*SNORT* its not often an email makes me laugh out loud inappropriately at
work...
Actually I wear my belt a little loose, I sit down pretty much all day and a
tight belt tends for a sore belly.
OHHHH Hammie's belt. I dunno, the lights were still bright when I got home so I
left good enough alone. Last time the belt got loose it made noise but that was
two alternators ago. I have a plan to fix the tank vent tonight so I'll take a
look at the belt then.
Speaking of which, Benzbarn, this one is for you. I've still not been able to
clear Hammie's tank vent to my satisfaction. That extra power I feel when I
first fill the fuel tank tells me theres too much vacuum in the tank. So since
I can't get a wire through from the bottom my new plan is to cut the hard vent
line partway down the tank and run a wire down from the top, maybe even run
some solvent through if I have to, or use compressed air to blow the
obstruction out.
On the compressed air idea, I know the tank is allowed a certain amount of
pressure/vacuum, is it the snout thing at the bottom that creates it or will I
be blowing against that obstruction elsewhere in the line?
Oh and Richard, I grabbed a bunch of the good big zip ties at work to keep in
the car. Good thinking
Thanks
-Curt
'83 240D "Hammie" 242kmi
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:57:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Hattaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hammie's alternator - and a true story
To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Curt,
You know your belt is nice and tight, right?
Just checking.
The other day on the way to work my 300TD's alternator, parking brake
and brake wear lights came on. The slight thump in the engine
compartment told me the belt broke, I got it to the side of the road
before it heated up. ( I live in rural NC, we can do that by turning
right and applying the brake ). (c:
Here's where the story comes in. I wanted to get the car home, but did
not want to work on it on the side of the road. I have a $3.99 belt
kit from autozone in the back but did not want to use it for the 6 mile
drive home, instead let's save it for a 'big' emergency. I didnt want
to use my insurance for a tow, or borrow a trailer, because it was just
too much trouble. So I got a hand full of tie wraps and made a
temporary belt from the water pump to the crank pulley. Took 5 as I
remember. Worked like a champ. Has a soothing 'tink tink tink' sound
as you drive down the road (with the window open) so you know it is
still there.. heads of the tie wraps hitting the pulleys, etc. I cut
off the excess, and made the whole belt outside the car but for one
connection. Then dropped the thing in from the top and crawled under
the car to make the last joint on the crank pulley. Pulled it down
nice and snug. Took 5 minutes total.
So when you are replenishing your 'breakdown' kit, think about sticking
in some standard tie wraps. Might help you out someday.
Richard
300TD with >400K miles and a tinkling fan belt.....
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