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MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

It's alive, and it does not suck

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:55 am

Yeehaw! !

clinehall · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:59 am

I finally read the entire thread on the Benzworld Forum. Fun times! I have found the Mercedes folks are the most helpful bunch on any of the forums. Not like the DB's on the Porsche forums!

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:58 am

clinehall wrote:

I finally read the entire thread on the Benzworld Forum. Fun times! I have found the Mercedes folks are the most helpful bunch on any of the forums. Not like the DB's on the Porsche forums!

Wouldn't that last statement be redundant?

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:08 am

MikeWhitney wrote:

It's alive, and it does not suck

Congrats!

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:11 pm

clinehall wrote:

I finally read the entire thread on the Benzworld Forum. Fun times! I have found the Mercedes folks are the most helpful bunch on any of the forums. Not like the DB's on the Porsche forums!

You just bought the wrong Porsche.

While every forum has it's DBs... The 914 guys are generally pretty cool.

Richard

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:20 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

It's alive, and it does not suck

That's great! I read your most recent post on the MB thread. So it sounds like it is better than just "it does not suck".

Your project is going better than my winter project. I was doing a deep service on the Civic I bought for my daughter and took advantage of the warm weather on Wednesday to try to button the engine back up (timing belt, water pump, valve adjust, new A/C components, new alt, new PS pump, etc.). It started up just fine and all looks great except... a new oil leak on the oil pan seal. :roll:

I replaced the seal, but I am pretty sure it didn't seat correctly in one spot. So pan comes back off soon.

Richard

RickyBeam · **Posted:** Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:16 pm

I wonder if CHS couldn't fix that. They've fixed "deep" scratches (I didn't actually see that block) in our current Duff (d16) engine. And it ran a full season last year; we're still run it.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

If there is one thing I can say about the Mercedes compared to other cars that I've done big work on, it's that the parts seem to be exceptionally well-designed and durable. I was able to re-use everything on the car ... trans gasket, exhaust gaskets, valve cover gaskets, all the hoses, plug wires, everything. Nothing was brittle, stuck to surfaces, or deteriorated. I'm used to hondas where half of the rubber stuff and gaskets that come off the car tend to split in half, and modern BMWs where all the plastic stuff cracks if you look at it funny. Even the Porsche seemed to have a couple of questionable materials and fastener choices compared to the Merc. Maybe it's just an AMG thing, dunno.

Driving the S55 at 65 MPH I was able to have a conversation in a whisper with my son. It's eerily quiet until you mash the gas then all kinds of cool noises and face-melting fun happens. It drives smaller than it is. 493 HP makes up for a lot of mass.

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:22 pm

very cool to hear it's back on road. So when you are starting your euro car repair biz? I'm looking for some part time work =)

Karl Shultz · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:32 pm

Very, very cool that you've got it back going.

I've had the same experience with quality of parts. The stuff on my 124 has mostly been very high quality. It makes a little more sense that the cars cost what they do now that I've been around one for so long.

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

It's getting there....

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:08 am

Mike - Not only are you getting old I think you have passed me in age. :wink:

Looks good!

Donnie Barnes · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:11 pm

MikeWhitney wrote:

It's getting there....

So...what's the asking price? :lol:

--Donnie

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2015 6:52 pm

Give it about 6 months. ...

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