Found the right hose...pushed my local supplier to find it. He did, for $25. I will pick it up tomorrow. I miss driving my car!

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.

You earned an “A+” for perseverance!

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

yes!!

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.

I like your story telling style. Very nice. I didn't enjoy the fact that you had "issues" but I enjoyed hearing about it.
These cars are a constant ice cream headache. Good thing they also have their good qualities......

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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

If you think my post was entertaining, you should have been around this weekend. If someone were just watching and listening to me, it would have been hilarious. The trial and error was off the charts. My wife kept coming out and saying "are you okay?" I would just grunt and she would leave me alone. Even my kids were saying stuff like "why is daddy all greasy?" and "how come dad is so grouchy?" Father of year, I am not. However, I did manage to attend a Labor Day BBQ and another birthday party that weekend, even WITH my greasy elbows, black spot on the back of my head (no idea it was there), and disgusting fingernails. I looked tremendous.

Yes, the headaches are just part of buying these cars, I'm finding. That said, I don't regret it a bit, and I'm just excited to move on to my next project. There's no way I'll tackle as much as I did this weekend again, but baby steps might be a better way to approach repairs.

Cheers.

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.

Nail finger brush, appropriately sized wrenches for the oil cooler lines and baby steps.

Think of baby steps as a way to escape from the reality of trying to be the world's greatest father

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

I agree! Good job getting it off all the same!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

When your removing bolts out of alluminum heat is your best friend remember that.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Have you ever heated up bolts with a torch? I thought about doing that on the thermostat housing.

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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale)

In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white.