Treasure

Didn't get to the workshop until wednesday last week due to one thing or another, but the service did eventually get done, new diesel filters, air filter, oil change, new thermostat and coolant.
The most noticeable difference is that the new thermostat cured the running cool problem at it now sits happily around the 80 mark.



The most rust, well that i have found so far, is on the right front wing and the tailgate and these really need replacing before too long. Now i'm not usually that lucky with things like this but as i was having a quick browse around the internet last friday I spotted an advert for Mercedes W123 parts - rust free tailgate, new front wing and front panel, wooohooo, and just down the road from where i work, a quick phone call later and i arranged to drop in on the way home. To cut an already long story short i came home with some bargains.
Here is my pile of treasure swallowed in the enormous boot of TFW.



One grubby but rust free tailgate.

The strip down revealed one or two broken bits but it is now ready for a dose of rust proofing.


Another one of TFW's less than good points is the fact that the struts in the tailgate have worn out meaning that a cut off broom handle is needed to hold it open. Needless to say these will be replaced when i swap the tailgate.