[W126 Coupe] Vacuum pods

[joe chiappinelli]

Typo. Pretty sure he meant in any case.

J.Chip

On 10/5/11, Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com> wrote:

> dick what is ant case?

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> From: "dick.spellman at gmail.com" <dick.spellman at gmail.com>

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> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:14 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Vacuum pods

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> I agree with Steve.  Replace them.  Wrap tube too.  If tube to door pillar

> its cabin air at courtesy lamp headliner.  If along trans its evaporator

> drain.  Wrap in ant case.

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> Dick Spellman

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> From: "Steve Nervig" <dakota at mac.com>

> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Vacuum pods

> Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 10:36 pm

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> On Oct 4, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Yousef wrote:

>

>> Hello :D

>>

>> First of all i would like to thank everyone that helped me out with the

>> dash removal ( sounds like i won the oscars) i did it on my own but

>> recommend it as a 2-man-job.. Am so happy with the way it went that i do

>> not wanna put it back :P .. Only little thing is that 2 clips fell AFTER

>> the dash was removed by a while  but couldnt figure out from where ..

>>

>> Anyways.. I had the chance to test my vacuum pods they all seem to work

>> but all are extremely sloow .. So i am not sure if its a problem from all

>> the pods or is there something else thats going on? Any suggestions ? ..

>> Am already waiting a quote on these pods and they might cost quite a bit

>> .. So i wanna make sure Before i venture

>>

>> ALSO.. There this tube made of insulation thats got a hole through .. What

>> is it for? And do i just duct tape it back?

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>> Thanks

>> Yousef

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> Yousef, this is just my opinion, but if it were me, and I had just gone to

> all of the trouble to take the dash apart, I would replace all the pods, no

> questions asked. I don't know what year car you have, but it is probably at

> least 20 years old, and those pods have rubber diaphragms. If they haven't

> failed yet, well, I'd bet they are bound to fail soon, especially in the

> Middle East heat. As I said, just my opinion; YMMV.

>

> I'm not positive about the tube, but I think it is the condensation drain

> from the A/C system. I think a good quality rubber tape would be

> appropriate.

>

> Regards,

> Steve

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