hey Al, i guess the issue with my car was all due to a crack in the engine, which i just found last week. right by the oil filler cap. any suggestions? Ali...
Isnt the oil filler on top of the valve cover? If so then you only need to replace or repair the valve colver. They should be easily found in Mercedes junk...
Hi, Thanks so much for the info! Is it generally a good idea to repair a camshaft? I am do not know that much about auto repair yet, but a friend of mine...
You should take your camshaft to a qualified camshaft grinder and not just some neighborhood machine shop if you want it done right.? Those machine shops you...
I do not think a crack in the cam cover would cause the problems you described. White smoke = burning oil (generally). Oil generally comes from three sources: ...
Does anyone have a diagram of the column shifter system? or - does anyone know the steps of disassembling a column shifter system? Your help is appreciated. ...
I also have one I will be selling, along with the map sensor and maybe the ignition box if someone is interested. My megasquirt project is almost done and I...
Is your used car for sale? Do you want it to be sold right away? OzFree will help you do that for free! Yes just for free! No hidden charges! All you need to...
running (sort of) parts car only, for dismantle only no title, no papers, no history, rescued from the crusher. Will ship anywhere if payment pre-arrainged...
Did you get any keys with it? How is the wood on it? I need a glove box and trunk locks with keys and I also need some replacement wood around the doors and...
I have just picked up a 1970 Mercedes 300 sel 3.5 European model with just over 125,000 km about 78,000 miles on it.I am in need of a couple parts.I need...
Rob; I bought the CD manual from MB.? First off, they are the only ones still using Netscape, so if your computer uses Microsoft Internet Explorer, the disk...
at road speeds and very light throttle, my 1972 4.5 feels like there's a trailer hooked up to it, just a gentle push-pull feeling, not really a miss. goes away...
I think worldpac has them so any reseller like autohauseaz can get them. They can be cleaned though. ... From: amberolaman To: mercedesw108@yahoogroups.com ...
You might try cleaning the trigger points first and see if that helps. Is the problem worse when the car is cold, or less than fully warmed up? If so, the...
Dave and Ali thanks for your replies. the problem seems to come on with a warmed up machine. I pulled the trigger points today and they were dry of oil. The...
hey ali, my 280 over heated on the highway, there was a bunch of anti freeze all over the engine, now it smells like crack gasket. who wants it? I think i...
Been very busy, Sorry for not responding sooner. Should I part out or dispose of complete? ..................................... $800 for whole car, early...
Sorry for delayed response; been away from computer for awhile, but if you haven't bought trigger points yet, you should be able to do much better than $400 ...
My front seats are getting trashed and I can't bring myself to pay the piper to get them redone in leather, so I'm thinking about sheepskins. Anyone have any...