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Old 05-28-2007, 08:31 AM
Bill Ladd Bill Ladd is offline
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- Hard cold start, no glow plug light. PO unsure about "when" glow plugs replaced. I plan on replacing all 5 and the relay for good measure.
I got a reamer from eBay and replaced all five with Bosch. I was replacing them one at a time before that and they weren't lasting. The reamer ground a good bit of carbon gunk out of a few of the holes and they've been working great ever since. Do a search here for tips on how to get replace them without having an aneurism!

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- What about the belts?

- A/C does not work and there is a "rattle" at idle that sounds like the A/C compressor clutch rattling... It sounds like an old Ford I once had.
Loose belts will give this exact noise. I thought I had a bearing going out on one of the ancilliary driven components. After tensioning the belts, the noise went away.

I'm having a blast with my old Mercedes. Hope you do too.
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