There were numerous carbureted engines in the Euro chassis models - I had a 1984 250LWB, and it had a 2.5 liter normally aspirated engine with a single two barrel carb. I can't recall the brand of carb at the moment, suffice to say they were known for the top covers warping and were made of unobtainium.
I put a Holley 2300 conversion on it and it ran fine. Dan --- On Mon, 1/25/10, tom tomscat <tomsc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: tom tomscat <tomsc...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [MBZ] 1984 230E > To: "mercedes diesel" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 7:58 AM > > Hi Dieselhead, > > > > I believe your info is incomplete. My info says that > engine was available in a carburetor version until > 1990. > > > > I am now at work, more or less, and I checked my > records. The car I had (in March 2006) was a 1984 > 230CE and it was carbureted. Last 7 digits of the VIN > were: AO95696. I distinctly remember the > carburetor, because it backfired repeatedly thru the > carburetor when we tried to start it, and I had to put out > more than one minor flame-up. Which put the Fear of > God into a couple of casual onlookers, btw. :) > > > > It was a great little collectible car, but it needed a lot > of restoration. > > > > Thanks, Dwight, for the pics. That is definitely a > different car than the one I briefly had custody of, from > what I can tell from those lousy pics. Mine was a > coupe. Sheesh, could he have taken a WORSE > picture??? They reminded me of the pics Vinny > Gambini had in MY COUSIN VINNY, taken through a filthy > screen. :) God, I love that movie! > > > > Tom Schuch > > SE Connecticut > > 1975 W115 300D (may be going up for sale shortly to make > some room) > > and a bunch of BMWs (adding a 6th today) > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:25:21 -0600 > From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 230E > Message-ID: <a0624081dc782db88f...@[192.168.1.112]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; > format="flowed" > > Carb engined 123 was only in 77 and 78 according to the > info I found. > All from 79 on were einspritz > > > > >Hi Curt, > > > > > > > >I run a residential facility here in CT. I have had a > car donation > >fundraising program for the past several years. A > couple of years > >ago someone donated a grey market 230E, cant remember > if it was an > >1983 or 1984. (I am gonna check my records at work > tomorrow, it may > >have been a 230CE.) It was a W123 chassis, however, in > need of > >restoration. I only had it on hand for a short time > before selling > >to some gearhead immigrants from western CT. Since it > was an > >unregistered vehicle, and badly in need of a tuneup, we > had no real > >idea of the power and economy. It was a neat car, > though, with a > >carbureted gasoline engine in the w123 chassis. > > > >FWIW, wikipedia has some info on it: > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W123 > > > > > > > >I am curious if that is the same car that Dwight saw. > The one I had > >was white with a blue cloth interior. > > > > > > > >Tom Schuch > > > >1975 W115 300D > > > >and a bunch of BMWs > > > >(adding a Euro Baur Monday night) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Message: 13 > >Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:50:31 -0500 > >From: Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > >To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] '84 230E > >Message-ID: > ><8b0e7cce1001241750k3e210b4cvde21f7400c84f...@mail.gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >same as a 190e 2.3. maybe a tad heavier but i will get > out of its own way > > > >On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > >> Anybody know anything about an '84 230E? > >> Dwight's found one. Grey market car, 5spd > (supposedly anyway) trans. > >> > >> Seller wants $1000 but says it needs ball joints > ("Ball joints you say?" > >> Sucks on teeth "Jeez, that could run into money. > What do you think about > >> $800 for this jalopy?") but has had other front > end work done already. > >> > >> What kind of mileage could one expect? How much > power? > >> > >> -Curt > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live > Hotmail Free. > >http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ > >_______________________________________ > >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 > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. 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