He NEEDS helping hands, not requests for more parts.
When the yard is clear that will change.

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... blub blub...
the thunderstorm has hit... my yard is melting...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Looks like I have to work on Saturday, if I get out early enough I maybe able to stop by for a couple of hours. Not sure how much help I can be but I'll do what I can. I know they are calling for rain.

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'98 E300 Turbo Diesel 274,000 miles

It's still pretty soggy in my yard from all the rain, but I've gotten two vehicles registered, and I'll not have to move them.
that leaves the stealth to fit in the shop, and 6 vehicles to haul off... one is loaded on the hauler now, and I'll attempt to load another tonight...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I did get that other car loaded, and dropped both off at the yard, then loaded another, and will attempt to deliver them today. IN THE RAIN...
so, I'm down to 4 vehicles needing to be moved! and I got one of them loaded on the hauler before the rain hit! so technically, only 3 need to be moved!
I may actually just move the Stealth, and my boats out there as well... no point in leaving stuff for the inspector to gripe about when the yard is so easy to access.
it's supposed to be heavy rain and thunder all day, I'm not certain I'll get much done in it though...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Are the boats on trailers? Do they run? If so, you shouldn't need to move them. How many are there?

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

no, I don't need to move them, but it's easier... I would need to find the trailer numbers, and get plates. if I just move the boats, too, I don't need to deal with that hassle...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Just curious what you now mean by "the yard" that is receiving all these vehicles?

Is this a salvage yard, your friend's lower-40 for storage, or the kiss of death crusher?
No judgments either way, but I'm keeping up with this like an automotive soap-opera in a way and wanted to get the story line correct.
I am glad everything is coming together in the end for you!

So after a week or 2 of REST! You'll have to host a part-shopping party in your newly organized garage full of stripped cars. Like a tupperware party for MB nuts like us

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1990 300D 2.5Turbo, two tank WVO, daily driver 300,911
1992 E300 gaser, 150k. Parts only, For Sale

[B]1984 300TD Euro 4speed Sold
1977 300D Elsbett SVO single tank Sold
1981 300TD "Silver bullet" 285k ran B100 Sold
1981-5 300D x 5 cars stripped and reused, parts for sale

Other toys:
1995 Dodge 2500 Cummins 12V P7100 Bosch mechanical pump with 2 tank veggieconversion kit, only 120k!
1959 Cadillac Dad's legacy, needs finishing

no, it's a vehicle storage lot. I'll NOT be crushing anything of value...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

OK, I got two more delivered to the lot today, and I got one loaded on the truck to go tomorrow... I'll get two more loaded tomorrow, and be DONE!!! with cars that is...
so my current count of cars on the ground needing to leave the yard is... Two!
I also am trying to decide if I want to take the stealth to the lot as well... it'll leave my shop with a free bay to work in... where if I put the stealth in the bay, I'll have ZERO room to work... but I could always push it out when I need to work in there... decisions decisions...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

~ 5 more sleeps to go John!!
You are going to do it with time to spare!!!
There must be at least 1,000 people supporting your cause in one way or another!!

Good luck in they last days !!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

The "Stealth"???

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1983 300D, the "Avocado"
1976 240D, 4-spd the "Pumpkin", SOLD to Pierre
1984 190D, 2.2L, 5-spd, my intro to MBZ diesels, crashed into in 2002

yup.
I've got a 93 Dodge Stealth... red, with a dead battery and clutch...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

4 days to go!

Go John

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

i understand. if you find yourself unswamped, and would like to trade one of them for money, let me know i probably wont have fixed it by then at this rate