Diesel RVs: 02/26/18

Way to go, Nate!! I enjoy your narratives and how you stop at nothing to keep your cars and yourself going! Keep up the good work!

Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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On Feb 26, 2018, at 8:14 PM, Nate vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

O.K., I had a good day out to - day .

Tom came by and picked me up, we headed to Stanton, Ca. (the poor part of Orange County) where I'd located two W123's in different if nearby junkyards .

The first yard's exact year and model car (1981 W123 240D) had only been there 8 days yet it looked like a turkey carcass three days after Thanksgiving.....

Sigh .

Tom found a nice, matching color & upholstery pattern driver's seat for his W126, I think it was about $65 including the core deposit and the electric motors, they charge separately for seat motors .

It took me a]less than an hour to get it out, shoulda done it in 15 ~ 20 minutes but my broken hand makes things very slow .

Tom had to help me lift the seat out of the car, I thought it weighed 75 #, he said more like 35 but between the two of us it was easy .

Off we went to the second yard where I found several W126's in decent shape, all were gassers though and so used double sheave pulleys, this won't work on a W123 Diesel engine as the Diesel's single sheave alignment is different .

I finally spotted a lone 1983 300D mostly intact, Pic. 1, I looked in the PS resivoir and the filter was gone missing from when they'd drained it but the fluid residue smelled sweet and was RED as ATF should so I dismounted and bought it, $35. such a deal ~ no warranty of course .

I also bought some seat belts for a guy's 1981 300TD, he's been frantic looking for the middle belt in the rear seat, I found him a nice one .

I also finally figured out how to remove the cruise control amplifier, Brian mentioned _one_ bolt holding it in place a long time ago, it's a 10MM ATF bolt you need to use a 4" extension going over the dash to firewall support on, then it comes right out and drops the C.C. amp. & bracket right in your hand .

I just found a guy who repairs them cheaper than Programma in Florida and does a better job too as he automatically replaces the thirty year old capacitors and they normally don't .

A couple little tidbits like original oil and fuel caps with Mercedes logos and NO RUST, covers for underhood shifting valves and 'Just So' original hardware, clamps and the normal stuff that gets lost or tossed over the decades but makes the car reliable and safer when you drive it daily to the ends of the Earth as I do .

I can't stand up straight but I'm washed and happy, I hope to get this pump cleaned up and installed to - morrow after my fun & pain filled O.T. session .

I'm sure there are many details I forgot but I'm blotto after this long hard day .

-Nate

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O.K., I had a good day out to - day .

Tom came by and picked me up, we headed to Stanton, Ca. (the poor part of Orange County) where I'd located two W123's in different if nearby junkyards .

The first yard's exact year and model car (1981 W123 240D) had only been there 8 days yet it looked like a turkey carcass three days after Thanksgiving.....

Sigh .

Tom found a nice, matching color & upholstery pattern driver's seat for his W126, I think it was about $65 including the core deposit and the electric motors, they charge separately for seat motors .

It took me a]less than an hour to get it out, shoulda done it in 15 ~ 20 minutes but my broken hand makes things very slow .

Tom had to help me lift the seat out of the car, I thought it weighed 75 #, he said more like 35 but between the two of us it was easy .

Off we went to the second yard where I found several W126's in decent shape, all were gassers though and so used double sheave pulleys, this won't work on a W123 Diesel engine as the Diesel's single sheave alignment is different .

I finally spotted a lone 1983 300D mostly intact, Pic. 1, I looked in the PS resivoir and the filter was gone missing from when they'd drained it but the fluid residue smelled sweet and was RED as ATF should so I dismounted and bought it, $35. such a deal ~ no warranty of course .

I also bought some seat belts for a guy's 1981 300TD, he's been frantic looking for the middle belt in the rear seat, I found him a nice one .

I also finally figured out how to remove the cruise control amplifier, Brian mentioned _one_ bolt holding it in place a long time ago, it's a 10MM ATF bolt you need to use a 4" extension going over the dash to firewall support on, then it comes right out and drops the C.C. amp. & bracket right in your hand .

I just found a guy who repairs them cheaper than Programma in Florida and does a better job too as he automatically replaces the thirty year old capacitors and they normally don't .

A couple little tidbits like original oil and fuel caps with Mercedes logos and NO RUST, covers for underhood shifting valves and 'Just So' original hardware, clamps and the normal stuff that gets lost or tossed over the decades but makes the car reliable and safer when you drive it daily to the ends of the Earth as I do .

I can't stand up straight but I'm washed and happy, I hope to get this pump cleaned up and installed to - morrow after my fun & pain filled O.T. session .

I'm sure there are many details I forgot but I'm blotto after this long hard day .

-Nate

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