The event was well attended, and there was an opportunity to see old faces and meet some new folks also.



I guess the next introduction is Mr. Larry Bible. I absorbed as much from him as I could, any time he would open his mouth. Then, as an added bonus, he is just as interesting to talk to about non-MB related items as well!

Here, Larry was showing us the relationship with the vacuum pump and how the engine mating surface is shaped. {pump drive portion}





There was a videographer there also, and Larry demonstrated injection pump timing and a valve adjustment procedure. What a great thing to see.











Roy also demonstrated the rebuilding of a vacuum pump on a W123. As with many projects, I believe it required a rebuild kit and 2 different vac pumps to make a good one. His experienced eyes recognized a flaw in the one being rebuilt, so a backup plan was necessary.



Armando {Rashakor} helped with the demonstration, and we all cycled in and out for a good view of the process.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John