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On Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11:24:25 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I was looking at a 260E at the dealer in Milwaukee some years ago and they tried to steer me into one of these they had taken on trade. First thing I asked the salesman was if the car had the head gasket issue addressed. He moved on to another car. -D > On May 8, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I looked at one of these before I bought my first W123 diesel. It ran and > drove OK but was fairly ratty inside and the paint was poor so I didn't buy > it. > > The BMW diesel engine used in those (M21, > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M21) was also used by Ford for a few of > their Lincoln models in that time period. > > I don't know if they had head gasket problems. Quite possibly they were > sensitive to overheating. > > >> On Mon, May 8, 2023, at 09:06, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: >>> On 2023-05-08 09:51, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >>> Looks fairly nice, could be fun. I like the interior >>> >>> Runs, drives and stops. Leaks diesel somewhere from engine and dash >>> works intermittently. Mileage unknown. >>> >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/259703866537911/ >> >> Weren't head gaskets a routine maintenance item with those, like every >> 50kmi or something? >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________ 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
