The reason for the wire to the compressor is probably because the klima relay is bad. Other stuff seems minor. It would have been reasonable at $1.2-1.5k
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2017, at 9:56 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Car was a beater, sort of. > > The body wasn't bad and as stated previously all the known issues were > addressed, such as evapectomy, delivery valve O rings and washers, wiring > harness, etc. > > What put me off were the "repairs" that had been done to the car. Lots of > short cuts, stuff eliminated and bypassed, etc. it would have been a major > undertaking to get everything right again, and that's if the components > involved, like the PB unit, were still functional. > > For example, the AC had a wire run directly to the compressor clutch. That > is, it ran 100% of the time, which explained why the expansion valve appeared > to be frozen. And this was on a 66F day. Lights and signals worked, but no > hazards. Things like the fuel heater and windshield washer heater all > bypassed. Messy. > > Interior was actually pretty nice, with the wood being cracked and a little > bit of headliner droop starting to show. The upholstery, which was a really > dark tan like tobacco (color code 174, whatever that is) was in really good > shape. > > I might have considered it at $1000, knowing it would take another grand to > make it safe and fully functional, but there's no way I would pay his $1900 > asking price. > > I'll see if he comes back to me on it as I expect he will. He won't like my > response and will probably blow me off. However, if I could get it for $1000 > I would do it. > > I was amazed at the performance of the car despite not being turbocharged. > That's still a pretty spritely ride considering it's normally aspirated. It > drove well and was almost as good as a gas W124, I thought. > > Dan > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 17, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> What;s the deal with that cheep dizzel? >> >> --FT >> >> >>> On 2/17/17 9:43 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: >>> I might go look at the 300k 300SEL this weekend. >>> >>> Does anyone have any direct experience with the M103 in the W126 chassis as >>> far as fuel mileage? I'm really curious about this, but don't have any real >>> information short of anecdotal stuff. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> -D >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://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 >>> >> >> -- >> --FT >> Winston Churchill: >> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large >> or petty, >> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. >> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of >> the enemy.” >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://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 > > 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 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
