Re: [MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
I thought the same thing about antifreeze smell if the heater core was leaking; my wagon heater core has had a leak like that for at least a decade and it always smells a tiny bit when it first comes on. Gotta be a heater hose. Thanks. On Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 6:17 AM Jim Cathey wrote: > > Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and > again > > and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I > thought > > it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is dripping off > > this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. Makes me think > > maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as it was in the > > 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the freeway. I carry > > jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. > > Ours had a leaky heater hose just off the back of the engine. It was a bit > swollen, and would only leak sometimes. P/N 126 832 12 94 for the right > side hose. (Left is 126 832 28 94.) > > The heater doesn't have to be on, the entire coolant system is pressurized > at all times, whether there's flow or not. > > -- Jim > > ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
> Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and again > and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I thought > it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is dripping off > this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. Makes me think > maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as it was in the > 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the freeway. I carry > jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. Ours had a leaky heater hose just off the back of the engine. It was a bit swollen, and would only leak sometimes. P/N 126 832 12 94 for the right side hose. (Left is 126 832 28 94.) The heater doesn't have to be on, the entire coolant system is pressurized at all times, whether there's flow or not. -- Jim ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
I'd think you'd smell antifreeze in the air from the vents if the heater core was leaking. Another possibility is one of the heater hoses along the firewall, if leaking could be dripping down onto the transmission. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, at 21:00, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Well the AC drains are there so heater core. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 18, 2023, at 8:58 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and again >> and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I thought >> it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is dripping off >> this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. Makes me think >> maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as it was in the >> 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the freeway. I carry >> jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. >> >> Karl >> >>> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 9:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Low miles but crazy price. >>> >>> >>> https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-for-sale-420-sel-mercedes/7641654314.html >>> ___ >>> http://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 >>> >>> >> ___ >> http://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 >> > > > ___ > http://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 ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
Well the AC drains are there so heater core. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2023, at 8:58 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and again > and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I thought > it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is dripping off > this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. Makes me think > maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as it was in the > 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the freeway. I carry > jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. > > Karl > >> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 9:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Low miles but crazy price. >> >> >> https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-for-sale-420-sel-mercedes/7641654314.html >> ___ >> http://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 >> >> > ___ > http://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 > ___ http://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
Re: [MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hwvs1y69zoykzk6f4yjl2/20230718_184949.jpg?rlkey=c6cuqf1uo6ead9n2cbsgemaec=0 On Tue, Jul 18, 2023, 6:57 PM Karl Wittnebel wrote: > Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and > again and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I > thought it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is > dripping off this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. > Makes me think maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as > it was in the 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the > freeway. I carry jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. > > Karl > > On Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 9:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Low miles but crazy price. >> >> >> https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-for-sale-420-sel-mercedes/7641654314.html >> ___ >> http://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 >> >> ___ http://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
[MBZ] w126 coolant leak just ahead of rear transmission mount.
Where could this water be coming from? Coolant has been low again and again and it is leaving puddles. The radiator etc just got replaced, so I thought it would be coming from the front of the car. But no, it is dripping off this exhaust bracket mount way on the back of the tranny. Makes me think maybe heater related, but of course the heater is not on as it was in the 90s here today. 1.5 gallons got me about 80 miles on the freeway. I carry jugs around. Thanks for any ideas. Karl On Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 9:24 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Low miles but crazy price. > > > https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-for-sale-420-sel-mercedes/7641654314.html > ___ > http://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 > > ___ http://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
