Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread macknox
On 19 Oct 2005 at 21:39, OK Don wrote: > I'd think that an un-opened can would be fine. I'd also try cleaning > all the relevant eletrical connections. Wilco > > Have you replaced ALL the fuses? Never even thought of it, but I will make it so. Thanks! Kevin > > > > > I have a can of the stu

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread OK Don
I'd think that an un-opened can would be fine. I'd also try cleaning all the relevant eletrical connections. Have you replaced ALL the fuses? > > I have a can of the stuff, but it's a couple years old. Don't know if it > keeps well. > > Kevin -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL, '81 240D,

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread macknox
On 19 Oct 2005 at 22:22, Mitch Haley wrote: > Kevin: > Did you ever Diesel Purge either of your stumbling 2.5s? The funny thing is that this one was idling like a champ until the first one was hit. Right now the going suggestion around here is that a spirit was exorcised out of the one car and i

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Kevin: Did you ever Diesel Purge either of your stumbling 2.5s?

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread macknox
On 18 Oct 2005 at 23:33, Marshall Booth wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Kaleb suggested I check the delivery valves on my '91 300D 2.5 > > turbo, as a possible source of my rough idle. > > > > Is the only way to check them to physically remove and inspect > > them? How involved is doing

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-20 Thread macknox
On 19 Oct 2005 at 10:00, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > the seal, not the valve, that was what I was talking about. I think I > just said valve. OK. > you just crack each line while its idling to see which one doesnt make > it worse, or makes it worse the least. After that, you will want to > p

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-19 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
the seal, not the valve, that was what I was talking about. I think I just said valve. Marshall Booth wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kaleb suggested I check the delivery valves on my '91 300D 2.5 turbo, as a possible source of my rough idle. Is the only way to check them to physically re

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-19 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you just crack each line while its idling to see which one doesnt make it worse, or makes it worse the least. After that, you will want to probably swap injectors to see if the problem follows the injector. While you have them out you could probably check compression as well. If the compressio

Re: [MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-19 Thread Marshall Booth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kaleb suggested I check the delivery valves on my '91 300D 2.5 turbo, as a possible source of my rough idle. Is the only way to check them to physically remove and inspect them? How involved is doing that? Kevin There is NO test for delivery valves EXCEPT to put th

[MBZ] Anyone know how to test delivery valves?

2005-10-19 Thread macknox
Kaleb suggested I check the delivery valves on my '91 300D 2.5 turbo, as a possible source of my rough idle. Is the only way to check them to physically remove and inspect them? How involved is doing that? Kevin