$1200 - replaced pump with a used one and resealed the entire tranny. Another local Indy (my old one) quoted me $1980 to reseal a tranny (turned out he put 1 qt too much ATF in and that is why it was leaking. I took it out (1 qt) and it's been fine ever since, HENCE he is my OLD indy).
Chris --- "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so he got it fixed? What was the damage $? > > Christopher McCann wrote: > > > I would have come just to pay homage to the > DOKTOR, > > except I was bailing Jim and his shot tranny pump > 300D > > out...which is now fixed, BTW. Looked at the old > pump. > > Interesting. Amazing what a cracked and wobbling > > bushing will do. > > > > Chris > > > > --- "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > >>Well heck Marshall, when are you going to let > people > >>know when you are > >>making these trips some things can be planned. > You > >>were a mear 20 or so > >>miles away from the striplin.net/okiebenz empire. > >>We could have had a > >>mini okieq or something. > >> > >>Marshall Booth wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Took my yearly 2000+ mile trip to Oklahoma and > >> > >>back last weekend. > >> > >>>Averaged 33.5 mpg with a high of 37.5 and a low > of > >> > >>28.5. The low was on > >> > >>>a tank of 11% BioDiesel (actually when mixed into > >> > >>what was already > >> > >>>there, it was more like 6-7%). That's consistent > >> > >>with what I've heard > >> > >>>and read, but contrary to what I'd read, the > >> > >>several tankfuls of > >> > >>>biodiesel I had previously used (all 20% from the > >> > >>Navy Annex station in > >> > >>>Arlington VA) had given me economy at least equal > >> > >>to conventional #2. > >> > >>>I averaged about 70 mph for most of the trip > >> > >>(sustained speeds of > >> > >>>between 55 and 85 mph at different times). I was > >> > >>driving my 190D 2.5 > >> > >>>turbo and running the AC almost continuously > >> > >>(outside temps between high > >> > >>>70s and mid 90s). > >>> > >>>Marshall > >> > >>-- > >>Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > >> 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > >> 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > >> 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > >>Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > >> > >>_______________________________________ > >>For new parts see official list sponsor: > >>http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> > > > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, > Missouri > > -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" > (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) > > -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" > (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = > Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) > > -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) -1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 99K miles, "The Van" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
