Well, my feelings are that he knew, but I'm not here to throw stones at him. Just needed to vent.
-brian -----Original Message----- From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:56 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump question answered, plus rant Maybe he didnt know the head was cracked. Brian Smyla wrote: > Thanks, Tom. > > Well, I've got about $7K in the car right now, probably need another $2k to > get it 'perfect', including paint. Yes, I believe the car is worth it, > since I'll probably drive it much longer than something I'd buy for $30 - > 40K at a dealership. > > You're right about the 'caveat emptor' clause, but my complaint is more > along the lines of dishonesty within the classic Benz owners' community. > > Brian Smyla > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Hargrave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:57 PM > To: Mercedes mailing list > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Vacuum pump question answered, plus rant > > Brian, > > This all falls under the "let the buyer beware" clause. You should have done > your homework on the car before purchasing it. > > I've owned 15 old Mercedes to date and I've put serious money into every > good deal that I have bough to date. These days, I just figure that I'll > have to put $2,000 into anything I buy. And that's after I check out the car > and decide that it's in good shape. But you need to understand that I'll > purchase an older Mercedes then I'll put 50,000 + miles a year on it. > > My latest Mercedes, a 1987 300SDL, cost me $1600.00 the first month I owned > it. About this time last year, the transmission cost me $1760.00 but at > least it got me home. I'm nursing a cracked head or bad head gasket and have > been doing so for over 50,000 miles. Even with all of these costs, it's > still cheaper than the rate that my Wife's new Grand Cherokee is > depreciating and I won't complain. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > 256-656-1924 > www.kegkits.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brian Smyla > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MBZ] Vacuum pump question answered, plus rant > > > Thanks to all those that replied to my question about the vacuum pump port. > I had the engine replaced with a used one, and the shop that did the work > warranted the engine for 30 days. The day after I picked the car up, the > engine wouldn't stop. I took it back to have the problem resolved, and was > told the problem was in the vacuum transducers near the turbo. I took the > car back, then discovered that there wasn't any vacuum on the small port on > the pump. Also, the climate control had air coming from the defrost ports > only, and the shifting was very hard, as was mentioned in some of your > replies. > > > > I had a very bad experience with this engine replacement. The shop owner > claims to have many years experience working on MBZ products, but when I > picked the car up, the heat didn't work (mechanic said it was a problem with > my climate control), the starter engaged intermittently, the idler pulley > was chafing the back side of the belt, a turbo support bracket was missing, > and various bolts were missing here and there. I spent three hours checking > the climate control, only to finally figure out that the mechanic had left a > plug in the return water pipe where it connects to the heater hose that > comes off the monovalve. I returned the car for repair of the other > problems. They fixed the starter issue, installed the turbo bracket ( after > arguing with me on the phone for 5 minutes that the bracket didn't exist ), > told me the idler pulley wasn't part of what was warranted ( the idler > pulley was from the replacement engine, and I told him that since it wasn't > under warranty, I wanted my old one back ), and said the shutoff problem was > in the emission control transducers, which I know is BS, because there's no > vacuum on the port to start with. > > > > If anyone's interested, the shop is Chaney's Auto Service in Ringgold, VA. > I'm not going back. > > > > Oh, and he charged me $2000 for the replacement engine, labor to remove the > replacement engine from the donor vehicle, promised me a 10% cash discount > from the original quoted price, then added enough miscellaneous parts (motor > mounts, used starter, hoses, etc..) to make up the difference. Go figure. > > > > And no, it's not worth going to court over. > > > > And to make matters worse, I bought the car from Stefan Schultze, who > assured me that the only thing wrong with it was bad hood hinges. Flew to > Indiana to pick it up, where he told me that the heater had been > intermittently working. Drove it back, then discovered it had a cracked > head. All 6 cylinders. Refused to reply to follow up emails asking for a > $1k concession. I know, my fault, caveat emptor and all that. > > > > Thanks for letting me vent. > > > > Brian Smyla > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
