From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Tue Jul 13 11:25:16 2004 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Tuesday, July 13 2004 Volume 01 : Number 1504 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] 240D Ride Height RE: [db] oil leak shorting out dash? [db] 240D fuel questions. RE: [db] 240D fuel questions. [db] 300d whoops, here is the last of it. Re: [db] 240D fuel questions. RE: [db] 240D Ride Height RE: [db] 240D Ride Height 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, 12 Jul 2004 08:36:39 -0700 From: Nick.Eckert-at-theaustin.com Subject: [db] 240D Ride Height Hi All, As I continue to busily improve my 240D, I am now working on the steering and suspension. I am planning on fitting Heavy Duty Bilstein shocks. I have noticed that the rear of my 240D sits lower than other W123's I have seen on the road. Does this that I should/need to replace the springs? I looked through my Haynes manual and didn't see anything on procedures to replace the springs. I also did some preliminary looking online and didn't see anyone carrying springs. If the springs do need replacing, has anyone ever fitted the Police spec springs? and where can you get them? Thanks, Nick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:55:15 -0700 From: "derick amburgey" Subject: RE: [db] oil leak shorting out dash? Oil is a good insulator. If the oil happened upon your dimmer (reostat)or lamp contacts it may cause what your describing. It is more of an irritation than anything else. I would get it checked but it is not an emergency. I just had a 123 that had an oil leak totally destroyed the driver side carpets. What a mess. Good luck Derick - -----Original Message----- From: Anaeis N [mailto:anaeisn-at-yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:50 AM To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Subject: [db] oil leak shorting out dash? About that oil leak dripping above my left foot -- someone suggested that it was causing the lights on my dash to short out. I've lately had to amp up the knob to the highest power to get any kind of illumination there. If this is true, what other kind of damage might the oil leak be doing that I should get checked? Thanks, R '82 300CD -- 232, 000 New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! - --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.719 / Virus Database: 475 - Release Date: 7/12/2004 - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.719 / Virus Database: 475 - Release Date: 7/12/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:05:45 -0400 From: wblack-at-deltacorp.com Subject: [db] 240D fuel questions. The 240D is acting up again. Are there any other prefilters besides the one next to the injection pump? Is there a filter on the pick up tube? How hard is it to get out? Car will be fine until you let it sit for a while. You go to start it, it will start, then it stops after 60-90 seconds. This AM I got out and used the primer until I heard a hissing, got in and started it up and drove to work just fine. Seems like it is loosing it's prime so I thought I might search for a cracked line or ? I don't remember ever having this problem until I changed the main filter but I did bleed the system(pumping like crazy while tightening the filter bolt). The prefilter shows to be full even when the car quits. Thanks, Waylon Black Little Elm, Texas ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:44:17 -0500 From: Subject: RE: [db] 240D fuel questions. Well, there is a filter at the bottom of the fuel pickup system in the fuel tank itself. With your earlier description of the black gunk settling out of your fuel, that filter may be clogging. IIRC, the pickup unit with integrated fuel level sensor assembly pulls up out of the top of the tank, accessed from inside the car, either behind the back seat or under the rear hat shelf. Pull the unit out very slowly so the fuel in the level assembly drains out into the tank instead of into the interior of the car. If it needs priming in the morning, that may indicate something else, although I wouldn't know where to direct you. Good luck, Alec Cordova Taylor, Texas 89 300CE, 172K > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net > [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of > wblack-at-deltacorp.com > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:06 PM > To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net > Subject: [db] 240D fuel questions. > > > The 240D is acting up again. > > Are there any other prefilters besides the one next to the > injection pump? > > Is there a filter on the pick up tube? How hard is it to get out? > > Car will be fine until you let it sit for a while. You go to > start it, it > will start, then it stops after 60-90 seconds. This AM I got > out and used > the primer until I heard a hissing, got in and started it up > and drove to > work just fine. > > Seems like it is loosing it's prime so I thought I might search for a > cracked line or ? > > I don't remember ever having this problem until I changed the > main filter > but I did bleed the system(pumping like crazy while > tightening the filter > bolt). The prefilter shows to be full even when the car