I'm negotiating to purchase a scrap-grade 1985 300TD that was totaled back in 2004. The car is virtually complete, although all I really crave is a decent 300TD engine to transplant into my 1985 300 pseudo-TD. Transport on a flatbed would probably be under $300.
The vehicle "ran well" at the time of the collision (so the story goes). As the other driver was clearly at fault, the owner received a generous settlement and also kept the car in his yard for the past 6 years. Unfortunately, he cannot jump-start it now. I am wondering whether I should take a chance on the car - what could I do differently to get the motor running? Is there a procedure to follow to start a long-dormant turbodiesel? Would fuel flow have something to do with it? Would a new battery potentially get it started (as opposed to a jump start)? In a worst case scenario it will NEVER start due to low compression, but given the low price he's asking Ihe would not want to take the time to perform a compression test for me. If I could get the car down here I could probably recover some of th cost from another guy who wants other parts from the car, but if I can't use the engine it would be quite embarrassing to say the least, not to mention that SWMBO would never let me forget what an idiot I was (am). So what are the odds I could get it running? Do I want to take this gamble?. The mileage is around 300K. Andrew _______________________________________ 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
