Its completely different to the 81-83 version. Pickup is different,
wiring is different, guage is different.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
Speaking of tachometers, does anyone know whether an 85 300CD would have a
different tach setup from an earlier (1981 - 1984) W123 turbodiesel? If so,
would the combination gauges be different for an 85 vs. one of the earlier
years?
1985 300CD
1983 300TD
On 2/28/07, Werner Fehlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bill - there are a lot of "improvements" between '81 and '85 on the 126
SD,
so that you would get some neat stuff if you kept the '85 and used the '81
for parts. The obvious key is rust - it doesn't take much for a car to
become a real money sink.
Just a few items that changed - '83 to '84, the tach did away with the
troublesome plug in amp on the fender well, and has its own pickup from
the
flywheel. Also in '84, you got the outside air temp readout, as well as 2
position memory seats. And if the '85 has MBTex instead of leather, you
will find the seats to be about as wear proof (and maintenance free) as
can
be. Probably some injection system, transmission control, and alarm
system
upgrades, too.
Werner
'83SD
'90D
----- Original Message -----
From: "BillR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Allen Ringgold'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mercedes Discussion List"
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Cc: "Allen D. Ringgold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:00 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 300SD for $250
Just got a call from the guy selling the car. Turns out it is a 1985
300SD, 159k miles. He says the interior is pretty good, but needs
cleaning and the windows don't work exactly right. It is green with a
green interior. My main interest in the car is the transmission, which
he
says is good. If I can pull that and put it in my 1981 300SD that would
be
quite helpful as mine is starting to have more issues than I am happy
with. Anyone have knowledge about that?
VIN is WDBCB20C3FA094583
I'd appreciate knowing what that shows if someone will run it for me..
Thanks - -
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD 285k miles
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