looks like the engine wants a rebuild. Compression is all over the place. My understanding is that you want them within 50psi top to least.
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 Sep 11, 2012, at 7:20 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > I performed the compression test (cold engine). Results as follows: > #1- 390 psi > #2- 440 psi > #3- 360 psi > #4- 460 psi > > I'm a bit concerned about #3. That being said, I tend to doubt that outright > stalling would be due to a compression issue. Any thoughts? > Could my tank strainer cause the stumbling and stalling? > If it's an air leak how could I trace it- would I see air bubbles in the > clear fuel lines? A cursory check hasn't revealed that. > Could the pump plunger thing- can't remember it's name spills fluid when I > pump it. Could this be creating an air leak that would result in stumbling > and stalling? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 9, 2012, at 6:12 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > So I mispoke- it was the number three plug but that doesn't matter. The tip > of the plug looked fine. The engine is now stone cold. I understand a > compression test should be done on a warm engine. Should it really make a > significant difference? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 9, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > > Jim Cathey wrote: > Also the center of the number two gp seems to be wobbly and loose > within the gp body. Do I need to replace this plug? > Absolutely. > > I bet I know why the car runs rough. > We'll know for sure after he gets the #2 plug out. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
