Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: col320ce on August 21, 2021, 23:43:01

Title: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: col320ce on August 21, 2021, 23:43:01

Unlabeled in a box... I assume it's fuel as there's no debris inside it...

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: stickandrudderman on August 22, 2021, 11:37:30

Since there's no bead on it I can only think that it's become seperated from the bottom of the coolant expansion tank.

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: Pawel66 on August 22, 2021, 12:28:11

Is the other end clean or looks like cut? If cut, this may be the piece that goes to throttle.

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: col320ce on August 22, 2021, 12:44:47

I think I can see pictures of my expansion tank and don't think it's from there.... Here's a picture of my tank.
Where on the throttle?
It's a piece of generic rubber pipe cut to size with jubilee clips at both ends...and the metal pipe angle.

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: Pawel66 on August 22, 2021, 16:35:24

From the breather to the throttle. If it is cut, it maybe from there. At least in 280SL this pipe was longer. Maybe on earlier cars it looked like this.

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: getsmart on August 23, 2021, 07:51:19

If its fuel would still smell like fuel, did you take a wiff of it?

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: Iconic on August 23, 2021, 13:07:19

The "cheese slicer" hose clamps are not original to anything on our cars.
(Maybe that comment isn't helpful.)
Is it the same diameter as the pipe that carries coolant along the right frame rail? It looks like a smaller diameter.

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: col320ce on August 23, 2021, 13:52:22

Hey Joe... I've sniffed at it but the car has been apart for 8 months so no smell... I do think it may be from the file lines around the fuel pump.

I totally agree that those cheese grater clips look terrible but haven't given in to forking out the crazy money for them. Has anyone found a supply of the original ones at a reasonable price?

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: getsmart on August 24, 2021, 10:53:45

Col my car has been in bits for 20 years and the fuel hoses still reek of petrol, just saying....

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: col320ce on August 28, 2021, 00:14:25

Smells like rubber pipe   ;D

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: Pawel66 on August 28, 2021, 07:25:40

Maybe here some clues: https://www.sls-hh-shop.de/main/de/mercedes-230-280sl-w113/50-kuehlsystem/50-a-kuehlung-230sl

Title: Re: Any idea where this goes?
Post by: Garry on August 28, 2021, 21:45:46

Maybe here is the item.