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Forum: Tech Help 01-12-2011, 07:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,136
Posted By 73Elsinore
I just did this job a couple months back on my...

I just did this job a couple months back on my 300E. Take a Dremel tool and carefully grind off the stakes. Don't nick the bore while grinding otherwise you'll have a tough time pressing in the new...
Forum: Tech Help 09-13-2010, 05:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,592
Posted By 73Elsinore
Question - Why did you not use the MB factory...

Question - Why did you not use the MB factory degreasing agent - the powedered stuff that comes in the square bottle? Just curious. Thanks! Pete
Forum: Tech Help 09-13-2010, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,140
Posted By 73Elsinore
Use the gauge. You can get a cheap one at...

Use the gauge. You can get a cheap one at AutoBone for like $19. Yes the 90 deg is easy to eyeball, but there are times when you may have to pick up the wrench and move it to complete the 90 deg...
Forum: Tech Help 04-13-2010, 08:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,244
Posted By 73Elsinore
Thanks Jim! Pete

Thanks Jim!
Pete
Forum: Tech Help 04-13-2010, 04:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,244
Posted By 73Elsinore
Hey Jim, Where do you find the P/N on the...

Hey Jim,

Where do you find the P/N on the harness?

Thanks!
Pete
Forum: Tech Help 04-13-2010, 04:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 18,413
Posted By 73Elsinore
Great idea - thanks for doing the write-up -...

Great idea - thanks for doing the write-up - terrific work.

I will say that IMO three blinks is not enough especially when driving in freeway traffic. If I tried three blinks in LA freeway...
Forum: Tech Help 03-02-2010, 07:27 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,379
Posted By 73Elsinore
I can tell you that the EGR code can take several...

I can tell you that the EGR code can take several days to reappear. Looks like you don't have that one though.
Forum: Tech Help 03-02-2010, 06:56 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,379
Posted By 73Elsinore
Don't mean to be morbid, but if you end up...

Don't mean to be morbid, but if you end up parting out the car, I want the wheels assuming they are all in decent shape and I can get them shipped to Kalifornia for not too much :)

Not sure I...
Forum: Tech Help 02-12-2010, 08:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,176
Posted By 73Elsinore
Uhhh... when I checked on the tool it was like...

Uhhh... when I checked on the tool it was like $240.

There are ways to make your own from hardware-store parts. It does not catch the flywheel teeth but uses one of the bolts that attaches the...
Forum: Tech Help 02-04-2010, 09:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,836
Posted By 73Elsinore
Well you eliminated a few things and you...

Well you eliminated a few things and you definitely did not waste your time or money. It sounds to me like there is no spark. I have read that one thing that causes no-starts on these cars is the...
Forum: Tech Help 02-02-2010, 11:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,836
Posted By 73Elsinore
Black sooty plugs = too much fuel or poor...

Black sooty plugs = too much fuel or poor ignition. Check your fuel pressure regulator. Pull the vacuum hose off its nipple on the regulator and see if fuel comes out. If so, the regulator is...
Forum: Tech Help 02-02-2010, 11:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,416
Posted By 73Elsinore
Did you try the MB Classic Center? Also the big...

Did you try the MB Classic Center? Also the big MB salvage yards, like Potomac, or Silver Star?

You can certainly weld this back up and machine it to size. I worked in a small machine shop/job...
Forum: Tech Help 01-28-2010, 07:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,669
Posted By 73Elsinore
Well it's going to be tricky with the manifold on...

Well it's going to be tricky with the manifold on the car. Mine just slap busted clean off the a manifold, as I said, so I glued the whole thing back on, which means it is glued back on with a...
Forum: Tech Help 01-28-2010, 07:45 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,710
Posted By 73Elsinore
Hale yeah. Le' me at it. What could POSSIBLY go...

Hale yeah. Le' me at it. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!?!?!? :D
Forum: Tech Help 01-27-2010, 02:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,710
Posted By 73Elsinore
Sweet. What manual did you use, and why did you...

Sweet. What manual did you use, and why did you use wittrans.com for the parts? Sorry for the 101 questions! Thanks!
Forum: Tech Help 01-26-2010, 11:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,049
Posted By 73Elsinore
Ehhh, it's no sweat. Just get the section out of...

