Congratulations on the SDL! What kind of deal did you get on it? Kevin, lurking in Hillsboro, Oregon
Sent from my cell > On Feb 19, 2016, at 1:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This one has good bones but it’s going to need some cosmetics. Tomorrow the > fun begins with the finish recovery, along with the removal of some really > dated widow tint. > > The guy from Sacramento who recovers Mercedes leather interiors got me a full > front set of leather, including the armrest cover and a new horsehair pad for > $360 shipped to me. That’s supposed to arrive on Tuesday, but I’ll wait until > the weekend to tackle it. > > AC needs a charge, checked it with just a quick shot this afternoon and it > ran and held pressure. I’ll probably pull it completely down tomorrow while > I’m working on the paint to see how much of a leak it has. The PO said he > used to have to top it off annually, which could very well be nothing more > than a porous low pressure hose, which wouldn’t be unusual for this vintage > car. > > Cruise doesn’t work (yeah, I drove 1,000 miles in 13 hours with NO CRUISE!) > but I have a rebuilt amp ready to go in. > > Needs tires. The Michelins that are on it are from 2009 and really dry > rotted. My tire guy has a deal running on Falkens right now that can put a > nice set on for about $350 installed. > > I have some really nice Euro headlights in the wings, but I wasn’t planning > on having to put tires on it, so those will have to wait. > > Driver’s window may need a regulator. It does the “click-click-click” thing > at the top of the travel and the window doesn’t close all the way. Is this > fixable or am I going to need a regulator? > > Driver’s seat adjustment switches need cleaning. They’re not reliable, but > the memory definitely works and all of the seat adjustments work, too. > > Needs a hood pad. That’s a major day long job. Haven’t decided whether to > go MB or Dynamat - the cost is about the same. A number of people in the W126 > forum on BW swear the Dynamat stuff is really good. > > Gotta sort out the stereo. PPO had a “professional” install a Sony head > unit. In doing so, they gutted the ash tray and the wood surround around the > radio opening. If anyone sees these cars at the knackers and can snag me a > complete ash tray and the frame it goes in, let me know. > > Lower console wood is trash. Got a couple of people on the hook with decent > replacements. > > Today, in my lack of sleep daze, I got the following done: > > Oil/filter change, Delo 15W-40 > Injector return lines replaced > Air filter replaced > Bottle of Red Line Diesel Fuel Catalyst in the half tank of fuel that’s in it > Drained and refilled power steering with MB fluid (it had M1 ATF in it) and > replaced the PS filter > Vacuumed out the body drains (is there an MB out there without a ton of > leaves under the hood???) > Repaired a broken wire on what appears to be a sender on the cooling system > at the top front of the engine, right next to the fuel filter. Single > terminal, so it’s probably the gauge sender. Might be the reason why it > never seemed to go above 80C no matter what. > Washed it. > > I need to do the fuel filters, too, but I just had to call it quits before I > screwed something up. Maybe tomorrow. I have a bottle of Diesel Purge, but > I’m not sure I want to do it, as it seems to be running fine. Seems like it > would be a waste if it’s running OK? Your thoughts? > > Tomorrow, up and at ‘em early, and the Martha’ing will commence on the paint. > Should be interesting - I’ll take lots of pictures. > > Dan > > > > >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 2:41 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> ATTABOY! 'Hope all goes well with it. 'Hope it's as enjoyable to drive and >> ride as my '91 350SDL was. >> BTW, I've decided what I'd do IF I were to "come into" a big pile or box of >> money - I buy a rust-free '90 or '91 350SDL and have it properly restored as >> my dream car. >> >> Wilton > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
