changing out the head gasket 1990 300se
I want to change out the head gasket it is leaking a small amount of oil and coolant down on the exhaust and smoking. Is this something I cam do myself I have repair experience and plenty of tools.
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85 300SD w/ Trap Oxidizer engine shaking!!
I wanted to ask you guys about a specific problem I am having that has me concerned. A few weeks ago I replace the motor mounts, engine shocks and oil cooler hoses. I felt compelled to replace the motor mounts and engine shocks because engine shake caused the whole car to vibrate, especially when at a stop light. I then noticed that the circular pulley on the front of the engine was wobbling as it rotated. I have been reading Kent's material and I am beginning to suspect one of these things is going on:
1. Loose front crank bolt
2. The rack damper needs adjusting/replacing
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1988 300TE Intermittant engine stalling, not restarting.
Kent, this car has been plagued with the same problem as long as we have owned it. (about ten years) I have done new points and plugs several times and the car has run better but it still will go through occasional fits of dieing in the road and not restarting. It has remained dead for several days and begun running again weather I have done anything to it or not. It has dropped in its tracks within 24 hrs of a complete tune up and it has gone 20K without a hiccup.
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1983 300SD vacuum leaks & other issues
1983 300sd trans hard shift from 1st to 2nd then it skip shifts into 3rd and shifts into 4th too early.... slow loss of vacuum when checking underhood line going to ignition switch... also air not blowing from center vents, and sometimes it takes a while til heater blows hot even if it is warmed up..... i replaced green dashpot and have a new trans modulater valve but want to make sure its all correct before i install the modulator because it looks like its been replaced recently (green) thanx in advanced! also do u hacea vacuum diagram for the doorlocks/vacuum pump in trunk....
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Hard Starting Gas Engine
Don't neglect the fuel filter and fuel pump check valves
92 300D 2.5T - Carbon Sludge in Crossover and Intake
I purchased this vehicle about 18 months ago with 153K. It is not a daily driver. When driven it is on trips of several hundred miles at 75 - 80 mph. I recently had the vacuum shutoff valve go bad at approximately 160K. I decided if I was going to replace the shut off valve I would do a complete glow plug replacement, replace injector nozzles then balance injectors and of course replace the return fuel lines. I purchased evrything threw Mercedes Source and the job has been straight forward.
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1987 300TD Relay Short Circuit
Hi Kent
Suffered relay short circuit with smoke coming from under hood at left front shock pillar. Engine now turns over irregardless of key accuation requiring battery disconnect to stop starter. What should be my first step in identifying relay? Thank you.
Chris
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1984 190D Cylinder 3 Misfires
My 1984 190D 2.2L sounds like it's missing on one cylinder, there is a chuffing sound coming from the tail pipe. There is also a knocking sound that is most easily heard when letting off the throttle.
I did a compression test and all four cylinders were between 420-440 psi which was encouraging. Then I ran two cans of diesel purge through but there was no change, even while the car was running on the diesel purge.
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Fuel Delivery
Fuel Restriction at the Internal Fuel Tank Filter Screen
A plugged filter inside your fuel tank can lead to hard starting and power loss