Freon manifold - I'm talking about the two big rubber and steel pipes/tubes attached to the backside of a raised attachment on top of the compressor - one goes forward to the condenser; the other goes rearward and connects to another pipe/tube that connects to the evaporator between the firewalls. Compressor end of the pipes/manifold in question on my 87 300D sure looks like it's attached to that raised attachment on top of the compressor by one bolt (13 mm, I think, but not certain right now) on a common flange between the ends of the two pipes that make up the manifold. The bolt I'm talking about is easily reached from behind the compressor with a socket on a short extension on a ratchet. 'You sure you need to REMOVE the compressor just to change the two pipes (with common flange at compressor)?
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren Faeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 evapectomy > 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 _______________________________________ 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
