Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
I have no idea what they were running in it but that is possible. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 6:39 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > If it had green anti-freeze, then the radiator is bad, in my experience. I > had to replace *every* MB radiator that came with green coolant, > >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 6:00 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> The head was pulled off because the PO evidently broke off a glow plug, >> but yes the radiator is suspect. Will have to investigate further. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 7, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Well the bottom hose is not supposed to get hot, the radiator is >> supposed >>> to cool off the coolant, so maybe it will be warmish. Really hot or >> stays >>> cold would be problems. >>> >>> Used radiator from a car that had the head off, hmmm, maybe a bad >> radiator >>> blew the headgasket or cracked the head on that car? Yeah, be suspicious >>> of that radiator. >>> - >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 5:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I need to check the bottom hose and see if it is hot after it gets warmed up. Maybe nothing is flowing thru it although I did get water flowing out of the top neck with the hose disconnected when filling in the reservoir. > On 6/7/2020 4:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then water pump. > > Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > >> No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The >> thermostat was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked >> lower hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > 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 > ___ 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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "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 > 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 > ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
If it had green anti-freeze, then the radiator is bad, in my experience. I had to replace *every* MB radiator that came with green coolant, On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 6:00 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The head was pulled off because the PO evidently broke off a glow plug, > but yes the radiator is suspect. Will have to investigate further. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 7, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Well the bottom hose is not supposed to get hot, the radiator is > supposed > > to cool off the coolant, so maybe it will be warmish. Really hot or > stays > > cold would be problems. > > > > Used radiator from a car that had the head off, hmmm, maybe a bad > radiator > > blew the headgasket or cracked the head on that car? Yeah, be suspicious > > of that radiator. > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 5:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I need to check the bottom hose and see if it is hot after it gets > >> warmed up. Maybe nothing is flowing thru it although I did get water > >> flowing out of the top neck with the hose disconnected when filling in > >> the reservoir. > >> > >>> On 6/7/2020 4:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > >>> No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the > >> radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then > >> water pump. > >>> > >>> Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > >>> > No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The > thermostat > >> was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked > lower > >> hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? > > Sent from my iPhone > > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > > -- OK Don "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 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
The head was pulled off because the PO evidently broke off a glow plug, but yes the radiator is suspect. Will have to investigate further. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 5:39 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Well the bottom hose is not supposed to get hot, the radiator is supposed > to cool off the coolant, so maybe it will be warmish. Really hot or stays > cold would be problems. > > Used radiator from a car that had the head off, hmmm, maybe a bad radiator > blew the headgasket or cracked the head on that car? Yeah, be suspicious > of that radiator. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 5:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I need to check the bottom hose and see if it is hot after it gets >> warmed up. Maybe nothing is flowing thru it although I did get water >> flowing out of the top neck with the hose disconnected when filling in >> the reservoir. >> >>> On 6/7/2020 4:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >>> No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the >> radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then >> water pump. >>> >>> Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com>: >>> No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The thermostat >> was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked lower >> hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? Sent from my iPhone >>> 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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Well the bottom hose is not supposed to get hot, the radiator is supposed to cool off the coolant, so maybe it will be warmish. Really hot or stays cold would be problems. Used radiator from a car that had the head off, hmmm, maybe a bad radiator blew the headgasket or cracked the head on that car? Yeah, be suspicious of that radiator. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 5:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I need to check the bottom hose and see if it is hot after it gets > warmed up. Maybe nothing is flowing thru it although I did get water > flowing out of the top neck with the hose disconnected when filling in > the reservoir. > > On 6/7/2020 4:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the > radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then > water pump. > > > > Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > > > >> No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The thermostat > was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked lower > hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > > 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 > > > > ___ > 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
I need to check the bottom hose and see if it is hot after it gets warmed up. Maybe nothing is flowing thru it although I did get water flowing out of the top neck with the hose disconnected when filling in the reservoir. On 6/7/2020 4:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then water pump. Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The thermostat was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked lower hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? Sent from my iPhone 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 ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
No, flow is out from the top hose (from the head) into the top of the radiator, then out from bottom of radiator into the thermostat and then water pump. Jun 7, 2020 4:43:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The thermostat was > replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked lower hose. > I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? > > Sent from my iPhone > 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
No, I did not turn on the heat before I started filling. The thermostat was replaced a few months ago. Upper hose gets hot, have not checked lower hose. I assume it flowed from the bottom up in the radiator? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 2:24 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Two questions: > 1. Did you turn the cabin heat on before you started filling the system? > 2. Did you try running it with a new thermostat? > Gerry...late comer to discussion. > > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at >> the mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it >> idle with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while >> and never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved >> it up and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for >> a drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the >> highway a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. >> Suddenly temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off >> an turned heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac >> back on and drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back >> up. Crap. Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. >> This is unbelievable. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> No, never really had any issues before. >>> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It always seemed to help me On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nope > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? >> YMMV >> Fred. >> >> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on > the >>> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and > fluid >>> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then > upper >>> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >>> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >>> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >>> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >>> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru > the >>> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on > radiator. >>> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >>> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel > like >>> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel > squishy >>> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will > mess >>> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat > stuck >>> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin > wrote: I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >>> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I > pull >>> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill > then >>> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >>> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I > then >>> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >>> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure > is >>> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >>> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >>> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >>> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >>> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it > was >>> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >>> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >>> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >>> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again > and it >>> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Two questions: 1. Did you turn the cabin heat on before you started filling the system? 