tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79797190979100025042024-03-13T12:54:43.085+10:30450 SLRestoring a tired 33 year old 70's classic back to a nice weekend cruiser.Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-77607968371016409422012-04-25T17:54:00.000+09:302012-04-25T17:54:10.367+09:30New Radio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The above Clarion radio was installed. No doubt a good model in its days with digital tuner and auto-reverse, but it sounded about as old as it looks.<br />
Originally the car would have come with the Becker Mexico, so as the Clarion was after market anyway, I might as well put one in that has the modern stuff.<br />
The Sony I picked does not look too modern, while it does have Phone Bluetooth and an USB connection on the front screen.<br />
Also the front can be removed, so when the SL is parked without top, there is less resistant for young criminals to help themselves. The sound is very nice indeed, although limited with the two 4 inch dash speakers.<br />
I will in due course install some 6.5" or 6x9 in/on the rear side panels. I've seen another SL with a speaker pod spacer so the limited depth is no issue. Anyway, that will be a fun job after a couple of more greasy ones...Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-69605811393084590082012-04-25T17:27:00.000+09:302012-04-25T17:35:25.459+09:30Fuel system March 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The parts of the fuel system under the right rear of the car;</div>
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Then remove damper by removing the hose clamps from tank, to pump and from accumulator.<br />
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With the damper connect a hose to the one from the tank and drain the remaining fuel from the tank.<br />
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Although there is a hole in the floor under the tank where not only the fuel hose drops though, but also the in-tank filter could be removed from, I found this too difficult to reach. Instead i decided to remove the tank as I wanted to inspect this anyway. </div>
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On the left photo you see where the return hose is connected to. Don't forget to remove that hose. It took me 10 minutes to figure out... </div>
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These are all the old parts that I replaced.<br />
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On the right you see the new in-tank filter with the drop hose coming down as well as the new hose from the accumulator.<br />
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On to the engine side of the fuel system. Replaced the injectors its seals and insulators. Perhaps the old ones could have been checked and cleaned, but decided to do the job once and properly so just replaced all 8 with new Bosch ones (the 4 shiny copper things sticking out of the engine just above the valve cover).<br />
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These are some of the old ones with the seals and insulators.</div>
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While I was at it I also replaced the valve cover gaskets on both sides (photo of one of them here), as they were dried out and leaked oil all over the block and (on LH side) on the exhaust causing smoke.<br />
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Picture taken from the parts manual showing all the parts involved.</div>
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All in all a good days work, but the car is running beautifully smooth now, the fuel pump noise is no longer noticeable and I have piece of mind that the fuel system is not going to fail on me the next 10 years. Oh and I had much fun doing it and learned a lot.Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-72588390942239179972012-04-25T12:45:00.005+09:302012-04-25T12:45:56.971+09:30Tires & Alignment February 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now the suspension and the steering rods all were replaced, it was time for some new tires and off course the much needed alignment. There was a mix of 3 different brands of tires around the car. Although they were not all worn, I decided to replace them all with <b>Pirelli P7 tires</b>. I also replaced the spare, as the tire code indicated that it was from before 1980 so although never used, very much dried out.<br />
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The wheels that are fitted to the car are <b>Zender Turbo</b> 8Jx16H2. I'm not sure if they were a factory option or an after market, but they suit the car very well I think. The standard rim is a 14" so with these 16" the tire size differs from the book. I had the Pirelli P7 tires in 225/50R16 fitted. North Terrace Tires recommended these after my requirements if Soft, Gripping and Quiet while mileage is not so important as I'll do only 5000km a year or so.<br />
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I really like the look and feel of the tire so it was a good choice I believe.<br />
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<b>Alignment</b>; I tried to do an caster, camber and toe-in alignment with the eye, when fitting the suspension components, but as the car was on the hoist hanging in the air, it is impossible to get this right.<br />
When North Terrace Tires did the alignment, I asked for a printout before and after. It turned into a horror story ;)<br />
Camber left from +0°13' to +0°14'<br />
Camber right from -0°37' to +0°01'<br />
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Toe left from +3°07' to +0°11'<br />
Toe right from +0°05' to +0°11'<br />
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Setback/Caster from -0°56' to -0°29'<br />
