Re: [MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails
On my 124 cars, the nuts are copper I think, I know they are not steel. They are one-time-use, designed to come off easily without corrosion welding them to the stud. Max Dillon, 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 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.
Re: [MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails
On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:10:08 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:32:00 -0400 Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: what kind of nuts should i use on the exhaust? they appear to be 17mm wrench plain 10mm threaded nuts On my 124 cars, the nuts are copper I think, I know they are not steel. They are one-time-use, designed to come off easily without corrosion welding them to the stud. Do not go to your local hardware store and buy the nuts they have. Use the proper nuts supplied by Mercedes. Craig ___ 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.
Re: [MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails
Use the factory copper plated ones. Otherwise they tend to seize. Peter ___ 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.
[MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails
Folks Well despite lots of injector etc maintenance my 300td has been getting weak. We did a compression test and got something like 420 on all cyls, so that is good. I knew i had an exhaust leak. I had thought it was the flex pipe, but alas inspection revealed that my exhaust (and intake manifolds) were loose and the gasket fairly blown. I spent about 4 hours with a helper getting it all off …. several nuts were missing We're going to clean it all and replace the seals and gaskets. I'll probably take the turbo apart for some inspection. It took 3 or 4 hours and wasn't too bad, but not too easy either. I'm going to replace my oil sump while i am in there. Hopefully it will run with proper power when the manifolds are not sucking air or blowing exhaust. what kind of nuts should i use on the exhaust? they appear to be 17mm wrench plain 10mm threaded nuts thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.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 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.
