Re: [MBZ] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
That's what salvage yards are for - - - or what we call in the aircraft world, an "owner manufactured part". Find a piece of good tubing or replace it with good hose. These are the joys of operating old machinery. I'm getting to fix the magneto switch on the 182, even found the Bendix overhaul manual for it last night! On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sorry for the confusion. NLA = no longer available. > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
Sorry for the confusion. NLA = no longer available. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 2:41 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe > > > > > > assembly. And it’s discontinued. > > > > > > Craig wrote: > > > > > > > > > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > > > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > > > Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech > > > > but I do know the difference between steel and rubber. > > > > Fmiser wrote: > > > > > > So _maybe_ it should be. I have not gone out to look, > > > but my memory is at least most of my cars have a iron pipe > > > about there. So maybe yours did - and a previous owner > > > did a non-factory type replacement. That would sure > > > explain why you can't find a part number. > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > Its NLA anyway. > > I'll bet it's "A" used. (if "NLA" means "no longer > available" - then "A" means "available", right?) > > ___ > 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
> > > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe > > > > > assembly. And it’s discontinued. > > > > Craig wrote: > > > > > > > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech > > > but I do know the difference between steel and rubber. > > Fmiser wrote: > > > > So _maybe_ it should be. I have not gone out to look, > > but my memory is at least most of my cars have a iron pipe > > about there. So maybe yours did - and a previous owner > > did a non-factory type replacement. That would sure > > explain why you can't find a part number. > Andrew wrote: > > Its NLA anyway. I'll bet it's "A" used. (if "NLA" means "no longer available" - then "A" means "available", right?) ___ 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
Its NLA anyway. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 12:26 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe assembly. > > > > And it’s discontinued. > > > > Craig wrote: > > > > > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > > > Andrew wrote: > > > > Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech but > > I do know the difference between steel and rubber. > > So _maybe_ it should be. I have not gone out to look, > but my memory is at least most of my cars have a iron pipe > about there. So maybe yours did - and a previous owner did > a non-factory type replacement. That would sure explain why > you can't find a part number. > > ___ > 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
> > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe assembly. > > > And it’s discontinued. > > Craig wrote: > > > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > Andrew wrote: > > Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech but > I do know the difference between steel and rubber. So _maybe_ it should be. I have not gone out to look, but my memory is at least most of my cars have a iron pipe about there. So maybe yours did - and a previous owner did a non-factory type replacement. That would sure explain why you can't find a part number. ___ 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
Spend the extra money and replace it with a silicon hose of the right size. It will last as long as you own the car. Google will take you to suppliers that will sell you the size and length you need. On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 7:03 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech but I do know the > difference between steel and rubber. > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:06:38 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > I received the following email from the MB Classic Center regading a > > > part number for a leaky heater hose in my 1983 300TD: > > > > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe assembly. And it’s > > > discontinued. > > > > > > *Thomas Hanson* > > > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > > > > > > Craig > > > > ___ > > 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
Trust me - it's a rubber hose. I am not a master tech but I do know the difference between steel and rubber. On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:06:38 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I received the following email from the MB Classic Center regading a > > part number for a leaky heater hose in my 1983 300TD: > > > > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe assembly. And it’s > > discontinued. > > > > *Thomas Hanson* > > That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. > > > Craig > > ___ > 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] Saga of the missing part number - W123 heater hose
On Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:06:38 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > I received the following email from the MB Classic Center regading a > part number for a leaky heater hose in my 1983 300TD: > > > The part between 281 and 290 is a heater pipe assembly. And it’s > discontinued. > > *Thomas Hanson* That means it's not a rubber hose, but a steel pipe. Craig ___ 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
