Somebody said I would never get around to getting this car going. Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 22, 2017, at 2:34 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Attaboy! Congrats on your new toy!! > Kevin in the South Pacific > PS. There are small Diesel crew cab PU’s all over these islands in French > Polynesia. We rode around in a 2013 Toyota Hilux manny tranny turbo diesel as > our tour driver took us bouncing and winding our way through the mountains > on the remote island of Nuku Hiva. It was a fun time!! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 22, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Well it passed the leak tests seems to hold vacuum just fine. I am not going >> to change in until I swap the high side fitting. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >>> >>> I think it might just be a crappy high side fitting. I removed the nut on >>> the alternator bracket that was in the way and can get the connector down >>> on it but just can’t get it to click to connect, like it won’t push down >>> far enough on the fitting. I may see if I can another fitting around here >>> and if so swap that out. Right now I’m pulling a vacuum low side only just >>> to see if it holds. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> It’s cranking over and starting just fine. I just did the filters and >>>> was going to change the oil but discovered I have no diesel oil on the >>>> shelf. So I decided I would hook ac machine up and see what state the >>>> system is. It has been converted to 134 and the high side is down by the >>>> alternator. It’s angled to where I can’t get the damn high side connector >>>> on, there is a bracket in the way. Crap. I may just pull a vacuum and leak >>>> test from the low side then. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:20 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Weak starter? Sounds like the rest is solid, just needs some sorting. >>>>> -- >>>>> Max Dillon >>>>> Charleston SC >>>>> '87 300TD >>>>> '95 E300 >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> 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
