Mechanical Me 900 air governor

jamom123 · Jul 6, 2016

Does anyone know the actual location of the air governor on a mbe900? I know where the compressor is. On the back driver side of the motor but I can't seem to find the air governor. Thanks

tknight · Jul 7, 2016

That's where it is

Dynamite 1 · Jul 7, 2016

Could be located on or close to the air dryer also.

jamom123 · Jul 7, 2016

I didn't look around there thanks.

FlyingVan · Jul 7, 2016

It is in front of the air compressor.

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jamom123 · Jul 7, 2016

OK I will check there. It's in a terrible location.

tknight · Jul 7, 2016

You can't imagine changing out that compressor

BigStickJr · Jul 7, 2016

I'd ask someone at Frtlnr, there may be a secret.
I once had a fuel line that needed replacing . The tech removed the little fender between the wheel well and the door. I would have never thought of that.

jamom123 · Jul 7, 2016

tknight said:
You can't imagine changing out that compressor

I wouldn't want to imagine trying to change that compressor. My other truck has a c10 cat and the compressor and governor are right in front of your face on the driver side of the motor. Leave it to Mercedes to be a pain in the a $$.

FlyingVan · Jul 7, 2016

I'd take the fuel economy of the MB over the Cat any day. A few tank-fulls of fuel and you saved enough money to pay someone to change that compressor

jamom123 · Jul 7, 2016

My cat c10 gets about 12 miles a gallon my Mercedes gets about 11.

FlyingVan · Jul 7, 2016

Good for you then. But I've never heard of a Cat getting that much. As you can see in my signature, my MBE 900 is at 12.5 mpg total average since I bought it a couple of months ago.

tknight · Jul 7, 2016

FlyingVan said:
Good for you then. But I've never heard of a Cat getting that much. As you can see in my signature, my MBE 900 is at 12.5 mpg total average since I bought it a couple of months ago.

Just wait for overhaul time then it's really gonna suck bad I do agree I sure miss my Mbe mpg compare to my current truck

Skyline · Jul 9, 2016

The air governor is on the driver side of the engine next to the frame rail. Reach it from the bottom. Changing the air compressor is a life changing experience on the mbe900!

Skyline · Jul 9, 2016

I have dismantled these mbe's and put them back together. Know them pretty well and my current 906 is about to hit 1 million and runs beautiful! Feel free to ask any questions, I might have an answer. A good friend of mine has a shop near Chicago at 294/80 and only worked on these mbe's for years for a school bus company. Knows them inside out.