I have a toyota previa. I do not love that car. It is a crap hauler,
and smells like baby vomit. It is AWD, so I take it hunting or the
dump. Back up car that SWMBA wanted gone because I would not part
with Gump.
clay
On Jan 24, 2010, at 5:00 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I think you just need a 3rd car, or rather Gump should become your
third car.
Your SECOND car (the one you drive when Gump is down) should be
something you HATE. I'm thinking an 8 year old Corolla... It'll cost
about $2000. A Geo Prism is the same car, you might be able to save
a little cash there. They'll go forever on relatively little $$ in
repairs but are absolutely not fun in any way.
With that out of the way you have NOTHING TO LOSE in working on Gump
yourself...
This is exactly what I've been doing with Hammie my '83 240D and
current daily driver. Lately whenever I talk about what I want to
get to replace him my wife says "but he's been so reliable!"
Yesterday I had to remind her that I have to fix *something* almost
every week but fortunately those have generally been little things I
can do even in the bitter cold while she's zipping around in the
Ranger...
-Curt
-Curt
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:57:22 -0600
From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gump has Died... selling her
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Are you talking about the cap for the oil pump drive? That should be
easy to reseal. If memory serves, it is an aluminum ring. Just
clean, pull the cap, clean everything, and put it back together with
a new seal.
The larger issue is the oil escaping from the big bolt near the fuel
filter. The one that screws into the block and holds the IP, oil
pump and Vac pump in line. Lots and lots of oil escaping. Much
blow by in the valve cover, just makes the leak there worse. Car
doctor thinks it would require too much shop time, so .....
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