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You'd need to time-travel to get one now, or find a used one that somebody is willing to part with. They were made by an individual working from his garage.

@FloridaVanMan lol ok !! I will pull my time machine out of the shed !!

If everything is lubricated and the door handle twitches but doesn't lock/unlock, the locking drive motor is likely tired and needs replaced.

@@FloridaVanMan Thanks for the prompt response! No twitching or noise coming from them when i hit the lock or unlock button. I guess I should look into door lock actuator switch then yes?

Raising the idle without adding a load is still "idle", just a higher idle. It still presents all but one of the troubles with extended idle, and faster!

2005 and the book says 25Nm for the drain plug. No way I'm-a-gonna try to get that tight!!! 12Nm is fine.... prove me wrong. LOL

@@FloridaVanMan that’s probably why mine stripped out!…going for 25Nm! BTW, do you have a good source for the service manuals for the e320's? I got my service manual for free for my T1N.

Good choice. The 200amp aftermarket alternators produced in the last 18 months or so have had problems with the pulley no aligned with the belt line.

The magnets will grab some fuel handle hardware becoming a mild nuisance, holding the door and obstructing our attempt to grab the handle. The rusty magnets shown had been on the door originally, but I moved them to the van days or weeks after putting them on the door. I didn't get around to covering with caulk for a couple years, so the magnets on the door must have been a real inconvenience driving me to action so quickly. :)

It would not be difficult to make an efficient window unit into a good portable* a/c. When we are not constrained by efforts to build it for "one size fits all" we can make the hose size more appropriate than off the shelf portables.

A little higher price here in Texas where I live. Gasoline is $2.75 per gallon and diesel is $3.07 per gallon.

@@michaeltablet8577 Thanks Michael. I am Scottish there was a big drive to get us to buy diesels for decades. Now we have them, they put diesel prices up to more than petrol/gasoline. We're paying around 7 dollars a gallon and Scotland exports oil

@@zambotv8150 ouch, that's expensive. Good luck to you!

Fire extinguisher

Factory optional fire extinguisher. I have not seen any in the states, only these brackets. Behind the driver seat we also have a holder for reflective traffic triangles. Ive seen only a few of those populated with the triangles in an orange box but every van had the holder.

Yes! The contacts in your door jam have been turned upside down or the wires to them got swapped. Most likely the contact plate fell out of the van wall and someone put it back in upside down.

@@FloridaVanMan you are amazing! I’ve been messing with that for years and now it works!

when the engine gets hot while driving engine fails. especially when it is working on high Rpm.

when I press the actuator arm by finger I force it and it goes down and up.

Your vacuum actuated turbo is similar to our 2002-2003 Sprinters here. The 3000rpm while parked issue and failing at highway speed sound like fuel pressure problems. Do you have a compatible code reader? I can help you setup an AP200 and get a round OBD adaptor that works, if your van needs one. I'll send several links with short instructions like "Buy this" "Watch this" then ask for specific readings you get with the code reader. it does more than just report codes. 1-on-1 assistance is a member benefit. Please join today and help make more videos as I continue learning more about these vans. patreon.com/Florida_Van_Man?Link&

Could it maybe just have a lower rev limiter for when it’s stopped ?

@FloridaVanMan Thanks for your answer. So I will change high pressure sensor valve, and I will check. FUEL Pump works well,injectors are in excellent condition. There is no bubbles inside fuel line. I think my final part could be replaced is this sensor then.

What - Why? Is this still Deep Sea Horizon mess or was there another spill I didn't want to know about? :(

Tastes like victory! :)

@@FloridaVanMan I knew they were best done hot but, that was covered in crud, well done that man, another great upload from the FVM organization

Oops, I just commented the wrong place. I meat to say it here... Tastes like victory!

@@FloridaVanMan absolutely

Not a process I recommend unless you are changing coolant types. I don't mess with the radiator drains and simply remove the lower radiator hose so it all flushes out quickly. When the engine is cold I flush with hose water but I know my water quality here is good with very low mineral and iron content. The thermostat closes so you may want to remove that for a "flush" of the engine cooling jacket. Flushing the radiator would be a smart time to replace the thermostat, but the you won't know which action brought change.

