Anyway, 1975 and 1976 had the same issue whatever it is/was, so I just avoid them out of habit.
On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 1:35 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hmm. Could be. I have no idea. Maybe the amount of air that could get > through the grille was higher on the W116, so it ran cooler? > > The problem wasn’t really the catalytic converters directly, it was the > fuel lines that broke down from the excessive heat the “cats” produced. > They break down, split, leak, whatever, and that gasoline vaporizes and > catches fire. Boom! > > -D > > On Oct 20, 2023, at 1:31 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Perhaps because they are closer to the ground? > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 1:20 PM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > Or get new downpipes made for it. > > Interesting now that I think about it: I know of directly and heard of > numerous instances where 450SLs caught fire due to underhood temps on the > 1975 models as a result of the “mini-cats” that were put in the exhaust > pipes just past the headers. I don’t think I ever heard about a W116 doing > the same. > > -D > > > On Oct 20, 2023, at 12:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Must avoid '75 due to cat. converter issues. > > > > On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 12:51 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > >> You should buy that > >> > >> --FT > >> Sent from iFōn > >> > >>> On Oct 20, 2023, at 12:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Almost the same car but green x 2. > >>> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1000807201136161/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks > >>> > >>>> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 12:28 PM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> > via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for sharing, David! Good information for the knowledge base. > >>>> > >>>> I’ve never seen metal hinges that I recall, but I have seen the > plastic > >>>> ones numerous times. > >>>> > >>>> -D > >>>> > >>>>> On Oct 20, 2023, at 12:01 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> My '79 300SD has a hinged cover like the ones shown. I don't know > >> whether > >>>>> there were ever cars without hinges. In early cars they were made of > >>>> metal, > >>>>> later ones made of breakable plastic: is it possible that's what > >> happened > >>>>> to yours? > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 8:35 AM Allan Streib wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The hinges on the spare tire cover are not original are they? In my > >> '79 > >>>>>> 300SD the entire cover panel just pulls out, it is not hinged. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Oct 20, 2023, at 10:44 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/496670559337091/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> AZBob > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.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 > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.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 > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.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 > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.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 > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
