pizza delivery car???

Why didn't you say so...I have this little VW boneshaker I could have sold you that would have been perfect. May have made the journey even more enjoyable.....

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

WOW (Women of Wonder, you and your daughter)

My hat is off to you. As a former owner of a Pizza Shop in Sarasota and a new owner of a 82 300SD picked up 2/5/08 and only driven 64 miles home to Jax, I am in awe of your courage and determination.

Very happy to hear you are home safe and sound.

Congrats,

Pacifico

...question is...was the "adventure" worth it? Would you do it again? What would you do differently?

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Perhaps the leaked just caked up so much it sealed itself.... so that means when you power wash it, the leak will come back??

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NC Benz
Fuquay-Varina, NC
1979 300D
1983 300D Turbo 260,000 Miles
1984 300D Turbo 345,000 Miles (sons car)
OBK #31
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4l (fer Haulin'!) 145,000
1973 19' SeaRay with 115 Mercury TOWER OF POWER!
Club Car Golf Cart 36V
Ex toys:
1967 Mustang 289 (First Car)
Fiat 124TC
1975 Honda CVCC
1980 Audi 5000 Turbo

That's what's on the DHs mind. You know, the WVO from our fryer powering the car to deliver your pizza and wings. The bar is in Boulder, after all (well, just outside). In Boulder the city is known as The Republic of Boulder. It's where all the liberal green people live. I just can't afford to live there too.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

Well, enjoy the pizza. I'd say you've earned it!

Thanks for sharing your adventure with us, Ginny.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Just checked oil again and added 1.5 quarts. I'm going to get a piece of cardboard and put it under the car and check in a few hours. I'll post that pic too.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

Pan gasket or oil separator return line? Leaks when the oil all settles in the pan and the level rises? Might explain why there wasn't much leakage while driving.

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'83 300DTurbo http://badges.fuelly.com/images/smallsig-us/318559.png

Broadband: more lies faster.

Ginny, these could be the notes for a great short story. Who knows, you might sell the story, take the money and fix the car up!

I think the real value in this trip is the lessons your daughter may have learned just watching you have and handle one problem after another. I hope she learned to fix her own problems. I hope she learned the value of friends (even if they are cyber). I hope she learned the value of asking questions. I hope she learned to keep driving until you get home! Some great life lessons for her.

My own daughter, who is 20 now, tells me I was a real hard-nosed Daddy. Any time she came to me with a problem, my first reply was "What are you gonna do about it?". She is pretty much a stand alone young lady now, nothing much even fazes her, and she seldom calls about a problem because she has learned to handle it herself. (The last "problem" call was for a broken heart and it broke my heart that I could not fix it for her. But, at least she learned yet another lesson in life).

Anyway, great stuff for reading. Frankly, I like my life experiences planned out, nice, and dull. I would used a trailer! Glad all three of you made it home!

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
Even a broken watch is right twice a day

I love a happy ending

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

We definitely had a T&L experience.
I'm glad she had fun. It would have been really bad to travel with a whiny teenager.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

as far as a visual on the leak...my wife's 300D leaks pretty badly from probably the front crank seal and maybe the oil pan (also the tranny AND the diff cover for good measure). So much so that we have one of those big tin oil pans on the garage floor. But- it only uses maybe a quart in 1500 overall, so its hard to tell on the spot if its a nuisance leak or a dangerous leak. That something only the seller really knows.

I had a miserable ebay experience on my Citroen. I bought a California car, but its a rustbucket and I'm sure the seller knew it. No more long distance transactions for this boy.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

I'm not convinced the seller knew it used this much oil. I've run across odd oil consumption in a 616 before. My 307d motorhome seemed to lose a substantial amount of oil in one short trip but then it never did it again. Sometimes high speed driving can increase consumption well above normal.
The oil filter housing to block joint can leak a great deal of oil if it is loose. It's also (remotely) possible that reduced pressure in the intake manifold due to the missing banjo bolt caused an increase in oil consumption.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I think the factory knew it too. I would put that in the category of "features" of a Citroen, especially one from the days when they were sold in the US. 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)

Couple car pics here:
http://imagesinthewind.homestead.com/badsounds.html

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)