Re: [MBZ] 123 vacuum challenges?

2006-01-16 Thread Scott Ritchey
tchey Kittrell NC 1982 300SD 220K 1979 300TD 350K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Murdoch Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] 123 vacuum challenges? Hello everyone it has been a while since I

Re: [MBZ] 123 vacuum challenges?

2006-01-15 Thread Peter Frederick
Likely the AC compressor is toast -- try turning the clutch by hand -- if it's abnormally stiff, you need to replace it -- this is a big job, sadly, and the system usually is full of crap that will kill a new compressor pretty fast. More likely is a bad belt, though. The AC compressor is not

[MBZ] 123 vacuum challenges?

2006-01-15 Thread Richard Murdoch
Hello everyone it has been a while since I have been able to keep up with the list and even worse what needs to be done to our vehicles. Our 82TDt (300D turbo wagon) runs fine first time it is started after sitting a while. If it is shut down briefly or sits for a short time it becomes very s