[MBZ] Uh oh, gettin worse

[Dwight E. Giles, Jr]

Curt,
I like your attitude on this-a basic requirement for these old MB
diesels.  Good luck tomorrow.
Dwight

Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.


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[mailto:Mercedes-bounces at striplin.net] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Uh oh, gettin worse


Thanks to everybody who replied.
  As I say Marshall encouraged me, but everybody else is making me
sad...
  At any rate we'll see what tomorrow brings. Bob (my Indy) is a nice
guy and has always done right by me, including the 5 free alternators to
get one in my 240D that would stay running. He only once charged me
labor on a reinstalled alternator and thats when I said he'd ought to do
some troubleshooting to track down what was eating 'em, and then he only
charged me $5. I'm honestly sure he'd have just kept putting in new ones
as long as I kept bringing the car back...
  
Tomorrow is a new day, we'll see what happens.
   
  -Curt
   
  Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 23:14:42 +0000
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I have no technical knowledge of the system - none at all. But 
logically, it seems to me that the IP bears a relationship to the O ring
with 
the IP exerting pressure and the O ring providing resistance. For 
example, if you were to remove the O ring altogether, what would happen?
It's 
obvious, isn't it? Therefore, if the O ring is all that it should be, 
the problem have something to do with inadequate pressure 
(underperformance) from the IP. Does that make any sense? I might be
talking out my 
ass, but perhaps this may explain the direction your wrench is taking 
... or possibly offer a fragment to diagnostics. 
les
boston 


		
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