Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Benz Hogs 
Did you get a PPI?  If not, don't blame the PO, blame your PPI mechanic. 
 If you didn't get a PPI, why not?  $70-100 saves you headaches like 
this


Luther   KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (170,xxx mi)

On 9/6/2013 2:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

I bought a 300D where I couldn't test the AC becuase the belt was broken
(missing).  Guess what?  It also needed a new compressor, which the POS PO
probably knew but didn't disclose to me.  He probably severed and removed
the belt to provide a pretext..

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:


Should be easy enough to crank on the air and see if it works.

If it does leak water as he notes, is it a hose or a rust hole or ???

Randy


On 06/09/2013 1:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:


There is a water drain leak "so I have not been using the air."
Baloney.

Otherwise, nice condition for a 1976 300D.  They are getting scarce.



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Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Larry T 
2nd easiest - power steering is the easiest -  naturally, the hardest - 
to get to, and to adjust is the most important one - the one that runs 
the water pump..   Always seemed backwards to me. this is the 78 240 
I speak of - the 91 300 has a serpentine which is a piece of cake


LarryT
78 240D
91 300D


On 9/6/2013 6:42 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:

Heres a tip for the future, if the belt is missing the AC is broken, its that 
simple. If it worked they'd put a belt on it, its the easiest (or second 
easiest, I forget) belt...


-Curt


Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:53:54 -0400
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I bought a 300D where I couldn't test the AC becuase the belt was broken
(missing).  Guess what?  It also needed a new compressor, which the POS PO
probably knew but didn't disclose to me.  He probably severed and removed
the belt to provide a pretext..
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Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Randy Bennell 

Should be easy enough to crank on the air and see if it works.

If it does leak water as he notes, is it a hose or a rust hole or ???

Randy


On 06/09/2013 1:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

There is a water drain leak "so I have not been using the air."
Baloney.

Otherwise, nice condition for a 1976 300D.  They are getting scarce.

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:


A little too pricy though, and you do not see a 115 with real leather very
often.

http://cgi.ebay.com/**ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-**
Series-300D-1976-mercedes-**benz-300-d-w-115-diesel-/**
161101370205?pt=US_Cars_**Trucks&hash=item258263d35d&**vxp=mtr

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Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel 
There is a water drain leak "so I have not been using the air."
Baloney.

Otherwise, nice condition for a 1976 300D.  They are getting scarce.

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

> A little too pricy though, and you do not see a 115 with real leather very
> often.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/**ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-**
> Series-300D-1976-mercedes-**benz-300-d-w-115-diesel-/**
> 161101370205?pt=US_Cars_**Trucks&hash=item258263d35d&**vxp=mtr
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Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel 
I bought a 300D where I couldn't test the AC becuase the belt was broken
(missing).  Guess what?  It also needed a new compressor, which the POS PO
probably knew but didn't disclose to me.  He probably severed and removed
the belt to provide a pretext..

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Randy Bennell  wrote:

> Should be easy enough to crank on the air and see if it works.
>
> If it does leak water as he notes, is it a hose or a rust hole or ???
>
> Randy
>
>
> On 06/09/2013 1:05 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
>> There is a water drain leak "so I have not been using the air."
>> Baloney.
>>
>> Otherwise, nice condition for a 1976 300D.  They are getting scarce.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin > >wrote:
>>
>> A little too pricy though, and you do not see a 115 with real leather very
>>> often.
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-
>>> Series-300D-1976-mercedes-benz-300-d-w-115-diesel-/**
>>> 161101370205?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item258263d35d&vxp=mtr<
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/**ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-**
>>> Series-300D-1976-mercedes-**benz-300-d-w-115-diesel-/**
>>> 161101370205?pt=US_Cars_**Trucks&hash=item258263d35d&**vxp=mtr
>>> >
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Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-06 Thread Curt Raymond 
Heres a tip for the future, if the belt is missing the AC is broken, its that 
simple. If it worked they'd put a belt on it, its the easiest (or second 
easiest, I forget) belt...


-Curt


Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:53:54 -0400
From: Andrew Strasfogel 
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car
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I bought a 300D where I couldn't test the AC becuase the belt was broken
(missing).  Guess what?  It also needed a new compressor, which the POS PO
probably knew but didn't disclose to me.  He probably severed and removed
the belt to provide a pretext..
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[MBZ] Ok, now HERE is the car

2013-09-05 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin 
A little too pricy though, and you do not see a 115 with real leather 
very often.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-1976-mercedes-benz-300-d-w-115-diesel-/161101370205?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item258263d35d&vxp=mtr

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