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
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
you should not really concern your self with 1/2 qt of oil
the way to accurately check oil is to a
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
--
Sunil Hari
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
513-205-7474
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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
--
Thank God for Microsoft -- Linus Torvalds
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ever since I swapped my bad #14 head for a better #17 head, I've had a
engine compartment leak of some sort. It's somewhere on the exhaust side,
but I haven't been able to find it. It's rather minor but really annoying,
especially now with fuel prices rising we'll be driving this vehicle (87
Go ahead Marshall, you tell him..
...Kevin
Dave M. wrote:
Hi all,
I just had a sickening experience... hearing unnatural noises when
trying to open my sunroof (down back) from a popped-up state.
Something is broken but I can't tell what exactly. There's a bar that
goes across the width, on
with my
sunroof as well.
On 9/6/05, Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Go ahead Marshall, you tell him..
...Kevin
Dave M. wrote:
Hi all,
I just had a sickening experience... hearing unnatural noises when
trying to open my sunroof (down back) from a popped-up state.
Something
Bravo! I knew there had to be folks who could and did tackle this job. The
German in me says it should be possible for non-factory trained souls, but
I'm too afraid to leave a gaping hole in the roof of my Mom's 300E to be a
pioneer in this endeavor..
...Kevin
Mike Boerner said:
Gabriel,
Mine
Much easier, IMHO, is to get a couple of lengths of M6 bolt and a big flat
washer that the head of the bolt won't pass through. Then you take a
socket, shallow first, later deep well and thread the bolt with washer
through the socket and into the timing chain guide pin. Then it's a simple
matter
I have some minor rust issues that I want to deal with before fall/winter
on my 87 300TD. I need to remove the bumper cover from the right rear
fender well area. Any tips for the body work impaired?
...Kevin
My 87 300TD has a leak in what I assume to be the metal fuel return line
(judging from the position it eventually connects to the tank).
The leak appears to be under the clamp that holds the fuel lines to the
rear of the car, just above and behind the rear axle. From what I can see
those lines
.
...Kevin
Kevin J. Slater said:
I have some minor rust issues that I want to deal with before fall/winter
on my 87 300TD. I need to remove the bumper cover from the right rear
fender well area. Any tips for the body work impaired?
I had almost the same symtoms. I have records from the previous owner but
it doesn't show when the trap was replaced. I had a bad temp sensor in car
(plus other issues) and managed to overheat the engine on the way home one
time. That was enough to start the process of coolant loss. I was only
what's a troll?
Gabriel S. wrote:
whats a subject?
On 9/28/05, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why can't you guys put a SUBJECT in .??? Might encourage folks to
look at what you have to say!!
Just a short rant/request.
Take care,
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
On Sep 28,
I was getting ready to back out of the garage this morning and for
whatever reason I decided to watch the oil pressure gauge come up on my
87 300TD. It didn't. I thought maybe it was just slower to come alive
than I remember. Popped the hood and didn't see or hear anything odd.
Popped the oil
If
it were disconnected you would know about it in short order from the oil
squirting out of the line or fittings.Mike
- Original Message -
From: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:56 AM
Subject: [MBZ
: Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] zero oil pressure this am..
right, but this is a W124 and uses a signal wire from a pressure sending
unit on the driver's side of the oil pan. It's
Mine isn't very accurate. Shows low even when the level is right between
the add and full marks. Marshall says that sometimes Mobil 1 will bring
a flaky sender back around after a while. I replaced the one in the 300E
to get it back into proper order. Probably do the same with the 300TD
sooner
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
I was getting ready to back out of the garage this morning and for
whatever reason I decided to watch the oil pressure gauge come up on my
87 300TD. It didn't. I thought maybe it was just slower to come alive
than I remember. Popped the hood
Larry,
I might be interested. I'll be needing something for my 15 y/o son to
drive in the next 2 or 3 months and this would fit the bill. What is the
condition of the body?
...Kevin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
You wrote:Not to be a pessimist, but idf all it needed was a new battery
they would
I need to replace our people mover 1992 Pontiac Transport van. (Only has
178k miles, but it's getting tired for my beleagured wife.) We need
seating for 6 people and it would be nice if it could tow our popup camper
(about 2200 lbs loaded). So we're looking at Chevy Trailblazers, etc. I
got to
I scanned the referenced url story, but I didn't see anything directly
related to the price if diesel rising.
Usually, the reason that's given for the price of diesel rising in the
fall is the increase in use of home heating oil in the north east. (I
was just up at my sister's in Boston and I
I had a failure of one of my front swaybar brackets. Not sure that it
wasn't damage from the previous owner, but it finally failed when I owned
the car.
...Kevin
87 300TD 278k mi
Marshall Booth said:
frederick w moir wrote:
Hi, All.
Question:- On my '87 190Dt the left front torsion bar
For once I'm feeling fortunate to be in Western PA and shopping diesel. I
can get it for 2.999 or 2.959 at a couple of places within a few miles of
home. Regular gasoline is coming in at about 2.499 at the same stations.
