What this unscientific survey means is that on my remaining three W123 turbodiesels, each will experience an aux. pump failure within the next 12 months.
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Richard Hattaway <rhatta...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > > Interesting. I have approximately the same history with the vehicles, and > failed three of them. Failed one main water pump in that period, on a NA > 615. Must be the weather. > > --- On Tue, 8/4/09, andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Some 123 parts (new) and some 113 parts (new and used) > FS > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 2:50 PM > > It's usually called the auxiliary > > water pump. I've owned five W123 > > turbodiesels and two normal diesels (W115 and W123), and > > driven well over > > 200k miles on these six vehicles. In total, I have > > replaced two aux. pumps > > in all that driving, so it's fair to say they are NOT prone > > to failure, > > contrary to your statement. It's the main H20 pump > > that fails with > > regularity. > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Richard Hattaway > > <rhatta...@rocketmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > No, not exactly... > > > > > > There's an auxiliary hot water pump on the 123 > > chassis. It's electric > > > driven and flows water thru the cabin heat > > exchanger. It's located on top > > > of the passenger front fender well. > > > > > > It's prone to fail, with replacements costing almost > > 100 bux last time I > > > checked. > > > > > > --- On Tue, 8/4/09, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > > From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> > > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Some 123 parts (new) and some > > 113 parts (new and used) > > > FS > > > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > > Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 2:07 PM > > > > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > > > How is a "hot water pump" different from a > > regular > > > > water pump? > > > > > > > > I think that's a reference to the system by which > > you 'save > > > > water' by continuously pumping hot water through > > the hot > > > > water lines, so that you may continually consume > > energy to > > > > heat the water that you're circulating. Then when > > you wash > > > > your hands, the water's already hot, and you > > aren't tempted > > > > to run 1/2 gallon down the drain while waiting > > for it to > > > > warm up. > > > > > > > > Mitch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090804/5bd797bd/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
