Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I second. I never cracked a line on these. Just filled up the filter and cranked the heck out of it. -D > On Jan 3, 2021, at 8:27 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > wrote: > > I agree with Kaleb, you’re all over thinking this. Just crank with your > foot half on the accelerator until it starts. If your battery or starter > dies doing this, it was already going to fail. > > Jaime > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:48 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have never found a need to crack the lines at the injectors. Just crank >> it till it finally starts. Might take 30 seconds to a full minute so car >> needs to have a good battery. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. >> Although, that’s not that hard I suppose. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes >> wrote: What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose >> the injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the >> lines, tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh >> diesel > fuel before I put it back on. > > Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro >> wrote: >>> >>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing >> the > old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I >> have > to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I >> changed the > spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump >> like on > W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I >> remembered > I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on >> a > W124 before. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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 >> >> -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I agree with Kaleb, you’re all over thinking this. Just crank with your foot half on the accelerator until it starts. If your battery or starter dies doing this, it was already going to fail. Jaime On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:48 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have never found a need to crack the lines at the injectors. Just crank > it till it finally starts. Might take 30 seconds to a full minute so car > needs to have a good battery. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. > Although, that’s not that hard I suppose. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > >> > >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose > the > >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the > lines, > >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > >> > >>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh > diesel > >>> fuel before I put it back on. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro > wrote: > > > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing > the > >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I > have > >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I > changed the > >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump > like on > >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I > remembered > >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on > a > >>> W124 before. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> OK Don > >> > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > >> > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > >> Von Braun > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >> ___ > >> 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I have done regular maintenance on these beasts and it’s an all day job. Think oil changes with 55 gallon drums. -D > On Jan 2, 2021, at 10:50 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > I always thought I should build a "rat rod" powered by the "tiny" 24V71, > just to put that crowd in its proper place. > > [image: image.png] > Or, perhaps the even larger 24V120 > Just so you could do torque burnouts to impress the crowds > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 6:25 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> And don’t forget the 24V71. Definitely aren’t going to crank that one by >> hand… >> >> -D >> >>> On Jan 2, 2021, at 8:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Definition of "Ornery" ... 8V71 Detroit 2 stroke, with the mechanical >> fuel >>> rack out of trim, Minus 12 F, with about 20 knots of icy wind blowing on >>> you, and the primary and secondary fuel filters full of gelled fuel. >>> >>> You replace both filters with new, fill them with fresh heated fuel >> [hedge >>> your bets however you can] Wrestle a pair of 24 volt batteries out of >> the >>> battery bay at 90 lbs each, then wrestle a fresh charged set in place [90 >>> lbs each, again], then crank until they are dead and find the starter is >>> smoking really bad... >>> >>> Pull the starter, replace it with a new one you just paid $900.00 for >> while >>> laying on frozen ground with sleet and snow blowing on you, wrestle the >> now >>> dead batteries out of the electrical bay, wrestle a fresh set in. >> [this >>> is getting old, and I'm getting cold] crank again Or >>> Remove the 3/8 pipe plug in the fuel filter fixture between primary and >>> secondary filter, install barbed fitting, plumb in an aux electric pump, >>> drop the pump pickup hose in a 5 gal can of warmed fuel. force prime the >>> engine system... hit start and listen to the big diesel start to rumble, >>> then stagger, then smooth out A what a relief it >> is... >>> >>> Detroit engine numbering system ... 8= Number of cylinders, V= >>> configuration, ie V8, V12, V16, 71 = Number of cubic inches >>> displacement for each cylinder... thus... 8V71 >>> No... you can't crank it by hand... ;)) >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 3:41 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Detroit Diesels, especially the 71 series, are notoriously difficult to bleed. Don’t ask me how I know. I totally understand Grant’s desire to >> make the process easier. -D > On Jan 2, 2021, at 4:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: > > No charge ... :< > Hope it helps save frustration and starters / batteries. > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have thought >> of this years ago! >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one >> of >>> these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the >>> fuel filter. >>> >>> >>> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z >>> >>> Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the >>> way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and >> use >> the >>> cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... >> your >>> crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a >> starter >> down >>> the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since >> fuel >>> will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply >> disconnect >> it, >>> and reconnect the supply line. >>> >>> I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes >> on >>> large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are >>> notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. >>> At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps >>> have saved hours of aggravation. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What >> about doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Yeah, you’re
Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
And don’t forget the 24V71. Definitely aren’t going to crank that one by hand… -D > On Jan 2, 2021, at 8:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Thank you. > Definition of "Ornery" ... 8V71 Detroit 2 stroke, with the mechanical fuel > rack out of trim, Minus 12 F, with about 20 knots of icy wind blowing on > you, and the primary and secondary fuel filters full of gelled fuel. > > You replace both filters with new, fill them with fresh heated fuel [hedge > your bets however you can] Wrestle a pair of 24 volt batteries out of the > battery bay at 90 lbs each, then wrestle a fresh charged set in place [90 > lbs each, again], then crank until they are dead and find the starter is > smoking really bad... > > Pull the starter, replace it with a new one you just paid $900.00 for while > laying on frozen ground with sleet and snow blowing on you, wrestle the now > dead batteries out of the electrical bay, wrestle a fresh set in. [this > is getting old, and I'm getting cold] crank again Or > Remove the 3/8 pipe plug in the fuel filter fixture between primary and > secondary filter, install barbed fitting, plumb in an aux electric pump, > drop the pump pickup hose in a 5 gal can of warmed fuel. force prime the > engine system... hit start and listen to the big diesel start to rumble, > then stagger, then smooth out A what a relief it is... > > Detroit engine numbering system ... 8= Number of cylinders, V= > configuration, ie V8, V12, V16, 71 = Number of cubic inches > displacement for each cylinder... thus... 8V71 > No... you can't crank it by hand... ;)) > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 3:41 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Detroit Diesels, especially the 71 series, are notoriously difficult to >> bleed. Don’t ask me how I know. I totally understand Grant’s desire to make >> the process easier. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jan 2, 2021, at 4:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >>> >>> No charge ... :< >>> Hope it helps save frustration and starters / batteries. >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have >> thought of this years ago! On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get >> one of > these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at >> the > fuel filter. > > > >> https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z > > Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all >> the > way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the > cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your > crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down > the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel > will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, > and reconnect the supply line. > > I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter >> changes on > large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which >> are > notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel >> system. > At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little >> pumps > have saved hours of aggravation. > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about >> doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? >> >> Allan >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: >> >>> Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to >> crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it >> began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. >>> >>> -D >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I >> wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked > the >> fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old > Macco >> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows >> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in
Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Thank you. Definition of "Ornery" ... 8V71 Detroit 2 stroke, with the mechanical fuel rack out of trim, Minus 12 F, with about 20 knots of icy wind blowing on you, and the primary and secondary fuel filters full of gelled fuel. You replace both filters with new, fill them with fresh heated fuel [hedge your bets however you can] Wrestle a pair of 24 volt batteries out of the battery bay at 90 lbs each, then wrestle a fresh charged set in place [90 lbs each, again], then crank until they are dead and find the starter is smoking really bad... Pull the starter, replace it with a new one you just paid $900.00 for while laying on frozen ground with sleet and snow blowing on you, wrestle the now dead batteries out of the electrical bay, wrestle a fresh set in. [this is getting old, and I'm getting cold] crank again Or Remove the 3/8 pipe plug in the fuel filter fixture between primary and secondary filter, install barbed fitting, plumb in an aux electric pump, drop the pump pickup hose in a 5 gal can of warmed fuel. force prime the engine system... hit start and listen to the big diesel start to rumble, then stagger, then smooth out A what a relief it is... Detroit engine numbering system ... 8= Number of cylinders, V= configuration, ie V8, V12, V16, 71 = Number of cubic inches displacement for each cylinder... thus... 8V71 No... you can't crank it by hand... ;)) On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 3:41 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Detroit Diesels, especially the 71 series, are notoriously difficult to > bleed. Don’t ask me how I know. I totally understand Grant’s desire to make > the process easier. > > -D > > > On Jan 2, 2021, at 4:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > No charge ... :< > > Hope it helps save frustration and starters / batteries. > > > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have > thought > >> of this years ago! > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get > one > >> of > >>> these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at > the > >>> fuel filter. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z > >>> > >>> Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all > the > >>> way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use > >> the > >>> cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your > >>> crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter > >> down > >>> the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel > >>> will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect > >> it, > >>> and reconnect the supply line. > >>> > >>> I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter > changes > >> on > >>> large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which > are > >>> notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel > system. > >>> At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little > pumps > >>> have saved hours of aggravation. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before > >> it > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > -D > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and > >> I > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked > >>> the > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old > >>> Macco > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the > >> windows > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the > interstate, > >>> and > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > >> > >> Bob R > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >
Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Thats how the newer VWs work, just cycle the key a couple times and the lift pump has the filter full... -Curt On Saturday, January 2, 2021, 3:49:31 PM EST, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have thought of this years ago! On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of > these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the > fuel filter. > > > https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z > > Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the > way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the > cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your > crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down > the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel > will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, > and reconnect the supply line. > > I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on > large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are > notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. > At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps > have saved hours of aggravation. > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > > > Allan > > > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it > > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > > > -D > > > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I > > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked > the > > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old > Macco > > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows > > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, > and > > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > > >> > > >> Bob R > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a > > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > > > ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Detroit Diesels, especially the 71 series, are notoriously difficult to bleed. Don’t ask me how I know. I totally understand Grant’s desire to make the process easier. -D > On Jan 2, 2021, at 4:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > No charge ... :< > Hope it helps save frustration and starters / batteries. > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have thought >> of this years ago! >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>> Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one >> of >>> these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the >>> fuel filter. >>> >>> >>> >> https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z >>> >>> Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the >>> way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use >> the >>> cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your >>> crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter >> down >>> the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel >>> will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect >> it, >>> and reconnect the supply line. >>> >>> I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes >> on >>> large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are >>> notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. >>> At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps >>> have saved hours of aggravation. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before >> it began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > -D > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and >> I wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked >>> the fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old >>> Macco paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the >> windows and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, >>> and I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work >> on a hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. ___ 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
