Just an update on the $200.00 purchase of the 1981 300 SEL. The engine will not crank over due to being froze up. Previous owner said he thinks he cracked the head or block when he overheated it. I pulled the plugs to add lubricant and got water flowing out of several of the cylinders. It doesn't look good... What is the cost of a rebuilt or good used engine for this car.I live in Michigan. Mike From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jan 08 18:07:40 2006 Received: from server344.com ([216.35.197.52]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.52) id 1EvexA-0000UH-0g for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:07:40 +0000 Received: (qmail 25527 invoked by uid 504); 8 Jan 2006 18:07:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.10?) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by ns1.server344.com with SMTP; 8 Jan 2006 18:07:37 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:13:25 -0500 From: John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190E 2.6 5 speed X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:07:40 -0000
tom savage wrote: > Different shift pattern. It is supposedly beneficial in racing and > package delivery applications, though I've yet to hear a really good > explanation of why that is. Surprisingly easy to get used to. A dogleg 1st gear shifter is such that the usable gears (2, 3, 4, and 5) are setup in the standard H-pattern. 1st gear is only needed to get the car moving, but 2-5 are needed on the course. The dogleg 1st gear makes 5th gear easier to shift to on the long straights (and subsequent downshifts into 4th when braking). For package delivery, though, I couldn't help you. -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi 1980 300TD 170+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi