1985 300CD Header Pipe
Local header pipe bought is too long for my Mercedes. How do I tell if my Mercedes a is a calif spec Merecedes and do you sale subject header pipe? VIN AB53A6FA254054
W123, Specialty Tools
$9.25
Crank Pulley Removal Heavy Duty Hex 6 mm Socket
Fits 6 bolts on front crank pulley set on 240D 300D 300CD 300TD 300SD 1974 to 1985
$28.50
615 616 617 Diesel Engine Injection Pump Timing Drip Tube
For setting Injection pump timing per factory manual.
Interior
Inside Door Related Problems
Failure to do preventative maintenance could lead to some very expensive repairs
85 300TD A/C belt keeps coming loose.
I'm having an issue with my A/C compressor belt on my 85 300td. It keeps coming loose.
When I bought the car 2 months ago, the belt was missing completely and I was not sure if the A/C worked or not. I installed a new conti belt. The a/c works perfectly except after 200 miles or so the belt comes loose. Yesterday I checked the belt and now it looks slightly chewed up on one side.
I'm not sure if the problem is A/C pulley or something else.
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1982 300DT vacuum troubleshooting
I recently purchased the Vacuum Troubleshooting kit and have begun to tackle some minor issues with my wagon.
Right off the bat I find something not specified in your manual.
I started with a vacuum pump test and my gauge is reading 16.5 inHG. When I remove the line from the booster it reads 19 inHG - neither seems REALLY low, but are below the 20-23 inch range.
I have two questions:
1. Is there a way to determine if my checkvalve is leaking versus a slow leak in the pump itself?
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82 300 TD-Instrument lights stay on
I am going crazy trying to figure out why the charge indicator, parking brake and brake wear lights on the dash are staying on? The engine runs fine. I searched the forums to no avail! Please help!! :(
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79 W123 300D- compression check w/o radiator in place?
Have a blown radiator which I pulled- How do I do an engine compression check to rule out cracked head or blown head gasket w/o the rad in place? Doesn't make sense to reinstall the radiator (-it's blown) or install a new rad just to test. Any ideas will be welcome as none of the mechanics down here seem to have any clue...
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83 300D Turbodiesel - Strong vibration under load
I recently purchased this 83, 123 chassis Turbodiesel about 3 months ago. It has 160K miles and has been very well maintained. I recently replaced the injectors, glow plugs, adjusted the valves twice, with three weeks between adjustments, and the compression currently checks out at 340,380,380,380,380. I got quite a bit of benefit from doing a diesel purge, banjo cleanout, and ALDA adjustment. All of my efforts are aimed at bringing this car as close to optimal operations as possible.
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123 300TD Wagon SLS to standard shock conversion ??
I am considering changing my 85 wagon from sls to spring and shock. What springs and shocks do I need to order? Are there any other recommendations you might have ? Thank you.