My latest acquisition is now running on 5 cylinders.
5 outta 5 ain't bad! At least it wasn't a head gasket as you had originally
thought.
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If I didn't already have a good 300SD, I would definitely consider this one
since it's $100 more than I paid for mine. If he's got a receipt for the
replacement tranny, that makes it even better.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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18-20MPG around town is pretty good compared to the '99 Suburban that my
parent's and I had before I suggested trading it for a 2005 Chrysler TC
minivan. The minivan which is powered by the 3.3L v6 gets about 20MPG
around town and as much as 25MPG at 75MPH. The 300SD gets similar mileage
I was wondering when RLE would say something.
Finances are part of what's keeping me from that E320 Bluetec. The other
part is that it won't tow the boat or travel trailer and costs 10K more than
the truck that CAN tow. I've thought of how nice it may be to own both, but
I would be quite
However, you have much less protection when you use a
debit card than when you use a credit card.
This topic came up on the local news just the other day. Credit cards have
more fraud protection than debit cards. Most likely, if someone somehow
steals your card or gets the number and drains
I use a credit card but pay my bill off every month.
More of us should live this way. It's oh so easy to overspend and end up
just paying half of it and carry it over to the next month, BT, DT! It's
nice to have that credit there for an emergency too.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD
My '83 300SD will get near 30MPG on the highway at 55-60MPH and around 27MPG
at near 70MPH. Any faster than that and it starts costing a lot more money
(when you get caught, that is). I would guess that mine would get MPG
somewhere in the mid 20's around 80MPH. My AC compressor is dead (has
I have a pacer wagon with a Perkins Diesel in it.
What a unique car! Was that a very rare factory option?
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If I only had the money! :)
If I did, I would buy the tickets to fly us to Cinci and drive it home to
Oregon. Perhaps it's a bit rusty from road salt, so I would buy round
trippers just in case.
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I have a friend who's interested in buying a newer Mercedes Diesel that has
driver and passenger air bags. My question is what year and which chassis's
were these options first available. Her budget is $10K max. I know that the
W140's and W210's have them, but I'm not sure about W124's and
I would love to have that car! It doesn't sound too bad, but that DREADED
ACC servo could be a bit of an issue. If I had enough parking spots, I
would check it out. The deal for this wonderful house with the 4 car heated
garage was going to leave us house poor, and since the old house didn't
Thanks everyone for the input on Mercedes safety features. Out of those
models mentioned, I would personally go for or recommend either the '91
350SDL with a factory replacement engine or a '93 300D 2.5, both very hard
to find.
Thanks again!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267K+ miles,
Somebody needs to buy this and swap the motor into a 240Z. Didn't the guy
who wrote From The Fryer To The Fuel Tank do that?
A 240DZ, 260DZ or 280DZ would be nice. I wonder how that engine would hold
up to a 617 or 603?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/pts/596790466.html
It's been wrecked in the front, comes with most of the parts to fix. How
could you resist for $900!?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
PS. I think I'll pass this one on to my Dad who's been wanting a
convertible to fix up,
once the Chicken Wagon, which is annoying
her greatly right now, is put away again
What's the matter with it?
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Here's a question I'm sure someone could answer or at least point me in the
right direction. This wonderful 300sD of mine has been shifting abnormally
since I've owned the car. The 1-2 shift doesn't happen until about 2200RPM
but will wait until 3500 RPM at 90% throttle or better. When
No CD player.
Also true of my SD, and I'm thinking about changing that. Front and rear
glass on the SD is fine. Steering was much better after the lower right
Ball Joint was fixed. I've got a seat belt buckle in the back that's not
working properly, so I'm going to switch it (driver's rear
It is a torque-sensing differential.
I never knew what torsen was, but it's an aftermarket part for many RC cars.
There's a lot of info out there on how they increase performance on certain
tracks in certain conditions when used as a front or center diff, way more
than me, the
Thanks, Jim. That's what I thought, and the throttle linkage setup sounds
like the most sensible place to start. I think that this tranny (722.3xx?)
also has a control cable for shift timing. Now that spring is on its way,
it'll be much more pleasant to crawl under there and see what's up.
your '78 300CD didn't have a vacuum modulator.
