The Classic Center is a great resource. I called them today and they do not have the banjo fuel distributor filters. The quest continues.
-----Original Message----- From: Larry T <l02tur...@comcast.net> To: mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 8:53 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1990 MB 300E - Replaced Fuel Distributor - Running Rough...help! I believe I have 3 or 4 of the mesh screens that fit into the Banjo fittings feeding the Weber carbs on Porsche 911s. (I sell Porsche Weber Parts) . I'll see how many I have and est their size. Being a fine mesh they are kind of flexible. In the mean time, I suggest you visit MB Classic at http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/heritage/events_community/overview They were a huge help when I needed an obscure part for my 78 240D... <http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/heritage/events_community/overview> Sincerely, Larry On 1/13/2014 8:02 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: > I remember these, they can be cleaned with a bit of carby cleaner and > the missus toothbrush. > From memory they do help to regulate the flow or some such thing but > more importantly act as a last line of defence to stop nasties getting > into the FD. > Also lets consider that the FD rebuilder makes money from rebuilding > FD, so it may be in his interest to have these things need work on a > regular basis but then again he probably knows more than the idiot > engineers at Bosch. > > Hendrik > who knows less than the Bosch engineers but pretends otherwise > > On 13/01/14 23:47, Larry T wrote: >> If the screens/filters are truly not available (try MB CLassic) I >> would add a filter in the fuel line leading to the FD. fuel has >> all kinds of crap in it which should be kept out of precision >> equipment like the FD if at all possible. >> >> Sincerely, >> Larry >> >> On 1/12/2014 8:43 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >>> Seems they put them on for a reason. Can't you move the fitting from >>> the old to the new? > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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 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
