Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Hmmm, might be the case. I never had that problem with the 220D or the
240D. I made sure the pipes were aligned without stress and that all the
hangers were as designed.

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
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> I find that on the older 4 cyl dissels, if I don't use a bandaid, the new
> pipe breaks anyway.  So, when crockauto replaced the new middle pipe  for
> the 240D, THIS time, I cut it off and put a bandaid between it and the
> front pipe.  This will absorb a lot of the vibration and make the second
> new one last more than 1000 miles.
>
> If the 240D had a piece of flex in the front pipe like the OM603 300D, I
> would not need the bandaid.
>
> The 124 and 126 are the only ones I have had that DID NOT need a bandaid.
>
>> OK Don via Mercedes 
>> May 14, 2017 at 8:53 PM
>> I've never had those work very well or for long. The goop just makes it
>> harder to fix correctly (new metal, welding) later. Do it right the first
>> time and you'll have no regrets
>>
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

I find that on the older 4 cyl dissels, if I don't use a bandaid, the 
new pipe breaks anyway.  So, when crockauto replaced the new middle 
pipe  for the 240D, THIS time, I cut it off and put a bandaid between it 
and the front pipe.  This will absorb a lot of the vibration and make 
the second new one last more than 1000 miles.


If the 240D had a piece of flex in the front pipe like the OM603 300D, I 
would not need the bandaid.


The 124 and 126 are the only ones I have had that DID NOT need a bandaid.

OK Don via Mercedes 
May 14, 2017 at 8:53 PM
I've never had those work very well or for long. The goop just makes it
harder to fix correctly (new metal, welding) later. Do it right the first
time and you'll have no regrets


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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[OK Don via Mercedes]

I've never had those work very well or for long. The goop just makes it
harder to fix correctly (new metal, welding) later. Do it right the first
time and you'll have no regrets

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> I have an annoying exhaust leak on the sdl that I need to try to fix,
> thinking about trying some sort of band clamp and goop
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 14, 2017, at 7:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Just got back from a nice 30 or so minute drive in the country in the
> E300D.  Nice.
> >
> > While it might be hard pressed to get out of the way in a hurry, it’s
> still pretty peppy considering it’s a naturally aspirated engine.  The
> smaller W124 chassis really makes driving it fun, not like the living room
> couch ride of he W126 (not that there’s anything wrong with that!)
> >
> > Exhaust is “buzzy”, no doubt due to the flex that is in the place of the
> catalyst.  I bought a Nickson band clamp at FLAPS today along with some
> Permatex exhaust sealer goop.  I’m going to try it on one end of one of the
> flex pieces where it meets the hard pipe and see how it works.  If it does
> a good job I’ll do the same to the rest of the joints.  It only looks like
> one of them is leaking.
> >
> > Dash thermometer is wacky, so I’ll need to order a new thermistor for
> it.  Hopefully I can find the part number again from Mouser.  I love the
> cheap fix - last one of these I did I probably had $5 total in the whole
> fix, if that.
> >
> > Car handles well, gets up in the 60s without a problem, tracks straight
> and true and has no noises, vibrations or rattles.
> >
> > Tomorrow I turn in a dealer order for a boatload of stuff, mainly to
> sort out the breather tubes on the valve cover.  That gets done on Saturday
> and then I’m pretty much done with it other than a differential drain and
> fill and a PS drain and fill.  I’ll be putting in new aux fans on Wednesday.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I have an annoying exhaust leak on the sdl that I need to try to fix, thinking 
about trying some sort of band clamp and goop

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> On May 14, 2017, at 7:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Just got back from a nice 30 or so minute drive in the country in the E300D.  
> Nice.
> 
> While it might be hard pressed to get out of the way in a hurry, it’s still 
> pretty peppy considering it’s a naturally aspirated engine.  The smaller W124 
> chassis really makes driving it fun, not like the living room couch ride of 
> he W126 (not that there’s anything wrong with that!)
> 
> Exhaust is “buzzy”, no doubt due to the flex that is in the place of the 
> catalyst.  I bought a Nickson band clamp at FLAPS today along with some 
> Permatex exhaust sealer goop.  I’m going to try it on one end of one of the 
> flex pieces where it meets the hard pipe and see how it works.  If it does a 
> good job I’ll do the same to the rest of the joints.  It only looks like one 
> of them is leaking.
> 
> Dash thermometer is wacky, so I’ll need to order a new thermistor for it.  
> Hopefully I can find the part number again from Mouser.  I love the cheap fix 
> - last one of these I did I probably had $5 total in the whole fix, if that.
> 
> Car handles well, gets up in the 60s without a problem, tracks straight and 
> true and has no noises, vibrations or rattles.
> 
> Tomorrow I turn in a dealer order for a boatload of stuff, mainly to sort out 
> the breather tubes on the valve cover.  That gets done on Saturday and then 
> I’m pretty much done with it other than a differential drain and fill and a 
> PS drain and fill.  I’ll be putting in new aux fans on Wednesday.
> 
> -D
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Just got back from a nice 30 or so minute drive in the country in the E300D.  
Nice.

