PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

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Posted By billabong132

bump :confused:

bump :confused:

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07-25-2005, 12:21 PM

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Posted By billabong132

anyone? :) :cool:

anyone? :) :cool:

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07-25-2005, 01:36 AM

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AC shuts off but works after engine restart

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Posted By billabong132

Sounds kinda like what I'm dealing with: ...

Sounds kinda like what I'm dealing with:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=129439

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07-24-2005, 06:40 PM

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Posted By billabong132

Yeah, hence the error about the cluster -...

Yeah, hence the error about the cluster - hopefully someone knows what the cluster has to do with the climate control

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07-24-2005, 12:14 PM

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Posted By billabong132

The car got a whole new wire harness about a year...

The car got a whole new wire harness about a year ago. We ran all new wire from the pressure sensor directly to the climate control box and it still does it.

We also spent an entire week to a end...

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07-24-2005, 11:58 AM

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Posted By billabong132

Weird C280 A/C Problem - Long Read

OK - Here's the background:

1996 C280 Sport was in a wreck - AC worked fine before
Cluster had been replaced before wreck - old cluster had died
wreck broke the condensor

Here's...

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08-24-2004, 04:29 PM

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W124 - Vac leak only in gear?

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Posted By billabong132

bump :o

bump :o

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08-22-2004, 03:44 AM

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W124 - Vac leak only in gear?

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Posted By billabong132

W124 - Vac leak only in gear?

my 300E appears to have a vac leak when in D ot R and idleing as the economy gauge goes to the middle 6 o clock.

but in park it goes to the left where it should be

I replaced a few vac...

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08-21-2004, 07:02 PM

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Rebuilding 124 Vacuum Elements

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Posted By billabong132

the one on top of the brake booster?

the one on top of the brake booster?

Forum: Tech Help

08-20-2004, 07:51 PM

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W124 rough idle and ABS light on

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Posted By billabong132

OVP without a doubt take it out and shake it - if...

OVP without a doubt take it out and shake it - if it rattles it's shot.

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08-19-2004, 11:09 PM

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300e instability on crosswinds and high speeds

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Posted By billabong132

The thrust arms are the ones that go front to...

The thrust arms are the ones that go front to back - that is ot say they run front to back parallel with the chassis to the spindle.

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08-19-2004, 06:39 PM

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Posted By billabong132

Jacked up with a floor jack using the rubber...

Jacked up with a floor jack using the rubber jacking points under the rocker panels.

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08-19-2004, 04:45 PM

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Posted By billabong132

The brakes are new (Rotors and pads) from about 4...

The brakes are new (Rotors and pads) from about 4 months ago.

I just find it odd that withing a 4 hour span of me doing the bearing that something broke in the car.

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08-19-2004, 03:31 PM

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Posted By billabong132

i packed the new bearings by hand - is it...

i packed the new bearings by hand - is it possible I didn't pack them well enough?

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08-19-2004, 03:29 PM

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Avoid Dash Cracks

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Posted By billabong132

Plants don't need UV? :rolleyes: You must...

Plants don't need UV? :rolleyes:

You must have missed the lecture on photosynthesis in 5th grade

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08-19-2004, 01:45 PM

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Posted By billabong132

I seriously doubt the tires - the car did neither...

I seriously doubt the tires - the car did neither two days ago - and started RIGHT after I changed the bearing - as in first test drive.

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08-19-2004, 12:16 PM

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Posted By billabong132

Tires are fine so which is it? .001...

Tires are fine

so which is it?

.001 or .0008?

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08-18-2004, 07:34 PM

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Avoid Dash Cracks

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Posted By billabong132

Correct - The UV comes into the car -...

Correct -

The UV comes into the car - gets absorbed and converted to infrared (heat) - then the glass holds the infrared in making it super hot.

If glass couldn't pass UV plants would die...

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08-18-2004, 07:33 PM

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Posted By billabong132

OK - CAR STILL PULLS! And now it shakes like...

OK - CAR STILL PULLS!

And now it shakes like a dump truck at 80mph.

So which is it? .001" or .0008" - no one seems to know the real value - I'm so pissed.

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08-17-2004, 06:03 PM

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Valve tappet tightening (M103) HELP PLEASE!

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Posted By billabong132

probably just a bad lifter

probably just a bad lifter

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08-16-2004, 11:57 PM

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96 benz c280

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Posted By billabong132

I use 15w-40 Castrol Syntec - Of course...

I use 15w-40 Castrol Syntec -

Of course it's really hot down where I live.

But the benz has never complained.

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08-16-2004, 11:55 PM

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Posted By billabong132

I'm not talking about the powered sunroof door

I'm not talking about the powered sunroof door

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08-16-2004, 08:23 PM

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Posted By billabong132

Not trying to remove the sunroof Just the...

Not trying to remove the sunroof

Just the cheap carboard shade that you manually slide back and forth.

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08-16-2004, 06:58 PM

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Posted By billabong132

bumpity

bumpity

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08-16-2004, 02:44 AM

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Posted By billabong132

How to remove sunroof shade on 96 C280?

I have a glass sunroof and a sliding shade.

The headliner on the shade has come off

How do I remove this shade out of the sunroof track so I can re carpet it?

It looks like it slides out...

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08-15-2004, 06:45 PM

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Rebuilding 124 Vacuum Elements

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Posted By billabong132

The rebuilt pods to not have as much range of...

The rebuilt pods to not have as much range of motion as new ones - the flaps will not shut all the way.

Forum: Tech Help

08-15-2004, 06:44 PM

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leaking steering damper on a c class merc-1997

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Posted By billabong132

That might be it but usually shimmy...

That might be it

but usually shimmy during braking is warped rotors - the dampner will most certainly make it worse if it's bad.

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08-15-2004, 01:47 PM

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W210 TransmissionProblem?

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Posted By billabong132

Mercedes run higher rpm's than most cars I've...

Mercedes run higher rpm's than most cars I've owned on the freeway

I also thought the car wasn't going in overdrive - it's probably ok

My old 300E did like 3500 at 80

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08-15-2004, 01:46 PM

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leaking steering damper on a c class merc-1997

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Posted By billabong132

vague steering floatyness slight...

vague steering

floatyness

slight pulling side to side

shimmy in the steering wheel

They aren't expensive - I'd get it replaced.

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08-14-2004, 11:35 PM

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