Why drive it out of sight? Once it's signed over to you and paid for do as you wish with it.
Mike On Jan 16, 2012 8:11 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Somebody in the Greater Washington section of the MBCA should have a > connection up there. If you can't find an MB DIesel enthusiast up there, > you sure ly can find a good MB Diesel mechanic who could be paid to drive > over and look at it, or have the PO drive it to the shop and leave it > there for you. > > A phone call to the PO may yield some info. Does it miss all the time? > Does it get better as the engine warms? Does it smooth out as the RPM > goes up? > > If either of the latter 2 questions are YES, then you have a better chance > of driving it home without problem. As an alternative to paying someone to > look for it, you could get a rebuilt injector assembly from Q and take it > with you. Pay the PO, drive it a out of sight, and crack lines to see > which cylinder is the culprit, then install the rebuilt injector, and see > if it is ok after that. > > Okay, I accidentally bought a car off of eBay. >> Don't ask how... >> I got it VERY cheap and it is a rust free diesel w124 in SWMBO's favorite >> color. (SWMBO is tired of the tired w123) I can fix mechanical >> things, Rust cancer is another story. Now, I have to get this car home. >> >> The cheapest route would be fly out to Baltimore, MD. and drive it home. >> One problem though, >> the car has a miss. Doesn't burn motor oil, it just doesn't hit on all >> five. So... >> Do I fly out and fix what I assume to be wrong (injector or glow plug) >> and hope for the best? >> Do I find a local to the car indy to t/s first? >> Or do I contract a carrier to haul it home? >> >> Decisions, decisions. >> >> >> Rick >> Who is beginning to have WAY too many vehicles... >> ______________________________** >> _________ >> 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
