82 240D with stick and bad motor - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

t walgamuth · #1 09-18-2012, 01:36 PM

This is "pancakes" which I bought from TheDon (Joe). It has a nearly rustfree body with a solid floor pan. The drivers seat is good except for the backrest which has a hole in the usual spot. I have a good passanger seat which can be adapted if you are willing to switch the covers.

It is a stick with no sunroof. It has the original aluminum wheels with the wheel covers and four pretty good tires.

I have extra parts which I will let go for it including front end parts plus a grill.

I'll sell it for what I gave Joe

$950

and I lose the cost of fetching it from florida.

I am going to have my indie run a compression test to see if we can figure what is wrong with the 240 motor.

t walgamuth · #2 09-18-2012, 01:37 PM

one more pic. 300,000 + miles....just getting broke in good!

t walgamuth · #3 09-20-2012, 09:59 PM

Please feel free to make an offer.

MTUpower · #4 09-21-2012, 07:32 AM

four speed or five? steel wheels or alloy?

t walgamuth · #5 09-21-2012, 08:18 AM

If it were five speed I would have put it in large letters. It does have the aluminum wheels though I am pretty sure.

danmcn · #6 09-23-2012, 07:02 PM

Hi Tom, remember me in Bowling Green, Ohio? I am interested, can you tell more about it? Whats the engine issue? have more pictures?
dan mcnamara

t walgamuth · #7 09-23-2012, 09:43 PM

It runs but sounds like only on two cylinders. I have asked my indie to run a compression test. I expect to have the results of that soon.

Are you the fellow who bought the gasser engine from me?

What sort of pictures would you like to see?

t walgamuth · #8 09-25-2012, 10:45 PM

I'll be going to texas week of october 6 so delivery in the general area between here and there is a good possibility.

danmcn · #9 09-26-2012, 12:19 PM

Tom, I was the one who bought the 'spare" engine for my Mango Green 280E. Looking for some overall body condition shots of your 240D. How is the paint?
dan

t walgamuth · #10 09-26-2012, 01:07 PM

I thought so. This car is not as shiny as your green one! The paint i believe is original. There is a little rust on the edge of the back fender at the very bottom which appears to be from rock impacts. I did not find any other rust to speak of, hence my plan to swap my mechanicals from the 240/300 into it. The paint is faded.

At the moment with Randy Leo's wagon with five speed joining the fleet this project seems unneccessary.

t walgamuth · #11 09-29-2012, 12:57 PM

We checked compression yesterday and found zero in #1. Valves appear to be working and massive blowby so it appears it must be a holed or cracked piston.

t walgamuth · #12 10-05-2012, 05:16 PM

I have asked for the motor to be removed. I will have my favorite machinist o through it so will either keep it after that or put it back on the block, but for now this car is no longer available as described above.

hill · #13 10-05-2012, 10:36 PM

240 D alloy wheels are worth upwards of $100 a piece to 113 owners.

TheDon · #14 10-05-2012, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

We checked compression yesterday and found zero in #1. Valves appear to be working and massive blowby so it appears it must be a holed or cracked piston.

Well thats interesting and would explain the awesome racket it made.

MTUpower · #15 10-06-2012, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hill

240 D alloy wheels are worth upwards of $100 a piece to 113 owners.

IF they are the wide versions- if they are the narrow versions the value is about 1/4 of the wide ones. Seller are trying to get obscene money but who know if they get it? Wider rims have a solid white stripe, narrow ones have the dashed line.