[diesel_mercedes] Re: 300D Generator

 



Sounds good ! .

Be sure to leak test the valves before buttoning it up .

Remember too : the shut off lever on the I.P. , you don't need vacuum for anything else .

Turbo or N/A 300D ? .

NOT ' crazy ' ! .

 -Nate
      Randymc9001@...> wrote :

   I was looking for a diesel engine to couple to a 3 phase generator, and found a 300D. The guy I bought it from had broken the timing chain somehow. Other than that he had built a great engine. First question: When I install the timing chain can I get the vac pump 180 degrees off? Second question can the engine run with no wiring other than the starter.

    Yes I'm crazy! Maybe. but I believe a man has to have an incredible challenge going on to be happy.

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Brakes

 

Very well done. I agree.  Bill in Oregon

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 7:45 AM
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Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Brakes

 

Your master cylinder should be replaced.  Get a new one. If you have a booster, replace it as well.

Also check the vacuum pump, as worn seals will cause oil to migrate to the booster and ruin

the internals.  Thought this would be easy??   Check your brake hoses while your at it.  I had

a problem with the liner inside the hose (right front) that acted like a check valve.  Someone on this

forum suggested that, and was correct.  

Bench bleed the master cylinder prior to installation.  Be sure you get a bench bleeding kit with the

MC.  They are plastic and may not work well.  I bought a couple of pieces of metric brake tubing and

made my  own, which made the bench bleeding much easier. 

Parts are available from the usual suspects that advise on this forum.   NAPA had the brake hoses in stock,

and they were Semperit brand.  Also had the front brake calipers. Otherwise I used a local MB parts house

in Oakland, Ca. 

Rebuilding the vac pump is easy.  Keep track of how things come apart, take photos as you go along.  There

is a vid on YouTube.

 

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