Last weekend while I was driving in our 1979 240D I was hit from behind by someone trying to make it through a signal that was turning red. The collision wasn't all that bad. The offending vehicle was a 2002 Escalade and it pushed in the trunk sheet metal to the right of the license plate and it knocked the right rear taillight out of it's mounting (and cracked the lens in a few places) and scuffed up the bumper cover a bit.
I noticed since then a rapping that had been happening got a lot louder. Today it might have eaten the engine. Could this be related to the collision? I'm disinclined to believe such a correlation, but figured I'd throw it out there for anyone watching the snow pile up outside. Something in the engine seemed to snap and I lost a lot of power. I was in a bad location and decided to try to limp along a bit to get to a better spot. Went about a mile and the engine just lost all power and stopped. I only tried to crank it briefly and it was turning over pretty slowly. I was driving in a snow storm and I have to claim complete idiocy because during that last mile I don't think I glanced at the oil pressure once. ...Kevin 1979 240D RIP? 1987 300TD _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
