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dieseldiehard · #**181** 03-31-2018, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by oldsouth

Here's you another one to ponder....

https://monroe.craigslist.org/cto/d/2006-mercedes-benz-500/6492006420.html

uh, well besides the ad being 2 months old, its a gasser. Eric wants a diesel.
still, a 5 liter would be a kick to drive but I would never own one.
DDH

400Eric · #**182** 04-01-2018, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by oldsouth

Here's you another one to ponder....

https://monroe.craigslist.org/cto/d/2006-mercedes-benz-500/6492006420.html

Thanks for the link, but as you should remember from our conversation, both of us share an especially strong attachment to diesel fuel. We really, REALLY love our diesel fuel!!!

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

uh, well besides the ad being 2 months old, its a gasser. Eric wants a diesel.
still, a 5 liter would be a kick to drive but I would never own one.
DDH

Plus it's about two grand more than what I want to spend. And about two grand more than what the CDI is costing me. I'll bet if I spend that saved two grand in the right place, I could have that CDI running as fast and as quick as that 500!

AND this CDI already has a brand new $1,700 SBC unit!

Ferdman · #**183** 04-01-2018, 09:59 AM

400Eric, remember to have a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) done by a MB-trained tech who is intimately familiar with that vehicle; otherwise, you are rolling the dice.

oldsouth · #**184** 04-01-2018, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 400Eric

Thanks for the link, but as you should remember from our conversation, both of us share an especially strong attachment to diesel fuel. We really, REALLY love our diesel fuel!!!

Plus it's about two grand more than what I want to spend. And about two grand more than what the CDI is costing me. I'll bet if I spend that saved two grand in the right place, I could have that CDI running as fast and as quick as that 500!

AND this CDI already has a brand new $1,700 SBC unit!

Yep, I understand completely.... It just those high numbers excite me... Ex-600, 500, AMG, etc......

dieseldiehard · #**185** 04-01-2018, 09:55 PM

yo hooo! Eric ! lookie here.
I know the seller he's a good guy.
Reid
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-cars-sale/392476-99-e300-turbo-silver-grey-tex-160k-miles.html#post3801970

400Eric · #**186** 04-02-2018, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferdman

400Eric, remember to have a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) done by a MB-trained tech who is intimately familiar with that vehicle; otherwise, you are rolling the dice.

The car already has a brand new SBC unit, and we've already established that without a doubt there is no black death issues here. What else on this generation do we need to watch out for? (It's an 06 CDI.)

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

yo hooo! Eric ! lookie here.
I know the seller he's a good guy.
Reid
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-cars-sale/392476-99-e300-turbo-silver-grey-tex-160k-miles.html#post3801970

Thanks for the link! The problem is I've already committed myself. I have to keep my word. Now if this deal falls through for whatever reason, then the hunt will be on again. Like I said in my previous post, I'm not going to call this search "done" until I have actual possession of the CDI, but it I can't pursue any more cars until this plays out. Two more issues I have is that this new car is quite literally on the other side of the country from me, NE coast vs. SW coast, AND it's a rust belt car.

The W124 hits just keep coming! I did a quick Harbor Fr8 run today because they're honoring a 25% off coupon today only. (They're usually only 20%.) I wait for these so I can get one of those more expensive items that I can't afford under normal circumstances. On the way there we suffered some kind of sudden catastrophic failure..... coolant and oil everywhere, under the hood, back of the car, everywhere. Blowby everywhere now when I turn the engine over, and the engine turns over real fast like there is no compression anywhere. Hoses and radiator are brand new as of a year ago. It was very nice today, low 70s. Not exactly head gasket blowing weather. I was bragging to the oldest son just last night that if that #14 head was gonna blow, it would have done it by now. The cosmos are F'ing with me. Good times! Most of my Easter spent in a Harbor Fr8 parking lot. The wife is pissed, spent most of the day alone with only the youngest to keep her company. We were only going to be gone for about two hours, max. Now I have nothing to drive (except the gas hog, slow Expy) till I get the CDI. Good Sam Club dumped my sorry a$$ last year because I used my tow coverage one too many times, Now I fear my current roadside outfit is going to do the same. Good times! I am getting SO fed up with old cars! How do the W123 guys manage?

