Jaime-
THANKS so much! I had thought about this possibility, but still couldn't
figure out if I could get a good angle on theose inner bolts/nuts. I
appreciate the input!!!
I am going back out to work on her in about 30 minutes-may have another
rain-free day here, which has been rare lately!
Of course, now I have to put back in the manifold bolts that I was able to
get out before I realized I could NOT get to that last one up front (covered
by the AC compressor!)
I have not looked at the scan yet, but will check on it, and I REALLY
appreciate the info/advice!
Thanks, man!
Michael
Hi Michael,
You're in luck... I just did this last weekend! The trick is to remove the
valve cover. Then you can access the two inside bolts per carb with a
short 12mm open ended wrench. The out side ones are not bad to access...
you might have to remove a few odds and ends, but not much. My car is a
w108, but nearly the same setup as yours.
Last weekend I pulled off the carbs, then the exhaust, and finally the
manifolds. Today I'll replace the starter, start rebuilding the head
risers in the manifolds and reseal one of the carbs. Hopefully my new
parts (including a stainless exhuast) will arrive for assembly next
weekend.
Let me know if you have any questions along the way... I've done alot of
work with these carbs. You might find this manual I scanned helpful as
well:
http://www.jaimekop.com/CarbManual/
Good luck!
'84 300SD
'71 220D
'67 250S
Jaime
On Jun 16, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Joseph Shaw wrote:
Hi!
I am seeking some wise old sage advice on this project. It is a '72 250C,
which sat for several years. I am trying to rebuild the carbs, but it
seems QUITE difficult to get the carbs off! Upon trying to reach a few of
the bolts/nuts that hold it on, I have come to discover that it may be a
"remove the intake manifold, THEN the carbs from the manifold" design.
However, that seems a bit laborious to me. Is it meant to be done that
way or not? Is it possible to get them off without removing the intake
manifold? And if so, how? And if not, how does one remove the intake
manifold? There are so many add-ons on the carb (choke, vacuum
diaphragms, etc) that I cannot even see what holds the intake manifold on!
I have bought the CD version of the manual that is SUPPOSED to show
everything you would ever want to do to any model from '68-'93. It shows
how to work on some things, but not how to get them off to work on them.
I then bought a Haynes manual. It simply says, "to work on the carbs,
remove the nuts that attach them to the intake manifold." No explanation
of how to take off the manifolds, whether to take the manifold off to
access them, etc.
So anyone that has worked on the dual carb set-up, please let me know.
Thanks!
Michael
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