Prep award. A new one! Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 8:46 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Dimitri, > You may win the prep award. Sorry not a lift. > On Sep 15, 2015 7:17 PM, "Dimitri via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> My only currently "running" Benz is the pagoda so that's what I plan on >> taking to the Q on Saturday. When I parked it last October, I knew in >> advance that it would need a tune up- distributor cap, rotor, points, >> condenser so I purchased the parts last fall to have ready to install when >> I got it going again. I also knew in advance that the car would need a new >> exhaust. >> >> So yesterday, I start it up after almost one full year in hibernation and >> I notice a massive fuel leak. Turns out the braided rubber hose with a >> fitting on one end which feeds fuel from the electric fuel pump to the >> engine has rotted. It's only 8 yrs old! I order the part from classic >> center and turn my attention to the exhaust. >> >> I currently don't have the $1000 in my budget for a new stainless exhaust >> so I decide to repair the old one. Both pipes are rotted through where they >> attach to the back of the muffler so I figure I'd unclamp the muffler, cut >> out the rotted sections of pipe, weld it back together and re-install. >> >> I crawl under the car and come to the grim realization that the entire >> exhaust is welded together in one piece! So I unbolt the headers from the >> manifold- not fun. While I'm there I notice that a clamp on a coolant hose >> has rusted all the way through! Wow, the hose was attached by friction and >> goo alone! I could have blown the engine on the way to the Q! >> >> Anyway, while trying to negotiate the exhaust out from under the car I >> realize that it will not come out in one piece so, I cut one of the headers >> off and slide it out. The plan is to reattach with some sort of clamp >> system. >> >> As of now I cut out the rotted pipes and welded back to muffler. >> >> Hope no more snags! >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