400Eric · #**187** 04-02-2018, 12:27 AM

Oh, I almost forgot. While we were waiting for the tow truck, a guy pulled up in a W211 E500. I asked him: "Is that a dependable car?" He shook his head violently "NO". Just the news I wanted to hear! Good times!

dieseldiehard · #**188** 04-02-2018, 12:36 AM

OK, in case the CDI falls thru for some reason,, unless I get a yearn to buy Dave Hendy's car

Well, my 123's almost never failed. he last one lost a ball joint on a steep uphill curve, I was able to control it over to the side of the road until a tow came. Never had an engine problem.
Not true my OM603. one time I punched the accelerator and it broke off a plastic coupling that changes motion to the IP, an odd part you would not expect to fail and should have been designed out of metal. Then one day the GP strip fuse let go from metal fatigue. I bypassed it with a jumper cable to start the car.
The worst car for surprise breakdowns has been the W210 when the brake sensing switch failed. Fortunately before the tow truck arrived I called a friend who told me what hidden point to press under the trans shift coverplate, using a piece of wire from a coat hanger (all cars should carry one, right?) and I was on my way.
Sorry to hear your 124 pooped oil out all over, could it be the oil cooler hose?
Hey, send me a PM or email sometime !
DDH

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Originally Posted by 400Eric

The car already has a brand new SBC unit, and we've already established that without a doubt there is no black death issues here. What else on this generation do we need to watch out for? (It's an 06 CDI.)

Thanks for the link! The problem is I've already committed myself. I have to keep my word. Now if this deal falls through for whatever reason, then the hunt will be on again. Like I said in my previous post, I'm not going to call this search "done" until I have actual possession of the CDI, but it I can't pursue any more cars until this plays out. Two more issues I have is that this new car is quite literally on the other side of the country from me, NE coast vs. SW coast, AND it's a rust belt car.

The W124 hits just keep coming! I did a quick Harbor Fr8 run today because they're honoring a 25% off coupon today only. (They're usually only 20%.) I wait for these so I can get one of those more expensive items that I can't afford under normal circumstances. On the way there we suffered some kind of sudden catastrophic failure..... coolant and oil everywhere, under the hood, back of the car, everywhere. Blowby everywhere now when I turn the engine over, and the engine turns over real fast like there is no compression anywhere. Hoses and radiator are brand new as of a year ago. It was very nice today, low 70s. Not exactly head gasket blowing weather. I was bragging to the oldest son just last night that if that #14 head was gonna blow, it would have done it by now. The cosmos are F'ing with me. Good times! Most of my Easter spent in a Harbor Fr8 parking lot. The wife is pissed, spent most of the day alone with only the youngest to keep her company. We were only going to be gone for about two hours, max. Now I have nothing to drive (except the gas hog, slow Expy) till I get the CDI. Good Sam Club dumped my sorry a$$ last year because I used my tow coverage one too many times, Now I fear my current roadside outfit is going to do the same. Good times! I am getting SO fed up with old cars! How do the W123 guys manage?

dieseldiehard · #**189** 04-02-2018, 12:49 AM

You NEVER EVER talk about a #14 head if you have one. Just let it do its thing and it won't fail.
I had a #14 head fail in my wife's '87 300D. Around 225K on the odometer, a second owner car that was clean as a whistle. I had the tranny rebuilt when it started slipping. One day I spotted the oil in the expansion tank and saw the bubbles and I knew it was the head.
I ended up replacing the engine with one with about 165K on it. Then, while I was on a business trip my wife pulled out in front of an oncoming Lexus SUV, a big one, and stopped. The SUV T-Boned the 124 right on the drivers door. Fortunately she walked away from the accident.

The tranny out of that car is in my Blue '87 now and it shifts crisply and soundly.
I have a newer head ready to deploy in case my #14 head fails but so far its holding up well. If you need the head lets talk. PM works.
Reid

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Originally Posted by 400Eric

The car already has a brand new SBC unit, and we've already established that without a doubt there is no black death issues here. What else on this generation do we need to watch out for? (It's an 06 CDI.)

Thanks for the link! The problem is I've already committed myself. I have to keep my word. Now if this deal falls through for whatever reason, then the hunt will be on again. Like I said in my previous post, I'm not going to call this search "done" until I have actual possession of the CDI, but it I can't pursue any more cars until this plays out. Two more issues I have is that this new car is quite literally on the other side of the country from me, NE coast vs. SW coast, AND it's a rust belt car.