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Geometry driving axis from -0°04' to -0°01'<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HYErs4BESlcAKwfVLm_BuGSmsRnM6ZOBuw5z_Hp8Vi8FRGzKodbJu6zeJHe0Vb9MY7f2VrGj7-iS1Ll9lGCRP463XmNuK5VaKBXtmbxeeKnKkGisjtoe6RMG9W_2jEkyf6kHRNkDljx0/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HYErs4BESlcAKwfVLm_BuGSmsRnM6ZOBuw5z_Hp8Vi8FRGzKodbJu6zeJHe0Vb9MY7f2VrGj7-iS1Ll9lGCRP463XmNuK5VaKBXtmbxeeKnKkGisjtoe6RMG9W_2jEkyf6kHRNkDljx0/s400/IMG_0328.JPG" width="400" /></a>All in all a massive improvement in just under 30 minutes. When I have redone the rear-suspension I'll probably get another full alignment done.<br />
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Driving out of the workshop, it's completely a different car. It was very nervous and the tracking was horrible. Now I can drive without hands ;)<br />
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Of course this had to be celebrated with a wonderful drive though the Adelaide Hills...<br />
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<br />Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-90038372084103747912012-01-07T22:19:00.007+10:302012-01-08T16:06:28.912+10:30Week 6 to 10 Xmas & New Years<span style="font-size: large;">Too many X-mas parties...</span><br />
I lost the momentum of the weekly updates as weekends away as well as Xmas parties affected the progress a bit. But on the other hand days off work helped here and there. Anyway hope you enjoy reading my progress over the last 5 weeks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Engine oil cooler hose</span><br />
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Forum friends suggested to not even ask MB for a price, just go to a hose place. So went with my old hose to Enzed here in Adelaide and they made me a new hose reusing the couplings for about $70 while I was waiting! How good is that...<br />
I just replaced the porous one, as the other one, from the top of the radiator, to the next the oil filter housing, is impossible to get to. In hindside it would have been quite easy when the front axle carrier was off, but that's another story.<br />
So for now, no more oil drips from this corner of the car...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Front suspension</span><br />
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- Upper wishbones including ball joints<br />
- Upper and lower control arm bearings/bushings<br />
- Lower wishbone ball joints<br />
- Bilstein shock absorbers<br />
- Front axle torsion bar rubber bearing, clamps & links<br />
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When fitting, especially the axle-carrier to body rubber mounts the Mercedes-benz workshop manual refers to Napthalen (000 989 04 60) to lubricate the rubbers when remounting. After some research found that this is castor oil grease, meaning it is not petroleum based, rather plant based. In the local Repco found PBR Rubber grease that is just the same thing...<br />
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To remove the control arm bushings, you need to make a tool. I'll place a photo of this later. Basically a M12 tap end, with a receiver and a number of rings and bolts, so you slowly can pull the rubber out of the control arm.<br />
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Had to use a engine hoist, to keep the engine in its place, while dropping the axle carrier. The role of the axle carrier is basically that the body rests on it, with the mounts we're replacing, then the engine also rests on this, while it is supported by the control arms and wheels.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Engine mounts</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N46kG2mg5lC06eqIgaa-QiQ4geqq1kdFNllhxk6VghLN2XMbkDNk5ngDLaUDzPyYm12pbgE3yzvlvdxTOWIBBB9nEP20aLma16w0M-ZlU5bCuu2ZQh3srK7XQVQfprnVTs2AprnDTmCh/s1600/AxleCarrier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N46kG2mg5lC06eqIgaa-QiQ4geqq1kdFNllhxk6VghLN2XMbkDNk5ngDLaUDzPyYm12pbgE3yzvlvdxTOWIBBB9nEP20aLma16w0M-ZlU5bCuu2ZQh3srK7XQVQfprnVTs2AprnDTmCh/s320/AxleCarrier.jpg" width="320" /></a>The engine mounts were incredibly dry and worn so these had to be replaced. It only made sense to also replace the engine shock/dampers. Well I'm glad I purchased the new ones, as the old ones once removed had no damping what-so-ever left in them! <br />
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Mounting the new engine mounts while the axle carrier was removed was quite easy. For the engine shock/dampers I had to make a special tool. The new rubbers needed to be squeezed quite a bit for the nut to go on. There is no way in fitting the nut without this tool.<br />
I used a cheap 100mm door hinge, removed the pin, drilled a 22mm hole for the nut and socket, and a 12mm slot to slide over the piston. I connected these with two 50mm M6 bolts and wing nuts and the rubbers could be squeezed. As you can see there is quite a bit of tension but it did the job...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Steering</span><br />
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Inspection showed that the rubbers on the tie rods were torn, therefore probably caused dirt to go in and grease out of the joint, creating play and a bad steering feel so these had to be replaced. While I was at it, also replaced the drag link and the Steering damper. I purchased an idler arm repair kit but did not fit at this stage as this seemed still fine.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeeJQ0WRrYYIE4xRPMOpXUSrw2sJXwwUzYI5B2lDRIndcbiahtyQ0GjQQ1sLdU-J9w9gQA4zCei6rv3cxr__dCwClrs011RV5ALHboq8cDhkBIC3YHq4bxFFp99NP8CJ6EDJAmrNuyXJm/s1600/FrontWheelBearings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeeJQ0WRrYYIE4xRPMOpXUSrw2sJXwwUzYI5B2lDRIndcbiahtyQ0GjQQ1sLdU-J9w9gQA4zCei6rv3cxr__dCwClrs011RV5ALHboq8cDhkBIC3YHq4bxFFp99NP8CJ6EDJAmrNuyXJm/s200/FrontWheelBearings.jpg" width="168" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Front brakes & Wheel bearings</span><br />
