Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

> WILTON wrote: > > Well done; thanks. > > ATTABOY! Your welcome. For me it was a trivial task because of my familiarity with the tools to do it. Glad I could use my skill to help! *smiles* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

> WILTON wrote: > > Summary of my 124 evapectomy in Jun '08 attached. > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... That attachment is a temp backup file from MS Office. I extracted it, made some of the URLs into clickable links and generated a PDF. *smiles* -- next part

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Well done; thanks. ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: "fmiser via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "fmiser" <fmi...@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2015 12:40 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] w124 dash &

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Gosh thanks for all the replies so quick on Saturday night! I had similar thoughts to Dan about the relative wisdom of skimping, and similar thoughts to Curly about how 4 seasons might actually outperform the mb part. The guy who suggested four seasons is the son of a 30y mb master mechanic and

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Just to make this even more academic, the original 1987 evaporator hasn't even failed yet (unlike every other part of the AC system). I am just switching it because "I" am replacing the dash. K On Oct 25, 2015 2:03 AM, "Karl Wittnebel" wrote: > Gosh thanks for all the

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

My original evaporator is also holding just fine, 349k miles on my '87 wagon. My '95 sedan is the leaker, it has about 358k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 25, 2015 5:13:57 AM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: >Just to make this

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My original evaporator is also holding just fine, 349k miles on my '87 wagon. My '95 sedan is the leaker, it has about 358k miles. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 Which tells me that MB still didn't get it right by the end of production. to me, that makes a stronger argument

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Loren, no idea if the evaporator is original. No service records, I've owned the car about ten years, about 75k miles. AC was not working when I got the car, it had been converted to R134a, ignorant "mechanic" had add extra wiring to try to gerry-rig the compressor to run. New seals and

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Might wanna try reattaching as a PDF or sommat. :) On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 5:51 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Summary of my 124 evapectomy in Jun '08 attached. > > Wilton > -- next part -- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name:

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Karl, I don’t want to sound d*ckish, but why are you cutting corners on a job that involves easily 20+ hours of work? OK, so you maybe save $200 on an evaporator. Until you have to take it out in a couple of years when it fails. You’re saving some serious coin by doing this yourself, I

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Don't install an evaporator with copper pipes, those are the ones that fail at the crimp joint between copper and aluminum core! This is a bear of a job, one I've done once and need to do again (not on the same car). Do it right, you do NOT want to do it twice, believe me. Took me three

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Would be great to see what is involved. I am ordering parts now. I am told new drains are in order. Has anyone ever used an evap from four seasons? They are copper tubed: http://m.ebay.com/itm/171971556986?_mwBanner=1 Just wondering if the foam surround is reusable from the old evap, as this four

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Karl, I don't want to sound d*ckish, but why are you cutting corners on a job that involves easily 20+ hours of work? OK, so you maybe save $200 on an evaporator. Until you have to take it out in a couple of years when it fails. You're saving some serious coin by doing this yourself, I

Re: [MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

Ditto, this is not a place to cut corners. Note from Larry: the new evaporator should be pressurized with nitrogen, which you should hear escaping with a hiss when the end caps are removed. No hiss? Get a refund and replacement before the dash is installed. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87

[MBZ] w124 dash & evapectomy

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