Re: [diesel_mercedes] note from new member/oldest Mercedes

 

I'm not sure what the oldest MB's on this list are, though we hear about
some oldies here and there. Those folks with oldies can chime in for
themselves, though it seems like the bulk of members on this list have
MB diesels from the late 70's-early 80's. That said, I'm sure we all
would at least ponder getting an older model if we saw one for sale, and
it wasn't too trashed, as they sure look cool.

Rob
'85 300D (175,000)
Garden Grove, CA

On 10/3/12 4:20 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: note from new member Posted by: "wgilbert_99"
> corvallis@peoplepc.com wgilbert_99 Date: Tue Oct 2, 2012 4:29 pm
> ((PDT)) 66,130. What is the oldest Mercedes on this site? Bill
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> diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Aleph93 <aleph93@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Bill,
>> >
>> > What a nice looking car.
>> > How many miles?
>> >
>> > Rob
>> > '85 300D (170k)
>> > Garden Grove, CA
>> > ==
>> >

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Battery problems

 

FWIW, I had a battery in my 300SD that stopped working after being newly installed. The battery had developed an internal electrical discontinuity between the cells, presumably because it was defective, but the high cranking amperage of the motor under cold conditions probably made the problem evident by blowing the riveted bar link between the cells.
My guess is that the electrical connection between the cells in your battery are defective, overheating and boiling the solution out of that cell. There may be only partial contact of the conductors between the cells, causing the high amperage to heat that connector, like the old slow-blow fuses in house fuse panels.  Just a guess.

--- On Tue, 10/2/12, diyernh@comcast.net <diyernh@comcast.net> wrote:

From: diyernh@comcast.net <diyernh@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Battery problems
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 11:40 PM



Is it a cell on the end, or a middle cell?

Maybe if is an end one, the is something bumping that cell, like the tray being loose and the inner fender is pushing in in the battery end. It could hit harmonics and turn the end cell into a makeshift vaporizer

Possibly noise could rattle the end cell wall. Any exhaust leaks or such
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From: Dean Chandler <deanstud@gmail.com>
Sender: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 17:19:38 -0700
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
ReplyTo: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Battery problems

 

No holes or other damage to the battery.  You can see where the fluid has come up and out of the purge hole.


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-Dean E. Chandler
'83 300D
'86 SDL
-=KE7TWY=-
Cornelius, Oregon
deanstud@gmail.com

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM, <diyernh@comcast.net> wrote:
 

Is there a screw or sharp edge on the firewall that cut into that cell?

Check the battery for holes, tray for sharp edges/ protruberances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     





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