Yes, these are my thoughts exactly. I'm very suspicious of that hose. I will call Tom Hanson at CC and order a correct one. I will have to wait for the deep freeze to go away before I replace it though.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 7, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Hmm, if that short hose under the thermostat housing were leaking you could > get a bubble right at the top of the thermostat which might dissipate over > time if the car were left alone which could explain the car being more > drivable after sitting for some time. > I *think* I replaced that hose but I also *think* I couldn't get the exact > right hose to fit. This was back in the Trent era. So IIRC I bought a piece > of hose at Car Quest that was something like the hose I needed. I did the > same with a piece of heater hose that runs near there. The heater hose in > particular is supposed to be 2 different sizes and was a real bugger to get > on. > Definitely something for Dimitri to check out, sadly its about the WORST > place on the engine to work on... > -Curt > From: fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 3:26 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Compression good > >>> David wrote: >>> >>> The early OM61x engines have an air bleed bolt over the >>> thermostat. If you have a leak and air is getting trapped in the >>> space above the thermostat, it could be preventing the thermo >>> from opening properly. > >> Curt wrote: >> >> Yup, this one has it, just like a snowmobile. When I did the >> thermostat I pulled the bolt and filled the housing, then left it >> out until water started gushing out. > > Good. But what about over time. Is there a leak somewhere else in > the system? Like the bypass hose? If so, air might be getting in > and collecting under the bleeder long after you bled it. I think > that's what David was suggesting. > > > > _______________________________________ > 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.
