A belated log of my SL's life with us.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Rusty's crew managed to send me the wrong part, instead of a front injector pump seal for the 190D I got another front hardtop mount seal. (Two were ordered for Jill's new SL.) He said to keep it. So I put it with this car's spare parts pile.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Jill's car had a fuel leak in the body of the electrical valve (?) that sits on the side of the fuel distributor. (The infamous EHA valve.) I stole this one to put in her car for her impending road trip.

I also found the hood area infested with mouse nests. Great. Need to put out even more poison I guess.

...After work I bought more D-Con and put some in the garage.

Friday, October 26, 2007

The car's new muffler was delivered today. $265, when bought with another one. Someday maybe I'll even install it.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

I noticed that the U-pull had gotten in a 190E that theoretically has the same EHA valve, so I ran down there to get it. Skunked! But I did get a steering wheel with a good airbag. It can replace this car's that's torn along one edge such that the bag material shows. About $8, I think. (The whole bill was a bit over $10, and included a sunvisor that had an intact lighted vanity mirror assembly that can go to the spares pile.)

Friday, November 7, 2008

Score! The U-Pull had in a 300SE and a 190E 2.3, so I dropped by, even though the weather was miserable, with heavy cold rain. Both cars still had the E.H.A I've been looking for, so I got them both. There's $300 I don't need to spend, assuming at least one of them works out.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Another score. The U-Pull had in a couple of 190E's, and one of them still had the E.H.A. Mine, now. With the recent addition of the 560 SEL to the fleet an additional spare seems in order. But first pick of the litter goes to this car.

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