I'd definitely be spending whatever it took to get paper books for the SDL. Pics on the cd are terrible, and finding the section you need always takes a while.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

Haha, sucker! I got a 617.95x manual, an owners manual AND a parts catalog for FREE from the back seat of a parts car.

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That`s great you got that manual, I have some of the CD`s, but with the books it`s faster to find things. but with the CD`s you can print the pages you need so you don`t mess the book with greasy fingers.

I have seen vol 1 or 2 for the 123 come up and go for $9.99, and a whole set listed for $139.00 with no bids.

I think I did ok a while back,

w123 svc manual vol 1 & 2
617.95 eng. manual
w123 svc. manual heating, air conditioning, automatic climate control
maint. manual year 1981 - 1993
got these for $212.00 + ship.

I would like to find the elusive w126 manuals, but one`s I see cost $.
I did score on the w126 auto. climate control for $15.00

The best score was the w123 electrical trouble shooting manual
1983 - 1985 FOR FREE

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

You little Punk! J/K. Skaters can read? no way, LOL. I bid before I went to bed. I was like for 60 Ill take it. Did you wake up early and do it? Yeah, the book is better, the CDs are a PITA.

You were just telling me you were broke. You musta got your refund. Do you want the fire extinguisher brackets big spenda? Happy Birthday by the way.

L8R

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

Austin, forget the little punk.

Here you go..........$50..........move quickly. He could have bought it for $50 but figured that $62 was a better price.........


Mercedes Shop Manuals - W126

I still prefer my local stored web-based HTML/PDF version. All the advantages of the CD and the book without having to get my book dirty.

Brian, serves him right, haha! I committed at $50, he should retitle his post, sorry guys, but I lost LOL. We are just giving you a hard time. Plus you need some more feedbacks, so I guess +1 cost you $12.

Forced, so your book is clean, but your keyboard and mouse are dirty instead! That is what happens when Im working on the car. I bring down my old laptop to the garage with the CDs and go to town. I used to just print all the PDFs, but it was a waste of paper, so I started doing the above.

Is that the MBUSA cds being used on your mac? I cant get my CDs to work with windows XP, and it wants me to load adobe acrobat 3.1 and when I do that, it messes up adobe 8.0. Go figure.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

No, somebody made an web-based directory a long time ago and I've had it since. Honestly, I forget who/when/where did it.

HERE (W123andOM617manuals.zip) is a copy of the HTML-based system I posted a picture of. This is just the directory, you'll have to copy the PDF files from your CD into the right folders.

These came with the CD.

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83 SD

84 CD

I wouldn't either. But for say a $100 deposit, you could loan it out for say a day or 2, right, at say the nominal antique book rental rate, right?

Of course, the renter would have to sign a document saying they weren't going to copy or mark in the margins or put dirty oily fingers on the pages.

RIGHT????

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

lucky dog



actually I was going to see about taking it to a book binder in the area and have them remove the pages from the spine and have them laminate each page and bind it in a binder for easy, grease free referencing.

Me, too. I guess I'm old, but I love paper, books, things that don't require electrical impulses to be used . . . .

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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

I like that idea. And if the pages are like in a 3 ring binder, you could load out "sections", right? You know....speaking of a lucky dog....The w123 next project car I picked up had a brand new service manual in it....NOT an MB manual though.....I don't remember which brand of manual it was. I didn't even tear the wrapper off.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

omega... I put my max bid at $63 with an eSnipe as well.. but I did not need to use the esnipe

I actually lucked out and won because I had 10 mins left on the auction and had to leave.

I'm going to pass on the fire extinguisher for now.

Lance, is that the true MB service CD? the torrent one "someone" put up.. kinda sucks