[W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak

[J Hirsch]

68 GOAT,now there is a car
do you belong to   POCI?
say what you want  but 64 GTO, 0-60 in  seconds,  top speed of 130mph + 
and under $3300
Forty  years later and $40,000 + and can  shave a secomd  maybe and ad  
10mph.
That's  progress? Do not think  so
Why  I  like  my 560 SEC is because it is a real-wheel-drive- 
2-door-hardtop with a   big  V-8.
Cannot get any more American than that. It is also within an inch or 
two of my 1963   Tempest, which has indendent rear  suspension
keep cruisn
Jay H
On Jan 30, 2006, at 2:24 PM, dolans1 at verizon.net wrote:

> Just like my 68 gto, blue chip pump, no problems...sec is another deal.
>
>
>> From: J Hirsch <J.HIrsch at mac.com>
>> Date: Mon Jan 30 10:04:06 CST 2006
>> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>
>> Just changed water pump on  my 1963 Pontiac Tempest
>> Pump   $33
>> Four bolts for fan and four bolts for pump
>> Total time start to finish....one hour
>> That is engineering!
>> Jay H
>> On Jan 30, 2006, at 10:35 AM, Shayegan, Richard wrote:
>>
>>> You might want to check with your mechanic what they would charge to 
>>> do
>>> it (i.e. it might be cheaper than you think). From what he told me,
>>> it's
>>> not hard, but tedious, and involves everything the service manuals 
>>> say
>>> it does. I looked at it, considered what a PITA it would be for me to
>>> do
>>> it, especially considering it was (and is) winter, and it was just
>>> better to let him do it for a few hundred bucks (I don't have my
>>> receipts with me but I think it was like $300-400 in labor). You 
>>> might
>>> want to check the fan clutch while you're there and replace that at 
>>> the
>>> same time.
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
>>> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Mike R.
>>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:24 AM
>>> To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
>>> Subject: RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>>>
>>> I was afraid of this. I've heard that the pumps are expensive and 
>>> it's
>>> a
>>> pain to put them in.
>>>
>>> Found the pump for around $160. Does the Harmonic Balancer really 
>>> have
>>> to come off? :-(
>>>
>>> Later,
>>> Mike R.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
>>> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
>>> On Behalf Of dolans1 at verizon.net
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:24 PM
>>> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>>> Subject: Re: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>>>
>>> That's how the water pump starts leaking. Leaks then stops, then it
>>> starts the grinding noise. The weep hole is a waste of time looking 
>>> at,
>>> due to none will be apparent. Mine stopped for about three months. 
>>> Then
>>> turned into a water fall. Same deal front passenger side drip... time
>>> to
>>> pull the dist.
>>> and harmonic balancer.
>>> Not a fun job.
>>>
>>>
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