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My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that
these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the York compressors
On 15/08/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that
these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the York
compressors not being able to handle the higher R134 pressures. Can
anyone confirm or refute this?
I did not have good
On 15/08/2013 9:51 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 8/15/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c
compressor and he seems to think
that these cannot be converted to
R134.
Talk him into using ES-12 or Cathey-12, and avoid the issue entirely.
No system designed for R-12
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that
these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the York compressors
not being able to handle the higher R134 pressures. Can anyone confirm
or refute this?
--
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 Max (169,xxx
he still has that car? they are very tough, i do not see why they cant
be converted but have heard they do not cool as good.
On 8/15/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c compressor and he seems to think that
these cannot be converted to R134. Something about the
On 8/15/2013 9:16 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
My Dad's '75 300D has a York a/c
compressor and he seems to think
that these cannot be converted to
R134.
Talk him into using ES-12 or Cathey-12, and avoid the issue entirely.
No system designed for R-12 cools as well with 134. It's just the nature
My MGA came that way from the factory - the heater was an option (I kept it).
On 3/7/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's funny.
All this reminds me of the freeing feeling I had with my '68 Dodge Coronet.
We stripped everything out that did not contribute to forward propulsion
However, I cannot believe that owners would
dump the car rather than replace the blower motor
Anyone who isn't willing and wishes to dump their decent
non rusty 115 should call me.
I'm not sure that 'decent non-rusty' applies to the ones
that get dumped. Otherwise passable drivers,
This is the most disappointing thing I've heard yet about the engineering of
these vehicles. Why such a blunder?
Is this the worst thing about our Mercedes?
The 123s are better on this I hope?
One thing that makes me fond of a vehicle is the notion that every detail
was intentionally designed
Being an owner of a W124 with a bad evaporator, I'd put this right up
there with the W115 blower. Book time 14-16 hours.
Gary Thompson
1995 E320
On 3/7/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is the most disappointing thing I've heard yet about the engineering of
these vehicles. Why
This is the most disappointing thing I've heard yet about the
engineering of
these vehicles. Why such a blunder?
They made a few, anything deep in the dash, in pretty much any car,
is a royal PITA to get at.
Is this the worst thing about our Mercedes?
On that one, yes. Oh, and the piston
for is that they change it soon, and don't mess up something else in
the process.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 285k miles
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] '75
something else in
the process.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 285k miles
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From: Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '75 300D on Craigslist - Portland, OR
This is the most
On 3/7/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 123s are better on this I hope?
Yes, blower replacement on 123, 126, and 107 is nearly trivial
in comparison.
Almost trivial on the 124 too (unless you crack the windshield getting the
wiper motor back in---BTDT).
Alex Chamberlain
'87
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Legend has it that Mercedes built a blower motor that nobody would buy, so
they decided to build a W115 300D around it. The cars sold like hotcakes,
but it was darned hard to get at the blower motor when it died.
Is this the worst thing about our Mercedes?
These whiners! The blower is a simple two man three day job. Granted
you have to take the car completely apart, but this way you have access
to everything and can RR the whole car in the process. No sense
returning broken parts to the car. It does take a large order to
Rusty, so do a
You will also find loose change under the dash that will defray your cost
for PL.
On 3/7/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
These whiners! The blower is a simple two man three day job. Granted
you have to take the car completely apart, but this way you have access
to everything and can RR
The fan on my 115's dead, too.
Contemplating a R+R this summer. Someone said previously, like a year or two
ago, that one way involves cutting out around the center dash speaker (just
enough to let you rest the grill back on the hole), to facilitate removal
from above.
Anyone remember more
Everything works except hvac, already installed new fan and wires,
just
need new blower.
Replaced easy AC blower. Had heart attack about the other one.
Hey, if _both_ are out I'd be looking askance at the cutover
switch up by the gas pedal.
-- Jim
I did the fan through the speaker hole trick, but it was a long time
ago - I don't remember the details. I also replaced one per the manual
- complete dash RR. That one took 26-28 hours, through the speaker
hole only took 10 hours or so. I do remember removing a lot under the
dash, the center
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/288771398.html
Cheap considering the bio fever up here in the PNW (123s for $5K+), but I
wonder what this means:
Everything works except hvac, already installed new fan and wires, just
need new blower.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
He has a nice car that will cost more than it is worth to make the
blower work. Probably both the AC fan as well as the heater fan are
dead. I tried to remove that AC cage a few times on that model. I am
not patient enough to spend the 20 hours to fully remove it all with
care and then
Aha, I get it. Never looked closely at a 115 with A/C and didn't realize
the A/C and heat have separate fans.
Sigh. It looks great otherwise, but obviously not worth it if I'm facing a
20-hr job (or a $2K bill at the indy) to RR the fans. Wish there was a way
to hack something functional in
He's willing to trade it for a Jaguar. I wonder if we will accept one with
Lucas electronics!
On 3/5/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He has a nice car that will cost more than it is worth to make the
blower work. Probably both the AC fan as well as the heater fan are
dead. I tried
Too fast for my own good. Should have read I wonder if HE will accept a
Jaguar with Lucas Electronics in trade.
BTW, there is a fix to the W115 blower motor R/R that does involve cutting a
hole in the firewall IIRC. It's in the archives somewhere.
On 3/5/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL
On 3/5/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, there is a fix to the W115 blower motor R/R that does involve cutting
a
hole in the firewall IIRC. It's in the archives somewhere.
I always like to find more uses in the garage for a Sawzall (besides illegal
exhaust-system
8
hrs. total..
BillR
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From: Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '75 300D on Craigslist - Portland, OR
He has a nice car that will cost more than it is worth to make
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '75 300D on Craigslist - Portland, OR
I needed to change the AC blower on my '75 240D. You can save a few hours
by drilling out around the middle bolt that holds it in.. Doesn't make
any
difference in the end, except you get
Sweet car! [drool]
I remember shopping for a W115 300D back in 1983 and how many of these cars
were already crapped out at that time. This will be in great demand one day
(to the extent a sedan can ever achieve collector status). The lack of
exterior rust and interior ooginess is truly
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-1975-MERCEDES-BENZ-300D-DIESEL-DRIVES-GREAT-SOUTHERNCAR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQihZ009QQitemZ190063417331QQrdZ1
purty
-j.
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bad IP, need one?
Luther Gulseth wrote:
My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector
lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might
cause this?
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:14 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] '75 300D no fuel at injectors 1 or 5
Changed the subject
My work buddy came about a '75
My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector
lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might
cause this?
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi
Changed the subject
My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector
lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might
cause this?
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix)
'82 300CD slate grey, black
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:14 AM
To: Luther Gulseth; Mercedes mailing list
Subject: [MBZ] '75 300D no fuel at injectors 1 or 5
Changed the subject
My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector
lines loose and tried to start
Luther Gulseth wrote:
My work buddy came about a '75 300D that won't start. He broke the injector
lines loose and tried to start it, and 1 and 5 are getting no fuel. What might
cause this?
If the pistons on the #1 5 ports of the injection pump are stuck in
the up position (rust, gum or
The 617 engine never came with a manual shut off pump -- they are all
vacuum shutoffs. Pull the vac line on the canister at the rear of the
pump to verify it isn't holding vac, as it won't start that way.
Unlikely, but hey.
You can also remove the top cover on the IP governor and verify
Oh, also I forgot the most obvious and probably the actual problem
(silly me!). Replace the fuel lines between the steel pipe and the
suction side of the lift pump (on the side of the IP). These die of
old age, and leak under the fabric cover. You don't have the screw it
down to seal type
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