Actually, it did. The PO had the engine and transmission replaced with one
from a newer car. It also had the benefit of pencil plugs. I know what you
mean regarding the adjustability of the control rod vs the vacuum
modulation. My second old
Hows 'bout this 280D fixer upper?
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/car/597679315.html
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Is it a Euro, or does he mean 240D?
It's a 240D most likely. Maybe, it's a Dieselized 280E :D.
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but has a hint of much hidden rust
I remember Marshall saying that hidden rust in a W116 is bad. Rust can hide
in so many places, and once it gets to the structure, it's a gonner. I
wouldn't mind having a nice Diesel W116 (well, at least as nice as my 300SD
W126). You know how I am with
Made me rethink having a 126 car.
W126's ROCK! I'm still amazed how much better my 300SD does on the road
than every other car in the family. These include a '05 Chrysler TC
minivan, '06 HHR, '07 Dodge ram PU and the '91 and '95 Isuzu Rodeo's.
There's this one dip in the highway where every
Lots of vehicles there...wow.
The Van and HHR are my parent's cars, the truck and the SD are mine, and the
two Rodeo's belong to my sisters-in-law who are living with us. I'm trying
to get one of the SIL's to sell off a Rodeo and buy a Mercedes Diesel. It's
nice to have the SD being driven
it's taking
the catalysts out of cars in parking lots.
My sister down in Southern California had her 4runner's catalyst cut off
when she was at work. It started up, ran very loudly for a minute and then
died. I think they're after the small amount of platinum in them.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
you have a junker there, and you'll have to sell it to me for $500.
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around with that CAN 300E,
CAN? That's a new one for me.
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what happened to Kevin that made him lose his sight in the first place?
I was born 3 months premature, and during my incubation, I was given too
much oxygen. It's call retinopathy of prematurity.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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my somewhat dreadful joke about
the blind seeing again.
I missed that one, I guess I didn't see it! :D
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Good comeback!
Thanks! This wonderful list has the added benefit of sharpening one's wit.
Oh yeah, and you might get your questions answered too, Mercedes, Diesel or
anything else!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Remember when it was inexpensive to run a diesel?
It was time to fill up the Dodge Cummins' fuel tank today, ouch ouch OUCH!!!
I noticed that Diesel here in Hillsboro, OR was $3.99/gal! At that price,
it's just as expensive to run as it's gas counterpart. I'm still glad that
I didn't buy the
The 'SD gets around 23 in mixed driving while the Ram Diesel gets around 17.
If the prices for used VW Jetta TDI Station Wagons weren't crazy, I would
get one for a daily driver and only use the big pickup for hauling,
trailering and boating.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
I'm not sure that I would follow through with this project since the price
of Diesel has gotten so high, but I've thought of putting a Mercedes Diesel
into a RWD minivan (Ford Aerostar/Chevy Astro). There's a guy on another
list who has a full size Chevy van with a NA OM617 in it, but I
$4K? I've got $2800 into my 300SD W126! If I wanted to plunge into a W140,
I would consider it! I got to feel up a 1995? S420 that was parked next to
us the other day.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
PS. How does the roominess of the W140 compare to the W126?
I've got less than $2800 in my SDL. that's including the used 22 head
and all the pieces and parts/gaskets needed.
You bought it right, thanks to Kaleb. Have you gotten the tranny leak fixed
yet?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sD 267,600mi, Ursula
(I wonder if $4/gal gas will make it possible for me to pick
up a nice 750iL for Kaleb money?)
I'm hoping that 4buck+ Diesel will make it possible for me to pick up a
decent '72 220D or a '76 300D for reasonable money. Of course, there's no
hurry, so I'm just waitin' for it.
Kevin in
will the bottom fall out, or will they skyrocket?
I would guess the former, and I sure hope it happens to the VW TDI's and
Jeep liberty CRD's which are getting as much or more on the used market here
in bioland than they cost new! I suppose that my view would change on the
subject if I had
I found the inline 5 in my 300D to be a bone-shaker and way too noisy.
