ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

[keesing]

   Well after three weeks of having NEVER been able to drive my NEW '67 250... She's alive and well!  New fuel pump, points, plugs, condensor, resistor, fuel filter and all fuel lines a couple wires and ALL of the professional advice from the Pagoda SL Group! One thing lead to another, and the previous owner had HACKS working on her and putting in WRONG parts all the way through... If you're having any problem (big or small) - COME HEAR FIRST! Read what members have found and done - We love our cars and it shows, when a member is working on his car it's done to get it RIGHT, not just to get it by! THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING ME!
I LOVE DRIVING MY BABY!
     

1967 250SL Signal Red
1987 260E Charcoal

[mrfatboy]

Congrats!  I would be interested in hearing more details.  What parts were broken and what parts were wrong?

[rwmastel]

Yes, please elaborate.  When others take your good advice and read this forum, they will find helpful information from your experiences.

Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both  tops
1994 E420

[keesing]

Because to them it was JUST-A-CAR...
When I looked at it and drove it, it ran OK?, I knew it needed some TLC, and what I found was that the previous owner just didn't respect the car or care about doing things "the right way" - when it was off-loaded upon delivery I could barely make it around the block!
After I wiped the tears and tried to explain my purchase to my wife... I got on Pagoda SL and Pagoda 113 and described my problems and my anguish - I imediatly got dozens of replys and emails from people who CARE...

New ignition points - burned severely.
New Condensor - wrong one installed.
New Plugs - they were new, but badly fouled.
New fuel pump - $1.50 one installed did not work correctly.
New fuel filter & all hoses - so dirty & gunked (never looked at).
New Ignition coil & resistor - wrong one installed.

Now, nothing was major or very expensive - I was luckey! Main thing was that the previous owner just didn't do thing correctly and the things he did caused much anguish and heartache. I never could have done this without the tons of advice and direction from the members here! I am convinced, and will tout the value of being a member here and listening to the GOOD advice!

My baby Benz drives like a dream now and makes me proud to be an owner and prouder to be a member of this wonderful site!

THANKS GUYS!
       

1967 250SL Signal Red
1987 260E Charcoal

[rwmastel]

quote:Originally posted by keesing

... and tried to explain my purchase to my wife ...
... My baby Benz drives like a dream now ...

Its probably a lot easier to justify to the wife now!  

Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both  tops
1994 E420