While the front hubs were removed it made sense to overhaul the front brake system. Luckily I have a mate that works at a brakes place here in Adelaide. He organised an incredible deal where I only paid trade price and no labour!!! I got the discs, pads, piston and brake hose replaced. The calipers were rebuilt including sand blasting and respraying. They look new! They also replaced the bearing cups so I could fit the hubs back with nice new bearings. All in all, a fabulous job and quite an important one.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Timing chain</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBqwQzrnKCOldxgIupxHWhU-08b3BYC-B7NbTxhJfoFJBZwZB8ZvX2SXPVqwguXbh-Mr1Nq02mXm7CUwzS7iWHzYaLslvNMwDUXMlukWaHUNHFSi4JHogmE1F5PogTAszq8iBqA2ppjEr/s1600/LHValveCoverRemoved.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBqwQzrnKCOldxgIupxHWhU-08b3BYC-B7NbTxhJfoFJBZwZB8ZvX2SXPVqwguXbh-Mr1Nq02mXm7CUwzS7iWHzYaLslvNMwDUXMlukWaHUNHFSi4JHogmE1F5PogTAszq8iBqA2ppjEr/s1600/LHValveCoverRemoved.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGBpxCE93gvFa0vw0-NGNYaQU-5P5cX1H8ZPGmjskNcbKAdzUprdgc4wWdV3u86wUfw6HH3sgJF1ADRWwseiNvAMz4cphJQfJ0SKOwFcnZoiXlh1lLBdOjOOz7K8D-yl9uvZIi9I07mng/s1600/TimingChainGuide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGBpxCE93gvFa0vw0-NGNYaQU-5P5cX1H8ZPGmjskNcbKAdzUprdgc4wWdV3u86wUfw6HH3sgJF1ADRWwseiNvAMz4cphJQfJ0SKOwFcnZoiXlh1lLBdOjOOz7K8D-yl9uvZIi9I07mng/s320/TimingChainGuide.jpg" width="179" /></a>On the forums a lot of members are talking about horror stories of the timing chain. The tensioner timing chain guide can break, the chain can slip off and a lot of damage could be done inside the block. In addition to this, as the chain stretches the timing is out and a lot of horsepower is lost. So time for a check.<br />
I removed the left valve cover to reveal a perfectly looking timing chain guide engine tensioner. So cleaned up the cover and refitted with a new gasket and some ease of mind.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next on the list:</span><br />
Remove the seats, clean the rails, vacuum the carpets underneath, fit the new sheepskin covers and remount the seats, moving the driver side to the lowest mounting holes.<br />
Get a wheel alignment done.<br />
Go for a careful drive, burning in the brakes and then recheck all the torque settings on the suspension parts.<br />
Finally finish the transmission oil change<br />
Replace the rear diff oil<br />
Replace the fuel filter and all its hoses.Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-30721644161096154712011-12-05T20:52:00.003+10:302012-01-08T12:18:03.774+10:30Week 5 Clean & Polish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Cljth_NADzK-z3PVX4SNoLco-ysAeC6JSwu1DwBQpNOb5G1IpEqqUc1fVCCwrI3sjgFhpShqE2rCG2PsfyP_JrkZMXqDrK9QP_gSe2EezgM0xe_bH0OL-XCMCB1Da5nTnJrXDEArQf6m/s1600/w511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Cljth_NADzK-z3PVX4SNoLco-ysAeC6JSwu1DwBQpNOb5G1IpEqqUc1fVCCwrI3sjgFhpShqE2rCG2PsfyP_JrkZMXqDrK9QP_gSe2EezgM0xe_bH0OL-XCMCB1Da5nTnJrXDEArQf6m/s320/w511.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hi Guys,</span><br />
This week went a bit different than planned. Although I knew that I would not have much progress on the car due to the workshop floor being painted, suddenly I found myself polishing the car to deliver St Nicolaas to his birthday party at the Dutch club here in Adelaide. But the car came up beautifully...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Speakers</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxFCgj0USvR41Xf_bPr6rTsPikW3ebBlZ-dr5ckcj9CPkqInM6ik9ew_oR0HCGJWqTwMJj6yuKjjAWS3glt55W_HIv7veygVssx6yCHv7xsHY8PlSXCNtfdsFwUyoCaUb7h1OQkzBlSXP/s1600/w52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxFCgj0USvR41Xf_bPr6rTsPikW3ebBlZ-dr5ckcj9CPkqInM6ik9ew_oR0HCGJWqTwMJj6yuKjjAWS3glt55W_HIv7veygVssx6yCHv7xsHY8PlSXCNtfdsFwUyoCaUb7h1OQkzBlSXP/s1600/w52.jpg" /></a>The new 10cm / 4" speakers arrived. The shape as you can see in the picture on the left was slightly different where the original have quite small 'ears' for the mounting, and the new ones have staight sides. This was not a problem for the speaker hole next to the steering wheel, but the hole next to the dashboard cupboard was too tight, and I had to cut some of the steel from the new speaker to make it fit.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCB5f3U_9O7RAJOOWev9zh8o4YkhJqfjZpc8xmjlGEbBGNpuhMD537ImxH_9tJ1flYaLYdtaGtMPvBkf5gghxz16LPcjRfRdn0QlYl9-7iHjwLobh1L_jsse_yAX7bqxklt8w7Qf7vyqe/s1600/w53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCB5f3U_9O7RAJOOWev9zh8o4YkhJqfjZpc8xmjlGEbBGNpuhMD537ImxH_9tJ1flYaLYdtaGtMPvBkf5gghxz16LPcjRfRdn0QlYl9-7iHjwLobh1L_jsse_yAX7bqxklt8w7Qf7vyqe/s1600/w53.jpg" /></a>So if you are looking at replacing yours, make sure they have little 'ears' so they fit quicker.<br />
But I'm not really happy with the fit as the hole in the dashboard is larger (vertically) than the speaker (old or new), allowing air to short circuit (semi open baffle). This makes it impossible for a small speaker to produce any kind of base, so I will be addressing this later with some filler and <a href="http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=NM2840&keywords=speaker+seal&form=KEYWORD">polyethylene tape</a>. Of course you'll never get proper base from such a small speaker, but it will not be that hard to make it produce more low than it does now.<br />
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The interior has been hiding underneath factory sheepskin covers possibly since the delivery date in 1978. This means that there was a lot of rubbing and it took quite a while to get it clean, but the result looks as good as new...<br />
