ABSOLUTELY!!!
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On Jan 22, 2010, at 8:19, "LarryT" <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote:
With the remains out, does it appear to be a carbon build-up problem
that caused it to be so hard to remove?
Altho it sounds like your driving style should work to keep carbon
from forming - assuming you're driving far and fast enough to blow
any carbon out.
I mentioned it before - and I'm sorry if I sound like a broken
record - my 91 300D had severe carbon buildup - when cold (< 50F) it
would start but blow white smoke and have no power to accelerate.
I used several treatments of Ferox - a chemical specifically to help
carbon break down - and turned my wife loose to drive 110 mi RT to
work each day at 65-70 mph 99% of the trip. After a month - no
more problems, after several months I believe the engine is clean as
a whistle.
What I'm trying to say, merely driving in a spirited fashion isnt
enough to break down carbon or prevent it forming - it must be a
combination of speed heat and distance IMHO,
BTW, the above was based on a Marshall diagnosis IIRC. Pretty sure
he was the one to suggest carbon buildup as the problem.
Later ya'll -
LarryT
91 300D
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From: "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil
>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:45 AM
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '95 E300 project - OM606 fun (was oscope)
John,
Thanks for that data. Tell me more about this puller - if the day
ever
comes I'd like to know all my options.
Was there any warning before it snapped? When the other five came
out,
did you think there was risk of those breaking as well? In other
words,
will I be able to know when I have a problem BEFORE it becomes a
bigger
problem...
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of John Reames
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:19 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT '95 E300 project - OM606 fun (was oscope)
I am not convinced that proper driving habits have much effect, nor
am I
convinced that penetrating oil applied on the threaded end of the gp
will help
I've had one snap off. I drive ... Well let's say I would get in far
too much trouble with any sort of V8 MB (and leave it at that)...
I'd been applying penetrating oil for days, along with turning it
through the 1/4 turn that it could move... It started to move, turned
maybe 2-3 turns, then it snapped. When using a puller (with a
ball-bearing thrust washer), quite a bit of torque was required to
extract the remains. The remains vociferously protested extraction,
fighting the whole way and screaming in a manner that nails on a
blackboard can only dream about...
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On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:08, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,
53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote:
Yes, there is that interesting aspect when considering new glow
plugs
in an OM606. A fellow I know in Virginia has a very interesting
theory on this problem of glow plugs breaking off too easily. He
thinks that the design of the glow plug promotes carbon build-up on
the plug portion just inside the threads, which forms a ring. This
ring of carbon acts like a compression seal in reverse; as the
plug is
turned anti-clockwise, this ring of carbon compresses on the plug
and
prevents it from coming out of the head. My friends solution is (1)
liberal use of penetrating oil and (2) working the plug slowly in
and
out so that the carbon ring can be worn down before it breaks off
the
plug.
I believe that proper driving habits can reverse carbon build-up,
so I
may leave the glow plugs alone until I've driven the car a bit to
clean up any carbon that may have built up.
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of John Reames
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:15 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT oscope
Don't do anything that would make pulling the head overly difficult
before changing glow plugs on an om606. None of your business how I
know!!!
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On Jan 20, 2010, at 10:52, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-
ATLANTIC,
53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote:
Tinkered with the project a little over the three-day weekend.
Ordered
more parts (fuel line O-rings, various fossilized plastic bits).
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