That would be my worry. During the 80's as a firefighter we saw a lot of Chrysler K car engine fires. There was a wire that went over the valve cover that shorted & caused engine fire. Amazing how much damage in a short time.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Aug 27, 2017 11:00 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Engine could be OK but wouldn't the cost of repairing the wiring/harness be > prohibitive? > > On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Yeah, the comment regarding the fires affect on the engine of "Motor > > should still be good" with the operative word being /*Should. > */Repairing a > > gas engine always costs more than I think it should. I owned a similar > MB > > except it was a SE not SEL but the rest was the same. That 4.5L V8 is an > > awesome engine though. Poor gas mileage but sufficient performance even > > in a heavy 4 door sedan. It's possible that's a 38K car especially > since > > it was released near the height of the gas crisis of the 70s. OPEC and > all > > that making long lines & "Sold Out" signs a regular sight at gas > stations. > > Of course the typical buyer of a new SEL 4.5 would not be living paycheck > > to paycheck I would hope so perhaps it didn't affect them as I would > > think. SO who knows, maybe they have all receipts so the mileage can be > > confirmed? > > I was always a sucker for those cars. Still am, would love a car like > > this one but not as a project. Also, I'm thinking the 6 cyl. 280 engine > > would be preferable as is that SEL body. I believe the L came from an > > additional 4" in the rear passenger compartment. > > LarryT > > > > On 08/25/2017 9:30 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> Really? > >> > >> Massive fire damage in engine bay... Can't imagine $5,000 up front for a > >> long term project car? > >> > >> Do these have enough residual value to support the ask price? > >> > >> I don't have a clue. > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> '73 Mercedes 280 SEL > >>> https://memphis.craigslist.org/clt/d/73-mercedes-280-sel/ > 6243213505.html > >>> > >>> via cPro for Craigslist > >>> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iApp > >>> Android: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-App > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
