Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

well make me an offer of some sort (offlist of course).

Luther Gulseth wrote:


Fair to midlandengine/trans are solid, burns/leaks maybe 1qt/2500mi (leaks 
on the right side/turbo return line).  I've taken care of it.

~oh I dont know, what kind of shape is your SD in?
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> A deal, eh?  How many parts cars or fixer uppers would it take??
~> 
~> ~everything is for sale, maybe a deal can be struck, who knows.  I sure 
~> ~love my SDL though.

~> ~
~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~>
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~  90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
~  84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
~  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
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 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Luther Gulseth]

Fair to midlandengine/trans are solid, burns/leaks maybe 1qt/2500mi (leaks 
on the right side/turbo return line).  I've taken care of it.

~oh I dont know, what kind of shape is your SD in?
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> A deal, eh?  How many parts cars or fixer uppers would it take??
~> 
~> ~everything is for sale, maybe a deal can be struck, who knows.  I sure 
~> ~love my SDL though.
~> ~
~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~>
~-- 
~Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
~  90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
~  84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
~  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
~http://www.striplin.net
~
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'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) 
'82 300CD (159,222 kmi) 
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

oh I dont know, what kind of shape is your SD in?

Luther Gulseth wrote:


A deal, eh?  How many parts cars or fixer uppers would it take??

~everything is for sale, maybe a deal can be struck, who knows.  I sure 
~love my SDL though.

~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:


--
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 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Luther Gulseth]

A deal, eh?  How many parts cars or fixer uppers would it take??

~everything is for sale, maybe a deal can be struck, who knows.  I sure 
~love my SDL though.
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> for sale?
~> 
~> ~a 300SDL
~> ~
~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~> ~
~> ~> one what?
~> ~> 
~> ~> ~I have one.
~> ~> ~
~> ~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~> ~> ~
~> ~> ~> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 
~
~> ~124  
~> ~> ~
~> 
~> 
~> 
~
~-- 
~Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
~  90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
~  84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
~  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
~http://www.striplin.net
~
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'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) 
'82 300CD (159,222 kmi) 
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

everything is for sale, maybe a deal can be struck, who knows.  I sure 
love my SDL though.


Luther Gulseth wrote:


for sale?

~a 300SDL
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> one what?
~> 
~> ~I have one.

~> ~
~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~> ~
~> ~> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 
~124  
~> ~






--
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 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Luther Gulseth]

for sale?

~a 300SDL
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> one what?
~> 
~> ~I have one.
~> ~
~> ~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~> ~
~> ~> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 
~124  
~> ~



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Alma, Ark 
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) 
'82 300CD (159,222 kmi) 
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[John Berryman]

On Apr 21, 2006, at 11:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


i have one



	I don't have any. too many bad variables tipping the scales in a  
direction that I prefer not to go. I think I'll draw the line with a  
124 2.5 turbo if the right one pops up at the right time.


Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[jjayj]

i have one

-- Original message -- 
From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

> I have 2 ;>| 
> 
> At 08:52 AM 4/21/2006, you wrote: 
> >I have one. 
> > 
> >Luther Gulseth wrote: 
> > 
> > > I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with. Oh, if they had a 
> > 124 
> > > CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD. 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don wrote: 
> > > 
> > > 
> >-- 
> >Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 
> > 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 
> > 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 
> > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250 
> >http://www.striplin.net 
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I have heard about 2-3 flaring, not sure if that's the
same as hanging, being fixed by replacing the K1
spring.  I will be replacing that on my SD this
spring.  Got the kit from Rusty for ~$15.  May want to
check with him if the SL trans. has similar innards.

Fred Johnson
1977 240D
1983 300SD

--- Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> My buddy took his SL to his indy yesterday, who said
> it needed a new 
> tranny (2-3 shift hanging),  I had suggested we do a
> M1/filter change, 
> indy says it is beyond that (this is the guy who did
> not tell him the 
> cracked subframe would be replaced by MB, wanted $2k
> for the 
> job.sigh).  $2500 for a new tranny installed. 
> So buddy calls Rusty 
> who has a rebuilt unit for $1600, a few hundred for
> someone to replace 
> it is the guess.  I told him to hold off on that for
> now.
> 
> Anyway, tomorrow I am going to do a fluid/filter
> change for him and see 
> what that does.  I checked the downshift switch, the
> carpet was over it, 
> binding it, and got that rearranged (thanks for that
> suggestion) but did 
> not fix the shift problem.
> 
> /*Question? */-- on my diesel I read of the B2
> piston and vac problems 
> leading to shift problems.  Does the SL have this
> same setup?  If so, 
> could that be the problem?  Is there anything else,
> short of a new 
> tranny, that could cause the 2-3 shift hanging? 
> Something more easily 
> fixed?
> 
> My buddy has the wherewithal to address the problem
> with his checkbook, 
> but being the CFB I am I have an issue with him
> doing that.  Plus if I 
> fix it easy and cheap my supply of free lunches at
> the taqueria and 
> barbecue joint will be just about infinite.  And his
> indy is a jerk too, 
> but that's another battle.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Loren Faeth]

I have 2;>|

At 08:52 AM 4/21/2006, you wrote:

I have one.

