[diesel_mercedes] Remember when auto transporter companies were reliable and trustworthy?

 

The last year of my poor little 300cd turbo's life is one long tear jerkier.

I'll not reiterate the experiences she went through to get her AC fixed, only to have her dash yanked out and causing her vacuum system to begin leaking like a sieve. All at the hands on a trusted local mechanic. Oh to find the local mechanic like the one that popped up on "Doc Hollywood" that allowed Michael J. Fox to finally ride off into the sunset in his perfectly restored 356 speedster after a cow wreck.

So...I took you guys advise...go get her and have her with you as soon as possible and stop letting the local mechanic dick with your baby. To that advise I heeded. And called and contracted with one of the national car transporter to pick up my abused child.

Well....that was two and a half months ago. I was told she would be picked up in 10 days. I started calling Worry Free Transportation (Hell of a name) every week, then twice a week and now every day. Only to be told they can't get a carrier in to pick up my car, but they are trying everything they know to get a carrier to take their contract to transport.

Now most of my leverage is working with the BBB, next stop small claims court.....all to get my baby back.

See, I told you it's one long tear jerkier.

Chip
in Houston

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Heater box?

 

I agree with Tom here.  What, exactly, is the climate control system doing/not doing?  Too much heat? No heat?  No A/C?  Intermittent?

"Locked up heater box" is a term and condition I've never heard of nor encountered.  (Only been working on cars for 35-years, though....)  What does this mean, and how was this diagnosis determined?

Generally, one only needs to access the heater core if it's leaking or has low or no heat output (because it's plugged up for some reason).

Mark in Lakewood, CO
From: audiolaw@aol.com
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:23:06 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Heater box?

 

    What does "locked up heater box" mean? 
 
    Climate control systems can be problematic.  But the controls run duct and radiator systems that are pretty much like any car, I think.  And the systems in a 190D should be essentially identical to any gasser in the same body class. 
 
    "Locked up" has that 'stuck door' kind of imagery, that so often refers to a non-working vacuum control valve, or a stuck hinge.  So it may be that instead of looking at a big, expensive "assembly" you might be looking at a fix or replacement of a single part. 
 
    This is the kind of stuff that I always learn watching Nate work on vehicles. 
 
Tom
 
 
In a message dated 6/29/2011 7:01:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jdblackwell2@gmail.com writes:
 

I recently added an '86 190D 5 speed to my fleet and while it looks and runs good, it has some climate control issues apparently due to a locked up heater box. The price for a new one is obscenely high and getting one from a PAP seems unlikely in terms of finding one locally or getting one removed and shipped. Any insights?

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