quits. > > Thanks, > Waylon Black > Little Elm, Texas ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:49:39 -0700 From: "derick amburgey" Subject: [db] 300d whoops, here is the last of it. While getting the car ready for its last trip to scrap I found some stuff I shoved underneath it (out of sight out of mind). It is on eBay item numbers: 7910739528 7910740164 They both have a start time of 5 pm PST. And thats all folks! Thanks, Derick - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.719 / Virus Database: 475 - Release Date: 7/12/2004 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:43:33 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] 240D fuel questions. there is a screen or sock in the tank... at the pickup... john On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 wblack-at-deltacorp.com wrote: >-->The 240D is acting up again. >--> >-->Are there any other prefilters besides the one next to the injection pump? >--> >-->Is there a filter on the pick up tube? How hard is it to get out? >--> >-->Car will be fine until you let it sit for a while. You go to start it, it >-->will start, then it stops after 60-90 seconds. This AM I got out and used >-->the primer until I heard a hissing, got in and started it up and drove to >-->work just fine. >--> >-->Seems like it is loosing it's prime so I thought I might search for a >-->cracked line or ? >--> >-->I don't remember ever having this problem until I changed the main filter >-->but I did bleed the system(pumping like crazy while tightening the filter >-->bolt). The prefilter shows to be full even when the car quits. >--> >-->Thanks, >-->Waylon Black >-->Little Elm, Texas >--> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:15:32 -0500 From: "Sam Williams" <1sam-at-io.com> Subject: RE: [db] 240D Ride Height Nick, That is more likely collapsed rear subframe, differential mounts and spring pads than bad springs. The spring pads come in different heights, are more readily available than springs themselves. Low ride height is usually due to those rubber components having degraded with age. Of course, PO might have carried trunks full of cement. If you need springs, they can be ordered from the dealer. Replacing the old rubber pieces will go a long way to restoring original ride, handling characteristics. Happy improving, Sam - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of Nick.Eckert-at-theaustin.com Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:37 AM To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: [db] 240D Ride Height Hi All, As I continue to busily improve my 240D, I am now working on the steering and suspension. I am planning on fitting Heavy Duty Bilstein shocks. I have noticed that the rear of my 240D sits lower than other W123's I have seen on the road. Does this that I should/need to replace the springs? I looked through my Haynes manual and didn't see anything on procedures to replace the springs. I also did some preliminary looking online and didn't see anyone carrying springs. If the springs do need replacing, has anyone ever fitted the Police spec springs? and where can you get them? Thanks, Nick ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:19:49 -0700 (PDT) From: hue wong Subject: RE: [db] 240D Ride Height Ho, wanted to chime in here. How much of a job is replacing the rubber? I just did motor mounts and after psyching myself out that is was ahard job, relaized it was rather quite easy and only took a few hours.. I think my 300t needs some rear bushing work, but I have no idea of the scope of the job! - --- Sam Williams <1sam-at-io.com> wrote: > Nick, > > That is more likely collapsed rear subframe, > differential mounts and spring > pads than bad springs. The spring pads come in > different heights, are more > readily available than springs themselves. Low ride > height is usually due > to those rubber components having degraded with age. > Of course, PO might > have carried trunks full of cement. If you need > springs, they can be > ordered from the dealer. Replacing the old rubber > pieces will go a long way > to restoring original ride, handling > characteristics. > > Happy improving, > > Sam > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net > [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On > Behalf Of Nick.Eckert-at-theaustin.com > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:37 AM > To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net > Subject: [db] 240D Ride Height > > Hi All, > > As I continue to busily improve my 240D, I am > now working on the > steering and suspension. I am planning on fitting > Heavy Duty Bilstein > shocks. > > I have noticed that the rear of my 240D sits > lower than other W123's > I have seen on the road. Does this that I > should/need to replace the > springs? I looked through my Haynes manual and > didn't see anything on > procedures to replace the springs. I also did some > preliminary looking > online and didn't see anyone carrying springs. If > the springs do need > replacing, has anyone ever fitted the Police spec > springs? and where can > you get them? > > Thanks, > > Nick > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #1504 **********************************