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The back seats cushions are very flat. Not sure how much padding should be in here, but surely more than it has now...<br />
Also found some rust underneath them. As there is nowhere to go for rain that would have come in at some time, I'm not surprised... I'll treat this later with some rust converter and probably put a drain hole in.<br />
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Got some prices. Basically $350 + postage from US, about $600 from Australia and $1000 fitted. Will look at this soon as I am scared by the horror stories of a failing chain, but this will be at least a couple of more weeks before I'll even order the parts. First the suspension, the brakes etc. Oh, and a good number of hoses. I've been told that I should at the very least do all the high pressure petrol hoses. As these go over the engine a burst can have quite disastrous consequences...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Accelerator pedal</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQFN3pggVMNXs8znPjkiMNcFfnR2h1tRaFUMuSb-GDi-2B0lwvqiqVw3dZqsV05Y75aE9njvJHSdg-ERksHbImpL6eFzCNH4NAeS4g6o8KsNqqTEtTAQJoFJfKdNZxBeMGxZJyTwWZkzy/s1600/w510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQFN3pggVMNXs8znPjkiMNcFfnR2h1tRaFUMuSb-GDi-2B0lwvqiqVw3dZqsV05Y75aE9njvJHSdg-ERksHbImpL6eFzCNH4NAeS4g6o8KsNqqTEtTAQJoFJfKdNZxBeMGxZJyTwWZkzy/s1600/w510.jpg" /></a>It's supposed to be attached to a bracket that is welded onto the floor. Then it hinges from this, while at the top a sliding eye transfers the movements onto the linkage.<br />
The bracket is no longer (completely rusted away). This seems a very common problem (remember the car is 33 years old) and a new Steel bracket as per photo on the right is simple to make and can be welded or pop-riveted into the floor. As the floor mats do hold the accelerator pedal enough in place for now, there is no large hurry. Somewhere in the next couple of months is fine.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Polish and clean</span><br />
This took the biggest part of the Saturday but I am very happy how the car shined up...<br />
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What a huge job this was... Although not planned yet, it is actually timely as I expect the new seat covers next week.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Service records</span><br />
Created a spreadsheet from all the service records and invoices. I was pleased to see that the car was regularly serviced... For fun, I created a chart to see the actual mileage per year as taken from the service records.<br />
The red arrows show when the second owner took ownership and when I did. They both plateaued before the sale.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next week</span><br />
I should be receiving the new lambs wool seat covers. The second half of the workshop floor needs to be painted and although a good mate of mine is doing the painting, it stops the process of working on the car. Next weekend is mainly Xmas parties, so I won't promise too much ;)<br />
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Cheers,<br />
MarcoMarcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-37708801085619125972011-11-28T21:58:00.001+10:302012-01-08T12:25:48.900+10:30Week 4 First look at the interiorWhile waiting for the suspension and steering linkage parts to arrive, decided to pay some attention at the interior. Although a good overhaul should wait until the car is running in top contition I could not help myself tinkering a bit.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Speakers</span><br />
I removed the speaker covers by the two philips head screws hidden at the bottom of the cover. The top of the cover is held in place by two clips that hook behind a bracket that also mount the top part of the speakers to the dashboard. The speakers are just paper ones, 100mm standard model with 4 mounting tabs. Although the magnet size is quite good for the size of the speaker, meaning it can handle a bit of oomph, it does not have a tweeter and is just old.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEoh7TltgRxAFYnmYoBeTIs8TU03JO3R_YqFf2vGM78lix570kKwSkt_DFREn0hG_yr15Ok42xCf087RRyzKm6BBNIVAaYH03cM4lcCEscMVcBwjbNaB32wPOsTON_RCI6WA527RBRpEf/s1600/nakamichi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEoh7TltgRxAFYnmYoBeTIs8TU03JO3R_YqFf2vGM78lix570kKwSkt_DFREn0hG_yr15Ok42xCf087RRyzKm6BBNIVAaYH03cM4lcCEscMVcBwjbNaB32wPOsTON_RCI6WA527RBRpEf/s200/nakamichi.jpg" width="200" /></a>So ordered from eBay a set of Nakamichi (Japanese and famous in the 80's for their tape decks, now-a-days supplying the premium sound package for Lexus cars). This eBay shop was clearing out their stock of 4 Inch 2 way speakers for $30. A bargain... The grill will be discarded, and they should fit nicely behind the existing dashboard grills.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Seats</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GbMxPM2ohSc1e2hTm0mgM2KkP7gmTWrqmS-duYocxrdq-PzEGLFDeemYXPkf09qbx9rwKSEjmLLMwfRNUbmX_XagJqbSO89H5JBfnfAypR41H8IxtfIFo5ufgaRAvYEV8WGuxRlGWhlt/s1600/seats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GbMxPM2ohSc1e2hTm0mgM2KkP7gmTWrqmS-duYocxrdq-PzEGLFDeemYXPkf09qbx9rwKSEjmLLMwfRNUbmX_XagJqbSO89H5JBfnfAypR41H8IxtfIFo5ufgaRAvYEV8WGuxRlGWhlt/s1600/seats.jpg" /></a></div>The seats were covered by very tired looking sheep shin covers. As you can see the wool was completely worn off the skin in at the sides of the seats. It looks grose.<br />
Underneath the covers the front seats were actually in good shape, but the rear seat had extensive sun damage on the top as you can see on the photo below (which looks disgusting, and uncleaned after removing the old sheepskin covers).<br />
