Bet it drives like a new car other than the engine. AMAZING how solid that
car is for the mileage. I guess I probably don't need to make a road trip
for a car right now.....It would have to be a twin to yours if I did. That
color combo is perfect for the 123 chassis. I really don't like the lighter
colors.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hello again, and back to my 240d battle
LoL, well believe it or not, the guy who dragged the 240d back here for
me,
I THINK now has a fairly straight/intact 123 with a bad motor, probably
was
a 300d.
He might part with it. Want me to ask?
Hilarious car exchange we may have going here....
I really liked driving the dark blue car (man that sunroof feels HUGE) so
my
inclination is to keep it, as in any case I have probably $700 into it by
now, mostly stuff to pass inspection....
Mac
on 5/15/06 4:51 PM, Mike Canfield at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Mac.......If you decide you want to give up on the ole girl let me
know.....I might buy it back from you.....Found a 76 240D 4spd with 65K
miles and a very rusted body that would make a good donor with some
tinkering.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Hello again, and back to my 240d battle
Hey, everyone, I sort of dropped off the face of the earth but now I'm
back.... Nice to 'see' you all again (huh?).
Okay, way back months ago I was talking about the 240d I picked up from
Mike, and the fact that I sorta lost one cylinder without warning, one
morning (excuse the rhyme). Number 1 cylinder showed 15 lbs compression,
but
came way up when I squirted in some oil. This thing as 300k on it, so it
does not owe anyone a whole lot. But it ran great last fall when I was
driving it, albeit was smoking a bit and using oil.
When the weather cleared I put in a lot of time on it. Adjusted the
valves
and tried every snake-oil remedy I could think of, hoping I had a stuck
ring, maybe carbon buildup. Yeah I was reaching.
In any case, I eventually had it running on about half a crankcase full
of
Marvel Mystery oil, with Marvel in the fuel as well. Turned the idle up
way
high and literally ran it for days on end, trying to see if I could lose
the
smaking and hard miss.
And lo and behold it was just about back after about 3 days. If you left
it
on high idle, after an hour or so the exhaust cleared up and it ran
smooth
with just the odd pop-pop-pop (soft miss). HOWEVER, if you took it out
on
the road, tho it would perform okay and not smoke while driving, once
you
came back to idle the hard miss was back for about 20 minutes.
So then I changed the oil and had to park it for a week. Came back, and
it
was back to square #1. Smokes WORSE than it ever did, now is hard to
start
(started great before I did that oil change and parked it). DOH.
Took it to a reliable, old-time German independent. He says ring has
come
unseated, forget it, no T-shirt, put a fork in it, etc. Says it's now
zero
compression on #1. He can't believe I was driving it.
I am a stubborn bastid. I saw that car run ok and drove it. I don't want
to
give up.
I want to tow it back to my storage lot and try a 1/2 oil 1/2 varsol
"oil
change" as one last shot. Maybe let some Pepsi soak down there too.
THoughts? TIA
--
Mac
'82 300sd
'82 240d (x2)
'60 220s
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