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Originally Posted by vstech
was the run up a 9%grade 7 mile pass? I find it hard to believe an oil cooler bypassed, could cause an otherwise fine condition vehicle to fail on the first run.
we gotta have details of these two known cases.
what was done to the cars besides OCB? since it's unlikely in the extreme they were brand new MB cars with the oil coolers bypassed at the dealership... I'm thinking there is much more to the story.  |
These were both shared on a listserv that I've subscribed to for about 14 years now, which has suffered at least two complete meltdowns with loss of archives. I think one of the fellows (the 240D) is still active on that list, I'll inquire and see if I can get more info. Will also put out the general request to see if the other fellow is still around or maybe someone can provide more info.
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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC
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