[QUOTE=Hatterasguy]We all make mistakes, I am great at snapping off bolts. It takes skills to snap a bolt the way I do.

one word hatty.....t-o-r-q-u-e-w-r-e-n-c-h. torkrench.

can't say as i never did that though. never did it on one of my cars. did it to a buds car back in 67-68. last bolt on the head cover on a 67 390 galaxie. he never re did the hole and it leaked oil for two years(he did the gasket work). he replaced it with a cutlass 350. why? i have no idea. maybe the airshocks finally did in his brain. he is looking for another car like it to restore. he only has 4 other project cars .

y'know i seem to be putting together a pretty good list of dumba$$ work. but it is always sumpin' new. never a repeat.

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[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

Both me and my next door neighbor live below the road. The neighbors on the other side of the street live above the road slightly (not quite even). My neighbors have a gravel drive, one lane, and park a surburban there,in front of garage, and his Ford f-150 on side of driveway. Well, she was gone in the surburban and he was home. The neighbor kid psycho accross the street, who happens to drive a '81 300TD, got out and left the car in gear I guess. Anyway, it rolled down their driveway, accross the road, down the driveway of my neighbor, in between his truck and the front porch, and crashed through their garage door! (FYI, we live a good 75-100 yards off the road) It didn't even bust the tail lights out of the wagon! There was only about a foot on either side of the truck and front porch.
They still have plywood up on the front of their garage.
It tortures me to see that wagon drive away every day, as I drive off and wave at mine.
Jimmy

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

A-ha! Well, quit smoking!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

I was replacing an axle stub on my VW diesel pickup a couple years ago and had jack stands under the frame. I let the truck down after the swap and started her up to warm up. As I eased forward for a test drive I felt a slight hesitation and heard something start leaking. I had left ONE jack stand under the truck, and as it tipped, it ripped a hole in the fuel tank. I had 8 gallons of diesel on my driveway (which has since weaked the asphalt to the point that I can't jack in that spot anymore)... I was so mad at myself. I turned the truck off, walked away before I broke something in my anger, and listed it for sale the following week.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

I did that once. Once....

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Us kids at the farm would run into the kitchen, turn the corner and grab the door of the refrigerator, open it while grabbing the counter/cabinet (metal cabinets). We would always get a big shock as the door opened. Years later, we found that the chasis of the refrigerator was shorted to the switch for the interior light. When the light went on, the chasis of the fridge was 110v!

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Too funny!

You will have to keep in mind that I am a minister and what I am about to tell has nothing to do with cars but I thought of it when I read the above quote. When I was a teenager we were visiting a church and for some reason the microphone that the woman was using to sing through had an "electrical demon" and it shocked her one good time. She let out a yelp and most folks though that she was " in the Spirit" and the place came apart. I can't remember now how many got saved that night. It was quite an interesting service.

Kevin

AC + people = fun stories

thanks, robert....that link was a great help to me...i didnt buy that exact hood, but i called the guy and he happened to have one in my color...should be shipping it out to me on monday...now the decision on whether to try replacing this myself or to have someone do it for me....

BTW, i paid $200 including shipping for the hood and hinges...thats a pretty good deal, right? anyone know what i might be looking at to have the windshield replaced?

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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex

1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction

Years ago I cross threaded a spark plug in my SAAB GT850 (3cyl, two stroke) Plug blew out and hung from the plug wire and cap. Made a lot of noise too!
Andre

Sounds fair.....hoods are bulky items and aren't cheap to ship. That kept me from getting a true ZC hood for my honda.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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