Ehhh, it's no sweat. Just get the section out of the manual for this job and follow the instructions. You will need a torque wrench to properly tighten the cover bolts back down. You can get a...
Forum: Tech Help 01-26-2010, 11:38 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,710
Posted By 73Elsinore
Right on, thanks for the answers. I am planning...

Right on, thanks for the answers. I am planning this job for sometime in the next six months. My car is a 1993 300E with the 2.8 M104 motor. My car has started the dreaded reverse-delay problem...
Forum: Tech Help 01-26-2010, 05:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,049
Posted By 73Elsinore
Having just gone through this I can make some...

Having just gone through this I can make some additional comments to the good comments already here that might help.


There are 29 screws or so and for both baffle covers and they are a nasty...
Forum: Tech Help 01-26-2010, 02:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,710
Posted By 73Elsinore
Awesome! Congrats on making it sucessfully this...

Awesome! Congrats on making it sucessfully this far.

Couple questions:

1) How high did you jack up the car? Do you have it on jackstands, and where did you put the jackstands - on the...
Forum: General Information 01-25-2010, 08:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,090
Posted By 73Elsinore
Thanks Whunter. Those mats are cheep enough...

Thanks Whunter.

Those mats are cheep enough to use for tool box tray cut-outs/shadow boards and plus they are the right thickness for that.
Most of the purpose-built tool box foam kits on the...
Forum: Tech Help 01-20-2010, 07:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,669
Posted By 73Elsinore
Right on. Be careful though because that...

Right on. Be careful though because that manifold is plastic and it's not metal-reinforced. It's stout, but still...

Please let us know what you find. Pete

OK I just thought of something...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 01-20-2010, 06:18 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 17,019
Posted By 73Elsinore
Amen to that. A contractor I work with has an...

Amen to that. A contractor I work with has an old Dodge van with an ole 2-bbl carbureted slant 6 as his daily work rig. The van has over 750,000 miles on it or some such crazy high number. He says...
Forum: Tech Help 01-20-2010, 05:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 53,724
Posted By 73Elsinore
Awesome latief, you da man. What was the problem...

Awesome latief, you da man. What was the problem with the odometer?

Also - I do believe that one cause of the alarm problem you are having is the vacuum door lock actuator. I have the same alarm...
Forum: Tech Help 01-20-2010, 05:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,669
Posted By 73Elsinore
The hands down best way to find a vacuum leak is...

The hands down best way to find a vacuum leak is with a smoke machine. See if your local MB indy mechanic has one.

You must replace ALL ALL ALL the rubber vacuum parts in the engine compartment. ...
Forum: Tech Help 01-14-2010, 10:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,043
Posted By 73Elsinore
Hey latief. Bummer dude. I feel for ya. If it...

Hey latief. Bummer dude. I feel for ya. If it ain't one thing, it's ten, huh.

Best I can determine is this trans (722.3) can be reasonably expected to go about 140k on average before it starts...
Forum: Tech Help 01-14-2010, 04:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 873
Posted By 73Elsinore
Right on, a nerd after my own heart... thought I...

Right on, a nerd after my own heart... thought I was the only one that did that :D



Right off the bat, I'd say fuel pump check valve and fuel pressure
accumulator.

Drive shaft flex discs....
Forum: Tech Help 01-14-2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,179
Posted By 73Elsinore
Right on. I had mine sandblasted (aluminum...

Right on. I had mine sandblasted (aluminum oxide) inside and out. Cost $40, and that very well-spent I might add. I first tried chemical stripper and it worked great on the flat surfaces but down...
Forum: Tech Help 01-14-2010, 02:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,577
Posted By 73Elsinore
Dude don't even take the chance. There is too...

Dude don't even take the chance. There is too much at stake. Just mail order the Zerex G-05 from ******** or Amazon or someplace. Mixing of coolant types is not the issue: it's all about coolant...
Forum: Tech Help 01-12-2010, 05:07 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,179
Posted By 73Elsinore
I'm not so sure. A guy I know powder-coated his...

I'm not so sure. A guy I know powder-coated his valve cover red and man it looks awesome. But two years later it is starting to flake off. I was going to powder-coat mine but the guy at the coating...
Forum: Tech Help 01-08-2010, 04:44 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,810
Posted By 73Elsinore
Right on, good thread. I once saw a guy use a...

Right on, good thread. I once saw a guy use a car battery to weld an alternator bracket that had broken off the lug where it mounted to the engine block. This was in a jeep and we were off-roading...
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