Sorry, I do what I can and sometimes the story gets lost in editing while still making sense in my mind. I'll try to make a better one when I learn more about a/c systems in our vans.

I believe so. Is it a 5 cylinder diesel? We didn't get any 4 cylinder Sprinters here in the states, so I cannot confirm how different they are.

Fan running when key on usually means the ECM is not booting up. Either is is not getting power on all three pins needed, or the problem is internal to the ECM. ua-cam.com/video/hRmXq4KRHdQ/v-deo.html

@@FloridaVanMan Thank you, better call the tow truck.

@@Ms.Frankenbuilder Patience and persistence will usually get them running. Keep trying the key and at some random point the van will start. Sometimes a jumpstart or few seconds on a battery charger will change the voltage enough to change the boot-up and bring success.

@@FloridaVanMan Thank you, you are an awesome guy and I love your channel.

@@FloridaVanMan Thanks, I put my Duralast portable jumper on the battery and it started right up. You are the man when it comes to these vans.

The plastic ones eventually fail at the seams causing a boost leak. Aluminum replacement lasts forever.

Any will fit and if you don't have any accessories running there is no reason to go above the minimum 90 amp. If you are charging a big house battery with DC-DC charger you'll want the biggest alternator option. But.... the 200 amp alternators shipped by Amazon don't fit properly, causing the belt to wear fast and break pulleys.

@@FloridaVanMan Thanks. Try my luck again with a 2nd question: Is the dash fan supposed to be running (lowest setting) with the ignition turned off? I was thinking that was causing the battery to drain, but it makes more sense it’s the alternator when the engine shuts down while driving. And the battery light was ON dash.

@@DKN808 Dash fan running when the key is off is not normal. If it blows on lowest setting regardless of speed selector dial, that will be your REST button stuck in the On position. The REST feature is intended to keep the cab warm while refueling. There is a button on the HVAC control and the only time I've seen this problem we had to replace the dash control to fix it.

@@FloridaVanMan Thank you. I replaced the resistor a short while ago because the fan only went on low or highest setting. But I do the climate control panel needs to be serviced/replaced as I’ve replaced every part in my AC system and still cannot get it to blow cold air 🫤

I've learned radiators "grow old" and replacing can make an amazing difference.

5 cylinder 2.7 liter came in two versions, OM612 & OM647 in North America. Any 2006 or older Sprinter will have it with 2004-2006 being the better of two slight variations. Some RV's show a model year 2007 but the van will have 2006 manufacture date.

@@FloridaVanMan thank you so much for that.....I love the sprinter was looking at a 04 but people have put me off a little frm buying one cheers

Yes, I noticed that too. I think it is coincidental to the auto brand with same three letters. If Bayerische Motoren Werke AG were going to put their mark on this part I think it would have been in Helvetica font.

I don't think it is accessible at all without tearing the dash apart. A shop-vac on the drain line may be your best bet. Perhaps blowing air into the drain line will solve the trouble? If the condenser pan is full it will surely splash inside the van.

If you can send me a message in daytime I can check it but length of the stick isn't normally relevant. The stopper is a wide point at the top of the black tip on your dipstick. if you aren't reading any fluid there may be a piece of dipstick broken off inside the tube. If you can push farther, it wasn't fully inserted.

Thanks for the response! Let me know if you were able to get a total length of the dipstick you used in this video. I am able to to put the dipstick all the way in with no problem with about 6 inches sticking out. I can however push it beyond that point till the entire dipstick is in the fill tube. I definitely feel it come to a descent stop with about 6 inches sticking out.

@@garettsimon3800 Measured 4 of them. Longest is 48 inches, shortest just 46.5 inches.

@@garettsimon3800 I thought I replied a few days ago, sorry. The dipsticks I have vary between 47inches to 48.25 inches.