Nowhere near as civilized as the 5-cylinder Sprinter diesels.
That little fiver engine in the Sprinter sure did get good fuel economy!
Although it's quieter than it's preddicessor, the 617, it still has that 5
cylinder
How's the comfort level and overall satisfaction of owning and driving a
W124 Diesel compared to the Expedition? That would make all the difference
to me. Another thought is that the maintenance on the Mercedes may be a bit
more simply since it's older.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300sD
Only 250K miles, and no one noticed the oil cooler line that was ready to
blow!
http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/car/625463279.html
$350.00 is a pretty good price though, especially if someone out there has a
spare 617.952.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
PS. Where do oil
Could this be true? I think not, but here it is.
http://portland.craigslist.org/nco/car/626653988.html
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I would guess that there's a problem in the tranny tail cone. It seems like
this would explain the sudden drop in the speedo when the tail shaft stopped
turning interrupting the cruise signal which, in turn, caused the engine to
drop to idle. Wouldn't it be cool if it was something that easy?
My '83 has Tex in it (other than the transplanted front seats which are
leather. Both leather and Tex were available.
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I'm not sure which W126 model my leather seats came from, but they bolted
right in and connected right up. I think it starts getting a bit trickier
with the W126 models with seat memory positions (1984?). There's an extra
button on the switch, IIRC. I'm not sure if there's any additional
Here's a half kilobuck Mercedes Diesel. The seller didn't win any spelling
contests in school, that is, if he ever went! Maybe, it's a pile of crap
since he calls it a Turdo Diseal
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/628470185.html
not mine, no affiliation, ETc.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
I wonder if this is the one you missed out on the first time?
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/629122680.html
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dangerous with one of the newer can bus
cars because of the strong possibility of electronic damage due to voltage
spikes.
Yeah, my heart skipped a beat on that one too. This is the very reason that
the '07 Dodge Ram wasn't used to jump the '95 Rodeo who's batttery had gone
dead. The 300sD
What a bummer on the 300E, and way to go for sniffing out the head gasket
leak! I guess it's another case of the seller telling only half the story.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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has 67k miles on it, and they want $26k for it.
Seems like a smoking deal to me.
IT IS! There's one on Portland, OR Craigslist for $31K with 59K miles on
it.
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/632192113.htmll
A couple days ago, there was one for around $24K that had around 80K miles
on
I'll give you $501.
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Yep, needs new injectors.
Shoulda bought a Cummins.
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Cummins go thru injectors too from what I hear.
Just trying to have some fun.
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Congrats on the E320CDI! I hope that you get lots of enjoyment and that
your hands stay cleaner too!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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is indeed that the heater blower is dead but
the A/C blower works (or works partially). Not something I want to deal
with.
I guess I'll have to pass on that one too. It's not the right time for me
yet.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula
Speaking of the inmates running the asylum.. in this country we call it
congress.
CON is the opposite of PRO, so CONgress must be the opposite of PROgress.
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How often do you check tire pressure? Is it just after a tire inflation
when the mileage goes up? Perhaps, it's merely the change in wind
directionn.
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$400 injectors x 8 = $3200? That would sure turn over the money in my
wallet a little faster too! Seriously, how are the D-Max injectors fired?
I know that the Powerchokes are fired by an oil pump and the Cummins
injectors are electronically fired. If they are oil fired, higher oil
pressure
'86 300E POS
So, ya bought that thing? Hopefully, you can either get some miles out of
it or donate some parts to your Diesel.
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It's nice to hear a cheap car story that may very well have a happy ending!
Anything that you get for $300 that drives home (even just bearly) is quite
a victory! I wouldn't mind finding something like that if only parking at
my place were unlimited! Speaking of radiator problems, I'm going
As I recall, this is a scam going around on CL. I remember a $2300 E300
Diesel a week or two ago.
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Smaller houses waste less fuel.
Ain't that the truth! The 3300SF house with the 3-car garage plus the 4-car
heated shop cost us 3 times the energy bills! WE had to move back into our
2000SF house since it didn't sell, so now, it shouldn't take long to save up
enough money for me to buy this
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/645913057.html
The miles are low, and the price is pretty good too!
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The HHR is a very solid little car. The basic Ecotec 2.2L 4 banger delivers
140hp compared to the optional 2.4L 172hp model. My parents' '06 HHR LT2
seems to be built well. It doesn't have quite the rear seat leg room that
their '01 PT Cruiser had, but the support and firmness of the rear
because you have to floor it all the time
to keep from being embarrassed at a stoplight by a Volkswagen 412?
It would shift very firmly too! I've been awefully tempted by that 'SD.
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Here's one out of a 1988 300D Euro.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/pts/652102616.html
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Gas was $3.35 and diesel was $4.29.
That's about what it is here in Oregon. Is it time to give up the 'SD for a
90's Bonneville/LeSabre? Same room (perhaps a bit more) and the fuel
mileage is good. One can be had around here for sub kilobuck range.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 267Kmi,
Cut the rust out of it!
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I just spotted this one on CL.
http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/mcy/662083502.html
Interesting, eh?
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Yeah, I know! $15K is way above crazy for that bike, but I couldn't resist
sharing it.
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The Albatross is headed for Vancouver WA,
Ooh, so close I can almost smell it hahahahaha!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon 1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny who is
running much better after driving around for about an hour yesterday, and
she now has new tires and current tags.
Luther,
I couldn't agree more! I've got an 03 Dodge Cummins pickup with a 6spd, and
I've decided to give it up for a pickup with an automatic since my wife and
I have a few different people who drive it (what a shame they don't give
blind people licenses hahaha)! I've ridden in the Ford
There were a few years in there where a killer dowel pin can come off
inside the timing cover and obliterate the engine. It could be fixed by
welding a tab over the pin or possibly removing it. I'm not sure if this
applies to the 24V engines from 1998.5 to 2002 or the latest generation
Our Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins diesel 6spd quadcab pickup pulls our 8000# travel
trailer and our 19' boat. It also hauls gear around to our dragon boat
races all around the Northwest. It's hauled home exercise equipment, bikes,
furniture, a freezer, nothing a smaller truck couldn't do, but it's
HHR?
Yeah, it's that little Chevy car that's designed after a 1949 Suburban.
It's competition is the PT Cruiser, but I think it's much better in every
way, ride, power, quietness, fit and finish, and the design, IMO.
Here's a link to some HHR info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_HHR
Two eagle wagons (unstoppable in snow),
Yeah! We had a 1982 Eagle with the big 258 C.I 4.2L I6 with a 5spd behind
it, and it was one of the best snow cars we've ever had! It was about 9
years ago, and we paid $2K for it. However, the main seal and clutch went
out soon after purchase with
These cars don't show up often, but here's one if anyone's in the market.
No interest, affiliation, etc.
http://portland.craigslist.org/car/173353840.html
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela, I'm sure I paid less for her than the cost
of the AMG wheels alone!
Congrats, Jim! I'm still workin' with my 300CD. It has new tires on it
now, and it's running better. It sure does puff blue smoke at times (I
think that there's a weak hole too). As far as power goes, its probably a
270CD. I'm gonna keep on floggin' it hard and hope that it comes around.
but they seem to have some serious
engine design problems. (I'm told with the Ford component of the
design mix, not the Navistar parts.) And they stonewall, so you
have to keep your ear to the ground.
Since I've been intending on replacing my manny tranny truck with an
auto-equipped one, I
The KDP cracks the timing case, no obliteration. Engine generally
continues to run unaffected, but leaks oil badly. Spendy to fix,
a lot of labor involved.
I knew that it obliterated something, much of one's budget! Of course,
anytime a vehicle is in the shop at $85-100/Hr, things add up in
pound out the old race, wipe out the lube, use the old race to drive in the
new one, regrease and reassemble.
