Raleigh Auto (919)821-0952 has a 3.2L TE for sale. Trampas
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John M McIntosh Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE? Later is better, the early models had issues with the hydraulic lifters in the m103, they would wear causing ticking. Part's guy told me they reved the lifters about 8 times over the production life to make them harder. Early valve seals wore out quickly, consuming lots of oil, but easier to replace. Check the rear doors, again earlier models had door handles attached via two bolts and some plastic tabs overzealous pre-teens would yank on door and break tabs off, then handle would work loose, fixing require new door handle/armrest. With my 88 300TE over say 200K miles we averaged 18-19 mpg, never really saw anything over 20ish. But perhaps fuel mixture was always too rich. Lastly I'd suggest of course you find a 3.2 liter TE for more horsepower and torque. On 16-Oct-06, at 8:00 AM, John Peterson wrote: > Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a > shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone > have one for sale? > > John Peterson > Kingston RI > 1991 300D 2.5 81k John 1983 300TDt 368k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 172k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 180k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
