Body and Exterior Trim
Fixing the Most Annoying Problems on Your Old Mercedes
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Identifying a late 1984 or 1985 617 Turbo Diesel Engine with Trap Oxidizer
Parts are different so it is important to know which engine you have!
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617 5 Cyl Diesel Turbocharger to Intake Manifold Coupling O-rings
5 Cylinder Turbo 300D 300CD 300TD and 300SD up through 1984 (Set of 2)
MB 300SD 1982 Rear Driver side door stuck
Dear Kent,
My MB 300SD 1982 Rear Driver side door stuck - I cannot open it. Al other doors open fine. A pull-up lever doesn't move either. Is there any special trick i can fix it myself?
With Blessings,
Sergey
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OM617 Engine rebuild
Rebuilding the Om617 spun a bearing. I need some info on setting the timeing back up when im finished building the engine. Thanks for any help Matt
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Hot Wire H/AC Blower motor? 86 300SDL Turbo
Well I HAD my blower working.
Don't know why but it up and quit after a couple of days.
I ran 12v to the motor and it works.
I suspect that the Resistor is bad(just a hunch any one know how to check it?)
Would I do damage to anything if I were to bypass the resistor and run wires from the plug (leading into the resistor) to the fan motor?
Or should I put in a toggle switch and run a lead from a hot source?
I realize that it would be on "full" mode when on.
The $400.00 on a resister would be better spent on more important things right now.
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front crank seal replacement 83 300SD
n/a I just replaced the front seal using Kents great front seal kit,the instructions were great and everything worked fine. The only thing that I did different, was to unhook the oil cooler from the radiator and snap tie it out of the way, instead of unhooking the oil lines. I do not like to unhook lines if I don't have too.
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'82 300SD overheats in 114 deg. stop and go traffic
Kent,
I have a 1982 300SD with a new radiator, hoses, thermostat, fluid with correct ratio, fan clutch, blets all from Mercedes Source. I recently to a trip to Las Vegas where it was 114 most of the time. When driving on the highway at 65 mph I had very normal engine temp and my A/C was ice cold. As soon as I got into stop and go traffic, all bets where off. The engine temp climbed to just under the red and my A/C was warm. The aux. fan was on and the fan clutch seemed to be working just fine. The condenser fins don't look to be blocked either.
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1981 300SD passenger seat switch knobs
On my 1981 300SD the passenger seat switch knobs are missing. The switch works fine to run the seat in all directions. It looks like all it needs is the two seat position knobs snaped back on. Are these available anywhere? - Bob
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Preventing Bolt or Thread Seizure
A special compound should be used - especially with steel bolts in aluminum threads