Congratulations Kevin. I am envious Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:09 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > ...Of this 1982 240D. It has the usual issues like non-working A/C, vacuum > door lock issues, bad door check straps, cracking MB-Tex on the driver’s > seat, but it runs OK! I’m sure it’ll run much better once I adjust the > valves and check the adjustment of the throttle linkages which are probably > not adjusted properly. It should keep me busy for a while. It does have > some minor blow by, but hopefully, synthetic oil and some Italian tune-ups > will help it. For a $1500 running, driving and stopping car with nice > paint, I can’t complain too much! I do wish it had the matching hub caps > rather than the Bunts. Also, it has mismatched tires which are ok until I > can get a new set of tires. > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 1982 240D 191Kmi, as yet unnamed > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 27, 2019, at 8:43 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The bowties at MBNA decreed in the 1970s tha since MB was no longer an > engineer's car, but a "luxury" car, we can only have an automatic. The > luddite car, the 240D, was excepted until they were able to extinguish it > in 1984. Most 240Ds were auto. LIke 80% or more from 81-83. > > > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 8/27/19 7:55 PM: > >> Looks like it could be a good deal. Does the color of the LF fender > look darker than the rest of the car? > >> > >> As I look at more and more 240Ds, I’m surprised at how few I see with > sticks. I thought sticks were more common? > >> > >> -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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
