W108 280S and 280SE parts - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

JustPassinThru · #1 04-15-2012, 05:15 PM

I already posted this over in the Vintage section, and on BenzWorld; they are sitting in a metal salvage yard near Chehalis, Washington and will absolutely, positively be crushed tomorrow before sundown --I'll have about eight hours to pull from them. It is not a strip lot, just a metal salvage operation with no room to hold cars. All they do is buy 'em for cheap, bring 'em in, crush 'em, and haul the cubes to a recycler in Tacoma. The only reason they weren't crushed by 6 PM last Saturday is, I happened to be standing in the driveway at 5 PM --I had just visited the business next door, and didn't even know this place was there!-- when the wrecker turned in carrying them. So, curious, I followed it in, and pleaded with the owner to wait til Monday night to flatten them.

Parts requested so far that have "dibs" on them:

cold start valve from 280SE
injection pump thermostat element housing from 280SE
hood star (seems a shame, as the entire grille is all there and gorgeous, not a dent on it)
hold-down pegs beneath rear seat cushion (seems a shame, as the dark dull red seats are all there and are in great condition, not a single tear)
hub caps
tool roll
left and right rear tail lights, chrome surrounds and lenses
Boge hydro pneumatic compensator
front interior dome light
right rear bumper overrider
injection pump from the 280SE (yes, I know, there is a conflict here, it will have to be resolved somehow)
fog lamps
fuel pump from the 280SE.

I have been told the following are worth saving, but nobody has specifically claimed them yet (note: I am not a W108 guy, I own W123's):

owner manuals
headlight surrounds
headlamps if not sealed beam
wood dash bow
distributor and ignition control box from the 280S
Zenith carburetors from the 280S
oil cooler from the 280SE
cam shafts and rockers –mark rockers, check cam for wear
fuel distributor from the 280SE
injectors and injector lines from 280SE

There was also a request to check between cylinders 3 and 4 for compression ratio, 9.5 9.0 or 8.0, but it seems to me there's no point in doing so. The car will be gone before the information could do any good.

Obviously I doubt I'll have time to pull the camshaft, and the hydropneumatic compensator is doubtful. I may have to be regrettably selective about what I go after (but, I do have the necessary large socket and grandma wrench to pull the injectors, and a 12 mm deep socket to get the valve cover off to get the carburetors).

But if there are any other parts I can take for you within the 8-hour time window before they get transformed into beer cans, speak now or...