From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Tue Jun 8 18:51:39 2004 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Wednesday, June 9 2004 Volume 01 : Number 1481 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] 240D is kool! [db] Fuel line woes continued.... :-( RE: [db] Fuel line woes continued.... :-( [db] Help...I need somebody! Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 14:31:41 -0700 From: john meister Subject: Re: [db] 240D is kool! you can thank rube goldberg for the vacuum setup. ;) it's great when it all works though... :) BTW, haven't tanked up yet, but got at least 35mpg on the second leg of my trip down here to the Monterey, CA area... tanked up in Medford, still had a quarter of a tank... still have a quarter of a tank here in Salinas... saw cheap Diesel 8 miles north of here on 101... going to go back up. ;) It sure is a lot cooler over here then up by Sacramento/Redding... it was in the 90's, 60's here... still feels hot to me. blue skies, brown grass... I think I prefer gray skies, green grass... ;) john Jason R Bassett wrote: > I was right^Wit was a vacuum problem. (I'm still not really sure what, > though.) I just took the shotgun approach and played with all the > connectors, sucked on all the lines (yum) and put it all back together. > Now it's back to normal. > > By the way, I think Alec told me about a Bowden linkage that my car > definitely does not have. All it has is a vacuum line going to the tranny > from the accelerator gizmos. But whatever, it's good now. > > Y'all are kool! > > Jason > > 81 240D > > By the way, I'm heading to Michigan soon. Anybody up there? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 21:21:47 +0100 From: Stephen Rigley Subject: [db] Fuel line woes continued.... :-( So, I had the part made up using slightly thicker "skinned" tubing. But... I'm finding it difficult to prime the line when I put it on the car... is there a method to it? Diesel doesn't seem to be getting through even though I can blow through the line. Thanks again! Steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 13:45:52 -0700 From: "derick amburgey" Subject: RE: [db] Fuel line woes continued.... :-( Stephen, Do you have fuel coming out of the #4 port of the injection pump when the engine is cranked? My 190d is a 1985 and the system is designed to prime itself. When I replaced my #4 injection line I started the engine and within 60 seconds the number four cylinder was firing again. Derick - -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Rigley [mailto:srigley-at-o2.ie] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:22 PM To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Subject: [db] Fuel line woes continued.... :-( So, I had the part made up using slightly thicker "skinned" tubing. But... I'm finding it difficult to prime the line when I put it on the car... is there a method to it? Diesel doesn't seem to be getting through even though I can blow through the line. Thanks again! Steve - --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 6/7/2004 - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 6/7/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:23:35 -0700 From: "Justin H" Subject: [db] Help...I need somebody! hehe...Beatles. Anyway, finally ordered a new key for the 190, and to my horor, the jerk of a former owner changed the original ignition tumbler out, without mentioning anythig about it, or keeping any record of it! Needless to say, I got my key and it worked on all my doors (including trunk and GloveBox) but the most crucial component of all, my ignition is still frozen in time, ever taunting me :(( Heres the score: On order to fix this I must order a new tumbler lock, and steering lock, and replace the old. Now in all my time with cars I've never gotten into this job, and really don't know what to do. My entire interior is stripped out already giving me a clean sight of the ignition assembly, te problem is I dont know where to begin from there. Phil smart M-Benz dealer in Seattle said they would drill the ignition out? Well, could I just rip it out with a dent-puller (Honda style) or do I hae to drill, drill, drill? I hope one of ya guys has encountered this before, and can maybe offer some advice. Pics, diagrams, warnings, or instruction of any kind would be GREATLY appreciated. I have just recently finished all the engine work, and was eagerly awaiting my first start-up and Drive. Hope someone can help. Much TIA, -Justin H _________________________________________________________________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page ^V FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #1481 **********************************