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Have 82 240D ST sedan and am looking for a reliable, inexpensive and certified classic MB mechanic in the area who might be able to repair my A/C system....have replaced condensor several times without luck...works for a day or so, and then konks out....no leaks evident...compressor appears to be working properly....just can't get it right.....thanks.
I just blew up the manual transmission in my 1982 240d (what a terrible noise and vibration). I found a 1979 that might work and I'm just wondering if it would be compatible.
Have a nice 1982 240D four-speed, standard sransmission (floor shifter) with about 140K miles on it. Recently experienced big problem with shifting from one gear to another. Thought it was a bad shifter and secured a replacement assembly unit which has been installed this past week. Have replaced all external bushings (except for white plastic bushing inside actual shifter unit)and everything appears to be tight...not loose. Can replace internal shifter box bushing but I don't think this is the problem.
1983 300TD wagon: Finally got around to installing the blower motor
brushes kit I ordered a month ago- it was really easy and the instructions were
invaluable to me.
My old Becker radio in the 300d gave up, so I replaced it with something new. Everything seems fine except now it seems I have lost dash lights? Any advice would be appreciated.
Was having hard starts in the cold last week, the glow plug light went out. Ordered the clean=out tool and 5 new glow plugs. Job went smoothly with your instructions. Starts great again, Thanks!
Jonathan
I have a 1982 W123 with about 240,000 miles. It runs great at normal highway speeds.
The problem(s) are first at low RPM it takes a lot to get the car going, it can be floored and barely start to move. The other day my wife parked on a hill and when leaving it took a long time for her to move. (transmission is good, just replaced) Power is excellent when rev's are up, it will actually chirp the tires when shifting gears.
My 1981 300CD has some leaking issues. I have traced the coolant leak to the fact that the radiator has bulged along the upper edge and is leaking fluid under pressure from the joint between the tank and radiator.
Are these repairable? What else uses the same radiator or one close enough that I can cross reference to try to find a good used or inexpensive new rad?
Month ago My rear brakes went on fire! They told me since the pads were sticked to the disc I need to replace the calipers. Well I did it. I installed brand new calipers change the brake fluid and went driving. 2 miles later I was on fire again. Now they told me it is the cylinder or the booster, but I don't know what should I do!. I need help. please.
A note on putting an Optima battery into a Mercedes. If you can dig up an Optima 34R instead of the standard 34, the posts will be in the correct position for the Mercedes cables. The battery comes with a couple of adapters. If you drill out the driver's side battery clamp stud and put a long bolt through the new hole, you can use the type 78 (looks like a 'C') adapter hold the battery in. You will need to add an insulator to the '+' cable as the OEM setup uses a cover on the battery.