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Although I was very tempted to get a nice new leather interior in a cream leather (the current seats are blue), I decided that this is not practical.<br />
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We'll be driving this car mainly with the top down in the weekends visiting wineries or nice towns in the hills. When we'll get back to the car after a nice lunch, the leather seats could be too hot to sit on... Nice new sheepskin covers will still be hot, but at least would not burn the legs. So send out emails to 4 suppliers, and settled on one that stated that they have the right patterns. Of course after providing my credit card details, he could not find the patterns and wanted to have a look at the car when he is in South Australia at Xmas time !!! Unbelievable...<br />
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Anyway, will decide the next couple of days if its worth to keeping dealing with those guys or get my money back.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Garage floor</span><br />
Replacing the oils, I decided that I really should have painted the floor with a good 2 pack epoxy paint instead of leaving the floor unfinished. As I'm waiting for the suspension parts (that should get here next week), I decided to crack that job... Bought 60 Litres of paint and started clearing the shed. As I gathered already quite some stuff, I'll be doing this with help from a mate in two go's. First one side then the other. Today we did the etching. Tomorrow we might be able to put the first coat on... Will put some pictures up.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Transmission oil</span><br />
The forums told me that it was basically a waste of time, only draining oil from the transmission, skipping the torque converter. So I'll be redoing this next week. I bought a 32mm socket so I can manually rotate the engine to get access to the torque converter drain plug. I'll sort out if it need a washer or not (on the forum the members are divided on this issue), warm up the car, drop the lot again including the torque converter, and refill this time very carefully and make sure I do not overfill.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next week</span><br />
- Install the new speakers if they come in<br />
- Sort out what to do with the ordered sheepshin covers<br />
- Finish the floor painting<br />
- Make a plan for the suspension replacement<br />
- Put an order together for the time chain replacement.<br />
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Cheers and until next week,<br />
MarcoMarcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-10732216007833491512011-11-20T22:08:00.001+10:302012-01-08T12:40:08.044+10:30Week 3 50,000km serviceHi Guys<br />
I received the parts from the USA! Went very nice and smooth. Just 8 days from ordering in USA to delivering in Adelaide... and the parts are so much cheaper... anyway, at this stage I can recommend AutoHausAZ very much.<br />
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Anyway, the arrival of the stuff was the start shot for a list of maintenance jobs. Some are in the 15,000km and some are in the 50,000km service. I attended to most of them and will complete the others in the coming weeks.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Drive belts</span><br />
My 450SL has a double drive belt going to the Power steering and water pump (B). A single one to the Air conditioning compressor (D) and another single one to the Alternator (C).<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEDrzfR5VNu0bcti0U_Iw5iGgk3k52LuzWoOJhCqgBKvMVu8pxJ6BQ1PBlcI-GO2SuPFvyk7LdkhgsZFGfTPtsNRDPCSAR0y7-I0_UnYGCLWGGWm5iX15b2ySLkAk9-sxHvFULKwj4JgK/s1600/20-11-2011+7-53-05+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEDrzfR5VNu0bcti0U_Iw5iGgk3k52LuzWoOJhCqgBKvMVu8pxJ6BQ1PBlcI-GO2SuPFvyk7LdkhgsZFGfTPtsNRDPCSAR0y7-I0_UnYGCLWGGWm5iX15b2ySLkAk9-sxHvFULKwj4JgK/s200/20-11-2011+7-53-05+PM.jpg" width="200" /></a>Only the (B) power steering pump double belt looked ok, the others looked very old and very cracked. Although it might be easier if you remove the radiator and shroud, I found it fine by just leaving this on the car. So loosened the auxiliary components (the fancy name of the pumps, compressor and alternator) and removed the belts. This was quite easy. Then compared the sizes to the ones bought and they were all a bit different, but I guess this does not matter that much 9.5mm fitted, 10mm supplied as compatible...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVBPzscg_1aigx_zBUHyfiBUlWQV5SC9hIMFZ-mpAE95s_sIFE5hh-TJJVUGy1P0OlDhC_6bn0SApYGvd7BKsIabglDdphDA7Q_NAUCSr5PYm3UwC5cWJA9HmzvrvfBQlYze7KEiIk9yf/s1600/20-11-2011+7-57-43+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVBPzscg_1aigx_zBUHyfiBUlWQV5SC9hIMFZ-mpAE95s_sIFE5hh-TJJVUGy1P0OlDhC_6bn0SApYGvd7BKsIabglDdphDA7Q_NAUCSr5PYm3UwC5cWJA9HmzvrvfBQlYze7KEiIk9yf/s1600/20-11-2011+7-57-43+PM.jpg" /></a>Looking at the photo on the left, you can see that this was for me a priority job...<br />
Fitting the new ones was a bit fiddly. Of course they have no stretch, so I ended up having to remove a bolt of the Alternator (see red arrow). This gave enough slack to fit the belt, and was then easy to refit once the belt was on the pulley.<br />
The other tricky one was the air conditioning compressor belt. I ended up removing the tensioning roller (5), once that was done, it was easy.<br />
So once all fitted, tensioned them as tight as possible, for this a second set of hands is highly recommended. One can hold the tension the other can tighten the bolts up. They then recommend to turn the engine over by hand at least two full turns. For this I need a socket 27mm that I don't have yet, so instead unplugged the coil lead, and just used the starter motor to turn the engine over without wanting to start it. Rechecked the tension and all done...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spark plugs & Leads</span><br />
