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I purchased a pair of rear tyres for the 6.9 (Maxxis MA-P1). I've used these tyres for a while and have been impressed with their performance/price. The are $100AUD each from Bob Jane and are a reasonably soft compound. They also allow a nice, quiet and smooth ride. The main reason for this...

My 6.9's thermostat housing has a fracture around the flange area, horizontally, that extends into the main coolant passage. It was seeping and the bolts also backed out such that coolant was squirting out at the base. A stopgap repair using epoxy putty has put the leak at bay until I purchase...

As promised, here are the pictures... I would have liked for these to be more comprehensive, though I had a limited window of opportunity on this occasion. The seats are MB Tex and replaced the rear leather and prior front replacement MB Tex seats that came with the car. They were in...

My 6.9 is a road registered vehicle as of last Friday. It's going very well and all systems are performing extremely well, except for the alternator today and an exhaust leak at the RH manifold joint. The alternator decided that it no longer wanted to charge the battery, so the result was that...

I have removed the sunroof frame/panel from my W126 for refurbishment. I'll be doing this on both of my 116s shortly as well, and they may even be identical. Between the sunroof frame and the roof of the car is a foam seal. They are not very expensive from the dealer, but I'm wondering is there...

I thought this might be relevant to anyone with a 380/420 500/560 engine in their 107. It may be a long shot, but in particular, those who have delved into the alloy engines this far.:) I have torn down the cylinder heads for evaluation, off my W126 380SE's M116.963 Aussie spec low compression...

There's been a lot happening over the last few weeks... The heater pipe is a brand new, genuine unit. So yes, the components did originally have that amount of "bling". You can see it just next to where the throttle body normally resides. ;) Images are clickable for higher res versions...

I received the new stator shaft and seal kit today. Then, I noticed something odd... the part that presses into the bore of the bellhousing is a larger diameter on the new unit. The part number is the same for all 3-Speed 722.xxx transmissions. What on Earth is going on here? The one that...

As promised, here are the pics... Exterior... By tim_w116, shot with DMC-FX01 at 2008-11-21 Interior... By tim_w116, shot with DMC-FX01 at 2008-11-21 Refurbished hoses... By tim_w116, shot with DMC-FX01 at 2008-11-02 Upper control arm and strut... By tim_w116, shot with DMC-FX01 at...

I picked up the balljoint from the PO this afternoon. I'm quite impressed, here it is installed on the RHR strut... ...Tim

Hi, As part of an engine revamp, I've had to remove the intake manifold. I reinstalled the manifold last week, ran the engine, only to find some coolant leaks from the coolant ports into the cylinder heads.[V] This afternoon, I managed to fully remove the intake manifold from the car, again...

... and I filmed it. :D http://www.youtube.com/v/45dZt5bcaiQ Tim

Good evening all, I finally got my 6.9 running again (of sorts) today. However, it still has a big missfire and runs very roughly, there is a characteristic put-put sound of a very rhythmic nature suggesting that at least one cylinder is not firing correctly. Ignition timing appears to be way...

Hi all, So, now that my 6.9 is actually running (albeit without exhaust system ATM!), I'm trying to figure out why the engine runs roughly. It seems to smooth out when I rev it over 2k rpm, but the whole car shakes when at idle (a bit less than 1k when cold). It doesn't sound like it's...

G'day all, I just registered yesterday :), Is there a trick to removing the washer pumps without removing the suspension reservoir, or is that a must? Both of them have seized. Regards, Tim