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I went Ebay shopping again. I bought this 1978 mercedes benz with a 2.8 liter fuel injected inline hemi motor. It has dual overhead cams (double roller chain driven) all aluminion engine K-jetronic CIS fuel injection and is rated at 185 hp. Since it was imported from germany it has no emission and is legal in states. Nice ride for the dough $300 has about 92,000 miles. 280 CE what do you all think about old benz inlines I hear they run forever however this one has not seen the road in over 15 years guy I bought it fromput fuel pump in it but doesn look like he flush ssytem beore trying to get it to run.
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Well,I have a relative that's been running the same MB diesel for the last 20 years. I would guess the gas engine is just as good.Personally, I think you got a huge bargain in parts alone, but I would seriously go over it carefully to see if its worth fixing up.
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I own a '79 Benz coupe that is the spittin' image of yours, but mine is a diesel. The 280 gas engine is a screamer. Just keep the oil changed, filters clean and valves adjusted and you will love it. If the timing chain has never been changed, it would be a good idea to do it. That is about the only weak link on that engine. I have had my Benz for over 10 years and it is my daily driver. It has been relatively trouble free. Also, being a Euro model like yours there are lots of cool features on it that the US models don't have. Enjoy...
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Thanks for the comments. Yes the 300CD is the same chassis as the 280CE. I new the MB diesels will run 500,000 miles and more if taken care of. I have purchased the special wrench needed to adjust the valves and plan to do that also got new injectors. both real cheap on ebay. I have to take closer look at body as most panels have rust and floorboards need patching. If engine works out I will just drive it as is with no changes to body (other than bondo and sheetmetal pop riveted in)and wait for a rust free W123 body to swap the motor and trans into. Hopefully another coupe as I really did the style. Meanwhile I am still driving my 1980 chevy 250 inline pickup truck everyday without problems.
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I dont know a whole lot about the old gasser in question, but i do recall wrenching on a few.
Good motors really. They make good power, and are designed fairly tight. Unlike a older gm or ford inliner that likes running a little "loose", the Mb gasser needs a little more attention paid to keep everything in spec. Keep your valves and timing chain and the like tight, and the motor will live and perform decent for a good many miles.
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Just a update, found out car had not run for over 15 years, I put new fuel pump, fuel filter, and cleaned fuel distributor,new injectorss, bypassed tank with bad gas, and car fired up. smoked like a dickens but clear up. My pickup onthe the other hand lost a clutch and I am now doing a automatic conversion on it.
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