The W124 hits just keep coming! I did a quick Harbor Fr8 run today because they're honoring a 25% off coupon today only. (They're usually only 20%.) I wait for these so I can get one of those more expensive items that I can't afford under normal circumstances. On the way there we suffered some kind of sudden catastrophic failure..... coolant and oil everywhere, under the hood, back of the car, everywhere. Blowby everywhere now when I turn the engine over, and the engine turns over real fast like there is no compression anywhere. Hoses and radiator are brand new as of a year ago. It was very nice today, low 70s. Not exactly head gasket blowing weather. I was bragging to the oldest son just last night that if that #14 head was gonna blow, it would have done it by now. The cosmos are F'ing with me. Good times! Most of my Easter spent in a Harbor Fr8 parking lot. The wife is pissed, spent most of the day alone with only the youngest to keep her company. We were only going to be gone for about two hours, max. Now I have nothing to drive (except the gas hog, slow Expy) till I get the CDI. Good Sam Club dumped my sorry a$$ last year because I used my tow coverage one too many times, Now I fear my current roadside outfit is going to do the same. Good times! I am getting SO fed up with old cars! How do the W123 guys manage?

400Eric · #**190** 04-02-2018, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

Not true my OM603. one time I punched the accelerator and it broke off a plastic coupling that changes motion to the IP, an odd part you would not expect to fail and should have been designed out of metal.

This is EXACTLY what happened to me and you are right, that fricken thing should have been made out of metal! I have in fact lost two of these! After the second one of those failed on this same one single car (the same car that pooped out today) that was it, the straw that broke the camel's back. THAT was what motivated me to start this thread. Yes, I was already thinking about it for a year but this final straw spurred me to action.

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

Sorry to hear your 124 pooped oil out all over, could it be the oil cooler hose?

There's blowby everywhere now. From the front of the engine all of the way to the back. Coming out everywhere. The engine spins freely now, like no compression. And there was coolant everywhere too. There was never any noise like a sudden drop in oil pressure would cause. Just suddenly lost power, then died. I was on the freeway, right where it ends and turns into a surface street. It didn't help that I had no working gauges to tell me what was going on. They quit about a month ago. Along with a bunch of other stuff. (Do you remember those electrical gremlins that I posted about early in this thread and how they have been driving me to maddness?) We coasted a block, then pushed it a block, straight into the Harbor Fr8 parking lot. I wasn't about to miss my sale! At that point the car could have exploded and I wouldn't have cared. I just didn't want to be charged for littering the road with it. I am just SO pissed!

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

Hey, send me a PM or email sometime !
DDH

I'll have to do some more cleaning in my PM box first. There's actually a lot of good info in there that folks have sent me through the years that I don't want to lose! That's why I started telling people to just post info in the threads where the discussion is taking place so that all can share in the knowledge (and so my PM box doesn't fill up). That also reminds me, I need to change the email address that this site has for me! But that's not a good way to communicate with me either, because I never check it! There's always way too much junk to weed through there! You may have noticed this post from earlier in this thread:

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Originally Posted by benzguy300

Eric you have a PM from me at the 190rev

This is from a guy who learned long ago that it is useless to try to reach me through email. I say let's just turn this thread into the Eric and Reid show!

400Eric · #**191** 04-02-2018, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

You NEVER EVER talk about a #14 head if you have one. Just let it do its thing and it won't fail.

LOL, OK, I've learned my lesson.

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

I ended up replacing the engine with one with about 165K on it. Then, while I was on a business trip my wife pulled out in front of an oncoming Lexus SUV, a big one, and stopped. The SUV T-Boned the 124 right on the drivers door. Fortunately she walked away from the accident.

Did the W124 stop or did your wife stop? If it was the W124, why did it stop? If it was the wife that stopped, why did she stop? Why did she pull out in front of the SUV in the first place? So many questions. Glad the wife wasn't hurt.

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

I have a newer head ready to deploy in case my #14 head fails but so far its holding up well. If you need the head lets talk. PM works.
Reid

OK, I really appreciate that and I may indeed take you up on it. I will PM you if and when the time comes, but it will be a while before I even look at this car. As I said at the begining of this thread, there's a lot going on right now in my life and I just plain flat don't have any spare time for any more working on cars at this point. Plus this car is already on my poo poo list. I'm really fed up with it! I'm also going to have to determine if the shortblock on this one is still OK and worth the trouble or not. We may have really hurt it today. Gotta have a look see at those cylinder walls, and pistons. I have no idea when I'll have that kind of time. It's going to be a lawn ornament for a while.

Hoping and praying that my next car will be good to me. If it's good to me, I'll be good to it!

jake12tech · #**192** 04-02-2018, 03:27 PM

I'll be honest, as much as I love buying projects and repairing rust and all kinds of body work I'd really be interest in trying to get one of your "nightmares" (I say with a quote-on-quote, because a problem child is my cup of tea) especially if you have a Smoke Silver over Maroon or White over Maroon 87 W124. I had one a few years ago and GOD do I miss it. Miss that clacky old 603 so MUCH. Your cars aren't exposed to winters like all mine have been and it'd be nice to get a project without rust. Hopefully within this year or next year you'll still have them and we can figure out a way for me to get one. I have heads for the 603 and a complete engine and a 5 speed swap!

