I used ATF/acetone on the fittings the day before I did mine, and the fittings were undamaged. Counterholding the fittings as has been describe is very important.
Getting the hard lines out is a bit tedious. I don't recall exactly what worked. Allan Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> writes: > That's what happened on my 82 SD as well. It was the lower fitting and it > was goobered up when I took it off. > > I wrapped a few feet of teflon tape around it and it finally stopped leaking. > > Dan > > > On Mar 7, 2012, at 9:41 PM, David & Kristin Gilmore wrote: > >> At 05:18 PM 3/7/2012, Mitch Haley wrote: >>> Use two wrenches on the cooler lines. One to turn the nut and the other to >>> hold the fitting on the filter housing or especially radiator steady. >>> Situate the wrenches so that you can loosen the nut by squeezing the two >>> wrenches together, then you won't put any twisting action on the fitting >>> that isn't supposed to move. Last thing you want to do is twist the fitting >>> out of the radiator. >> >> I remember doing the counter holding and penetrating oil tricks on the >> oil cooler lines on my 83 SD and still the cooler fitting was messed up when >> the hose coupling finally came off. Appeared to be galvanic corrosion >> between the aluminum fitting and the steel hose coupling - sort of lumpy >> crud that when removed showed the fitting to be badly pitted. I couldn't >> get it to not seep oil at the lower cooler connection. I bought a second >> hand oil cooler by mail and found the lower fitting corroded in the same >> way. Salt spray I guess. Finally just slathered JB Weld on what was left >> of the threads of the original cooler fitting and that stopped the leak. >> (And now I have a spare cooler for next time.) >> >> >> Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV >> >> >> Those who demand judicial diversity have implicitly given up on the >> rule of law. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ 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
