Nate,
How many MBs do you have? I'm thinking 3, counting SWMBO's.
"the charge rate is now 14.2 volts DC at idle after it stabilizes, that's good ."
I only dream of 14.2 Volts at idle. I'm looking at a smaller pulley to get some juice at idle.
I try not to look at the cost of keeping my MB, yet 15yrs in, on a 35 yr old car, it's bound to cost a bit.
This weekend I was trying to stay away from car work, yet my wife's Volvo 245 decided to go metal to metal on the brakes, as well as the struts loosening up in the assembly, so that ate today.
As for my MB noises, I think Bill's right, my center bearing is going out, though the axle still has problems, it's not making the noise. There's another noise up front when cold, which I need to figure out, maybe after I change out the center bearing. One noise at a time.
Rob
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On 9/15/19 1:02 PM, Nate vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
Subject: Crashed & Burned.....
To a crisp, toasted, ashes, you know .
I'm talking about my budget after this latest go - round with my old Mercedes Diesel Sports Coupe .
I've been chasing a soft miss at hot idle and slightly smoky exhaust that coats the back of the car in black oily hard to remove Diesel smoot for a long time (years) now and I recently tried sending a passably operating injection pump out for calibration, it cam back full of the same black oil it went out with so I was wondering, it turn out they either didn't adjust it at all for my $500.00 or didn't do it right, when installed the engine ran poorly and still smoked so off it went in exchange for a real live honest to God BOSCH rebuilt one, I was quoted $1,500.00 but when it showed up it was $1,800.00, it's a real bear to install so I had my friend the Mercedes mechanic do it and he decided to send out the injectors, another $500.00 plus of course the labor, 2 times in and out on the I.P. = $400.00 labor and in the end the total bill was $2,857.00 and the car needed a jump start to even get it home where I charged the 6 year old battery (uh, oh) then it started right up but wasn't charging properly, I drove it to SWMBO's house and when I tried to re start it the battery voltage dropped to 6 volts so I schlepped on home and brought a bunch of tools down, jacked the front en up a little bit & slid a 4X4X10" block of wood under the right front tire to give my self some working room and went at the alternator .
Of course the alternator's two V belts are the last ones to come off after the power steering and AC belts, I upgraded the AC to a Japanese Sanden compressor a while ago, this means the power steering pump needs to be fully unbolted and set aside to access the AC compressors fixing and adjusting bolts, whew .
Eventually I got the two old, dried out and crack filled alternator belts off reached into the bag of new parts and discovered they'd given me the wrong size belts ~ the car calls for 10X1035MM belts and I got 9.5X1035MM belts, I decide to use them anyways .
I removed the upgraded 65 ampere alternator and took it apart, the armature's copper slip rings were badly worn so I went into my used parts stash and dug out a BOSCH # AL117X rebuilt alternator and installed a new BOSCH voltage regulator and brushes into it, cleaned and lubricated all the fasteners and adjusters, re assembled everything adjusting the belts, all this was under the direct sun during a heat wave, eventually one of our Foster boys came out and told me I didn't look too good so I took a break washed up and we all went out to dinner, on the way home I stopped and bought a new 900 CCA AGM battery, they're supposed to be better than the normal flooded cell batteries , that was another $200.00 but I wasn't finished yet .
I took some Ibuprofen and passed out, got up early this morning and instelled the new battery, noticing that the recently installed Mercedes factory air cleaner support T bracket was broken ~ so much for paying more to get a longer lasting part ~ I'll go back to the aftermarket T brackets as the Mercedes one was twice the co$t and didn't last any longer....
I finally finished up and started the engine, the charge rate is now 14.2 volts DC at idle after it stabilizes, that's good .
Of course that was my last BOSCH branded voltage regulator/brush assembly and they've gone up sharply in price to over $40 so I guess I'll order a couple HELLA brand ones for stock as I think the wagon is about ready for an alternator too .
Whew .
This go 'round ended up passing $3,000.00 and it's still not yet done ~ I need to order in the T bracket and a fuel filter and some other bits and bobs .
Yesterday some Russians asked me of I'd sell one of my old Mercedes W123's, I may think about letting this Coupe go as it still needs paint and upholstery....
The problem is : it's a $2,500.00 car (I think) and I've dropped well over $10,000.00 into it over the years .
-NateLIVE in the world as it is, WORK to make the world as it should be
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