The hand primer pump fills the fuel filter up pretty quick, so there's no need to prefill it. Put it in dry, loosen the banjo bolt, and press the pump until...
... It's considered rude to join a group and then immediately start telling others what kind of questions they can ask (or to call them lazy.) If you don't...
Welcome, Rusty. Sounds like you got a nice one. While these cars have their age-related "issues", the car you bought has an engine that's probably as...
Does anyone know if Power Service, Diesel Kleen can be use to purge the injectors or is the Lubro Moly, Diesel Purge the only purge product on the market? ...
My ’81 300d had a dead battery yesterday morning. I tried to charge it and acts like it’s shorted. Battery charger cable got very hot and after an hour...
One negative I can think for heating the diesel is that the flashpoint comes down the hotter it gets. Hot diesel fuel can be extremely explosive. Paul Deyo ...
I think you've nailed it Paul. The alternator is shot... Do make sure you have exciter voltage so the alternator so that it can charge but I bet you do. As for...
Hi, How difficult was it to put the diesel ford engine into the Renault? strawbrad <blindberg1@...> wrote: HI, This is about my other diesel, a 1981 VW...
Your sluggish performance and excessive smoking is the result of driving in our high altitude. Every car losses about 15% of whatever power it starts out with...
Hmm, I was thinking that the turbo did replace lost horsepower. Or at least something like that. Seems like maybe the turbo won't completely compensate, but...
Time to get a new tranny for the old girl. Lack of reverse tends to be a sign of terminal illness on these. You could invest some $ in some new ATF for her and...
Hello - has anyone ever experienced this? The AC in my '84 300SD mostly blows on the windshield and just faintly through the vents in front. every so often you...
The turbo boosts power over a normally aspirated engine, but it does not replace already missing air. It depends on the size of the turbo and the setting of...
Good question ! . My Diesel Purge kit uses a clear glass jar so I can watch what's coming back out the return line , I used Power Service Diesel Kleen once and...
WHOOPS ! sounds like your dead shorted battery killed the diode triode in your alternator ~ the good part is this : It's easy to test , simply unplug the...
Thanks Nate and Stretch for the help. Paul Deyo _____ From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vwnate1 Sent:...
Thanks for the answer. What brand of valve kleen do you use and where do you get it? Robert ... coming ... and ... so I ... cans ... annual ... purge...
Robert wrote:[Does anyone know if Power Service, Diesel Kleen can be use to purge the injectors} I have used Power Service for years on the advice of a diesel...
Paul have you tried charging with the cables disconnected. If it will take a normal charge then you know the alternator/voltage regulator is at fault. Stan...
This is a fairly common problem in the old Benzes. It's either a vacuum leak or bad vacuum element that controls the flaps & doors in the dash, OR it's a...
Rob, Sounds like you have a vacum leak. Mercedes Benz put a feature in thier cars that if there was a vacum leak in the system, it would have the air go...
Hi Paul, I'm suspect to the Alternator...please check it out, and let me know... Kind Regards, Abud M-BenzForum.com Paul Deyo <paul.deyo@...> wrote: My...
I bought this in October 2005 from my mechanic who was selling it for the original owner. It had 87k on the odometer. For the last year she has been my...
I have them used for 29.95 & 10 shipping, see my feedback and items under:diesel2745, my email is:cgf1@... ... with ... odometer ... sensor/sender ......
What your saying is incorrect. The turbo charger will make up for the lost elevation up to the point where the waste gate is totally closed and the turbo is...
I wonder what Nitrous Oxide would do…… Paul Deyo _____ From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Garret F...
My take on this, is that the models with the altitude compensator (my 1985, for instance), will perform just as well in higher altitudes as they do at sea...
... Hi John, I was wondering if anyone was ever going to notice that Renault! I bought a Diesel Escort with 430,000 miles on it from the original owner. It was...
