DIY Head gasket job possible?
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Red is a VSV plug... little solenoid with 2 vacuum lines. White sort of looks like ABS? feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. But I'm almost 100% positive about that.
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I'll look into that, problem is I spent a good 1/2 day trying to find the other ends to those two. They are no where to be found...
The vsv is under the lower intake manifold, You'll prolly need a mirror to see where it is.
Plug it in.
As for the other- it may be the abs sensor on the transmission, as mentioned. You'll find the other end near the top driver's side of the bellhousing.
Plug it in.
As for the other- it may be the abs sensor on the transmission, as mentioned. You'll find the other end near the top driver's side of the bellhousing.
supraguy@aol;1839968 said:
Or you could have to dig it out from between the trans and the body... Mine was buried up there when I first got the car. Thought plugging it in would fix the ABS light, but it didn't. Oh well. G/L on your wire search.
YEEESSS. I dont have ABS so scratch the white one. A little head standing and a mirror and I found the VSV. Solved my no heat problem too. So relieved!! A bit a valve tic still to resolve and the head gasket project will be done. Then on to paint, transmission, wheels, hmmmm??
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Ok I thought it solved the no heat issue but i was wrong. I can manually move the vacuum control lever on the engine compartment wall on the exhaust side for heat. but it doesnt move on it own when I request interior heat. Is there a vacuum line I have crossed up somewhere?
Probably a bad VSV. Mine failed some years back. There is a Mercedes Benz part that works great. Took a quick look, but I can't find the part number. You can just bypass the VSV and run the line direct to the fitting. That's what I did when I needed heat, but then it doesn't turn off.
Got it down to a vacuum leak somewhere, could still be something else but when I re-route a vacuum line the heat works fine.