Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff
I don't know about that. These are the fluid filled ones, and both were completely dry and collapsed. I'm surprised there wasn't more noise and vibration from the engine. Dan On Mar 13, 2013, at 11:51 PM, Dieselhead wrote: And those were not even near the worst motor mounts I've seen.

[MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Ran some errands this morning and then got the car on the ramps. Set up the ozone generator inside the car and turned it on. B Got under the car and prepared to replace the engine mounts. Oh, boy! The passenger side mount is out and ready to be replaced. Took me a little under an

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Randy Bennell
On 13/03/2013 11:03 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Ran some errands this morning and then got the car on the ramps. Set up the ozone generator inside the car and turned it on. B Got under the car and prepared to replace the engine mounts. Oh, boy! The passenger side mount is out and ready to

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Penoff
I rented one from the same place Rusty got his a while back. Very economical, and very customer oriented folks, too. I'll post details shortly. Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 13, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 13/03/2013 11:03 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Ran some

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Penoff
I rented it from these folks: http://www.ozoneapplications.com/rental/OMZ-3400_Rental.htm I think the rental was $60 and shipping both ways about $30. They were very responsive to my questions and also made it clear that if the smoke smell wasn't gone from my vehicle before the end of the

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Just got out of the shower after doing the motor mounts. Good news! Despite this job being described as nightmarish in just about every reference I have found, it only took me three hours from start to finish. The passenger side was the worst, amazingly, as getting the top bolt broken loose

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread WILTON
of that and other significant issues, I foolishly made him an offer; 'sure glad he didn't take it. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread WILTON
'Nother ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios) Just got out of the shower after doing the motor

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Penoff
Almost forgot to mention - the car drives/rides wonderfully with the new motor mounts. Any engine noise or vibration is almost imperceptible. Previously you could feel it idling. Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] How I Spent My Spring Break - (part trios)

2013-03-13 Thread Dieselhead
And those were not even near the worst motor mounts I've seen. (or you've seen) Almost forgot to mention - the car drives/rides wonderfully with the new motor mounts. Any engine noise or vibration is almost imperceptible. Previously you could feel it idling. Dan