29/11/15

The replaced left rear 1/4 is almost finished and all of the old paint has been removed . A lot of filler was under the paint so there were plenty of samll dents to be hammered out .

Although this car has less than 100,000 miles on the clock ,the owner has decided that it needs an engine rebuild.

the oil filter had collapsed ,and thats never a good sign. Although the oil and filter had been changed frequently in the present owners hands.

Number five cylinder bore hyas some deep pitting as if it were rusted at some stage . The pistons are all standaqrd size (79.95 ) so the next job is too meaasure the bores and see what size Oversize pistons will work . The pitting is going to be a problem  though.  i only hope it’s not too deep .

I turned the blue 300SE’s engine over to see if it was OK,and all seemed well. i set the tappets and soaked the bores with a mix of 50/50 ATF and acetone . About 00Mls is enough for most engines spread across the cylinders . The injectors were cleaned and Phil, the owner had had the pump over hauled so that was reinstalled . I had a quick look at the twin point distributor but all was OK there too.  So…I hooked up the carbaclean machine to give me a fuel supply and gave it a crank to see what was what.. it runs a little rough but runs on all six despite a lot of smoke from the fluid that has leaked into the exhaust .

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One of my Customers flogging his car in Western NSW..

Zeb Chapmans 220 S.

All the way from Western Australia is this rare W112 015 Right hand drive 300SE. In for a restoration it is in quite reasonable condition,.only let down by the usual rust in the doors and sills. Suspension has been replaced by steel springs so that will have to addressed and the injection is off the engine.