[MBZ] Black '85 300D update

[kevin kraly]

Well, Dad and I went out yesterday to take a look at it.  before we got 
there, the owner had started it up and turned it around in the driveway.  He 
left it idling for a couple minutes before it died.  Since it had been 
sitting for a few months, I tried the primer pump which he knew nothin' 
about and proceeded to attempt a prime.  A moderate amount of fuel gushed 
out (old screw-in type), and I couldn't get the necessary 10psi behind it to 
kick excess fuel past the squeaky sounding valve that routes it back to the 
tank.  It caught on three cyls, but not enough to get it to run.  We tried a 
little starting fluid which did very little.  Next, we tried jumping it to 
get a bit more cranking speed, but still no go.  The owner left the charger 
on it all night to get the battery up to the max.  He just called me to 
inform me that it still wouldn't start.  Even if it starts which is 
unlikely, the car is nothing special, pealing clearcoat, cracks in the 
interior including dash cracking and major cracking in the top of the rear 
seatback, missing dash wood trim, non-working radio, and hey, it's a 
non-runner at present.  It does have new tires on Bundts and a passenger's 
side mirror, so it's worth at least $500.  Believe it or not, the trunk is 
DRY!

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266K miles, Ursula