2. Did you try running it with a new thermostat? Gerry...late comer to discussion. Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at the > mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it idle > with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while and > never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved it up > and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for a > drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the highway > a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. Suddenly > temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off an turned > heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac back on and > drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back up. Crap. > Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. This is > unbelievable. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > No, never really had any issues before. > > > >> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It > >> always seemed to help me > >> > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Nope > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on > >>> the > > hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and > >>> fluid > > started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then > >>> upper > > hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt > > like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure > > was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening > > the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. > > Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru > >>> the > > hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on > >>> radiator. > > Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it > > run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel > >>> like > > there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel > >>> squishy > > with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will > >>> mess > > with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat > >>> stuck > > closed or something, or what the deal might be. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin > >>> wrote: > >> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I > >>> pull > > the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill > >>> then > > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. > > Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I > >>> then > > took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started > > climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure > >>> is > > I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not > > feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a > > little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started > > coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. > > After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it > >>> was > > dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off > > the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but > > after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and > > flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again > >>> and it > > still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in > >>> the > > reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. > > Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for > >>> about > > 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t > >>> recall > > it being stiff before while running. Temp
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
That’s what she asked Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 10:24 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > IF SO, SEEK MECHANIC TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY > > --FT > >> On 6/7/20 1:09 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> Does the upper hose stay hard overnight? >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> J > > > ___ > 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Might be the clutch and/or this radiator. I took the radiator that was in the back seat of that 80k mile e300 I picked up from copart that had the head removed. I may need to pull it back out and just swap in a new one and clutch. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 1:39 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > If the hose got soft, the head and gasket sound fine to me. You have other > problems. > > 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 > ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Bad fan clutch for starters. If you had a cracked head or blown head gasket you would probably have oil in the reservoir by now. Easy to test the visco clutch -- when it's hot, have someone shut the engine off while you watch the fan. If it doesn't stop within a rotation or two, it's out of oil. ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
If the hose got soft, the head and gasket sound fine to me. You have other problems. 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
No. In fact this morning it was under a slight vacuum as in the upper hose was somewhat squeezed in. Not completely flat. When I pulled the cap it expanded. Within about 20-30 minutes of shitting the car off just now hose is pliable again. It could have a fan clutch problem as well. Even at high temp clutch did not seem engaged and was easy to stop with my hand and a rag. That could be part of the issue. Maybe something is plugged up with the radiator I put in. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sounds like you're slowly working out the trapped air. > > Does the upper hose stay hard overnight? > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Jun 7, 2020 12:49:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > >> It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at >> the mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it >> idle with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while >> and never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved >> it up and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for >> a drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the >> highway a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. >> Suddenly temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off >> an turned heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac >> back on and drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back >> up. Crap. Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. >> This is unbelievable. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> No, never really had any issues before. >>> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It always seemed to help me On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nope > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? >> YMMV >> Fred. >> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on > the >>> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and > fluid >>> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then > upper >>> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >>> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >>> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >>> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >>> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru > the >>> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on > radiator. >>> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >>> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel > like >>> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel > squishy >>> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will > mess >>> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat > stuck >>> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin > wrote: I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >>> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I > pull >>> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill > then >>> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >>> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I > then >>> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >>> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure > is >>> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >>> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >>> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >>> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >>> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it > was >>> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >>> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >>>
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
I did, it is now. And no oil in coolant, no steam out the tail pipe either. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2020, at 12:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Also, check the engine oil to see if milky. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Jun 7, 2020 12:49:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > >> It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at >> the mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it >> idle with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while >> and never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved >> it up and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for >> a drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the >> highway a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. >> Suddenly temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off >> an turned heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac >> back on and drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back >> up. Crap. Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. >> This is unbelievable. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> No, never really had any issues before. >>> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It always seemed to help me On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nope > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? >> YMMV >> Fred. >> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on > the >>> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and > fluid >>> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then > upper >>> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >>> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >>> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >>> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >>> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru > the >>> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on > radiator. >>> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >>> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel > like >>> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel > squishy >>> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will > mess >>> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat > stuck >>> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin > wrote: I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >>> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I > pull >>> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill > then >>> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >>> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I > then >>> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >>> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure > is >>> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >>> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >>> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >>> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >>> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it > was >>> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >>> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >>> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >>> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again > and it >>> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in > the >>> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >>> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for > about >>> 5-10 minutes and temp was
