Thank you t walgamuth and hetiticth,

I just came back from pick and pull and found two Behr radiators. One was muddy and so- so with fins crushed on several fronts (made in 2007) and the other was made Feb 2013, also a Behr. The latter was super clean.

Behr branded new ones are aluminum cores and plastic ends. My Valeo (NRP Holland) made in 2007 new lasted a whole 5 years with faithfull 2 yr. coolant changes with Mercedes coolant.

So barring this 'new' radiator being bad, I should be OK now.

Now I plan on keeping an eye out for a spare so I might still be posting on this forum later. If you have a clean one drop me an email. I have to justify shipping since I am on the lookout at pick n pulls now with no hurry, I hope.

Aggravating that this model radiator has been nixed.

I am not sure that the width of the 1982-1985 turbo version radiators will fit . Adding an expansion tank is not a big deal but the fit might not be that easy on a 300D, as advertised in some threads.

I don't know.

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
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1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD