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Posted By Philoprof

Thanks for the reply gear-head. However, I also...

Thanks for the reply gear-head. However, I also posted my message on another forum, and the discussion there has gone way beyond this one:

Timing Chain Stretch and Tensioner? - Mercedes-Benz Forum...

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01-28-2015, 08:47 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Thanks very much for the fast and informative...

Thanks very much for the fast and informative replies. I ‘ve posted pictures of the right and left cam shaft marks and their tower marks, as well as a picture of the harmonic balancer mark, showing...

Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum

01-27-2015, 02:43 PM

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Posted By Philoprof

Timing Chain Stretch and Tensioner?

I've started getting a repetitive clicking sound the engine of my 380sl , particularly when the engine is cold, and I haven't been able find out where it was coming from with a stethoscope. So, I...

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01-27-2015, 02:42 PM

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Posted By Philoprof

Timing Chain Stretch and Tensioner?

Chain post

I've started getting a repetitive clicking sound the engine of my 380sl , particularly when the engine is cold, and I haven't been able find out where it was coming from with a...

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11-30-2014, 06:59 PM

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Fuel Filter Replacement Questions

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Posted By Philoprof

Fuel Filter Replacement Questions

The 380sl manual suggested that replacing the fuel filter was relatively simple. But, lo and behold, like everything else, it didn't turn out to not be as simple as I thought it would be for several...

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09-20-2013, 06:33 AM

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Intake Manfold Removal on a 380

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Posted By Philoprof

Thanks. I was hoping the manifold a lot would...

Thanks. I was hoping the manifold a lot would come out in one piece.

Bill

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09-18-2013, 03:21 PM

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Intake Manfold Removal on a 380

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Intake Manfold Removal on a 380

Can anyone tell me if the fuel distributor and/or throttle valve have to be removed to remove the intake manifold on a 380sl. The manual doesn't mention having to do this, and not having to can...

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06-12-2013, 06:04 AM

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What Does This Part Do?

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Posted By Philoprof

I spoke to a tech at the the local dealership,...

I spoke to a tech at the the local dealership, and he said that the canister on the high pressure line contains baffles that were designed to reduce the air pressure. So, that alleviated my anxiety...

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06-10-2013, 05:03 PM

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What Does This Part Do?

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Posted By Philoprof

What Does This Part Do?

I'm in the process of flushing my AC system, because I sucked about 100cc of vacuum pump oil into it when I evacuated it. So, I had a local Indy, who admits he doesn't know too much about this...

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06-10-2013, 05:00 PM

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What Does This Part Do?

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06-10-2013, 06:22 AM

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How Do You Remove These Hoses?

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Posted By Philoprof

For some reason, now, when I try to upload the...

For some reason, now, when I try to upload the photos, I get a message saying I already attached them in this thread. But I don't see them, either.:confused:

Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum

06-09-2013, 05:42 PM

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How Do You Remove These Hoses?

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Posted By Philoprof

Someone in another forum said it was 24mm. So,...

Someone in another forum said it was 24mm. So, I'm still not sure which one to get? Or could it be that one of you is talking about one of the nuts, and the other is talking about the other nut...

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06-09-2013, 01:01 PM

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How Do You Remove These Hoses?

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Posted By Philoprof

How Do You Remove These Hoses?

As I'm in the process of taking my AC system apart, I was wondering if anyone knew off-hand the size of the large nut on the AC hose in the attached photo? The largest open-end wrench I have is...

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06-09-2013, 12:59 PM

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How Do You Remove These Hoses?

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06-09-2013, 09:50 AM

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Best Way to Flush AC system?

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Posted By Philoprof

No. TEe compressor was 30 yrs old and I was...

No. TEe compressor was 30 yrs old and I was trying to avoid the "black death"

Since I put a new drier in after I sucked the oil in, do you think the new drier may be salvegable, if I take it...

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06-09-2013, 06:01 AM

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Best Way to Flush AC system?

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Posted By Philoprof

Best Way to Flush AC system?

As I mentioned in another thread, I just changed the compressor on my 380sl. But, afterwards, when I evacuated the system, I turned the vacuum pump off and left the ports in the manifold gauge...

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06-09-2013, 05:52 AM

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Best Way to Flush AC system?

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Posted By Philoprof

Best Way to Flush AC system?

Well, I just changed the compressor on my 380sl. But, afterwards, when I evacuated the system, I turned the vacuum pump off and left the ports in the manifold gauge open. So, app. 100cc of oil from...

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06-08-2013, 07:27 PM

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Posted By Philoprof

I don't want to belabor this thread. But I just...

I don't want to belabor this thread. But I just recalculated the amount of vacuum oil that entered my system, and it's less than 100 c.c.. So, I was wondering whether that changes the situation...

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06-07-2013, 11:52 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Yep! I was afraid of that. What a drag, and all...

Yep! I was afraid of that. What a drag, and all because of a mistake that never should have happened.:(

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06-06-2013, 06:29 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Yeah, I'm pretty sure. I called Mastercool, who...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure. I called Mastercool, who manufactured the pump, and the tech told me that the model I was using, which I got from Autozone, didn't have a valve that would prevent the oil from...

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06-05-2013, 08:20 PM

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Posted By Philoprof

Help Needed with an Atypical AC Problem

Well, I just spent the last several days replacing the AC compressor on my 81 380sl. However, when I pulled a vacuum, I mistakenly left the vacuum pump on with the manifold gauges open, which ended...

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05-23-2013, 10:34 AM

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Stripped 6mm Allen bolt

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Posted By Philoprof

I’m ‘static, guys! “ ‘Static!” I got up early...

I’m ‘static, guys! “ ‘Static!” I got up early this morning and hammered a ½" socket on to the bolt head. But that didn’t work. So I went over to Harbor Freight at 8 A.M., and got their bolt extractor...

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05-22-2013, 04:24 PM

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Stripped 6mm Allen bolt

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Stripped 6mm Allen bolt

I stripped the topmost of the 2 6mm Allen bolts that fasten the front of the AC compressor bracket to the engine of my 380sl, and as the attached picture shows, I tried sawing a slit in the head, and...

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05-18-2013, 09:36 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Very informative thread, guys. Thanks :) ...

Very informative thread, guys. Thanks :)

I'm just wondering now, although the LCA can be lowered without a spring compressor, would using the compressor to relieve some of the tension on the...

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05-15-2013, 06:43 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Klann make a...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Klann make a compressor that will fit up through the hole in the LCA?

When you say " use a spanner to pull the other bushes through", do you literally...

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05-14-2013, 10:35 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Thanks very much for the fast and very...

Thanks very much for the fast and very informative reply, Deltacom.

I suppose I should have mentioned that I intended to rent and use the appropriate Klann spring compressor to compress the...

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05-14-2013, 06:54 AM

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Posted By Philoprof

Lower Control Arm Bushing Replacement?

The lower control arm bushings on my 82 380sl are shot. So I'd like to replace them.

If I compress the spring and unfasten the shocks and connecting links, will removing the bushing bolts allow...

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05-14-2013, 06:53 AM

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