Yesterday and today I've worked on the SDL trying to figure out why it is
overheating. Yesterday, I first checked to see if the fan clutch was engaging,
it's not.well, the radiator isn't hot enough to cause the clutch to engage.
Lower hose is cool to the touch, top is HOT. I am also not
, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yesterday and today I've worked on the SDL trying to figure out why it is
overheating. Yesterday, I first checked to see if the fan clutch was
engaging, it's not.well, the radiator isn't hot enough to cause the
clutch to engage. Lower hose is cool
Do you still have the silicone oil? I might take a shipment of that
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:36:58 -0600, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
the radiator isn't hot enough to cause the clutch to engage. Lower
hose is cool to the touch, top is HOT. I am also not getting very
much heat in
that or not).
On 10/29/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry about the incorrect time.
I modified the T-stat by bending about 1/2 of the radiator flap up and
creating a gap for constant flow.
I ran it on just water to check for leaks at the t-stat and other hoses,
then I dumped
I fill in the top radiator hose until it trickles out the radiator neck. I
also have a Prestone flush tee installed where the block2heater core line is by
the oil filter. I've run the car with the water hose attached there to flush
the system before adding the flush.
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006
what about liquid citric acid??
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:32:00 -0600, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Decalcification calls for 100grams per liter -
100 grams is 3.5 oz. (dry). A liter is approx. a quart. So, for 2
gallons of citric acid solution, I'd dissolve 2 pounds of citric acid
in 2
Crack the head? I'm fairly certain that's already done due to the vapor that
is constantly flowing from an open pressure cap.
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:48:14 -0600, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Luther, won't work.
The crud clogging the rad is aluminum phosphate corrosion, most
it's deffinately NOT steam, to light and wispy for steam.
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:06:37 -0600, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Serious underfilling will also give you steam, since the head isn't
full yet -- a much better situation.
Pressure cold is a better indication of cracks in
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:01:34 -0600, Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
(which got more fun out in the gravel driveway as the sun went away)
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Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head
Or...even better, pull an engine using a crane on fairly soft dirt.
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:29:58 -0600, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After 3 days of hard rain.
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Luther Gulseth wrote:
Oh, do I know this ALL too well. Try using a floor jack on a gravel
driveway
in the first place. Maybe the radiator is plugged up.
Luther Gulseth wrote:
Sorry about the incorrect time.
I modified the T-stat by bending about 1/2 of the radiator flap up and
creating a gap for constant flow.
I ran it on just water to check for leaks at the t-stat and other hoses,
then I
of concrete
to avoid just that. Our single car drive is now three cars wide.
On 10/30/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or...even better, pull an engine using a crane on fairly soft dirt.
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Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (270,491 mi) head case?
'83 300SD (241 kmi
I have read that even B2 will increase the lubricity of dinoD. B5, B10, (ah,
why not...) B100 are much better :)
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:10:50 -0600, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for posting that very informative aritcle. It, along with the
other input, pretty much answers
30-0-30 ammeter.
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:33:54 -0600, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Got my 2 new GPs today so tomorow I'll try to find out what the
problem is.
To refresh memory - I have new GPs and new GP relay - preglow light
goes out
within 1 sec. of turning the key)
That sounds
Removed the monovalve insert tonight, it was clogged with the red-sandlike
radiator/block/head sealer stuff from the PPO. So, I installed one I replaced
in my SD (before I discovered that the coil was bad) and suddenly I have heat
in the car. So, I took it on a drive tonight, about 5 miles on
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I'll be putting my 1986 300SDL on eBay soon and thought I would give the list
first crack at it. It's a Black
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