W123, USED Diesel Engine

this is really a great forum. i have spent my mornings before work reading the archives. there is much to learn about MB's and their repair. i recomend everyone start at the last page and work you way forward. this is a vault of mechanical information ... thanks to the Bergsmas

I had my 1983 300D Turbodiesel on car ramps today, to drain the fuel tank and replace some hoses, and much to my horror, noticed that a rear suspension component, whose name I'm not certain of, has a crack. How can this have possibly happened??? What's the proper fix? How would I go about it, and what would I need, etc. The car has about 200,000 miles on it and wasn't in an accident ever. I'm shocked and quite worried that this is a "big project..." Here's some pix... ANY advice would be most appreciated. Doesn't seem like a common problem at all...

I have a two tank SVO system on my Merc with 310,000 Kms on the clock - 100,000 Kms are mine most on SVO. I have never been stumped, held up or broken down before. The engine starts and shuts down on diesel. The problem- I was away for a week and my Merc sat idle. When I came back the Merc started hesitantly (low battery). I drove about 20 Kms and the next day she would not start for love nor money; totally dead. Not even a kick from one cyllinder. I checked; Lift pump ok, replaced with electric lift pump & still no go. IP moving fuel when lines cracked. Cam timing marks and harmonic balancer marks line up ok. Valve clearance not binding, Glow plugs working, has the Mercedessource fast plugs installed. Best thing ever. The injectors were re-newed 8 months ago,

I've recently replaced the nozzles with your kit for my 300CD non turbo. The car ran great for two days, then it quit in a big way. I've replaced the filters,lift pump, bled the air out of the system and can now only get her started with the fast idle turned up. Lots of smoke, I mean LOTS of smoke and when the temp starts to come up and I turn the idle down she dies. She'll restart with the idle turned back up, and still all the smoke. I'm getting ready to pull the Injection Pump to have it gone through, or is there something that I'm missing?