300 D--Miraculous Transformation

#1

Thanks very much to all who responded during the engine rebuild
tribulations that I have described hereon. I appreciate all the
advice, it was all good and helpful. The story has a good ending.

I picked up the car this afternoon from the shop, and was told by the
mechanic that the injector pump timing advance mechanism had been
inadvertently mounted 40 degrees off, causing the injector not to
advance on power demand. Today, it worked marvelously, much better
power than from the old engine, good acceleration (though I expect
better after break-in) and very, very smooth. This is the result that
I was hoping for when I picked up the car after the engine rebuild
some weeks ago.

#2

Congratulations, and we are all glad to see the good ending.

Happily live after... :-)

randallbrink (AT) mac (DOT) com wrote:

Quote:

Thanks very much to all who responded during the engine rebuild
tribulations that I have described hereon. I appreciate all the
advice, it was all good and helpful. The story has a good ending.

I picked up the car this afternoon from the shop, and was told by the
mechanic that the injector pump timing advance mechanism had been
inadvertently mounted 40 degrees off, causing the injector not to
advance on power demand. Today, it worked marvelously, much better
power than from the old engine, good acceleration (though I expect
better after break-in) and very, very smooth. This is the result that
I was hoping for when I picked up the car after the engine rebuild
some weeks ago.

#3

Fascinating info... I haven't thought of that... non computerized MB being
exported to other countries.

#4

On Sep 18, 10:45*am, Gogarty <Goga... (AT) Clongowes (DOT) edu.ie> wrote:

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I do believe that the W126 300SD is the best car Mercedes ever built,
with the 450SEL a close second.

Mine is a W123 300D, but certainly one of the best M-Bs ever. Mine has
218K miles, should easily reach north of 500K with this engine, and it
is highly doubtful that I would be able to put that many miles on a
car in my remaining lifetime.

We have no idea what the actual mileage is on Der Klunker. Sometiem afterwe
bought it some ten years ago, we discovered that a previous owner had switched
out the odomoter and installed a 1984 unit, no doubt from a low-milegae wreck.
It had about 138K on the bogus odometer, which is well past 200K at this
point. However, sometime this summer the odomtere quit so now we have no idea.
Looks like a badly kept million-miler, though.

It just shows, that, long after they have passed that pristine
concourse condition, they still continue to give superb service,
comfort and safety. It's too bad we can't buy Mercedes OEM car
bodies, like we used to be able to do.

#5

I was listening to "Car Talk" from NPR one Sunday and someone had sent
in the question, "What is the best car ever made?" The brothers
B.S.ed about it for a while and finally settled on the 1985 Toyota
Corolla Rear Wheel Drive. I bought one of those new in 1985. It has
278,000 miles on it, and I am still driving it, and it still runs like
new, although I did replace the transmission a few years ago with a
junkyard tranny because it started to slip out of 2nd gear sometimes.

But I don't agree that it's the best car ever made. I like my 1982
300 TDT better. They both get about 33 mpg on the highway, but the
Benz is more comfortable. The AC on the Benz is a lot more powerful.
That car stays cool in 100 degree F weather in the blazing desert sun
with the fan on a low, silent speed, which can't be said for the
Corolla. If you consider maintenance cost the Corolla wins, hands
down. That car just goes and goes. I have 432,000 miles on the 300
TDT, so the Corolla has some catching up to do. The plastic and paint
on the Corolla are giving out, whereas the Mercedes seems to have been
designed to last forever.

#6

Tiger schrieb:

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Fascinating info... I haven't thought of that... non computerized MB being
exported to other countries.

If you want to see some examples, google for pictures, eg "beirut taxi"
or something like that.

http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1199953396060252605unohzE

--

Roland Franzius

#7

Geez! All smacked up and in service...

#8

On Sep 19, 5:15*am, Paul Fretheim <p... (AT) inyopro (DOT) com> wrote:

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I was listening to "Car Talk" from NPR one Sunday and someone had sent
in the question, "What is the best car ever made?" *The brothers
B.S.ed about it for a while and finally settled on the 1985 Toyota
Corolla Rear Wheel Drive. *I bought one of those new in 1985. *It has
278,000 miles on it, and I am still driving it, and it still runs like
new, although I did replace the transmission a few years ago with a
junkyard tranny because it started to slip out of 2nd gear sometimes.

But I don't agree that it's the best car ever made. *I like my 1982
300 TDT better. They both get about 33 mpg on the highway, but the
Benz is more comfortable. *The AC on the Benz is a lot more powerful.
That car stays cool in 100 degree F weather in the blazing desert sun
with the fan on a low, silent speed, which can't be said for the
Corolla. * If you consider maintenance cost the Corolla wins, hands
down. *That car just goes and goes. *I have 432,000 miles on the 300
TDT, so the Corolla has some catching up to do. *The plastic and paint
on the Corolla are giving out, whereas the Mercedes seems to have been
designed to last forever.

In my opinion, the three best cars ever made are:

1. 116 450SE and SEL.
2. 126 300SD
3. 123 240/300D/300TD/300DTD Wagon

I believe that in all fairness, the Volkswagen Beetle should be
included in any "top five" list as well, as the essence of simplicity
in automotive engineering.

#9

Welcome to the 'real' world!

In NA and Europe we live in the lap of luxury (and regulation).

DAS

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"Tiger" <tiger0002 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

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Geez! All smacked up and in service...

#10

"randallbrink" <randallbrink (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

I believe that in all fairness, the Volkswagen Beetle should be
included in any "top five" list as well, as the essence of simplicity
in automotive engineering.

Dodge Dart / Plymouth Valiant were also simple and even more reliable than
the VW.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.