Nothing good will come from hanging around after the sale is completed. Drive it to an auto parts store and work on it in the parking lot. If you buy bought it from Larry Darryl and Darryl drive fast.
-Dave Walton On Jan 16, 2012, at 8:17 PM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________ 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
