I'm not sure it has been a while Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 8, 2016, at 8:28 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
