On Oct 13, 2012, at 10:36 AM, "Conrad Trybus" <tryb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > I would like to ask for some knowledge about a 1973 280. I am in high > school and this is my first car. As one would expect from a 16 year old, I > don't have a whole lot of automotive experience or skill, but I have been > working on restoring an old Jeep for a few years, so I'm not completely > mechanically inept. > First of all, the car smokes after getting up to temperature(maybe after > driving 4-9 miles). It is a white smoke from the exhaust. That would indicate a bad head gasket, not seals. White smoke = coolant, blue smoke = oil, black smoke = fuel. > Also, if I'm careful, can I reuse all of the gaskets and seals, or would I > have to buy new ones. New. We have a parts supplier on this list, and his prices are the best of anyone's. > I was also wondering about the vacuum pump. Is it really necessary at all? A gasser with a vacuum pump? Yes, if it's there, it's necessary. German engineers are funny like that. > > Also, the sun roof doesn't work. It worked for a couple days after I > bought the car, then stopped working. When I press the open button nothing > happens, but when I press the close button I hear the electric motor. On other models it is operated with a cable. Might be a cable issue. > Maybe I should buy a new switch just incase we killed it (any good places to > buy one). Rusty at buymbparts.BIZ 1-800-741-5252 > Finally, are there any little nuances about operating and maintaining an > old Mercedes W114 that I should know about? Never owned one. > Other than these things I mentioned, I love the car and hope to keep it in > good condition Jaime? Mitch? Loren? Kaleb? Craig? Roger? Someone who knows more than me please help this young man out. We were all young once... Rick Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________ 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
