Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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 ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
All over the place online. Your nose looks to be number 299: http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1083730ukey_make=1103ukey_model=16069modelYear=1985ukey_category=24392 Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
Explained the hose location to Gary and he ordered the right one. Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.894.5505 On Jun 10, 2015, at 03:11 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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 ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
Actually mine was #257. Or are you referring to Andrew's hose? Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.894.5505 On Jun 10, 2015, at 04:04 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: All over the place online. Your nose looks to be number 299: http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1083730ukey_make=1103ukey_model=16069modelYear=1985ukey_category=24392 Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
That's hose. Dang autocorrect. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: All over the place online. Your nose looks to be number 299: http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1083730ukey_make=1103ukey_model=16069modelYear=1985ukey_category=24392 Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
Mine is the straight length of hose between 281 and 290. Doesn't appear to have a number... On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That's hose. Dang autocorrect. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: All over the place online. Your nose looks to be number 299: http://www.mbpartsworld.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=1083730ukey_make=1103ukey_model=16069modelYear=1985ukey_category=24392 Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Thanks, Mike - how did you get the part number? On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My 85 300D was doing the same thing. I discovered the bendy line from the drivers side block to the heater line had a crack in it. It would only have a notable leak when coolant was full. I kept filling it up every couple of days before I left for work and would not see any leaks. I finally filled it when it was hot, I think I had the heater running, and noticed the leak. I loosened the cap and ordered a new hose from Gary. All is well now. Michael E. Esh 231 894 5505 On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
The funny thing is, I discovered the leak b/c the car was over heating (usually it runs cool). I popped the hood and saw the short hose was oozing coolant, so I topped it up - took nearly a gallon of H2O through the filler tank. Now that the radiator coolant level is back to normal, the hose no longer drips. WTF??? On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Careful too because some of the MB hoses are not the same diameter at both ends. Dimitri's '78 240D has a heater hose that I spent an hour carefully stretching into place because to get the small end right meant the big end was too small. This was back when Trent either sent me the wrong thing or nothing at all. -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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] And now for something completely different (not OT) - R/R W123 coolant hose
How do I get a part number for it? Or do I simply order generic (approx. 1 dia.) coolant hose and cut it to match? If it doesn't have any molded bends in it and Goodyear or Gates quality is good enough for you (5-10 year life vs maybe 10-20 for factory) you can just take it off, and have the guys at FLAPS cut an appropriate piece off a roll of bulk hose to match it. Hopefully if it isn't close enough to a common inch denominated side to do that, they'll tell you instead of selling you a too-large hose. If you want it RIGHT, go here and look it up. You have to give them a credit card to activate a free one year subscription, IIRC. http://epc.startekinfo.com/epc/login.jsp ___ 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
