Gout an update from my mechanic. Pump is good. Seems the hose is completely blocked. Could also be a booster problem but he can't check the booster until he replaces the hose. WIll get definitive answer tomorrow.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 6:39 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You need to get a Mityvac and have at the various hoses and connections. > You'll track it down soon enough. > > You can see if there is vacuum coming from the pump or not. If there is > then there is a leak in a line or your brake booster or some other part in > the system. It is easy enough to check where, the lines to the locks go > off behind the brake line (I think, been awhile since I have done this) so > you can disconnect the connector and plug up the line, then see if the > brakes work. The shutoff line is along there too, just look where the > hoses go. You can plug the lines with a golf tee or pencil. It should > pull down pretty far, if not much vacuum then you have a leak in the line > from the pump or the diaphragm. > > Those connectors disintegrate and leak, I ended up making another one for > in front of the brake booster on the TD from some barb fittings and a tee > from Home Depot. Works fine and will last forever, I think even cheaper > than the actual part. The vac hoses under the hood can rot too, vac hose > is cheap. > > Remember, this is one case where if it sucks, that is good. > > --R > > > > On 11/10/14 6:23 PM, astrasfogel--- via Mercedes wrote: > >> My symptoms are silent >> -- >> Sent from myMail app for Android >> Monday, 10 November 2014, 04:31PM -0500 from Rick Knoble via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com>: >> ‎Original Message >> From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 1:41 PM >> To: Scott Ritchey; Mercedes Discussion List >> Reply To: Andrew Strasfogel >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Brakes that WON'T - 1983 300TD >> >>> My pessimistic half is betting on >the vacuum pump, the most >expensive >>> scenaro ($350 + labor). >>> >> The junkyard / breakers / pick and pull is your friend. I had one break >> mechanically. It sounded like a rod was going to let loose. $60 later with >> a trip to the bone yard, and it was all better. Potomac German Auto is >> close by, yes? Call and maybe they have one and will ship...? >> Rick >> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
