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My latest 300D!
I just bought a 78 300D for $300... O_O The story behind it is that the owners are very elderly property owners, who had a "tendency" to piss people off...So, about 12 years ago, somebody slashed the tires on it after the woman owner parked it for the day, and I guess she had six or so other cars to drive, so she just let it sit, and did a non-op on it. O_O She and her husband now reside in a facility, and the property manage is the one who completed the sale.
Anyway, the car is very very complete, nothing is missing, but it has been sitting for a decade...all four tires are flat, and the parking brake is stuck on, I can't disengage it no matter how hard I pull the release lever...any suggestions for fixing this? I don't have the key, but I should be getting one tomorrow, and the engine looks fine...I am confident that it will run. Anyway, I will take pics once I get it home and cleaned up this weekend!
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good find. how did you find it in the first place? did you know the seller?
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Nice find. I bet the e brake shoes are rusted to the inside of the rear rotor/drum. Yes, the rear rotors also have a drum incorporated for the e-brake. You can take the wheels and rear calipers off, and use a dead blow hammer to give a few wacks to try and break them free.
Also spray some PB blast in there before hammering.
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Except use AeroKroil.
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Great minds think alike! I never heard of AeroKroil though, much less seen it.
If you are going to replace the rotors, use a regular 2-3 lb sledge. The dead blow will not mar the rotor if you plan on keeping them.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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Order it here: http://www.amazon.com/Kano-Aerokroil-Penetrating-Oil-aerosol/dp/B000F09CEA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1222369251&sr=8-1 If you have a tax ID #, order it here: http://kanolabs.com/
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Nice! Thanks! I do have TIN because of Herbahype and my wife's hand made jewelry stuff. I'm thinking about incorporating my on the side PC repair and buying/reselling MB's (when cash flow allows).
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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Cool ... I thought about flipping MB diesels myself, but I don't know if I'd be able to let them go.
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Well, ya know, gotta test the work that was done...extensively....
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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aerokroil is awesome! it's the only stuff that freed up the stuck fuel distributor plunger on my 560.
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You can only get that stuff online?
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Current cars: 2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles 2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles 1995 S320, 207k Miles |
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Try gun shops
Other than online, the only walk-in stores I have ever seen selling Kroil products have been gun shops. It really is great stuff.
SteveM.
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Call a flat bed, they will winch that MF up stuck rear wheels or not. Once its at your place you can mess with it.
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Sounds like fun! Where did you find the car? Downey isn't that far from my place.
If you need help with it just shoot me a PM ...
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AAA won't help me tow it either, since they don't consider it an emergency or something, when they have towed cars (in the exact same situation) over 200 miles for me in the past. According to them, I "got lucky" those times. So now I have to basically get it running, then pull it out onto the road and call them for an emergency tow. Silly isn't it?
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Current cars: 2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles 2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles 1995 S320, 207k Miles |
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