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01-07-2007, 12:19 PM
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Man! This car!! Is it worth it!??
1982, 300td.
So I think my water pump is dead. She's getting way too hot, and sometimes I'll see water drips on the ground near the front of the engine. I think that's the weep hole doing it's job. (I haven't seen it drip since I learned where the weep hole was though). Anyway, so that bugger needs to go. Is there a rebuild kit, or should I just go ahead and put in a new one?? Also, vacuum pump needs rebuilt.... Man.... I'm considering getting rid of it.... but I love her so....
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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!) '85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10 '82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09 
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01-07-2007, 12:22 PM
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OOOhhh. Nice....
Fortunatley, a quick search on ********az shows me that the water pump is only about $50! Free shipping over $50 too!! Woohoo!! Score one for the good guys! Also, is this website worth checking out?? http://www.pindelski.com Seems to have good stuff, but is it worth the price??
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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!) '85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10 '82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09
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01-07-2007, 12:26 PM
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The vac pump rebuild is pretty easy. I wouldn't fret over that.
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01-07-2007, 12:28 PM
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Water pump installationis typically about an hour. I wouldn't worry about that either.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13
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01-07-2007, 04:35 PM
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I replaced my water pump about a month ago at 181K. I think I payed $40 for it, which I considered cheap. If you are going to replace it, I would consider replacing the belts at the same time if they need it. I might have payed $50 for all new belts.
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01-07-2007, 08:45 PM
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if these minor problems make you think about getting rid of this car then you shouldn't be driving a used car where you will have to fix something or another on a regular basis. Louis.
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