Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: > The suspension is probably original it is VERY hard to drive in a > straight line. The nitrogen spheres are also completely gone... I'm > thinking about upgrading to Sportline suspension while I'm in there. Did they make a wagon grade sportline package? If you are tal

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
Mitch Haley wrote: Did they make a wagon grade sportline package? If you are talking about changing from SLS to springs/shocks, it will ride low unless you can find sportline wagon springs (which probably don't exist unless non-sls wagons were made for other markets). If you do want to delete the

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Kevin Kraly
Congratulations! How many miles are on it? That will be my price range later this year when I have enough saved up to buy a TD. Nope, ain't sellin' my SD, nope, no way! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Royce Engler
John said... What do you guys think? http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jer99/mercedes/300td/ Damn...now I gotta wipe all the drool off my keyboard Royce Engler 1985 300TDT 300K

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Potter, Tom E
That is a beautiful vehicle. Congratulations. Tom Potter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Robbins Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 9:51 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT What do you

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Canfield
Very nice. Congrats. Mike - Original Message - From: "John Robbins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:50 PM Subject: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT What do you guys think? http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jer99/

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread dave walton
Nice purchase. You might want to replace the close-up of the IP with a new once once the red-dyed tax-exempt fuel has worked it's way out of the system. Get rid of the green antifreeze ASAP. Do a citric acid flush or two to rinse out the crud. -Dave Walton On 5/15/07, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Joe Knight
Excellent score, John! Was it part of an estate sale or what? What of the other 2 examples in that 1st pic? -joe

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
I thought I'd already replied to your comment, but didn't see it sent to the list... Wonder why I'm not getting my emails back? John Robbins wrote: dave walton wrote: Nice purchase. You might want to replace the close-up of the IP with a new once once the red-dyed tax-exempt fuel has worked i

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
Joe Knight wrote: Excellent score, John! Was it part of an estate sale or what? What of the other 2 examples in that 1st pic? Nope, on a whim picked up an autotrader and saw an ad for it. Guy who owned it was a horse trainer, and needed a pickup instead. The other two are my '79 300SD (29

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
dave walton wrote: Nice purchase. You might want to replace the close-up of the IP with a new once once the red-dyed tax-exempt fuel has worked it's way out of the system. Get rid of the green antifreeze ASAP. Do a citric acid flush or two to rinse out the crud. I wasn't too thrilled about that

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
dave walton wrote: Nice purchase. You might want to replace the close-up of the IP with a new once once the red-dyed tax-exempt fuel has worked it's way out of the system. Get rid of the green antifreeze ASAP. Do a citric acid flush or two to rinse out the crud. Yeah, I wasn't too happy thats

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread John Robbins
Forgot about that in the first post 316k. From what I've seen on eBay... this thing was pretty cheap. They seem to go for about 4500-6000 there. Even some of the W123 versions!! Hehe, I'm up to 4 vehicles and one driver... '79 300SD, '84 190D, 87 300TD and '95 Mazda B2300. I don't re

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Mike Canfield
Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT Forgot about that in the first post 316k. From what I've seen on eBay... this thing was pretty cheap. They seem to go for about 4500-6000 there. Even

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread dave walton
Check the flex discs on the drive shaft and the transmission mount too. I just changed those on my 87SDL. Was able to remove the center mount to get enough play to get the drive shaft off - but make sure it does not separate at the middle, or mark it so you can put it back the way it was. I've bee

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Allan Streib
"dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Put some magnets in the pan to attract the little suspended metal > bits. They will come out covered with black slimy gunk. Wipe them > off and put them back each fluid change. I've noticed that my newer cars have had magnetic drain plugs on the oil pan

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Curt Raymond
It could be from putting an ATF tonic in the fuel... Or Marvel Mystery Oil... -Curt Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:20:20 -0400 From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT To: "Mercedes Discussion List"

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Ralph W
ednesday, May 16, 2007 10:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT Joe Knight wrote: Excellent score, John! Was it part of an estate sale or what? What of the other 2 examples in that 1st pic? Nope, on a whim picked up an autotrader and saw an ad for it. Guy

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: > Nope, on a whim picked up an autotrader and saw an ad for it. Guy who > owned it was a horse trainer, and needed a pickup instead. So that was tractor diesel and not heating oil. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Joe Knight
Got lucky & found a factory hitch with electrics on german ebay. Buddy was bringing in some vehicles & parts at about that time so I hitched a ride for it in his container. The hitches turn up fairly regularly over there but the electrics are a bit more of a poser; lots of sedan harnesses but ver

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I would not mind finding an 87 wagon. I guy I know will sell me his for 3k but its not quite as nice as yours. His as like 320k on it, new #22 head etc. John Robbins wrote: Joe Knight wrote: Excellent score, John! Was it part of an estate sale or what? What of the other 2 examples in that

Re: [MBZ] Gotta brag -- Check out my $3200 '87 300TDT

2007-05-17 Thread Jeff Zedic
Joe, If you want, I can have a look around here for harnessesthere's millions of 124 T's floating around here! Jeff