Mr. B's House of Hoopties

[MrBurgundy]

Mercedes 5cyl turbo diesel.

ding ding ding

It's the OM617

[roguetoaster]

ding ding ding

It's the OM617

Mmm, perpetual valve cover oil leaks, nice.

[MrBurgundy]

Mmm, perpetual valve cover oil leaks, nice.

False, there are leak free ones. You just gotta know what you're doing ;)

[MrBurgundy]

The Ranger is looking good.. Been getting a lot of compliments on it too recently, especially out in the desert.

I don't remember if I mentioned, but I'll be adding a hydraulic rear handbrake to help with some hill ascents.. and to do stupid shit w.

Untitled by Omar Mountain, on Flickr

Untitled by Omar Mountain, on Flickr


The e30 is also looking good too. Excited to take it up to Monterey for Car Week. Surprisingly, not a lot of e30s up there that week.

Untitled by Omar Mountain, on Flickr

[2mAn]

The e30 is also looking good too. Excited to take it up to Monterey for Car Week. Surprisingly, not a lot of e30s up there that week.

Untitled by Omar Mountain, on Flickr

that was a great feature for May Car of the Month... oh wait... nm

[roguetoaster]

False, there are leak free ones. You just gotta know what you're doing ;)

How? The VC to head is a flat on flat mating surface at level with where oil probably pools during operation, and doesn't the VC have like 4 fasteners? IDK why they decided that was the way to go, but it seems like a design fault.

that was a great feature for May Car of the Month... oh wait... nm

Still waiting on the CatOTM...

[Reichart12]

The e30 is also looking good too. Excited to take it up to Monterey for Car Week. Surprisingly, not a lot of e30s up there that week.

Bummed I missed this event in 2020 when I lived near Berkeley. Have been thinking of trying to make it to a future event but now it's a hefty 14 hour drive.

[MrBurgundy]

How? The VC to head is a flat on flat mating surface at level with where oil probably pools during operation, and doesn't the VC have like 4 fasteners? IDK why they decided that was the way to go, but it seems like a design fault.



Still waiting on the CatOTM...

When people replace the VCG they'll over tighten them, so what happens is the seat of the valve cover where the bolt comes through will come down and make contact with the head, so when it's replaced again, the actual seal of the valve cover isn't being squished enough, because the seat for the bolt is already touching the head.

Easy fix with a grinder.

I fix VCG leaks all day on old Mercs with the 4 bolt set up and 9/10 have that problem..

It works fine if you don't over torque them. People will tend to do so because they only see 4 bolts.

The seal itself is actually juicy af and doesn't require much torque at all to make a great seal.

Bummed I missed this event in 2020 when I lived near Berkeley. Have been thinking of trying to make it to a future event but now it's a hefty 14 hour drive.

It's really a great time up there... I'll go every year I can.

[2mAn]

Still waiting on the CatOTM...

Did I miss your Touring thread?

It's really a great time up there... I'll go every year I can.

Im going up again this year, but just for the racing. I will be camping at the track. I keep trying to plan it with my friends but their lack of responsibilities means they wait until the last minute and then bail. I missed Pikes Peak this year because I was trying to plan with them... after that happened I said f it, Im doing it my way. Bought my tickets, got my campsite and whoever goes goes... and whoever doesnt... misses out.

[MrBurgundy]

Did I miss your Touring thread?



Im going up again this year, but just for the racing. I will be camping at the track. I keep trying to plan it with my friends but their lack of responsibilities means they wait until the last minute and then bail. I missed Pikes Peak this year because I was trying to plan with them... after that happened I said f it, Im doing it my way. Bought my tickets, got my campsite and whoever goes goes... and whoever doesnt... misses out.

What days are you going up?

[roguetoaster]

When people replace the VCG they'll over tighten them, so what happens is the seat of the valve cover where the bolt comes through will come down and make contact with the head, so when it's replaced again, the actual seal of the valve cover isn't being squished enough, because the seat for the bolt is already touching the head.

Easy fix with a grinder.

I fix VCG leaks all day on old Mercs with the 4 bolt set up and 9/10 have that problem..

It works fine if you don't over torque them. People will tend to do so because they only see 4 bolts.

The seal itself is actually juicy af and doesn't require much torque at all to make a great seal.

Good to know.

Did I miss your Touring thread?

Yes.

[2mAn]

What days are you going up?

Driving up Thursday. Planning to take the Alfa on one last trip up North with the still-chugging-along-'1400' and make that its last journey prior to installing the Twin Spark and all the fun that comes with that conversion

roguetoaster lies!

[MrBurgundy]

Driving up Thursday. Planning to take the Alfa on one last trip up North with the still-chugging-along-'1400' and make that its last journey prior to installing the Twin Spark and all the fun that comes with that conversion

roguetoaster lies!

Thursday of the opening weekend of before the closing weekend? Maybe we can scoot up there together

[2mAn]

Thursday of the opening weekend of before the closing weekend? Maybe we can scoot up there together

18th-20th. basically going to arrive after racing is done for the day, set up the campsite, get up bright and early for a full day of racing Friday

[roguetoaster]

roguetoaster lies!

Search noob: https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/forum/e30-technical-forums/touring-technical-discussion/362124-an-e30-touring