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Originally Posted by Samuel M. Ross
.... Do you want to see one that I would not even wish on Brian!? Take a look at this "SCHEMATIC":
http://www.peterschmid.com/vacuum/1977_1985/617_95/1985_cal.jpg
Yes, this baby is a 1985 model fr#&*!@ing "California" car. Thank God my Father-in-Law's 85 is from Oregon! This vacuum SYSTEM not only has a "DashPot"... it has two of them... and a "SwitchOver Valve, Vacuum Transducer" and OH yes just for giggles, a "SwitchOver Valve, Boost Pressure Aneroid". And what the heck is this foreboding thing they call the " Control Unit ". Is that synonymous with "computer"?
The "Deutch" engineers must have just been in the midst of their first crack cocaine party when they designed this “SYSTEM”. I wonder if any of these are still out there and “functioning properly”. Serioiusly, it's no wonder they have gone away from such systems in favor of two and three computers! I challenge anyone to come up with a reference that logically explains what all of these “gizmos” does in the grand scheme of telling the tranny how to shift!
Sam |
Thank you, Sam, for feeling my pain.
Other than a leak in my climate control system, though, I believe mine is functioning properly. It's clearly taken some maintenance, though. Most of the vac parts are new and the car was regularly serviced by the dealer from '92 to about '03.
I hope to figure out exactly what all those gizmos do one day. I'll have to know so I can figure out what's wrong when things start breaking down. I'm thinking I might have to write a letter to an old MB engineer, though - if any of them survived their alleged crack addiction, that is.
I never thought much about the 'control unit.' Looking at the diagram I'm not sure exactly where it is under the hood. Now I'm curious...research time...
P.S., thanks for the info. Jmana!
07-12-2006, 11:27 AM
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