Here's an update on the left rear door, and gas filler lock. Went to open the car the other day to tinking with the locks and air lines, and whoosh, all doors opened. Hmmm. The bad door opened at the same speed as the others, no delay. Gas flap was still not opening, so spent some time in the truck looking for the emerg release. Wouldn't want to run out of gas at night and be stuck with a jerry can, and looking for that release!! Anyway, found it. It too now seems to work when I open the car from any of the three key locks. I still want to pull it apart, as something that works part of the time bugs me more than something that's broken all together.
Update on the mobil 1 trans fluid. Car always shifted nice, but when cold, it does seem to shift up to second faster when pulling away form home in the mornings than with the old fluid. The switch to the Rotella T 15W/40 also seems to burn less than the Quaker State 20W/50 I was running in the summer. It was a case of the old Quaker with higher levels of zinc. Next on the list, pull the heater control board or whatever it's called. Some of the settings are a little wonky, so I'll check all the connections and solder points. There are always a few things on the to do list with an old car, but so far, this car over the past 7-8 months has been really good. I want to change the little gaskets on the valve ends in the Spring, but I'm a little worried about dropping a valve in, so I'm think to just take the whole head off, and change everything I can get to. I'll take the next couple of months reading up and bugging everyone here on how best to do that. I've changed a few timing belts, but want to walk through how to change, or reassemble the chain and get the cam/piston timing right. So far, I've been pretty happy with it, and it's been a fun car to tinker on. Ed 300E lots of kms., and counting. :-) On 12/01/2008, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My money is on an vac line in the door, had this on my 201, as the door > opens and shuts it pulls on the vac line and eventually pulls it out. I > fixed it by putting an extension into the vac line. Could also be a > leaking > actuator. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:07 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 door locks ??? > > > >> When you open the doors, whether from the drivers door, passenger > >> door, or trunk, you can hear the little motor right by the gas flap > >> trying > >> to work, for about, oh, 10-15 seconds, then it stops. > > > > You have a leak, and not in one of the front doors or the > > trunk lock. Those three (the keylocks) have feedback switches, > > and the pump will keep going until all three agree on position > > or the pump times out. The two rear doors and the fuel filler > > flap are open-loop, so if there's a leak that affects them > > more they can do that little half-dance before the pump times > > out. You need to find the tees in the lines and use the MityVac > > to divide and conquer. Start at the pump under the seat. > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1/1220 - Release Date: > > 11/01/2008 6:09 PM > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
