I could ask the dealer to check the donor car's VIN. On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:27 AM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>wrote:
> 100% The question is when, which nobody can answer. I'll bet a quarter it's > not original, just an empty shell. > > Max > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So what are the odds it will burt into shrapnel after 26 years and 250,000 > miles, assuming this is the original TO? > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:08 PM, ernest breakfield < > erne...@backyardengineering.org> wrote: > > > lots of stories out there about these things; it wasn't nearly as bad as > > some people make it sound. > > > > i understand that many parts were replaced in the cars that actually > > developed a problem, but that wasn't the case for the majority of them. > for > > example, Mercedes replaced the original Trap in my '85 before it even had > > 90K on it, and acted on another campaign(not a "recall") some years > laterto > > replace whatever they put in there originally with something else. (i can > > probably still read the P/N off of it in case anyone's that curious.) in > > neither case did they replace any exhaust components. > > > > > > cheers! > > e > > > > '85 300D CA car > > ~196K miles (the last ~75K almost exclusively on B99) > > > > > > > > On 26/Aug/11 08:51, Mitch Haley wrote: > > > >> andrew strasfogel wrote: > >> > >> Seriously,why would I remove the trap oxidizer? The car runs exactly > >>> like > >>> my Atlanta buddy's 49-state version 1985 300TD, only cleaner. > >>> > >> > >> ...until the TO breaks apart and makes the turbine wheel in your new > turbo > >> look like the compressor wheel in your old turbo. There was a reason > that > >> MBZ recalled every 1985 California OM617 and removed the TOs. IIRC, it > cost > >> them a pretty penny because their redesigned fix involved replacing the > >> entire exhaust system from manifold to tailpipe. > >> > >> Mitch. > >> > >>_____________________________________________ > **_________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>; > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>; > >> > >> > >>_____________________________________________ > **_________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>; > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>; > > > _____________________________________________ > > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
