daveCT,

Send me an email and I will provide you with Art's number. He was more than just a great tech, he put up with me and Peter trying to participate now and then. Made the whole experience pretty enlightening to both of us.

By the way, the TimeValve guys repaired the exhaust system for nothing. Drove by and they checked it out, agreed it was theirs and then made an appointment to have it exchanged or fixed at their discretion. They elected to weld up the leaks and it is doing very well now too. They were another great group to deal with, made me glad I bought the system from them way back when. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)