[W126 Coupe] Vacuum pods

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Yousef,

You should try getting the replacement rubber diaphragms from George Murphy.

Copied from the MBCoupes Parts webpage:

Performance Analysis, Inc. - MB parts and technical support

1345 Oak Ridge Turnpike, PMB 258

Oak Ridge, Tennessee  37830

(865) 482-9175 c/o George Murphy


You will then need to carefully take the original pods apart without 
breaking the locking tabs and without pinching the new rubber when you 
place  between the pod halves.  It's a bit difficult separating the 
halves without snapping the clips.  The rest is easy.

Good luck,
Dick

  On 10/5/2011 7:35 PM, Yousef wrote:

> Hey everyone

>

> I was able to buy the double diaphram pods (3 of them) but single diaphrams ones arent available so can anyone gimme a source that would deliver international?

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Oct 6, 2011, at 2:03 AM, joe chiappinelli<joe.chiappinelli at gmail.com>  wrote:

>

>> 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?

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> ________________________________

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

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

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

>>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Vacuum pods

>>>

>>>

>>> 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.

>>>

>>> Dick Spellman

>>>

>>>

>>> ----- Reply message -----

>>> 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

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> 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

>>>>

>>> 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

>>> 1992 300CE Sportline

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