I thought the venting was at the fill tube - seems there are hoses to
the fill tube?
That's to prevent fuel from blowing back at you
while filling. It vents to the neck area, but
not outside the tank.
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I assume my 76 300D will be similar given it too is a 115.
My 115 vent is on the right side of the car, behind the
bumper wraparound. 123 vents are, IIRC, underneath
the car near the left-hand axle. There's a double-acting
valve in the 123 vent to relieve both pressure and vacuum
when either g
Maybe that will restore a collapsed tank to nearer it's original volume?
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> Hmm...
>
>
> Maybe I could blow some air into the tank and it would force any crud out
> through the vent?
>
> -Curt
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Panic! (the national past time).
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I have heard of $2.99.9 fuel. $3.00 fuel is here. Supposed to be
$3.50 gasoline this summer. Who knows about Diesel. It ain't gonna
be $2.50.
SWMBO came in this afternoon with a shocker - $58 to fill the SDL
with ten-cent fuel - $2.86/gal
Wilton
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Curt wrote:
> I was going to do it tonight but maybe I'll wait until tomorrow so I can get
> some pictures.
Glad to have given you a good excuse not to do it tonight.
I know the trumpet thingie - I've seen it, but never messed with it.
I thought the venting was at the fill tube - seems there are
I remember it at about 8 to 10 cents during WWII. 'Course I didn't know
anything about Diesels then - really talking 'bout kerosene and fuel oil.
Wilton
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From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr"
To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'"
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 6:30 PM
Subject:
Station near work had $2.67 gas and $3.09 diesel.
Station near home had $2.70 gas and $2.87 diesel.
I had to fuel the 240D, guess who was sleeping and didn't fuel up when he left
home...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 17:29:07 -0600
From: OK Don
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Di
Hmm...
I was going to do it tonight but maybe I'll wait until tomorrow so I can get
some pictures.
On a 123 car its pretty easy. The end of the vent is under the rear driver's
side passenger's feet. Theres a trumpet kind of check valve thing that connects
to the hard line. Here in snow country
Took 15 gallons when I filled up to come home, thats close enough to normal I
won't worry...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:30:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Curt Raymond
To: Diesel List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Almost scary
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I knew I should have filled my 100 gal tank on the truck when it was 2.49
OK Don wrote:
I saw fuel at my "cheap" station in OKC at $2.80 today. Found another one
that was still at "only" $2.70 !
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:18 PM, WILTON wrote:
SWMBO came in this afternoon with a shocker - $5
looks to me like you were running out of fuel, the guages on those are
not always accurate.
Curt Raymond wrote:
On the road this morning I'd just changed from RT 2 west to 495 north and made
the shift into 3rd in my '83 240D when all of a sudden I had no power. Checked
the fuel gauge and real
yea, you will have to swap out the exhaust, and yes, the rear end is
different
Jim Cathey wrote:
Are there major problems inherent in this conversion, What are they?
Don't the turbo and NA use different rear-end ratios? (And thus a
different speedometer gearing.) The exhaust system will be
Should drop right in although you would probably need the turbo radiator
and oil cooler.
Marshall Field wrote:
Car is a pristine '80 300D Non turbo with a blown engine.
Up for consideration would be dropping in a complete 617 turbo and
transmission package into this chasis.
Has anyone done thi
I have a 95 E320 wagon with about 100k miles now... for as long as I've
owned it (4 years, 30k miles) the oil pressure has been high as you
describe. Only when the engine is fully warmed after driving does the idle
oil pressure drop to about 2.5 bar. I run 0w40 mobil 1 at 7500 changes.
Perhaps i
So, to be fair, what was premium gas going for at the same station?
Gas right now is over 3.10/gallon around here.
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 3:18 PM, WILTON wrote:
> SWMBO came in this afternoon with a shocker - $58 to fill the SDL with
> ten-cent fuel - $2.86/gal
>
> Wilton
> _
Wish I could fill both of mine for 2.86/gallon; it's 2.97-2.99 near me.
I remember 15 cent diesel fuel-when gas was 24.9. Only 35 years ago IIRC..
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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I saw fuel at my "cheap" station in OKC at $2.80 today. Found another one
that was still at "only" $2.70 !
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:18 PM, WILTON wrote:
> SWMBO came in this afternoon with a shocker - $58 to fill the SDL with
> ten-cent fuel - $2.86/gal
>
> Wilton
> _
SWMBO came in this afternoon with a shocker - $58 to fill the SDL with ten-cent
fuel - $2.86/gal
Wilton
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On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
> Mitch wrote: "Do you make fun of her for driving an incredibly ugly wagon
> that gets 13mpg on
> the highway?"
>
> I have been married for 11 years, so I am smarter than that! Actually, it
> does get about 17 mpg o
Randy wrote:
> Where is the vent? I assume my 76 300D will be similar given it too is a 115.
Yes - I also am having the whoosh problem - on my '84 240D - I want to
know more about the vent also.
Thanks.
Take pictures of your undercar slush experience?
