Hi y'all, I'm a total newbie on W113s.
Done some research, but hoping for more insight.
I'm looking at this 70 280SL near me (like 10 minutes) and it's in really good shape, but had some questions about what I seen.
PROS:
- solid body, no rust that I can see.
- fender notches there, although driver's side headlamp area, bucket had some slight work.
- all spot welds factory (under the hood, trunk).
- nice MB-tex interior
- AC (although blows cool; not cold)
- auto shifts good
CONS:
- odometer not working (common? Easy fix?)
- some oil leaks underneath
- diff leaking a little
- heater doesn't work
- turn signal, right turn won't stay on. Have to hold the stalk.
Questions:
- regarding heater blower not doing anything, could it be a fuse (where would that be?)? Or the "Defrost" knob? Or worst case scenario, blower motor? I imagine the latter is an all day job?
- turn signal..those common not to work? Easy fix (pull steering wheel, etc.)?
- engine hesitates slightly in P or N, but driving no hesitation whatsoever. Normal?
- what all else to look out for? Unfortunately, the hardtop is on it and guy doesn't want to remove it (says it's heavy as heck) so don't know condition of soft top, but says it's nice.
- AC blows cool, so assume perhaps just needs a recharge. Easy to convert to R134 on these?
Thanks!
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