Congratulations on your new purchase! How much did you pay for it? I have a 78 300CD, and it's a wonderful car! Right now, it's stuck on AC (not bad for the...
kevin kraly
kraly@...
Jul 1, 2005 7:54 am
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If you don't get any fuel out of the injectors (I don't know how hard it should come out): Are you checking the line to the IP, or the line to the lift pump?...
Dear Fellow Listers, I could use a bit of help with this... W116 1979 300SD w/ 240,000+ miles, trusty and a little rusty... 2001 fixed the vacuum pump with a...
My primer pump leaks pretty bad but it is still working. I took the filter off and pumped it a few times and got good flow. I put the filter back on and...
Have just acquired an 80 300 TD that needs a radiator...it's totally missing, no core. What is a new/used radiator cost for this vehicle? Thanks, John B....
Try 1-800-radiator. I realize its too many numbers once you convert but... These folks always had great prices back in the day. I paid $169 for one for my 300D...
Final report... Brown hose with blue stripe to ignition switch was kinked and cracked, then pulled it out too far when coupling it, had pulled it out of key...
Thats the usual with these beasts, ie. its something simple once you dig in and find it. Glad its right for you. Drive on, Happy motoring! Stretch ... cracked,...
Hello all, I am sad to say that last week I had a front end collision with another car on a slippery road. I had my engine oil cooler and drivers head light...
How much damage?? What condition is the rest of the body?? Is the engine / transmission in good condition?? Difficult to answer without this information. Can...
I have a spare rebuilt one I can sell if you want. I have 2 so I can help you with 1. If you are interested send me an email to companys@.... Thanks ...
This is the unfortuante reality of these old cars. The front end sheet metal costs around $3000.oo for new stuff and that is how any insurance company looks at...
"Compression", in capitals, is to diesels as spark plugs are to a gas engine. Compression below spec and it will not fire. Ignore what the prev. owner says...
Is there around Montreal a good mecanic that works at home on diesel engines. I am tired of being exploited by some mercedes garages. I need to have the head...
Jean-Pierre, I hate to be the person to tell you but the model you have is one of the most trouble prone vehicles ever made by mercedes. It is a complicated...
Is it a common problem for the turn signals to have to be held down to work? Mine's the same way, and it was the same on another '76 240D that I looked at. I...
AC, I have the same problem with my '78 300CD. I was told that there's a rubber boot around the switch that has to be removed to get at the two screws holding...
kevin kraly
kraly@...
Jul 3, 2005 7:42 pm
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... I just did this on one of my 240's. In fact I "borrowed" the lever off of my friends 1980 -300TD, to put onto a 1977 240D. I had no idea if it would work...
Hello everyone, My parents have an '87 300D they have owned for 17 years. The factory anti-theft system often malfunctions causing the horn to blow. Sometimes...
A head transplant is not really that much harder than a 5 cylinder iron head but the product you're left with ain't much. Also typically when the sixes, or any...
That engine is prone to bent rods causing the cylinders to wear out of round causing excessive blow-by and oil usage. There is an upgraded rod available that...
If your primer pump leaks at all its garbage. Anywhere fuel comes out air is going in, it is at least part of your problem. -Curt ... the ... ip ... problem ...
You will note that the items you reccommend do not address the issue at hand now, a cylinder head trouble. Basically those 350 engines are a piece of crap. ...
