That's great work Jaime. We will crrtainly jave a spot for you to park that classic.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 3:09 PM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Ok, my 67 300SEL it back on the road. I rebuilt the fan coupling from my > parts car and swapped it in. I also put the radiator in from the parts > car, as it looks to be a pretty fresh 3-row recore. And new belts, since > the old ones were oil soaked. > > So far, running in the driveway at fast idle with the AC on there are no > oil leaks. I'll start driving it and see if I can stress it and be sure > its good. > > I'll probably rebuild the coupler I took off the car and keep it as a spare > (and take it on the trip). While its my favorite feature of the car, it > also makes me a bit nervous > > Jaime > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 8:58 PM Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I thought we were going to make it the M189 year! Hows the Adenauer > > coming along? > > > > I've drive the 300SEL quite a bit this summer. With the exception of > this > > fan coupler issue, its been doing well. > > > > Jaime > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 8:42 PM Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > > > >> No you never brought it but I wish you would! Would be first ponton ever > >> at the Q! > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Aug 15, 2019, at 8:39 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Did I ever bring the 219? It could make the trip, but it’s rough on the > >> family.... no head rests, lots of road noise, and a weak radio. > >> > >> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 8:13 PM Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >>> You didn’t bring the 219 two years ago. You brought the 250S! > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> > On Aug 15, 2019, at 7:26 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > I just booked an AirBNB in South Kingston for Friday night... I'll be > >>> up > >>> > with the whole family as usual. > >>> > > >>> > What can I bring? A box of peaches? Some kind of give away? > >>> > > >>> > I have to figure out what I'm driving. I find myself with lots of > >>> cars all > >>> > needing work: > >>> > 67 300SEL: I was planning on taking this, but the hydraulic fan > >>> coupling > >>> > blew an oil seal last week. I'm trying to source parts to fix it > >>> properly. > >>> > 79 300SD: I brought this last year... its been sitting since I drove > >>> it to > >>> > Amelia Island in March and needs an AC compressor > >>> > 59 219: Brought this two years ago... a trailing arm bushing failed, > >>> so > >>> > thats needs to be done before it goes anywhere. > >>> > > >>> > Ideally, I fix all this before mid September anyway. I should fix > the > >>> 59 > >>> > and 67 at least. The AC in the 300SD might have to wait until next > >>> year. > >>> > > >>> > Worst case I drive the W140, which is the most boring, but most > >>> comfortable > >>> > for everyone > >>> > > >>> > Jaime > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 3:42 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > >>> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> [image: image.png] > >>> >> Mark your calendar for September 14 for another wonderful > celebration > >>> of > >>> >> vehicles and camaraderie. Once again we will be at Goddard State > >>> Park, > >>> >> 1095 Ives Road Warwick RI. Sites 40-42. > >>> >> http://www.riparks.com/Locations/LocationGoddard.html > >>> >> > >>> >> We will start to gather about 10AM for coffee and Dunkin Donuts (It > >>> is New > >>> >> England). We will start with Chowdah about 1PM. Curt will be > >>> showcasing > >>> >> his latest Coleman cooking and I will steam about 200 littleneck > >>> clams. > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> *Dwight E. Giles Jr.* > >>> >> *1982 300CD* > >>> >> *2005 E320 4matic* > >>> >> *Wickford RI* > >>> >> _______________________________________ > >>> >> 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 > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Jaime Kopchinski > >>> > http://www.jaimekop.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 > >>> > > >>> > >>> -- > >> Jaime Kopchinski > >> http://www.jaimekop.com/ > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Jaime Kopchinski > > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.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
