Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-23 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Strong work! 'Tis very rewarding to make such progress. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 12:11 PM Tim Crone wrote: > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:54 PM Tim Crone wrote: > > > > I will start checking from the back, I think we can send compressed air > through and figure out

Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-23 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:54 PM Tim Crone wrote: > > I will start checking from the back, I think we can send compressed air through and figure out what the blockage is. I have never been so happy to have an exhaust problem! We dropped the pipe and were able to convince it to pass exhaust... 'nu

Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-13 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Mon, May 13, 2019, 6:44 AM Meade Dillon wrote: > Other ideas for testing for plugged exhaust: Remove the EGR valve? That > might be easier? > Indeed it was easy, and indeed that was the problem - thank you thank you! Engine fired right up and ran well enough - I really regretted standing in

Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-13 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Other ideas for testing for plugged exhaust: Remove the EGR valve? That might be easier? - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http

Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-12 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Classic symptoms of a plugged exhaust. The old trap catalyst looks like a silver football, located between the rear of the exhaust manifold and the turbo. The replacement is an insulated pipe about the same diameter as the manifold. There is also a catalyst at the end of the downpipe, no reaso

[MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-12 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Sun, May 12, 2019, 7:42 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Well what jumps out at me is that you don't feel exhaust. Sounds like a > blockage in the exhaust. Take it loose as close as your can right after > the turbo, before the catalytic converter. > Thanks Max, I will give that a shot.

Re: [MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-12 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Well what jumps out at me is that you don't feel exhaust. Sounds like a blockage in the exhaust. Take it loose as close as your can right after the turbo, before the catalytic converter. This car does not have the original football exhaust filter thing, right above the turbo, right? -- Max D

[MBZ] 87 OM603 no start

2019-05-12 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
Hi folks, Happy mother's day, everyone! We have a puzzle for you... Jack and I thought we were really close on reviving the SDL. It was mostly working: started immediately, power weak but improving, as of Thursday. #22 head. We drove about three miles (~25mph) with no problems. We went up one