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> Kaleb wrote: > still haven’t been able to identify what happened. All of the > hoses are intact, the radiator still has coolant, no strangeness > in the engine bay. I was driving it around 11 pmand wasn’t > worried about the gauges. Never had a problem with it before. I > noticed it having a

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You were over generous. Be thankful he turned you down. You can find a decent 123 that runs forward, runs in reverse, shifts through all gears, stops, and restarts for $1500 On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I offered him more

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I offered him more than the usual price which was $800 and he turned it down. I think that is more than fair with a car with a dead engine Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 1, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like a lot of extra wires on the

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Looks like a lot of extra wires on the passenger side of the engine bay? Funky battery cables? What's up with that? If that car is rust free, get it for the usual price and slap in a used engine, motor on. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via

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Curt, it was (according to Doktor M.B.) stamped impellers that were inferior, the OE were cast, and the stamped impellers wouldn't move enough coolant so the engine would run hot or overheat. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <

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Wasn't there a plague of cheap water pumps with plastic impellers at one point? No vanes on the water pump would make it overheat. I might be conflating that with VW issues... -Curt On Thursday, November 30, 2017, 6:17:37 PM EST, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:

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Yes Figure on needing pistons, liners and rings. If it needs less, you got lucky. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes November 30, 2017 at 5:38 PM Would pulling it apart and replacing rings etc likely fix it or would it probably have gouged the cylinder walls

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Would pulling it apart and replacing rings etc likely fix it or would it probably have gouged the cylinder walls Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2017, at 2:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > With an inspection mirror, look at the bottom of the water pump shaft >

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Some people look in a 123 tank and see coolant at the bottom, below the tops of the tubes, and conclude "it has water in it" even though the radiator and engine are drained. G Mann via Mercedes November 30, 2017 at 5:17 PM "Running dry" is a definition that

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"Running dry" is a definition that suits lower hose failure. the water pump seal leaks down enough that the cylinder walls are not covered or cooled enough highway speed produces enough heat, quick enough, to cook the rings and seize pistons, yet still have water in radiator Tricky

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But he says the radiator still has coolant so it did not run dry. Thermostat seize closed? RB On 30/11/2017 2:38 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: With an inspection mirror, look at the bottom of the water pump shaft housing. You will see a weep hole at the bottom of the shaft housing, It is

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With an inspection mirror, look at the bottom of the water pump shaft housing. You will see a weep hole at the bottom of the shaft housing, It is hidden by the fan pulley so will take some "gyrations" to get in a position to see the weep hole. Look for evidence of coolant leakage. If you see

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overheated, ruined rings. Maybe scored cyl. Engine will need to be R Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes November 30, 2017 at 11:56 AM You think head gasket blew bad enough to. Cause low compression so it won’t start? Or likely has bottom end damage?

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Not enough information to be certain but it does not look good. RB On 30/11/2017 12:51 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: In short, nothing that's cheap or easy to fix. On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: On November 30, 2017 at

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In short, nothing that's cheap or easy to fix. On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On November 30, 2017 at 12:56 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > You think head gasket blew bad enough

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> On November 30, 2017 at 12:56 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > You think head gasket blew bad enough to. Cause low compression so it won’t > start? Or likely has bottom end damage? Anything I could say would just be a guess, but if compression was

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You think head gasket blew bad enough to. Cause low compression so it won’t start? Or likely has bottom end damage? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 30, 2017, at 11:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On November 30, 2017 at 12:24 PM Andrew Strasfogel via

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> On November 30, 2017 at 12:24 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Faulty temp. gauge? I doubt it: 1. felt power loss 2. noticed high temp reading 3. shut engine off 4. engine never wanted to start again. ___

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Faulty temp. gauge? On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 29/11/2017 8:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> still haven’t been able to identify what happened. All of the hoses are >> intact, the radiator still has

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On 29/11/2017 8:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: still haven’t been able to identify what happened. All of the hoses are intact, the radiator still has coolant, no strangeness in the engine bay. I was driving it around 11 pmand wasn’t worried about the gauges. Never had a problem

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I have not, but the ad says there is no water in the oil FWIW On 11/29/2017 9:53 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: Have you checked the oil? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

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still haven’t been able to identify what happened. All of the hoses are intact, the radiator still has coolant, no strangeness in the engine bay. I was driving it around 11 pmand wasn’t worried about the gauges. Never had a problem with it before. I noticed it having a hard time accelerating,