Yeah, I can see a “drive and dump” on this for the money of it’s relatively solid and functional.
Believe me, I checked when I saw what it would entail to replace one of the rear ABC hoses on the former CL600. You would have to drop a boatload of stuff to get the hose out/in, like rear axle, driveshaft, suspension, etc., etc. Nope! I talked to the industrial hose guys I’ve used for years in Tampa and they said no problem, they also recommended going to a higher pressure rated hose to cut down on any flexing. -D > On Jul 12, 2024, at 3:49 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yeah just getting a high pressure hose made would be the best way to deal > with it, get the fittings on each end and have at it. I presume they could > do a 3000psi line easy enough. I'm thinking $2200 would be a reasonable deal > on that car, the guy is probably done with it... he looks like a young guy, > probably picked the thing up to look cool in, now it's got problems and he > doesn't want to deal with them. Cut his losses... > > --FT > > On 7/12/24 6:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Those rear lines are really cheap - around $100 or so, but the labor to >> replace them will cost you several thousand due to the need to drop almost >> everything under the back of the car. >> >> But you know that - and also to just measure the distance with a piece of >> scrap tubing and have one made up at your local industrial hose place, and >> run it directly, tied down with tiewraps. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jul 12, 2024, at 2:45 PM, Floyd Thursby via >>> Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I can blow more of my retirement money!!! >>> >>> currently has a small leak at the fuel pump, as well as one of the rear >>> driver side ABC fluid lines >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1016588959879538 >>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
