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08-13-2011, 05:58 PM
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280 SL with 617Turbo Diesel on Ebay
He has a real story behind this pitch. Yup, only $55,000 to buy it now and that includes a lot of bull!
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Junqueyardjim Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis 1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA 2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage, Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it! 
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08-13-2011, 06:00 PM
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Sorry, here is the listing.
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Junqueyardjim Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis 1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA 2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage, Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!
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08-13-2011, 06:05 PM
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"A racing quality gap seal ring is used in the piston head which causes the pressure on the compression ring to be equalized reducing the pressure differential to 0 which in turn reduces blow-by and increases power."
What the heck does this mean? Sixto 87 300D
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08-13-2011, 06:32 PM
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When I read that "Blitzzy" ad I thought back to the time when we said, if "BS" was music, he'd be a brass band!
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Junqueyardjim Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis 1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA 2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage, Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!
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08-13-2011, 06:44 PM
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"ion implanted friction reduction coatings"
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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
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08-13-2011, 06:53 PM
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I wonder if he put in a new turboencabulator
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08-13-2011, 06:59 PM
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Nah, he didn't even put in a four speed stick!
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Junqueyardjim Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis 1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA 2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage, Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!
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08-13-2011, 09:12 PM
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Well.... another restorable W113 bites the dust.
It was probably cheaper to put a used/rebuilt/remanufactured in a shed OM617 motor and transmission in the car than to properly rebuild the M130 motor and related fuel injection, plus the old fluid coupling transmissions can be very costly to rebuild as well. Anyone else notice the non working tachometer? Fancy that, since it's cable driven, I guess the new owner can spring some serious coin to convert it to electric and then figure out how to wire it up. No mention if the underdash a/c works, probably just needs a hose or two and a quickie charge.  Even if the price was right, I don't see the attraction for this Frankenstein. Fuel costs and mpg are going to be about the same as with the M130 drivetrain, and the car is just a bodyshell in the eyes of a purist who might want to buy it later.
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08-13-2011, 09:15 PM
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I especially like the reference to the "Storied Diesel Research Labs". I think it means that they're making up a story...not sure. Not even a web site for this "storied institution".
Check out the LinkedIn page for Wolfgang Fengler - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/wolfgang-fengler/21/a0/3b7 I love the web site for TriboCoating. Especially the Diesel Research menu item which doesn't work! My favorite, though, is the description for the Quartz Energy 9000 Oil Two years of development made it possible to formulate this 100 % synthetic lubricant . Exceptionally fluid, TOTAL QUARTZ ENERGY 9000 0W30 is an universal and multipurpose lubricant. The upmost top of the range of TOTAL traditional technology oils garanties the immediate lubrification of your engine components : choose the lubricant offering the wildest carmakers homologation profile ! Even Dilbert couldn't come up with "wildest carmakers homologation profile". The ebay ad will be gone shortly... I tried to capture it for posterity - came close, but it got flagged as a "web forgery"... makes sense, so I'll try to post a .pdf later.
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08-13-2011, 11:00 PM
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hmmmm
"a fool & his money are soon parted" comes to mind. Does the "Quartz Energy" give it some special aura? Maybe it was a back up for "Back to the future" ? How many lb of crack does it come with?
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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group 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
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08-14-2011, 10:42 AM
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For the amount of money invested into it, the engine looks like it was pulled straight out of any 82-84 300D/CD/SD. They were willing to spend $2000 on the crank but they wouldn't take the effort to run a buffer over the valvecover?
My money is on a fake bidder "winning" it.
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08-14-2011, 11:05 AM
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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket  Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states! Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels. 2014 Cadillac ELR 2013 Fiat 500E.
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08-14-2011, 11:26 AM
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From that website link page: "FLUIDITY" - it flows. Really? "The upmost top" - or do you mean utmost top, or just how high can this go? "garanties" - spell check 101 "lubrification" - we've all had a kick at this one already... how to stretch a word "wildest carmakers homologation profile" "carmakers homologations broader spectrum" "the larger homologations spectrum" - do you mean "range of manufacturer approvals"? "guaranting" - not there yet... "low volatile" - thank goodness, we wouldn't want it to explode "and forgot about winter" - OK, I already did, now what? "Especially elaborated additives" - I think this is the crux of 9000's investment in a some stock oil "catalyc converters" - gotta get mine converted to this! "Discover our whole range of lubricants" - as in... .personal ones too? I think not. TIP OF THE DAY: "Not only do lubricants protect engines from wear, transmit power and facilitate gear shifting, they also contribute to fuel economy." - failed to mention they also permit an an engine to rotate. And if you check the 'legal' page, get this: "This information is believed to be correct" - they're not sure though. I think what has happened here is a poor translation of a legitimate French oil company's product. If you chase down TOTAL there seems to be a wide range of oil products, some even for diesels. Not the 9000 tho. Seems to be a gasser oil for low temp regions.
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Cheers! Scott McPhee 1987 300D Last edited by scottmcphee; 08-14-2011 at 11:46 AM.
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08-14-2011, 11:31 AM
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Say what you want, despite the marketing hype it's actually a very good oil.
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