Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
That’s it? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2021, at 10:01 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > And they go a million miles. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 12:19 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I heard they get 45 mpg all day long. >> >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:06 PM OK Don via Mercedes >> >> wrote: >> >>> It's a classic, entry level MB with a cult following - of course you need >>> to save it! They don't make them anymore, remember? >>> >>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:07 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> You do know the floor is rusted out? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has >> rust around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the >>> most concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area >> sanded down to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car fires right up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny dipstick was dry. After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! >>> Pulled it off the trailer and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at redline. I do not see any linkage or cable to the transmission so is >> this one of those vacuum only deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I >> thought only the 81 had that. Seems like it is going to need flex disks and >>> center support, just feels loose. Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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 >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >>> >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >>> Wernher >>> Von Braun >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> ___ >>> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
And they go a million miles. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 12:19 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I heard they get 45 mpg all day long. > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:06 PM OK Don via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > It's a classic, entry level MB with a cult following - of course you need > > to save it! They don't make them anymore, remember? > > > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:07 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > You do know the floor is rusted out? > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has > rust > > > around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the > > most > > > concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area > sanded > > > down to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car > > > fires right up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny > > > dipstick was dry. After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! > > Pulled > > > it off the trailer and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at > > > redline. I do not see any linkage or cable to the transmission so is > this > > > one of those vacuum only deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I > thought > > > only the 81 had that. Seems like it is going to need flex disks and > > center > > > support, just feels loose. Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > ___ > > 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
On free vegetable oil from Burger King --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jan 25, 2021, at 12:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
I heard they get 45 mpg all day long. On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 7:06 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > It's a classic, entry level MB with a cult following - of course you need > to save it! They don't make them anymore, remember? > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:07 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > You do know the floor is rusted out? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has rust > > around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the > most > > concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area sanded > > down to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car > > fires right up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny > > dipstick was dry. After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! > Pulled > > it off the trailer and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at > > redline. I do not see any linkage or cable to the transmission so is this > > one of those vacuum only deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I thought > > only the 81 had that. Seems like it is going to need flex disks and > center > > support, just feels loose. Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
It's a classic, entry level MB with a cult following - of course you need to save it! They don't make them anymore, remember? On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 5:07 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You do know the floor is rusted out? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has rust > around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the most > concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area sanded > down to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car > fires right up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny > dipstick was dry. After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! Pulled > it off the trailer and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at > redline. I do not see any linkage or cable to the transmission so is this > one of those vacuum only deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I thought > only the 81 had that. Seems like it is going to need flex disks and center > support, just feels loose. Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
You do know the floor is rusted out? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has rust > around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the most > concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area sanded down > to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car fires right > up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny dipstick was dry. > After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! Pulled it off the trailer > and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at redline. I do not see any > linkage or cable to the transmission so is this one of those vacuum only > deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I thought only the 81 had that. Seems > like it is going to need flex disks and center support, just feels loose. > Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Is this 240D worth putting some effort into or part out?
Interesting paint job Get the tranny, er, transmission sorted and flip it to the faecesbook boys. They think insane prices for 123s are ok --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Got this 82 240D home. Bought it with a bad transmission. It has rust > around one or the jack points and around the back window, which is the most > concerning. Back window probably will need to be removed and area sanded down > to see what we have. Does not appear to be holes in the area. Car fires right > up almost instantly and runs great. Odo shows 390k. Tranny dipstick was dry. > After about 6 qts the transmission goes into gear! Pulled it off the trailer > and took it down the road. It shifts but almost at redline. I do not see any > linkage or cable to the transmission so is this one of those vacuum only > deals that shifts high with no vacuum? I thought only the 81 had that. Seems > like it is going to need flex disks and center support, just feels loose. > Pics attached. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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
