You only REALLY need the head though right?
Jump starting w/a 6+yo battery thats probably totally ruined isn't going to
work, at the very least you'd need a new battery (borrow one from your other
car). Run the fuel line to a can so you don't drag crap from the tank which is
almost certainly full of algae. Do an oil change before trying to start. Make
sure theres some coolant and that mice haven't taken up residence in the air
intake, maybe also jump the battery with a big charger or car as it'll probably
take a bit to get things going.
How much are we talking? I got my 190D "parts car" for $250 the body was in
good condition but the engine was "broken" on a 165,xxx mile car. For the
inverse on a 300,xxx mile car I wouldn't pay much more.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:49:20 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
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Subject:
[MBZ] How to start a very dormant W123 turbodiesel
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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
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