That's cr*p. I hadn't even diagnosed the problem until two days ago. I've decided to go with a good used 85 transmission transplant if I can find one. My mechanic said the entire unit (incl. the torque converter) fits right in perfectly. There will be no need to swap out either the existing speedometer or the tach gauge/sensor. This approach will net me approx. $1000.00 over a rebuilt one. There is a 90 day warranty on the used part. I don't drive the car that much so I'm not too concerned about long term solutions.
1983 300TD 320 K miles On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Okay sure... Your local guy gonna give you a warranty? > > You coulda had it done 5 times now if you just bought one from Rusty... > > -Curt > > Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:47:46 -0500 > From: "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Feasibility of trasnplanting 1985 transmission into > a 1983 300TD > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: > <b8cdcef40901111847l1f3d3f1apffbd53963700d...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Rusty has a deal but it's $1700 (not 1400) plus shipping one way, and by > the > time you figure the labor for R/R the price is over $2500.00 > > I'm still unclear about this entire business. > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Can Rusty not get a rebuilt for your car cheaper than the $2300 rebuild? > I > > was under the impression his were around $1400 with a 2 year waranty. If > I > > had a car that needed a trans I'd be all over that deal. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090112/871c70a0/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090112/faa6e543/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
