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Fritz and Betty are Cool
I got both beater cars blowing cold air again. I found lots of ways for Bryson to ‘help’ me… check out his video below! A/C manifold gauges in action Bryson always insists on taking ‘test drives’ after anything related … Continue reading
Mercedes W123 300 Fuel Sender
The list price of a sender unit is $340, so when my fuel level gauge stopped working, I was not very happy. I bought a portable 2 gallon tank and kept it full of fuel in the trunk of the … Continue reading
Betty’s A/C System
I made some progress on Betty’s air conditioning system this afternoon. A/C work is a little unfamiliar to me. Everything has to be kept sealed, since air contaminates the components. Getting the compressor bolted in place is a two person … Continue reading
Betty’s A/C
In my renewed interest to get Betty operational as a daily-driver, I decided to tackle the air conditioner system. I assumed it would need a new compressor, since the clutch was hot-wired on and it was running non-stop for who … Continue reading
W123 / 300D EGR, ARV, and ALDA systems
Recently, I’ve been working to get Betty running better. My main complaint was how dog-ass-slow the car accelerated from a stop to about 20 MPH. I installed a boost gauge and could see that the acceleration picked up as soon … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive
Tagged 300D, ALDA, ARV, Betty, diesel, EGR, Mercedes Benz, performance, tune-up, w123
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Betty’s Wastegate
After lots of cleaning, close inspection with a flashlight and mirror, then lots of fiddling with a jewler’s screwdriver, I finally removed the cap off of the wastegate. This would probably be an easy task if you could see what … Continue reading
Adjusting Valves
I finally got around to adjusting the valves on Betty. This is something Mercedes says you need to do every 15,000 miles. Every single one of the valves needed adjusting, so I’m sure it has been a while since it … Continue reading
20 Hours of Fiberglass Experience
I’m disappointed that I still don’t have a functioning fuel tank after 20 hours of work. I’ve learned a lot so far: Get your form perfect before you start laying glass, create radiused edges inside your form, use a bunch … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Projects
Tagged Betty, fiberglass, fuel tank, gauge, pics, sender, Video, WVO
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Fiberglass Fuel Tank Project
The only thing missing from having Betty 100% converted to run on vegetable oil is a real tank. Against the criticism of many, I wanted to build my own custom tank, out of fiberglass. I’ve always wanted to learn how … Continue reading
Stereo Added to Betty
Driving Betty without tunes is now a thing of the past. I broke down and bought a radio and new speakers from Crutchfield.com this week. I’m pretty happy with my purchase, I bought a cheap receiver, but it does have … Continue reading
