Re: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D

 

I love how the ad says no reserve, but the lowest bid you can make is $800.00.

Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.

must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?






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Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D

 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181267989978
 
From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Nate
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D
 
On Flea-Bay in Washington State , non turbo , looks .K. , prolly needs the usual $1,500 worth of DIY stuff including 5 new tires to be a good 'un .
 
Item # 181267989978
 
Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .
 
NON TU R BO ! .
 
-Nate
 


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: Electric Windows

 

Nate,
I already replaced all of the fuses with the good copper ones and cleaned all the contact points.

Kevin

On Nov 28, 2013 11:56 AM, <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Silly question Kevin but I'm lazy soI always  do things the " K.I.S.S. " way:

Take your test light and ground it well to the engine , remove the fuse box cover (it takes gentle wiggling to get it off or back on , be careful) , then turn on the key and begin gently touching the tester to each end of _EVERY_ fuse ~ there's a good chance one will light up on one end but not the other . if you find this , replace that fuse with a copper (yellow) strip one , _NOT_ another grey metal strip one and keep testing , usually there's several poor contact fuses .

Don't feel ' dumb ' when working with electrickery ~ it's not the same as other things .

-Nate

        Kevin Wrote:


My '85 300D has been driving me nuts with a window problem. Since I am dumb when it comes to tracing electrical problems I just replaced the switches and the relays with new ones. Still no working windows. Yes, I'm talking all 4 of them.

So, in desperation, I printed out the schematic and tried understanding the flow of electrons. I am able to jumper from the battery directly to the "a" and "b" terminal on the fuse box and all 4 windows will open and close just like a well behaving window should.

So, tracing the power feed into the "a" and "b" locations in the fuse box, it appears that the wire comes directly from the ignition switch. Therefore, it seems that I am getting no power from my ignition switch to my windows fuses. I can confirm this with my volt meter.

So, now it seems that I need to replace the ignition switch in order to make power go to the windows when I turn on the switch. Has anybody ever had this problem? I don't want to spend big money on an ignition switch if the problem is somewhere else. Everything else electrical works when I turn on the ignition switch. 

Thanks,
Kevin

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=181267989978

 

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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D

 

On Flea-Bay in Washington State , non turbo , looks .K. , prolly needs the usual $1,500 worth of DIY stuff including 5 new tires to be a good 'un .

 

Item # 181267989978

 

Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .

 

NON TURBO ! .

 

-Nate

 

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[diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D

 


On Flea-Bay in Washington State , non turbo , looks .K. , prolly needs the usual $1,500 worth of DIY stuff including 5 new tires to be a good 'un .

Item # 181267989978

Go take a look , I have naught to do with it , I'd buy it for the fun of up fixing it .

NON TURBO ! .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Air Conditioning Costs.

 



Well Tony ;

To do the job correctly you'll need to open the condensor and evaporator connections and flush the old oil , sludge and metal debris from the dying compressor out , I imagin his would make a $1,000 job .

Just replacing the parts you mentioned and re charging it (hopefully after properly evacuating it) I imagine $500  ~ $800 depending on the co$t of the new (rebuilts are trash) R4 compressor.

In Mexico you should be able to get R-12 freon at no additional cost , this will make you very happy indeed as nothing cools like R-12 .

-Nate
 

 



Tony Wrote :

Can anyone give me a ball park price for replacing the a/c compressor? incl filter and expansion chamber.
I can get it done down here, but want to make sure the quote I recieved is good.
The compressor has been clanking since may so I know it is shot.
Thanks Tony

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[diesel_mercedes] P-A-P Fuel Tanks

 

Diesel fuel and it's fumes , is explosion proof unless compressed .

Why do they only do this to old Mercedes' and not other brands ? .

-Nate

        Bill Wrote :


They bend the necks so they're less prone to exploding if some tosses a cigarette in them.  Bill

 

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Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 9:47 AM
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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] 300D (W-123) fuel tank for sale ?

 

 

 Thank you Bill ;

 

Nothing anywhere near me sad to say .

 

Kinda $pendy too ! I can get plenty from my local Pick-A-Part yards *but* they tend to poke HUGE holes inn them plus they often bend or pinch the filler necks for some odd reason .

 

I _know_  there's a junker somewhere in So. Cal . In can pull the tank out of and the owner will be happy to get $ for a never needed part he'd otherwise throw away .

 

-Nate

Bill Wrote :

One eBay, sorted highest to lowest $.

http://tinyurl.com/lj6v6tk

 

or try http://www.junkyarddog.com/

 

Bill in Oregon

 

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Floor Mats

 

 Coc Mats are nice .


They shed a fair bit over time .


I bought some really nice carpet mats from Lloyd's Mats , they match the original carpet color *perfectly* and , SWMBO loves them .


