1963 Mercedes Benz 190DC Fintail. On the road.

[Dyslexic Viking]

I'm a little tired so I don't know if even my last post made sense. 

But I hope it did and that people don't get tired of seeing pictures of it all the time as I have little else to add of content to this thread currently.

[danthecapriman]

13 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I'm a little tired so I don't know if even my last post made sense. 

But I hope it did and that people don't get tired of seeing pictures of it all the time as I have little else to add of content to this thread currently.

Pictures are good! 
Both because I’m lazy and can’t be arsed reading much, but also because your car is gorgeous and you have a beautiful country. It’s never boring to see either👍

[Rightnider]

Nice trip! Keep posting!

[Datsuncog]

I could look at pictures of this wonderful car all day long.

Thanks for posting - and it's heartwarming for me when all the work and care put into recommissioning an old car like this results in being able to go out for a six hour drive with no drama!

[Dyslexic Viking]

Thanks all, have to ask as other threads here have interesting repairs or solutions to problems or nice welding repairs. What I have now is mostly driving and using it to mondane things so I was a little unsure if people actually wanted to read and watch this.

Back to the car. Had some time this morning to look over it after the long trip yesterday and everything is fine apart from the known things like a leak from the diff and a little slack in the wheel bearings.

And since I had time I replaced the fuel sender. I was lucky and was able to buy one from a Mercedes specialist at a reduced price. And it's weird, I've never seen a fuel sender like that before.

 

And after tearing off the sticker and removing a pin that I had to, I understand how it works inside the tube: there is a float and fuel comes in through the 2 small holes you see in the picture on its side.

 

And it went right in without any problems. The only thing is that the gasket that came with it is made of rubber and considering how bad rubber is today, I'm a little unsure how long it will last, but fortunately the tank sender is on top of the tank so I keep an eye on it and if necessary change to a cork gasket.

And now the fuel gauge reads more accurately and will hopefully be more stable while driving.

[Dyslexic Viking]

And what engine rpm calculator have people used? as I'm curious to find out. And struggling to find a good one.

[Dyslexic Viking]

22 hours ago, hairnet said:

vradal to treungen looks good

 

Much of Telemark county, especially in the western part, is quite nice.

Here are some radom Google Street View photos from the route I took.

 

[Six-cylinder]

On 08/07/2025 at 15:52, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I've arrived home. A total of about 6.5 hours with 3 breaks and about 265km done today. Most of the roads were slow with low traffic wich is where this car belongs, road 41 is faster and has a lot of traffic since summer and is not nice, and at 80kmh there is a lot of engine noise and combined with noise from open windows it is tiring. This car is the happiest and most comfortable to be in under 70kmh. And at such speeds it's a nice place to be and it covers distance well.

And this is the longest trip I've ever had in the car and probably the longest it's been driven in decades and it behaved perfectly. And 6 to 6.5 hours of driving is the maximum I can handle in a day now I am really tired.

So this old Mercedes has done well today.

When my dad had his 1965 220Sb, as a family we went to Austria. Linz to visit my grandmother and then Sieding near Neunkirchen, where my mother had an aunt she was evacuated to during WW2. The basic journey was over 2,000 miles covered in 2 weeks, then there were trips out and visits to family. We were close to being the fastest car on the Autobahn, but this was 1969 or 1970. 

We were in Vienna in 30ᵒ C+ heat and the horn came on for no reason while queuing in traffic. My mother reached over and gave the horn rim a good thump and it shut up and never bothered us again. Funny what you remember.

My memory was the car was large and quiet, but the blue MB-Tex seats burnt and patterned the legs of a child in shorts.

The picture is the only other one showing the W111 on the trip, even if was only the rear wing while photographing a friends Dachshund that was rather snappy.

[vtec-e]

Another vote to keep posting your updates. A stunning car in a beautiful country !

[Dyslexic Viking]

Haven't been driving much since being in a heat wave but was able to take this one out for a little drive early today before the heat set in. And got filled up with diesel. And the new fuel tank level sensor that looked like it was working doesn't. After filling 40 liters of diesel, the tank level remained unchanged and of all things, began sinking on the way home.

So this is the last time I'm trying to save some money on parts and buying something like this from eBay if I can avoid it. So when I can afford it, I'll buy a new one from a reputable Mercedes specialist instead and there will at least be hope that it will work then.

As the old Norwegian saying goes, pissing in your pants to stay warm is good there and then, but it passes quickly. And the same goes for trying to save money on car parts and repairs.

[Dyslexic Viking]

Another week and not much to write about. But got up very early today to escape the heat and took this one for a drive. And it was very nice, cool temperature and little traffic. Need to do this more in the summer.

[Dyslexic Viking]

This has had a small leak in the front part the differential for a while now. And today noticed that this has now evolved a bit so need to get this fixed.