This damn car seems to make me do dumb sh#*. I mean, I'm a really practical guy except for when it comes to this damn car!! I'm talking about my 95 wagon. I love it, except the tranny is going and I like a 5-speed.
So here's where the dumb comes in.....I bought a 86 300E 5-speed junk for practically nothing that didn't run and towed it on a car dolly to my house....now it sits in my driveway, much to the delight of my neighbors, I'm sure. It's smashed on the front right, but as I found out today, it does run and it's driveable. I dismantled the throttle linkage and lubed it (it was stuck in the wide open position....yes, I found out the hard way, me and the rev limiter!!). Runs like crap but it seems to be all ignition system related. Starts right up; no gas pedal required. A few plugs and maybe a coil or 2 and it will run well. 3 bars oil pressure cold, drops to 1.5 warm. Clutch and tranny work, but the shifter feels all warn out and vague. 249K miles. Rear window left open for almost a year! It's wet and it smells.
I'll try (not too hard) to get the engine running moderately well so I can sell it (the engine, that is). Then the trans and related parts come out and I do the conversion on my wagon.
It's nice to know that there is a small group of individuals whom I can tell this story to, who don't think I'm completely insane. Or they're just as insane as me so their perspective is similar. Either way.
Brian

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Brian
1995 E320 wagon