Yeah, it's a pain. I got smart and left the new expansion valve in place while installing hte new evaporator, saves quite a bit of trouble.
I'm hoping it's just dead o-rings this time and not a bad evaporator! Peter -----Original Message----- >From: WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> >Sent: Aug 5, 2009 9:00 AM >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 30 mpg 126 300SD > >I know somebody who knows about the expansion valve, too. BTW, tie a string >or tape to the wrenches to keep from losing them in the abyss. Magnet can >recover lost nut. Re. my evapectomy article. ;<)))))))) > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Frederick" <psf...@earthlink.net> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:40 AM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 30 mpg 126 300SD > > >> I've done one too, hoping it's a leak at the expansion valve that I found >> with my leak detector. Just hasn't been hot enough to go to the trouble >> of getting the expansion valve out. >> >> Peter >> >> -----Original Message----- >>>From: WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> >>>Sent: Aug 4, 2009 9:55 PM >>>To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>Subject: Re: [MBZ] 30 mpg 126 300SD >>> >>>I know somebody who knows how to do an evapectomy. ;<))))) >>> >>>Wilton >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Peter Frederick" <psf...@earthlink.net> >>>To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:38 PM >>>Subject: Re: [MBZ] 30 mpg 126 300SD >>> >>> >>>> Just got 31.2 mpg on the last tank on the 87 300D without air (busted >>>> again, haven't fixed it yet). Got just about 31 on the tank before. >>>> My brother's 300SDL gets about 28 on the highway with the AC on. >>>> >>>> I wish I'd gotten a 2.5L instead, though... >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>>_______________________________________ >>>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 >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > >_______________________________________ >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 _______________________________________ 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
