I just checked and it appears that the two thermovalves that are broken off at the fittings are still available and relatively cheap, about $22-$25/each.
000 140 71 60, Thermovalve, opening at 50 degrees 000 140 34 60, Thermovalve, opening at 17 degrees -D > On Apr 22, 2020, at 11:23 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Looks like someone savaged the vacuum lines. A couple of the > vacuum/temperature switches are obviously toast, but can be replaced easily. > In #30 there’s some sort of a vacuum/electrical device I can’t identify, but > it’s clearly disconnected but may be functional. > > What I’ve found on a lot of cars like this one is that the vacuum system gets > boogered up and some dim bulb decides they can just yank everything and make > it work right. Which of course ends poorly. The best approach I have found is > to get some bulk (hard) vacuum line and some hose and replace everything in > the system. It’s cheap yet time consuming, but if you do’t get this sorted > out of the gate you’ll never be able to get things working properly. > > Hard vacuum line is cheap as wine on ILW, I think I bought 10 meters of the > stuff a few years ago for $15, which is almost a lifetime supply for most > people. I also have a box of the rubber vacuum fittings of various types > along with a few meters of the bulk hose to make up connections. > > I don’t recall seeing a lot of black cars in the day, so that probably makes > it a bit rare. The interior looks pretty good, and the exterior has the usual > cruft that all these cars suffer from, unfortunately. Being black they’re not > that noticeable, however. > > If I was prioritizing things on this, I would get the belt installed and then > get a vacuum diagram and get all of the vacuum stuff sorted. At least at that > point you’ve got a foundation to work from, which you’ll need if you have to > mess with the FI at all. > > -D > > >> On Apr 22, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> There are some things you can see in the pics I will need some help with, >> will deal with that soon. Forgot to mention it has the original radio in it >> and I think it works, I forgot to check it. Did not get a pic of that, I >> will add to the folder later today along with some others. >> >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TPKngNrteqcuIk2snudTBdGGtzQW_TmI >> >> Per Jaime's comment yesterday, I checked under the intake manifold and found >> a vac line falling off, the connector is rotted, so that will be something >> to go through. Probably others too, I'll need to buy a bunch of that stuff >> I guess. Also you can see in pic 30 this vac thing that has nothing >> attached to it and I can't tell where it is supposed to be bolted down, will >> need to figure out whussup wif dat. Looks like I need to dig into the 123 >> workshop manual and get all the engine diagrams and such. >> >> Also in pic26 there are those fittings on the pass side of the block that >> have nothing attached to them, and you can sorta see where stuff was oozing >> from what I guess is the head gasket leaking in there. >> >> Newish AC compressor, alternator (with munched belt in there), PS pump it >> looks like. Exhaust muffler, pipes, resonator all new, looked like new >> boots on the rear axles outboard but the axles did not look newish. Tires >> pretty new. I don't know if the AC works or not, will have to put the >> gauges on it and see if has pressure or will hold a vac. >> >> For $1300 I guess I can't complain, it runs and looks decent from 20ft. >> I'll sort out a few issues and see what the DMV are up to these days, get >> some plates and drive it a bit. >> >> Oh, and it has a solid roof! >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
