Figured it was worth a try - need to rule out everything that might cause this to happen.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would think that would have been pretty obvious. > Oil everywhere followed by the engine seizing. > > RB > > On 03/02/2017 1:27 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Wild guess - could he have lost all his engine oil when the engine >> collapsed on the oil cooler lines? >> >> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:58 PM, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> He said he did and that it was OK. I forgot to ask what it was and if the >>> OK was for a gas or diesel engine. A little bit of a difference there. >>> >>> >>> >>> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Gee I must be losing my mind, I thought I saw 240d. Yes compression would >>>> be way low. Maybe he really didn't check compression? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 11:39 AM, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 300D not 240. >>>>> That would affect the compression if the head gasket was blown bad >>>>> enough to stop the car in mid race wouldn't it. >>>>> >>>>> Manfred >>>>> >>>>> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hahahahahahahahaha, sorry, 240d, lost power, sounded funny. Anyway, >>>>>> sounds like a blown head gasket to me Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 11:26 AM, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A friend has an 82 300D which suddenly lost power while going down >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> road at 55-60. Blew white smoke and died. Supposedly no odd noises. >>>>>>> Won't >>>>>>> start lots of white smoke coming out the tailpipe that smells like >>>>>>> unburned >>>>>>> diesel. He did a compression check and says it's OK. I forgot to ask >>>>>>> what >>>>>>> exactly it is. He has replaced all the fuel filters and bled the >>>>>>> injectors. >>>>>>> Get fuel with no bubbles when the lines are opened while trying to >>>>>>> start. >>>>>>> Says the fuse on the glow plugs is good. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What gets me is the sudden loss of power running down the road. >>>>>>> Only thing I can think of is the timing chain but I would think that >>>>>>> that would mess up the valves and effect the compression. Can the >>>>>>> injection >>>>>>> pump jump timing by itself without the valves timing jumping? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any clues? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Manfred >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>> 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
