My son sent me an instant message yesterday saying the 240D was trailing
some blue smoke and smelled like it was burning oil.
When I got home last night I started it up and popped the hood. Engine is
running a lot louder than it had been. It was night, so it's hard to be
definitive but it did
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From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:43 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 240D engine is REALLY *LOUD*..
My son sent me an instant message yesterday saying the 240D
I need part numbers for some obscure items on my 1987 300TD:
1) The (plastic?) bushings that go where the gear selection pushrod
connects to the transmission or the bottom of the gearshift lever
2) The boot that covers the bottom of the gearshift lever (under the gear
selection gate in the
My wife spotted this car in a lot near Cranberry Township, PA. I went by
and had a look. The car is in pretty good shape. There is a small amount
of bubbling beneath the paint at the back of each wheel well. Paint is
very nice overall, chrome is shiny and not pitted. 4 speed manual
transmission. I
87's? Or are we talking W123's?
Kaleb C. Striplin said:
Yea, it would have been worth 5-600, its WAY too much right now
considering a guy has 2 of them he wants me to buy, $2500 for one and
$3500 for the other. Both run and drive fine, one has a new head
Allan Streib wrote:
It's up to
Our 240D has inoperable A/C (manual controls though). We did a quick check
by starting the car and turning the A/C dial to high. Compressor didn't
even attempt to kick in. Aux fan didn't start running either, but it does
spin easily.
Can someone give me a quick list of things to check to get
Gump is a 220D, right? We can't seem to break out of the 22 - 24 mpg range
with out '79 240D. The driving isn't highway, more like secondary 2 lane
roads with a 45 - 55 mph range for the limit.
What do you get when you drive it around town?
...Kevin
Redghost said:
Gump uses excess gravity,
Curt,
isn't beantown your stomping ground? I know there is at least a couple of
listers up that way. Someone want to have a look and see what the real
scoop is?
...Kevin
Curt Raymond said:
http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/331061885.html
Something fishy about this, but I'd be interested to
One of my other (non-mb) fleet vehicles conked out and thus I had an
opportunity to drive the 240D again. I noticed that the glowplug light on
the dash came on a few times during a short drive. Later that evening when
headlights were required I noticed that the instrument panel lights were
out.
for the fuel injection.
Ignition rotor and distributor cap, but this would cause poor running
at all temps if things were really bad.
Good luck,
Mathieu
On Apr 9, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Kevin J. Slater wrote:
I have a plea for the list. I'm trying to keep my Mom's 87 300E on the
road
Don,
since the car will fire up and run given proper pedal input and cranking
time, I'm leaning more towards a sensor. Even once it does start it takes
a good couple of minutes about 1800 rpm (or else it will sputter and die)
to warm up to the point where you can let the engine drop back towards
Mathieu,
thanks for the pointers. I'm thinking you're correct in looking at the
sensors. Makes sense from the perspective of something failing overnight
(so to speak) and fits in with the symptoms going away after the engine
has warmed up.
You mentioned the temperature sensor for the fuel
I have a plea for the list. I'm trying to keep my Mom's 87 300E on the
road and I only get word when things are bad. Recently she called to tell
me that one day she went to start the car (was probably about 50 F that
day) and it would turn over easily but it wouldn't catch and run. She
stated that
I'd like the know the same thing. There are some screws on our W123, but I
don't think these are the only thing holding it in place.
Peter Merle said:
How does the chrome gutter moulding come off on the W123's? I need to
take it off due to the rust raising its ugly head there!
Peter
Hopefully I can convey what I need to in a coherent manner such that I can
get some advice on a set of interdepedent, related issues with our 240D.
We bought the car used and got 1 regular key and 1 valet key. We have
since managed to misplace the regular key leaving us with only the valet
key.
Sunil Hari said:
Local guy selling a 1984 300D- says it has a tranny issue and a coked
injector. If I buy it and part it out, who needs what?
If the interior is brown (not sure the official name) we could use the
front passenger side upper seat cover and the cover for the arm rest.
...Kevin
I have a need to replace the spin-on fuel filter in the 240D. I have one
on hand that I must've ordered for my 87 300TD. Can anyone tell me if
their interchangable between the 2 motors?
