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411 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: vcheng (May 19, 2009 9:54 am) Autobahn in an old 4cyl MB might not be so fun 
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Replying to: vcheng (May 19, 2009 9:56 am) I checked out their prices, and they are gigantic. If someone can afford to buy from them, they should be able to afford to deal with any problems. |
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Replying to: vcheng (May 19, 2009 9:56 am) |
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I wouldn't mind owning one like this: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m180/two2tone/MVC-001F.jpg This is somebody else's car of course taken from a message in another forum, but I like it nonetheless. 
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Replying to: vcheng (May 19, 2009 11:14 am) At a quick glance it looks pretty nice, as the light blue paint is pretty shiny. But it has a few small rust holes peeking through along the bottom. |
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Replying to: vcheng (May 19, 2009 11:14 am) A nice one can be easily found for 5 grand or so. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 11:21 am) MBs of that era were skilled at rusting. Fintails were the same way. |
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Replying to: fintail (May 19, 2009 11:28 am) Oh, and getting the NYer back from the mechanic ended up being a bit of an adventure. It stalled out just around the corner from his shop and wouldn't re-start. I called him and he came out to check on it. Couldn't figure out what it was, but then after about 5 minutes or so, it fired right up and ran fine. Damn thing must be possessed! At this point, he said he can't figure out what would be causing it, as it's intermittent. He suspects the orange ECU box on the firewall might be acting up intermittently. My guess is the Lean Burn. I asked him about disabling it and just going with a regular, early '70's style electronic ignition, basically like what you can order through Mopar Performance. He's balking at that because, get this, he says my car is so nice and original, he doesn't want to "butcher" it up. LOL, I'm like the hell with it, if it keeps acting up, lets rip the whole thing out and throw in a big-block! Anyway, the car did fine the rest of the way back from the shop. And once I got it home, I even tried turning it off and on a few times and it fired right up. But who knows? Maybe at this point, I would've been better off it I asked him to swap, my NYer for that Benz! 
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm) Vapor lock! That brings back a lovely memory of learning what it was and how to fix it on the side of the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut in my mom's 56 Buick. Luckily a guy pulled right up behind us, explained the whole thing and had us back on the road. |
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 19, 2009 3:30 pm) "Needs dialing in" sounds like code for "the FI is messed up and I can't figure it out"...but maybe all it needs is a tune up and timing work. I had no second thoughts about putting electronic ignition in my fintail. It was still my daily driver at the time, and it's not some Pebble Beach-bound concours competitor, it's just a well kept old car. Driveability can trump originality, especially where few people will ever see it. The car started getting balky in damp weather, and that combined with the constant chore of maintaining the points made the decision easy for me. It's been pretty much problem free since. I think when it comes to repair costs,your old NYer is a wiser choice. Although, there's no reason why couldn't have them both...
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