I really don’t think I have any leaks. I drove home tonight from the mother in-law’s, which is about 50 miles, mostly interstate, and I was able to get the system to change state based on he temperature setting. The closer the cabin temperature was to the setting, the more the center vents worked.
I would think if it was leaking it would be less predictable. Maybe not, that’s just the logic I’m working off of. Now let’s throw a wrench in the proverbial gears: So I get off the interstate and have about seven miles on surface streets to get home. As I pull up to a stop light, both my ABS and SRS lights come on. Shoot. As I get closer to home, the radio cuts out. Then it comes on again. Then it cuts out. Hmm. Headlights look really dim. Really dim. Make the dash home with everything electrical turned off that I can think of. Pull into to the driveway, pop the hood, put a meter on the battery while the engine is running. 10.1 volts. Not good. Alternator has taken a dump. Go inside, check with Advance Auto, they have a Carquest rebuilt in stock five minutes away. Have the youngster take me down there after I enter an order online with a 40% off coupon. get the rebuilt alternator, get back to the ranch. Change clothes, grab a quick snack since my last meal was lunch (Indian, yum!) and then head out to the garage. Start to finish: 40 minutes. So I’m wondering if the electrical system issues could have affected the compressor. However, I turned the AC on and off several times on my trip home with the temperature set all the way to “Cold” and every time I did it the compressor came on and it got cold - real cold. Kaleb - is the center vent vacuum pod one that has two sources of vacuum, or just one? Diesels ROCK, guys! Had I been driving a vergasser I would have been stranded at the side of the road. Dan > On Mar 8, 2016, at 6:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Here are your problems. You have vacuum leaks somewhere. Could be the center > vent element or could be be other places in the system. Sounds like it > sometimes pulls enough vacuum to open the vent. As far as compressor goes > that is the classic clutch issue. The sensor in the compressor senses it > slipping and shuts it off. You can get shims I believe to tighten it up but > otherwise replace compressor clutch. > > 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
