100 miles per GALLON of oil used ? ouch , that's gotta hurt .
IMO , it's time to bite the bullet and have this fixed right or you'll just wind up disgusted soon and either run it out of oil and junk it , or set it aside " for a little while " then junk it several years later and never discover how nice a Mercedes Diesel can be .
It's crunch time Trish .
Bummer but there it is .
If it's any consolation , my new Shop Truck is a 1969 Chevy C/10 I bought in Dallas , it burns a quart every 250 miles , I've staunched most of the leaks , the head is shot (loose valve guides) and needs rebuilding , bad enough on a $5,000 truck but I've also had to repair or rebuild most other things on it too .
It also fouls the #'s 2 & 5 spark plugs with oil every 300 or so miles , this means I have to stop and scrape 'em clean & swap with other cylinders before Motoring on in delirious happiness , the point being : old cars bring with them extra works , no matter what brand or how cherry it may be .
You're in to your knees with this car now , I suggest taking the deep plunge , you'll see why once it's done and your bank is broken .
The electrical gremlins , I know they're fairly simple but it's hard to diagnose & repair by Long Distance . the dash lights are dead simple , everything else needs to be seen in person so sort out .
C'est La Vie , Non ? . =8-) .
BTW : I got your Off List message right at low ebb , I didn't finish reading it and now I can't get to yahoo mail , all I see is a blank white page .
-Nate
Trish wrote:
>
> Since the kid put in a new stereo and speakers which I was told is wired
> into the lighter I know wires have been cut and patched. This is the first
> I've seen the light show. I'm just glad it happened when it was daylight
> and I was with Kevin. If I had been tooling home in the dark I probably
> would have been freaking out! Not over the lights, but the screaming would
> have been unsettleing.
>
> Yeah, I've been dripping oil since we got the "new" motor running. It's a
> leak at the main seal.. which is not going to be repaired by Kevin. He's
> done messing with this car...on major stuff, he'll still tinker with little
> things.
>
> CRAP, so no Motor Honey huh. It was recommended by someone on the group
> that used it. Soooo just ignore the leak? I was joking with Kevin saying
> I could figure out a way to hook up one of those 5 gallon buckets of oil
> and have it pump directly into the car...I'd only have to check the bucket
> from time to time! hahahaha...I know as long as I keep oil in the car I
> can continue to drive it. But at $13 a gallon and I'm dumping that much in
> every time I run errands of 100 miles...wow, talk about driving costs.
> Ouch. And around here it's always a 100 mile drive, unless I only go into
> Ennis which is 10 miles one way.
>
>
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