Rusty Pelican

Recently bought a 190E 2.6 Sportline . stunning to drive , feels solid and handles real well , being a 2.6 its a bit thirsty but il live with this if only for the joy of driving it 

Recently bought a 190E 2.6 Sportline . stunning to drive , feels solid and handles real well , being a 2.6 its a bit thirsty but il live with this if only for the joy of driving it 

Recently bought a 190E 2.6 Sportline . stunning to drive , feels solid and handles real well , being a 2.6 its a bit thirsty but il live with this if only for the joy of driving it 

Recently bought a 190E 2.6 Sportline . stunning to drive , feels solid and handles real well , being a 2.6 its a bit thirsty but il live with this if only for the joy of driving it 

Dug up some history on this here Merc .
This is from a previous owners garage that they used.
Sadly i dont have the original engine . This was apparently done in 2019 
 
 

Dug up some history on this here Merc .
This is from a previous owners garage that they used.
Sadly i dont have the original engine . This was apparently done in 2019 
 
 

More Merc mayhem
This time disassembly and re greasing the mono wiper .
Its been running slow and sometimes refuses to operate .
Absolutely no grease in there whatsoever save for the remains of some sticky goo .

Sod any important stuff .
Lets fit the repro dealer plate on the rear . wwwtandbclassics.com is hardly 1991 🤣
Original threaded inserts were long gone and probably why the plate was stuck on ( just ) 
Still the holes left were perfect for M5 Rivnuts so its mounted as factory again .
Not sure how accurate the font is but its the best i could get

My blower fuse was blowing on the S Class. The motor was trying to seize up. 
I've replaced it with a new one from AutoDoc. Was about £100 for the unit. Mine was supplied in LHD format but you can swap the motor out to the old housing. 

Not my pic , however is this all a Range Rover is worth nowadays 

OOOF Love it 

Dug up some history on this here Merc .
This is from a previous owners garage that they used.
Sadly i dont have the original engine . This was apparently done in 2019 
 
 

Dug up some history on this here Merc .
This is from a previous owners garage that they used.
Sadly i dont have the original engine . This was apparently done in 2019 
 
 

One of the Merc forums recommended chain grease for mountain bikes to lube them with.  Silicon chain grease perhaps?  

It was a fiver for a toothpaste tube sized amount from Halfords.  I levered mine open a bit and squirted the lot in, hoping it would make a difference.  And that it did!  Must faster and no more juddering!

Sod any important stuff .
Lets fit the repro dealer plate on the rear . wwwtandbclassics.com is hardly 1991 🤣
Original threaded inserts were long gone and probably why the plate was stuck on ( just ) 
Still the holes left were perfect for M5 Rivnuts so its mounted as factory again .
Not sure how accurate the font is but its the best i could get

Sod any important stuff .
Lets fit the repro dealer plate on the rear . wwwtandbclassics.com is hardly 1991 🤣
Original threaded inserts were long gone and probably why the plate was stuck on ( just ) 
Still the holes left were perfect for M5 Rivnuts so its mounted as factory again .
Not sure how accurate the font is but its the best i could get

New / another wheel obtained , tyre fitted and we finally have a spare wheel that fits.
Weather has been appalling lately so not done much however I have fixed the drivers side sunvisor mirror / light effort . First time i used the visor the mirror cover fell on me . hinge busted clean off both sides , recon it was just placed on .
Try and find a drivers grey twin light vanity mirror for a 190E thats not busted - no feekin hope , did find a pair of black ones in the EU at wallet melting cost so thats out.
I did however find a visor for a W140 
Right colour = check 
Perfect mirror assembly = check 
Fits perfectly = no chance in hell 
Plan was to remove the entire mirror and light from this and fit it into the 190E one - And it only feekin works 😁. Lots of faffing involved and the W140 ones light unit is shallower on the top so wouldnt clip in , no issue as self tapping screws to the rescue  

Never knew that , this ones a Bosch unit , 

I think we used to have one of those come to our village as a mobile library. 
If you're under 30 and don't know what a mobile library is, imagine the Internet powered by diesel with a download speed of two weeks. 

Sod any important stuff .
Lets fit the repro dealer plate on the rear . wwwtandbclassics.com is hardly 1991 🤣
Original threaded inserts were long gone and probably why the plate was stuck on ( just ) 
Still the holes left were perfect for M5 Rivnuts so its mounted as factory again .
Not sure how accurate the font is but its the best i could get

Sod any important stuff .
Lets fit the repro dealer plate on the rear . wwwtandbclassics.com is hardly 1991 🤣
Original threaded inserts were long gone and probably why the plate was stuck on ( just ) 
Still the holes left were perfect for M5 Rivnuts so its mounted as factory again .
Not sure how accurate the font is but its the best i could get

Used it Friday evening for shopping , twas bloomin cold out so told Mrs Rusty to open the passenger side outer vent for some warmness , " just blows cold she piped up " , seeing as the knobs on hot thats not ideal .
Research turned me into panic mode - leaky heater valves , vacuum operated this that and tother and general complications abound.
Turns out whoevers been in there before didnt reconnect the vent rod back onto its knob.
Took ages to fight my way in there but the result was an over whelming success .
Great when you fix stuff you didnt even know was busted . Only pic i took because dead battery  

And for my next repair .
Drivers side ( UK ) mirror handle adjust in and out up and down handle doodab thingy .
Busted clean off well before I got it.
New handle aquired from ebay ( from Poland IIRC ) .
Fitting its easy , getting the broken bit out is a right nightmare . Its riveted to the adjuster doofer and getting that outs a nightmare . basically file the top off , prise the busted bit off . File the bottom bit and punch the pin out .
Fitting the new arm is the easy bit although you cant reuse the pin .In the end I used a pop rivet with a washer that only just fitted the rivet at the far end therefor pinning it altogether . pop rivets hold well but not solid so it all still pivoted OK .
Loads of greas added .
To compound the hell the top mirror mount screw had previously sheered off . couldnt get that out so sawed the stub off , drilled right through and locked in an M4 bolt.
Anyhoos it all now works perfectly

Yes got it in one, basically the closest post office that also dealt with VED

Not my pic , however is this all a Range Rover is worth nowadays