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Hmmm - I was thinking about getting a 4WD vehicle for some photo safaris -
want to trade for a '91 300E? Seems pretty even to me
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
> Mitch wrote: "Do you make fun of her for driving an incredibly ugly wagon
> that gets 13mpg on
> the highway
My sister in law had a "Shelby" K car. It had been butchered before she got it
and had the tame 4 cylinder with no
turbo. It was awful. My father in law found it for her and did her no favour
when he did so. Her brother and I
patched it up enough so that she could sell it after the head gasket bl
Where is the vent? I assume my 76 300D will be similar given it too is a 115.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:32 PM
To: Diesel List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Almost scary
I should add that this is a problem that has been coming on for awhile now, the
cap has been making increasingly ominous "whoosh" noises at each fillup for
some time now. I've just not wanted to lay in the slush to clean the vent...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:45:30 -0500
From: "Scott Ritche
Ehh, $400 car
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:07:21 -0500
From: Mitch Haley
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Almost scary
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Curt Raymond wrote:
> Ahhh, tank vent...
> Whew, that wa
I had similar behavior when my pre-filter was plugging up - it would
lose power when the tank was low, but it didn't self-heal like yours.
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
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Sent: Thursday, March 0
Curt, could be filter gunk that passed thru-I had that happen in my 240D
once. Then really plugged up a few days later.
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
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Friend had a late model Toyota 4Runner with mimimal miles on it. Stopped at a
light one day and the engine shut
down. Would not restart. Crankshaft broke. Fault from the factory was the best
guess. It just quietly broke into a
few pieces and fell into the oil pan without damaging anything because
If it's the vent, things should suddenly get normal when you open the fuel
cap. On the other hand it may be crud in the tank that gets sucked up
against the tank screen, blocking furl flow. What does the under-hood clear
fuel filter look like? If you see grit there you'll probably need to clean
The only thing I've read lately is one person's report that a set of
Bosch nozzles from Austria were better than a set from India, but that
the quality had improved. The Classic Center / Tom Hanson maintains
that the star-marked injectors are higher in quality than aftermarket
Bosch rebuilds. For
Curt Raymond wrote:
Ahhh, tank vent...
Whew, that was almost scary for a minute. I'll pull the tank vent and clean it
good tonight.
Hope your tank is still the same size it was before...
Mitch.
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On the road this morning I'd just changed from RT 2 west to 495 north and made
the shift into 3rd in my '83 240D when all of a sudden I had no power. Checked
the fuel gauge and realized it was below 1/4. Uh oh, plugged fuel filters?
I pulled to the side of the road and the engine would barely run
Gads now I want something with a thrown rod just to try that...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 21:42:43 -0800
From: Jim Cathey
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Thrown rod on non-turbo MB diesel...How common?
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Donald Snook wrote:
I need to replace the tires soon and I am not looking forward to spending $800
on it.
265/70R17?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+HTS&partnum=67SR7GRHTS
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Road+Venture+
I've been using cheap 15w40 in my 240D as well. The 190D gets M1 5w40 changed
at 12,000 miles but the 240D leaks way too much for Mobil 1 to make any kind of
sense...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:11:04 -0600
From: Peter Hertzing
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil Pressure Q
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote:
If you have the time/inclination, take apart and clean up the injectors
and then take them to a Bosch shop for testing and balancing. More
labor and more time, but you might save a few dollars and my own opinion
is that the original injecto
Mitch wrote: "Do you make fun of her for driving an incredibly ugly wagon that
gets 13mpg on
the highway?"
I have been married for 11 years, so I am smarter than that! Actually, it does
get about 17 mpg on the highway and she loves that big old SUV. It really is
still pretty nice. Leather an
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Walt Zarnoch wrote:
> Was that a popshot at the Lebaron!
> My parents have a "his and hers" pair, an 82 and an 89 repectivly, so I'm
> understandably biased. :)
>
Of all the K-cars, I always thought the LeBaron convertible was the
only decent-looking one. The
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If you have the time/inclination, take apart and clean up the injectors
and then take them to a Bosch shop for testing and balancing. More
labor and more time, but you might save a few dollars and my own opinion
is that the original injectors are probably higher in quality than most
of the rebuild
Why not do it right, and install a manual four or five speed along with
the turbo engine? That path has been well trodden...
I'd recommend the usual (having donor and recipient side by side), and
I'd also recommend taking the transmission and rear-end from the donor
as well. Transmissions are se
Hi Gang -
Once I finish the DVs I'll probably tackle the prechambers - even though I'm
told leaving them to leak a little is not a big deal, I'd like them fixed.
When I do the chambers, will obviously have the injectors out - is it
better to have my old injectors pop tested and matched or buy
No, it was a popshot at the integrity and fashion sense of the Ebay
seller.
-Max
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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:21 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Had a similar leak but no pump issues in Wife's Infiniti; it was a crack
in the plastic cover for fuel gauge / pump with electrical pass-through.
Very apparent when held up to strong light.
-Max
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Jim Cathey wrote:
Are there major problems inherent in this conversion, What are they?
Don't the turbo and NA use different rear-end ratios? (And thus a
different speedometer gearing.) The exhaust system will be wrong,
too. Other than that, I suppose it ought to just work!
I believe the d
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