Re: [MBZ] CL600 Benzing today
Attaboy! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I took off the intake manifold today and cleaned everything well. It was > actually not to hard to get it out, had to snake it under the wiring > harnesses for the injectors and some other sensors. > > There was a considerable amount of oil in one side of the manifold. I guess > that was from the PCV? Got all that drained out and cleaned up with brake > cleaner. The manifold looks pretty nice. I didn’t take out the injectors and > fuel rail so I didn’t want to hit it with the steamer or other cleaner to get > it totally clean but it looks pretty good. The engine was actually pretty > clean although there were acorns and shite in there from mice or rats so I > cleaned all that out. The wiring all looked ok. > > The oil cooler, which is beneath the intake manifold and heads and is a known > leak problem, looked pretty good. I’m hoping it has not or does not kakk. The > guy I bought it from thought this was the issue but now I’m thinking it was > the cam position sensor (which to replace requires the removal of the intake > manifold, ugh). So that’s a positive, for now. > > Had new gaskets so put those in. There is only one locator pin which is weird > so I had to use a bit of adhesive to hold them in place then still had to > work them around a bit through a bolt hole. But I got everything in properly. > > Went to get the small torque wrench I got at HF a coupla weeks ago and could > not find the damn thing. I thought sure I had put it in my tool bag so it > would be available when I was ready to do this job. Nope. I have no idea now > where I put the thing, I looked everywhere. Bah. > > I broke an elbow on the brake booster vac line and then another one today on > the PCV hose as I was moving it out of the way. I guess I’ll have to order > new ones, sigh. The plastic ells were totally brittle after 22yr so > understandable. I don’t think they are individually available so a whole > assembly it is. I might see if I could bodge up some copper ells in the > meantime. > > I need to get another torque wrench since I can’t find the one I got (I blame > covids brain fog). I guess I’ll do that tomorrow, thus insuring I immediately > find the other one. > > > > > > > > So anyway, getting this Beeste sorted , can’t wait to fire that sucker up and > take it for a run! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] CL600 Benzing today
On Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:06:08 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > I need to get another torque wrench since I can’t find the one I got > > (I blame covids brain fog). I guess I’ll do that tomorrow, thus > > insuring I immediately find the other one. > > I hate it when that happens!!! Weren't we recently discussing this phenomenon? I'm not sure; I forget ... 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
Re: [MBZ] CL600 Benzing today
I hate it when that happens!!! On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I need to get another torque wrench since I can’t find the one I got (I > blame covids brain fog). I guess I’ll do that tomorrow, thus insuring I > immediately find the other one. > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
[MBZ] CL600 Benzing today
I took off the intake manifold today and cleaned everything well. It was actually not to hard to get it out, had to snake it under the wiring harnesses for the injectors and some other sensors. There was a considerable amount of oil in one side of the manifold. I guess that was from the PCV? Got all that drained out and cleaned up with brake cleaner. The manifold looks pretty nice. I didn’t take out the injectors and fuel rail so I didn’t want to hit it with the steamer or other cleaner to get it totally clean but it looks pretty good. The engine was actually pretty clean although there were acorns and shite in there from mice or rats so I cleaned all that out. The wiring all looked ok. The oil cooler, which is beneath the intake manifold and heads and is a known leak problem, looked pretty good. I’m hoping it has not or does not kakk. The guy I bought it from thought this was the issue but now I’m thinking it was the cam position sensor (which to replace requires the removal of the intake manifold, ugh). So that’s a positive, for now. Had new gaskets so put those in. There is only one locator pin which is weird so I had to use a bit of adhesive to hold them in place then still had to work them around a bit through a bolt hole. But I got everything in properly. Went to get the small torque wrench I got at HF a coupla weeks ago and could not find the damn thing. I thought sure I had put it in my tool bag so it would be available when I was ready to do this job. Nope. I have no idea now where I put the thing, I looked everywhere. Bah. I broke an elbow on the brake booster vac line and then another one today on the PCV hose as I was moving it out of the way. I guess I’ll have to order new ones, sigh. The plastic ells were totally brittle after 22yr so understandable. I don’t think they are individually available so a whole assembly it is. I might see if I could bodge up some copper ells in the meantime. I need to get another torque wrench since I can’t find the one I got (I blame covids brain fog). I guess I’ll do that tomorrow, thus insuring I immediately find the other one. So anyway, getting this Beeste sorted , can’t wait to fire that sucker up and take it for a run! --FT Sent from iFōn ___ 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
