From Craigs list. Title kind of says it all:


'92 Mercedes Grease Car: Needs new engine - $1800 (Davenport, FL)
Date: 2010-03-04, 3:21PM EST
Reply to: sale-c58ev-1628543883@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

We converted the mercedes a few years ago. We replaced a lot of the parts, unfortunately the engine died. The grease kit and fuel pump pay for the car itself. Will even throw in a few cubes of oil.

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/1628543883.html

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Anders

1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

Another one bites the dust

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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If you cant afford diesel fuel, you shouldnt own a Mercedes. Period!

Oh come on... don't you know Rudolf Diesel designed his engine to run on peanut shells and small rocks!

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

haha, I love that

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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Use Water-Injection on it....

That'll curre the loss of compression--IF that is the cause by Ring-Gumming...

Run WI for 50 to 100 miles, will remove the gums and restore compression fully!

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Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member

W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

Yah, but Rudolph didn't design our engines

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

+1

poor benz, sad way to go

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85 300CD Gramps 390K
89 190D Baby 322K
93 300D Grumpy 176K
99 SLK230

Our honorable members here who hate alternate fuel - Does this post imply engine using diesel will run forever? Any diesel engine will bite the dust at some time.

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

Only the ones sold on Ebay last forever

I am not against alternate fuels. Just saying that in an unmodified engine (water injection ) wvo will shorten the life of that engine. Can you drive 20,000 miles between oil changes? Yes, but engine life will be reduced.

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85 300CD Gramps 390K
89 190D Baby 322K
93 300D Grumpy 176K
99 SLK230