Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

The time we did the head gasket on my 240D we had a big old pile of fasteners, 
I was stunned when we got them all back in the car with none left over...

Curt

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  On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Meade Dillon via 
Mercedes wrote:   Fred,

Thank you for the compliment, I am quite happy about finding a home for
every nut, screw, and bolt.  Too many other times that has not been the
case...

Inifiniti did a pretty good job of making all this pretty simple to put
back together.  I've got to do a 124 dash next in order to replace a
leaking evap and replace all the dash pods while I'm there.  At this point
I think Infiniti's choice to use motors for all the HVAC doors rather than
vacuum pods was the better choice.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <
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> Max.
>
> You are a better man than I am.
>
> Fred.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Thanks Larry!

Here is a link to my Google Drive folder.  If you have a gmail account, you
should be able to view it if you use a browser that is logged into your
gmail account.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bxk8a928B3RxRldEZUQxT3VveVU?usp=sharing

During the take-apart, as each component came out I put all its fasteners
into a small container that I kept with that component.  I spent a lot of
time making sure I could find the spot for each fastener as I put it all
back together.  Re-assembly would have been faster if I had color-marked
each hole like Wilton did when he did the Evapectomy on his 124 300D (Rich
and I found all those markings as we took it apart).  My Harbor Freight
cordless driver was very handy for all the spots that were big enough I
could reach, made work go much faster.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 6:59 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Way to go Max!  It's always nice to not find extra parts left afterwards.
> Now look for any unfilled holes left over.  (I ended up with a missing
> fastener used as 1 of the 4 small bolts holding the cruise control
> mechanism against the manifold.)
>
> Also, don't forget to make yourself a note to add coolant before it gets
> cold...
>
> I may have missed any photos of your patient.  And I would have forgotten
> anyway. ;-)  Pls send me a photo of your Little Project if you have time.
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Larry Turner via Mercedes]

Way to go Max!  It's always nice to not find extra parts left 
afterwards.  Now look for any unfilled holes left over.  (I ended up 
with a missing fastener used as 1 of the 4 small bolts holding the 
cruise control mechanism against the manifold.)


Also, don't forget to make yourself a note to add coolant before it gets 
cold...


I may have missed any photos of your patient.  And I would have 
forgotten anyway. ;-)  Pls send me a photo of your Little Project if you 
have time.


Larry


On 10/09/2017 4:40 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Today I got all the dash and interior put back together.  AC still needs to be 
emptied of the N2 charge and then charged with R134.  Filled the radiator with 
plain water, connected the battery, and started her up!  All systems go except 
AC.

No extra fasteners left over!



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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Fred,

Thank you for the compliment, I am quite happy about finding a home for
every nut, screw, and bolt.  Too many other times that has not been the
case...

Inifiniti did a pretty good job of making all this pretty simple to put
back together.  I've got to do a 124 dash next in order to replace a
leaking evap and replace all the dash pods while I'm there.  At this point
I think Infiniti's choice to use motors for all the HVAC doors rather than
vacuum pods was the better choice.

-
Max
Charleston SC

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Max.
>
> You are a better man than I am.
>
> Fred.
>
>
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[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

Max.

You are a better man than I am.

Fred.


Fred Moir.
Lynn MA.
Diesel preferred.



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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

Today I got all the dash and interior put back together.  AC still needs to be 
emptied of the N2 charge and then charged with R134.  Filled the radiator with 
plain water, connected the battery, and started her up!  All systems go except 
AC.

No extra fasteners left over!
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Today I got all the dash and interior put back together.  AC still needs to be 
emptied of the N2 charge and then charged with R134.  Filled the radiator with 
plain water, connected the battery, and started her up!  All systems go except 
AC.

No extra fasteners left over!
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On September 23, 2017 7:15:33 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" 
 wrote:
>Holy crap
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 23, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>> 
>> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
>> 
>> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone
>treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
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>> Charleston SC
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>> '95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Just had a little false alarm scare.  My cheapo chinee halogen leak detector 
started alarming inside the evaporator box.  I'd put a few ounces of 
refrigerant in the system and then pressurized to 150 psi with nitrogen, 
started checking all my connections.  My heart sank, I started mentally 
preparing to pull the evaporator box and see where the leak was.  Farted around 
with the leak detector, tested it on a real leak, couldn't reproduce the alarm 
again, added a little more refrigerant, read the instructions.

I noticed that just holding my finger too close to the sensor tip would cause 
alarm (oil and grease on my skin).  I tried again in the evap box, realized it 
as alarming when I pushed the tip against the foam cushioning inside the box.  
Bingo!  No leak, just gasses coming off the foam, verified with the left over 
foam in the garage.