400Eric · #**193** 04-04-2018, 02:54 PM

Maybe we can trade a bunch of your parts for one of my project cars.

This is just SOME of what I need:

Originally Posted by 400Eric
I'm re-evaluating my stance on trades. I'm thinking that I should also consider a straight across trade because that would net me a car that I could sell out here a lot easier than I could sell this one with it's back fees. So post up what you have and let's talk about it.

Lot's of folks love bartering and trading!

1) I need TWO GOOD W124 fuel tanks. Sedan or wagon. If it's a wagon tank I'll need it's GOOD fuel pumps too.
2) I'd love to have a GOOD TIGHT ASD pumpkin, any size (210mm or 185MM), any ratio taller (lower numerically) than a 3.27. Remember, happiness is a tight posi!
3) a GOOD W124 4matic transfer case.
4) a GOOD 722.3 trans with 1st gear start from a M103 or M104
5) a GOOD 722.5 trans (The one that is basically the 722.4 with an overdrive. I do NOT want to attempt a 722.6 swap.)
6) a GOOD #18 head or higher for a OM603
6.5) a GOOD OM603 non-trap-oxidizer style exhaust manifold (exits down instead of up).
7) a complete OM603 (I'm open on condition)
8) a complete turbo OM606 (I'm open on condition)
9) a turbo kit for a M103
10) a CNG kit for a M103 or M104
11) OM603 hop-up parts like an injection pump with bigger elements, a bigger turbo, etc.
12) I need a good W124 back glass
13) a engine wire harness for a 88 300E 3.0 car
14) a good odometer for a 1997 1/2 to 2004 Buick Regal
15) New and old magazines! Car mags, even old Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines!

I do realize that a trade of this nature would now add the logistical problem of how do I get this stuff back home if you take the car I drive to meet you? I don't know the answer to that one but I'm sure we could figure something out! Maybe I should trade you TWO cars! I do have other cars here which are also suffering under the weight of DMV fees.

A Japanese mini-truck would work well because people are crazy for those out here. They even seem to like older ones! I think there are parts of the country where they aren't too popular, correct? So I would drive to you in your 1st new car, then the two of us would drive the mini-truck back out here with my parts in the back, then you would drive your 2nd new car back home to your state! How's that sound?

Update: I came here to add another item to this list and wound up finding an error in my earlier post. In that line above in bold the trans should read: 722.3 NOT 722.4! The 722.5 is basically a 722.3 with an overdrive!

I also should clairify that ANY size Japanese pickup will do, it doesn't have to be a "mini".

The thing I now need to add to the needs list is a good W124 front windshield. Uh, make that two W124 windshields. One wagon, one sedan. (are they the same or different?)

So now with all of these things that I need it's not too hard to imagine a person getting this car for free just by doing some trading.

iwrock · #**194** 04-04-2018, 06:06 PM

Eric - if you know someone with a dismantlers licence, you can "salvage" the car out and wipe out a ton of back fees.

I can check my parents house where I've still got my M103 junk stored - I had a 603 manifold with turbo that you can have. Should just be able to "widen" the holes and fit it to a 103. Also have some 92 400E calipers/rotors/pads somewhere (IIRC, these were a straight swap to any W124 without mods) if interested.

I'm out of the W124 (really old MB) game at this point... I've got the itch for a 911 Turbo, and my-oh-my the attraction is strong.

HauptmanUdo · #**195** 04-05-2018, 07:14 PM

Hey, guys! I have one of the LAST of the strong, smooth and reliable E320 CDI cars that had the inline six cylinder, which I find smoother than the newer V-6 in the Bluetec cars.
It is a 2005 E320 CDI, and has almost every accessory that was available in 2005 model year. It is bright silver in color and has a light grey interior. Anyone who lives in a really hot climate should know that makes for a cooler car. It also has the full leather interior and the front seats have both heating and cooling. It has always been serviced by the dealer I bought it from. I have pictures of interior and exterior but I have to figure out how to upload them. I am asking $10,000 but would consider offers. This car was never driven in snow and ice, was always garaged. It is in outstanding shape for a 2005, and it doesn't need Blu Def. It met California emissions when manufactured and sold, so I guess it would be "Grandfathered." Contact Hauptman Udo here.