While it might be hard pressed to get out of the way in a hurry, it’s still 
pretty peppy considering it’s a naturally aspirated engine.  The smaller W124 
chassis really makes driving it fun, not like the living room couch ride of he 
W126 (not that there’s anything wrong with that!)

Exhaust is “buzzy”, no doubt due to the flex that is in the place of the 
catalyst.  I bought a Nickson band clamp at FLAPS today along with some 
Permatex exhaust sealer goop.  I’m going to try it on one end of one of the 
flex pieces where it meets the hard pipe and see how it works.  If it does a 
good job I’ll do the same to the rest of the joints.  It only looks like one of 
them is leaking.

Dash thermometer is wacky, so I’ll need to order a new thermistor for it.  
Hopefully I can find the part number again from Mouser.  I love the cheap fix - 
last one of these I did I probably had $5 total in the whole fix, if that.

Car handles well, gets up in the 60s without a problem, tracks straight and 
true and has no noises, vibrations or rattles.

Tomorrow I turn in a dealer order for a boatload of stuff, mainly to sort out 
the breather tubes on the valve cover.  That gets done on Saturday and then I’m 
pretty much done with it other than a differential drain and fill and a PS 
drain and fill.  I’ll be putting in new aux fans on Wednesday.

-D
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

ya think?


Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
May 14, 2017 at 8:12 AM
 I suspect that cleaning all the crap out of the condenser helped a 
great deal…


-D


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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On May 14, 2017 at 8:55 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Not sure why the passenger side was all wacky.  It’s intact and was easily 
> adjusted.

A clear sign of ineptitude is when somebody tries to remove a bad bulb by 
unscrewing the adjusters. For bonus points, the really stupid don't bother 
trying to fix the aim when they eventually figure out those weren't the 
attaching screws. 

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I would add that I turned on the AC this morning, and while it was still 
relatively cool outside (72F?) it made ice cues like ASAP.  I suspect that 
cleaning all the crap out of the condenser helped a great deal…

-D


> On May 14, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Did my early morning grocery run in the E300D.
> 
> No joy on the hard shifts. I’ll get under the car today and check the vacuum 
> modulator - hopefully that’s the issue. I’m going to check the line routing 
> if I can as well.  The connections from the flying saucer to the modulator 
> are pretty straightforward, the only difficult part being the stuff under the 
> manifold that you can’t see or get to easily.
> 
> Headlights were all whack-a-doo, that is, pointed in all different 
> directions.  Did a quick garage door aiming and found that the driver’s side 
> headlight was all messed up inside.  Linkages broken, stuff not anchored to 
> anything, etc.  More confirmation that the car took a hit in the front, now 
> narrowed down to the left front.
> 
> Gonna do a Curley and hit Car-Part.com and find a headlight assembly unless 
> someone here has one they want to part with.  I’ll pull this one off today 
> and have a look inside, but on a cursory inspection from the access panel 
> there’s some serious stuff going on internally I probably can’t fix.  Looks 
> like someone just put a new lens on and nothing more.  So at least I have a 
> new lens…
> 
> Car ran great other than the neck-snapping shifts.  Speaking of which, looks 
> like the driver’s headrest doesn’t work or the switch is gunked up.  
> Something else to check today.
> 
> Rear defogger did its job well and the cruise is now working, maybe from my 
> fuse replacement yesterday, so we’ve got some positive stuff for the day 
> already.
> 
> I will say that this is a fun car to drive after putting around in a W126.
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Removed the headlight assembly and inspected.

As I suspected, the plastic frame around the headlight lens was cracked in 
several places, rendering its ability to hold the lens in place worthless.

I disassembled the headlight, removed the frame and lens, and have applied JB 
Weld to the affected areas.  It’s clamped up and drying now, so by mid 
afternoon I should be able to reassemble and test.  As long as the plastic 
frame holds up, and I see no reason why it wouldn’t, we should be good to go 
with proper headlight aiming on the driver’s side headlight.

If it fails to hold up in the long term I’ll go the Curley route and hit up 
Car-Parts.com.  I checked and there are several places in town that show up as 
having these.

Not sure why the passenger side was all wacky.  It’s intact and was easily 
adjusted.

