Transmission
1968 to 1981 Automatic Transmission Won't Go Into or Slips Badly in Reverse
Yes, you are fortunate there is an adjustment!
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'79 wagon lower trim fix
yesterday the lower trim (rubber 'n chrome) strip fell off my driver's side door. the front end of the trim piece seems to have a little clip that is rusty but intact, but the rear end of the trim piece just has a rusty hole on its back side. i popped the little cover off the rear bottom of the passenger side door to see what it *should* look like and there is a little nut that seems to connect to a small threaded pin that is attached to the trim piece. obviously, that threaded pin has rusted away from my passenger-side trim piece. do you sell a replacement part for this, or do i need to A) buy a new (or used) whole piece of trim or B) jerry-rig something?
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78 300D does not want to go into reverse
Started by not liking to back up , then reguired more rpms to engage , now won't go in at all sometimes , then other times goes in but is very weak
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Transmission
Rattling or Loose Automatic Shifter Linkage
New bushings will solve the problem and possibly prevent disaster
Fuel Delivery
Fuel Leaks Between Diesel Fuel Injector Body Halves
More common than you think and easy to fix with right tools
81 300d 123 Will not start
I have an 81 300d that I was running on BIO. It was loosing power and stall under a load. SO I removed the injectors cleaned replaced nozzles with monarks, bench tested and re-installed. Car ran then stalled and will not start. I drained the tank and filled it up with diesel. I replaced the fuel lines, filters and lift pump. Also replaced the glow plugs with monarks. Then did a valve adjustment. Changed the o rings on the injector pump, checked ALL banjo fittings and lines, replaced copper washers.
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83 300-D Underdash Vacuum Line Connection??
I have an 83 300d. I removed the panel below the steering wheel and found a vacuum line simply resting against the back of my brake pedal. I raced the line and it runs through the firewall into the engine compartment. It is connected to the "T" that is on the bottom of the transmission modulator on the rear of the fuel pump. The other side of the "T" runs to the lower right side of the 5 way connector located on the valve cover. That is if it is viewed from the front. Does anyone know where this vacuum line is supposed to go.
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'79 WVO ran dry-now can't start
I've been experimenting with different electric fuel pumps and fuel line plumbing, running straight WVO. Last night an electric booster pump I'd installed down by the tank burned out (again! argh-can anyone suggest an electric booster pump that can handle WVO without burning out!?), and the car ran dry (I was trying to limp it home).
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'84 300TD engine shudders while in park ??
Ok. I'm having some trouble determining what is going on after I've driven the car for a while then place it in park.
I get 1-2 seconds of shudder, followed by the same of smooth idle. If the same thing happened while stopped at a light, I might think it was idle speed/fuel delivery related (and it may still be). And occasionally after a spirited run, the engine will shake pretty good when I come to a stop, but smooth out pretty quickly.
But when I put the car in park it's a very quick shudder without much rocking like I get when I just stop in drive.
Any thoughts?