...Kevin
I need to do the same in my 87 300TD. Wondering if I can RR like Peter
described (I've had the replacement pods for a long time) or whether I'm
going to have to do something more difficult to get the failed one(s) out.
...Kevin
p.s. Kaleb - do you have a W123 heater blower motor you'd sell?
Seems like I've seen this discussed a time or two. How difficult to get to
the fan unit and can it be repaired? (Rusty cost on a new unit seems to be
$225.)
Caleb - have any used units you'd part with for a reasonable fee?
...Kevin
79 240D
87 300TD
I seem to have a leak somewhere around the injection pump on my 87 300TD.
The car is on my ramps in the garage so I cleaned up the area and I THINK
it may be leaking from the shaft of the shutoff arm on the injection pump
manual shutoff valve. Is this possible? Or likely? And more important is
it
Noticed when I drove the 240D the other day a distinct pinging / knocking
sound. (That's what it would be if this were a gasser, which it isn't.)
Not sure what it might be. I noticed some odd fluctuations in the oil
pressure (floating up and down at idle) and so I took out the 15w-50 dino
and put
No conspiracy; it was just the typical misunderstood statistical study.
The original only attempted to determine the efficacy of DRL at dusk,
which in the Nordic countries happens for a greater proportion of the day
than it does here far below the artic circle, and probably a fair bit more
than
Yes, this would also explain the Army's experiments with fitting a row of
bright lights on top of desert tanks to make them more visible to the
enemy..
...Kevin
ernest breakfield said:
while traveling in the Deserts, it's clear that vehicles with headlights
on are
much more visible
Our 79 240D when parked up hill in the driveway and during a pretty heavy
or medium heavy but constant rain will get some water inside. Some trace
of the leak shows up on the hood release lever.
There is a chunk of gasket that's missing from under the window frame rail
that runs along the the
Jim Cathey said:
Thanks for the advice. I have a friend making me some suitable plug to
plug cables since I don't have a good crimp tool. The plugs are on the
way
from Rusty. I still may attempt to use 4 of the 5 spots on my 300D glow
plug relay at some point in the future, but there would
So I was driving the 240D the other night and needed to turn on the
defroster (it has manual controls) and I detected the sweet smell of
coolant. I can't recall, but I seem to remember that the heater core for
W123's is in a bad place, a place that's really hard to get to. The
coolant level hasn't
As Mitch said: Dave's alive and well. He keeps some of us 87 300TD owners
up to date on topics that he feels will interest us. I think the signal to
noise ratio on this list just got too high for his particular interests.
And we have new guys, like the indomitable Mr. Cathey, pitching in and
Stephen,
not sure if this reply was aimed at my question about the loop to pencil
plug conversion on our 240D, but I'll just make that assumption!
Thanks for the advice. I have a friend making me some suitable plug to
plug cables since I don't have a good crimp tool. The plugs are on the way
How about this for a new topic of discussion:
Kleb goes to the RustyQ via Tennessee and drives Duff's forward-only 240D
over to the RustyQ to swap it's engine into the parts 240D that Rusty
apparently gave to Kleb last year. The gang all pitches in to see how
quickly the job can be completed once
Jim Cathey said:
Eh? You're not planning to use that relay and wire the whole string to
only one pin? That won't work, those pins aren't rated for the full
current. Individually, that is. And yes, the light won't work right.
Changing it to a four-banger also would not be easy, as the
The 79 240D we rescued from the rust demon / crusher is having trouble
coping with the suddenly cold Pa fall. Specifically, it's not starting
well. Last weekend my son and I adjusted the valves and I think we
improved things a bit there. Last night I turned my attention back to the
glow plug
,
replace the toaster-wires with real wires (thick ones), and disconnect the
ground wire at the first glow plug. The old relay works just fine.
On 10/24/06, Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The 79 240D we rescued from the rust demon / crusher is having trouble
coping with the suddenly
Do any of you have a front passenger seat cover that you'd be willing to
sell? The 240D's passenger seat cover is pretty torn up. This is MB-Tex
and it's the (medium) brown color. I only need the upper part / top half
of the seat, the part of the seat cover that the passenger leans back
against.
