This group provides a forum for owners and operators of diesel powered motorhomes and 5th wheel tractors to discuss mechanical issues, regulatory issues (US, Canada), ownership, insurance, campground accommodations, trip reports/suggestions, and other topics relevant to large RVs and the people who drive them.
ps - The website connection for all LKQ locations is here http://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/ and they all have a search function (try Mercedes) that will show what has been dumped in the yard within the past two months. Not perfect (would be nice to have pictures), but pretty good.
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Wow, I found this one on the Anaheim/Stanton search list (available on March 04).
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For gas tank try eBay:
or http://www.junkyarddog.com/
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I hear you Brian ;
In the last few months , W-123's have really dried up everywhere .
I need a 300 series fuel tank if anyone finds one.....
-Nate
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Brian wrote :
Today, I paid my $2 and walked the aisles of the
brian from laverne
Mary & Martha (twin 300d's)
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Pick-A-Part is like a box of chocolates......
-Nate
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Tony ;
You'll be pleased to know that the sender comes out the trap door underneath the fist aid kits tray . no need to drop the fuel tank for any service .
However , don't go yanking it just yet , instead go buy some Startron at the boat store and does it 3oz. per fillup and soon you'll see the results .
The sender is designed inside a tube that slowly drains as a method of damping (preventing wild swings of the gauge needle over bumps) and if you get any fungus growing in there it slows then stops working completely .
In the end , I had to carefully remove my sender (beware smelly fuel drips on the carpet & seat back) and unscrew the bottom plate then hand clean the accumulated black gooey mess before my gauge worked properly but since then no troubles .
We're in Wa. State and there are some W-123's about , mostly in very good nick .
-Nate
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Ihear you Brian ;
In the last few months , W-123's have really dried up everywhere .
I need a 300 series fuel tank if anyone finds one.....
-Nate
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OK, back to the PAPs for me, as my driver window regulator broke without warning. The window is held up by a 2" x 3".
I'm also checking to see if the Classic Center can get new ones.
The OC PAPs now have a "Recently Added Vehicles" page:
http://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_-_Anaheim-265/recents/
http://www.lkqpickyourpart.com/locations/LKQ_Pick_Your_Part_-_Stanton-268/recents/
We finally found another old Volvo for my wife, '85 240 DL, which could use some trim and light surrounds etc.
Next year, we can have a 30th B-Day party for both the cars. The smashed '86 is still in the driveway, as we're still pulling parts.
Rob
'85 300D MB
'85 240DL Volvo
Garden Grove, CA
Ontario PAP Posted by: bstromsoe@yahoo.com bstromsoe Date: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:48 pm ((PDT)) Todays walk showed 5 or 6 126 gassers, a couple of 4 cylinder diesels, and an empty row which will be filled with 16 Euro vehicles tomorrow or Friday. The empty row is clearly what interests me most. Like Pandora's box, you never know what will pop out. So, Friday morning I will run by Pomona PAP which is smallish, and then run over to Ontario again and see if there is treasure or trash sitting in the now empty row. brian from laverne Twin 1983 300d's
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