I called on the '87 300TD that Alex posted to the list. The buyer
is waiting for a call from an interested party by tomorrow morning
one way or the other. Two people did that to me when I had my 240D
up for sale and never called back! I'll be looking at it tomorrow
morning if the person flakes which I hope they do!
Now, onto the questions.
The car has a few minor issues,
1. a window motor out: How difficult is S124 window motor
replacement? The replacement motor is included with the sale.
2. The highbeams are stuck on, and they have the switch to replace
it. Is this a common failure mode, not the switch at all, or other
possibilities?
3. The tranny sometimes shifts hard is most likely vacuum related,
not too worried about that.
4. Bad antenna: This is also included with the sale.
Sunroof works, AC does not. I'm getting good feelings about this
one. It has 250K+ miles, and the engine, according to the seller,
is solid. Where is the casting number on the head to determine if
it's a #14, #17 or #22 head?
TIA!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon, Nervous about taking the plunge into the
S124 Diesel Realm
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Again, My experience (and Herr Doktor Booth agreed) is that if it
has a 14 head on it, the head is ok. Any bad 14 heads are long gone.
All my OM603s had 14 heads, and I never had any head problems up to
over 400k miles.
AC is probably not too bad for expense if you DIY, so long as the
evap is not the problem. Even the evap is not bad for expense if you
have 3 days to devote to the project. I did a writeup that is in the
archives somewhere abut how to take a junkyard japanese car AC
compressor and turn it into a 80s vintage MB compressor.
I concur with Max about the rear suspension. I had a rear bearing go
noisy on one 124 wagon. that was a pain and pricey, but I took the
wheel carrier out and took it and bearing to local shop who had the
tools. I think the brg was over $200.
A 124 wagon is a great car. A 124 DIESEL wagon is even better!
(and rare) Good luck!
Only 1700 124 wagons made it into Nort Amerika, and most of those
were dealer service cars for the new (at that time) MB Roadside
assistance. All the service cars were white and have/had an extra
antenna and a coax cable to the console area.
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