On the forums there are a lot of stories about this. Basically the recommended practice on the forums is to stay with how the car came out of the factory. That is, the spark leads have a resistor in the spark plug cap of about 1k ohm. The sparks themselves should not have any resistance. So this is how it was and this is the recommended way according to many forum members.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvaGtjKVkpFEw7c-c37RYMlb-bwYwTjnWQKDhNI5bn1_xE637047bAngi-hur1WLTb2uomc8ZRkPAUv-hTLxNAtDfVDoYn1MeBs5p2z8hyIsq53vyI_W-bxEsPHlx-bROAV7XDDpvg6qR/s1600/sparkplug1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvaGtjKVkpFEw7c-c37RYMlb-bwYwTjnWQKDhNI5bn1_xE637047bAngi-hur1WLTb2uomc8ZRkPAUv-hTLxNAtDfVDoYn1MeBs5p2z8hyIsq53vyI_W-bxEsPHlx-bROAV7XDDpvg6qR/s320/sparkplug1234.jpg" width="320" /></a>The kit of all the leads is Bosch B6040i and the spark plugs are Bosch W7DCO or NGK BP6ES.<br />
But... As I had to wait a while for delivery, I just went to the local Mercedes garage to pick some up. The service bloke handed me Bosch WR7DC, but these are resistance one (WR instead of just W). He said that's what they've been fitting to the 450 SL's for the last 15 years and never had problems...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIYpDkOZAVk0qjWpzxOYXVVl-49LxCzkWTxTJBk8rfLQkQRCOBL3tjZ0ATEZLaa6lOFkCEQFvSNbqIoArrhd-xwmKCRI6kHX4LbV1A81gnzgulpYMpKD9hPIclgx4Io-Fm_bgpfgb43Uz/s1600/Sparkplug5678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIYpDkOZAVk0qjWpzxOYXVVl-49LxCzkWTxTJBk8rfLQkQRCOBL3tjZ0ATEZLaa6lOFkCEQFvSNbqIoArrhd-xwmKCRI6kHX4LbV1A81gnzgulpYMpKD9hPIclgx4Io-Fm_bgpfgb43Uz/s320/Sparkplug5678.jpg" width="320" /></a>Interesting... according to the forums, having too much resistance (lead and plug), gives a smaller spark, having no resistance gives static on the radio (among other side effects).<br />
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Anyway, found that the NGK BP6ES were just a stock item in Supercheapauto so picked them up, and fitted the lot. Some of the spark plugs were a bit fiddly but with some flexible joints and extenders, I got them all out.<br />
Some more on resistance, the plugs that I removed were also exactly BP6ES, but the leads had no resistance... Interesting. Anyway some spark plugs were very loose and as you can see above, some look better than others, but generally they don't look too bad I guess. They are shown from left to right cylinder 1-4 and the next picture 5-8.<br />
After fitting the new plugs and leads, the engine runs like a dream... Previously it did not run on all 8, causing loss of power and shaking of the engine (on worn engine mounts). Now it runs so much nicer...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Power steering filter</span><br />
This seems to be one of the many forgotten items to service especially as the filter is sunk in the bottom of the reservoir. Anyway I used a suction gun to empty the reservoir and used pliers to lift the filter out. It's a pity that I did not take a picture of the old filter... lets say it was well overdue.<br />
The fluid looked fine enough (the Steering gear was overhauled just 6 months ago) so pushed the harvested oil back in the reservoir. Placed the missing seal under the lid and closed all up again.<br />
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The air filter also looked worse for wear. I nearly fell over when a carshop around the corner wanted $120 for one of their home brands that would fit... Good that I ordered an OEM for US$ 15.75 don't know how that is possible and how its sustainable but there you go...<br />
See on the photo, the nice new one fitted and the old one next to it, I bet the engine will have a sigh of relief.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Positive Crank Ventilation</span><br />
The Haynes manual states to disconnect the PCV hose and take a spring (flame guard filament) out. When I remove the hose of there was no spring underneath... Need some further investigation, added to the list of next week.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Engine & Transmission oil</span><br />
Took the car for a nice drive with the new spark plugs, leads and air filter, and must say it runs very nice indeed. Filled up for 98 octane and added the lead additive. Still not sure if this is required, but the previous owner gave me the bottle so I guess it does not hurt.<br />
After the car had a good 30 minutes run, it was nice and hot and I had my driving kicks (it was a nice 33 degrees sunny day), I lifted the car on the hoist and removed the sump plug. When the stream turned into a trickle I undid the oil filter but gee, that thing stays hot for a long time. Next time I will wear thicker gloves...<br />
I just let it drip while I focused on the transmission oil.<br />
Took the banjo fitting of the filler pipe off and drained about 2 liters. Then undid the pan and tried to remove somehow without burning ourselves while this pan was still full of very hot oil... It was not ideal but nobody got burnt... I think I might have to wait for the removal of the pan until the oil has cooled down...<br />
Then I cleaned the pan and dried with compressed air. Fitted the new transmission filter and placed the pan back with some sealant and the new rubber gasket.<br />
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Then it was time to refill. The engine took just under 8 Litres, while the transmission was already over the level with just 4 Litres. This needs further investigation...<br />
Took the car for a drive and it goes nice...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ballast resistor</span><br />
