1985 300CD Header Pipe
Local header pipe bought is too long for my Mercedes. How do I tell if my Mercedes a is a calif spec Merecedes and do you sale subject header pipe? VIN AB53A6FA254054
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Local header pipe bought is too long for my Mercedes. How do I tell if my Mercedes a is a calif spec Merecedes and do you sale subject header pipe? VIN AB53A6FA254054
I'm having an issue with my A/C compressor belt on my 85 300td. It keeps coming loose.
When I bought the car 2 months ago, the belt was missing completely and I was not sure if the A/C worked or not. I installed a new conti belt. The a/c works perfectly except after 200 miles or so the belt comes loose. Yesterday I checked the belt and now it looks slightly chewed up on one side.
I'm not sure if the problem is A/C pulley or something else.
I recently purchased the Vacuum Troubleshooting kit and have begun to tackle some minor issues with my wagon.
Right off the bat I find something not specified in your manual.
I started with a vacuum pump test and my gauge is reading 16.5 inHG. When I remove the line from the booster it reads 19 inHG - neither seems REALLY low, but are below the 20-23 inch range.
I have two questions:
1. Is there a way to determine if my checkvalve is leaking versus a slow leak in the pump itself?
I am going crazy trying to figure out why the charge indicator, parking brake and brake wear lights on the dash are staying on? The engine runs fine. I searched the forums to no avail! Please help!! :(
Have a blown radiator which I pulled- How do I do an engine compression check to rule out cracked head or blown head gasket w/o the rad in place? Doesn't make sense to reinstall the radiator (-it's blown) or install a new rad just to test. Any ideas will be welcome as none of the mechanics down here seem to have any clue...
I recently purchased this 83, 123 chassis Turbodiesel about 3 months ago. It has 160K miles and has been very well maintained. I recently replaced the injectors, glow plugs, adjusted the valves twice, with three weeks between adjustments, and the compression currently checks out at 340,380,380,380,380. I got quite a bit of benefit from doing a diesel purge, banjo cleanout, and ALDA adjustment. All of my efforts are aimed at bringing this car as close to optimal operations as possible.
I am considering changing my 85 wagon from sls to spring and shock. What springs and shocks do I need to order? Are there any other recommendations you might have ? Thank you.