Dieselers,
The 79 240D project car is nearing road worthiness again (and not a moment
too soon the 87 300TD has had numerous pending jobs postponed) thanks in
no small part to the members of this list. After the caliper rebuild and
the rear hub helicoil jobs, the only thing still on the list is a
Ok. So I tried to take a short cut and only bleed the left front, which is
the only caliper I worked on. All things considered, we should just do the
whole system I guess.
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
obvious that there is still air in the system. Are there any tricks to
bleeding a W123 system?
on rear hub
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
If the threads are already too big a tap won't help much. What to do
in
that case I wonder?
Helicoil?
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Dieselers,
I'm almost through with the problems found during inspection of the
project 1979 240D. One of the things spotted was a rear hub lug bolt that
wouldn't torque. I checked it and sure enough the threads on the end of
the lug bolt were squashed or flattened. I ordered some new ones from
You don't happen to know what the tap specifics are for the wheel lug
bolts do you? And where does one find a tap in these days of big box
stores with 80% of what you need?
If the threads are already too big a tap won't help much. What to do in
that case I wonder?
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/
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- Original Message -
From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] rebuilding a W123 front caliper..
Jim and Sunil,
thanks
The '79 240D project car for my son has a leaking left front caliper.
Bought a rebuild kit from Rusty. Any tips or pitfalls that I need to be
aware of? This is my first time rebuilding a caliper so any tips
appreciated.
...Kevin
87 300TD 285k mi
79 240D 161k mi
--
Thank God for Microsoft --
Thanks Craig.
After reading Jim's reply yesterday I had a look at the situation in the
trunk again. With the lines connected correctly to the trunk lock
diaphram, the system can't hold a vacuum. From the diagram that Craig
sent, it looks like the next place to look is the master switch in the
Yep, between Jim, Loren and Dr. Booth we have the entire spectrum covered..
:-)
...Kevin
Harry Watkins said:
And then you went for breakfast.
Very nice write-up and a real keeper for me with two SDLs. We have very
few
MBs in our junk yards and no PNPs that I've found. I'll bet there are
Was working on the 79 240d with my son last evening and got into a little
bit of troubleshooting the non-functioning vacuum system. When we took
ownership of the car the vacuum line for the locking system was
disconnected under the hood with a plug in the vacuum tee. Pulling a
vacuum on the
My A/C in the 87 300TD stopped working. It's been converted to R134a by
one of the previous owners. So I bought a can of R134a + extras that had a
separate gauge. I connected said gauge to the low side port and started
the car and turned the A/C on high. The pressure was in the green -
somewhere
Was at the PickNPull yesterday picking up another part and saw a set of
seats whose color and look matches those in the 79 240D. I don't figure
they'll fit because they'd be too wide, but just in case, would they fit?
I know that the SD they're in now would have power seat bases and the 240D
has
w116 for years, and found them more comfortable than the
original items (which I installed when I had the car painted, and
regretted
afterwards).
Mac
on 7/14/06 3:07 PM, Kevin J. Slater at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Was at the PickNPull yesterday picking up another part and saw a set of
seats
Where does the speedo cable terminate underneath? (General area is fine.)
...Kevin
Peter Frederick said:
Replace cable and housing, check the gear on the end. If the cable
broke in the housing, a new cable only will probably do the same
shortly.
Peter
The 1979 240D we rescued from south Va has a problem with the speedometer,
odometer and trip odometer. Basically, they were working when we first
drove the car in late April but they didn't work when we brought it back
in early June.
My son just popped the cluster out and disconnected the cable
Great news Jim! Sometimes a change of location is all it takes I guess..
...Kevin
87 300TD 284k mi
79 240D 156k mi
Jim Cathey said:
The Albatross is headed for Vancouver WA,
Ooh, so close I can almost smell it hahahahaha!
The Albatross has been sold. A nice young woman in NE Portland
with
When I read our 240D's VIN to the insurance person over the phone it gave
them pause:
123.123-12-121284
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
Of interest to me was the VIN, which I'd never examined before:
123.123-12-123356. Only 100 off from a very interesting number.
Perhaps even more amusing would
Completely different situation. Most road racing transmissions don't allow
for easy engagement like a passenger car, the pretty much lockup solid
once the clutch is released. Not spinning the tires is begging to stall in
the pit lane in Formula 1. I'm guessing the ALMS (or Le Mans proper) cars
are
From the article ..it's a $2 million piece of scrap metal... I'll bet
Kleb would give them $100 for it.
