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Gerry Archer
'83 300D and 240D
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just bought it in february when I hurt my knee. Now, I don't need an
automatic because I can drive stick again. I love the car, but I'm in med
school and (this is a repeat story) I really shouldn't have two cars for my
one butt. And third year of med school will consume so much of my time that
Hi Marcus,
This is a submission about tire quality from a Mercedes repair and
discussion list. Several people have also made these claims. There are
engineers, mechanics, and many other types on this list who are not shy
about disputing a claim such as this. Do you think this might be true?
why? Didnt you just buy it?
Sunil Hari wrote:
Mine is for sale at the right price. 1992 300D 2.5T, smoke silver,
maintenance records, A/C that's freaking freezing. Email me off list if you
want more details.
On 5/20/06, John W. Reames III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 20 May 2006, Ze
Mine is for sale at the right price. 1992 300D 2.5T, smoke silver,
maintenance records, A/C that's freaking freezing. Email me off list if you
want more details.
On 5/20/06, John W. Reames III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sat, 20 May 2006, Zeitgeist wrote:
> '90-'93 300D 2.5 Good luck findi
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/car/162838988.html
It better have a trunk full of hydraulics for hoppin', yo.
Bob Rentfro
yep
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On 5/18/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, its more than tires that are different, many items that you can get
elsewhere are of different cheaper specs at walmart.
Electronics, too. For example, Compaq, Toshiba, Dell, etc. make particular
l
On Sat, 20 May 2006, Zeitgeist wrote:
> '90-'93 300D 2.5 Good luck finding one, though. A '95 E300D would be
> another nice choice, if you can do without a turbo--I can't.
Thats part of the reason I went for the E300Dt... (99)... woot woot.
I don't think I've been able to wipe the silly smile of
I believe the '95 E300D would be the only one of the bunch to suffer
from bio-wiring issues.
On 5/20/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, Casey.
Which ones have the "biodegradable harness" Herr Doktor talks about?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative s
All righty fellers remind me...best year for a 124 (diesel, of course).
IIRC,
'87 is the fastest, prone to head problems
'91-'93 are good solid cars, old style cosmetics, prone to belt tensioner
problems, sunroofs are expensive to fix. No head or head gasket probs.
'95 is normally aspirated wit
Thanks, Casey.
Which ones have the "biodegradable harness" Herr Doktor talks about?
Bob Rentfro
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Best Early 90's Choice
All righty fellers remind me...best year for a 124 (diesel, of course). SWMBO
is giving up the '87 Acura to oldest girl child so I want to get her a newer
ride. Not ever having had anything except 108s, 115s, and 123s (oh wait...I had
a POS 201...I almost forgot), I need quick and dirty guidence
Same motivation used with buying big SUV's...but 10 times more wasteful of
our resources.
On 5/20/06, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've often wondered what motivates a retired couple to build a 7000 sq.
ft. house with three stories, when you know as well as I that they live
in thr
Recent models don't use vacuum actuators. The modern approach is stepper
motors. My C320 needs one for the left underdash flap. Same failures, different
parts. But at least the failing part is easily identified. By the laptop
tester,
that is.
I think I'll have the trans fluid changed when it's
You're in over your head dude, I'll give you $475.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (214k)
'84 300D (212k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
I upgraded my rotors and installed a set of brembo aftermarket and so far I
haven't noticed any excessive wear in the pads or rotors. Ceramic pads don't
break down under heavy braking like metallic pads do since they are more
resistant to heat. As long as your rotors are in good shape, no warpin
I'll buy that, oil prices continue to rise it'll get harder to heat them and
theres no good way to use an alternate heat source because they've only got
metalbestos chimneys... I bet if they get some mold damage in them they're
garbage because they're so tight the mold just hangs and makes peopl
The exhaust valve and seat wear, causing the valve stem to rise. Gets
much worse when they are tight, too...
On the intakes, wear is minimal, but the top of the nut and the
follower will wear a bit, causing them to go loose. You can also get
carbon building up on the valve stems (blowby make
Usually also requires replacing condenser and evaporator and hoses --
the compressor sheds enourmous amounts of fine particulate matter when
it dies, and the residual stuff will promptly wreck a new one,
sometimes even with a filter installed. May be a simple compressor
replacement, but could
A Dutch friend of mine referred to American home construction as "war
emergency housing" -- the shoddy stuff thrown up at the end of WWII for
temporary shelter.
Most modern US home construction is horrible -- our house is my age
(50) and isn't great, and it's MUCH better constructed, of materi
If it doesn't turn black when the engine it hot, likely something with
the injectors or a dead glow plug or two. If it does turn black, low
compression.
