Ignition key tumbler kits are back! Click HERE to view.
Look what just arrived at Mercedessource. It was 40 years ago and Kent remembers clearly the first time he really noticed a Mercedes Benz. In fact it turned his head when he walked by. It was 1980 and he was walking around the Pamona Car Swap Meet in Southern California. To be continued...
So you want to pick up and restore an old Benz - maybe even a classic SL convertible? I have a recommendation. Bring home a running and rolling restoration project. Do NOT bring home a project car that is not running, needs a repaint, and shows severe signs of neglect.
Of course, the 280SL (Happier) in the foreground has been around for a while, but check out the Mercedes on the lift and the one directly behind it. Both of these are pristine examples of very desirable models. The gold sedan is a 1972 300SEL 4.5 with 78,000 original miles.
Here is a copy of the email sent to us from the new owner:
There are a number of reasons for removing an engine from an old diesel: rebuilding, replacement, restoring, repairing and detailing. Feel free to print out this checklist and use it as a step-by-step guide anytime you plan to do the deed. CLICK ON READ MORE. Kent Bergsma
Our primary focus is providing solutions to the most common technical problems that owners face on the early 1960's up through the early 2000's. These include the W110 W111 W113 W108 W109 W114 W115 R107 W116 W123 W126 W201 W124 R129 W140 W210 W211 and W220 chassis. As time goes on we may be adding some of the other models as well. If you love those Mercedes gas and diesel models and are a do-it-yourself ( D.I.Y. ) mechanic you have come to the right place. Even if you have never worked on a car before we can help teach you how to fix those little annoying problems, improve mileage and performance and save hundreds of dollars in the process. Learn more about our specialties >
Well I just got finished installing the fuel pump, new injectors, timing
chain, new glow plugs, all the fuel heaters, all new fuel lines, oil cooler
Mercedessource,
Dear Kent,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,
I have a 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel with 160,000 miles that was very
very sick. It had serious difficulty starting unless the block heater had
been on for an hour. When it started, there was a lot of smoke initially.
Then I found the Mercedessource website and was intrigued by the glow plug
reamer and the glow plug removal instruction booklet especially for the
602. That engine design is so difficult to access the glow plugs. Yet
your 602 instruction booklet made it all understandable. You really did a
great job explaining in words and photos the steps required. I know that
to write understandable instructions is difficult and you are to really be