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
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Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Also, check the engine oil to see if milky. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 7, 2020 12:49:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at the > mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it idle > with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while and > never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved it up > and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for a > drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the highway > a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. Suddenly > temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off an turned > heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac back on and > drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back up. Crap. > Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. This is > unbelievable. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> No, never really had any issues before. >> >>> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >>> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It >>> always seemed to help me >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Nope Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >>> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way >> between the line above 80 and the next line next to
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Sounds like you're slowly working out the trapped air. Does the upper hose stay hard overnight? Max Dillon Charleston SC Jun 7, 2020 12:49:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at the > mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it idle > with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while and > never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved it up > and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for a > drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the highway > a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. Suddenly > temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off an turned > heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac back on and > drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back up. Crap. > Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. This is > unbelievable. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> No, never really had any issues before. >> >>> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >>> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It >>> always seemed to help me >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Nope Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >>> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way >>
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
It sure doesn’t look good. This morning I checked reservoir and it was at the mark, pulled upper hose and had water there. Started it up and let it idle with some revs up and down without the cap on. Reached 80 after a while and never had any bubbles in the tank. Looked good. Put cap back on, revved it up and down some more and seemed fine. Temp holding fine. Took it out for a drive. On the road it seemed to be doing fine. When I got out to the highway a mile down the road I did a couple of full throttle accelerations. Suddenly temp started shooting is getting close to the red. I turned AC off an turned heat on high and temp dropped back down. After it did I turned ac back on and drove normal. Didn’t take long before temp started creeping back up. Crap. Got it home and popped the hood. Upper hose is rock hard. Damn it. This is unbelievable. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > No, never really had any issues before. > >> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It >> always seemed to help me >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Nope >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? YMMV Fred. > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on >>> the > hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and >>> fluid > started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then >>> upper > hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt > like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure > was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening > the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. > Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru >>> the > hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on >>> radiator. > Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it > run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel >>> like > there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel >>> squishy > with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will >>> mess > with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat >>> stuck > closed or something, or what the deal might be. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin >>> wrote: >> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I >>> pull > the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill >>> then > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. > Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I >>> then > took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started > climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure >>> is > I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not > feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a > little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started > coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. > After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it >>> was > dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off > the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but > after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and > flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again >>> and it > still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in >>> the > reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. > Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for >>> about > 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t >>> recall > it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood >>> to > take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way > between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for >>> me. > Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. >> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it > does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it >>> was >
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Uh oh, that’s a bad omen. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 4:01 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > You can’t blow the head gasket on an OM606 on 6/06! > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 2019 Sprinter 12 passenger 144WB 875 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der > DoodleWagen > 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard with a low mileage engine, still no news > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> No, never really had any issues before. >> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >>> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It >>> always seemed to help me >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Nope Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >>> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way >> between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. >> Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. >>> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it >> does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was >> running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite >> disappointing and all my fault if really blown. >>> Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave >> cylinder and master. >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
You can’t blow the head gasket on an OM606 on 6/06! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 12 passenger 144WB 875 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard with a low mileage engine, still no news Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > No, never really had any issues before. > >> On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >> Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It >> always seemed to help me >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Nope >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? YMMV Fred. > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on >>> the > hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and >>> fluid > started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then >>> upper > hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt > like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure > was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening > the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. > Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru >>> the > hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on >>> radiator. > Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it > run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel >>> like > there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel >>> squishy > with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will >>> mess > with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat >>> stuck > closed or something, or what the deal might be. