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1981 240D Idling rougher after valve adjustment

Before valve adjustment, car idled fine. Immediately after valve adjustment car idled fine. Probably after 1,000 miles of driving, car idles rough at a stop in drive or in reverse but idles fine in park. Another change is that it has gotten cold. This was a florida car and not used to the cold. I did install a block heater from you which helped with cold starts.Turning the idle adjustment knob on the dash to the left increases RPM and helps idling.

1.How do I adjust the idle so it will run right again without having to adjust the idle knob on the dash?
2. Is it ok to drive the car with the idle adjustment knob turned to the left a little bit?

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W123

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82 300D: Starter slow/nonexistant, replacement needed?

I have an '82 300D. When I try to start it, especially when it's cold, the starter works very slowly and feels like it is about to die. Seems like a dead or dying battery, but tested it and it's fine.

However when I hit the gas pedal when cranking, it does catch and start. This problem is especially harsh when the car is cold.

Do I need to replace the starter? Is there something else I'm missing? This car is my daily driver and I use it to cart my kids around and get to work, so I'm afraid to be stranded.

Thank you!

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W123

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1984 300D Injectors Replaced, still rough

I just purchased some rebuilt injectors (the Monarchs on this site) and replaced them over the weekend. I did a valve adjustment while i was at it. Put everything back together and she started up after some cranking, but it didn't fix the very rough running of the engine. I'm happy to have the new injectors in there as I was due for them, but now I have to run down the problem. Think it could be the injector pump? Seems like a cylinder may not be getting fuel, or perhaps very little fuel. How can I check to see if the injector pump is working properly (or any other ideas)?

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W123

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81 240D new voltage regulator squealing

Since my 240D's alternator clearly wasn't charging anymore, I figured I first better replace the voltage regulator. The old regulator was clearly shot, and I got the new one in. Now the alternator is charging fine, but it is also making an intermittent loud squealing noise - especially when accelerating. Any chance this noise will go away or diminish as the new brushes "break in", or is it time for a new alternator?

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W123

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1984 300D lousy mileage after valve adjustment

I recently changed the glow plugs and reamed out the carbon on my 1984 300D with 129,000 miles on it. At this time, I also did a valve adjustment as I was told all of this would help with hard starting in the winter. Well, it has helped and the car has more power also. The valves were very tight and I had never adjusted them over my 15 years of ownership. Anyway, now my fuel mileage seems to have gone way down. I used to get around 22-24 with daily driving and around 28-30 on the highway. On a recent trip, I was getting 20 MPG on the highway. Any ideas as to why?

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W123

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1984 300D Knocking sound from right rear wheel area

At the end of a from a trip of about 4 hours, I noticed a very harsh knocking sound coming from the right rear wheel area of my 1984 300D every time I took off from a stop. It sounded like the axle or wheel would fall off. It stopped after I arrived and parked it over night. At the end of the return trip, it started again and continued every time I took off from a stop. The next evening, I got under the car and checked axles, U-joints, drive shaft carrier bearing, wheel bearings, differential oil level and could find nothing definitive.

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W123

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