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Aug 20, 2013 16:03:30 GMT
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AAAWWEEESOOMEEEE!!!!!!!  I FINALLY got hold of a air duct for the auxilliary transmission oli cooler!! Been looking for one since march.    It's a rare beast, this transmission oil cooler It was ONLY ever fitted to Turbodiesels and the 'smal' 400E/E420 V8s and ONLY if the had a tow-bar AND air conditioning. Since the CD has both aircon, tow bar and a turbodiesel hearth, I will fit this cooler to it. IF funds allow for a new cooler, as the one I have leaks  The cheapest new one is still 280€. That's money I can spend betteron the rear suspension or on rust prevention. But as soon as everything else is sorted - I have all the parts now Cheers, Jan |
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Aug 24, 2013 14:16:02 GMT
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Was worth the effort to apply two coats of wax  |
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Aug 27, 2013 20:29:40 GMT
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A moment at work:  |
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eurogranada
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To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Nice to see you still busy with this car although the major swap is finished!
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Aug 28, 2013 14:50:39 GMT
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hi love how ur coupe has turned out I'm now thinking of dieseling mine I have been offered a 6pot non turbo out of a 124 as ur a merc man didn't know if u new if it would fit my atuo box it was on a auto mine is a 230ce w123 1984 I was thinking of a 2.4d 4 pot but this came up cheers
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Aug 28, 2013 17:33:10 GMT
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Hi! This I don't know, I'm afraid... I think it would be easyer to have complete donor car with all the needed parts on it anyway. The 240D W123 engine will not fit your current gearbox, this I do know.  Maybe ask on superturbodiesel.com? They know more about stuffing the wrong engine in a W123  Cheers, Jan |
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Aug 31, 2013 17:16:57 GMT
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Some heavy work done today... I had a little whine coming from the rear. Yesterday, when I was just about to take a 800km trip to Dortmund and back - the whine turned into a noise similar to a fully grown B17 bomber on take-off  Yay - it was - the rear wheel bearing. A genuine, royal pain in the rearend on those cars... Especially on the estates. Lockily I have a Coupé, so there's a chance to separate the drive flange from the wheel bearing without destroying the flange of the bearing carrier. There have been reports of 120 ton presses doing nothing. So with a very positive and forward looking mind - I started working by cutting up a brake disc.  Then I had to clear out my parts storage compartment for some serious re-working of the carport. More on that in a few weeks. It's going to be genuinly awesome!! But for now - back to the brake disc. I welded some tubes to it.  And this homebrew-redneck-tool does this:  My tool survived well - the tool made by HAZET didn't fair so well. But at least the drive didn't shear off like it does on the cheapo t-handles. I guess this speaks for it's quality I'm certainly going to buy a HAZET t-bar again; so far it survived at least 4 W124 drive shaft nuts a various other masive abuse, like removing a W123 rear subframe. Awesome quality!! And wasn't that expensive either. I know why I like to invest some money into high quality tools!  The nut was not impressed, however. So I had to take ot the chissel & hammer and butcher my way through the nut. Which took time. But; finaly it cracked and could be undone with relative ease.  The drive shaft wasn't rotten solid in the flange - that's a bonus. As very often they need persuation with a hydraulic press too!! But, despite some serious knocking with my heaviest hammer - which is not that big with 1kg. The flange didn't budge. Well, it came out a few mm, but not more. And by the next picture you can probably guess what purpose my homebrew tool has  Hurray... So onto dismantling the rear suspension. Highly joyfull work! At least only one bolt was seized. And by removing it, I killed the lower & main controll arm bush. Which is - you may guess it - a genuine, royal pain in the rearend to replace without the correct tool.  By now it was afternoon - any garage had closed, no chance to get hold of a hydraulic press to press out the flange & bearings. Giben the destroyed bush and the need for a hydraulic press - I called my boss and he was still in the workshop. So I shoved the stuff in a car I don't want to mention (it's very modern) and drove there. Pressed out the flange (needed only5 tonnes to move it!), pressed out the old and in the new bearing and installed a new lower bush/bearing with the genuine MB tool.  And now I'm having a jolly good Ulmer beer - reinstallation tomorrow or monday. I'm knackered... Cheers, Jan |
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Sept 1, 2013 19:52:51 GMT
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Made a tool to aid removal & installation of those bl00dy buggr springs holding the parking brake shoes to the backing plate. Been meaning to make one for ages - now I finally had enough of fiddling about with screw drivers & pliers.  Worked very well You can also see that the backing plate is bent - this ws from pressing out the hub. The backing plate canonly be removed if the hub is out. Took a bit of time to bent it back tight against the brake disc without touching... Reinstallation of the drive shaft and wheel carrier went smooth, nothing to report. Only the parking brake took some time & lots of fiddling. I don't like working on the parking brake. Anyway, the car's back on all four wheels.  I put it on the spare wheel as steels allow better access to the drive shaft nut, which needs torquing to 200-240nm! The socket extension I used is rated for 200nm - it sheared off - so I should be good to drive it to the next garage with a big torque wrench Cheers, Jan |
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eurogranada
Europe
To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Sept 3, 2013 12:35:18 GMT
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Quite a story....
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Sept 4, 2013 21:47:52 GMT
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Tok the car for a 800km+ trip today, to collect some stuff. Which was basically a second brown leather interior for a first series Coupé. But with one twist: no holes in the door cards. And it came with 4 original electric windows. You may guess what my next plan of action is    ^I had removedthe passenger seat & rear seats and fittedthem on site when I collected the stuff... Which was actually a lot more than we agreed on and I ended up with anything brown, bar the carpets. Nice! Cheers, Jan PS: fuel tank's still far from being empty |
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eurogranada
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To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Indeed looks pretty stuffed! good score it seems!
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Sept 5, 2013 22:38:39 GMT
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I've been putting money aside just in case such an interior would come for sale. And when it did - I bought it. It's very rare. The 1st series Coupés gad been introduced in late '87 - in mid-'89 they got the facelift with the limousine & estate. And from then on the interior design was changed (different leather pattern and door cards). And brown is rare anyway... And - FINALLY the fuel warning lamp lit up. After 945km - which is 587 miles. I was able to put 59.96l in the tank. Which equates to 6.3l per 100km. Or 45 miles to the gallon. Bl00dy dang hell!!! I mean - come on!?!? A 25 years old three liter turbodiesel with 147HP in 1.5 tonnes car! Incredible... |
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eurogranada
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To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Proves the concept, doesn't it!
Now you know why you put in the effort...
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Sept 6, 2013 14:39:40 GMT
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It's astonishing that a car this big can drink so few dino juice Unloaded everything - this is what I bought:  Four electric winders & wiring loom:  And 4 door cards for electric winders  I'm especially happy about the door cards and electric winders. 'cause the interior as it isnow has two issues: a big tear and badly cut holes to clear aftermarket winders...  And there's also a big bit of black:  ^this was the main reason I bought the new interior. To have a brown card to match the rest. The electric winder bit is a huge bonus, as I was looking for coupé winders (beefed up) anyway It's a bit over a year that I have this car now - and one thing was always bugging me. The lack of an armrest. But; the new interior had just what I needed   Aaaaaaahhh!!! So much better to drive. Auto gearbox without armrest is just - curse word. Leccy windows... Don't know when I'm going to fit them. Right now I don't feel like pulling apart the whole interior again. Cheers, Jan |
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Sept 12, 2013 15:14:46 GMT
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From a few pages/months back: Sooo - somthing to keep me occupied whilst waiting for warmer weather to start the dieseling. You may know that I have a hankering for rare stuff. And when I saw this thing advertised in Austria, for only 7€ (+13€ shipping  ) - I had to have it... And it looks like this:  ...I continued this little sub-project. I got another roof lining with the interior I bought. I didn't want to cut it up without having a spare part... That'S why I took a little longer to fit the Taxi reading light. Some cuts, measuring, more cuts and:  Fitting tomorrow. Too lazy and too many dark, dripping clouds outside  |
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Sept 13, 2013 15:03:21 GMT
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And installed Probably not to everyone's taste, but I like it. It's not very beautifull, but very purposefull.  And speaking of beautifull - also this happened...   Respectively; had to happen. I had vibrations in the steering wheel ever since I changed the steering box. I hadthe wheel aligned front & rear - still. I had the wheels balanced twice - still shaking. 3rd time balancing and finaly we noticed that the wheels have a run out. All four. I can only suspect that the old steering box, which had a lot of play, sort of absorbed the vibration - or the steering link & tie rods I replaced as well are in better condition - or maybe both added up to the vibrations not getting through the steering wheel. I don't know. I only kow that it drove me nuts and took away all the joy of driving this car. Anyway - my wheels are scrap. The best quote I got for straightening was 75€-120€ - per wheel. For this amount of money I can as well look for a set of new wheels WITH tyres. Since I'm skint and wont get much money for bent wheels - I can't but use the winter wheels for now and look for another set of usable summer wheels... Gutted. I've put a lot of sweat in repainting them - if only I had checked them before I did. Leasson learned...  *sniff* - I love the look of those wheels. Maybe I can make a pretty table out of them or use as hose holders... They've had theyr time as wheels. Booo!  Cheers, Jan |
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Sept 21, 2013 18:02:30 GMT
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Took off the intake manifold today, to replace all gaskets, for more turbo boost. As under high load/boost some of the boost was escaping (audible).  The new gasket is of a reinforced type  Since the intake wasn't very oily, I left it as it was. And I didn't replace this gasket:  Because the boost pipe needs to come out once again, and here's why:  I got a wrong O-ring from MB's...  Great! Despite this malarky I put the intake back together andtook the car for a quick testdrive. It's more powerfull, the slight bit of lag I had is completely gone - but there'S still a slight fizz. Well - two gaskets to go  And I still have a shuddering in the steering wheel... I re-adjusted the wheel bearings, replaced the steering damper & center tie rod - it's got better, but still is present. Next things on the list is brake discs, RH drive shaft, propshaft center bearing - and if this doesn't cure things - I guess the prop is wrong... Which is weird, as it was perfetely fine the first times I drove the car. It only began after I did the brakes & steering box. Blargh... It's killing any joy of driving right now, and I can't but randomly swap parts, making this very exhausting to track down... Not a happy bunny right now Cheers, Jan |
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Sept 25, 2013 8:50:25 GMT
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Smal-ish major update; I'm looking at another car on friday. Something I need not worry about and that didn't cost me a lot of money and time and with which I can live being not free of naggles. It wont replace the CD however, never will But if I can spare the CD the harsh, salty winter - I will. And how crazy is that!? Initially, I bought this car as a cheap winter car. Then it turned out to be a lovely all-season cruiser - and now I'm looking at another car to spare this from what I bought it for Chees, I think I get to easily attached to a car... But look at it - how could you not?  ^yeah I lost a center cap... -_- I made sure the next car is so rotten that I don't have to care about anything And it's going to be awesome! From the top & outside it looks horrible, inside it's smelly - taking it up the lift on friday. If it's any good from underneath, I'll take it. So stay tuned for a new episode in DieselWeasel's daily-diesel-adventures |
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zircon
Part of things
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Sept 25, 2013 11:21:24 GMT
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I am not usually a huge fan of these Mercs but I love this one, the colour, pillarless windows, the rear quarter light design, the interior - cloody lovely!
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I am not usually a huge fan of these Mercs but I love this one, the colour, pillarless windows, the rear quarter light design, the interior - cloody lovely! Thanks a lot! Apart form the dull front end - I feel like this is one of the best drawn Coupé lines of the "modern" age, resp. 80's/90's - together with the W126 SEC which is a bl00dy masterpiece of design! And speaking of design... I got hold of a set of VERY rare hubcaps! They have the W124 pre-facelift design. But the clue is; they are of a 16"(!) flavour. and were only fitted to R129 SLs with winter steel wheels (which again is a very rare sight).  And today I was treasure hunting at some scrap yards - and found a crashed E320 Coupé. With flawless 4-pot brake calipers. So I asked the yard owner... And "stole" them for 20€ each  It looks like these fit the A-arms with pressed ball joints better than the other set of 4-pots I wrote about a few pages back. I'll see... And even if they don't - I can sell them with good profit WIN. Cheers, Jan |
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The cheapest new one is still 280€. That's money I can spend betteron the rear suspension or on rust prevention. But as soon as everything else is sorted - I have all the parts now 
) - I had to have it...
*sniff* - I love the look of those wheels. Maybe I can make a pretty table out of them or use as hose holders... They've had theyr time as wheels. Booo! 
Great! 
