You can buy the seal rings. They have call-outs in the EPC, so you might need to look over the parts guy's shoulder. There should be obvious "grooves" where the o-rings would sit on the bolt. I'd try it without replacing the bolt. If it is boogered up, you can buy the housing and the bolt still, they should not be that bad to replace (IIRC you have to remove the CC actuator then its pretty straightforward from there. Make sure to buy new crush rings for the 4? banjo fittings on the housing)
-j. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If the seals are missing or worn, should I purchase a new bolt? > > In a worst case scenario, what if the filter housing block is - in your > words - "boogered up? > > > On 2/11/07, John W. Reames III wrote: > > > > On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > > > The 1985 300 CD is leaking fuel from the TOP of the main fuel filter > > > canister, right under the 19 mm (?) bolt that secures the filter. I > > can't > > > possibly tighten it any more. I wonder if there is a small metal gasket > > > that should be there belowe the head of the bolt - does anyone > > know? The > > > car is really nice so it offends me to smell the fuel aroma coming from > > > under the hood when the engine is purring away. :( > > > > The bolt is a hollow bolt with two o-rings on the bolt itself that seal it > > top and bottom. There should no t be a metal crush ring up there, and > > hopefully the filter mounting block is not too boogered up. > > -j. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 12 18:24:32 2007 Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.200.82]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HGfqq-0001Nv-OR for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:24:32 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.6] (c-71-199-114-113.hsd1.pa.comcast.net[71.199.114.113]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with ESMTP id <20070212182350012001d9jme>; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:23:50 +0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:23:40 -0500 From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Black '85 300D update X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:24:33 -0000 kevin kraly wrote: > Well, Dad and I went out yesterday to take a look at it. before we got > there, the owner had started it up and turned it around in the driveway. He > left it idling for a couple minutes before it died. Since it had been > sitting for a few months, I tried the primer pump which he knew nothin' > about and proceeded to attempt a prime. A moderate amount of fuel gushed > out (old screw-in type), and I couldn't get the necessary 10psi behind it to > kick excess fuel past the squeaky sounding valve that routes it back to the > tank. It caught on three cyls, but not enough to get it to run. We tried a > little starting fluid which did very little. Next, we tried jumping it to > get a bit more cranking speed, but still no go. The owner left the charger > on it all night to get the battery up to the max. He just called me to > inform me that it still wouldn't start. Even if it starts which is > unlikely, the car is nothing special, pealing clearcoat, cracks in the > interior including dash cracking and major cracking in the top of the rear > seatback, missing dash wood trim, non-working radio, and hey, it's a > non-runner at present. It does have new tires on Bundts and a passenger's > side mirror, so it's worth at least $500. Believe it or not, the trunk is > DRY! I expect that glow plugs could be marginal, valves tight and I expect there's water in the fuel. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