No charge ... :< Hope it helps save frustration and starters / batteries. On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have thought > of this years ago! > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one > of > > these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the > > fuel filter. > > > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z > > > > Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the > > way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use > the > > cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your > > crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter > down > > the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel > > will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect > it, > > and reconnect the supply line. > > > > I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes > on > > large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are > > notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. > > At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps > > have saved hours of aggravation. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > > > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > > > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > > > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before > it > > > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > > > > > -D > > > > > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and > I > > > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked > > the > > > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > > > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old > > Macco > > > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the > windows > > > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, > > and > > > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > > > >> > > > >> Bob R > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> > > > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work > on a > > > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > > > > > ___ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Ha! A boost pump like in a fuel injected aircraft - I should have thought of this years ago! On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 8:35 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of > these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the > fuel filter. > > > https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z > > Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the > way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the > cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your > crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down > the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel > will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, > and reconnect the supply line. > > I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on > large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are > notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. > At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps > have saved hours of aggravation. > > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > > > Allan > > > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it > > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > > > -D > > > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I > > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked > the > > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old > Macco > > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows > > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, > and > > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > > >> > > >> Bob R > > >> > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a > > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > > > ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
603s are a lot tougher, believe me. -D > On Jan 2, 2021, at 11:42 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > When I changed the filter in my SD, I did it with the engine warm. > It immediately restarted with the new/empty filter and the idle knob cranked > all the way up. > When it stumbled, I gave it more throttle, and it didn't die. > Then it cleared up and ran evenly on all five cylinders again. > > I don't know if that's at all hard on the fuel system, but it was easy on the > mechanic. > > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
When I changed the filter in my SD, I did it with the engine warm. It immediately restarted with the new/empty filter and the idle knob cranked all the way up. When it stumbled, I gave it more throttle, and it didn't die. Then it cleared up and ran evenly on all five cylinders again. I don't know if that's at all hard on the fuel system, but it was easy on the mechanic. ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I don't remember changing the fuel filter being a big deal on these cars. Starting one with iffy glow plugs and 400k miles at 10F is much more of a trial. Peter ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Perhaps it does not need to actually be installed on the vehicle. When you do a filter change, just pop the supply line off and hook to this, then have a short section of hose to hook the other end up to car then just connect to power, bleed system. When finished, just remove it and reinstall supply line. I think I like that idea. On 1/1/2021 8:34 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the fuel filter. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, and reconnect the supply line. I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps have saved hours of aggravation. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. -D On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. Bob R Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the fuel filter. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63_rd_w=WDi6Z_rd_wg=dfFZX_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z=1=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, and reconnect the supply line. I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps have saved hours of aggravation. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > -D > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > >> > >> Bob R > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Crank it till it starts or the battery runs down. Short bursts just prolong the process. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 5:15 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > >> Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank >> on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to >> fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. >> >> -D >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I >>> wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the >>> fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. >>> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco >>> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows >>> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and >>> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. >>> >>> Bob R >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I think that would work just fine, though I never tried it. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 5:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > -D > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > >> > >> Bob R > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank > on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to > fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > -D > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t >> such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings >> and fuel showed up it took right off. >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco >> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows >> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and >> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot >>> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. -D > On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t > such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings > and fuel showed up it took right off. > I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco paint > off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows and then > took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and I never > cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot >> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. >> ___ >> 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot > engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I have never found a need to crack the lines at the injectors. Just crank it till it finally starts. Might take 30 seconds to a full minute so car needs to have a good battery. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. > Although, that’s not that hard I suppose. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... >> >>> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel >>> fuel before I put it back on. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a >>> W124 before. Bob R Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> ___ >> 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
