Re: [MBZ] Stubborn fuel leak - W123 300TD main fuel filter housing

Loren's right, start simple and work your way up. I have heard of a case where the filter holder casting cracked, allowing air to enter which affected engine performance. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >Did you change the crush washer u

Re: [MBZ] Stubborn fuel leak - W123 300TD main fuel filter housing

Did you change the crush washer under the big banjo bolt, and the orings on the bolt? IF it were leaking from the inlet or outlet banjo fittings, the leak would be down the side of the canister. It is possible that the casting is cracked or has a pinhole due to a casting inclusion, but I hav

[MBZ] OT another airport

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[MBZ] Stubborn fuel leak - W123 300TD main fuel filter housing

I am getting sick and tired of the smell of diesel fuel emanating from the main fuel filter housing in the 1985 300TD. The moist area covers the top of the canister, but is NOT coming from the large bolt that secures the filter into the housing. I tightened this bolt to the max and it's dry benea

Re: [MBZ] MB's US CEO canned

Dipping his pen in the company inkwell? --R On 10/19/11 10:15 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: Daimler spokesman Han Tjan would not give a reason for Lieb's departure, adding that he remains with the company in an unspecified role. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com Fo

[MBZ] A swell ride

I was at the grocery this evening and parked next to a 123, ivory with a dark interior. It had the hub caps, so was that an early year? It had no badging on it, but I think it was a diesel. Anyway, it looked brand new, as in just off the showroom floor. No marks, no dings, no corrosion on t

[MBZ] Lieb

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[MBZ] OT: Kleinster Flughafen der Welt

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Re: [MBZ] MB's US CEO canned

Thanks for the info Roger! Life in the corporate world never relates to common sense. Daimler is run by marketing, MBAs and such. Why would we expect it to be run like Daimler, Benz, or Daimler Benz of 1886 until 1986? (Which happens to coincide with the last durable, great cars, 124 and 1

Re: [MBZ] block heater

Agree, just a resister, you can test with an ohm meter. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD Allan Streib wrote: glenn brown writes: > I've looked thru all my workshop manuals for my '84 300D but can't > seem to locate any info. on the block heater. Does anyone know if the > block

Re: [MBZ] $0.45 Stamps

But it keeps the economy going, more government jobs man, get with the program! After I retire from Reserves, I will retire from Civil Service (double dip) and then get a job as a postal carrier and be set up to triple dip, THEN I'll run for Congress, serve a two year term, and retire a fourth t

Re: [MBZ] MB's US CEO canned

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[MBZ] MB's US CEO canned

US: Mercedes CEO fired in shock move In a move described by the US press as “befuddling” Daimler has suddenly fired the CEO of its Mercedes-Benz USA operations, Ernst Lieb. The Detroit Bureau called the move “striking and unexpected” as Lieb was relieved of his duties as CEO effective immedi

Re: [MBZ] block heater

glenn brown writes: > I've looked thru all my workshop manuals for my '84 300D but can't > seem to locate any info. on the block heater. Does anyone know if the > block heater is thermostatically controlled? TIA. As far as I know they are not. Just a simple heating element that is "on" if it'

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> writes: > One last thought run your fingers along the wires from the > terminal to the motor. Make sure they are not broken or pinched. Good thought, but I can't see or feel any problem with the wiring. So I guess it's time to start drilling. Allan -- 1

[MBZ] $0.45 Stamps

1/2 of my $ 60/month water/sewer/garbage bill goes to ; Garbage collection. I fill up a "recycle" trash can with USPS delivered trash per week. WTF? USPS in - Best Waste out. HOA does not allow me to place the "Recycle Bin" next to the mail box. The wife of a dear friend works for the Post Office

[MBZ] block heater

I've looked thru all my workshop manuals for my '84 300D but can't seem to locate any info. on the block heater. Does anyone know if the block heater is thermostatically controlled? TIA. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ htt

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Good suggestion abou the wires! If they run through a door grommet it's possible they have been abraded/cracked over the years through countless squeezing/release motion. But if there is power at the motor then that is obviously not the problem. I have a couple spare W111 and W123 power window m

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Sounds like the motor is kaput. If you can't get your hands in to take the motor out with the regulator in place, you better get on with drilling holes. On a 126, I once was able to get a dead motor in and out without removing the regulator. Not easy. One last thought run your finge

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:20 PM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: > So you either take out the whole regulator with motor attached, or > drill holes to take out the motor alone? (or, worst case, drill holes, > remove motor, install another motor, then take the whole regulator out > when you find out

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Allan Streib wrote: The W116 window motor appears to be the equivalent of the W115 heater blower, in that they seem to have built the door around it. The book gives a set of measurements to locate points on the inside shell of the door, you drill holes at those points to access the motor mounti

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

You might not need to remove the motor if it is attached to the whole assembly -- first undo all the bolts/nuts holding the regulator assembly and see if the motor comes with it (it should be mounted to the regulator if it is like my cars). While on the 123/126 you can wrestle the motor loose

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:48 AM, "Rich Thomas" wrote: > What sort of arrangement does the thing have In the 126 and 123 the > motor works this toothed end of an arm which in turn moves the window > up, and there are sliders that slide on other arms. This is the > "regulator" and it can

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

What sort of arrangement does the thing have In the 126 and 123 the motor works this toothed end of an arm which in turn moves the window up, and there are sliders that slide on other arms. This is the "regulator" and it can get buggered up in various places -- the gear affair, the arm comes

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011 11:25 AM, "Mitch Haley" wrote: > The usual failure is when the motor turns but the window doesn't move. > There's a cheap repair kit for that. If power directly to the motor > doesn't turn the motor, chances are the motor has to come out. Nothing turns at all. Not

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Drilling holes in the door?? That sounds so medieval - are you required to wear a hooded mask during the procedure? Seriously, is this the MB shop manual that tells you to do this? I would guess that the motor has seized up. On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Allan Streib wrote: > Sending this

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

The usual failure is when the motor turns but the window doesn't move. There's a cheap repair kit for that. If power directly to the motor doesn't turn the motor, chances are the motor has to come out. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] W116, driver's power window

Sending this again, as I never saw any replies. Before I start drilling holes in the door I'd like to do any other testing that might be relevant. Is it possible that the gears or glass are "wedged" and the motor is not able to turn? Should it be possible to operate the window manually by turn

Re: [MBZ] Parking brake problems

On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:03 PM, "Dimitri Seretakis" wrote: > The parking brake on my 82 240D seems to want to depress itself. I > pull the brake release and the brake releases but then the pedal pulls > itself down partially engaging the brake again. With wear I would > expect the opposite