[diesel_mercedes] NO End In Sight =8-( [4 Attachments]

 
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? Remember when I told you about how I never end having dirty fuel troubles ? .

When I left the  Las Vegas Pick-A-Part Junk Yard Monday, I had to stop and change the dirty intake fuel filters, both of them, the factory clear plastic screen and the micronic paper element one too ~ in frustration I decided to add yet another micronic filter to the fuel return ('cigar') hose in an attempt to catch fungus crud before it returns to the fuel tank ~ this necessitated some creativity with Junk Yard clamps and a crispy bit of used Diesel rated fuel hose Pic.# 1 .

After 400 miles we get Pic. # 2: both paper element filters are full of very fine particles, the clear plastic intake screen remains clear ~ I *think* this indicates I'm getting down to the finer particles, no coffee ground looking crud _this_ time . (hope springs eternal, right ?)

So I stopped this morning and bought some more 7MM paper element filters and 2 Meters (6') of correct, German made 7MM Diesel fuel hose, found a filling station with a clean bathroom and set to work Pic. #3 shows the Junk Yard special original hose clamp after it sat in a little bit of K100 Diesel treatment for 400 miles, it's clean as a whistle ~ I think I'll begin soaking all my used fuel parts in this stuff .

32 miles later we have Pic. # 4, filters look O.K. but it's only 32 miles, right ? *:-? thinking .

As long as I was filthy and sweaty I decided to wash the engine of leaked Diesel fuel because it attacks and destroys any and al rubber / plastic parts it contacts .

Might as well wash the dead Desert bugs off the windshield and backlight too, as long as I have the hose run out I decided to clean all found wheels again and the accumulated Diesel smoot off the cove, taillights and rear bumper.....

I see grey/black smoke in my rear view after most full stops, I assume this means an injector is drooling or popping at too low and pressure .

I also see light blue smoke once in a while when I'm running it hard or just get off the freeway and have to stop at the bottom of the off ramp .

I'm below 1/4 tank and will once again run the tank dry then my plan (remember : Man plans, God laughs *8-| rolling eyes)  is to hook up a gallon jug of Startron under the hood and run it on that, see if the fungus continues to come out, if so I'll know the injection pump is contaminated, if not, I'll know the main fuel tank will prolly have to be removed and cleaned ~ I recently cleaned all manner of rust and varnished 30 years old fuels out of an old VW gas tank using dilute Phosphoric Acid, maybe I'll give this Mercedes tank a go with it if it appears to have fungus in it .

Fun, right ? *:-B nerd .

Stay tuned, more fun is certain to come along shortly .

-Nate

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Home Again

 

Yep, Stevens County, Washington. Max

On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 11:03 AM, corvallis@peoplepc.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


That in Washington state? Bummer. The joy(s) of living out in the country. ☹

Bill in Corvallis, Oregon

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Heres what I came home to. This is 1/2 mile up from where I got stuck. I wont be getting the 240's out anytime soon.  Max

 

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 9:23 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Glad to hear you and Brian made it home O.K. ! .

I remember photos of your laneway, it looked pretty but not so good for wet weather .

Brian, have you decided to take one or both cars to Washington ? .

-Nate
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I just got home from my trip of almost a month. Buried the Subaru up to the axles in mud on my driveway, I could barely open the door to get out. Had to be winched out.  So I walked the 1/2 mile from there to the house to find the road had totally washed out about 2 feet deep in a spot closer to the house.I cant even get my truck past this spot and I cant get a cat in here till things dry up.  There is so much water in the ground. Water is shooting out of the ground everywhere tru gopher holes. Spring around here is way harder than winter. Looks like I got home about 3 weeks to early. Using the 4 wheeler to ferry to the car a mile down the road for a while. Max




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That in Washington state? Bummer. The joy(s) of living out in the country. ☹

Bill in Corvallis, Oregon

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Heres what I came home to. This is 1/2 mile up from where I got stuck. I wont be getting the 240's out anytime soon.  Max

 

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 9:23 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Glad to hear you and Brian made it home O.K. ! .

I remember photos of your laneway, it looked pretty but not so good for wet weather .

Brian, have you decided to take one or both cars to Washington ? .

-Nate
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I just got home from my trip of almost a month. Buried the Subaru up to the axles in mud on my driveway, I could barely open the door to get out. Had to be winched out.  So I walked the 1/2 mile from there to the house to find the road had totally washed out about 2 feet deep in a spot closer to the house.I cant even get my truck past this spot and I cant get a cat in here till things dry up.  There is so much water in the ground. Water is shooting out of the ground everywhere tru gopher holes. Spring around here is way harder than winter. Looks like I got home about 3 weeks to early. Using the 4 wheeler to ferry to the car a mile down the road for a while. Max

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[diesel_mercedes] for sale 84 300D Philly suburbs [3 Attachments]

 
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Anyone interested in a very clean 84 300td?  anyone know the best way to sell this (other than CL)?  the car runs well- but needs new brakes and tires soon and probably some other minor maintenance.  I have owned this car for 12 years and always garage kept until we moved 6 months ago (its covered now).    213k miles.


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Home Again [3 Attachments]

 
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Heres what I came home to. This is 1/2 mile up from where I got stuck. I wont be getting the 240's out anytime soon.  Max

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 9:23 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




Glad to hear you and Brian made it home O.K. ! .

I remember photos of your laneway, it looked pretty but not so good for wet weather .

Brian, have you decided to take one or both cars to Washington ? .

-Nate
                     Max  wrote :

I just got home from my trip of almost a month. Buried the Subaru up to the axles in mud on my driveway, I could barely open the door to get out. Had to be winched out.  So I walked the 1/2 mile from there to the house to find the road had totally washed out about 2 feet deep in a spot closer to the house.I cant even get my truck past this spot and I cant get a cat in here till things dry up.  There is so much water in the ground. Water is shooting out of the ground everywhere tru gopher holes. Spring around here is way harder than winter. Looks like I got home about 3 weeks to early. Using the 4 wheeler to ferry to the car a mile down the road for a while. Max

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 6:38 AM, bstromsoe@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Well, yesterday I traveled from Puyallup over the Snoqualmie Pass to the Tri Cities area where the Snake River and the Columbia River join and had lunch. I guess I should have invited Max but I was with other people. Next week I will change out #2 and #5 glow plugs in Martha as it looks like I will need all 5 plugs glowing in Washington. At the end of April I fly back to Ontario to pick up Mary who is getting new hoses, belts, plugs, etc. so she can make the trip too. Blew a tire outside Red Bluff, CA at 2:00am and AAA showed up 20 minutes later. Had to unload all my hardware and tools from the trunk so they could get to the spare - that was worse that the blow out. Took the car to Walmart the next day for a new tire, and they replaced my very good right front tire, leaving my blown out tire in the trunk (or boot of you wish). I caught it one hour later, and miraculously they said the used tire truck had just collected all of the old tires and taken them to Tire Heaven. After some haggling and finger pointing I got another (discounted) tire. Can hardly wait to get all the tools and parts unloaded from both cars so I can see what I have and store them properly.





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