Darren got himself and ATTABOY!
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Spoke too soon? Three calipers later,brakes are done! New
issues arise...
Excellent!
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Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Darren Marshall <onecreat...@gmail.com> wrote:
Took her out for the first real time tonight after I checked the
throttle linkage and noticed I still had some give on the cable, since
that was the original culprit I tweaked it and she's purring nicely. I
will still be checking through all the basic maintenance things, I just
had a hunch I was being a bit self-conscious on take off.
See, these short city blocks don't give much room to top out, and I
wasn't quite used to how doggy it would actually be. I hadn't thought
to start in L to give me higher revs off a full stop, so I gave that a
go and after shifting to second and topping, I shifted to D.
That got me close to 35 on the streets nearby, which is more than
suitable for trolleying around Chicago... didn't want to get on the
freeway quite yet. Soon though... I'm confident with enough road it
will work out.
Darren Marshall
http://doejo.com
http://bowtruss.com
On Jun 2, 2013, at 9:02 PM, Max <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Poor acceleration, low top speed, and the throttle cable problem
point to the potential for more problems with your cable and throttle
linkage. Quick check: have your lovely assistant push the accelerator
pedal to the floor while you watch the injection pump linkage, look for
full stroke of the linkage. Operating it by hand at the injection pump
should allow full stroke, which you can compare to pedal controlled
linkage stroke.
Knocking at high RPM is probably an injector problem, not timing, but
you should check the timing chain stretch next time the valve cover is
off. Read up on that here, post # 3
http://www.mbca.org/forum/how-repair-maintain-your-mercedes-benz
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Max Dillon
Charleston, SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Darren Marshall <onecreat...@gmail.com> wrote:
Wow, what a headache.
Thankfully, Chuck at brakewarehouse.com wasn't. As a broker for
NuGeon
in CA, he was as frustrated as I. First caliper inlet stripped,
second
too large, 3rd just right.
Finally made for good porridge.
So now that the brakes are done, I can drive it about. Here's what I
noticed...
After starting and putting in drive, it would not move. I popped the
hood and noticed the throttle cable bushing had loosened then fallen
into a crevice.
Got that back on, I think it might be in too tight, as it idles high
with the idle adjuster all the way counter clockwise, but then it
purrs
properly when turned down...
This also got her moving. Doggy, as you might expect, but the
speedometer is not registering, so I can't tell a top speed, but
flooring it gives me maybe 20mph... maybe. Any pointers on what to
check first?
I also hear some knocking at high RPMs, could this be a timing chain
issue? Anyone have experience trying to tighten one of these?
Darren Marshall
http://doejo.com
http://bowtruss.com
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