I forgot about boneheadodctor! and then there was the famous ForcedInduction (or Zedd as he was also known)

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

You all collectively have saved me a great deal of money and time, thanks to all EDBSO

Joined Aug 2006

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1999 Mercedes E300TD daily driver sold at 238K miles 106K miles were mine, rust worm got it :-(
2006 Mercedes CDI new daily driver! 56,000 miles May 2016 now 85,625 Apr 2018 and Apr 2019 101,000 miles Apr 2020 109,875. March 2024 135,250, Dec 2024 145,000 miles

17 years for me in a couple months. Sharing knowledge is what makes this place work.

I'm amazed this little pictorial of mine has had over 29K views during the past 16 years! Here's my payback! Diesel Primer Pump Replacement
I've gotten so much more from all the wonderful contributors.

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http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...aman/Fleet.jpg

Peach Parts W124.128 User Group.

80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

Those two were pretty vehement arguers. I got along ok with FI until I posted that I got 40 mpg with my 300 engined 240 with the 307 diff and five speed od transmission.

The bonehead and I argued a lot but never got hateful. He went off and started a new forum which I belonged to for a while...cannot remember its name.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Sept 06. Getting my original 85SD painted. Should be driving in a couple of months.

Staying out of OD eliminates fights with people that I can't stand politically but otherwise like.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

Schuman Automotive? It semi recently (like in the last year or so) came back online, naturally its a ghost town since google can't crawl it (so no one knows its there) and because they kicked everyone out before after they started to require a paid subscription....
Its free now...

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

Hard to believe that I've been keeping my eye on all you young whippersnappers for almost 20 years now. (Join date 08-16-2000.)
Now GET THE HELL OFF OF MY LAWN!

But seriously, you guys all comprise one of the absolute best group of people on any forum, automotive or otherwise. Congrats on the milestone VSTech!

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

Ok boomer

I may be a boomer, but this forum helped keep my diesels from going boom.

Thank you again everybody!

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

Been here 13 years...............and this forum has and had some of the sharpest mechanics you will find anywhere. Great innovators and instructors, always willing to help. Some of the old timers are no longer on the board, and with the newer diesels there seems to be more electronics to fix than mechanical issues. Still read the forum every day!!!

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96 E300d

Yes, that was it.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Well, I invented the Diesel engine so...

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Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

^Lol! You win!

November 2005 .

I too am in awe of all the excellent technical help I have received since joining .

I still have my very first Mercedes Diesel, 1982 240D stripper and I still love it and driving it .

Plus of course, the fantastic FREE HISTORY LESSONS from many here .

And, I can even ask for help on my other jalopies and get useful information .

Gotta love this place .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Been here a long time even though I don't post much these days. Still come here for info on my 240D which I've had for 15 years now but has been in the family since new.