...Kevin
Mike Canfield said:
Ok then did MB give him the option of returning it to them for repairs or
did they just tell him to blow off? It is also not illegal for a
collector
to own
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- Original Message -
From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 240D rescued..
Hey dieselers,
Just wanted to provide a quick trip report from my 'mastadon hunting'
adventure over
Put up a temporary HTML page on buymbparts.com and provide a link?
...Kevin
Gary Hurst said:
that is exactly what i did. this doesn't work, huh? better ideas?
On 6/21/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
on 6/21/06 12:26 PM, Jim Cathey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rusty is
Hey dieselers,
Just wanted to provide a quick trip report from my 'mastadon hunting'
adventure over the weekend. My 16 y/o son and I went down to Richmond to
retrieve a 1979 240D that had been sitting for the better part of a year
since it was last started. Although the car had been well taken
Gerry,
I'm right along that route if you want a place to stop for a bite to eat
or whatever. (Depending on your timing.) I'm 25 minutes north of
Pittsburgh and 10 minutes from I-79 on your way up to Erie and points
north.
...Kevin
87 300TD 284k mi
Curt Raymond said:
Let us know if you come
One of the items I need to take care of before I attempt to retrieve the
'79 240D I've been looking at is a spare tire. There wasn't one in the
trunk. This car has the wheels with the painted hubcaps (so cool looking)
which I assume means steel wheels? I have a bundt cake wheel from my RIP
82
Any chance the wheel bolts from my W124 alloys would work?
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
This car has the wheels with the painted hubcaps (so cool looking)
which I assume means steel wheels?
Yes.
does the W123 have the same issue with different length wheel
bolts like the W124's do?
Yes.
David Brodbeck said:
Marshall Booth wrote:
Have you contacted PennDOT?
I'm pretty sure there IS a way to do what you want, but I can't recall
what it is.
When I bought a car in Pennsylvania, I was able to get a temporary
cardboard plate. I went with the seller to the local AAA office
John Ervine said:
John Ervine wrote:
More responsible individuals, on the other hand, tend to have better
things to
do with their time. ;-)
Forgot to add - all three trips were done sans license plates, but with
valid
insurance on the cars phoned in before I left. Never had a second
Part of that trip reminds me of a trip I took from State College to
Virginia Beach one night while attending Penn State. The rest of my family
was down there at a house along the beach and I wanted to join them. My
car at the time was an old Austin Marina 4 door, 4 cylinder, 4 speed.
Sometime
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Not sure if this has been completely answered yet...
I live in PA and I picked up my car in Boston with a Maine title. Have
the owner send you the title, take it to any tag place in PA and get a
licence plate. Take the plate with you when you go to pick up the car.
Ha! I remember taking two cross country trips with my family as a youth.
Both times we took 9 kids (leaving either the eldest or youngest of 10
behind) and 2 parents and all fit into a single chevy station wagon. One
lucky small child got to take the space between the middle and rear bench
seats
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
I'm in need of some advice. I have a car I want to
buy that's located in
Virginia. It's been sitting for a while so it's
not inspected and it
doesn't have plates. I live in PA and I'd like to
drive it back. (Towing
isn't an option b/c
I'm in need of some advice. I have a car I want to buy that's located in
Virginia. It's been sitting for a while so it's not inspected and it
doesn't have plates. I live in PA and I'd like to drive it back. (Towing
isn't an option b/c of other complications for this trip.) I don't think I
can get
Once again, Peter get's the gold star for the most useful information in a
thread.
So I just found out my fan clutch is shot, which I suspected, but wasn't
sure how to test. I recall a while back that Joe had a method for adding
silicone oil back into an empty fan clutch? Is that method detailed
To everyone that took the time to comment on my questions - Thanks. We got
it started and put some money down to hold it. It took a lot of cranking
and we had to purchase a new group 49 battery to get it going. It has the
dreaded loop glowplugs. We dropped in a clear fuel filter that I had in a
That could well be the problem. I did try to re-thread the door lock pull
knob for a minute and it didn't catch. Since we were just starting our
look at the car at that time I didn't peer down the hole in the top of the
door to see if the threaded rod was anywhere to be found.
