W126, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WVO - Removing soaps first

I was reading another forum and one of the participants was saying that he was using lye to remove the soaps in order to lower the viscosity and then still burning it as WVO (not as biodiesel). Has anyone else seen this or tried it themselves? I am thinking about a Grease-On conversion, but am very wary about the potential for damagng a MB engine. Bill Brewer Tehachapi, CA

Chassis Model Number

W123

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SVO Fuel Conversion Specific Aid

300td valve adjustment

I bought a 300td about 2 years ago and after 35000 miles i decided to check the valves. They were about.010in and .012in. the car was starting rough or not at all if it was cold (20F-30F). I already tightened up the vacuum system and ran two diesel purges which seemed to help for a day or two. from a previous 300 diesel i owned ,that had similiar symptoms, i noticed the car started better with about .012 and .015 clearances. I adjusted to this clearance and it helped a little. i know these settings are looser than called for but it seems to help. Is there risk to the engine at these clearances?

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Diesel Engine Specific Aid

420SEL - runs bad and at a loss

Okay, here's my trouble...I bought an old 1988 420 sel as a restoration project and spent over a year patching up and polishing the job. After a new suspension, new rims and tires, transmission repair, paint job, tune-up, and custom parts installation, I thought I was doing pretty good. In fact, the car looked sharp and I was well-pleased with the results. However, last year I drove to Myrtle Beach (from central Kentucky) and back.

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Body and Interior Specific Aid

Taxonomy upgrade extras

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Chassis Model Number

W126

1988 300CE won't start

Hi there...I recently purchased a 1988 Mercedes 300 CE with 126,000 miles on it.....the car runs beautifully ..idles well...no miss fires...went out the other morning...it started fine...stopped the car to run an errand...came back...the car would try to turn over but not fire...almost like it was out of petrol..I thought perhaps the petrol gage was reading wrong..I added some petrol and it started fine...ran like it always does...changed the fluids and filters...car ran fine until it was time to back it out of the garage...it did the same thing....like it was out of gas...I understand the fue

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Body and Interior Specific Aid

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Chassis Model Number

W124

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