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82 300SD Overheating Problem - Pulley?

My 82 300SD with 202,000 miles has been running hotter than it should be at highway speeds above 70 MPH. Not at red line but uncomfortably above the 100 degree mark and at 110 degrees ambient was getting close to red line last summer. At slower speeds and idling it does not run above 100.

My mechanic thinks he recalls there was a mfg modification to the water pump pulley in later year models like after 84/85 that replaced the pulley with a smaller one to make it turn faster.

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126 /617 Engine shake at idle- Rack damper already done

Ok I am getting engine shake and it started about 4-5 months ago.
* When I start the car cold I do not get it.
* I can drive around in the city and it seems to never do it.
* If I drive on the highway and then exit after 5 or more minutes of sustained highway speeds (roughly)it does it and sometimes will not stop even after driving at city speeds. (UPDATE... it did it during city driving this morning once and then stopped at the next light, so I guess not it is just officially intermittent.
* I have replaced and adjusted the rack damper from upgrade bolt from MSource
* I have new fuel injectors from MSource (Monark ones)
* My car leaks nothing, not a drop from anywhere.

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1981 300SD transmission problem ??

Yesterday my SD suddenly started not shifting beyond second gear. In addition, it remains in 1/2 regardless of where the gearshift lever is placed, including reverse, but does not lock up the drive train, i.e., it is not actually shifting into reverse. As a result I am surmising that this is a valve body issue rather than a gear train one. Has anyone experienced this before? If so, what was the solution?

Thank you in advance

Conrad Blaschczyk

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