Although I was not sure that it was broken, I replaced the 0.4 Ohm ballast resistor. It was cracked and could have been one of the causes that the previous owner was so afraid of getting the engine cleaned. As you can see it did not look all that flash... When I measured the resistance it was all over the place. Depending on the force in the connections it went from no resistance at all to unlimited. Good I replaced it I think.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Suspension</span><br />
Taking the car for another drive really indicated to me again that the steering linkage and the suspension rubber as well as the engine mounts are all very dried out and need replacement. I placed an order in for the parts, so probably in week 6 I should be able to replace large parts of this and return the suspension back to what it should be...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Plan for week 4</span><br />
- Get some good quality replacement speakers (I know, not important in general, but important to me)<br />
- Clean up the inside with a good vacuum, perhaps even remove the seats.<br />
- Find out if the PCV should have a flame guard filament<br />
- Make a plan for the suspension removal when the parts arrive the week after<br />
- Replace the rear diff oil and leaking seal<br />
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Cheers and hope you enjoy my blog<br />
MarcoMarcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-15077362091240873532011-11-13T20:15:00.002+10:302012-01-08T12:44:52.285+10:30Week 2 Clean up engine bay, order partsThis week I did not do as much as I wanted as I was waiting for the ignition parts to arrive. I did further clean the engine and have a clear picture of the oil leaks now. I also changed the coolant and placed a large order of parts from the USA.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Engine coolant change</span><br />
After doing some reading up between the advantages of Coolant with anti-freeze vs Distilled water with Corrosion inhibitor, I choose for the latter. It never freezes in Adelaide and this option seems to cool better if your car can 'handle' it. As the owner's manual describes it as an option in warmer climates I went with that.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehIZBSlEtmQd8a7Ftdgh8v61gTtF0_PU1th82GIjm6Qdh-nsxizOwDfgQ4vgW5DFIeg7YLV07Hav5cTWP9mugjVIq9Mf4gr-DsEXD7_EHPZVByUSRVOcCKAZI7aNceYMvWZng_2JW9OzC/s1600/washer.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehIZBSlEtmQd8a7Ftdgh8v61gTtF0_PU1th82GIjm6Qdh-nsxizOwDfgQ4vgW5DFIeg7YLV07Hav5cTWP9mugjVIq9Mf4gr-DsEXD7_EHPZVByUSRVOcCKAZI7aNceYMvWZng_2JW9OzC/s320/washer.gif" width="320" /></a>When undoing the drain plug a sign of past budget maintenance was apparent. There should be a copper crush washer (basically a hollow donut) but instead there was a very flat crushed version and a gardenhose variety rubber ring... Obviously that had to be replaced. Was very pleased that the Mercedes Service center did not charge... now that is a smart action as now I will go back more often for these kind of parts.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Engine clean</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJJm4rNkJIbTLXJ1mehDVOpC-vYI3TxJaYFnb3l5b2CsdbWbYmRWte3RLjG9GJbMOJ-gbUssHi13rr8WYQPeIn1YJUOJvfvLYwjHUjsKI2-NTxAszTS4FNoZnUk0xWqoUbLTWiUrN0mjX/s1600/DSC08234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJJm4rNkJIbTLXJ1mehDVOpC-vYI3TxJaYFnb3l5b2CsdbWbYmRWte3RLjG9GJbMOJ-gbUssHi13rr8WYQPeIn1YJUOJvfvLYwjHUjsKI2-NTxAszTS4FNoZnUk0xWqoUbLTWiUrN0mjX/s320/DSC08234.JPG" width="320" /></a>I got 10 litres of concentrated CT14 degreasing and a air cleaning gun for just under $50. This worked really well although what a mess... But at least now it is a much more obvious where the leaks are.<br />
1. The oil drainplug is leaking. This is just a $1 washer that should be replaced anyway when I do the oil change, so that is easy.<br />
2. Rear differential housing is leaking. This should be as simple as taking the cover off when I change the diff oil and apply a good sealant.<br />
3. A power steering hose, was not properly connected just tightened it up<br />
4. This one is a bit more of a strange one. It looks like the hoses from and to the oil cooler (next to radiator) are porous, so just seep oil. Replacements seem hard to get, so might go with an universal braided hose and pipe fittings.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Loose vacuum hose</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU1oDmnkYEsDWXakuo13_N0Upzznya1Tx0p4V5OXi7oQlD36FDI__jaH1KXhFUpRGQyBqJnQj-DSy-2Cf4Pa6RScxf-4eyj7OBiExAmsbg8vW8CGDg7fhJUXZJop3g9PfvbEErHQCPu3i/s1600/fjichigb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTU1oDmnkYEsDWXakuo13_N0Upzznya1Tx0p4V5OXi7oQlD36FDI__jaH1KXhFUpRGQyBqJnQj-DSy-2Cf4Pa6RScxf-4eyj7OBiExAmsbg8vW8CGDg7fhJUXZJop3g9PfvbEErHQCPu3i/s320/fjichigb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TgxNYK_9GbbCsYfdcWg8XCm1_EDiyywooscqT-PUYqmLVyOpB0JmKlrZTY3GOX4HJM5DyFvdc9lJFLG0neBjBAOvZ9LoNYVtZA2j-URrCtv25RaUI2IOxaTwP_jzBlUBB1ZyjdTN9K8u/s1600/DSC08230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TgxNYK_9GbbCsYfdcWg8XCm1_EDiyywooscqT-PUYqmLVyOpB0JmKlrZTY3GOX4HJM5DyFvdc9lJFLG0neBjBAOvZ9LoNYVtZA2j-URrCtv25RaUI2IOxaTwP_jzBlUBB1ZyjdTN9K8u/s200/DSC08230.JPG" width="150" /></a>During the engine clean I found a disconnected vacuum hose. After some searching found that it should be connected to the distributor, the line was quite dry so probably just snapped off. This would have effected the ignition timing when the car is cold (lack of power).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ignition coil lead</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoYRzjgkHdvdAlYzkzgGBL01nter6_EXJkgLAkHnWB8srhjuQto_lh7YKOvOjNhvM8knDuJCKIJtU4brtfRGjdwnREngI_OzucMmxAxtIEMaH8sotN74nYysrdB5lhGOpqGvsj-s79Uge/s1600/13-11-2011+8-11-17+PM.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoYRzjgkHdvdAlYzkzgGBL01nter6_EXJkgLAkHnWB8srhjuQto_lh7YKOvOjNhvM8knDuJCKIJtU4brtfRGjdwnREngI_OzucMmxAxtIEMaH8sotN74nYysrdB5lhGOpqGvsj-s79Uge/s320/13-11-2011+8-11-17+PM.gif" width="320" /></a></div>When re-connecting the vacuum line above, I had to disconnect the spark plug leads, although I am planning to replace these when the spark plugs and rotor arrive, I could not get myself to put the old coil lead back, this one looked so old and dried out, I'm surprised it still worked... Put a nice new Bosch one in that came with the whole set.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Next week</span><br />