-Nate

       Brian Wrote :


FYI - Last year I put floor mats in both cars from these guys. Although "pricey" at about $200, I have no regrets and would do it again. Their advert showed up in my email this morning, but as good as they are I don't anticipate needing replacements until 2050.

www.CocoMats.com

brian from la verne

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[diesel_mercedes] Air Conditioning Costs.

 

Can anyone give me a ball park price for replacing the a/c compressor? incl filter and expansion chamber.

I can get it done down here, but want to make sure the quote I recieved is good.
The compressor has been clanking since may so I know it is shot.
Thanks Tony

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] RE: No Start

 

It had to sit in the garage all night warming up then started. Put the white bottle in first thing,

Kroger gas attendant said he did not think it was winterized.

It has been running since then in the cold front.

Happy thanksgiving.
Mike

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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] RE: No Start
Sent: Thu, Nov 28, 2013 5:51:47 PM

 

f it ran this morning , go get the white bottle and dump it in , drive it at least 30 minutes to get it all mixed in properly .

Can you put a 40 watt light bulb under the hood ? this helps more than you'd think as does blowing warm / hot air in the air intake , use a hair dryer .

-Nate

       Mike Wrote :


Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle.  I think I have gelled diesel fuel.

I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not getting any further past it.  Clogged filters or something.

Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many attempts to start.

Car worked fine this morning.

Mike (71 220D)

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Re: No Start - Block Heaters

 

 

I'm not sure there's anywhere a magnetic heater will work on an OM616/617 engine .

The in hose heaters work great but they must be installed in the lower inlet hose else the thermostat will close and keep the engione cold and radiator wamrm , not helpful for cold starting .

Have you peered under / behind the turbo charger to see if there's a block heater in there now ? here in Sunny So. Cal. Tom and I see them often , always with the electrical  cord gone missing but I imagine Tom Hansen @ The Classic Center can get you the correct cord easily and affordably , mailed right to your front door no less .

-Nate
        Steve Wrote :

My car does not have a block heater and I dread what might happen if I pull a freeze plug in a 30 year old car.

Its cold now and do not have use of my garage due to another project and the quickest way to get a block heater is with one of those magnetic ones.

Any one have any experience with the magnetic block heaters ? Do they work as expected ? Do you need to pull them off before driving ?

I had a car with an inline tank heater, boy that thing got hot, unfortunatly, that was all that got hot so I dont want to go that route.

Thanks
Steve

 

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[diesel_mercedes] RE: Electric Windows

 

Silly question Kevin but I'm lazy soI always  do things the " K.I.S.S. " way:

Take your test light and ground it well to the engine , remove the fuse box cover (it takes gentle wiggling to get it off or back on , be careful) , then turn on the key and begin gently touching the tester to each end of _EVERY_ fuse ~ there's a good chance one will light up on one end but not the other . if you find this , replace that fuse with a copper (yellow) strip one , _NOT_ another grey metal strip one and keep testing , usually there's several poor contact fuses .

Don't feel ' dumb ' when working with electrickery ~ it's not the same as other things .

-Nate

        Kevin Wrote:


My '85 300D has been driving me nuts with a window problem. Since I am dumb when it comes to tracing electrical problems I just replaced the switches and the relays with new ones. Still no working windows. Yes, I'm talking all 4 of them.

So, in desperation, I printed out the schematic and tried understanding the flow of electrons. I am able to jumper from the battery directly to the "a" and "b" terminal on the fuse box and all 4 windows will open and close just like a well behaving window should.

So, tracing the power feed into the "a" and "b" locations in the fuse box, it appears that the wire comes directly from the ignition switch. Therefore, it seems that I am getting no power from my ignition switch to my windows fuses. I can confirm this with my volt meter.

So, now it seems that I need to replace the ignition switch in order to make power go to the windows when I turn on the switch. Has anybody ever had this problem? I don't want to spend big money on an ignition switch if the problem is somewhere else. Everything else electrical works when I turn on the ignition switch. 

Thanks,
Kevin

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RE: [diesel_mercedes] 300D (W-123) fuel tank for sale ?

 

They bend the necks so they’re less prone to exploding if some tosses a cigarette in them.  Bill

 

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of vwnate1@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 9:47 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] 300D (W-123) fuel tank for sale ?

 

 

 Thank you Bill ;

 

Nothing anywhere near me sad to say .

 

Kinda $pendy too ! I can get plenty from my local Pick-A-Part yards *but* they tend to poke HUGE holes inn them plus they often bend or pinch the filler necks for some odd reason .

 

I _know_  there's a junker somewhere in So. Cal. In can pull the tank out of and the owner will be happy to get $ for a never needed part he'd otherwise throw away .

 

-Nate

Bill Wrote :

One eBay, sorted highest to lowest $.

http://tinyurl.com/lj6v6tk

 

or try http://www.junkyarddog.com/

 

Bill in Oregon

 

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