Is there anyway to repair cracks or what would I do know?
TIA.
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Yes ;
The O-Rings are special , the best ones are green in color .
You'd be wise to at the very least replace the receiver-dryer before you evacuate the system .
-Nate
<attymw@...> wrote :
anything special to that? Any o rings or that stuff? Its getting sweaty in there.
Thanks! (280SE gasser)
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They can't order those at the dealer, foreign part store, etc.Is there anyway to repair cracks or what would I do know?TIA.From: "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
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Yes ;
The O-Rings are special , the best ones are green in color .
You'd be wise to at the very least replace the receiver-dryer before you evacuate the system .
Flushing the condensor and evaporator is good too as it cleans out the 35 years worth of old oil and much that inhibits heat transfer .
-Nate
<attymw@...> wrote :anything special to that? Any o rings or that stuff? Its getting sweaty in there.Thanks! (280SE gasser)
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Thanx Max .
Interesting article .
I used to run vintage air cooled VW's long before they were ' cool ' , I loved them a lot and always enjoyed the 30 + MPG I got .
They were NOT as safe as any Mercedes , I've survived a few wrecks , notably rolling my 1953 Split Window Beetle @ 85 MPH .
I didn't appreciate how noisy they were either , having grown up on old cars in the 1960's .
Wow , my 240D is a bank vault in comparison .
-Nate
Max wrote :http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/04/diesel-vs-gas-which-is-the-better-fuel-and-vehicle.aspx?source=eogyholnk0000001Sort of interesting. When I got my first MB diesel gas was .80 a gallon and diesel was .40 a gallon and you had to know where to find it. This article does not take in the "wow" factor of having a a super well made old car. 240's are so easy to work on, lots of room under the hood, not so much on 300T. Max
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anything special to that? Any o rings or that stuff? Its getting sweaty in there.
Thanks! (280SE gasser)
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On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Nate vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:One again this <magical> elixir does the trick silently AS YOU DRIVE ! .Attached are photos of the primary Diesel Fuel intake screen the day I discovered I'd bought a full tank of fungus laced Diesel Fuel , the second photo is the same filter after I'd run a couple tanks of fuel treated with Startron and the new , clean intake screen I was about to install held next to it for comparison of how it looks Vs. how you'd like it to look .Last photo is the new filter 100 _ miles after filling up with no Startron .The engine runs smoother and starts faster too .If ever you see cloudy fuel or black chunks in your intake screen , immediately fill up and add 8 Oz. or more (you cannot over dose so dumping in a whole bottle is O.K.) and drive it clean ~ the fungus likes to hide inside the fuel gauge sender housing so it's CRITICAL to carefully fill the Startron treated tank absolutely as full as you can get it ~ I fill it to within 1/4 of the top of the filler neck to ensure the startron fills the entire fuel gauge sender and kills all the fungus .-Nate
--Toward freedom,
Bobby Yates Emory
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422 miles , almost all of it with the AC on full .
The low fuel lamp went on Saturday and has been on since , I drove 40 + miles yesterday and am planning on running it dry .
I put a 2 gallon tank of diesel fuel in the trunk to get me going again when it runs dry .
I really didn't think it'd go 400 miles .
-Nate
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