You know I used to HATE that body style because it seemed such a "tween" style between the old "traditional" lines of the 123/126 and the new "jelly bean" look...
MessageBut the odometer is missing all the miles you drove before the car was fixed. Suppose you waited a year or two...or took those three Cross-Country...
Urgh! Is that a factory color? Mine looks like that but it's the dark-dark blue with red pinstriping, and the first owner's monogram on the driver's door. (I...
In March I bought my first MB -- a 1983 TD Turbo. Last week I drove it 5 miles to a grocery store and came back out 20 minutes later and it would not start....
Did you try wiggling the shifter or starting it in neutral? It might just be the switch that senses if it's gear or not, like you suggested. I once dated...
Sounds like rear brakes to me. try lightly pulling the e-brake and see if that produces the noise. Pull the wheels off when you get home and have a look....
MessageDon't you need an odometer to follow the service schedule? i'm real big on following that stuff. I drive around the block to get all the 0's to line...
Local salvage auction had this. a few weeks later they ANOTHER one that looked very similar. or maybe someone changed a lot of the information and ran it...
Jessica, You may've gotten this fixed by now, but if not: I'd suggest you get it towed back to the garage that replaced the alternator, and have them check the...
... First, I'd get the battery and alternator checked out, most auto parts stores will do this for free. Second, was the volatage regulator replaced along with...
I love going over to salvage yards and looking at the wrecks. Rob, where are you located? Jesse Parris | studio53 | graphics / web design | stamford, ct...
i'm in York PA. those pics were from Central Penn auto salvage. www.central-penn.com you can view the cars every week. Harry's U-pull it in Hazleton...
I think you need to be a dealer for Central Penn, don't you, to get in? Harry's seems like a fun place to go. Sort of like Great adventure... Jesse Parris |...
WOW, what the heck happened to this SL?!?!? That must have really hurt. Anthony __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! -...
yeah Central Penn is dealer only. que lastima. harry's is a blast. they have some crazy sales. $20 to get in, all parts are $1. not they even charge you...
Not sure if this is a problem with diesel engines but with a gas engine, it's vapor lock. ... From: gregnewswanger [mailto:gregn@...] Sent: Saturday,...
MessageI have to do it by the calendar...and the mechanics keep track of what's been done to the car so they keep up with what has to be done/when. I had one...
... From: Rob S. [mailto:iH8myISP@...] Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:14 AM To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re:...
me too, thanks. duffy. ... From: John L. Myers To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Re:...
Just joined this group, I have been driving Peugeot Turbo Diesels for the last 15 years, my present car is an 1982 604 TD that now has 320.000 miles on it,...
S, Can't help you much with the Benz decision, but I've got a friend with THREE Peugeots. a 505 STI gas, a 505 turbo 5 spd, and a 505 parts car. I work on...
Help....about every 5th time I turn off the ignition on my 1985 300TD wagon, the engine keeps running, then slowly shuts down (vacuum issues?) Any thoughts?? ...
First, A TD in Mercedes parlance is a Diesel turbo powered Station wagon DT is turbodiesel. Secondly, I would move up to an 86 or 87 300SDL. Its a big car and ...
