those injector return lines be needin replacin. body looks beautiful.

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Not too shabby at all. Pierre will like it. A nice W115 is very hard to find- I have been looking for a nice 220 or 240D W115 for years.

I'm not sure how the steering coupling is constructed on the W115, but if it is like the W116 you can rebush it yourself rather than replace it. And if the column is like a W116 (and it appears to be from the inside) you can pull the steering wheel with shaft towards the passenger compartment and avoid having to drop the steering box.

Rick

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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 do indeed like, it Rick.
I was thinking about you the other day. Where have you been?

Joe,
the glow plugs are fine.

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Pierre Hedary 1985 280SEL, 1970 111.026 in progress
Mercedes technical advice hotline: 407 765 2867
[servicing older Mercedes in the state of Florida with competence and passion].

From the standpoint of an honest MB technician, Vegetable oil is a threat to your diesel engine's mechanical integrity.

Beautiful car, great color (except for the oil-colored engine).
Always had a soft spot for the W115, but they're almost impossible to find without rust. A 300D is powerful enough to make it practical as well.

If it feels good now, I'll bet it will feel amazing once you adjust the throttle linkage properly and do the valves. A diesel purge can't hurt, but probably won't solve anything. After rebuilding my injectors, I'd recommend anyone with original injectors do it at this point. So much smoother. A N/A needs all the power it can get, especially on the highway.

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thats hilarious my 75 w115 had a gators sticker on the windshield when i bought it but yours deffinetly looks a lot better than mine did when i bought it i just finished restoring all the rust and giving it a fresh paint job...now all you need is a 4 speed from a 240 i ended up doing the swap from auto to manunal the second week i owned mine..auto transmission is so sluggish, with manual its a whole new car..

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1962 220S
1966 200 Diesel
1981 300TD Wagon
1984 500SL
1989 560SEC Euro

I have replaced the coupler on my '76 300D and cannot not see any way of completing the process without dropping the steering box. Working from the left wheel well; it's not that bad of a job........about half way up my pain in the rear scale.

The act of actually R&Ring the coupler is super simple but it's amazing how tedious it is hold up that dense chunk of metal with one hand and get the fasteners started with the other when putting it all back together.

Budget 2 solid hours and three busted knuckles.

Beautiful W115, BTW. I wish mine were as nice. If it is indeed as quick as you describe; perform an exhaustive search for a JATO rocket stuffed somewhere up its arse. Though fairly ugly; mine is in a good state of tune and my wife describes its forward progress as "lumbering." Perpetually relaxed, I say.

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Best Regards,
Sam

'76 280 Time Capsule
'00 S430 Long Trips
'91 190E Seeing how far it will go. 366k
'04 American Eagle Motorcoach

Very Nice, beautiful color! Is it english red?

I had read your description of the car on another thread and I'm surprised how nice it is!