You don't have a primer pump to leak, and MB saved a dollar or two. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:44 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How is this a refinement of the discarded primer pump? > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:38 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a > > minute or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually. > > > > -D > > > > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Those are the two tricks. Plug in the block heater to warm up the > > block? That will help in general. Have another car ready to provide a > > jump if your battery isn't up to the task. Hold the accelerator pedal > down > > and crack for 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up > > the lines at the injectors once you see fuel. > > > > > > Max Dillon > > > Charleston SC > > > > > > > > > Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes : > > > > > >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose > > the > > >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the > > lines, > > >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > > >> > > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh > > diesel > > >>> fuel before I put it back on. > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro > wrote: > > > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing > > the > > >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I > > have > > >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I > > changed the > > >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump > > like on > > >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > > >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I > > remembered > > >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this > on > > a > > >>> W124 before. > > > > Bob R > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > >>> ___ > > >>> 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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> OK Don > > >> > > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > >> > > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > > Wernher > > >> Von Braun > > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > >> ___ > > >> 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 > > > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
We did this when replacing the delivery valve seals on son's W201. You can remove the glow plugs if you want to relieve the stress on the starter whilst cranking to get fuel out of the cracked injectors before buttoning everything up for a real start attempt. -- Jim ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
How is this a refinement of the discarded primer pump? On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:38 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a > minute or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually. > > -D > > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Those are the two tricks. Plug in the block heater to warm up the > block? That will help in general. Have another car ready to provide a > jump if your battery isn't up to the task. Hold the accelerator pedal down > and crack for 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up > the lines at the injectors once you see fuel. > > > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > > > > > Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes : > > > >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose > the > >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the > lines, > >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh > diesel > >>> fuel before I put it back on. > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing > the > >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I > have > >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I > changed the > >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump > like on > >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I > remembered > >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on > a > >>> W124 before. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> OK Don > >> > >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > >> > >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > >> Von Braun > >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >> ___ > >> 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 > > ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
What they all said. Be prepared to crank the piss out of it, maybe for a minute or more. Be patient, it will light up eventually. -D > On Jan 1, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Those are the two tricks. Plug in the block heater to warm up the block? > That will help in general. Have another car ready to provide a jump if your > battery isn't up to the task. Hold the accelerator pedal down and crack for > 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up the lines at the > injectors once you see fuel. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes : > >> What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the >> injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, >> tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel >>> fuel before I put it back on. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the >>> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have >>> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the >>> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on >>> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening >>> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered >>> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a >>> W124 before. Bob R Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> ___ >> 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Those are the two tricks. Plug in the block heater to warm up the block? That will help in general. Have another car ready to provide a jump if your battery isn't up to the task. Hold the accelerator pedal down and crack for 30 seconds, check for fuel at the injectors them tighten up the lines at the injectors once you see fuel. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jan 1, 2021 2:26:53 PM OK Don via Mercedes : > What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the > injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, > tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel >> fuel before I put it back on. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: >>> >>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the >> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have >> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the >> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on >> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening >> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered >> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a >> W124 before. >>> >>> Bob R >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Also, start with a fully charged battery and/or a good jumping battery on hand. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:29 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. > Although, that’s not that hard I suppose. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose > the > > injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, > > tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > > > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh > diesel > >> fuel before I put it back on. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > >>> > >>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the > >> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I > have > >> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed > the > >> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like > on > >> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > >> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I > remembered > >> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a > >> W124 before. > >>> > >>> Bob R > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> ___ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > ___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
I figured that was the answer. I was hoping they’d be something easier. Although, that’s not that hard I suppose. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the > injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, > tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... > >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel >> fuel before I put it back on. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: >>> >>> So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the >> old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have >> to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the >> spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on >> W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening >> everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered >> I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a >> W124 before. >>> >>> Bob R >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
What Bob said - fill the fuel filter with Diesel, then I cracked loose the injector lines at the injectors - crank till fuel comes out at the lines, tighten them up and it should run. YMMV ... On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 1:20 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel > fuel before I put it back on. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > > > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the > old girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have > to start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the > spin on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on > W123s So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening > everything up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered > I change the fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a > W124 before. > > > > Bob R > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] W124 603 Post Fuel Filter Change
Just so we are clear, I did fill the fresh filter with clean, fresh diesel fuel before I put it back on. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > > So I changed the spin on fuel filter in my W124 today. I’m showing the old > girl a little bit of love after sitting for pretty much a year. I have to > start driving it back out to the old nuke plant next week. I changed the spin > on fuel filter and I suddenly realize there’s no priming pump like on W123s > So I tried to start it after topping off the oil and tightening everything > up, ran for about three seconds and died. And then I remembered I change the > fuel filter. So what’s the trick? I’ve never done this on a W124 before. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
