Due to the series of upsets and minor disasters in and amongst my families Benz fleet, I've been forced to drive the 280 SE again this week.
It was running so badly today that I was almost ready to return home and use the TE (with no heater blower) instead, but managed to limp it to work and back with no particular incidents. I'd noticed some hissing like a bad vacuum line, so I popped the hood and started searching, thinking that the plastic line for the vacuum retard had died of old age, although I wasn't sure that would do much besides up the idle, it's a fairly small leak. Second thought was the big "y" shaped idle air hose, which really needs to be replaced, it rock hard. Located the leak with some brake parts cleaner -- second to last injector on the right side!. Sucking air like crazy. So I pulled the set, and discovered that the lower seal is flat gone, MIA, not there. Nada, no wonder it was acting strange! Now, I don't have a spare, so I thought for a bit and noticed that I had a chunk of gas line lying about from replacing all the hoses (and probably wrecking that seal) last winter when the 300D was up on blocks being disassembled. Sure enough, it fits! Probably not perfect, but at least it runs on all 8 cylinders now, and no more surging, bucking, or racing. May not remember how to drive it now. Just goes to show, that D-Jet goes crazy if you have a significant vac leak! Hopefully I can now get the mixture set somewhere near correct and get more than 12 mpg. Peter _______________________________________ 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
