It currently has 99k miles.
The car sat for seventeen months before I bought it.

A few issues:

* Windshield seals bad, PO re-sealed with silicon.
* Trunk seal poor condition.
* Vacuum locks disconnected due to leaks.
* Fails to shutdown 2 of 3 times.
* Temperature gauge flutters, assume bad ground or wire short.
* Fuel gauge drops to empty at random moments.
* Engine mounts bad.
* Transmission mount bad.
* Transmission cooler hoses bad.
* Interior IMO is a 2 or 3, horse hair is gone, leather is beyond salvage per my upholstery man.
* Transmission dip stick tube to pan banjo bolt has a very slow drip, 3 - 5 drops per day.
* The alternator adjustment bolt star teeth are stripped off.
* The NEW alternator - water pump belt is loose.
* Windshield squirter not working.



NEW:
* Tires.
* Starter.
* Alternator.
* Glow plugs.
* Fuel filters.

Previous work done for the PO:
* Welded in new floor pans.
* Replaced the transmission with a good used 28K mile unit.
* Tie rod assemblies.
* Brakes.
* Brake hoses.
* Rotors.
* Flex disc's.
* Calipers rebuilt two years ago.




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When did MB switch from mechanical coolant temp gauges to electrical? I remember my dad's 109 temp gauge remaining active with the key out.

Sixto
87 300D^2

Ummmmm, pictures???

I want one.

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)

My '71 114 still had the mechanical gauge.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

I will get pictures ASAP.

Here is a link to the pictures and video my daughter shot.
http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b272/whunter/1976%20300D/300D_bought%20as%20is/

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Forgot to mention.
Removed 55 gallon industrial trash bag of junk, from the interior and trunk.



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And I'm guessing the trash wasn't conveniently in the bag when you bought the car!

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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 have two of these in good shape...

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Nice Hunter, love my '75 300d - updated to manual glow. Good luck with engine mounts, not sure why they are different from other OM617 but they are -go figure -

No.
There was a new bottle of Lucas diesel treatment ripped open (spilled) under the passenger front seat.

I will not try to describe the trunk, half of the trash was empty oil bottles without lids.

I will be cleaning for weeks.

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Could you drop one in the mail, after the sun roof paste arrives ?

Thanks.


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Engine mount
MB# 1152410813
$114.00 each


I will find a way to either make the later OM617 mounts work, or fabricate a totally new solution.


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Mach4 was doing something to his motor mounts in his diesel 107 project if I remember correctly...

...found it...

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/308791-380sl-diesel-conversion-project-10.html

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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!

Scored today.
* A good used front bumper.
* Four spare doors.
* Rear deck lid.

delivered to my garage.

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I plan to be in the Mercedes owners club area at the Concours d’Elegance of America Sunday..

Driving this 300D.


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