...Kevin
Trampas
David Brodbeck said:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
1) The passenger side wiper arm is not moving, but the driver's side
does.
Is this a common issue? (I hope not expensive to fix.)
Haven't heard of that one on a Benz, but I've had it happen on a Volvo.
If you're lucky maybe it's just stripped
Dieslers,
it would seem that my 16 y/o son with his newly minted driver's license
have an adventure lined up for this weekend. We've been made aware of a
1979 240D with an owner that would like to move it. The car has been
sitting for a year and hasn't been started in that timeframe. I don't know
the fan
+ clutch removed in literally less than 5 minutes. It's worth the tool
cost for the time savings if you own a 124/603 and do your own work...
:-)
-dm
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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:21:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re
283k mi (and holding)
Kevin J. Slater said:
Well, when it rains it pours.
I put the 87 300TD up on the ramps Saturday and removed the sound sheild
after seeing a small puddle of coolant under the car. (My wife says that
she noticed a puddle the other day as well and neglected to tell me
about
I don't get MB. You'd think they'd start putting diesel engines in more
cars. I know that folks who buy a new MB can usually afford to put
gasoline in the tank, but at the same time, there must be a large cross
section that would like to be able to say they get really good mileage in
their new XX
, 17 Apr 2006 07:51:02 -0400
From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] 87 300TD cooling problems redux
Well, when it rains it pours.
I put the 87 300TD up on the ramps Saturday and removed the sound sheild
after seeing a small puddle of coolant under the car. (My wife says
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
Ok, maybe I misstated what I did. I'll pulled the connector from the
temperature switch on the thermostat housing and I shorted the
sockets that connect to the pins on the temp sensor. This made the
fan kick on. Are you saying it shouldn't have
I have 3 cars which have R-134 systems in some sort of state of charge.
Is it worth it to get an inexpensive set of guages to help me determine
the health of the systems? Only 1 of the 3 vehicles would merit serious
repair and even that is somewhat of a question at this point.
Does anyone
Folks,
I have a few problems with my 1987 300TD and I could really use some list
wisdom tracking them down.
The foremost, and the one I've forgotten about since the last warm days of
last fall, is that my auxillary fan never comes on. On the way home from
work last evening (outside temperature
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Marshall Booth wrote:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
Folks,
I have a few problems with my 1987 300TD and I could really use some list
wisdom tracking them down.
Last night, with the key in the run position, I shorted the pins on the
temperature sensor on thermostat
Andrew,
thanks for the offer. I need to get this and a bunch of other stuff that
I've been saving up for a Rusty order. If I wasn't concerned about getting
this in a hurry I'd take you up on the offer.
...Kevin
andrew strasfogel said:
I have a temp. switch really cheep if that's what you need.
Page comes back to me as mime type text/plain. Not sure if it's on my end
(proxy) or on yours. I assume most of folks on this list use IE to view
your pages. I'm using Firefox 1.5 FWIW..
...Kevin
Jim Cathey said:
Drum roll please.
For sale, 1979 240D. 302kmi, auxiliary fuel tank.
Wow, that's really tempting. How hard to take my 300TD drive train and fit
it to that 92 chassis? Might have to call on it for the int/ext colors.
It's about 25 minutes from my sister's place in Braintree..
...Kevin
87 300TD 282k mi
Frederick Moir said:
Hi, All.
Ad reads:- 1992 Mercedes
I've considered picking it up just to have parts from. I sort of have a
place to store it. If it was really nice and complete inside, it would
probably mean I'd part out the 87 instead. All of this is probably just
dreaming as the wife has a long list of things that would be in front of
any such
Kind and Knowledgable List Members,
My Mom has my brother's old 1987 300E. It's in pretty good shape overall
and I've been helping to care for it since she took posession about a 1
1/2 years back.
Lately, she's been telling me that it stalls every once in a while. It
usually happens when she's
Chris,
if you want to talk about this job at any point; including when you're in
the middle of it up to your neck, I'll be happy to chat with you. (Either
online or via the phone.) Just drop me a line and I'll send you my home
phone. I did this job myself last year. (And it turned out to be a
Jim,
I'm way down in western PA, but my 16 y/o son almost has his license and
he'd actually like a 240D! Do you still have it and can you give me some
particulars?
