Awesome!! You are on like donkey kong! I figure in another month or so I will be ready to rebuild the injectors...
Kyle On Feb 9, 2017 2:25 PM, "MG via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have that bottle jack when you want to borrow it. All you'll need is the > shims and nozzles. > > As a matter of fact let me know when you are ready to do them and I will > bring it to you as I need to do a set also. We can do them at the same time > and reduce the mess and bother. > > Manfred > > Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: > >> He is the bottle tester I will be ordering if I choose to do the injectors >> myself, which I most likely will. >> >> https://mercedessource.com/store/diesel-fuel-injector-balanc >> e-pressure-tester-yes-you-can-do-it-yourself >> >> There is also a kit from him that has the shims and everything, including >> monarch nozzles along with video\pdf instructions. >> >> Kyle >> >> On Feb 9, 2017 2:19 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> You do NOT want to put a finger (or any other part of yourself) under a >>> injector nozzle being tested. In the same way that you never want to try >>> to put a hand over a ruptured hydraulic line. Both are very hazardous to >>> your life. >>> >>> I have always sent nozzle holders out for testing/replacement/calibratio >>> n. >>> As most of you know, I believe in doing almost everything yourself. I >>> WILL >>> not mess with an injector pump, that needs to be done on a test stand, >>> and >>> I will not mess with calibrating injectors, not that the nozzles are so >>> complicated, but simply because it needs to be done so seldom. An >>> injection shop that tests nozzles every day can pick up nuances that I >>> can't when I only test a set once every 10-15 years. Right now, I think >>> it >>> has been about 15 years since I had nozzles tested or replaced. >>> >>> I know Kleb and Jaime and some others do their own, and I am not >>> disparaging them at all. Both do it more often than I need to. Ymmv.... >>> >>> The modified bottle jack tester is the least expensive DIY method. >>> >>> Larry Turner via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> >>>> February 8, 2017 at 10:19 PM >>>> 2000psi + Wow! A lot of pressure to work with. I've seen some machines >>>> on the market that read the pressure - are they hard to come by? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Larry >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> MG via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> February 6, 2017 at 7:27 PM >>>> According to 07.1-137 Disassembly, cleaning, assembly and adjustment of >>>> injection nozzles. The pressure is to be 135-143 bar for new and 120 for >>>> used. No more then 5 bar between the highest and lowest but closer is >>>> better. That's 1958 to 2074psi more or less. I think the ones I did a >>>> few >>>> years ago for my 6.5 chevy engine I got to 5 psi between the highest and >>>> lowest. It took a bit. >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Dan--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> February 6, 2017 at 2:25 PM >>>> I believe opening pressures should be around 1800 psi/115 bar, and the >>>> set should be within 50 psi or about 3.5 bar of each other. >>>> >>>> Those are ballpark numbers from my memory, a dangerous thing at times. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> February 6, 2017 at 2:13 PM >>>> I thought it was .5 bar. 5 bar is like 72+ psi, that seems like a lot. >>>> Although, how much is injection pressure? >>>> -Curt >>>> >>>> From: Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> Cc: "d...@penoff.com" <d...@penoff.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 3:01 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Servicing Injectors >>>> >>>> There is a guy on German eBay that sells Monark nozzles at very >>>> competitive prices, and ships promptly. I just bought a set for the 300D >>>> and they were $137.00 shipped. I got them in about a week's time from >>>> the >>>> Fatherland. >>>> >>>> Bosch nozzles are garbage according to a couple of fuel injection people >>>> I talked to. >>>> >>>> You can disassemble your injectors and clean or replace the nozzles, but >>>> they really need to be recalibrated if you do, especially if you replace >>>> the nozzles. Insist on having the set matched to 5.0 bar or less, as >>>> the >>>> farther apart they are as far as opening pressures will have a >>>> significant >>>> effect on the smoothness of the idle and efficiency of the engine. >>>> >>>> If you've never done this before, don't have a pop tester and an almost >>>> surgically clean work area you're heading for a very unpleasant result. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> Dan--- via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> February 6, 2017 at 2:01 PM >>>> There is a guy on German eBay that sells Monark nozzles at very >>>> competitive prices, and ships promptly. I just bought a set for the 300D >>>> and they were $137.00 shipped. I got them in about a week's time from >>>> the >>>> Fatherland. >>>> >>>> Bosch nozzles are garbage according to a couple of fuel injection people >>>> I talked to. >>>> >>>> You can disassemble your injectors and clean or replace the nozzles, but >>>> they really need to be recalibrated if you do, especially if you replace >>>> the nozzles. Insist on having the set matched to 5.0 bar or less, as the >>>> farther apart they are as far as opening pressures will have a >>>> significant >>>> effect on the smoothness of the idle and efficiency of the engine. >>>> >>>> If you've never done this before, don't have a pop tester and an almost >>>> surgically clean work area you're heading for a very unpleasant result. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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
