The wires are NO WHERE as intimidating as a w140's... this is easily 1/8 the amount of wires on a w140!

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

How did the w140 end up?
You are a much braver man than me !!!!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Unfortunately progress on the w140 is at a standstill due to limited funds. It's basically waiting for an engine... then re-assembly only then will I start re-wiring/modifying interior controls.

@sjh...
what year is your car? if its the same as mine it won't have a pollen filter. It draws air at the TOP of the airbox. Peeking through the opening from the inside of the car you can see the hamster cages.


wow, didn't realize the pics are awful... haha, its dark out when I took the pics just now...
the light colored part, the bracket looking thing sits inside the car, the entire airbox mounts from the inside, anything beyond that braket sits outside the firewall

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

locry,

I believe you are describing the fresh-air inlet. I'm asking about the recirc-air inlet.

sjh

Well compared with a w123 that's a lot of wires!

(I can post proof if you want)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Haha! I believe you I believe you!
Every model change the wires grow exponentially.

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project