Let's have photos. I like the deal you got. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 16, 2017, at 2:50 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > So Max and I went and loaded up the more decent 420SEL that has the hole > punched in the valve cover, I am thinking Kleb's explanation of the chain > jumped the sprocket due to failure of tensioner/guide is probably what > happened. I guess that engine is trashed. I got it unloaded from my trailer > into the barn with minimal drama, we'll get load the turd with the "good" > engine tomorrow. This one does not have a key, it got burned up when the > PO's trailer caught fire, so I guess I can't try to spin it for now. > > This car is not half bad. So now I have one with a bad engine (420) and bad > tranny (300) that are both fairly decent cars. Now I need to find a 300SEL > with a bad motor and good tranny I can get for cheepcheep. > > --FT > > >> On 6/15/17 3:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Another reason why I would never touch a W126 420SEL. Unless I was parting >> it out. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Jun 15, 2017, at 3:22 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> If the bolts strip out while removing then yes. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jun 15, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> And this is the one that needs the head bolt holes drilled with the >>>> special jig and then Heilicoiled, right? Tat’s because the head bolts >>>> pull out when you try to torque them. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
