The o rings are cheap, do not reuse them. You will be doing the job again. Sent from my iPhone
> On May 6, 2017, at 7:56 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Should I or shouldn't I? How about if I sand the old washer smooth on both > sides, soften by heating with a torch, clean it up before install? I > ordered a set earlier this week, but the dealer notified me the shipment > was delayed while some parts came from Germany (I also ordered some > windshield trim parts and I'll bet those are the cause of the delay). > > This is on The White Whale, aka my 124.193, aka 1987 300TD. Last week I > narrowed down a persistent nail to the #3 cylinder. A couple weeks before > that, I installed a set of injectors with new Monark nozzles, tested / > balanced by a PP member (Mark Blevins) in Columbia SC. > > Unless there is a problem with the injector (for example I wasn't careful > and a piece of dirt contaminated it and now it is dribbling or something), > the other possibility is a mucked-up delivery valve. > > I've got the old IP with the broken case that can donate delivery valves. > I'm very tempted to swap out #3 with a donor, sand smooth and re-soften a > copper washer and re-use it. I don't have a new o-ring, so a bit of a > gamble that the old o-ring will leak once I'm done. > > Patience grasshopper, or give it a go? > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > 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
