OK, going to get a carboy and toss my change in there. slowly build a spare parts home, as I did for Gump. Right now, I am clearing that Gump shelf and tossing it all onto flea bay
clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On Mar 28, 2012, at 7:45 PM, OK Don wrote: > IIRC, the '75 and '76 models had the cats under the hood, just under the > exhaust headers, and those got the engine compartment really hot. The > earlier and later models aren't as bad (though still hot enough). Since it > wasn't driven much voer the last several years, the rubber might last for > several more years. That being said, the LARGE Folgers cans for collecting > the replacement fund is still a good idea. > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Having looked at more of these than I care to recall, 11 years is a very, >> very long time in under hood temperature time. One of the most deleterious >> aspects of this particular year and model is the horrendous amount of heat >> that is produced and captured under the hood. It simply roasts rubber >> parts to the point of turning them into a hard, coal or Bakelite-like >> substance. While they often appear good, bending or flexing them will >> immediately cause them to crack and even shatter. >> >> It's also a situation where if one piece goes bad, you're going to have to >> do the rest since they'll have to come off anyway. >> >> That's not to say they are bad, since your ambient temps are somewhat >> lower up there, but you might want to get out a Maxwell House can and start >> dropping loose (not lose!) change into it for the "rubber fund". >> >> It's coming - it's not a matter of if, but when. >> >> Congrats on the acquisition! I envy you. >> >> Does it have the hard top? >> >> Dan >> > > > > -- > OK Don > 2001 ML320 > 1992 300D 2.5T > 1990 300D 2.5T > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > _______________________________________ > 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
