That's what I'm talkin about.
Brian
Tom wrote (on a different subject):
I myself feel the MB diesel and some MB gasers are the only work horses on
the
road that deserves this attention and TLC.
_
Express yourself instantly with
Brian wrote:
"But somewhere along the line it became more like: I've
found a honey of a car here (in terms of mileage and rust) and I want to
make sure my investment pays off long-term."
The beauty of this is that you can do just that. When you get it back on
the road, your total cost may have
Yeah, I know it'll be a lot of money - perhaps more than I paid for
the thing. Admittedly, I don't live up to the image of the list in
terms of my do-it-yourself capability and motivation. It's just not
one of my strong suits. I like to use cars, but don't like to work on
them, except for very
o long.
Brian
83 240D
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You will need a breaker bar t
You will need a breaker bar to turn it over unless the plugs are
removed. You will be spending alot of money to have a shop work on that
old car.
Brian Chase wrote:
Yeah, I do still remember the advice about pouring Pepsi, then
penetrating oil into the injector holes, and all the other advic
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, the more harm you might actually cause.
Dave W
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Good questions:
In my mind the starter was eliminated a
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> In my mind the starter was eliminated as culprit because I put in a new
> (rebuilt) one and it did the same thing. Although I know that doesn't
> logically eliminate it for sure. This stuff confuses me frankly.
>
> And yes, we tried to bar over the engine from the crank
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It is a tough call. I bought 2 used 240D engines. The first came from a
tow-yard in Chicago, right after the first snow. 240D recently
wrecked. It is a good engine, and in use. Paid $500 about 5 years
ago. About 3 years ago I bought an engine on ebay. When i got it, it had
NO compression
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> As to the lockup happening suddenly: It was more gradual, in that the
> starter would just run slowly, then it got slower as we kept trying to start
> it, and now we get nothing but a click. Yes, the batt., starter, ground
> strap were eliminated a
Brian Chase wrote:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask: Who can tell me what I might get charged to have this done. I
know nobody can say w
If the engine is siezed chances are its too trashed to rebuild, in which
case a used engine would be your best bet.
Brian Chase wrote:
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D
In a message dated 11/20/2005 11:30:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
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Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask: W
Allright, I'll admit it: There's no way I'd attempt to rebuild my engine, so
I'm either putting in a used one, or having it rebuilt. (talking about my 83
240D with siezed engine)
So let me ask: Who can tell me what I might get charged to have this done. I
know nobody can say with accuracy, but I'
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