Forgot to mention - John Quay diagnosed a problem from just listening to
the car that my regular mechanic has never been able to solve. Then he
solved it (temporarily, at least).

Again, I'm amazingly lucky with this one ;)

Thanks all,

jh

Ron Bunting wrote:
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> I’d look for a broken pipe or hose too. When a seal goes it does it
> slowly over many miles and not all at once. If it breaks it doesn’t
> drop fluid ,just stops driving.
>
> Doesn’t sound too serious.
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>
> *From:* mercedesw108@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:mercedesw108@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *jhlists
> *Sent:* Friday, 3 July 2009 4:59 PM
> *To:* mercedesw108@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: [mercedesw108] Stranded in Brattleboro - recs,
> suggestions? Anyone hear of John Quay at Auto III?
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> Hein Marx wrote:
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> >
> > Perhaps a one of the pipes that transport the ATF to and from the
> > radiator failed?
>
> I sincerely hope so :) Assuming that I didn't destroy the tranny.
>
> jh
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* jhlists <mailto:jhlists@...
> <mailto:jhlists%40hirschman.net>>
> > *To:* mercedesw108@yahoogroups.com
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> > *Sent:* 03 July 2009 08:49 AM
> > *Subject:* [mercedesw108] Stranded in Brattleboro - recs,
> > suggestions? Anyone hear of John Quay at Auto III?
> >
> > Decided to take my '72 280 SE 4.5 for a somewhat longer trip - from
> > Brooklyn to Vermont. For Independence Day. And things started with a
> > bang...
> >
> > The tranny started to feel "slippy" in a bad way. I was right by an
> > exit, and I got her off the road, fast, and into a gas station lot
> > immediately.
> >
> > The car finished dumping all of its ATF in the lot. Some smoke, but
> > from
> > ATF hitting hot surfaces (I hope :)). Not sure if its a seal or
> > something else at this point.
> >
> > As luck would have it, there's a vintage Mercedes mechanic in town
> > named
> > John Quay. His shop is called Auto III. He had a yard full of older
> > Mercedes, including a nice pontoon wagon.
> >
> > If anyone had heard of this dude, or has any suggestions, would love to
> > hear it!
> >
> > Happy motoring to everyone ;)
> >
> > jh
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