On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:27:14 +0000 Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >> I removed the thermostat and >>reinstalled with the gasket but no > >> thermostat > > >The best way is to put in a blocked-open >thermostat, otherwise you do > >not get full flow through the radiator. > > On 61X engines the thermostat is removed. No. OM61x engines need to have the bypass passage blocked by a blocked-opened thermostat so the coolant won't short-circuit the radiator. I gave Kaleb my factory manuals with the '82 240D/3.0. 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