...Kevin
87 300TD 277k mi
Ron Dwelle said:
New record here in Michigan.
Would also be a suitable first car for my son. Sounds like better
condition than the one Gregg mentioned a few hours ago, but automatic
(even better, it'll be slower still!).
...Kevin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Sorry- the first attempt didn't work right - ;-\
Howdy -
Spoke to my friend and he
I think if you re-read what you wrote about the person in the original
report, and couple that with your obvious ignorance about the Mercedes
Roadside Assistance program, then you could understand why Luther would be
prompted to use strong language to attract your attention.
Also, this Mercedes
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
Cox Auto Trader
730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
- Original Message -
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
Since it's Friday, does anyone have the link to that woefully over-worked
compact car pulling the camping trailer up the mountain? I want to help my
brother start the weekend laughing..
...Kevin
Cornell and Berkeley, those two bastions of conservative thought.
...Kevin
Loren Faeth wrote:
WHO funded the study?
At 03:52 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ethanol_study
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For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For new parts
Folks,
I have a question or two regarding the replacement of the stem seals on
my 87 300TD's engine. From emails to/from Dave M. I gather that this is
the problem causing my exhaust smoke when leaving from a stop with a
warmed up engine. My question is: what exactly is happening to cause
this
Peter,
past emails traded with Dave M. (aka Spudboy) have led me to believe
that it's either the guides or the seals. What I don't get is if it's a
seal (or guide) problem, how does that lead to the puff of blue smoke at
takeoff (and the generally burnt odor of the exhaust as well)?
Peter
seated. Does
seem slightly bizarre but it's difficult to argue with success.
What have you come up with in the way of tools for valve removal/replacement?
joe
On 7/27/05, Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Folks,
I have a question or two regarding the replacement of the stem seals
ignited? Leaked into the exhaust manifold and
vaporizing from the heat? Understanding that process and having a look at
the old head would go a long way towards my confidence about tackling this
job.
...Kevin
Joe Knight said:
On 7/28/05, Kevin J. Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
2) I have
.
=)
+dm
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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 06:42:10 -0400
From: Kevin J. Slater
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OM603.960 question on valve stem seals..
Joe,
a couple of things:
1) Looking at Dave's website and then looking at Rusty's site and
comparing, it looks to me like
Kevin wrote:
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 06:42:10AM -0400, Kevin J. Slater wrote:
1) Looking at Dave's website and then looking at Rusty's site and
comparing, it looks to me like the shop installed OEM seals in Dave's
car, but used the ones for a M103 head rather than a OM603. Check it out
Kevin wrote:
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 06:54:00PM -0400, Wilton Strickland wrote:
Expedition = RBV (ridiculously big vehicle).
Not really. If you have seven people and are towing a trailer, expeditions
are actually on the small size. If it's just you, and you're still towing a
trailer,
Pretty nice looking car. The rust is getting started in a few places,
but other than that it seems to be in good shape. I can't recall from
the original posting; is the mileage accurate? I'd seriously consider it
for my 15 y/o son, but I think it's too spendy for us.
...Kevin
Gary Schisler
Gary,
good luck on the auction. I hope it goes well for you. Looks like the car
I should be buying for my 15 3/4 y/o son, but the wife wouldn't see
eye-to-eye with me on it and I don't want to use the political capital
required to win the decision. IYKWIM. ;-)
...Kevin
87 300TD 275.8k mi
Happened to catch a british car show on one of the Discovery channels (not
sure which one). They drove an SLR pretty hard around a track. Their test
driver set a new lap record, besting a Porsche GT3 by 1 1/2 seconds. (20
vs 21.5 or so). The sound from the cockpit when he wound that badboy out
If You Know What I Mean IYKWIM
Schisler, Gary said:
Yep, IYKWIM is what someone put in their signature line. Sort of like
LOL, laughing out loud and ROFL, rolling on the floor laughing, but I
didn't know what was. So, I posted it here hoping the author or anyone
else could enlighten me. ;)
I guess that depends on how much mechanical ability you feel you have.
It's not a simple job, but it's not all that difficult either. I pulled
did mine (popped a head gasket) and had a shop clean and check it. It took
me a good while, but I had other wheels to drive at the time so I wasn't
in a
love for it to be something else simpler and easier to fix!
...Kevin
87 300TD 275k mi.
Marshall Booth said:
Kevin J. Slater wrote:
Folks,
I figured I'd ask one last time before I commit to replacing the valve
stem seals on my 300TD's OM603. To recap, the symptoms are:
- Blue smoke when pulling
Yes,
cartels (which is basically what's being suggested, a cartel of buyers of
gasoline) work just great on the open market, just ask any decent
economics professor.
So let's think this through a bit. We're supposed to stop buying gas from
Exxon and Mobil until the prices hit $1.30. Do the
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
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'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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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
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
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
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.
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
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