MBDiesel.net - An Owner's Journey

Finally had the time to get some much-needed work done on the daily drivers this weekend.

On Saturday, the wagon got an oil change and valve adjustment. Then I retensioned the power steering belt - the plastic tensioner fell out in pieces years ago (not long after the trip to Vero Beach where the original pump died), so it's one of those things I have to monitor on the wagon. I also diagnosed the issue of the refrigerant compressor not turning on - turns out that I ham-fisted it when I reseated the electrical connector at the beginning of January. The system has a slow leak anyway (likely just due to the smaller molecule size of R-134 v/s R-12), so I was thinking that the system pressures were below spec. But when I jumpered the pressure switch leads, the clutch still didn't engage. 5 seconds to crawl beneath the car and reseat the connector so it actually makes contact, and we have working compressor. Gotta love free fixes.

On Sunday, I did the same to the 240D - oil change and valve adjustment. The 240D threw her A/C belt last month. The pulley spins free, but clutch does not engage. Fixing that one is going to be on the pricey side.

Oh well. Some days you eat the bar, some days the bar eats you.