Just an idea, but I would have the mechanic come to the ShopForum. He would have access to a wealth of specific info and the potential for fame (The Mechanic that Fixed Bachlauters Car).
It will all turn out to be a forgotten vacuum hose and he'll be hailed as a genius.

hey Skalie..

Are you going to pull your engine, dash, etc???

Good idea Rackne! He actually owns an old Mercedes himself! A 280, I think....really nice....

~Christy

Christy,

Welcome back !

If he's been unable to get the carbs to behave, there are two possibilities. Ask him which he thinks is more likely...

- The problem with cylinder #3 (The one that had the low compression) is keeping the carbs from working well.

- There is some lingering Carb problem and perhaps a replacement set of carbs would be better to have ?

What's wrong with the back shelf ? Visually, it looked fine. Not that I ever looked in the trunk or under the carpet there. At least that is easy to fix.

I don't disagree with Paul about putting in a chevy drive train. but I don't agree either. It is an option. But not one that will make the car less costly to own or maintain.

-CTH

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CTH!

That's exactly right...Paul thinks it'd be cheaper and easier to find parts if it had some Chevy drive train....I figured if I was going to go in that direction, I might as well add a set of those super bouncing rear shocks and paint some flames down the side!

I called Jason (the guy with the car) and left him a message about jumping on the forum...don't know if he will..

but...also about dropping in a new engine (etc)...that might make it possible to drive the car..

(watch me do all that and find out the heater blower motor is shot too!) LOL!!

~Christy

After consulting an e-article on the concepts of feng shui, I believe that the arrangement of the engine components in your car have disturbed the delicate balance of that which is Mercedes. The introduction of that which is Detroit may lead to a catastrophic introduction of the Yang to an engine bay already overflowing with Yin. To unleash the Chi, harmony of the earth, fire, and water must be attained. Perhaps this should have been done at the engineering phase....

too late on that. Damlier Benz already swallowed Chrysler and it's too late to spit it back out.

Paul is right, that the parts will be cheaper. The expense is in getting the chevy motor into the car and getting the benz motor out. Dropping another benz straight 6 into the car will take all of a day.

As for the blower motor, if you're going to pull the dash apart to fix the firewall, then you're already there.

-CTH

PS. Hey, I just remembered something. I just acquired a 1973 model 200, which is a 4-cylinder car but much like yours otherwise. It too has a black dash with no wood. So, now I've seen two cars like that. Though this one is a parts car. It is totally rusty down under and the motor is seized solid.

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Damn I would like to see this car Christy , do you have any pics posted?

DAN

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I got to see it last year while on a business trip. Christy, correct me where I'm wrong.

It's a dark green 1969 model 250/8. That looks quite lovely. Its interior is black vinyl and is in good shape. There is some rust perferation of the firewall, and the pennsylvania inspectors are very picky about that aparently. Compression is good on all cylinders except #3, which is down by 30%. The carbs were completely messed up, so Christy took them apart and with a little bit of moral support from this forum, cleaned them up and put them back together again. When I came through, I brought my carb sync tools and got the car running well enough for Christy to drive it out of the driveway. Where it would stall and eventually restart and make it back into the driveway.

Most, if not all of that is available in the archives.

-CTH

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CTH is right about the stats..

Dan....this is part of the problem....the car does look pretty nice, but isn't WORTH a *****....AND needs sooooooo much repair it's pathetic!!

With this car, it's like trying to recessitate the DEAD!!! Maybe if I'm going to take on a project like this, maybe I should start with something that's not dead!! AND maybe has some slight monetary value...I mean MY car needs THOUSANDS of $$$$$$ and in perfect shape would probably sell for $1500...or so....I mean...it's a tough call...

But part of me sees the car as this abused, neglected car that just needs ALOT of TLC...and maybe I should try to SAVE it...heck, I already OWN it, right??

But then again...the car has NO options....no A/C....no SUNROOF!! Those ARE options I want in a car!!! Oh...AND it's an automatic

So....it's alot to think about...

BTW....NICE PIC!!!!! SWEEEEET!!!!!!!

~Christy

Spoken like a mom.

Really, there is no reason to chuck the thing. But you do have to get back into the mode of fixing it yourself. That personal hands-on work was how you got the most progress and satisfaction.

-CTH

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you are so hilarious....

post some pics of this POS!!!! woo hoo!!!!

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1984 300CD Turbo Diesel (soon to be "powered by VEGGIE") - dolphin silver

1999 e430 Sport blk/blk, my sexy ***** ;-)

(my other girls)
1992 300CE 24V 3.0L (w124) (R.I.P. "she was killed 7/12/03 by some ricer kids speeding in a honda accord")
1990 Acura Integra RS (w/94' engine)
1966 Cadillac Sedan de Ville (Hardtop)

GUYS!!!!!!!

I can't make my image SMALL enough!!! *sigh*

I'll try to show you the car one wheel at a time, I guess...

~Christy

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...NOW you can tell all about the car...LOL LOL!!

~Christy

is this slightly better???

~Christy

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Well Christy, it looks like i'm in a similar situation exept that the car will probably be worth the investment (I hope!).

Sure, on pics it looks great but pics are misleading.

Here's the lowdown : what it needs in $CDN+tax

- AT practicaly dead (found one guaranted for a 1000 miles $750 + $300 to instal)
- Valve job (leaking seals or guides???/blue smoke on start-up after siting for a while) $?
- Brake booster $125 used
- Master cylinder (died sunday) $60 used or kit $160
- Calliper kit $26 (got the brake pads)
- exhaust manifold $250 (not urgent)
- engin mounts $?
- Windsheald seal $?
- Varius hoses $?
- Horn
- Inside Heater system disabled (have not noticed it when i checked the car)
- Frontend unstable (feathering i think it's called!?)
- Tires $250
- passenger wiper
- Carpets (water leaking somewhere)
- Bits of welding (free?)
- radiator (not yet but close)
- Chrome (way, way later)
- Price of car $1600 / options : AT, power streering/brakes, radio.

I'm sure to find other stuff as i go along.... maybe mine is worst than your's

The good news is that my licence plate as the number 250 on it


DAN

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