Ding ding ding! Give that man a ceegar.
Oh list Dad, would you happen to have a PS pump for a 201?
-Curt
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:30:13 -0400
From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Powersteering woes
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Curt Raymond wrote:
> Oh plauge and pestilence.
> The powersteering leak I should have been fixing last weekend seems
to have bitten me on the behind today. Driving to work I noticed a very
strong oil smell that seemed to come and go. Once parked I noticed my
car had left a trail of red oil...
> So its gotta be a PS leak, theres not much other red oil in the car
and the trans feels fine and hasn't been leaking.
> I presume this is the low pressure hose, it looked suspect before
and I haven't been able to find any leaks around the pump. Does anybody
know what size this hose is? I know Rusty sells it by the metre but I'd
rather not wait for shipping and I've already given him a couple boat
payments off this car, plus I need to give him a call for a voltage
regulator this week anyway...
> So anyway I'd like to source this stuff locally, anybody else done
this?
>
What you seem to be describing is usually a failed seal in the power
steering box. Most old time Mercedes mechanics can reseal them for a
couple of hundred dollars. Might be cheaper to buy a used box (they
seldom cost more than $100 and are often less) and have it installed
(maybe an hour labor). Most steering boxes and their seals last the
life
of the car.
Marshall
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] old 124 wagon
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"J.B. Hebert" wrote:
>
> I bet almost every 124 owner on the list would love the headlights
> :) I dig the burlwood interior with the manual heat & A/C controls,
> as well as the snazzy cloth seats.
Naw, UK headlamps only work well on islands, like UK, AU, Nippon, Bermuda...
I'd love to get my hands on take-off headlamps from when a continental car
moves to the British Isles and the headlamps get switched for wrong side
driving.
