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Oil under the dash and other Shlomo malaise
I'm slowly working through Shlomo's issues, but ran into another while fixing one...isn't it always the case?
There's oil all under the dash-- I discovered it whilever I was fixing the amplifier and seat heating systems(a new addition from a w126 500SEL, factory stuff!! mmm) and had the console out. What's the best way to clean all of that? Do I leave it and relish the even more pungent 'old Benz smell?"
Secondly-- What is the most likely cause? Is it the shut-off valve I'm assuming, or would my vacuum pump be doing it as a way of saying it wants attention? Could this be related to the hard brakes?
On brakes-- Flushing the fluid is on the agenda for tomorrow afternoon, and that seems straight-forward, but could really old fluid make the pedal hard? I know just enough to be dangerous thinking I know more than I do...
Steering-- I found a quarter-sized chunk missing from one of my front tires, and assume that's where the shimmy is coming from, I'll order a steering shock, get new tires and set the steering box play before getting an alignment and then see where that is.
How hard is the rear differential mount to change? I've had one sitting in the trunk and may try to put it on tomorrow-- I think that may raise the rear of the car the little bit the shocks didn't.
Thanks again, ya'll! Maybe this summer I'll bring the potato salad to a south-east get together! Howcome the Texans are having all the fun?!?
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