Those are some great suggestions! I am sure my mechanic will be thrilled to hear them. Well, he ought to be!
You guys would love him. He's a politically incorrect gun hugger who abuses me every chance he gets and is such a bad actor he is under a court order not to cross the state line.. I haven't had the nerve to ask him why... Andrew On 1/19/12, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:42 AM, andrew strasfogel > <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As many of you are aware, my 1985 300TD with the CA version engine >> emitsw smoky odors when the heater comes on. > > Just a wild guess, but on a 124, the foam insulation on the > recirculation flap can disintegrate and blow onto the heater core, > where it melts and makes a nasty smell. The cure is to disassemble > things enough to get at the flap (remove monowiper assembly and heater > blower) and scrape off the rest of the insulation. I've had this > happen on three different 124s, but I don't know enough about 123s to > know if that's a possible phenomenon. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
