Instead of putting the 617 in at this point, I would strip the car to
bare metal and kill every last tin worm hole or mark. The amount of
effort I put into Gump is commensurate with her purchase price and
effort expended. As I put more elbow grease, I will no doubt up the
bar on standards to the point she becomes more #2 quality than 20 foot.
With rust eating away at the car, you will dump lots of effort into
getting the engine into a car that may not have life equal to the
effort. Having not seen the car myself, only you can make that choice.
Having seen the failure points in PnP cars, I know where I need to pay
attention so that when I start the sheet metal process, I will end up
with a superb engine in a great body. Right now, there are incipient
melanomas that attention will keep from spreading until full chemo and
radiation/welding can deal with
On Friday, June 24, 2005, at 07:19 AM, Joseph Shaw wrote:
Thanks, Kaleb-
Again, EXCELLENT advice and info-exactly the kind of info I was
looking for!
Unfortunately, I just let a '75 300D get away that was one of the
possible donors I was thinking of. The one that is nearby is a later
one-'80 or so, so I guess it won't work!
I really appreciate your input!
BTW, mine is not a "pristine" 250C by any means, and has some small
rust spots. Was redone some years back, and not done great, but was
done decent. There are a few isolated weak spots that are rusting,
and unfortunately, rusting enough that there are a few small holes
here and there. However, it does LOOK good, and is definitely savable
and worth saving.
Now, here is another factor I hadn't thrown in, which will make some
of you go, "WHAT THE SAM HILL ARE YOU THINKING???" but my 250C has
supposedly an original 50K. I was only thinking about the diesel for
the fuel economy factor, and because I am afraid I may NEVER get the
carbs synched real well again after this rebuild!
So, IF I do this, I will have a good, low-mile 250 (2.8) engine for
sale is the good news, I guess!
Thanks again!
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
