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Originally Posted by jake12tech
(Post 3314909)
Congratulations. That car looks like it has a lot of potential. Never judge it till you give it a good buff and wax, some of the cars I thought were worse than they were always turned out the best.
Judging by the trunk lid it looks like it's been rear-ended at some point. The sticker is in the incorrect place. Then again, who cares if you got it cheap. I had my 2.5 and I still do but it got slightly rear-ended and I have to replace and fix some of the metal with my junker parts 260E.
The 2.5 is an awesome motor. They ain't no slouch when they run right. First thing I did was the Vacuum Pump and rebuilt the Injectors. Mine is close to yours in mileage, so I suggest HIGHLY you replace the pump and rebuild injectors if they haven't been replaced. Especially that pump, mine was on its last leg when I bought it. Run some Biocide in it too when you get the chance and clean out the gunk.
I'm jealous by the way, my 300D is Spruce Green. I always wanted a Almandine Red W124. Just out of curiosity, what was the price when you say it was cheap?
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I bought it for 500 bucks, and it drove up on the flatbed. Thats only a little more than what the yard offered the guy for it, so I could recover my costs easy parting I figured, if I couldn't get it going reliably.
My big worry is the possibility that the motor overheated when the pulley came off, I guess Ill just have to get it back together and see what it does. It seems to run ok, but for a few seconds at a time without a water pump. Plus its nice outside, temp is great, even a bad motor might start nicely in current conditions.
Ill check for accident damage, there is a little trunk lid rust, but it looks ok back there. Ill never know, as this car is too old for a title locally. |
