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  1. abl567

    Valve Grind & De-coke on 6.9

    Hi Styria, I to have had some "ping" under hard acceleration that I've not experienced before. Conspiricy theory, CRAP FUEL. A little ATF helps reduce the ping.
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    Fanciful packaging - car care

    I've used the clay bar process on the Six 3 a couple of times and am impressed with the results, it is also easier than using a deep paint cleanser. Over the break I tried Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2, fully flash packaging and price. It made a big difference, was easy to use and the result was...
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    Retorqueing 6.9 Head Bolts

    Please retorque them after you loosen them:D
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    Retorqueing 6.9 Head Bolts

    I recall a thread on the M100 site about the heat soak issues that all M100 engines are subject to. The 6.9 tends to loosen the rear head bolts, those closest to the firewall, due to thermal expansion. I guess due to the covered valley of the engine. The 6.3 has an open valley so the heat can...
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    Retorqueing 6.9 Head Bolts

    I'd retorque the heads, unless you used all new hardware, head bolts etc, MBs recomendations do not count. Peace of mind. I was surprised on the M100 rally how much quieter my 6.3 was compared to others with genuine factory exhaust systems. The factory system is much less restrictive that I...
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    Nice Coupe for Benz-Boy

    Prototype number 3 at the Lyndsay Fox Collection
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    Béla Barényi rides again!

    From the pics I think it the short version of the correct pump, it is not a CIS pump. If it is the short version rebuild kits are available from Tom Hanson at the classic centre. The benefit of these pumps is they provide the high volume flow required for the MFIP at around 14 psi as opposed the...
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    Blocked TX Valve

    The evap coil had to come out, took me an hour;) Tomorrow the AC bloke replaces the TX valve, reciver/drier, all the hoses and connections as some bugger has put hose clamps on in the past and puts it all back together
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    600 Pulman

    bugger, I've been close up and personal with a 600, now I simply must have one. The engineering of these cars is beyond belief.
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    Blocked TX Valve

    I've had some electrical problems with my A/C leading up to summer so took the easy route and dropped into a local Auto leccy who diagnosed and fixed a hot contact on the A/C relay and a corroded contact on the control fuse feeding it. Vaced it down and charged the system with 780gm 134a and it...
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    Valve Grind & De-coke on 6.9

    Your welcome Styria, I'll bring it along on the track day!
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    Work on the 6.3

    To be sure SIX 3 is ready for the 16th and refreshed after the M100 rally I've put in some hours and a handfull of bucks. I replaced all the nylon bushs in the floor shift, a sod of a job, 2 are changed from below and are an interference fit. I put them in the microwave for 10 secs, they are...
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    Australia Post

    Or the 2 S class that the purchasing manager at Australia Post negotiated into the deal, one for him and one for the mistress:rolleyes:
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    Exhaust Mods

    Thanks to the Godfather I finally got hold of a factory 6.3 rear muffler to replace the, cough, AUDI unit in place and restore the exhaust to as it should be. The 6.3 needs a cross over pipe between the pipes soon after they exit the manifolds to make power, mine had no cross over pipe, relying...
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    Tailshaft Vibration

    During the M100 rally I detected a vibration from the tailshaft when pushed over 90mph, the cause was alarming. I had some exhaust work done and while the car was on the hoist I checked the uni joints for play and found the Yolk bolts to the diff loose, not finger tight but loose, and one was...
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    New tools

    Replacing the injection pump in the 6.3 required some crows foot spanners to remove the injection lines, they also proved useful for the flare fittings on the pump http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll32/abl567/DSC00290.jpg These are the penultimate tool for working on a 6.3, the ultimate is...
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    A 6.3 at home

    I had to deliver a few bottles of cold bubbly to Karen on Friday, she was at an industry golf day, I snuck a couple of pics on this gravel drive. The one pic I regret missing was my 6.3 in front of goverment house in Sydney, my father was awarded a OAM and we all went to the presentation in...
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    LSD Test

    What a 6.3 can do to new Michelins on a rough concrete driveway, starting in 2nd:cool: I'm thinking that new pump is a good one:D
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    Injection pump replacement. Part 2

    I took a day off work today to try and tune the new injection pump in the 6.3 and hopefully get it running right. Before I installed the pump I set the idle mixture thumb screw to as close to the middle of the range I could, I did this by turning it all the way one way then all the way back the...
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    My M-100 Rally, Part 3

    After the Fox collection most jumped on a tram and had a look around Melbourne, Karen and I wandered up to Flinders St and had lunch at a pub:D That night we were let loose at M-B headquaters in Melbourne. Gullwing, thats me drooling in the first pic:o Pair of Maybach 280SE 3.5 Cab...
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