> ....As I said earlier, I replaced a temp sender on my Mum's 190E because > it > too was hard to start, hot or cold. Actually I got it to start better > disconnecting the cold start valve, which meant that the valve was > squirting fuel into the motor.. > Which reminds me, lo these many years ago, I decided to drive my recently acquired 116 450SE to San Diego, a 2 1/2 day jaunt. and I wanted to stop at the Portofino Inn in Manhattan Beach CA which was the finish point for the Cannonball Run a few times. Car & Driver had been raving about the place for a few years so we decided to give it a try. It was a dump, speaking conservatively.
Back to cold start valves, the car was out in the hotel lot and before stowing the baggage in the trunk, I decided to let it run a bit. When we got aboard, I smelled something and raised the hood (engine running) and dicovered the cold start valve doing it's impression of Old Faithful. The vee of the V-8 contained over an inch of gasoline, gushing out of that damned valve. I was momentarily frozen in my tracks but decided to head for the local MB dealer which I did at great speed, all in 1st gear. Of course, when we arrived, in less than five minutes BTW, the engine was warm, the raw gas gone and the valve no longer leaking. I disconnected the unit and replaced it when I got back to Seattle a week later. Cost about eighty bucks. Yes, the thing could have been incinerated but wasn't, no thanks to me. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
