So true! Unchecked rad hoses (and most other things) tend to let go, far from home, on a dark unlit, seldom traveled road late at night. Of course it's raining, and you forgot your umbrella, as you realize your cell phone battery is flat too. When the tow truck driver eventually shows up, he does a quick evaluation of your predicament, and the grin on his face lets you know, this one's going to cost you!! hee hee.
Ed 300E On 21 February 2012 13:10, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Another law of nature: "Stuff" always happens at the most inopportune > time. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <pokieba...@gmail.com> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:00 PM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1985 190E 2.3 question > > > The problem with changing parts only after they fail, is that they never >> fail in your driveway. It's always far from home, at the worst possible >> time. You can then add the cost of a tow to the repair bill too, not to >> mention the stress of being stranded. >> >> Any part can fail without warning, but preventative maintenance goes a >> long >> way in eliminating a lot of failures that put cars on the side of the >> road. >> >> And, if you do snap a piece of plastic or rubber while working on your >> friends car (easy to do), even if she's a good friend, she'll probably >> blame you, before she'll blame the 27 year old bit of dried out old rubber >> or plastic. hee hee. If one piece broke, then others of similar material >> and age aren't far behind. >> >> Ed >> 300E >> >> On 21 February 2012 11:26, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> You and I are of one mind on this, Marshall and my Indy are of the other >>> where you replace only the parts which have failed when they fail. >>> >>> I figure the hoses are all about the same age... >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:37:38 -0500 >>> From: E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1985 190E 2.3 question >>> Message-ID: >>> <CANth8RXSDeTwoZxEqNQ80D_G+**3iPpUFKAwpgy_mHz0j91q+iGA@** >>> mail.gmail.com<canth8rxsdetwozxeqnq80d_g%2b3ippufkawpgy_mhz0j91q%2b...@mail.gmail.com> >>> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 >>> >>> I'd find out exactly what has the hole in it, and get a quote from Rusty >>> for a new part/s. Doesn't sound like changing an air hose would be a big >>> deal. If you have to reset the mixture and stuff, that's something >>> others >>> on the list would have to offer pointers on. >>> >>> If it's a car she loves, and sounds like it is, she should maybe think >>> about changing several of the other hoses if they are original. Sometimes >>> it's best just to change all those things at once. I did a lot of the >>> rubber hoses at once on the 300E, and Rusty charged me about the same >>> for 6 >>> hoses, or less, than the dealer wanted for one. Cheap insurance, and >>> being >>> an '85, there are probably lots of rubber and plastic bits that are now >>> quite fragile. And, if you have to remove old brittle parts to get to >>> the >>> part you need, you run the risk of damaging them. Might just as well >>> reassemble with new fresh parts that you, and she can trust. >>> >>> All it takes is a small leak in an old dry coolant hose to leave you >>> stranded. Ask me how I know. hee hee. >>> >>> Ed >>> 300E >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
