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Back in September, when I started to deal with the algae problem in my 240D, I noticed the car was quite hard to push. At that time I tested to see if the brakes were grabbing and it was clearly the fronts that were to blame. The rear wheels spun freely ever after a hard push on the brake pedal. Since I had the...
In the last update, I ruined my W123 fuel tank. Luckily, a friend in the Mercedes Club was able to find me a very good tank as a replacement. The new tank is much better than what I had, and probably far better than a home resealed tank. It was from a 280E, which means it is an 80 litre tank. I will have...
Editors Note: This is part five in a series by Nick Gruzevskis about owning a Modern Mercedes convertible – in this case his R170 SLK230. The previous entries can be found here. After two years of ownership, I now feel I’ve just about sorted my SLK230. Many will know the challenges of sorting a car. Yes, the major issues are sorted quickly, but...
In the last part, I used a fuel tank sealing product to seal my W123 fuel tank. This seemed to go quite well, but it turns out I had made a fatal mistake. Once I had coated the inside of the tank, I very carefully cleaned the openings for the sender unit and strainer. I made sure the threads were clear of any sealant. ...
In the last update, I cleaned out all the junk from my W123 fuel tank. At the time I was undecided if I should do anything about the surface rust in the bottom of the tank. In the end I decided to. The rust was just surface rust, but it covered quite a lot of the bottom of the tank. My general preference for...
Earlier this week, I removed the fuel tank from my 1981 Mercedes 240D. This was because I was unable to get the fuel strainer out from the bottom. It turned out to be not such a bad thing, as once I had the strainer out, I could see that the tank was still quite contaminated. On my last article I had some good...
Over the last few months, I have been dealing with the algae problem in my 240D. I’ve been quite busy with my trip to Victoria and work, so the 240D has been on the backburner. However, I am keen to get the 240D back on the road, so started work again in the last two weeks. Previously, I had determined that the fuel strainer...
Editors Note: This is part four in a series by Nick Gruzevskis about owning a Modern Mercedes convertible – in this case his R170 SLK230. The previous entries can be found here. Two cars of the same chassis/model often drive differently after 20-30 years, depending on mileage, maintenance & number of owners. I got the opportunity this weekend to drive a 2003 SLK230...
Today was one of the premier events in the MBCNSW Calendar – Youngtimer Sacco Day. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the cars of the late Bruno Sacco, previously head of design at Mercedes-Benz. This is the fourth time the club has run Sacco Day, having held previous events in 2020, 2021 and 2023. The thing that makes this event great is...
Since I own a lot of cars, friends and family assume that I am a useful person to ask general car questions. This is probably fairly hit and miss as I know very little about cars built after 1990. In any case, my latest project was to help my mother buy a new car to replace her 2014 W205 C Class Mercedes. My initial...
The Annual German Auto show is always a great event and this year was no different. The event was organized by the Mercedes-Benz Club and includes the other German car clubs including BMW, Porsche, Audi, VW and the micro cars. This year there was a big improvement in that the cars were not just randomly parked, and they attempted to park cars in sections. ...
The Long Way Euround 2024 is now the third of these big road trips in Classic cars I’ve organized. To me an adventure like this is the best part of classic car ownership. Its not just about owning the car, but about the experiences that come along. Each to their own, but I really don’t understand the attraction of owning a classic that is...
On our 3,900km road trip, we had 10 cars participate. None of the 10 required a lorry to return home. However, pushing these cars hard over such a distance is going to result in a few minor mechanical issues. On the whole the cars did incredibly well, considering we drove them as they were designed to be used when new. A few of the...
Editors Note: This is part two in a series by Nick Gruzevskis about owning a W210 430. The first part can be found here. I’m one of those individuals that can’t handle interior noises, mostly rattles & squeaks, but in this case it’s been a buzzing noise coming from the dome light in my new E430. I had procrastinated long enough, so did some...
Today was the final day of our big Classic Mercedes Road trip. We started at 6:15AM in Bombala where it was 2 degrees outside. We were down to 9 cars, as one of our drivers had some unexpected work commitments that came up, so had to leave his car in Melbourne. We stayed in the pub in Bombala. I generally only book places...
Day five of the Long Way Euround takes us back towards Sydney via Gippsland and the Monaro region of southern NSW. After an action packed day on Day 4, today was a little more relaxed, but we still had a museum to visit and over 600km of driving to do. As this is the penultimate day of the trip, we are on our way...
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