The Mercedes-Benz 219 -57 blog
My newly restored Mercedes-Benz 219 -57 at Hornstull in Stockholm, Sweden, 13 October 2019
In this blog I will document the Ponton's "life after the restoration", i.e. trips, Mercedes-Benz club related activities we take part in as well as work on the car like improvements, repairs, adjustments etc. Stay tuned!
Found a three-minute clip from the trip to Småland last summer
It was actually supposed to be a private video, giving my relatives the possibility to see what my mother and I saw during our trip to Fagerhult. But what the h... Here it is! Enjoy!
A three-minute video with my mother and I driving through Fagerhult
Sorry for the Swedish-only comments. I tried to have YouTube to create subtitles but that didn't work out....
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Ignition tests with an ignition analyzer
Purpose of this article
The purpose of this blog article is threefold:
- For my visitors to see what I'm doing, and hopefully learn something new
- For me to get everything properly documented
- To share my experiences and results of actions taken with the companies that currently are supporting me with my ignition issues
Background
Sun 800 Motor tester, via Wikimedia Commons, NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0
This is a blog entry about how I tried to nail down why my engine doesn't run perfectly, especially on idle. Long read but hopefully you can learn something from my mistakes and/or can point out other solutions or experiences.
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Monday 1/8, turning the Star towards Stockholm
A Ponton star, not turned towards Stockholm, but on the island Oaxen outside Stockholm a month earlier
Early in the morning, directly after a decent breakfast buffet, we steered north, our first leg on the journey back to Stockholm. Since we didn’t want to arrive late to Västervik, the day’s destination, we decided to take the highway, E22, and not the countryside roads. Boring but practical. Midway between Kalmar and Västervik we also wanted to make a stop in Oskarshamn and visit two museums, both in the same building.
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Sunday 31/7 -22, going to the coast
Now it was finally time to leave our stay in Vetlanda and drive south-eastwards, towards the coast and Kalmar. No stops were planned so the trip was just a “go from A to Z”.
Checking in, unfortunately the Ponton has to wait outside
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Saturday 30/7, almost finding the roots
After a deeeeep, dreamless sleep in Västervik, breakfast was eaten and then the main theme for the trip started; to look for my mother’s roots in Småland.
A picture of my 219 Ponton Mercedes with the stone wall so typical of Småland
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- Searching my roots in Småland, part 1
- Meeting Classic Strider
- Voltage regulator woes
- Are my Ponton condenser/capacitor and ignition coil OK?
- The Ponton on wintry streets
- MB Ponton microfiche workshop manuals
- Skånelaholm Castle
- Re-taking a 60 years old picture
- Reparking the SLK350
- Featured in MB Journalen
- Featured in Mercedes-Benz Club UK's Instagram flow
- Arlanda flygsamlingar
- A trip to the countryside house
- Vehicle inspection
