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Scott Buchanan - 03 Jul 2007 17:12 GMT

Thanks to who have replied to my previous posts/questions.

I have been driving the 230CE with a 190E 2.3 engine transplant around town
this week. It starts, idles,and runs great. It does have a bit of a hot
start problem but I think that I can control this by holding the gas pedal
just right.

I thought that a steering box replacement was next on the list because it
had about 3" of free play at the steering wheel. I read that to tighten it
up that the set screw on the top of the box needs to be backed out not
turned in. I did this and now there is no slop at all. Too cool!!

The car came with an after market electrical box. It is marked "Import
Compliance Components, Inc". A Google search yields no results. The car also
has an o2 sensor, a cat., and an additional fuel injector plumbed into the
fuel distributor of the K-Jetronic CIS. These were not wired to the box.
Apparently it intended to control the fuel mixture biased on the oxygen
sensor output.

I am hoping to reach someone who knows about this component and can teach me
how to use it.

Thanks, Scott

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Tiger - 03 Jul 2007 19:19 GMT

You got several problems with several fixes as below...

> Thanks to who have replied to my previous posts/questions.
>
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> start problem but I think that I can control this by holding the gas pedal
> just right.

Fuel accumulator is bad... it is right by the fuel filter with a rubber hose
on one side... if you pull the rubber hose off...and fuel keeps coming
out... it is bad.

Another source is leaking EHA... black box right by the fuel distributor...
if it is wet there, then it is leaking there.

> I thought that a steering box replacement was next on the list because it
> had about 3" of free play at the steering wheel. I read that to tighten it
> up that the set screw on the top of the box needs to be backed out not
> turned in. I did this and now there is no slop at all. Too cool!!

Did you check the flex disc too... it is inside the cabin... just follow the
steering wheel rod down... you will see a flex disc... When in accident,
this part will break to prevent/reduce steering wheel push up toward the
driver.

Does your steering turn back to center by itself after you make a turn? If
not, then the steering box is adjusted too much.

> The car came with an after market electrical box. It is marked "Import
> Compliance Components, Inc". A Google search yields no results. The car
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> Apparently it intended to control the fuel mixture biased on the oxygen
> sensor output.

I suspected this is an ignition box rather than anything else... see where
the wires goes to...most likely the ignition coil and maybe to the battery
positive and ground. If so, then don't worry about it.

> I am hoping to reach someone who knows about this component and can teach
> me
> how to use it.
>
> Thanks, Scott

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Scott Buchanan - 04 Jul 2007 16:19 GMT

Keep in mind that the 1985 230CE is a gray market car. Things may be
different than US versions. I can identify the fuel pump and filter. There
is a third component about 2/3rds the diameter and 1/4 the length of the
fuel pump. It has three hoses attached to it. The manual calls it a "Fuel
Reservoir" but says nothing else about it. Is this what you call the
accumulator? If so, which of the three hoses would I pull of to test for
leakage? I did attach a pressure gage to the fuel distributor inlet but
could not produce a hot start problem in the driveway. The pressures were
about 80 PSI with the pump running and 40 PSI at rest. The at rest pressure
did not drop much more than a few PSI over night.

Is the hot start problem due to too much fuel or not enough?

EHA? Don't think that I have that. Remember that mine is the K not the
KE-Jetronic. There are no wires to the fuel distributor.

The steering is perfect!!!

Thanks again. Scott

> You got several problems with several fixes as below...
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> > Thanks, Scott

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Roland Franzius - 04 Jul 2007 16:28 GMT

Scott Buchanan schrieb:

> Thanks to who have replied to my previous posts/questions.
>
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> I am hoping to reach someone who knows about this component and can teach me
> how to use it.

Does it look like these cold run regulator kits?

http://cgi.ebay.de/Twin-Tec-KALTLAUFREGLER-Euro-2-Mercedes-W201-190E_W0QQitemZ19
0126622013QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

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Scott Buchanan - 04 Jul 2007 22:09 GMT

No. It has wires that go to power, to ground through a resister, to an
electrical injector and one to an O2 sensor. It has a California telephone
number that is now used by a senior care center. And a copyright date of
1984.

Thanks Though, Scott

> Scott Buchanan schrieb:
> > Thanks to who have replied to my previous posts/questions.
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> Does it look like these cold run regulator kits?

http://cgi.ebay.de/Twin-Tec-KALTLAUFREGLER-Euro-2-Mercedes-W201-190E_W0QQite
mZ190126622013QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

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> Roland Franzius

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