I will do the tstat trick when I get the car back from the mechanic if it's not "fixed". Keep in mind that our winter has been absolutely brutal and the last thing I want to do is work on cars in this weather!
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2015, at 8:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > As a casual observer of all this, I have been wondering why someone didn't do > the test thermostat option a long time ago. While it might not have clearly > defined the issue, it certainly would narrow it down and point in the > direction of the problem. You guys have been spinning your wheels on this > for far, far too long. > > That being said, thermostat reliability between all of the suppliers has been > touch and go for years. I recall this being an issue as far back as the late > 1980s when I had my first MB - a 1980 300TD. I remember going through > several "new" thermostats from different vendors before I got one that worked > reliably. Randy Steele, my parts supplier at the time and a former dealer > parts guy, expressed his frustration with the lack of reliability of > thermostats. I don't recall which vendor was the worst offender, but he made > it clear they all had issues. > > Dan > >> On Feb 21, 2015, at 8:34 AM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I saw that and the OE tstat I put in is made in Germany so we clearly did >> not put in junk. The cathey trick is definitely worth trying though. >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________ 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.
