It seems many of the cars on Ebay tend to be driven only on sundays by a nice little old lady who never went over 55! Shop around There are many other sources...
The 6 cylinder engine is near impossible to get working correctly in a W123 chassis (but I have heard of some people doing it). The 5 cylinder (normally...
The 5 cylinder will work wonderfully well with the manny tranny! I personally would love one of these setups and have known of a couple of people who had them....
John, If you are looking for some extra 240D performance and are willing to experiment a bit, contact: TSH KFZ-Meisterbetrieb Gewerbestrasse 7 Hohentengen...
I'm putting a car stereo in my 1979 300sd. There are 2 brown wires put together that were hooked up as ground. Also, i can't find a wire for accessory power;...
Well, 4 glow plugs later, she runs like a dream... Now I just have to worry about the significant other grinding out the starter since she starts so quick...
I think it is not too uncommon for the late 70s to mid 80s Mercedes (especially the 240 and 300) to have non working dash illumination lamps. I test drove a...
My old 1983 240D had the problem where the dash lights would only work if the dimmer (also the trip odometer reset button) was turned to one tiny, miniscule...
dead rheostats are SOP for older MB's. The part is about $35.00. Pull the instrument pod and the rheostat is attached. 2 screws and about 2 hours to fix...
My dash lights never worked in my 240D. Imagine when I was working an editorship an hour away from home, driving late at night on the interstate with no dash...
In our 240D, the dashlight on the right side of the instrument cluster goes out from time to time - a good "whack" on the top of the dash restores the much...
German cars have never really been known for excellent electrical systems. However, my old 1974 Mercedes 240D had excellent working dash lights, but the...
Gabriel, on your automatic transmission, simply place it in the S-(2nd) gear or L-(1st) gear when you are starting off. You will accelerate immediately, and...
Gabriel, The three knobs are in fact missing their cover that looks just like the lower seat part. I think that the first and third knob should control the...
I have owned my 85 300D for about a year now. In that time I have put about 30,000 miles on it. It now has about 208,000 on the original engine. I would be...
Hello all... Just had the alternator on my '79 300sd replaced. Part was $105 (rebuild w/1 year warranty), labor was $50 (1 hour). Fair price, average, above...
That's not too bad. Personally, I always use the GM internally- regulated alternators, in everything: Jeep, Mercedes, you name it. On most of them you only...
Trying to replace the rear shocks on my 300SD. Can anyone tell me where to locate the tops of the shock towers? Any proceedural suggestions are appreciated as...
Hello Everyone I am new to the Mercedes world and have recently purchased an Å’83 240D with a 4 speed manual transmission. I have a question regarding what is...
My compressor just locked up in my '84 300SD. Firestone is quoting $700+ for the part, $200+ for the labor. Is that about right? And is this something I can...
I had a NEW compressor, dryer, etc installed for about $800.00. That included converting the system to the new refrigerant. The compressor in mine was the same...
I would say that the steering problem needs to be addressed first. I don't have a lot of experience in repairing steering systems, but something just doesn't...
sounds a bit high to me. Chances are the compressor is trashed, worth about $10 for core charge. Have the system converted to r134a which means you also...
Gabriel, Didn't you just buy your 300SD? If so, you probably need to contact the former owner. Jessica ... From: Willis Keene Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 8:11...
Gabriel, One time my alternator went out in Wilson, N.C. several years ago, not the best place for foreign auto work. Anyway, took the car to a Firestone, they...
Gabriel, Firstly, why would you take your MB to Firestone??? They can't even make decent tires so they're not going to know anything about a MB. They'll also...
