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Hey All...
I am new Mercedes owner...I just purchased a 1980 300D and am currently running B99. I have a few new filters and my biodiesel gas station (biofuel oasis in berkeley) has monthly seminars on changing filters and all that.
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116 123 126 Diesel Main Fuel Filter Bolt Copper Washer and Oring
Fuel Filter sealing rings for 1977 to 1985 240D 300D 300CD 300TD 300SD ONLY
Will 79 donor engine fit 83?
I am looking for a donor engine for a 83 td. Will a 79 sd fit. What model years shuold I be looking for?....sincerely John
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Electric windows and major electrical shut down...
My 300D's blinkers and windows suddenly don't operate. There is an electrical shut down. The tachometer, gas gauge, blinkers, windows, emergency lights don't work. They all shut down at once while I was operating the vehicle. Other things like radio, wipers, clock, fan, a/c work fine.
Any suggestions would be helpful. Has this happened to you?
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123 300TD Wagon SLS Hydraulic Pump Rear Suspension System Filter
1979 to 1985 300TD
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All Models Self Leveling Suspension SLS Proper Hydraulic Fluid - 1 Liter
300TD Wagon, 6.9, 560SEL, 300TE, 190E 16V, other Euro Models with Hydropneumatic Suspension
Transmission Won't Go Into Reverse
I have a 1981 240D automatic tranny and today I took the car out for a drive on the highway for ~30 min. then stopped at work for a few hours as I was about to go home I realized my car would no longer go into reverse. All the other gears work normally, fluid level is fine and I hear no grinding sound like its trying to go into reverse but can't. Does anyone know what might be going on??? I am going to climb under the car tonight and see if anything looks crazy out of place but I don't know really what I should look for. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Drew
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W123/617 torque values
I am looking for a listing of torque values for the W123/617 engine.
I see references in various repair guides - esp. on page #83 of the Diesel Performance Tuning & Repair - to "recheck torque on each of the locking nuts..." - where can I find those Mercedes factory torque references (other than the Mercedes service manual)?
Are those reprinted/listed anywhere else?
Also, how truly critical is it that the value cover on the 617 engine actually be officially within factory torque specs?
Any elementary guidance is greatly appreciated.
thank you,
Kieran-
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Rear De-frost on 300TD
Hello,
Is there a main reason why the rear defrost wont work? I cheked the fuses and the wiring on the switch. Checks ok.
Any thoughts or suggestions would help, these rear windows get really iced up quick!
Thanks
James
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1979 300D Non-Turbo Mileage
My 300 non-turbo with 360K at best gets only 19 miles to the gallon of diesel. What is this car expected to get when running perfectly? I have owned this car for 2-1/2 years now, and the mileage has always stayed in the 17 to 19 mpg range. Other than that, the car has the usual issues that the older cars do, like worn vent pods inside the dash, old rubber seals on the rear window and doors.
Is there anything that I can do short of disrupting the performance to increase my mileage?
Thanks.