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93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/8/12 11:42 a.m.

So yesterday I dragged home a '79 Mercedes Benz 300TD for $200. It supposedly had oil starvation issues but I don't know if I believe that so the plan is to first put a few pieces back on the motor and see what is wrong.

Also the inside was full of stuff including two Fiero seats, some Ham radio stuff, a Simpson 5-point harness, a helmet bag and a pair of Red Wings in my size.

JFX001
JFX001 UltraDork
4/8/12 11:44 a.m.

Nice score.

Josh
Josh Dork
4/8/12 11:46 a.m.

I hate you. That's less than half what I paid for the sales tax on my new wagon. Can't you probably run one of these things without oil for a couple of months and just put some in and it's fine?

belteshazzar
belteshazzar UltraDork
4/8/12 12:16 p.m.

keep us posted

SVreX
SVreX UltimaDork
4/8/12 12:47 p.m.

If you need a motor, let me know.

I am considering removing the 300TD from the diesel Miata and dropping in a rotary.

Aeromoto
Aeromoto Reader
4/8/12 12:48 p.m.

Needs a 24 valve Cummins.

singleslammer
singleslammer Reader
4/8/12 2:35 p.m.

I love these things. Great snag!

Travis_K
Travis_K SuperDork
4/8/12 2:56 p.m.

Luck to find one so cheap. In california the state will pay $1200 for a running one to scrap it. I looked at one of those that needed a new engine, transmission and suspension rebuild, but it still drove so it was still worth $1200 (but not to me).

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/8/12 4:20 p.m.

What kind of Ham gear?

93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/8/12 4:22 p.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: What kind of Ham gear?

A lot of coax cable and some little thing that said something about 10m, 20m, etc. The guy that was with me said it was Ham radio stuff.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/8/12 4:32 p.m.

Old coax isn't really worth much. The good stuff had a 10 year shelf life before it would start to break down. Not sure if the newer stuff is any better. It is useful to strip down for the braid to ground stuff, and it would still probably be better than the crap they sell for TV these days.

What is the little thing that said something about 10m, 20m...?

93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/8/12 4:46 p.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: What is the little thing that said something about 10m, 20m...?

It was a cylinder about 6-8in long with a port for a coax connection at the bottom.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess UltimaDork
4/8/12 5:23 p.m.

Oh. Probably a Balun. Balanced-Unbalanced line feeder, typically for a dipole antenna. No idea what they sell for these days.

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 Dork
4/8/12 7:39 p.m.

From Ben's garage sale?

Boy, you seriously have auto ADD. You keep buying cars you won't be able to fix them all. How many does this make now? 4 plus the dd? Can't wait to see what you do with it though.

Admittedly the biggest thing keeping me from doing that is no room to put them. Plus SWMBO expects some kind of progress on anything I have.

benzbaron
benzbaron Dork
4/8/12 7:51 p.m.

You are 400$ for a good used engine away from having a great car and gas saver, that sucker probably get 25mpg+.

Good luck with it!

93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/8/12 8:02 p.m.
wlkelley3 wrote: From Ben's garage sale? Boy, you seriously have auto ADD. You keep buying cars you won't be able to fix them all. How many does this make now? 4 plus the dd? Can't wait to see what you do with it though.

In my defense I have nothing better to do. I am just getting this one running and that is it.

ValuePack
ValuePack Dork
4/8/12 8:14 p.m.
93EXCivic wrote: I am just getting this one running and that is it.

That's what they (we) all say.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/9/12 12:26 p.m.

Is this the stock radio? There is a cassette deck in the glove box...

DrBoost
DrBoost UberDork
4/9/12 12:37 p.m.

I think that looks like the stock Becker.
Are you gonna run it on veggie oil???? (I had to ask, you understand right?)

White_and_Nerdy
White_and_Nerdy HalfDork
4/9/12 3:47 p.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: What kind of Ham gear?

Thank you for reassuring me that I'm not the only one who had that thought. But then again, I'm biased.

Also, nice Merc! I've thought of getting my hands on one of those and doing a grease conversion.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UltraDork
4/9/12 3:49 p.m.
SVreX wrote: If you need a motor, let me know. I am considering removing the 300TD from the diesel Miata and dropping in a rotary.

Ha, the original plan before the Gainesville crazies affected me.

benzbaronDaryn
benzbaronDaryn Dork
4/10/12 12:04 a.m.

Sucks that it has the ACII system, good luck getting that one working. The becker is the stock radio and you can either send it off or DIY and add an mp3 input.

Just find a good used engine and rock and roll!

93EXCivic
93EXCivic UltimaDork
4/10/12 7:29 a.m.
benzbaronDaryn wrote: Sucks that it has the ACII system, good luck getting that one working.

ACII system?

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/10/12 7:50 a.m.

The climate control system, it tends to be a bitch.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/10/12 7:51 a.m.

Later ones looked like this and were much less problematic.

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