A lot of the parts and tools that I ordered should come in early this week. Let's keep our fingers crossed...<br />
Hope you enjoy this blog, speak to you next week!<br />
Cheers<br />
MarcoMarcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979719097910002504.post-63149580684480836412011-11-06T19:27:00.001+10:302011-11-07T22:15:00.934+10:30Week 1 Purchase, Registration, Clean & InspectIn this blog I want to document the restoration of a 1978 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL.<br />
I purchased the vehicle 1/11/11 for a fair price for a fair condition car. On the surface the price was affected by:<br />
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<ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcDC1dLidVCxORUZy0CSFhL8mYIL5QRvYorW2VSMfqmPPrDGRhU6dZXaDF6qyhacuEVhy1jSvTz3SGdGfE6uL0Ukfpr0vJbLwTj664dar64II5u_iOluPpv7gK7oKz84JBzCGSbNr9GA_/s1600/DSC08165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcDC1dLidVCxORUZy0CSFhL8mYIL5QRvYorW2VSMfqmPPrDGRhU6dZXaDF6qyhacuEVhy1jSvTz3SGdGfE6uL0Ukfpr0vJbLwTj664dar64II5u_iOluPpv7gK7oKz84JBzCGSbNr9GA_/s320/DSC08165.JPG" width="320" /></a>
<li>Almost all panels have paint blisters</li>
<li>The engine is very dirty with oil spills</li>
<li>The engine is misfiring</li>
<li>The auto gear changes are very rough</li>
<li>The car drives like a boat...</li>
<li>The previous owner declared that the car does not like a steam clean</li>
<li>The interior is very average (wear and tear)</li>
<li>The roof is average condition</li>
<li>Although all books and receipts were present, the last 3 years, the car only had done 2000 miles and only had its oil refreshed</li>
<li>The car was originally delivered in the UK, then came with the owner to Australia when several years old</li>
</ul><div>The purpose of getting this car was not to just drive and enjoy, but to get my hands dirty and get to understand the mechanics of a car. I think I will really enjoy doing up the car bit by bit.</div><div><br />
</div><div>So after the purchase, joining a car club, registering the car on historic registration and getting insurance, it was time to get my hands dirty.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJJ-W3ayp-uxNSn_S9Pn6S_xpN8V-rueYmID0vK21LeVRkkHACYS3jTHxAauNjDlMHg2hxM7ucMcHuAC1F5InPXxaZMgcnx4BJ9xH0tC45ccrgpK5-HccroS9RpsopmuDiHsPAORLU4YR/s1600/DSC08166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJJ-W3ayp-uxNSn_S9Pn6S_xpN8V-rueYmID0vK21LeVRkkHACYS3jTHxAauNjDlMHg2hxM7ucMcHuAC1F5InPXxaZMgcnx4BJ9xH0tC45ccrgpK5-HccroS9RpsopmuDiHsPAORLU4YR/s320/DSC08166.JPG" width="320" /></a>The goals for this week<br />
<ol><li>Clean the engine, find out where the leaks are and fixing them where possible</li>
<li>Order the parts for the ignition tune-up, the distributor, rotor, spark leads and plugs</li>
<li>Checkout the suspension to address the 'drives like a boat'</li>
</ol><div>The cleaning of the engine was a lot of work. There was so much oil and sand buildup on the engine... Even the strongest de-greaser with 15 min soaking and blasting with a power blaster, took 3 full goes to make it a bit acceptable.</div><div><br />
</div></div><div>Found as suspects for the oil leaks, the drainplug seal, the powersteering hose next to the brake booster, and the upper oil cooler connector. These areas seem to have the most oil and gunk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqhNj6d1936Z3F3F4k8dVwmIZcttEC-jNxaoF65YIXIAAdaAPM0HsQZgL4uhNC9ZJ8cDlAHh85neChVMbds-6KRHNL240UTFeIYkRB-Lg-5sWXYCm9GKm6Remop9iL3syZ8q__gpwJAaD/s1600/DSC08171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqhNj6d1936Z3F3F4k8dVwmIZcttEC-jNxaoF65YIXIAAdaAPM0HsQZgL4uhNC9ZJ8cDlAHh85neChVMbds-6KRHNL240UTFeIYkRB-Lg-5sWXYCm9GKm6Remop9iL3syZ8q__gpwJAaD/s320/DSC08171.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U-sEx2SlEngtZ37A6uVgN-jls0XIUHiTlaNOpdrckWoKvdixvmfhI4cnwO4EdoyygSyBDgczY0Xo1QrcEcEcER4DkiQ7T4U0jFOjKYCbToAXoi0YSyf3iOYxPPEIGVry6erunXGUpyyo/s1600/DSC08181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U-sEx2SlEngtZ37A6uVgN-jls0XIUHiTlaNOpdrckWoKvdixvmfhI4cnwO4EdoyygSyBDgczY0Xo1QrcEcEcER4DkiQ7T4U0jFOjKYCbToAXoi0YSyf3iOYxPPEIGVry6erunXGUpyyo/s320/DSC08181.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><div>The plan after the clean was to go for a drive and see where the leaks appear. Instead I noticed how worn the drive belts are. I simply decided to not take the risk and have a belt snap during my test drive...</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>So I got onto the net and purchased a whole lot of parts. Basically all for a tune and obvious engine repairs.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Plan for week 2:</div><div><ul><li>Get ignition timing light and check current timing</li>
<li>If the new rotor and spark plugs arrive: install with new leads & distributor cap</li>
<li>When the belts arrive, install and go for a good drive, to trace the oil leaks</li>
<li>Check all suspension parts and order these in</li>
<li>Find out where a snapped vacuum hose should be connected to</li>
<li>Continue to clean the engine as possible</li>
</ul></div><div>Hope you enjoy my blog,</div><div>Cheers, Marco</div>Marcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817329821483088594noreply@blogger.com