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1963 Mercedes Benz 190DC Fintail. First start of 2025.


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  On 09/08/2023 at 16:50, hairnet said:

there are a lot of tunnels tho is that just a coastal thing cos of course mountains so its not really a surprise

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The western parts of Norway have a lot of tunnels.

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  On 08/08/2023 at 23:31, DSdriver said:

You might be able to get stainless steel wipers meant for boats.

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I use stainless wiper blades on the Renault 6, but they're bayonet fitting - hook fitting stainless blades seem to be a bit harder to come by.  DV might be better off just replacing the rubber bits with a refill.

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I tried to change the rubber part of the wiper blades but the rubber part was a little different between the ones I had and the black wipers I got hold of.  So I have put on the black ones and will look more into this later as I have more important things to do to this one now.

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Force 4 Chandlery standard duty wiper blades in 11" and 14" flavours

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  On 09/08/2023 at 16:50, hairnet said:

 

i dont think i want to drive there now :D do that one way off the plane then fly back to oslo :D

there are a lot of tunnels tho is that just a coastal thing cos of course mountains so its not really a surprise :D

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Pfft, that’s the easy way to Stavanger.  This is the tough one 😄

great work, @Dyslexic Viking !

 

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  On 10/08/2023 at 12:50, EspenO said:

Pfft, that’s the easy way to Stavanger.  This is the tough one 😄

great work, @Dyslexic Viking !

 

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Specifically booked the ferry from hirtshals to stav to ride that day trip jobbie then out via Kristiansand ( unlike top gear I knew where I was :D )

More mist and fog than Niagara (which is happening in September)

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  On 10/08/2023 at 11:58, DSdriver said:

Force 4 Chandlery standard duty wiper blades in 11" and 14" flavours

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I think I have got it wrong, re-reading @Wuvvum's post is it the hook type you need?

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  On 10/08/2023 at 16:58, DSdriver said:

I think I have got it wrong, re-reading @Wuvvum's post is it the hook type you need?

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Yes, it is.

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When I read the news about the flooding in Norway I was worried  you had got a bit wet.

Find you here telling the world how the EU got your country to have car inspections. Thank fuck for that you are OK. 👍😁

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  On 10/08/2023 at 19:51, Remspoor said:

When I read the news about the flooding in Norway I was worried  you had got a bit wet.

Find you here telling the world how the EU got your country to have car inspections. Thank fuck for that you are OK. 👍😁

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Yes, things are quite bad in parts of Norway now, but fortunately not here. I have a river 200m from the house, but I'm lucky that it's high up in the watercourse and there are several waterfalls downstream, so the chance of a major flood here is small.

In the autumn of 2017, there was record rain in the area here, things went well for us, but it were worse downstream,  where this picture was taken.

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Have started to fix some of the MOT deficiencies.

And it became clear why the trailer connector did not work when I disassembled it. It had completely fallen apart.20230811_132655.thumb.jpg.9cb5c448a1e01c179e7e1cfca3d28fdd.jpg

Changed to a new one and seems to be working now with a test lamp, will have it tested on a trailer to be sure.

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Got my dad to buy me some light bulbs while he was in town. But these are a bit too big to go into the instrument cluster, so have to find some other light bulbs. Have ordered some, hope they fit.

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And the parts to fix this have been sent and I hope to receive them on Monday. So more will happen here when they arrive.

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  On 09/08/2023 at 16:57, Dyslexic Viking said:

The western parts of Norway have a lot of tunnels.

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On my bucket list, are these.

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Got the parts today and of course there are some problems. The new brake light switch does not fit and is not the same as the old one. Is this type all lists for W110 but is clearly wrong.

And have searched the Bosch part number on the old one but can't find anything.

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So after some creative searching, I have found a brake light switch for various Mercedes trucks and vans from the 1960s and newer and this one looks identical. Autodoc has 2 types of these so have ordered both. Hope one will fit.

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An important lesson here, disassemble the old parts and look at them before ordering new ones. If I did, I wouldn't have wasted a week.

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  On 14/08/2023 at 09:26, Dyslexic Viking said:

An important lesson here, disassemble the old parts and look at them before ordering new ones. If I did, I wouldn't have wasted a week.

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If it makes you feel any better, I ordered the wrong thermostat kit for the Proton (right thermostat, wrong gasket) when ordering blind. I then took it apart, realised my mistake, put it back together and made a mental note to order the right part. Enough time passed for me to forget the gasket shape, convince myself it was an entirely different one, order a new thermostat kit and then realise it was a different wrong* kit again 😅 

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  On 14/08/2023 at 09:26, Dyslexic Viking said:

Autodoc has 2 types of these so have ordered both. Hope one will fit.

