Yes, I replaced tstat with a new MB unit from the classic center. It made no difference. There is a short hose under the tstat housing which leaks. After the car is driven and comes to normal operating temp, this hose will leak coolant. I'm theorizing that once the coolant cools and de pressurizes, air is drawn into this leaking coolant hose creating air bubbles. This might be the problem. If the bolts were bottomed out, wouldn't the engine lose compression as the head is not tight to the block? It started in frigid temps this am. Makes me wonder. As far as the bolts go, did we come to the conclusion that it would be alright to remove one at a time, tap the hole and re-torque?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2015, at 7:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I think Dimitri replaced it again. > It'd shock me to have THREE thermostats fail exactly the same way. And > remember I tested two of them in a pot of boiling water and they both > passed... > I'm still betting on bottomed out bolts. > -Curt > From: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 7:45 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Compression good > > I'd use the cathey trick to open the thermostat and see how it runs. > Until that is done, it is not much use talking about it. > > Dimitri, congrats on the good compression engine. Test it with the > .45 shellint the thermostat, and report back. I am still betting on > a thermostat. (ducking...Yes, I know it is new and has been > replaced.) A lot of thermostats are bad out of the box. > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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.