-D



> On May 14, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Did my early morning grocery run in the E300D.
> 
> No joy on the hard shifts. I’ll get under the car today and check the vacuum 
> modulator - hopefully that’s the issue. I’m going to check the line routing 
> if I can as well.  The connections from the flying saucer to the modulator 
> are pretty straightforward, the only difficult part being the stuff under the 
> manifold that you can’t see or get to easily.
> 
> Headlights were all whack-a-doo, that is, pointed in all different 
> directions.  Did a quick garage door aiming and found that the driver’s side 
> headlight was all messed up inside.  Linkages broken, stuff not anchored to 
> anything, etc.  More confirmation that the car took a hit in the front, now 
> narrowed down to the left front.
> 
> Gonna do a Curley and hit Car-Part.com and find a headlight assembly unless 
> someone here has one they want to part with.  I’ll pull this one off today 
> and have a look inside, but on a cursory inspection from the access panel 
> there’s some serious stuff going on internally I probably can’t fix.  Looks 
> like someone just put a new lens on and nothing more.  So at least I have a 
> new lens…
> 
> Car ran great other than the neck-snapping shifts.  Speaking of which, looks 
> like the driver’s headrest doesn’t work or the switch is gunked up.  
> Something else to check today.
> 
> Rear defogger did its job well and the cruise is now working, maybe from my 
> fuse replacement yesterday, so we’ve got some positive stuff for the day 
> already.
> 
> I will say that this is a fun car to drive after putting around in a W126.
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes, and they will get up and go even though they don't have a turbo.

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> On May 14, 2017, at 6:36 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Did my early morning grocery run in the E300D.
> 
> No joy on the hard shifts. I’ll get under the car today and check the vacuum 
> modulator - hopefully that’s the issue. I’m going to check the line routing 
> if I can as well.  The connections from the flying saucer to the modulator 
> are pretty straightforward, the only difficult part being the stuff under the 
> manifold that you can’t see or get to easily.
> 
> Headlights were all whack-a-doo, that is, pointed in all different 
> directions.  Did a quick garage door aiming and found that the driver’s side 
> headlight was all messed up inside.  Linkages broken, stuff not anchored to 
> anything, etc.  More confirmation that the car took a hit in the front, now 
> narrowed down to the left front.
> 
> Gonna do a Curley and hit Car-Part.com and find a headlight assembly unless 
> someone here has one they want to part with.  I’ll pull this one off today 
> and have a look inside, but on a cursory inspection from the access panel 
> there’s some serious stuff going on internally I probably can’t fix.  Looks 
> like someone just put a new lens on and nothing more.  So at least I have a 
> new lens…
> 
> Car ran great other than the neck-snapping shifts.  Speaking of which, looks 
> like the driver’s headrest doesn’t work or the switch is gunked up.  
> Something else to check today.
> 
> Rear defogger did its job well and the cruise is now working, maybe from my 
> fuse replacement yesterday, so we’ve got some positive stuff for the day 
> already.
> 
> I will say that this is a fun car to drive after putting around in a W126.
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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I don’t want to be replacing flex discs as consumables.

I’ll get it sorted.  It’s just a matter of nailing it down.

-D



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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

So, teach the kid to use the throttle like an on/off switch while accelerating. 
Or give him the wife's car and let her have the W124. That's her normal driving 
style with diesels, right?

Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Martha Report - Day 2

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Did my early morning grocery run in the E300D.

No joy on the hard shifts. I’ll get under the car today and check the vacuum 
modulator - hopefully that’s the issue. I’m going to check the line routing if 
I can as well.  The connections from the flying saucer to the modulator are 
pretty straightforward, the only difficult part being the stuff under the 
manifold that you can’t see or get to easily.

Headlights were all whack-a-doo, that is, pointed in all different directions.  
Did a quick garage door aiming and found that the driver’s side headlight was 
all messed up inside.  Linkages broken, stuff not anchored to anything, etc.  
More confirmation that the car took a hit in the front, now narrowed down to 
the left front.

Gonna do a Curley and hit Car-Part.com and find a headlight assembly unless 
someone here has one they want to part with.  I’ll pull this one off today and 
have a look inside, but on a cursory inspection from the access panel there’s 
some serious stuff going on internally I probably can’t fix.  Looks like 
someone just put a new lens on and nothing more.  So at least I have a new lens…

Car ran great other than the neck-snapping shifts.  Speaking of which, looks 
like the driver’s headrest doesn’t work or the switch is gunked up.  Something 
else to check today.

Rear defogger did its job well and the cruise is now working, maybe from my 
fuse replacement yesterday, so we’ve got some positive stuff for the day 
already.

I will say that this is a fun car to drive after putting around in a W126.
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