ok, Now I think I understand your previous question about how long it takes to change the freon manifold. At the time I could not figure out what you meant. The manifold on top of the compressor is not rocket science to change. It is a bit of a PITA because you have to take the compressor off to get to it.
I just took out the compressor on my 87 300D, cleaned it, took off the manifold and replaced the o-rings. It takes 6 orings. 4 between the compr. and minifold and 2 between the manifold and the hoses. The orings are a pain to find. I ordered a set from Rusty and I only got two. The orings in the manifold to compressor side were fairly new and green, and the compressor had an MB part number and a reman sticker on it, so I ifgured it was pretty recent. since the green orings still had some life to them I put a little silicone permatex on them and put it back together. 1. pull the capscrew holding the manifold hose to the compressor 2. loosen the belt tensioner 3. pull the 4 bolts through the pump holding the compressor to the engine 4. unplug the wiring harness on top 5. remove the compressor. (I did all this from the topside on the 124 300D) 6. clean compressor and remove the manifold. 7. install new orings and replace manifold (4 orings, green ones if you want to use 134a) 8. put the compressor back in place 9. plug in the wiring harness. Be sure you get it on the right pins. you can plug it in with 2 pins in and one pin out! 10. put the bolts back in. Tighten bolts 11. remove the shock absorber bolt of the tensioner so the belt will slide on (OM603, for others: YMMV) put the belt on. 12. check to see the manifold sealing surfaces are clean, install orings 13. install hose manifold to compressor 14. put the boltback in the tensioner shock absorber 15. tension belt and replace bolt and nut. 16. Start engine and check belt, etc. The whole job only took me an hour and 45 min from getting out tools to sitting down to the computer after cleaning up and putting everything away. Add another hour for going to the DIY carwash and cleaning as much of the compressor and the underhood area as I could. Hope this helps! I am guessing that a large part of the reason this car ended up in a series of auctions is that the evaporator leaks. I have found no other reason why the refrigerant leaks, but i have not used a leak detector, because I don't have one. After checking out the compressor orings, I have this sinking feeling. At 05:10 PM 6/19/2008, you wrote: >Parts from Rusty: evap, 6 vac pods, Freon manifold at compressor, >receiver/dryer ~$665. >Stealer & indy wanted $3100/$2400 To do evap only. > >Time actually WORKED on it? I don't know. 'Haven't been at all concerned >about it. 'Don't have anything else to REALLY do, and I could do most of >this sitting down. 'Didn't need to rush; 'have another car; 'don't have to >go to a job; there was nobody I had to impress. I'm capable, so why not? >Not long ago, I was not able because of bad tremor that has gone away. The >job is not, as they say, "rocket science." It's not even AIR science. It's >just more than the usual amount of VERY simple stuff, and just as in doing >anything, all you have to do is ONE thing at a time. I've done a helluva >lot more for a lot less - a WHOLE YEAR, for example, on jet engines and >B-47 aircraft for our Uncle in "blizzard" Nebraska winters and HOT summers >(many times all night long) for a MEASLY $2400 fifty yrs ago. > >During the coupla weeks, I'd work on it coupla hours in morning while a >little cooler and in shade; 3 to 5 hours mid to late afternoon after car was >in shade again. 3 or 4 days during the 2 weeks, I didn't even touch it. >Heat and humidity was worst part of it all, but fan helped that prob >greatly. But for the heat and humidity, I enjoyed it. I guess I couldn't >stand the "trauma" of knowing that somebody who may not "give a damned" was >doing that (and who knows what else) to my car and taking my good money for >something that I KNEW I could easily do myself. > >How much did I make an hour? I don't know and don't care. The value of >knowing that I could do it and have done it is worth much more than any >money that I may have "saved." Oh, and whatever I may have paid somebody to >do the job plus "unknowns" is still in my bank account. Again, there is >nothing else that I would have done during the time I worked on the car. > >Wilton > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:48 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy > > > > So what did it cost for the parts etc? IE - what is your labour worth when >it was all done and how long did it take > > you in hours? Any idea? Not trying to make you feel bad as I am sure I >have done lots of jobs where I did not earn > > $1 per hour but at least I did it and did it correctly. > > > > Randy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wilton Strickland > > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:35 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy > > > > > > Two years ago, refrigeration guy determined evap leaking. Recharged >coupla > > times a year since. > > Coupla months ago, system wouldn't hold charge a month - time to "bite the > > bullet." > > > > BTW, refrigeration guy refused the evactomy job; stealer wanted $3100; >indy > > wanted $2400 for basic evapectomy. I changed all vac pods while I had it > > open. > > > > Wilton > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Craig McCluskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy > > > > > > > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:36:37 -0400 Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Wilton Strickland wrote: > > > > > BTW, the refrigeration guy asked if I wanted him to pass out cards >to > > > > > MB owners for me. > > > > > > > > Great idea. You can do 124 & 126 evaporator swaps and 115 heater >blowers > > > > for $1k each. Do one a month for two years and you can get a nice >shiny > > > > 2005 320CDI. > > > > > > BTW, Wilton, what were the symptoms that prompted your evacpectomy? > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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 > > >_______________________________________ >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 Loren Faeth _______________________________________ 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
