Recent content by Birdface

Nice project. Thanks for sharing. Are you keeping a running tally of expenditure? :o)

Hello Kris I've just sold my beautiful 280CE (click here) due to extensive rust. New owner is is exporting her to Malaysia for restoration. For the pending Mot, extensive welding was required to sills / floorpans / front suspension upper mount / boot wells / maybe subframe attachment points...

.. just working on the car with tools to fix problems and service items.

Hi there MrG I have a 280CE as a weekend / spannering car. Located in West London and parked on the street. I checked : comparative quote websites. Cheapest search rates was £400/year FC with unknown companies which escalated to £1,500 upwards upon further enquiry existing insurer...

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Thanks :o) The Pug cost more than the car!

W123 sunroof fixed Finally got round to checking connectivity of all the wires. All OK from sunroof dash switch to : motor in boot earth fusebox Moving on to underside of the fuse box, there was power on the copper 12V supply bus but 0V at the screw terminal. Problem turned out...

Once cleaned up the caliper pistons moved freely. The pads were seized solid onto the caliper body. Managed to liberate them symapthetically with some motorcycle tyre levers. problem is caused by the previous owner using the car very little over the past 5 years

Checked out the rear n/s brake yesterday. Same story as the o/s. Inbound brake pad / piston was seized. Inside of disc was badly pitted and corroded due to inactivity (and road salt?). Caliper dust seals were hard and disintegrating. Extended the pistons and cleaned with brake fluid and a...

Last week, I had a squeaking noise from the rear on my 280CE. Particulatly noticable on a dual carriageway passing vertical posts supporting Armco barriers. Thought it was a blowing exhaust but turned out to be a binding O/S brakes - discovered after touching the wheel which was very hot...

I got the same problem on my 1980 280CE. Fuse in fusebox seems OK but no power to it nor the switch on console. Sunroof is not stuck because I can open it from the boot either by : manually cranking the nut; or connecting a battery directly to the motor wires Is there an additional relay or...

Was very useful here too. My 1980 280 CE idles a little rough for a 6 cylinder. Any brand recommendations for : distributor cap rotor arm HT leads & caps spark plugs It's about £300 for the above at my local Merc dealer. I didn't get a price on the coil. Cheers Birdface

Hi - as previously stated you need to find out who is responsible for the upkeep of the road. They will have a number to call to obtain a reference number and then instructions to complete/submit an on-line claim form. Several years ago on the Westway (A40) a 40mph three lane out of London I...

Thanks for the welcomes. Looking forward to a bit of detailing and fettling this weekend now the weather appears to be warming up. Need to contemplate the following : reinstal the centre console (removed to fit blower switch) fix sunroof - no power to switch clean and feed...

Hello Roryl Congratulations on your recent purchase. I just posted today regarding my 280CE too! As your 280 is in good condition, main concern would be wincing at the fuel guage as it heads to zero. Cheers Birdface