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin >>> wrote: >> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I >>> pull > the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill >>> then > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. > Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I >>> then > took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started > climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure >>> is > I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not > feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a > little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started > coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. > After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it >>> was > dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off > the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but > after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and > flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again >>> and it > still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in >>> the > reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. > Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for >>> about > 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t >>> recall > it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood >>> to > take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way > between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for >>> me. > Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. >> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it > does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it >>> was > running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. >>> Quite > disappointing and all my fault if really blown. >> Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave > cylinder and master. >> Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
No, never really had any issues before. On 6/6/2020 3:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It always seemed to help me On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Nope Sent from my iPhone On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? YMMV Fred. On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck closed or something, or what the deal might be. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite disappointing and all my fault if really blown. Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave cylinder and master. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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 -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Did you raise the front of the car before starting the filling process? It always seemed to help me On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nope > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > > YMMV > > Fred. > > > > > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on > the > >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and > fluid > >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then > upper > >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt > >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure > >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening > >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. > >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru > the > >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on > radiator. > >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it > >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel > like > >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel > squishy > >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will > mess > >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat > stuck > >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin > wrote: > >>> > >>> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I > pull > >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill > then > >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. > >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I > then > >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started > >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure > is > >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not > >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a > >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started > >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. > >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it > was > >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off > >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but > >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and > >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again > and it > >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in > the > >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. > >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for > about > >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t > recall > >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood > to > >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way > >> between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for > me. > >> Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. > >>> > >>> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it > >> does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it > was > >> running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. > Quite > >> disappointing and all my fault if really blown. > >>> > >>> Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave > >> cylinder and master. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Fred Moir > > Lynn MA > > Diesel preferred > > ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Nope Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:22 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes > wrote: > > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >>> >>> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way >> between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. >> Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. >>> >>> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it >> does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was >> running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite >> disappointing and all my fault if really blown. >>> >>> Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave >> cylinder and master. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred > ___ > 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Frederick Moir 3:21 PM (0 minutes ago) to Mercedes Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? YMMV Fred. -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:21 PM Frederick Moir wrote: > Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? > YMMV > Fred. > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the >> hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid >> started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper >> hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt >> like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure >> was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening >> the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. >> Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the >> hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. >> Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it >> run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like >> there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy >> with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess >> with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck >> closed or something, or what the deal might be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: >> > >> > I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. >> Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then >> took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is >> I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not >> feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a >> little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started >> coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. >> After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was >> dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off >> the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but >> after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and >> flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it >> still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the >> reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. >> Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about >> 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall >> it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to >> take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way >> between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. >> Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. >> > >> > I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it >> does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was >> running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite >> disappointing and all my fault if really blown. >> > >> > Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave >> cylinder and master. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Water pump or belt turning it the wrong way? YMMV Fred. On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the > hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid > started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper > hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt > like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure > was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening > the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. > Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the > hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. > Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it > run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like > there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy > with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess > with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck > closed or something, or what the deal might be. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > > > I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull > the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. > Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then > took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started > climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is > I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not > feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a > little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started > coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. > After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was > dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off > the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but > after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and > flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it > still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the > reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. > Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about > 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall > it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to > take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way > between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. > Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. > > > > I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it > does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was > running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite > disappointing and all my fault if really blown. > > > > Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave > cylinder and master. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ___ > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Yea. I filled in a gallon of G05 which usually will reach the top of the reservoir then I put in a gallon of distilled water which it will usually take nearly a gallon before it starts flowing back out the top hose from the engine indicating it is full. So about 2 gallon of fluid went in after the radiator swap initially, probably a little less than 2 gallons. Capacity is about 2.5 gallons so I would suspect there would still be about half a gallon in the engine and heater core that would not have drained when the radiator was removed. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you pay attention to the amount of water/coolant you put into it before > you ran it? > > I always do. > > -D > >> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with >> coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull >> the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then >> reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. Temp >> rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then took >> it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started >> climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is I >> thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not feel >> any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a little >> and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started coming out. >> I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. After releasing >> enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was dry. Filled in a >> whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off the reservoir. >> Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but after a few minutes >> with the cap left off coolant started rising up and flowing out of the tank. >> Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it still appears to be dry. >> I filled in some more water and also filled in the reservoir until it was >> flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. Reconnected hose and put cap >> back on then started it up. I ran it for about 5-10 minutes and temp was >> fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall it being stiff before >> while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to take it out. Got back >> in the car and temp was now up to about half way between the line above 80 >> and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. Shut it down. Upper hose is >> rock hard. >> >> I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it does. >> I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was running >> with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite >> disappointing and all my fault if really blown. >> >> Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave cylinder >> and master. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
After I sent this I went back to the car and there was no pressure on the hose at all after sitting about 10 minutes. I slowly loosened cap and fluid started coming out again. I quickly tightened it. I then loosed then upper hose again and slowing let the pressure off. No water came out and felt like there was no water at all in the upper hose. After all the pressure was off removed the hose and there was no water in it. Started loosening the reservoir cap and water started flowing out of the upper hose. Tightened it and the flow stopped. I filled a little more water in thru the hose, probably less than a cup and it was full, put hose back on radiator. Pulled cap level was fine in the radiator. Started it back up and let it run for a couple of minutes. Hose was not hard but also did not feel like there was any water in it again while running. Normally they feel squishy with water in the hose but it just felt empty. I shut it down and will mess with it some more in the morning. I wonder if suddenly the thermostat stuck closed or something, or what the deal might be. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull the > upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. Temp > rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then took > it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started climbing. > I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is I thought I > got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not feel any water > in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a little and it had > quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started coming out. I ran it > for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. After releasing enough > pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was dry. Filled in a whole > gallon of distilled water in there and topped off the reservoir. Started it > back up and it did not start getting hot but after a few minutes with the cap > left off coolant started rising up and flowing out of the tank. Shut it back > off, pull the upper hose again and it still appears to be dry. I filled in > some more water and also filled in the reservoir until it was flowing out of > the top outlet of the radiator. Reconnected hose and put cap back on then > started it up. I ran it for about 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper > hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall it being stiff before while running. Temp > was still good so I shut hood to take it out. Got back in the car and temp > was now up to about half way between the line above 80 and the next line next > to red. Too warm for me. Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. > > I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it does. > I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was running > with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite > disappointing and all my fault if really blown. > > Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave cylinder > and master. > > Sent from my iPhone ___ 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] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
Did you pay attention to the amount of water/coolant you put into it before you ran it? I always do. -D > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with > coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull the > upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then > reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. Temp > rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then took > it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started climbing. > I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is I thought I > got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not feel any water > in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a little and it had > quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started coming out. I ran it > for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. After releasing enough > pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was dry. Filled in a whole > gallon of distilled water in there and topped off the reservoir. Started it > back up and it did not start getting hot but after a few minutes with the cap > left off coolant started rising up and flowing out of the tank. Shut it back > off, pull the upper hose again and it still appears to be dry. I filled in > some more water and also filled in the reservoir until it was flowing out of > the top outlet of the radiator. Reconnected hose and put cap back on then > started it up. I ran it for about 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper > hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall it being stiff before while running. Temp > was still good so I shut hood to take it out. Got back in the car and temp > was now up to about half way between the line above 80 and the next line next > to red. Too warm for me. Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. > > I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it does. > I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was running > with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite > disappointing and all my fault if really blown. > > Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave cylinder > and master. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] I think I managed to blow the head gasket on my e300
I swapped out the radiator the other day and today filled it with coolant/distilled water. I fill from the reservoir until full then I pull the upper hose off the radiator then fill it into the hose until fill then reattached. I then started it up and ran it for probably 10-15 minutes. Temp rose steady till it hit the normal operating temp on the gauge. I then took it out for a test. As soon as I pulled onto the street temp started climbing. I immediately pulled back into the shop. Nearest I can figure is I thought I got it full from the top hose but must not have. I could not feel any water in the hose when squeezing it. I then loosened the cap a little and it had quite a bit of pressure enough to where fluid started coming out. I ran it for a few minutes on high heat before doing this. After releasing enough pressure I pulled the upper hose in again and it was dry. Filled in a whole gallon of distilled water in there and topped off the reservoir. Started it back up and it did not start getting hot but after a few minutes with the cap left off coolant started rising up and flowing out of the tank. Shut it back off, pull the upper hose again and it still appears to be dry. I filled in some more water and also filled in the reservoir until it was flowing out of the top outlet of the radiator. Reconnected hose and put cap back on then started it up. I ran it for about 5-10 minutes and temp was fine, but upper hose seemed stiff. I don’t recall it being stiff before while running. Temp was still good so I shut hood to take it out. Got back in the car and temp was now up to about half way between the line above 80 and the next line next to red. Too warm for me. Shut it down. Upper hose is rock hard. I suspect the worse but will let it set until tomorrow and see what it does. I guess I didn’t get the the engine filled the first time so it was running with no coolant circulating and didn’t show up on temp gauge. Quite disappointing and all my fault if really blown. Now I’m going to crawl under the 240d and start pulling the slave cylinder and master. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
