1991 300D - Craigslist $700 Surprise, OM602 HG,Oil in Reservoir Tank HELP - Page 6 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

mbolton1990 · #76 01-28-2016, 08:56 AM

babymog,If you want the fender I could ship it to you I'm probably going to be going back to that yard within the next month anyways. It did have scratches though

barry12345 · #77 01-28-2016, 02:35 PM

Nice find. I am hoping the disposed cars will accumulate more. Or at least be kept longer from crushing by wreckers with the current very low metal prices.

I have heard that China has ordered a million or more cars off their roads as excessive polluters. So scrap metal should stay low for quite awhile hopefully.

I would still not throw your old head away if you can store it. All too soon they will be all too scarce.

dieselbenz1 · #78 01-28-2016, 07:24 PM

Grab the window motors on the passengers side they seem to be nla.

mbolton1990 · #79 01-30-2016, 04:41 PM

Are those window motors available on just any old W124? If so I'm
not worried about it,and yea they only will give me $8 for my old head it's worth that just in parts 10x over

Thanks again guys,I got another heads up where another W124 diesel is,and it's a OM602 with a good turbo. I can try to unseize mine or if I can just pay $75 for a good one,heck with it. More good news is I filed for my tax return and I'm going to be getting over a grand back! That equals head gasket funds

Ill keep this thread updated

mbolton1990 · #80 02-10-2016, 09:55 PM

Ordered a bunch of parts for the car today,yay!

Bought the following from PeachParts:
Victor-Reinz Complete Head Bolt Set (hopefully they're good quality,we shall see)
MB OEM Head Gasket Kit (wonder how this is vs the Elring and Victor Reinz,it was only $65!)
Top Radiator Hose
Liqui Molly Anti-Seize and Assembly Lube

Also scored a set of new Bosch Glow Plugs for her too the other day,I was also going to order a tap for the headbolt holes so I can get the block ready,anyone know the size of tap I need off hand? If not I'll do some googling and post it here,progress is progress

mbolton1990 · #81 02-10-2016, 10:18 PM

Went to Import Face Off a few weeks back in Gainesville with the old man(took the '81 300d on it's longest voyage doing so) and came across these! They were the only Mercedes I spotted besides a newer AMG.

IMG_2246 by matt bolton, on Flickr

IMG_2245 by matt bolton, on Flickr

IMG_2247 by matt bolton, on Flickr

IMG_2248 by matt bolton, on Flickr

And the last time I was at the Webster flea market I saw this 240 with a rather funny improved cold air intake,haha.

IMG_2196 by matt bolton, on Flickr

IMG_2197 by matt bolton, on Flickr

IMG_2198 by matt bolton, on Flickr

Guy was cool,we chatted a bit about Mercedes and went on our way.
He said hardly any water gets into the engine when it rains lol