...Kevin
Jim Keefe said:
Can't keep 3 cars! This 240D is now $500. It's in central MA, runs
well,
doesn't like cold weather.
How much Dave? I have TYC lights on my wagon. (Wanted to get Hellas or
Bosch, but the financial situation at the time wouldn't support it.)
...Kevin
87 300TD
Dave M. said:
Hi all,
I found a pair of new lenses floating around my shop that I don't
need. They are TYC brand, in original boxes,
Saw an ad by a private(?) owner in the (PG) Sunday classifieds for a 1996
300D. I think the asking price was under 9k. I can get the phone number
and the specifics if anyone likes.
...Kevin
87 300TD 280k mi
Brother, YOU are on a ROLL this morning!
...Kevin
Curt Raymond said:
This is an oil thread, and you're doomed.
I for one believe that most oil additives are snake oil. In fact most of
them are just viscosity enhancers, you could do the same thing by moving
to heavier oil. I don't think
My son is itching to get a vehicle to cal his own. He has found a local
guy selling an 1989 190E. What are things to look for and look out for.
I wish it was a 190D, but it's a gasser. I had a 300E (1986) that was
totalled (by a driver piling into someone who piled into me), so I know
a bit about
Way cool Dave! My mom's 300E needs to have some sunroof work. It's a bit
cockeyed in the lift position. I didn't want to tackle in the past given
Marshall's prudent, dire warnings. But if you have pictures and with the
expanded PDF instructions I might try it after all.
...Kevin
Dave M. said:
I'm in the market for a w123 for my almost licensed son. Columbus is an
easy enough drive. If you could have a look for us, that would be great!
...Kevin
Sunil Hari said:
does anyone want me to take a look at this car?
On 1/18/06, Brian Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sort of contradictory
My bet would be it would be registered as it was sold originally, Dodge,
Freightliner or Mercedes; but Mercedes isn't selling them in the US,
right?
The do-dads are just that, external emblems. You don't think all those
boy-racers that put a big R in their Civic's back window get to register
them
Thanks Lt Don, both for the translation AND the answer..
...Kevin
OK Don wrote:
The Frapper Benzbunch puts him in Mars, PA.
On 1/12/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whence cometh though?
--R
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, '87 300SDL
Kleb,
here's a link to the report: carfax report
http://www.pinebluff.dyndns.org/%7Ekslater/kaleb/carfax.html
...Kevin
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
here is the vin:
WDB1230281A006171
Thanks,
Kaleb
Lee Levitt wrote:
Kaleb,
I've got a carfax account for another couple of days...
Lee
Dieslers,
I'm looking for a W123 (preferrably a 240D) for my 16 y/o son. He's
actually requesting it be a Mercedes. (I think he wrote a 240D into a
novel he wrote - haven't read it myself yet..)
In any case, he can't drive on his own until late spring when he's able to
take his test so I'm not
Just strolled by a black 320 CDI in the little town that I work in. I saw
the CDI and thought a second before turning back to look a second time.
Yep a new E class diesel. Was parked along the street. I'll bet few
realize it's a diesel..
...Kevin
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Here's a link: http://www.pinebluff.dyndns.org/~kslater/sunil/carfax.htm
Good luck.
Sunil Hari wrote:
Could someone run this VIN for me?
WDBEB28E7NB762506
It -should- be a 1992 300D 2.5T
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And where is the coil wire on a diesel? :-)
...Kevin
87 300TD 278k mi
Christopher McCann said:
although accurate, not very convenient on a regular basis!
Chris
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you should not really concern your self with 1/2 qt of oil
the way to accurately check oil is to a
Hmmm. I think I'll keep my old #14 head that I swapped out for my current
used #17 head. If the #17 starts behaving like it's kaput, I'll go get
some of that aluminum welding/brazing rod and attempt a repair. The dudes
at the company that sells the stuff figured it would be good for 1200
degrees F
I thought the rule of thumb was, if it's lower than the hood, run it over
and if it's over the hood try to avoid it. Obviously, if there's no room
or if there are obstacles in the way, you have to plow into the creature.
I've got a new driver coming on line and 3 more to follow and that's what
I
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