There was a clamp around the power steering reservoir of my old M130 that I sort of assumed was some sort of odd side of the road repair that had never been fixed properly or else was just a strange storage space for a spare clamp for an intake hose or something. Couldn’t quite figure …
Category Archives: Mercedes
M130 Prep
The “new” M130 is finally turned around in the garage so I can access the front of the engine and the injection pump. Supposedly this engine was running well but there was a fueling problem of some sort. Since my old engine was running well except the oil consumption issue I plan to swap my …
Dead head
The head that went to the machine shop has been pronounced fixable, but more cost effective to get another in better shape. Two or three of the valve stems just fell out of the head, the top and bottom surfaces were very warped, a couple coolant jackets need repair, one of the cam towers needs …
Head removal
I finally was able to pull the head off the M130 today and take a look. I can’t see any obvious reasons #6 is burning so much oil, but I’ll soon take it to the shop and have it pressure tested and checked out. Seems like the best place to start. I’m not that familiar …
Mercedes progress
The local junkyard got an extremely rusty 280SE 4.5 in, so I raided it for parts to fix and upgrade mine. Just doing that has motivated me to get more done to the car, but unfortunately time and money are tight. I did get a window regulator for the passenger side front door, and it …
Stickers!
MBCA stickers, about as sophisticated as stickers on a car can get.
Back seat swap
The weather was finally warm enough today to do some work in the garage, so I decided to swap the junkyard find blue rear seat in place of the brown one the car had when I bought it. Easy swap, no surprises, and it was surprisingly clean under the rear seat for a car that …
Glovebox in car
After a busy morning at the junkyard I finally got the glovebox in the car. It’s a long way away from concours and to be honest it’s a little rougher than I’m happy with, but it looks pretty good to me. And the junkyard trip net some other unexpected toys for the Mercedes. Most importantly …
Glovebox done
It’s not perfect, but I’m calling the progress on the first set of wood trims done for now. Here’s the glovebox door. Just need to clean off the lock cylinder and find a screw I dropped in the garage and I’m ready to put it back in the car for safekeeping. It’s been quite a …
Progress slowing down
Just when you thought my progress couldn’t possibly get any slower, it does. Today my other project car finally made the move from storage to my garage. So the Mercedes will take even more of a back seat than it already has. With some luck I’ll soon find and install a replacement engine for the …