There's a early 80's wagon sitting in someones yard near by my house. it's been sitting long enough to accumulate a wonderful layer of it's natural surroundings. and I am thinking about offering to buy it. right now it's rear end is sitting low, can this happen from just sitting?

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Yes over time the pressure will lower in the system resulting and a low rear end. However if the rear end doesn't come up after running for a bit then you'll have some issues to take care of.

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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

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

Dosnt detract from it... It's a dark blue. from what I've seen from the road it's pretty Decent. We'll see what happens though.. I'll put a note in the mailbox and see what happens

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Good luck, keep us posted.

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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

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

...Hope that the postmaster doesn't see it. Placing non-USPS delivered items in a mailbox is a no no...

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

$1000? or less?

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

The one on my euro wagon was collapsed because it had been sitting for two years. Getting her started was enough to pump her up and keep her that way.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Your new sig pic is really throwing me off. You know we get used to certain things certain ways......

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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

You mean the lack of the AMG SL?

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

As others have stated the SLS can loose pressure when sitting, for a long time. Though I'd venture a guess that the valve will still leak, and the rear will sag over night even after you start driving it, but you never know. Keep us posted.

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Sagging rear end is a good negotiating point.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

i would think it should never sag...i thought the rear springs supported the rear end fully... and the SLS was just to maintain correct rear end height AFTER you load the rear end with a ton of crap...if the wagon is just sitting empty should it not be at normal height just with the springs?

I've loaded my rear with like probably 1000 pounds of steel pipe and such...the end was bottomed out as the springs were now over loaded. as soon as i started the engine the rear popped back up to normal height.

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1987 300TDT
1981 VW MKI Caddy 1.6 diesel, waiting on engine swap
1983 D-50 Power Ram 4x4 "Mitsubishi" 2.3 turbo diesel
assorted gas powered crap and motorcycles

RIP: 1984 300TDT, 1982 300TDT, 1984 190D 2.2, 1992 300D 2.5, 1987 300TDT, 1982 Maxima LD28, 1983 Maxima LD28, Isuzu C223 P'ups X3, 1983 Holiday Rambler 6.2 Banks turbo diesel, 1984 Winnebago LeSharo 2.1 TD, 1985 Allegro 6.5

And not just for a 123 wagon...

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

The SLS and springs share all the rear end height and bounce, and the SLS adjusts and hold the loaded height.

Have a read through this info on how the rear suspension works on a wagon. - Self-Leveling-System - How it works, and troubleshooting the system

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Ditto. The rear end needs the SLS as well as the springs to maintain height.