Oddly enough, I've determined my alternator needs replacing on the 300D. The bearing is going out enough that the car barely starts and, unless you keep your foot in it at idle, it dies and stops fast and hard. I didn't think that an alternator had enough umph to stop a diesel engine cold.
Bob R On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well it needed frequent (like monthly) tightening over the last year but > the belt was b-a-d bad. Had a couple chunks missing even. With the new belt > I don't think it'll be that frequent, it didn't used to be. Of course there > was that period where it was getting a new alternator every 3 months... ;) > > -Curt > > BTW I had remembered to tighten the bolt, just forgot that I had > remembered... I checked it and it was tight. > > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:12:54 -0500 > From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <degco...@cox.net> > To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D alternator belt replaced > Message-ID: <00ab01ca8d7a$4ce65350$e6b2f9...@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Way to go , Curt. As you now, that alternator belt will need frequent > tightening -I think we have discussed the squeal feature before. > Dwight > > Dwight E. Giles, Jr. > 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.? > 1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. > Wickford, RI > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:52 PM > To: Diesel List > Subject: [MBZ] 240D alternator belt replaced > > Stopped at Car Quest and got a new alternator belt today. The guy there > amazed me when I explained that there were two lengths "You need the longer > one." Uhh, yeah. > > Replacement is easy except I had a helluva time getting the PS pump belt > out > of the way, I guess I don't really understand how the pump moves. I got 'er > though. > > Then getting the stupid alternator tight enough... And of course just now I > realize I haven't tightened the alternator mount bolt... Crap. > > Oh well, I took it for a ride and that went well enough so a quick > tightening and it'll be really done. The engine isn't wet with coolant > anymore either. > > -Curt > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
