Just didn't feel like changing it? Mine warmed up, but never as fully as it should have been, It would also noticeabley drop in temperature at times.
On 10/18/06, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I drove the carpool one entire frigid winter with a broken thermostat in the 83 300TD. There was nothing intermittent about the complete LACK of heat that my riders and I had to endure... On 10/18/06, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thermostats can be somewhat intermittent. The one that came in my 83' > 300D > *kinda* worked. It didn't keep the car up to the temp it should be, but > put > it in a pot of water and it sure looked like it was working > correctly. But > then further looking revealed that it was not quite closing as fully or as > quickly as it should have. > > Either way, it's easy enough to tell if it's the thermostat, just look at > your temp gauge. > > Levi > > On 10/17/06, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Andrew and Lee wrote: > > > > > > > > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > > > No heat may also mean a broken thermostat. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It could also mean that the last time he drained and filled the radiator > > he got an air bubble in the heater core and it needs to be burped. > > > > > > > > That is the issue in this case. I had heat this morning. I did not the > > other day. I don't think thermostats are intermittent. They work or > > they don't. Also, I doubt I have an air bubble because I have not > > flushed and filled this car since I got it - almost a year now. > > > > > > > > I guess if I don't have heat tomorrow, I will look for an exorcist. > > > > > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > 1990 300SEL 132K > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