Sounds pretty straight forward.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela
My screen reader and voice synthesizer did well although I had to remember
which order the parts were listed to figure out the price, not exactly
rocket science!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela
How many miles are on it? Last year, I bought my '03 Ram 2500 Cummins
quadcab 6spd for $27K with 22K miles on it. For the few of us up here in
the Northwest who own 2wd trucks, we pay much more than you guys down in OK
and TX where 2WD's are everywhere. If that '03 Ram has low miles, and
The price doesn't sound too bad even with slightly over 100K miles. My 6spd
truck got 22-24MPG empty on the highway, and with the 9000# trailer, it got
16MPG towing on the highway and slightly lower mileage, about 13MPG in the
mountains. Stop and go driving will KILL your MPG! It's not
-1985 300SD, 214K, Wulf
-1982 300Dt, 117K, little blue klatter box
What happened to the old 1974 240D and the 1987 300TD? How cool to have a
300Dt with such low mileage on it.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny who will hopefully be getting some
of my time
Philip, still dreaming of a BT4 in a M37 or a SIII LandRover.
I spotted a 1988 Bronco on Craigslist here in PDX with a Cummins 4BT engine,
believe it was listed at $6K. That would be a fun off-road machine to have.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
My '06 Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel automatic is a fine truck. The '03 6speed
was too although the auto does make it easier to drive (for those with bad
knees). The tranny seems to find whatever gear is needed, and it just keeps
on pullin'! The 04 was the first year of the 325HP 610LB/FT torque
DARN! I was just up in Kent last weekend for a dragon boat race. Why
wasn't it for sale then?
Actually, $2200 is a bit high for needing TLC. My '81 will most likely go
for much cheaper than that.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
Im moving on, going to look at trucks in tulsa probably, found many
other cheaper ones.
Good decision, happy truck hunting to you!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
Corgi makes a great car.
They're just toys? Oh man, you had me goin' for a minute there!
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
The best deal of those three is the '05 with 20K miles on it for $24,900.
The '03 with the SO (standard output) Cummins is wy too high priced, and
the '03 with 99K miles on it isn't the best deal at $20K. That 325HP HO
Cummins is a real powerhouse, but the 305HP version in the earlier
Torque is 600LB/FT on the 06 I believe. 580 on the older models.Rear
tires don't stand a chance of survival...
I know what you mean! We stopped in a rest area while we were on our way
home in the new Dodge pickup towing our 9000LB travel trailer, and I noticed
that the rear tires
Congrats on your new truck purchase! I was very impressed with the
DuraTrash (just kidding) engine because it has SO much power. The new '06
model that we test drove had serious tire squealing power which we found
while accelerating out of a right turn. Just as we were coming out of the
At highway speed, the duramax turns WAY less RPM than the cummins.
I wonder if the Cummins was running 4.10:1 gearing while the DMax has 3.73
or 3.55 gearing?
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
It's been said many times before. They just don't make 'em like they used
to. They've got airbags everywhere, ABS and other modern gadgetry, but no
quality, a sad, sad state of affairs.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela
I NEVER thought that I would end up with a car that has this problem, but
old Granny has decided to spring it on me! She won't shut off with the key,
so I have to use the stop button under the hood. Before this, there was a
wire under the dash that would cause the starter to cut in and out if
I haven't changed the oil filter in a while. That's the first place I
checked, and it was still connected there. If the shutoff valve checks out
OK, I'm going to check every line to see if they're all seated tightly in
their fittings and how good they are. I anticipate finding something
Or I'll give you $500 for it and then _I_ will try these things!
(Then I sell it for the big bucks!)
With all of the parts/space/knowledge that you have at your disposal, you
could certainly save this one! It does have a pretty good body and
interior, but it needs the ACC system reworked (PO
So where is this oil separator? I want to check it out and see what's
goin' on with it. Do the NA cars have the baffle inside the valve cover
too?
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
1981 300CD 204K miles, Giesela AKA Granny
Well, I had an ad posted on CL for the old 300CD, and I got a bite. The guy
came out today, I showed him all of its quirks, and he bought it. I got my
$700 out of it (probably could have gotten a bit more). I'm not sure WHEN
or IF I'll get another MB diesel project, but I'm sure one will pop
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