so do the clamps around the tranny fluid lines, but after 20 years, they wear out...then metal on metal till you got an ATF gusher. I imagine you could also replace the line clamps with new ones...? Chris
LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You haven't spent much time around airplanes, have you? EACH AND EVERY metal clamp on any airplane on which I have worked (and that is quite a few) that goes around a wire bundle has a 1/4" rubber gasket as an integral part of the assembly. On 1/5/06, Donald Snook wrote: > > > Bravo! That is a great idea! Maybe everybody else knew to do this, But I > didn't. I love great solutions like this. It makes sense, even I can do > it and it is simple. > > > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 06 00:59:52 2006 Received: from web30011.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.201.214]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EufxP-0004dX-Vw for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:59:52 +0000 Received: (qmail 71111 invoked by uid 60001); 6 Jan 2006 00:59:47 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=0wTlQEnyWpcIUdZoVHobSPxyUdbqwHSlmMGa42fLPTTbRUVsT1bmtG6l11QVAVbfyAGCyQiC1apV73sts1zLX7/OsP6ViG9QvWk09RYzHLfpACwHKq9Oe2+Tm+iCS1S21OzjZmNloHgDR404z6+AiUYsDrX4WMOgMDcPn8BkSaQ= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [66.140.70.226] by web30011.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:59:47 PST Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:59:47 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Preventative Maintenance Question X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:59:52 -0000 I don't think oil cooler lines are nearly as robust and when they start to leak, you better replace them (PITA) or you could end up with dead engine syndrome in a heartbeat. Chris Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Werner Fehlauer wrote: > > The hoses that connect the oil cooler and transmission coolers usually last > a lifetime But the rubber pads in the transmission line clamps do not. The steel lines for the tranny fluid are clamped to the engine. If the line directly touches the clamps, it will eventually wear through. Cut some pieces of fuel hose and pad those tranny lines with it. _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 06 01:05:52 2006 Received: from mxa.windwireless.net ([199.164.167.40]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Eug3E-0005L7-D0 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 06 Jan 2006 01:05:52 +0000 Received: from dogear.com ([206.63.94.251]) by mxa.windwireless.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k06169Jw019124 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:06:09 -0800 Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:05:49 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) From: Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) X-Virus-Scan: smtp-vilter X-SMTP-Vilter-Version: 1.1.0rc2 X-SMTP-Vilter-Backend: Clam AntiVirus Daemon (clamd) X-SMTP-Vilter-Status: clean X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0rc4 (mxa.windwireless.net [199.164.167.40]); Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:06:09 -0800 (PST) X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Genset X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 01:05:52 -0000 > Cool. Was this the original gasket, or the new one you bought for > assembly? The 'new' one. (Not so new anymore, going on the third time.) -- Jim
