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Old 08-16-2013, 09:48 AM   #165 (permalink)
bennelson
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Latest update.

I got new glow plugs. They are the modern pencil-style that are installed in parallel instead of series, but they are the older, large diameter to fit the Mercedes engine.

My buddy Steve dropped off a compression tester. It can install in either the fuel injector hole or the glow-plug hole. I'd really rather install it in the glow-plug hole, since I'm swapping out plugs anyways, and don't want to mess with the fuel injectors. (I'm slightly afraid of messing them up, not torquing them back in correctly, etc.)

The compression tester came with the right adapter for going into old VW glow-plug holes, but NOT Mercedes. Hmmm. Maybe a local auto parts store has the right adapter?

I also got a bag of flywheel bolts. I'm hoping those fit.

Also been busy just trying to earn a living. It's hard to work on super-cool projects when you also have to pay a mortgage, health insurance, etc. etc.
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