Re: [MBZ] Crazy Day with the Finnie - Success!!!
Congrats! Glad it worked out. A running car is better than a garage queen! Good work! Be aware! When judging concours, I found that the underside reveals much. Like the gullwing with a really cruddy underside, wrong exhaust clamps, overspray, etc. I deducted all the points I could, but it was still not enough. Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 3/17/19 9:14 AM: Just finished up my fuel pump replacement. Here’s the deal: Jaime was kind enough to refer me to a text he had seen from Pieter Van Rossum, a W113 guy, where he had replaced the stock “tall” fuel pump with a generic Carter pump. I got a Carter pump the same day from the Island of Large Wimmen for $102.00. A pittance compared to the minimum of $700 or so in the market for rebuilt or used stock fuel pumps. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday adapting the mounting and getting the lines and fittings set up. They actually worked out well, as you’ll see. It was also a good opportunity to replace all of the old hoses at the tank and pump while I was there. Not fun, but not too bad of a job despite how much I hate working around gasoline. Since I had the instrument cluster out of the car for the dash pad replacement, I couldn’t start the engine yesterday as the oil pressure gauge and capillary tube for the coolant temperature gauge were both disconnected. I did turn everything on last night and it ran and made pressure, no leaks. Loud compared to the stock pump, but hey, for $100 I’ll live with it. Got the gauges connected this morning and fired it up. Success! I haven’t taken the car on the road yet, but I suspect it should be fine. More as I know it. As icing on the cake, as I was collecting all the parts together for the old pump I found the bulk of the “missing” brush spring. I might be able to reuse it after bending a new end on the remains of the spring. Woo-hoo! Here’s a link to a lousy cell phone photo. The return line is hanging in the foreground with a hose clamp on it: http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html#0 Carter P4601HP inline electric pump - $102.00 2” PVC rubber coupling - $4.00 3 - Corner braces - $4.00 6 - M5 nuts, washers - $2.00 Miscellaneous hose, clamps, crimp connectors, etc - stock I’ll have a far more detailed update in my blog probably tonight. I gotta get back to finishing up the dash…. -D _ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Crazy Day with the Finnie - Success!!!
I guess. I didn’t bother trying to verify the specs. The guy Jaime knew that has done this is a well known and trusted vintage Mercedes guy, so that was good enough for me. -D > On Mar 17, 2019, at 11:48 AM, Dimitri wrote: > > Wow that’s excellent! So this pump happens to have the similar output volume > and pressure as original? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 17, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Just finished up my fuel pump replacement. Here’s the deal: >> >> Jaime was kind enough to refer me to a text he had seen from Pieter Van >> Rossum, a W113 guy, where he had replaced the stock “tall” fuel pump with a >> generic Carter pump. >> >> I got a Carter pump the same day from the Island of Large Wimmen for >> $102.00. A pittance compared to the minimum of $700 or so in the market for >> rebuilt or used stock fuel pumps. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday >> adapting the mounting and getting the lines and fittings set up. They >> actually worked out well, as you’ll see. It was also a good opportunity to >> replace all of the old hoses at the tank and pump while I was there. Not >> fun, but not too bad of a job despite how much I hate working around >> gasoline. >> >> Since I had the instrument cluster out of the car for the dash pad >> replacement, I couldn’t start the engine yesterday as the oil pressure gauge >> and capillary tube for the coolant temperature gauge were both disconnected. >> I did turn everything on last night and it ran and made pressure, no leaks. >> Loud compared to the stock pump, but hey, for $100 I’ll live with it. >> >> Got the gauges connected this morning and fired it up. Success! I haven’t >> taken the car on the road yet, but I suspect it should be fine. More as I >> know it. >> >> As icing on the cake, as I was collecting all the parts together for the old >> pump I found the bulk of the “missing” brush spring. I might be able to >> reuse it after bending a new end on the remains of the spring. Woo-hoo! >> >> Here’s a link to a lousy cell phone photo. The return line is hanging in the >> foreground with a hose clamp on it: >> >> http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html#0 >> >> Carter P4601HP inline electric pump - $102.00 >> 2” PVC rubber coupling - $4.00 >> 3 - Corner braces - $4.00 >> 6 - M5 nuts, washers - $2.00 >> Miscellaneous hose, clamps, crimp connectors, etc - stock >> >> I’ll have a far more detailed update in my blog probably tonight. I gotta >> get back to finishing up the dash…. >> >> -D >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Crazy Day with the Finnie - Success!!!
