Actually, the AC compressor wasn’t bad at all. The worst was the alternator. I went slow and applied some Kroil to the adjusting nut so it wouldn’t break.
Found out that the “chirping” I was hearing when I was taking off from a stop was the belts slipping. Did my Sunday morning grocery run at 5:30 like always, and never heard a peep out of the engine. Nice. -D > On Feb 4, 2017, at 8:21 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 18:33:10 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> So off I went to loosen all the belts and replace them. Arrgh. All I >> can say is if there was a conversion kit to change an OM617 from >> fractional horsepower belts to a serpentine belt, I would be all over >> it. > > They are a lot of fun, aren't they? Particularly the A/C compressor! > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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