Luther Gulseth wrote:

> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 
124

> CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD.
>
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
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  90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
  84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
  76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

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Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

a 300SDL

Luther Gulseth wrote:


one what?

~I have one.
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 124  
~

~> CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD.
~> 
~> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
~> 
~> 






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 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Luther Gulseth]

one what?

~I have one.
~
~Luther Gulseth wrote:
~
~> I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 124  
~
~> CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD.
~> 
~> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
~> 
~> 



-- 
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Alma, Ark 
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) 
'82 300CD (159,222 kmi) 
'82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

I have one.

Luther Gulseth wrote:

I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 124  
CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD.


On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
http://www.striplin.net

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Sunil Hari]

I have a 1992 300D 2.5t with 287Kmi on it, and shows no signs of
anything going wrong.  I sort of lust for an S-class, just because I
think driving a German touring sedan that looks like a whale would be
fun, but overal the 124 behaves so much better than anything before
it.  I had a 123 and 115 before, and they pale in comparison
performance-, handling-, and noise-wise.

On 4/21/06, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/20/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > The SD will probably be easier to work on, I suspect the 124 engine
> > compartment is pretty well packed.
> >
>
> There's plenty of room on the intake side of the 124 engine compartment,
> especially once you do away with surplus equipment like the alarm siren, and
> figure out the double-jointed socket-and-extension trickery needed to get at
> things under the intake manifold without removing it (although that's not a
> 124 issue but a general 603 issue).  The other side of the engine is not so
> good---you've got the turbo, exhaust manifold, air cleaner, coolant
> expansion tank, headlight assembly, and battery all snug up against each
> other like San Francisco row houses.  (Did I miss anything?)  Still, I've
> seen worse.  It's not like the V-8 Chevy Monza an old girlfriend of mine had
> where you had to unbolt the engine, hook it to a hoist, and raise it up six
> inches just to change the rearmost pair of spark plugs.
>
> Alex Chamberlain
> '87 300D Turbo
> '93 Isuzu Trooper
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Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Alex Chamberlain]

On 4/20/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The SD will probably be easier to work on, I suspect the 124 engine
> compartment is pretty well packed.
>

There's plenty of room on the intake side of the 124 engine compartment,
especially once you do away with surplus equipment like the alarm siren, and
figure out the double-jointed socket-and-extension trickery needed to get at
things under the intake manifold without removing it (although that's not a
124 issue but a general 603 issue).  The other side of the engine is not so
good---you've got the turbo, exhaust manifold, air cleaner, coolant
expansion tank, headlight assembly, and battery all snug up against each
other like San Francisco row houses.  (Did I miss anything?)  Still, I've
seen worse.  It's not like the V-8 Chevy Monza an old girlfriend of mine had
where you had to unbolt the engine, hook it to a hoist, and raise it up six
inches just to change the rearmost pair of spark plugs.

Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Jim Cathey]

Can anyone compare the pros and cons  W126 and W124 chassis and the 
300SD

and the 2.5 turbo diesel engines?


The 124 has a newer engine, fully as durable as old reliable _unless_
you let it overheat.  Ever.  The SD will be a bit more sedate, as it's
not as strong as the later engines, such as in an SDL or the 124.  The
SDL is a nice car, and the interior appointments of the 126 and 124 are
very similar, from what I've seen.  The 126 probably feels less nimble
on the road, the steering and suspension are less sophisticated.
Then again, maybe that's a plus?  Depends on what you like.

Without a doubt, something like an SDL is the superior road-trip car,
if only for its greater room.  The SD is still larger, but not quite
so much so.  (Extra 5" of rear legroom in SDL.)  The rear-seat cigarette
lighter plugs in the SDL are nice for travel coolers, etc.  I suspect
the SD has 'em too, but I've no experience with one.

The SD will probably be easier to work on, I suspect the 124 engine
compartment is pretty well packed.  The SDL is fairly full too, with
the extra cylinder and all.  Both models ought to have underbody noise
panels, but they're often lost by now.

Oh, and if you ask me the ass end of a 124 non-wagon is ugly.  I hate
the tapered trunk look.  So I'd vote for the 126 any day!

-- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[redghost]

Had a 126, have a 124.  I would love to have the POS SDL in good 
condition, as it was a superior car in theory.  Lots of room, all the 
appointments of the early 124 and then some.   The older turbo 617 is 
almost bullet proof and the engine is available at many pick and pull.  
 The SD was made to last by real Germans


Downsides include it being old and not as full of the updated 
engineering that the 124 would have.   That SD will drive like a boat 
instead of the zippier feel you get in a 124.  The 124 may have a 
higher price based upon the perception that it is a newer car and the 
sellers usually think anything with a tri star has be be minted out of 
gold and diamonds.


