[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Marshall,
Have you kept any data on the reliability (or failure rate) for evaporators in
'87 300TDs?
I'm considering the purchase of a poor example of such a fine car, and it's
been abused to the point that the egine has been replaced at least once
(247,000 miles on the odometer). One of the many problems the car has, and
most worrisome to me, is that the AC doesn't work.
Any idea if evaporator failures were higher or lower based on region (i.e.
North vs. South)? I'm thinking that this car's AC died while it was in the
North, not really hot enough to need it, so it's been INOP for years. I'm
thinking that means a lower probability that the EVAP is bad? Does that make
any sense, or am I trying to rationalize this purchase?
Evaporator failure rate in 124 wagons from the south seems to be to be
in the 40-50% range - northern cars seem to do a little better (but my
mostly Pittsburgh run 124 wagon evaporator failed after about 4 years in
Virginia).
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0
159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi
Diesel Technical Advisor MBCA, member GWSection
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