I had an OM617.95x head gasket that strongly disagrees with you. Thankfully it was leaking to the outside of the block (exhaust side), only when the engine got hot.
-- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jul 10, 2012, at 23:41, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had a few MB's with green coolant that did NOT overheat. One mechanic > I talked to said he would put any color coolant I wanted in the engine. ;^) > While I certainly do think its a bad idea to mix coolants, and MB coolant > is certainly preferable, I do NOT think green coolant is as bad as some > people say. > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:13 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> IIRC, the new radiators from Rusty were less than $300 ---- >> FWIW, every MB that I've bought that overheated had green coolant, and no >> amount of cleaning, flushing, etc. cured them. The only thing that did was >> replacing the radiators. >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:18 PM, David Bruckmann < >> bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: >> >>> FWIW, my 1970 220 (gas, manual W115) does indeed have a visco-fan clutch. >>> Can't see why the gasser would have it vs diesel not. My 220 gas was the >>> base-base-base model. Manual steering, locks and transmission, crank >>> windows, no AC. >>> >>> Easiest test: get the engine good and hot. Open the hood, rev the engine >>> to about 3000rpm and you should hear/feel the fan roar. At higher RPMs it >>> should disengage, theory being that if you are at higher RPM you are >> moving >>> quickly enough that there will be natural airflow through the radiator. >>> >>> If you want, you can always test by rigging up a "lock" on the fan to >>> prevent the clutch from slipping (wire wrap or something). If it still >> runs >>> hot with the fan locked, that implicates the radiator. >>> >>> In all probability, the radiator is shot. I had mine recored; it was a >>> piece of cake to remove (no oil cooler and no transmission cooler). They >>> did a fantastic job on the rebuild for about $300. >>> >>> Long shot: does your thermostat housing have a bleed screw like the M115 >>> and OM617.91 engines? If there's air trapped at the thermostat, that >> could >>> prevent it from opening fully. >>> >>> D. >>> >>> Curt Raymond wrote: >>>> >>>> IIRC we're talking about a 220D which to my scanty knowledge shouldn't >>> have a >>>> fan clutch. My 240D certainly doesn't. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> David Bruckmann, Temescal/Oakland, CA >>> >>> 1966 Citroen DS21M Pallas "Celeste" >>> 1970 Mercedes-Benz 220/8 (250,000 km) "Blanche" >>> 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL 4.5 (160,000 km) "Blauer Engel" >>> 1973 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC (210,000 km) "Lottie" >>> 1976 Citroen 2CV6 (150,000 km) "Piaf" >>> 1976 Mercedes-Benz 300D/8 (225,000 km) "Willow" >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> 2001 ML320 >> 2012 Passat TDI DSG >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
