My w211 had plastic cap on oil tube. Found a Polish aftermarket dip stick online. I can send you source if you want to see if they have tranny dipstick.
Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Aug 24, 2018 9:14 PM, "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was looking at the hitch this afternoon. It’s a 2” drawtite rated 5000lb > has some various reinforcements so looks pretty stout. I’m guessing it’s > basically a factory analog. > > The tranny tube has a plastic plug on top. I need to get one of those dip > things to measure fluid level. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Aug 24, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> On August 24, 2018 at 12:41 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> It has an aftermarket hitch and a sketchy wire > > > > The current 2" Curt offering for W163 bolts to the four hitch mount > holes in the bumper frame and is rated for 3500lb. > > The 2" Draw-Tite is similar to the Curt, but also includes a couple of > reinforcing brackets that strengthen the bumper frame at the ends where > it's welded to the frame rails, and is rated for 5,000lb if you install the > reinforcements. I never knew why they did that, as I thought the W163 was > rated for 5000lb as-is, without bolting extra gussets to the frame. > > > > I think I've seen W163 with 1 1/4" receivers on them, don't ask me > what's up with that but I wouldn't consider towing over 2000lb with them. > > > > Mitch. > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
