Folks i have a mercedes related problem. Thursday as i was driving to atlanta rush our traffic, my 1982 300td made a couple of hard shifts.
Right after that i realized that i had no boost on the brakes when i needed to stop. Also, the engine would no longer shutoff with the vacuum system (with the key) I removed the large vacuum line into the brake booster and by thumb, i had almost no suction. I limped through my trip using 2 foot braking since i had no boost. Yesterday, i removed the big vacuum line and squirted a few tablespoons of press wash solved (petroleum solvent) and also a little bit of acetone/atf mix. Then i did a vacuum test and i seemed to have about 22 inches of Hg which i think is the spec? I inspected the lines and everything seemed ok. With it all hooked up, the car now stops with the key. I have vacuum boost perfectly with the first stop on the brakes, but a second pedal push seems to indicate a loss of boost. What is with that? Pads are all fresh within the last 10k miles and no loss of brake fluid, etc. The vacuum system is the forward stuff + key shutoff …. the central locks and climate control and i assume the vacuum tank (isn't it in the rear) are disconnected thanks xx rick Rick Hawkins _______________________________________ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
