Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-15 Thread Scott Ritchey
lost. Scott Ritchey Kittrell NC 1982 300SD 220K 1979 300TD 350K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R A Bennell Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:26 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] A New Toy OK, so if I read this correctly,

Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-14 Thread Marshall Booth
R A Bennell wrote: OK, so if I read this correctly, I am supposed to pull the injectors rather than the glowplugs? Don't forget to order a meter length of fuel return line (the old lines will likely leak if reused IF they can be successfully removed intact) and a set of injector heat shields (

Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-14 Thread John Berryman
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at 12:25 PM, R A Bennell wrote: OK, so if I read this correctly, I am supposed to pull the injectors rather than the glowplugs? Randy B Yes, although you can use the GP holes w/proper adapter. Of course, you'll have to replace the return hoses and remove/re

Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-14 Thread R A Bennell
OK, so if I read this correctly, I am supposed to pull the injectors rather than the glowplugs? Randy B -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Berryman Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 5:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] A

Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-14 Thread John Berryman
On Monday, February 13, 2006, at 08:40 PM, R A Bennell wrote: My car is a 76 300D so a 115.XXX model and a 617.XXX engine. The adapter screws into the hole where the glowplug would normally be, right? This one says it is M24X2.0 which I assume is 24 mm. The injector thread is M24. Filamen

Re: [MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-13 Thread Peter Frederick
Depends on the adapter, but they usually screw into where the injector normally goes (that thread is probably 24mm, the nut is 28). Peter

[MBZ] A New Toy

2006-02-13 Thread R A Bennell
I bought the Diesel Compression Tester that one of you folks pointed to on EBay a couple of weeks back. It arrived today and looks good. The one thing that I am now wondering is if I got the correct adapter. Are they all the same on the old MB diesels or was I supposed to make sure I got the right