Sorry, engine had a rod thru the block before the flood. Seller is keeping the head. Car is near Ottawa, ON.
Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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
