Now that is a piece of art. Think about it, 1972. Mercedes has been a remarkable designer and manufacturer. And for the most part, they are practical and well thought, too.
My first thought when you had the small brush, cleaning the coolant lines was "You charge by the hour, right?"..:-). Beautiful engine, a work of art, considering the time period as well.
Kent, your an angel on the shoulders of analog Mercedes Benz do it yerselfers. But the electronic D-jet generation was doomed because of the electronic wiring harness breaking down, brittle fragile connectors, corrosion inside the "brain", system component resistance values breaking down........ I worked at a Greenwich Conn dealer when these were new. That could be a problem even at 5 years old. Now 50+ years later?. All I can say is to only buy one that has been meticulously maintained, kept clean under the hood. These are not as friendly as same period Diesels. AND RUN away from any with the catalytic converter exhaust manifolds. Yours is a great channel 👍🛠️🔧☕✌️. CD in New Hampshire, retired after 47 years. 20 with MB, Star Technician1970-90, and 27 years with BMW, master tech 1990-2017 . Stay well 👍🏁
My 1973 W116 280SE D'jet starts just the same beautiful way as this V8 does, only bad thing about it is that it is running rough/misfiring badly when idling, when it's getting put under load you can't really feel it, maybe one of my injector has gone bad?🤔
❤️😍💎 What brush you used for the cleaning part in the engine? And how do you know the part number from the rubber parts you replaced? I can not find numbers on my parts. Guess my engine would be grateful to have the same sercive but I wait for spring time. Might be one of the air issues why my T124 from 1989 does not start trustfully. Complete rubber replacement project? What was the cost of your replaced rubber parts? Stay safe and blessings
Here is a link to my FULL kit - in includes everything to you would need for a D-jet V8. mercedessource.com/store/bosch-d-jetronic-fuel-injector-service-kit
good day I Have a w100 body 600 1971 that needs repair for the mechanical fuel pump. ( the car has been sitting for 10 years ) we have cleaned the hole fuel line and installed new fuel pump. when we found it has been dumping lots of fuel. we want to calibrate the mechanical fuel distributor. looking forward to your earliest reply. .
I would remove, inspect and test your fuel injectors first. th-cam.com/video/Fb3fHKiVF4o/w-d-xo.html you can watch some of my playlist on my 6.3 to see how I got it running after 18 years. th-cam.com/play/PLtRKk64pu2woOOe_OXXPu2clnNUDh7OtU.html If it does turn out to be your injection pump you will need to send out for overhaul. Join the M100 group online.
I love the overall look of this engine. No plastic covers whatsoever just functional beauty
My 4.5 has been garaged since new for 50 years. Thanks for posting this. My runs just great. Wish you were closer to me. I live in Northern Ca.
what color is your benz??
live in Northern Ca and I too have a 75 4.5 and it too runs great and starts everytime.
Great to see an old classic detailed engine👍. Usually a sign of a caring owner
Nice to see this old gal taken care of the way it should be. 👍
Thanks again Kent you're the best ❤️
Now that is a piece of art. Think about it, 1972. Mercedes has been a remarkable designer and manufacturer. And for the most part, they are practical and well thought, too.
Such a beautiful engine!
Been following you for years, keep up the great work love these videos!!!
Thanks! Will do!
Looks and sounds Great! Great work and respected knowledge Kent!
I appreciate that
The way it should be done! The engines are a work or art if properly cared for.
Sounds/looks great. 👍
amazing smoothness
love my d-jet 450 slc 1975
I been watching you for years. I use to have a 1991 190e 2.6 black Pearl ,that was absolutely perfect until someone side swiped me.
My first thought when you had the small brush, cleaning the coolant lines was "You charge by the hour, right?"..:-). Beautiful engine, a work of art, considering the time period as well.
so if they works as they should how good is the trottle response and power compared to k/ke jet or modern efi ?
Kent, your an angel on the shoulders of analog Mercedes Benz do it yerselfers.
But the electronic D-jet generation was doomed because of the electronic wiring harness breaking down, brittle fragile connectors, corrosion inside the "brain", system component resistance values breaking down........
I worked at a Greenwich Conn dealer when these were new. That could be a problem even at 5 years old. Now 50+ years later?. All I can say is to only buy one that has been meticulously maintained, kept clean under the hood. These are not as friendly as same period Diesels. AND RUN away from any with the catalytic converter exhaust manifolds.
Yours is a great channel 👍🛠️🔧☕✌️. CD in New Hampshire, retired after 47 years. 20 with MB, Star Technician1970-90, and 27 years with BMW, master tech 1990-2017 . Stay well 👍🏁
Just beautiful😍😍😍😍
My 1973 W116 280SE D'jet starts just the same beautiful way as this V8 does, only bad thing about it is that it is running rough/misfiring badly when idling, when it's getting put under load you can't really feel it, maybe one of my injector has gone bad?🤔
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
❤️😍💎 What brush you used for the cleaning part in the engine? And how do you know the part number from the rubber parts you replaced? I can not find numbers on my parts. Guess my engine would be grateful to have the same sercive but I wait for spring time. Might be one of the air issues why my T124 from 1989 does not start trustfully. Complete rubber replacement project? What was the cost of your replaced rubber parts? Stay safe and blessings
Here is a link to my FULL kit - in includes everything to you would need for a D-jet V8. mercedessource.com/store/bosch-d-jetronic-fuel-injector-service-kit
good day
I Have a w100 body 600 1971 that needs repair for the mechanical fuel pump. ( the car has been sitting for 10 years ) we have cleaned the hole fuel line and installed new fuel pump. when we found it has been dumping lots of fuel. we want to calibrate the mechanical fuel distributor.
looking forward to your earliest reply.
.
I would remove, inspect and test your fuel injectors first. th-cam.com/video/Fb3fHKiVF4o/w-d-xo.html you can watch some of my playlist on my 6.3 to see how I got it running after 18 years. th-cam.com/play/PLtRKk64pu2woOOe_OXXPu2clnNUDh7OtU.html
If it does turn out to be your injection pump you will need to send out for overhaul. Join the M100 group online.
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