Luc Janssen

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Rocker Arms replacement

A light rattling noise audible, especially around 1700 to 2000 rpm, somewhere on the right side of the engine... Probably cylinder 3 or 4 after first inspection. Convinced to have this repaired by the workshop owner, I justed wanted to inspect visually in order to be able to pre-order the

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Fuel System Replacement

Important element of a reliable car is to make sure the fuel will be delivered consistently towards the engine. Not knowing if the fuel pump and filters have been replaced in the lifetime of the car, it is a wise idea to replace it and along with it to substitute

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Bilstein Tour 2022

Already since 2019 I am looking forward to a trip to be organised by the MBRC107club.nl to visit the Mercedes factory in Sindelfingen (the birth place of the R/C 107) as well as a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum. As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic made everything

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2022 Valve Cover Inspection

After I had received the spare parts from the US (see previous post about MercedesSource), I went to the garage for two inspections: * To have a visual inspection under the engine valves cover to inspect some of the inner parts of the engine, e.g. the timing chain. * Even after

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MercedesSource

Earlier this year I brought my car to the garage to inspect for the upcoming maintenance and to see what parts to order. Amongst others I had in mind to replace the fuel pump system as I had seen on MercedesSource. From Ken Bergsma I have learned a lot about

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Ardenne Experience - Classic Cars - edition 21

One and a half year after our first visit to Marche-en-Famenne, we have decided to take part in the Classic Cars Ardenne Experience in April 2022. It was the 21st edition of this event from 07 to 10 April 2022. It was a really tough choice to make: giving in

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August 2021: Sunday Rallies

So far I have been "waiting" for tours to be organised by the Mercedes 107 Clubs in Belgium or The Netherlands, but those events are rather limited (of course we know why: Corona results in so many setbacks to organise rides) or were far from my home town.

Maintenance 2021

This year maintenance starts early... Last year I had to replace my tires as they had dried up (tires originated from 1994!). And with the first moment the car left our garage, we had discovered a very small oil leakage. So, it was time for general maintenance and resolving the

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First weekend out & Photos

As the weather was lovely in the weekend of 20 and 21 February, we have taken the opportunity to let the car see some sunlight. On Saturday my wife made the car shine again, so on Sunday we could make a small tour. A very small tour as we had

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Ouch! Oil leakage?!

What a lovely weather we had on 20 and 21 February 2021. Of course a very good reason to bring the car outside! For the first time in 2021... The car started without any hesitation: the whole winter the battery has not been disconnected and neither been recharged, so excited

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Hotel Quartier Latin

During our summer holiday it was either too hot (above 35 degrees Celsius) or too unstable (with rain) so our car has hardly left the garage this time. So when in September a week of 'Indian Summer' weather was announced, it was the perfect opportunity to get away

Small photo session

As an experiment I have created a few photos using HDR of my beloved car. Mercedes 560SL - My R107

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First drive in 2020

While the world is more and more getting into the fears of the COVID-19 virus, I found the opportunity to have finally a test drive on Saturday 14 March to check if everything is still working as expected, especially after the winter sleep, the fuse 12 repairs and the replacement

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Tires replaced

One of the recommendations by the garage when I bought the car was to replace the tires. They looked very good still, but because of age and a cold winter (compared to south USA circumstances) the tires cannot be trusted anymore. So, on 27 February I had my tires replaced.

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Radio Betrayal

In my previous post I indicated that the radio was connected to fuse 12 according to the wiring diagram. However, while fuse 12 was blown, the radio continued to work?! The clues are in the yellow circles...When removing the radio from the middle console (no, it is not the

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Fuse 12 Investigation...

When I bought my car, it seemed that some equipment did not work. The clock, the antenna, the courtesy lights, door entry-lights, trunk light, hazard-lights, vanity mirror lights... Honestly, I did not recognise all these elements not to work immediately, but only later after finding that the hazard lights are

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First Tour with MB R/C107 Club NL

On Sunday 28 July we have participated in our first tour with the MB R/C107 Club NL. It was titled 'Van EHSE naar EHGR over land', an approx. 100 km drive from Airport Seppe to Airport Gilze Rijen. During the trip we had several crossings with the

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Techniekdag Bergambacht

The Mercedes-Benz R/C 107 Club in The Netherlands [https://www.mbrc107club.nl/] organised on 13 July a 'Techniekdag', a day centered around technical topics. It was organised at the workshop of Cor De Jong [https://www.degruyterdejong.nl/] in Bergambacht (NL). The topics of the day were

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The 1-07 Drive

When I purchased the car, I had set my target to be driving on 1 July (1-07) as this date fits perfectly with the type number of the model we drive (107). As the Historisch Weekend event came up just before (29 and 30 June), we had found a perfect

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Historisch Weekend 2019

After all the 'hard' work, it was now time for pay back... Our first event with our new Oldtimer: The 'Historisch Weekend' [https://www.historischweekend.nl/] in Den Helder on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June. It served many purposes: * A good reason to make a

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The first official drive!

Today we have received the license plate (for the rear end of the car) and at the DIY shop we reproduced a plate for the front of the car. Early this evening, I mounted the plates, so we were officially ready to drive. Hurray! Just for the sake of it,

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Vehicle Registered!

Today I have registered the car at the D.I.V. in Alken. It was just a formality, as within 5 minutes I was outside again with a license registration. Funny how the procedure goes in Belgium: * You register the vehicle at DIV, so you get the license registration * The

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My car has been technically approved!

Hurray! The car passed the vehicle check today. The repairs done were sufficient to pass. So, the next step is to get insurance and to register the car to be allowed on Belgian roads. So, I learned today, for an imported oldtimer car, I cannot request for insurance with MARSH

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First maintenance

With the remarks at the vehicle check in mind, a total check-up was done on the car on 01 June. As the garage mechanic indicated to me: "I cannot earn any money on this car, every looks well maintained." A better compliment is not possible of course! The

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First attempt at vehicle check...

The title says all... A second attempt is required. No issue as such, but you always hope it will pass without any flaws. I need to replace 'stofhoezen' at the suspension on front wheels... Anyway, let's look at the positive side! Today was the first time