Copious blue smoke on acceleration is most likely a bad (leaking)
turbo, but idle won't be affected.
Bad head gasket/cracked head will res
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Really? Why would that be?
Because garages kill cars.
Right off the bat, the brakes are FUBAR, the fuel tank is full of rust,
the fuel system is full of Minwax, and everything rubber needs to be
replaced. Since "storage" translates as "in a shed in humid Arkansas,"
Any idea what the rotor wear and tear comparisons are between OE and ceramic
pads?
Harry Watkins
Newton, MS
86 SDL Silver
85 300D Euro
86 SDL Gold
81 240D manual trans
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On 5/20/06, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, so I did the valve adjustment yesterday on my 83' 300D. Sure enough all
the exhaust valves were tight and all but 1 of the intakes were loose. What
causes them to do this?
I don't know, and I haven't seen a definite pattern over the years
Now that puts it in perspective! You aren't going to pull the
evaporator out the speaker hole either!
I'll trade you two 115 blower motors for one 126 evaporator!
-- Jim
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternative
I believe I heard I didn't need to worry until about 8?
It's running poorly by then, and very near breakage.
Mine, at 6, does need replacing, although not desperately.
Also, at these levels wear on the sprockets is accelerated.
-- Jim
measure timing chain stretch. My question is, where exactly do you
look?
IIRC, the 'point' made by the angled front is where you look. I've
certainly done it wrong!
I believe I heard I didn't need to worry until about 8?
It's running poorly by then, and very near breakage.
-- Jim
Let me play devil's advocate and postulate that it's really the
evaporator
that needs replaced. Is that much harder to get at?
I'll trade you two 115 blower motors for one 126 evaporator!
-- Jim
While doing the valves on my 83' 300D I turned it over twice to line up the
notches to measure timing chain stretch. My question is, where exactly do
you look? I.e. there seems to be a rather wide indicator. The slanted side
seems to be about 4, the middle was about 5, the straight edge might h
OK, so I did the valve adjustment yesterday on my 83' 300D. Sure enough all
the exhaust valves were tight and all but 1 of the intakes were loose. What
causes them to do this?
Also of note, I bought a couple of cheap wrenches intending on bending them,
but I got in there, and just ended up grind
On 5/19/06, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Let me play devil's advocate and postulate that it's really the evaporator
that needs replaced. Is that much harder to get at?
Yes!!! You have to tear out the whole dash, a 10-hour-plus job! (The only
good side to that is that while you're
On 5/18/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, its more than tires that are different, many items that you can get
elsewhere are of different cheaper specs at walmart.
Electronics, too. For example, Compaq, Toshiba, Dell, etc. make particular
laptops just for certain chain st
Let me play devil's advocate and postulate that it's really the evaporator
that needs replaced. Is that much harder to get at?
Thanks
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 5/20/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> \He did get back to me and said "The A/C condensor needs to be
> replaced."
> H
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/161261741.html -- 230 for $2200
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/161608999.html -- 200D for $20k
No affiliation and they look a whole bunch alike
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Die
I installed a set of Axxis ceramic pads on my Passat about 6 months ago. Very
little dust and it doesn't stick to the wheels. They are also fairly quiet and
don't fade under heavy use. Cost a little more, but are worth it.
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Moti
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/161521653.html
Really pretty in black and almost restored
no affiliation
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/162403054.html
1975 240D in bad shape. He thinks he can get $750
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Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Memory serves well. Ream the ports and get it really clean, Then
insert new plugs. If the plugs are not all the way in, they will not
heat the pre chamber enough and combustion will increase the carbon
build up. this will further cement the plugs in, burning up those
front plugs even faster
However, police M-Bs are probably still a ways off. Although I seem to
recall reading that back when BMW built its first American plant in South
Carolina, many locals were upset about the furriners moving in, until
management offered to outfit the constabulary gratis with a fleet of M5s.
Alex Ch
driving a new Mercedes is becoming more popular
here, as it has been other places for a long time. I mean, as in
commonplace.
Yeah, it's no big deal to se an SL500 driving around the Portland area.
It's not so for a 300TD though. We spotted a beautiful "buttercup" yellow
W123 300TD turbo diese
On 5/19/06, John Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We have them in Intrepids, Pick-ups, SUVs, Camaros, Malibus, I've
even seen a few in Saturns. All unmarked.
I saw a really clever pick-up rig once. The light bar was on a frame
that normally laid flat in the bed, out of si
Shoot. That means they eventually will here too. All trends seem to
eventually reach the "heartland".
