Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-12 Thread John Reames
Om606's are also known for glow plugs snapping off... -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jul 10, 2011, at 20:05, Allan Streib wrote: > They salt the roads here too, and it seems that every winter they use > more than the last. I'm thinking the W210

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Allan Streib
They salt the roads here too, and it seems that every winter they use more than the last. I'm thinking the W210 are best avoided around here. Allan Dave Walton writes: > Cleveland Ohio. They salt the roads here but the other cars don't seem > to mind as much. I am sure it would do much better

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Dave Walton
Cleveland Ohio. They salt the roads here but the other cars don't seem to mind as much. I am sure it would do much better down south. On Jul 10, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Dave Walton wrote: >> Since then the rusting has increased logarithmic

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Dave Walton wrote: > Since then the rusting has increased logarithmically on the rest of the car. > It is impossible to keep up with it. Where are you located, Dave? Anecdotal evidence I've heard suggests that the 210s self-destruct the way you describe in salt

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-10 Thread Dave Walton
In my case one side had visible rust staining seeping through cracks in the paint. The other side had no visual indication of rust but there was plenty of it underneath the paint and adhesive goo they smeared over things. When I poked around hard enough the paint peeled off. The goo took a bit o

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-09 Thread Allan Streib
So it seems this is one that could have the rust issues... what I read about this is that you can't really tell if there is a rust problem without scraping off the body panel sealant that's used over the welds. Is the problem common enough to warrant doing that? There are actually two W210s here f

Re: [MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-09 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: This just popped up locally. Thoughts on price? Are these the ones where the spring perches rust out? What other common problems? They magnetically attract Chevy Impalas in grocery parking lots? (at least the silver W210s do) Mitch. _

[MBZ] 99 E300 diesel?

2011-07-09 Thread Allan Streib
This just popped up locally. Thoughts on price? Are these the ones where the spring perches rust out? What other common problems? Allan http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/2485809907.html -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts g