Titivating my Mercedes 124
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Head is back and ready to be re-assembled. It has had a very slight skim, the valves were ground back, the seats were ground back and the valve stem oil seals were changed. It was very clean throughout with very little soot in the exhaust ports.
The injectors have also been rebuilt with new nozzles.
The injectors have also been rebuilt with new nozzles.
It's bills like that that have lead to me moving on my C124.
After 3 years of much enjoyment travelling in serenity and style, I've accepted that with a wife and two kids to support, I can't justify sudden hits like that anymore.
If I could do it myself, I know I could save money, but I have to pay a man.
Obviously I'll still follow this thread though.
Pic of mine today taken with pre-emptive regret.
After 3 years of much enjoyment travelling in serenity and style, I've accepted that with a wife and two kids to support, I can't justify sudden hits like that anymore.
If I could do it myself, I know I could save money, but I have to pay a man.
Obviously I'll still follow this thread though.
Pic of mine today taken with pre-emptive regret.
I went to pick it up from Lord Baister's. It's driving well, much quieter, more smoothly. This will be attributable to the injectors being rebuilt and the timing set bang on 14 deg. It doesn't feel any faster. It is hard to tell, though, because I forget how slow it was after a fortnight in the SL.
My dad gave me a lift down in its descendent. It is an impressive car the new E220d. But the 124 has a smoother ride and powertrain. The 213, of course, is vastly quieter and has none of the suspension noise of the 124. It has ten million gadgets, too. My dad is trying to persuade me to get one.
I noticed this s211 lying forlornly in the background, too:
My dad gave me a lift down in its descendent. It is an impressive car the new E220d. But the 124 has a smoother ride and powertrain. The 213, of course, is vastly quieter and has none of the suspension noise of the 124. It has ten million gadgets, too. My dad is trying to persuade me to get one.
I noticed this s211 lying forlornly in the background, too:
For a while now I have noticed that the driver's seat belt buckle is not correctly installed. This evening I removed the driver's seat and refixed the buckle correctly. Rather amazingly, I did not break anything on the car nor tear any part of my skin. Removing the seat is an easy if physical job, a matter of five bolts and some tight electrical connectors. For anyone who does this himself, do not torque down the bolts until all five are back in place: it is useful to be able to shuffle the seat when fitting each bolt.
I cleaned up four years of accumulated crap and tightened up the rattly fire extinguisher bracket. I also profited to the tune of £1.
My friend has bought an E500 Elegance saloon (w211 type). He brought it up yesterday. What a car! The ride and refinement are nothing short of amazing, far superior to my dad's new s213 and better than my s124. I have never driven a more comfortable car. It is faster than my 129, too, unsurprisingly being lighter and having the seven speed box yet propelled by the same engine. I very seriously considered selling this car and seeking out a mint E500 estate. But I have another plan which hopefully will come to fruition this week.
I cleaned up four years of accumulated crap and tightened up the rattly fire extinguisher bracket. I also profited to the tune of £1.
My friend has bought an E500 Elegance saloon (w211 type). He brought it up yesterday. What a car! The ride and refinement are nothing short of amazing, far superior to my dad's new s213 and better than my s124. I have never driven a more comfortable car. It is faster than my 129, too, unsurprisingly being lighter and having the seven speed box yet propelled by the same engine. I very seriously considered selling this car and seeking out a mint E500 estate. But I have another plan which hopefully will come to fruition this week.
M113 or M119: boring. They're both great engines, among the best V8s there has ever been. There is something very attractive about the M119's DOHC 32 valve set up and its classic, slightly peaky power delivery. But let's face it, the M113 has proven even more reliable in use, has more headroom (think 55 AMG and SL R), is more economical, is lighter and delivers more power over a wider speed range (even if the peak power is less). Also, dull pub fact, early M119s have a block from the M117 but after 1991 all M119's have a block from the M116 which first saw the light of day in 1969.
As for a transplant into my smoker, it is possible but unrealistic. Unless you can do all of the work yourself or have mega money, there is no way you could get a transplant done to "factory" standards. It's always going to be a bit Heath Robinson.
As for a transplant into my smoker, it is possible but unrealistic. Unless you can do all of the work yourself or have mega money, there is no way you could get a transplant done to "factory" standards. It's always going to be a bit Heath Robinson.
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