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I really do wish I could get spares for the Westminster like that.😭

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  On 15/08/2023 at 12:17, Remspoor said:

I really do wish I could get spares for the Westminster like that.😭

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Yes, unfortunately, not all old cars are easy to find parts for.

This with the brake light switch has scared me a bit because if I can't get hold of one that fit and can't adapt another one to work then I may have to take the car off the road for good for something so stupid. So it's clear to me that I have to start building up a stockpile of parts for this one.

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  On 15/08/2023 at 16:39, Dyslexic Viking said:

Yes, unfortunately, not all old cars are easy to find parts for.

This with the brake light switch has scared me a bit because if I can't get hold of one that fit and can't adapt another one to work then I may have to take the car off the road for good for something so stupid. So it's clear to me that I have to start building up a stockpile of parts for this one.

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To be fair, any brake light switch could be made to work with the correct pieces of mechano, fashioned into a bracket. 

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  On 15/08/2023 at 17:14, New POD said:

To be fair, any brake light switch could be made to work with the correct pieces of mechano, fashioned into a bracket. 

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Yes, this is probably possible. But hopefully it won't come to that.

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  On 15/08/2023 at 17:18, Dyslexic Viking said:

Yes, this is probably possible. But hopefully it won't come to that.

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If its a pressure switch like on mine you could always blank it off and get an auto electrician (or you if you can) to fit a pedal operated switch like modern stuff.

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  On 14/08/2023 at 09:26, Dyslexic Viking said:

Got the parts today and of course there are some problems. The new brake light switch does not fit and is not the same as the old one. Is this type all lists for W110 but is clearly wrong.

And have searched the Bosch part number on the old one but can't find anything.

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So after some creative searching, I have found a brake light switch for various Mercedes trucks and vans from the 1960s and newer and this one looks identical. Autodoc has 2 types of these so have ordered both. Hope one will fit.

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An important lesson here, disassemble the old parts and look at them before ordering new ones. If I did, I wouldn't have wasted a week.

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I have a slightly older Merc W187 and have found that the Unimog spares places are good sources of spares for the mechanical bits, I don't think they changed some of the parts from the unimogs introduction in the 50s until the 80s. Often cheaper too!

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  On 15/08/2023 at 18:49, Surface Rust said:

I have a slightly older Merc W187 and have found that the Unimog spares places are good sources of spares for the mechanical bits, I don't think they changed some of the parts from the unimogs introduction in the 50s until the 80s. Often cheaper too!

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That's a good idea and something I'll look into more. The lift pump on this is now a Unimog part so is something I should think about doing more.

Do you have any threads or pictures of your W187 here? As I would like to see it if I can.

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No thread as I haven't done a lot yet other than stockpile parts for the recommissioning!

Have a few pics though from delivery day a few years ago:

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It drove in there, reluctantly and with no brakes, so it needs quite a bit of attention, but not surprising as it hasn't been on the road since the early 80s. It's had a cheap respray for some filming work which is a shame, but I'll probably just run it as it is once it goes as I'm not a fan of trailer queens.

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@Surface Rust that is a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing pictures of it.

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  On 15/08/2023 at 20:47, Dyslexic Viking said:

@Surface Rust that is a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing pictures of it.

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I think I prefer the looks of the fintail actually, the front end treatment on mine is the very definition of a cheap 'facelift' to drag a couple more years out of the model! 

However when it was offered to me I couldn't resist as it is so unusual and rare (never sold here, I think mine was bought by a serviceman in Germany and brought back after). Plus suicide doors were on my bucket list of car options.

I've enjoyed reading about yours, and hope you get the registration issue resolved in the most painless way possible, certainly not involving any cactii!

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  On 15/08/2023 at 20:40, Surface Rust said:

thread

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Please please please 

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Got hold of some other light bulbs and these fit, so now the main beam signal light works again.

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The next thing was the left rear brake hose. And this went very well. Fortunately, someone before me did as I do and covered all brake pipe/hose connections with wax/underseal, which meant that the brake hose came off without a problem. I will again cover the connectors with wax/underseal when they are dry.

New one on

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And things have gone too well now so of course something must go wrong now. When I had to loosen the left rear bleed nipple, it snapped right off without using any force. So new wheel cylinder are on the list of things to do.

So new wheel cylinders for all 4 corners and a complete brake set must be ordered and I think I'll take a little car break now. And I hate drum brakes.

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