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I too have had a long history with rovers in the past have owned two Landrovers series two and two A Rover sedans P5 3 litre 1964 series 2. Rover P6 2000, and a P4 Rover 90 I had this one for about 15 years sorry I sold it.

Mercedes 280SE 1974 Vin: 1160242205413. Engine Number: 11098322017714. I am regretfully offering this car for sale. In good condition have spent over $3000.00 on it over the last two years. New windscreen and seal, fully rebuilt front brakes CALLIPERS seals pistons and pads all the brake hoses...

Hi all from Jimb. Hope you are all keeping well. A friend has a good motor for an W1114 1970 compact 250 it is a carby motor not injected he needs it gone as he is moving . If anyone is interested contact me and I will pass on his contact details. Kind Regards Jimb

Hello again from Jimb. Sorry about my absence from the Forum. Wife had another major operation and I got preoccupied looking after her and cook /bottle washer type duties. Robin managing OK but not great. Nothing life threatening though and that is the main thing, as you reach your senior years...

Hi from Jimb. I have just fitted 4 new tyres to my Mercedes the Mags on the car are 15 inch and I have fitted 205/65/R15 tyres. However the spare is a 14 inch steel wheel. Does anyone have a 15 inch rim I can buy? I don't mind if it Is a steel rim however I would prefer a MAG. I do have another...

Happy new year to you all. Does anyone have a circuit diagram for Becker Pacific 740 radio cassette they can post on this forum. I have no intentions of reinstalling this radio into the Mercedes (it was not the correct model for my car anyway) I am a bit bored waiting till some of the charities...

Took the Mercedes for a nice drive up to Burrawang and for lunch. First time Robin has been out for a lunch drive since her surgery. Still has a catheter and bag at least till the 14/10 managed OK car run nicely. I really enjoy driving this car.

Hi all again from Jimb (Jim) I am not expecting any positive replys to this however I will give it a try. The central locking on my W116 does not work.I have decided I can live without it for two reasons firstly I do not want to take off the door trims, my attempts in the past on other cars has...

Hello again from Jimb (Jim) It has been a rough month hopefully things. Will pick up. Wife back in hospital dog also has had surgery. Robin's back operation went well was doing well for two weeks and it went downhill from there . Bladder shut own was in Wollongong public hospital for on end a...

Went to Kangaroo Valley in Merc for lunch. A lovely day up there today. Robin's last outing before she goes into hospital next week. I did take a photo however it is not very sharp due to my shakes. I should get a job in a bar doing the cocktails they would be perfectly mixed by the time I...

I received and fitted my new radio today FM usb/Sd/MP3/BLUETOOTH. 4X 60 WATT CHANNELS. HANDS FREE. What more do you need!. I know some will frown on this purchase but I am very happy with it. Relating this to my cradel questions. This came with a cradel. I could then see what my problem was...

Radio support cradle. W116. 1974. Hi from Jimb (Jim) Not sure how to express what I am trying to say here, please bear with me. This Mercedes W116 1974 ,280SE is a bit of a mixed bag, I am making good headway with it. Windscreen and rubber replaced rust in rear left back door and sill sorted...

Hello again from Jimb. I am interested in purchasing a distributer for the 6 cylinder 280SE W116. Not only could it be good to have a spare. I want to see if it is possible to fit some type of Hall effect devices to replace the trigger points. so even one that has some issues would be of...

Hi again from Jimb. was not sure where to post this.I have suggested this forum to a friend' he currently has 2 Mercedes and has owned others in the past. His name is Gary Woodward I hope he makes the effort to join. Regards Jim .

Hello again from Jim (Jimb) Feeling rather foolish about my purchase. Maybe I am no aware of what is a reasonable price to pay for Mercedes Parts is. I bought some injection hose kits from the States I expected them to come with all the necessary hoses from where they enter the engine bay ...

Hello again from Jim(Jimb). My car is running fine no problems ,the motor is very sweet no oil leaks etc. To many this may appear to be a ridicules post. Should I be worried about the complexity of this early electronic system in the terms of reliability? Should I just drive and enjoy this car...

Hi all again from Jim. I am jumping subjects again. The drivers seat is stuck at full height. I read to lower it all you need to do is move the seat fully backwards. I have tried this and no luck, I have tried shuffling it back and forward and also pulling the height lever up and down...

Hello again from Jimb (Jim) I seem to be collecting useless workshop manuals. Just bought another today did not look carefully enough at the listing it had only 47 pages, my fault.. Happy to have a CD version. It must contain everything that is including the vacuum central locking system. I...

Hi again from Jim (Jimb). From what I have read on other sites it appears the blower motor series resistor is located in the water box under the wiper arms .Can anyone tell me how do you remove the chrome grill after the wiper arms have been removed I do not want to cause damage to the car by...

Hello from Jimb sorry to bother you. Just obtained this 1974 W116 280SE on Easter Monday. So here am I on your forum .It is a nice car but has some electrical issues .My background is electrical / electronics so I am hoping I can cope with it's problems. Can someone please tell me where the...