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Fixing the Most Annoying Problems on Your Old Mercedes
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W116, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1982 240D Oil Cooler Hose Location
Hi Kent,
I have a slow and annoying oil drip originating at the base of my oil cooler. I suspect the hose connector(s) and/or oil cooler thread fittings.
I've been searching for a replacement cooler and hoses, but everything I've found (including items in your store) show an oil cooler with connections at the top and bottom.
For some reason, the existing hoses and cooler in my car have both input and output connections at the bottom of the oil cooler.
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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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1981 300D vacuum modulator
Through a local dealership I purchased a red modulator for my vehicle.
When I removed the old one I saw that it had a dowl attached to it. I attempted to remove it, but it seems to be part of the modulator. The new one does not have this. Is it a design change, or do I need another part.
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1974 240D 115
The rear passenger turn signal is not working. The brake right works and the front passenger turn signal also is working. I have replaced the bulb and cleaned the contacts. Still not working.
Any tips?
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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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1983 300 TD - AC turns to a Hot Blast
Hi All,
I purchased by 1983 300 TD in November 2009 so this is my first summer with Frau Blucher as we have named her. The AC worked well as it started getting warmer. We have had a nice hot summer in Atlanta and I'm getting some interesting behavior from the AC.
On the hottest days when you start out, the air blows cold and the car is comfortable. As long as you are driving it is fine. When you stop to go into a store or something, very often when you start back you get an intense blast of heat out of the vents for at least 3-5 minutes. Sometimes the cool kicks back in and other times it doesn't. It is not just lukewarm air but feels like it is actually heated.