For some reason I recall the old gas caps with the wide blue seal also worked as valve cover oil filler caps, too.
The seal was a service part as well. -D > On Jan 7, 2018, at 12:11 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > thank you. I will measure the remains of the old one. > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > retired models- > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > >> On Jan 6, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> 1110180080 47.5mm, 1020180380 38.5mm >> >> >>> On 1/6/2018 10:01 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: >>> I have never liked the new Prastik caps. On Allen I switched the >>> newfangled cap for the old metal one. This one leaks oil bad. Somebody >>> said I should flip the gasket over, because the one side gets a >>> compression, but the other side will not have the issue. I gave that a >>> try, but the gasket had turned into a solid, and came out in chunks. SO >>> now I have the new cap on until I can find a new seal. >>> >>> New cap has these thin seals, while the old metal one has a wider seal. >>> Anybody know a part number for the older type? >>> >>> >>> clay >>> >>> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >>> 1986 SDL - Polei >>> 1982 300 SD - Allen >>> >>> retired models- >>> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap >>> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery >>> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran >>> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV >>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.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 > > _______________________________________ 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