On Thursday, April 20, 2006, at 06:26 PM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote:


Harry,

I have never driven a 126, but I can tell you that my 124 300D 2.5t is
the best car  I have driven in 40 years. It is quick-the interior is
quite roomy-I am a large person-and it is so refined-at least compared
to my 240D. ON the down side-I would like more legroom in the  front as
I have a bad right knee.
Don't know the 126 comparison. But can vouch for the 124.
Good luck.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel


While shopping for a late model 300SD (W126) I came across a very nice
1993
300D 2.5 Turbo (W124) with about 173,000 miles.

Can anyone compare the pros and cons  W126 and W124 chassis and the
300SD
and the 2.5 turbo diesel engines?

My instincts are to go with the W124 since it is newer technology and
seems
to be highly regarded.

harry


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1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Luther Gulseth]

I'm watching for a OM60x SDL to replace my SD with.  Oh, if they had a 124  
CD.THAT would be a sweet car.guess I'll stay with my 123CD.


On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:31:44 -0500, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


I drive both a 300D 2.5 and a 300SDL. They are very different cars,
but both are excellent vehicles. You should drive both, and see which
one you like the best. I do find the 60x engines to feel more refined
than the 61x engines - and they should be, since they are next in the
series. A minor consideration is that you don't have to adjust the
valves in a 60x engine.
The 124 will have lower fuel consumption, the S class cars have a
unique solidity and elegance that I haven't felt in any of the others,
though my range of experience is limited.


--
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Norman, OK
"The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives."
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go





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Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (231,xxx kmi)
'82 300CD (159,xxx kmi)
'82 300D  (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[OK Don]

I drive both a 300D 2.5 and a 300SDL. They are very different cars,
but both are excellent vehicles. You should drive both, and see which
one you like the best. I do find the 60x engines to feel more refined
than the 61x engines - and they should be, since they are next in the
series. A minor consideration is that you don't have to adjust the
valves in a 60x engine.
The 124 will have lower fuel consumption, the S class cars have a
unique solidity and elegance that I haven't felt in any of the others,
though my range of experience is limited.


--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives."
Sir Winston Churchill
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go

Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Loren Faeth]

The 124 will be much more economical in fuel costs.  The 124 is a nice 
car.  If you want room, or take lots of long trips, the 126 is hard to 
beat.  It is a long distance cruiser.  124 is more agile.  A low mileage 
124 like that should give you 2-300k miles of service or more, if the rust 
weevils don't get to it.  Both have pretty decent rust protection.  My SDL 
engine is of the same family, 60x, and is running great at 400Kmiles.  Mine 
had 177 k on it when i bought it, and I was not sure about the durability 
of the newer engines.  Except for the 350SDL engine, they all are perhaps 
even more durable that the 617.  blasphemy>  I can say this now with the service my 3 603s have given.


Loren
86 SDL
87 SDL
87 300TD 124
88 300TE 124
et al

At 08:21 PM 4/20/2006, you wrote:

While shopping for a late model 300SD (W126) I came across a very nice 1993
300D 2.5 Turbo (W124) with about 173,000 miles.

Can anyone compare the pros and cons  W126 and W124 chassis and the 300SD
and the 2.5 turbo diesel engines?

My instincts are to go with the W124 since it is newer technology and seems
to be highly regarded.

harry


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Re: [MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Dwight E. Giles, Jr]

Harry,

I have never driven a 126, but I can tell you that my 124 300D 2.5t is
the best car  I have driven in 40 years. It is quick-the interior is
quite roomy-I am a large person-and it is so refined-at least compared
to my 240D. ON the down side-I would like more legroom in the  front as
I have a bad right knee. 
Don't know the 126 comparison. But can vouch for the 124.
Good luck.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 130K miles
Wickford, RI
Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co.


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While shopping for a late model 300SD (W126) I came across a very nice
1993 
300D 2.5 Turbo (W124) with about 173,000 miles.

Can anyone compare the pros and cons  W126 and W124 chassis and the
300SD 
and the 2.5 turbo diesel engines?

My instincts are to go with the W124 since it is newer technology and
seems 
to be highly regarded.

harry


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[MBZ] Need help selecting an MB diesel

[Harry]

While shopping for a late model 300SD (W126) I came across a very nice 1993 
300D 2.5 Turbo (W124) with about 173,000 miles.


Can anyone compare the pros and cons  W126 and W124 chassis and the 300SD 
and the 2.5 turbo diesel engines?


My instincts are to go with the W124 since it is newer technology and seems 
to be highly regarded.


harry