As I mentioned a while ago, driving a new Mercedes is becoming more popular
here, as it has been other places for a long time. I mean, as in
commonplace.
Brian
On 5/19/06, John Berryman <[EMAI
\He did get back to me and said "The A/C condensor needs to be
replaced."
How involved and expensive is that repair?
About like a radiator replacement, except that you need AC servicing
tools like a vacuum pump and gauges.
-- Jim
He did get back to me and said "The A/C condensor needs to be replaced."
How involved and expensive is that repair?
Still no answers for the vehicle history and title.
Thanks
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 5/19/06, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Said he was "too busy". He is also ev
R A Bennell wrote:
Recent Fine Homebuilding magazine says the McMansions will be the future
teardowns because no one will want them.
Too big and expensive to maintain, heat etc.
Some of them seem to be really cheaply constructed, too. Not built to
last at all.
In a message dated 5/19/2006 3:40:13 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Visited the dealership to discuss my cold start problem - to re-state the
problem - when the engines cold, it starts instantly but will not rev - when
I try to rev I get smoke from the exhaust a
100 for a bubble balancer? I got mine for 30 on ebay.
Harry Watkins wrote:
I bought a bubble balancer ($100) and a box of weights($18) from JC Whitney.
With only three tires in service I can't swear by it but so far I have good
results. One of the tires was a suspect shaker that I pulled off
Vehicle Snapshot
Vehicle 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series 300SD
VIN WDBCB20C3FA185952
Body Style 4 Door Sedan
Country of Manufacture Germany
Vehicle History Checklist
Vehicle Description WDBCB20C3FA185952
Title Check No records found
Problem Check No records found
Odometer Check No records found
Ve
bluish grey, like maybe oil mixed with unburned diesel fuel.
Peter Frederick wrote:
White, blue, or black?
Blue can be a bad turbo (leaking copious oil into the exhaust), cheap
fix. Will run badly if it has leaked enough oil into the intake to
roast the prechambers.
Peter
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Definitely possible-- an injector stuck open will do that, although it
won't "pool" fuel while sitting. The fuel won't be properly atomized
and will not ignite in a cold engine (hence the smoke).
Injector service is about the cheapest thing you can do here, so don't
wait.
You can check the
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-190D-2-5-Tur-1987-MERS-190-TURBO-DIESEL-CLEAN-NO-RUST-TEXAS_W0QQitemZ4642136107QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL,
85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D
what can and will happen is the crank shaft will whip the oil into a foam
this foam could be picked up and pumped through the engine system and
this foam is not a good lubricant
it really is best to just remove the oil be fore any problems
mike collins
phila pa 1985 500 sec
Said he was "too busy". He is also evasive as to the car's accident history
and if he has a title for it.
I'm thinking maybe it's one of the flooded Katrina cars - just a guess.
Something is goofy with it.
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
On 5/19/06, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wh
I bought a bubble balancer ($100) and a box of weights($18) from JC Whitney.
With only three tires in service I can't swear by it but so far I have good
results. One of the tires was a suspect shaker that I pulled off the right
front of an SDL. It had a weight inside and outside. I checked it ri
Why wouldnt the buyer let you see the car? That is strange.
dave walton wrote:
Thanks for the heads-up Luther. My saved search on eBay missed this one.
The car is only 2 hours away, but the seller refused to show it to me (at
his convenience) before the auction ends.
I'm getting a weird feeli
Thats what I use, is a bubble balancer.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Dave Wakin wrote:
I also figure that you need to get them balanced when your done anyway, so
might as well pay the extra few dollars to have them mount them too. Around
here, it is $7.50 for balance, or $10 for mount and balance.
Really? Why would that be?
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Does that mean it hasn't MOVED in 20 years? If so, I wouldn't go near it
except as a parts car.
On 5/19/06, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
copy of add.
1968 MERCEDES 250S, actual 75K, 20 year storage, $7950 obo (479)649-8675
I have a balancer as well.
Dave Wakin wrote:
I bought the Harbor Freight Portable Tire Changer for $36 through the
Inside
Track Club and their tire spreader for $20.
I have the HF Tire changer, and although it does work, it is HARD on your
wheels. If you don't mind your wheels getting
On May 19, 2006, at 3:43 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
How about a cop in a Buick for example? I wouldn't even be inclined to
wonder if it was cop/citizen. Don't ge me wrong, I'm glad they don't.
Brian
We have them in Intrepids, Pick-ups, SUVs, Camaros, Malibus, I've
even seen a few in Saturn
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