My First Diesel
 

Finally, my first diesel! I've only been wanting one for twenty or thirty years. I managed to pick up a 1987 MB 300D in very good condition, about 120k miles, $2k, tan on tan. Although I am newly registered on this forum, it was very helpful when researching this car before buying it. I had wanted a Cummins for many years and always admired the 80s Mercs but it has never been reasonable for me to spend the kind of money people want for a used Dodge. This 300D came up and at this price I could actually afford to have it! It's been sitting in a garage, driven only intermittently for the past twenty years, and not at all for the last two or so. Yesterday I went in and gave it a visual once over, definitely in need of some cleaning and rodent removal but nothing leaking and it started right up. Pictures and updates to follow, although slowly due work schedule.:jump:

She runs!
 

Ok, I cranked her over, the battery didn't even need charging. She started right up, no smoke to speak of, noisy clatter, but she runs. I didn't want to warm her up or run her too long yet. I still need to clean out all the rodent carcasses but I wanted to roller forward a foot and see if there were any fluid leaks under pressure. So far so good!:tu: