'Ppreciate the pointer, Peter. That pesky plug had me particularly
paranoid. I've pondered my predicament and pronounced the explanation
plausible.
On 8/17/05, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That is the tachometer connection -- where the dizzy goes on a gas
> engine. Contains the up
That is the tachometer connection -- where the dizzy goes on a gas
engine. Contains the upper bearing for the oil pump shaft and a now
long dead o-ring. Take the bolt out, pry off the ancient, rock hard
o-ring, and replace.
The whole bearing comes out if you remove the retainer bolt on the s
LT Don wrote:
I just poured a cup of hot water over the area (now the pool is really
deep but at least it is mostly water, as the oil floated to the
surface). We shall see if it boils off when the engine gets up to
temps. If not I will do a thorough wipe down when I get home from work
and see if
Perhaps I have discovered a small portion, although admittedly a small
portion, of my oil consumption? Is that a standard size o-ring or is
it something I'd have to get from Rusty next order?
On 8/17/05, Mathieu J. Cama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's exactly the purpose of that plug. It is a
That's exactly the purpose of that plug. It is a provision for a mechanical
tach. There is an o-ring in there that will leak after a while. Leaks from
this plug are commonplace as these cars are getting up in years.
Mathieu
If I recall correctly, older OM61x engines (or maybe it was OM621
eng
I just poured a cup of hot water over the area (now the pool is really
deep but at least it is mostly water, as the oil floated to the
surface). We shall see if it boils off when the engine gets up to
temps. If not I will do a thorough wipe down when I get home from work
and see if whatever bolt it
LT Don wrote:
1977 240D. Just below the #1 (front) glowplug there is a round,
recessed area with what looks to be a 3/4" bolt head. This isn't part
of the engine (?) and I'm not sure what it is. The top of whatever
this is is perfectly horizontal.
I've found an accumulation of really dirty oil
The injectors seem to bolt to the back of whatever this is.
1977 240D. Just below the #1 (front) glowplug there is a round,
recessed area with what looks to be a 3/4" bolt head. This isn't part
of the engine (?) and I'm not sure what it is. The top of whatever
this is is perfectly horizontal.
I've found an accumulation of really dirty oil about 1/8" deep
