Its easy, just take everything apart and clean it piece by piece :-) I had done a valve job on this car when I bought it and went through everything carefully. I replaced lots of little bits, and cleaned everything as I went along. The valve cover was done with a soft abrasive wheel of some kind.
Jaime On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:39 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > What do you use to get your engines so shiny-bright, Jamie? Others? > > I used steam cleaners when they were around years ago but haven't found > anything halfway as good since then. > Gerry > > From: "Jaime Kopchinski" <jaime...@gmail.com> > >> I had a Sanden AC compress fitted in my early W108 in place of the york. >> A >> local AC shop helped me spec it out. I installed an AC accumulator like >> the ones found on American cars, and replaced the expansion valve with an >> orifice tube. Charged with Freeze12. I put a large W126 condensor fan in >> front, triggered by a relay together with the compressor clutch. I also >> put a vacuum switch in to cut the vacuum to the dashpot on the carb to >> increase the idle a bit. This was back in 2003. >> >> It was wonderful... I had that system so cold I could get the chrome on >> the >> dash over the vents to frost over. And driving in traffic was no issue >> thanks to the fan and higher idle speed. >> >> Before the conversion, the york would just suck the car down in traffic. >> Idle speed too low, vent and engine temps rising, etc. >> >> Here are some photos: >> http://images.jaimekop.com/**2003_07_12_250S_AC_Compressor/<http://images.jaimekop.com/2003_07_12_250S_AC_Compressor/> >> >> Jaime >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> >> wrote: >> >> Can you give us more details? >>> >>> Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL >>> '98 ML320 "Max" (161,xxx mi) >>> >>> >>> On 2/4/2013 2:06 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >>> >>> Yorks are bulletproof but very inefficient. Rotaries are far more >>>> efficient and take up less space. >>>> >>>> I have done a couple of conversions from York to Nippondenso (if I >>>> recall >>>> correctly) and with the proper brackets it's a pretty simple job. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> On Feb 4, 2013, at 2:55 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> More efficient less drag on engine >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:01 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I thought the Yorks were pretty bulletproof. Why retrofit with a >>>>> rotary? >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 4, 2013, at 1:24 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I dunno but a rotary compressor is apparently a common retrofit for >>>>>> an >>>>>> >>>>>>> old York. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Curt >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________****_________ >>> >>> 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/> >>> <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://mail.**okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/**mercedes_okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> > >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jaime Kopchinski >> http://www.jaimekop.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> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2238 / Virus Database: 2639/5580 - Release Date: 02/04/13 >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > 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> > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
