Dimitri- maybe time to face it- the car is possessed. Actuslly i am stumped too. At least you are back in MA so you can get it inspected. On Feb 13, 2015 8:04 PM, "dseretakis--- via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: dsereta...@yahoo.com > > Date: February 13, 2015 at 7:54:25 PM EST > > To: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D intrigues me! > > > > Yeah I'll check out the coolant loss in the am. > > I'm thinking about dumping some of that head gasket, head, block sealer > stuff into the coolant. > > I don't have a pressure tester but I did but a leakdown tester but it's > so freaking cold out I don't want to use it! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >>> On Feb 13, 2015, at 6:50 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > wrote: > >>> > >>> On 13/02/2015 5:14 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes wrote: > >>> So as you all know, I replaced that bitch of a hose under the > thermostat housing a few days ago. I drove around town for a few days, no > leaks from the new hose, no overheating. There was however a small amount > of coolant loss from the rubber o ring that goes around the tstat and keeps > the housing cover from leaking. I didn't make anything of it as that tstat > has been in and out so many times that the seal is probably compressed. > >>> > >>> Anyway, I need to get this car to MA where it's registered so that I > can have it inspected-already received a fine in the mail. So I head off > to Boston today from Brunswick, Maine-roughly a 140 mile trip. > >>> > >>> The car performed flawlessly, cruising at 65-70 mph, smooth, powerful, > temp holding steady even in some stop and go traffic towards the tail end > of the trip. I was so proud of the little 240D, when literally, as I pull > into my driveway the temp gauge starts rising! So weird. I pop the hood, > the upper rad hoses are super firm, coolant is dripping from rad overflow > tube but my newly replaced hose is not leaking. > >>> > >>> Well back to square one! > >> Once it cools enough that you can open the rad cap - it will be > interesting to know how much coolant it has lost. > >> Could it have leaked enough to cause an issue? > >> > >> Do you have a pressure test rig to pressurize the system and see if it > holds? > >> > >> RB > _______________________________________ > 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.