Well done. That little fuel pump job- up would have completely discourage 67% of all Mercedes owners. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2019, at 8:48 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow that’s excellent! So this pump happens to have the similar output volume > and pressure as original? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 17, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Just finished up my fuel pump replacement. Here’s the deal: >> >> Jaime was kind enough to refer me to a text he had seen from Pieter Van >> Rossum, a W113 guy, where he had replaced the stock “tall” fuel pump with a >> generic Carter pump. >> >> I got a Carter pump the same day from the Island of Large Wimmen for >> $102.00. A pittance compared to the minimum of $700 or so in the market for >> rebuilt or used stock fuel pumps. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday >> adapting the mounting and getting the lines and fittings set up. They >> actually worked out well, as you’ll see. It was also a good opportunity to >> replace all of the old hoses at the tank and pump while I was there. Not >> fun, but not too bad of a job despite how much I hate working around >> gasoline. >> >> Since I had the instrument cluster out of the car for the dash pad >> replacement, I couldn’t start the engine yesterday as the oil pressure gauge >> and capillary tube for the coolant temperature gauge were both disconnected. >> I did turn everything on last night and it ran and made pressure, no leaks. >> Loud compared to the stock pump, but hey, for $100 I’ll live with it. >> >> Got the gauges connected this morning and fired it up. Success! I haven’t >> taken the car on the road yet, but I suspect it should be fine. More as I >> know it. >> >> As icing on the cake, as I was collecting all the parts together for the old >> pump I found the bulk of the “missing” brush spring. I might be able to >> reuse it after bending a new end on the remains of the spring. Woo-hoo! >> >> Here’s a link to a lousy cell phone photo. The return line is hanging in the >> foreground with a hose clamp on it: >> >> http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html#0 >> >> Carter P4601HP inline electric pump - $102.00 >> 2” PVC rubber coupling - $4.00 >> 3 - Corner braces - $4.00 >> 6 - M5 nuts, washers - $2.00 >> Miscellaneous hose, clamps, crimp connectors, etc - stock >> >> I’ll have a far more detailed update in my blog probably tonight. I gotta >> get back to finishing up the dash…. >> >> -D >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Crazy Day with the Finnie - Success!!!
Wow that’s excellent! So this pump happens to have the similar output volume and pressure as original? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just finished up my fuel pump replacement. Here’s the deal: > > Jaime was kind enough to refer me to a text he had seen from Pieter Van > Rossum, a W113 guy, where he had replaced the stock “tall” fuel pump with a > generic Carter pump. > > I got a Carter pump the same day from the Island of Large Wimmen for $102.00. > A pittance compared to the minimum of $700 or so in the market for rebuilt or > used stock fuel pumps. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday adapting the > mounting and getting the lines and fittings set up. They actually worked out > well, as you’ll see. It was also a good opportunity to replace all of the old > hoses at the tank and pump while I was there. Not fun, but not too bad of a > job despite how much I hate working around gasoline. > > Since I had the instrument cluster out of the car for the dash pad > replacement, I couldn’t start the engine yesterday as the oil pressure gauge > and capillary tube for the coolant temperature gauge were both disconnected. > I did turn everything on last night and it ran and made pressure, no leaks. > Loud compared to the stock pump, but hey, for $100 I’ll live with it. > > Got the gauges connected this morning and fired it up. Success! I haven’t > taken the car on the road yet, but I suspect it should be fine. More as I > know it. > > As icing on the cake, as I was collecting all the parts together for the old > pump I found the bulk of the “missing” brush spring. I might be able to reuse > it after bending a new end on the remains of the spring. Woo-hoo! > > Here’s a link to a lousy cell phone photo. The return line is hanging in the > foreground with a hose clamp on it: > > http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html#0 > > Carter P4601HP inline electric pump - $102.00 > 2” PVC rubber coupling - $4.00 > 3 - Corner braces - $4.00 > 6 - M5 nuts, washers - $2.00 > Miscellaneous hose, clamps, crimp connectors, etc - stock > > I’ll have a far more detailed update in my blog probably tonight. I gotta get > back to finishing up the dash…. > > -D > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Crazy Day with the Finnie - Success!!!
Just finished up my fuel pump replacement. Here’s the deal: Jaime was kind enough to refer me to a text he had seen from Pieter Van Rossum, a W113 guy, where he had replaced the stock “tall” fuel pump with a generic Carter pump. I got a Carter pump the same day from the Island of Large Wimmen for $102.00. A pittance compared to the minimum of $700 or so in the market for rebuilt or used stock fuel pumps. I spent a fair amount of time yesterday adapting the mounting and getting the lines and fittings set up. They actually worked out well, as you’ll see. It was also a good opportunity to replace all of the old hoses at the tank and pump while I was there. Not fun, but not too bad of a job despite how much I hate working around gasoline. Since I had the instrument cluster out of the car for the dash pad replacement, I couldn’t start the engine yesterday as the oil pressure gauge and capillary tube for the coolant temperature gauge were both disconnected. I did turn everything on last night and it ran and made pressure, no leaks. Loud compared to the stock pump, but hey, for $100 I’ll live with it. Got the gauges connected this morning and fired it up. Success! I haven’t taken the car on the road yet, but I suspect it should be fine. More as I know it. As icing on the cake, as I was collecting all the parts together for the old pump I found the bulk of the “missing” brush spring. I might be able to reuse it after bending a new end on the remains of the spring. Woo-hoo! Here’s a link to a lousy cell phone photo. The return line is hanging in the foreground with a hose clamp on it: http://penoff.com/photo_dump.html#0 Carter P4601HP inline electric pump - $102.00 2” PVC rubber coupling - $4.00 3 - Corner braces - $4.00 6 - M5 nuts, washers - $2.00 Miscellaneous hose, clamps, crimp connectors, etc - stock I’ll have a far more detailed update in my blog probably tonight. I gotta get back to finishing up the dash…. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
