Absolutely - there is a silver lining! It starts and stops intermittently, and is definitely not coming up to speed. I could hear and feel this when I was under the car. This could be:
Galled impeller Clogged supply line or screen Bad bearing(s) Bad brushes There are plenty of sources for rebuild kits, which appear to run in the $75 range, which isn’t bad at all. Since it does run, albeit poorly, I’m hoping the electrical parts are OK as pretty much anything else can be dealt with short of a bum impeller, which is rare based on the research I’ve done so far. Since I’m stoked about getting started on the reassembly of the interior, I’ll be getting an early start tomorrow and tearing into the pump right away. Worst case scenario if I have to wait on a rebuild kit, I can still work on the interior…. -D > On Mar 14, 2019, at 10:36 PM, Dimitri <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Well the good news is that the headliner turned out great! > > From my experience, those pumps can run and appear fine but not put out the > correct volume of fuel. They are supposed to put out so many cubic > centimeters per 15 seconds. I don’t know what the figures should be on your > car. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 14, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Went to the upholstery shop to pick up the finnie from getting its new >> headliner. Turned out very, very nice and I was really excited to get it >> home and begin the reassembly process. >> >> Drive the 30 or so miles home. At a three way stop about two blocks from the >> house the car dies. Hmm. With the engine off and the key on, I notice I >> don’t hear the fuel pump. Poop. >> >> Youngest son swings by with a strap and tows me home. Get the car in the >> garage and crawl under it after turning the key. I can hear the pump going >> on and off, running in fits and starts, so at least it’s not locked up. >> >> First thing tomorrow morning I’ll be dropping the pump to crack it open and >> see what’s up. Hopefully nothing major. >> >> Can’t complain, this is twice now the car has had a problem and it was >> either in the driveway after a drive home or within a block or two of the >> house. Only bummer is that is slows down my reassembly plans. >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> 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
