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1985 - 500 SEL When starting the engine from cold, the coolant temperature slowly rises until it is up in the red zone, above the 120C marked on the gage. The temperature stays there for several minutes, then drops down to 80C where it will stay. The coolant level is correct and the thermostat has recently been replaced. Is the new thermostat sticking or is this normal behavior? It worries me to see the temperature gage that high.
I installed Kent's Electric Fuel Boost Pump kit 3 years ago and it has been working great until recently. It's clicking away really fast. I pulled the bleed plug out of my filter and the pump is barely pumping the fuel/veggie oil. I disconnected the fuel line right before the lift pump and very little WVO is coming out of the fuel line. Did same thing right before I.P. and again the fuel is barely coming out of the fuel line. Yet the EFBP is pumping like crazy. Does the EFBP just need to be cleaned? Can I take the EFBP apart to clean it out or is it just worn out and time to replace it?
My 1990 300SE runs fine normally but lately when I go out and start it it starts fine but if I drive a very short distance or kill it and try to resart it it turns over and sounds like it is mis-firing and won't start. This is happening more and more often but not every time. After I finally get it started it runs fine in park but if I put it in gear it sputters and dies this happens over and over and then eventually I can get it started and go. While it is doing this I can rev the engine up in park and it runs great but as soon as I put it in gear it dies.
Are all steering boxes for the W124 chassis interchangable? What are the limitations to swapping if there are any?
To be specific, I have a 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo with a far-too-far-gone steering box and not much money to fix it. So I'm trying to figure out how wide I can cast my net at the ol' pick-a-part, so to speak.
Have a newly acquired 79 300sd w116 - Looking for help/ advise on procedure to remove and replace the steering coupler assy. - this is the metal coupler with 2 Hex head bolts clamping onto the stering column shaft on 1 side & Steering Box on the other.
Do I
a) loosen pull out the steering column shaft via the inside steering column / wheel assy inside
b) Loosen - drop the steering box assy
Has anyone done this that can advise on the best way.
Dear Friends!
I am an owner of MB 300SD 1982. Recently, the car presents disabling electrical issue which I hope to pin point eventually. There is a electrical surge somewhere under console ( I can hear climate control clicking) which drains all electric charge (battery). When it happens all my dashboard indicators go wild. Surprisangly, all fuses stay intact. I suspect it may be blower engine goes bad, but I am not sure. Anybody had this problem before?
A couple of years ago I installed the fuel boost pump sold on this site (DSE-COMAEBP) and the optional filter. Can failure of this pump result in fuel supply problems?
I ask because yesterday I developed the classic symptoms of a fuel supply problem: the car will start but runs rough and eventually stalls. I checked the boost pump filter, changed the main fuel filter and bled the air from the system, No change. I then ran diesel purge through the injectors and re-bled the air. No change.
I help a friend maintain her 1983 300TDT, and it is due for a transmission fluid & filter change. It has very recently been slipping when in "D" on an incline, such as at a stop sign at the top of a hill. It will just start rolling back. I will be changing the fluid & filter, and plan on using the Lucas additive as well. She has recently taken it to a couple different shops for some work to be done, and someone had apparently overfilled the transmission. I took out the excess with my mity-vac, but the performance remained the same.
My question is this:
What is your opinion of transmission flushes for these older MB auto trannies?
I changed the transmission fluid and the filter 300 miles ago; lately, when I start driving, the car seems to stay in first gear too long and then suddenly jump into second gear; it makes the rear wheels chirp;
it then shifts quickly from third gear to fourth gear.
I am looking at the following:
1x 616 617 Diesel Transmission Vacuum Shift Valve Dashpot Upgrade $10.85
1x Diesel Automatic Transmission Peak Performance Tuning - NEW MANUAL RELEASE
Can you help?
I had my valve cover off this weekend to adjust the valves. I decided to check the 'chain stretch' but am unsure of whether the pointer showing 5deg or 2deg. Also, I am unsure of what to do next, does the chain need to replaced (car has around 150k on it) or is this tolerable?
Here is a pic of the indicator on Flickr: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4702434216_986910dcca_b.jpg
thanks