W126, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1982 300 TD Conversion

Ok - I installed the kit - have no oil leaks and no audible vac leaks this Sunday. Monday I was running 90% pure diesel with 10 % veg oil. I drove over 75 miles with no problems whatsoever. (As it was such a small proportion of veg oil I did not believe I needed to switch on the heating element.)
This morning the temperature probably dropped to about 45 degrees. I live in the Bay Area and usually it does not get too cold. Again thinking that the high proportion of diesel would again not justify the use of the heating element I started and drove off. My car seemed to have about 40% of the power it normally has and 50 yards later stalled and came to a halt.
I checked all lines and the clear in line filter and saw no debris or leaks.

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79 240d breif power increase?

So I was out running around town and the 240 was its normal slow self when all of a sudden I had a power increase for about ten minutes. Accelerating and driving I could tell a very very noticeable difference. And as fast as the change happened it was gone again. Its never done that before or again. Really though I was maintaining speeds up steep hills that I normally loose 7 mph on! The fuel filters are about 6 months old and I run power service diesel treatment in every tank.

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