Whew, now I can continue putting the dash in.
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Yes, that is the order in this car.  Blower, evaporator, then heater core or 
not.
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'95 E300

On October 1, 2017 8:05:09 AM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
 wrote:
>
>Doesn't the heater core usually come after the evap in the HVAC
>airflow?
>(to heat the dried air when in defog/defrost)
>Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On September 26, 2017 at 9:42 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> i turn  the heater on full blast for 5-10 min or so to dry the evap

Doesn't the heater core usually come after the evap in the HVAC airflow?
(to heat the dried air when in defog/defrost)
Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] OT my little project

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

i turn  the heater on full blast for 5-10 min or so to dry the evap


Craig via Mercedes 
September 25, 2017 at 12:07 PM

When I remember, when I'm coming to my destination, I switch from cool to
ventilate, so the evaporator can warm up and dry off.


Craig



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[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

This is why we should all go out and buy japanese crap cars!  So they 
can slowly poison us!



Max Dillon via Mercedes 
September 23, 2017 at 6:46 PM
After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box 
for the AC evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold. The evaporator 
looks awful, covered with slime. This is probably the heart of the 
problem.


This car does a terrible job at filtering the fresh air, to much dirt 
and leaves get in.


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[Craig via Mercedes]

On Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:03:13 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Most systems won’t let you run in recirculation mode for more than a
> fixed period of time.  That’s probably part of the reasoning behind it.

When I remember, when I'm coming to my destination, I switch from cool to
ventilate, so the evaporator can warm up and dry off.


Craig

> > On Sep 24, 2017, at 11:58 AM, MG via Mercedes 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > I try to run the AC with outside air as much as possible so that the
> > condensed humidity can wash the garbage off the evaporator. I don't
> > know if it's that humid up there but it might help if wife tends to
> > run it closed system most of the time.
> > 
> > MG
> > 
> > Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> >> After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box
> >> for the AC evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold.  The
> >> evaporator looks awful, covered with slime.  This is probably the
> >> heart of the problem. This car does a terrible job at filtering the
> >> fresh air, to much dirt and leaves get in.

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[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Most systems won’t let you run in recirculation mode for more than a fixed 
period of time.  That’s probably part of the reasoning behind it.

-D


> On Sep 24, 2017, at 11:58 AM, MG via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> I try to run the AC with outside air as much as possible so that the 
> condensed humidity can wash the garbage off the evaporator. I don't know if 
> it's that humid up there but it might help if wife tends to run it closed 
> system most of the time.
> 
> MG
> 
> Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
>> After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box for the 
>> AC evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold.  The evaporator looks awful, 
>> covered with slime.  This is probably the heart of the problem.
>> This car does a terrible job at filtering the fresh air, to much dirt and 
>> leaves get in.
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[MG via Mercedes]

I try to run the AC with outside air as much as possible so that 
the condensed humidity can wash the garbage off the evaporator. I 
don't know if it's that humid up there but it might help if wife 
tends to run it closed system most of the time.


MG

Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box for the AC 
evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold.  The evaporator looks awful, 
covered with slime.  This is probably the heart of the problem.

This car does a terrible job at filtering the fresh air, to much dirt and 
leaves get in.


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[Bob Rentfro via Mercedes]

Scary 

Bob R

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> On Sep 24, 2017, at 12:28 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Unbelievable!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Sep 23, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
>> 
>> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone 
>> treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
>> -- 
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>> Charleston SC
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[Dimitri via Mercedes]

Unbelievable!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 23, 2017, at 5:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
> 
> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone 
> treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
> -- 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
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[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

WOW!
That's motivation!

Rick
  Original Message  
From: Max Dillon via Mercedes
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 5:28 PM
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Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
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[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

What year and model Infiniti?  Sounds like they have at least one design
flaw...

On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box for
> the AC evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold.  The evaporator looks
> awful, covered with slime.  This is probably the heart of the problem.
>
> This car does a terrible job at filtering the fresh air, to much dirt and
> leaves get in.
> --
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> '87 300TD
> '95 E300
>
> On September 23, 2017 7:15:33 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >Holy crap
> >
> >Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Sep 23, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
> >>
> >> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone
> >treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
> >> --
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> >> Charleston SC
> >> '87 300TD
> >> '95 E300
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[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

After I sent that picture, I removed the bottom half of the air box for the AC 
evaporator, found leaves and slime and mold.  The evaporator looks awful, 
covered with slime.  This is probably the heart of the problem.

This car does a terrible job at filtering the fresh air, to much dirt and 
leaves get in.
-- 
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300

On September 23, 2017 7:15:33 PM EDT, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" 
 wrote:
>Holy crap
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 23, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>> 
>> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
>> 
>> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone
>treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
>> -- 
>> Max Dillon
>> Charleston SC
>> '87 300TD
>> '95 E300
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Holy crap

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 23, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Pulled the dash from SWMBO's Infiniti.
> 
> Objective: clean mold from the HVAC ductwork and system.  Two ozone 
> treatments failed, so time to go "all in".
> -- 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
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