Ditto, this is not a place to cut corners. Note from Larry: the new evaporator should be pressurized with nitrogen, which you should hear escaping with a hiss when the end caps are removed. No hiss? Get a refund and replacement before the dash is installed. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On October 24, 2015 10:47:33 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >Karl, > >I don’t want to sound d*ckish, but why are you cutting corners on a job >that involves easily 20+ hours of work? OK, so you maybe save $200 on >an evaporator. > >Until you have to take it out in a couple of years when it fails. > >You’re saving some serious coin by doing this yourself, I presume. Buy >an OE part and be satisfied that it’s right. I would not roll the >dice on something like this. > >Back to the books, > >Dan > > > >> On Oct 24, 2015, at 10:44 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Would be great to see what is involved. I am ordering parts now. I am >told >> new drains are in order. Has anyone ever used an evap from four >seasons? >> They are copper tubed: http://m.ebay.com/itm/171971556986?_mwBanner=1 >> >> Just wondering if the foam surround is reusable from the old evap, as >this >> four seasons one does not appear to come with one. >> >> Karl >> On Oct 24, 2015 4:47 AM, "WILTON via Mercedes" ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Summary of my 124 evapectomy in Jun '08 attached. >>> >>> Wilton >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >>> Name: evapectomysummary.wps >>> Type: application/msworks >>> Size: 58368 bytes >>> Desc: not available >>> URL: < >>> >http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20151023/73a64813/attachment.bin >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 _______________________________________ 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
