Nope, white 240D I gave him last November.
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Overheating 240D more info
DImitri, is this the same car you drove to and from DC?
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yes and i might even make an offer for it. It was a 'rust free'southern car
> my brother in NC got in Athens GA. i had planned to 'restore' it but upon
> closer inspection that didn't seem feasible, so I fell in love with a
> 300CD.
> On Feb 19, 2015 2:14 PM, "dseretakis--- via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Curt didn't have much love for it at the end and I'm starting to lose my
> > love for it. I think Dwight will, however, always love it:)
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Feb 19, 2015, at 2:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If this fix does indeed solve the problem it will be like a death in
> the
> > > family. We all have come to love the 240D with the quirky personality.
> > > ;)..
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Craig via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:04:29 -0500 dseretakis--- via Mercedes
> > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I never tested with IR thermometer.
> > >>> I did not block tstat open. The last major thing I did was change
> that
> > >>> leaking short hose as I was convinced the problem stemmed from
> there. I
> > >>> was obviously wrong. My Indy modified the tstat making bottom plate
> > >>> smaller. Not sure what his reasoning was but it didn't seem to change
> > >>> anything.
> > >>
> > >> Making the bottom plate smaller could cause the thermostat to not work
> > >> properly.
> > >>
> > >> The bottom plate is supposed to block off the channel through which
> the
> > >> coolant is recirculated through the block, forcing it to go through
> the
> > >> radiator instead. Making the plate smaller could allow some coolant to
> > >> avoid the radiator.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Craig
> > >>
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