Gute Arbeit! Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 26, 2023, at 6:40 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Finished putting the 01CL600 back together after taking apart the intake > system to replace a $40 cam position sensor that was showing a failure. Had > to buy a hundred $$ or so in new bolts, then some more PCV hoses that > cracked, and I replaced the other cam sensor too while I was in there. So > like $300 in parts but hours of labor. > > Started right up and blew massive clouds of smoke which I think was due to a > lot of unburned fuel in the exhaust and catalysts from the poor running from > before. Anyway that soon cleared up and exhaust was not noticeable although > it still smells like stuff is still burning off. > > Took it out for first drive just down the road to get some gas (Kiawah > prices!) since I can’t tell how much is in the tank because the instrument > cluster is missing (I have a replacement to send off for reprogramming). > > OH WOW!!! A V12 can push the car to extreme speeds very quickly. No drama, > like a turbine it’s so smooth. An amazing awesome car. > > Needs a good interior detailing although it is quite well maintained. I’ll do > a Martha detailing on the paint although it is very nice too. The silver is > much more forgiving than black. The pollen here is turning cars green > overnight (and clogging my lungs) so I’ll wait a bit on that. > > Not the most fun job (but not too difficult actually) but extremely > gratifying to take a supercar that was basically left for dead in an auction > yard, and spend some time and a bit of money to get it back alive as it > should be. These cars were $130k new in 2001, which is like $250k in today > money, so for single digit % on depreciated value… > <image0.jpeg> > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn_______________________________________ > 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
