On Jan 7, 2008, at 7:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dan Weeks wrote: >> Folks: >> >> Anyone have any info on the 123 230 gassers? Were they imported, or >> are they by definition grey market? Is the 230 a good mill? Reliable? >> Good FI system? Adequate power and economy? (numbers would be nice >> here) Parts available (RUSTY?) and easy to work on? Any known >> weaknesses of this mill? > > There were a very few 230s imported by MBNA in the '70s; they are very > rare. Imagine the performance of an NA 300D with none of the > advantages > of a 300D. The M115 cylinder head likes to do the OM603. I'd keep > looking. > > If the car is a 230E, it would have an M102 (a la the 190E) and is a > fabulous car. > > Tom > I see from Wikipedia that the M102 (the 230E) was available in the 123 from 1980-1985. The car I was looking at was a '78. Good to know to stay away. Anyone know of a 230E FS? Kaleb?
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