How do you test the check valves anyway? There is a vacuum door leak on her 1985 300CD that has me baffled - all the servos tested OK so I am thinking it might be the check valve under the hood.
Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TD, 1985 300CD (hers) On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > On my '87 TD, I simply plugged the hole and then tapped into the small > vacuum port coming off the top of the vacuum pump, ran longer piece of > tubing to get vacuum where needed. > > -Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 8:24 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] big vacuum line check valve > > > Is the check valve in the main vacuum line from the pump to the > > booster available separate? > > I did this on the 560 SEL, and Shoe Goo, epoxy, etc., just won't hold up > in the heat. The only thing that worked was to grab a miscellaneous > junkyard line, then use the heat gun to soften the tecalan tubing to > swap parts. (Or buy a new one, of course!) > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
