Years ago I worked in marine construction. We were always sinking workboats and flooding the engines. We would raise the boat, change the oil in the engine and fire it up. However, there were few electronics on the old Detroit Diesel 6-71 and 6-110 engines. I think if you can get the water out of the engine or transmission soon after the flooding, they should be OK. I would not touch flooded electronics though.
Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Canfield Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:56 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] wood: sun or water exposure. A manual tranny may be OK......As long as it wasn't run since the flooding if the price is right i wouldn't worry too much. Is the engine still there? I need a decent running 240D engine for cheap. So what if you have to pull the pan and clean things out for the right price. Where is it? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] wood: sun or water exposure. > By purest coincidence, I can answer that, having just seen a 240d flood > car > in person (total flood, up to top of dash for about three days), two years > after it was flooded. > > The wood appeared perfectly normal, actually better than my two 240Ds. > (Albeit this was fresh water.) > > I was offered it for parts. Pity, the car's body was apparently near mint > before the flood. I want it for the 4spd transmission, but my wrench > advised > you have to drain the gearbox and if any water comes out, run away. As I > have no handy way to tip a w123 on its side, the vendor and I are in a > Mexican SO right now. > > Mac > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I think if it had been under water the wood would appear delaminated. The >> photo of the underside seems normal, so I would guess the fading and >> cracking in the finish is due solely to solar UV. >> >> On 10/13/05, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> On this auction is the wood look like that because of sun or water? >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CONSOLE- >>> TRIM-COVER-NICE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33705QQitemZ8006448525QQrdZ1 >>> If you look at his other auctions you see one that looks "normal" >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CLIMATE- >>> CONTROL-TRIM- >>> NICE_W0QQitemZ8006450901QQcategoryZ40017QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie >>> wItem >>> >>> yet he has another >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERCEDES-W-124-300E-BURL-WOOD-CLIMATE- >>> CONTROL-TRIM- >>> NICE_W0QQitemZ8006451802QQcategoryZ40017QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie >>> wItem >>> >>> which looks like the centre console one, or is it just sun glare on >>> item in the photo? >>> >>> PS "North Alabama" >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ======================================================================== >>> === >>> John M. McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1-800-477-2659 >>> Corporate Smalltalk Consulting Ltd. http://www.smalltalkconsulting.com >>> ======================================================================== >>> === >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
