I've noticed that odometers on most '85 - 87 300SD/L turbodiesels with electric speedometers need repairs to start counting the miles again.
On Sat, May 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote: > I had to come to KC to pickup a hard top I found for the SL so went ahead > and looked at it. Kid was asking $2800 for it. I paid him $1200 for it. > Main reason I was interested was due to it being the super rare Bornite > color. Anyway, according to the BW and PP posts this car has had a crap ton > of work done to it by a PO in Houston. Car has be beat on a little bit, or > maybe quite a bit but I think it’s got potential. It will need a dented in > RF fender replaced. The hood needs to be repainted. It also has some small > rust bubbles around the rear window seal on the passenger side. We know > there could be a lot more hiding under the seal. Also, in the corner on the > drivers side in the trunk drain channel, it’s got a bunch of silicone > gooped in there. I would suspect a rust hole maybe? Per carfax it was in WI > when new for a few years. Aside from the spots mentioned above it’s rust > free. Interior is actually in pretty good shape. Odo does not work. It > starts and runs great. Not much blowby, transmission shifts good, > suspension feels good. In the BW post it that guy was messing the piston > protrusion properly it would indicate it has bent rods. Just from casual > observing it running it does not show any signs of that at all so maybe he > was not measuring correctly. > > > > Sent from my iPhone_______________________________________ > 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
