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Redghost wrote: FLAPS has a starter for $89. Lack of a lift precludes ability to change out the thing anyway. If you have to do it crawling under a car on jack stands, you aren't going to want to do it repeatedly. Get the Bosch from Rusty. Ask Wonko for details. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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My experience with FLAPS starters and alternators; They are not rebuilt, they are repaired. May be good enough to get you home, may not. Rusty's are new of Rebuilt. Rebuilt = All functioning wear parts are replaced. YMMV Pete -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:17:52 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Redghost wrote: FLAPS has a starter for $89. Lack of a lift precludes ability to change out the thing anyway. If you have to do it crawling under a car on jack stands, you aren't going to want to do it repeatedly. Get the Bosch from Rusty. Ask Wonko for details. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090618/e9a5f238/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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YES-Certainly my experience with the FLAPS alternators for the 240D. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of pm7...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:48 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. My experience with FLAPS starters and alternators; They are not rebuilt, they are repaired. May be good enough to get you home, may not. Rusty's are new of Rebuilt. Rebuilt = All functioning wear parts are replaced. YMMV Pete -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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2X on a starter from Rusty...I just replaced one on the 240D. $146 + $72 core charge. Free shipping and no sales tax for me when ordered on the web. Remanufactured in Germany by Bosch. It comes with a 2-year warranty including 24/7 towing insurance should the starter fail. On the 240D the RR is doable on ramps. Greg Fiorentino '85 300SD '80 240D 4 spd. manual '79 300DT (with new crate engine) '95 and '97 Crown Vics '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:18 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Redghost wrote: FLAPS has a starter for $89. Lack of a lift precludes ability to change out the thing anyway. If you have to do it crawling under a car on jack stands, you aren't going to want to do it repeatedly. Get the Bosch from Rusty. Ask Wonko for details. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Me three... -Curt Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:58:39 -0400 From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr degco...@cox.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 002701c9f00c$1eb741d0$5c25c5...@net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii YES-Certainly my experience with the FLAPS alternators for the 240D. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090618/3578e476/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Keeping on keeping on checked the connections. All is good, flow of electrons proceeds as planned. Starter is sucky, but SWMBA is unwilling to consider idiot spouse needs beater car to run. FLAPS has a starter for $89. Lack of a lift precludes ability to change out the thing anyway. Tighten up stuff, finish the valve job and oil change. Clean contacts at the battery. Glow the heck out of it and lay on the start knob. Swear the thing is going to pop off in my hand. Keep her spinning, keep her spinning. Wonder if Scotty would be able to provide some trek magic. Finally she coughs. Glow again and haul on the knob. More coughing. Glow some more and am sure the battery is going to fart and leave. Coughs and sputters, then lights off, and dies. This is progress! Light off and keeps running. Even better. Finally get her rolling under her own power, so I head off to the fuel station and fill the tank, since the stuff inside is at least three months old. Next I have to put the bike innertube back on, since shoe goo does not last well, aging and crumbling. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz On Jun 14, 2009, at 11:20 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Now I am thinking it was really the starter that was giving up the ghost and not the GPs failing. Can not get her to spin up enough to light off. Glows just fine. As well, if not better than before. How's the voltage drop across the cables when cranking? How's the current draw when cranking? Those'll tell you if it's a starter problem or not. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Now I am thinking it was really the starter that was giving up the ghost and not the GPs failing. Can not get her to spin up enough to light off. Glows just fine. As well, if not better than before. How's the voltage drop across the cables when cranking? How's the current draw when cranking? Those'll tell you if it's a starter problem or not. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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IT CAME OUT...Well, I had to bump start her. We told you so! :-) (I like to tow-start such things. Lots easier on the machinery.) Nothing like being able to directly apply a bunch of heat along with a 2000 RPM impact hammer for a few minutes to get something loose. (In effect.) She starting to look good to you again yet? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Oh, and are you going to ream out the hole before putting in a new plug? I like to use twist drills held in the fingers. Can't get enough torque to damage metal that way. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:10 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Congrats! Sounds like it blew out a lot of carbon. I am sure it has been mentioned, but for that much carbon, something was wrong. Check the injector. If it is ok, and the prechamber has not lost its ball, then you should consider having the pump tested on a calibration bench. 90% it is a bad injector and/or prechamber. At 07:45 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I had placed a 10 inch 2x6 between the GP and the brake booster just in case it came out explosively. Seemed to make a good dent in the wood and then fell to the ground. Now I am thinking it was really the starter that was giving up the ghost and not the GPs failing. Can not get her to spin up enough to light off. Glows just fine. As well, if not better than before. Will be doing a valve adjustment in the morrow, as it is that mileage and schedule. Was going to do valves, brakes and oil all as one, but will be holding off on brakes for now. clay On Jun 13, 2009, at 3:35 PM, WILTON wrote: I guess you had a catcher's mitt for the plug? Wilton - Original Message - From: Redghost redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 5:31 PM Subject: [MBZ] Blow it out your. glow hole IT CAME OUT Well, I had to bump start her. Oldest boy was in the van pushing me along the street to get me to 25mph. First two times it did not light off. I forgot to open the fuel knob. After munching the rear bumper shocks I got her to light off and drove around. She was going great. Went up a few small hills, then down a really steep one. Pull a U at a wide intersection, floor it up the hill and half way up she just SPIT the offending plug out and spewed huge clouds of smoke out from under the hood. Now I am charging the battery, so that I can get the glow to go long enough and the starter wind up fast enough to get it lit off. