[W126 Coupe] Vacuum Locking

[Yousef]

Hey Dan

I took my seat To the car and did a few tests.. At the beginning it didn't work so I stated to listen for leaks and turns out its from the "economy" gauge vac tube. blocked that and it worked fine! Bit slow but fine .. Have a look at that or the headlight height switch

Good luck 
Yousef

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On Nov 15, 2011, at 4:31 PM, "L&D gardner" <cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au> wrote:


> Hi Yousef

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> You are having the same problem as myself,I have stripped out the centre console,battery ,glove box,carpets & under dash covers trying to locate the vacuum lines that are causing the losses,the seat will lock if I connect the mityvac to the line  under the seat,but will not lock if I do the same test at the bulkhead. As for the "Mityvac"tester If you haven't got one you can use a freezer  bag vac pump and a vacuum gauge & "T" piece its crude but has worked for me in the past.

> I have some questions for the group

> 1/ What would be the best adhesive to glue the centre console vinyl to the foam moulding?

> 2 The foam insulation around the A/C expansion valve mine has perished is there anything better?

> 3/ I have two electronic boxes under the passenger side marked "Ranger 281"any ideas?

> 4/Has anyone tried these 4 mm push on nylon hose joiners from pneumatic suppliers?

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> I am still trying to fix all the broken plastic parts from when the car was in in Hong Kong, the way to remove plastic parts there is to pull as hard as you can until it breaks,don't bother to remove the plastic clips or the screws!!

> I would not trust them to fix my wheelbarrow! Come to think of it that's what they must have worked on during their apprenticeship!  There that's my soapbox rant for the day.

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>                                                                                                                                           Kind Regards Dan Gardner  1986 560  SEC Euro (220kw)

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> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:11:41 +0400

> From: Yousef <usef4188 at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Vacuum Seat Locking

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> Hey All

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> ive seen this post a while ago and kept it in mind till i remove my seats .. And now i have .. And after reading it again and again ive notice that i havent understood much :P..so here is what i understand from my situaion..

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> I can see the locking mechansim and i see the vaccum lines .. Now i do not have mityvac (not availabe in Dubai and ordering online is cazy expensive) .. So i had to.. Use.. My....... mouth :S.. (you can make fun all you want but it had to be done  hahaha ).. Now introducing vaccum does latch the lock and the tubes seem to hold the vaccum with no leaks .. Pressing the button releases the latch.. It seems normal to me ..

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> So could it be that the engine is generating enough vaccum? Other systems that work on vaccum (vac pods central lock ) work fine .. Mechanically the car runs really well.. Only comment would be that kickdown doesnt work (but thats a totally different story)

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> Oh and i hav this problem with both seats

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> I have noticed that the vaccum line meet some where in the seat but couldnt tell properly ..

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> Finally what do you people say do i buy the MB slip paste to lubricate the seat rails & gears or just go with normal grease?

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> Cheers

> Yousef

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