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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There was some resistance but I cleaned out the threads on the offending old body and had the shop a few blocks away match me a die for cutting good threads. clay On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:45 PM, OK Don wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote: glow hole IT CAME OUT Well, I had to bump start her. Oldest boy was in the van pushing me along the street to get me to 25mph. First two times it did not light off. I forgot to open the fuel knob. After munching the rear bumper shocks I got her to light off and drove around. She was going great. Went up a few small hills, then down a really steep one. Pull a U at a wide intersection, floor it up the hill and half way up she just SPIT the offending plug out and spewed huge clouds of smoke out from under the hood. Now I am charging the battery, so that I can get the glow to go long enough and the starter wind up fast enough to get it lit off. -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090613/dfb3ec35/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I spent yesterday washing and waxing her. I would have done the tow, but idiot son is not gifted enough, and SWMBA was adamant that nothing of the sort would be tolerated. Once she left the premises, the child was put in the van to do his job. Had he been smarter, he would be licensed, but he forgot to do that at 16. I was not looking forward to the next step, which consisted of pouring liquid nitrogen on the offending part after heat soaking the block around it. Then using an air driven palm nailer to dislodge the core. Gump is my baby. Even though SWMBA tells me I have to sell her when the new car arrives. I end up with the E300D as consolation. What am I going to do without the leaking window seals, the lumpy seat, the mono radio and vintage cabin air? clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: IT CAME OUT...Well, I had to bump start her. We told you so! :-) (I like to tow-start such things. Lots easier on the machinery.) Nothing like being able to directly apply a bunch of heat along with a 2000 RPM impact hammer for a few minutes to get something loose. (In effect.) She starting to look good to you again yet? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Dwight, I am hoping to get her a fresh coat of paint. Right now she is looking sort of mangy with the crappy clear coat dandruff, the rusty freckles beside the headlamps and the rocker panel rust. clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com ] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:10 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Congrats! Sounds like it blew out a lot of carbon. I am sure it has been mentioned, but for that much carbon, something was wrong. Check the injector. If it is ok, and the prechamber has not lost its ball, then you should consider having the pump tested on a calibration bench. 90% it is a bad injector and/or prechamber. At 07:45 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Well that's all the better-as you say she's solid and not a lot of electronics. Why not freshen her up? Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Redghost Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:38 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Dwight, I am hoping to get her a fresh coat of paint. Right now she is looking sort of mangy with the crappy clear coat dandruff, the rusty freckles beside the headlamps and the rocker panel rust. clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Yeah, I was thinking putting the IP on a test stand was too much for this case, but like I said, 90% probability it is a bad nozzle, and that probably took out the prechamber too. I always kept a stash of used injectors and prechambers, so a gump budget repair CAN be made. At 08:38 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote: Dwight, I am hoping to get her a fresh coat of paint. Right now she is looking sort of mangy with the crappy clear coat dandruff, the rusty freckles beside the headlamps and the rocker panel rust. clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com ] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:10 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. Congrats! Sounds like it blew out a lot of carbon. I am sure it has been mentioned, but for that much carbon, something was wrong. Check the injector. If it is ok, and the prechamber has not lost its ball, then you should consider having the pump tested on a calibration bench. 90% it is a bad injector and/or prechamber. At 07:45 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Hammie has the same sort of mange from peeling clearcoat. He's getting a rustoleum job in August when I have to take a furlough week from work. Which reminds me I need to get started grinding the real rust spots and hitting them with POR-15 in preparation. -Curt Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:38:07 -0700 From: Redghost redgh...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blow it out your. To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: 7727751d-3938-41ef-ae60-152cb56d7...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Dwight, I am hoping to get her a fresh coat of paint. Right now she is looking sort of mangy with the crappy clear coat dandruff, the rusty freckles beside the headlamps and the rocker panel rust. clay On Jun 14, 2009, at 5:07 AM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: But this is GUMP-all of this would ruin the story of the cheap MB. My $0.02 Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090614/349c6816/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I guess you had a catcher's mitt for the plug? Wilton - Original Message - From: Redghost redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 5:31 PM Subject: [MBZ] Blow it out your. glow hole IT CAME OUT Well, I had to bump start her. Oldest boy was in the van pushing me along the street to get me to 25mph. First two times it did not light off. I forgot to open the fuel knob. After munching the rear bumper shocks I got her to light off and drove around. She was going great. Went up a few small hills, then down a really steep one. Pull a U at a wide intersection, floor it up the hill and half way up she just SPIT the offending plug out and spewed huge clouds of smoke out from under the hood. Now I am charging the battery, so that I can get the glow to go long enough and the starter wind up fast enough to get it lit off. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote: glow hole IT CAME OUT Well, I had to bump start her. Oldest boy was in the van pushing me along the street to get me to 25mph. First two times it did not light off. I forgot to open the fuel knob. After munching the rear bumper shocks I got her to light off and drove around. She was going great. Went up a few small hills, then down a really steep one. Pull a U at a wide intersection, floor it up the hill and half way up she just SPIT the offending plug out and spewed huge clouds of smoke out from under the hood. Now I am charging the battery, so that I can get the glow to go long enough and the starter wind up fast enough to get it lit off. -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090613/dfb3ec35/attachment.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Congrats! Sounds like it blew out a lot of carbon. I am sure it has been mentioned, but for that much carbon, something was wrong. Check the injector. If it is ok, and the prechamber has not lost its ball, then you should consider having the pump tested on a calibration bench. 90% it is a bad injector and/or prechamber. At 07:45 PM 6/13/2009, you wrote: Congratulations! Now let's hope the threads are OK for installing a new one --- Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
