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Repairing Early Diesel Front End Damage
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W116, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1985 300D trans kickdown switch not engaging ??
Flooring the accelerator pedal does not engage the kickdown switch on the automatic transmission. The pedal reaches its stop before the rod under the pedal can depress the switch. I tested the switch and it is good. Can I adjust the control pressure rod to allow more accelerator movement without damaging the transmission or throwing it out of adjustment? Is this adjustment easy to do?
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82 300d gradual electrical failure
My gifted 82 300d seems to have cancer of the electrical systems. First windows, then blowers and heat/cool, now locks. Where do I start looking (Seems to originate in the panel between the seats)? Is this too much for a mech head girl with no time and no garage in a cold place? Car came from my brothers estate, know he replaced a lot of engine parts, hate to dump it, but need to be realistic.
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1984 300D Heater Blower Failure
My blower stopped working. Sometimes in the past when I restarted the car, the blower would work again. Recently I replced the ignition module, however the blower was working before and after the repair. How can I be sure the blower motor should be reoplaced before I buy a new one (appears they are expensive - $416).
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1985 300CD rear axle boot repair / interchange ??
I believe I'll have to order your can style axle drive shaft, Item: SRG-COMNRAS. After hearing a loud knocking noise, sounding like a loose U-joint, I discovered both boots torn on the left axle. No idea how long they've been this way. I cannot make the axle move to show looseness by hand and the knocking is not all the time while driving. The left axle is the can style. The right axle is the bolted spyder cover style. The boots are not torn through yet, but show cracking. Do you sell replacement boots for this style? I was not able to find this specifically on the web site.
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83 300CD Problems after changing Transmission fluid/filter ??
After I changed my automatic transmission fluid and filter the car seems to shift into reverse hard and shifting into 4th,unless I'm standing on it, shifts soft. Could I have moved something?
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87 300TD (6cyl.) & 85 300TD parts commonality question
Quick question...what engine/fuel supply parts are common between these two? Browsing through the catalog, looks like the injector crush washers are different, glow plugs are different, mail fuel filter different.
My main question...are the injector nozzles & injectors the same (but perhaps w/different pressures?)? If the injectors are different (visually, hardlines look smaller on OM603), are at least the nozzles the same?
'87 300TD Wagon, OM603 6 cyl, trap oxidizer removed
'85 300TD Sedan, 5 cyl, no trap oxidizer (federal version)
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Aftermarket radio wiring
I have a 1980 300SD in which was installed an aftermarket (Blaupunkt) radio. The left front speaker is the only one which currently works. I have checked continuity on the other speakers: there appears to be none. I also receive only a couple of stations, suggesting the antenna connection to be poor. I suspect that all of these connections were violated when the previous owner had the car repainted. Where do the wires for the other three speakers run? what would be the easiest way to access the speaker and re-establish wiring to the radio chassis?
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-Steve-
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Sagging rear end on 1986 300SDL ??
I realize that rear ends tend to sag with age, but there are relatively simple operations for that problem. With my 300SDL, it seems to be a more difficult problem. I continue to sag even after replacing my differential mount and having OK shocks on the back (i didn't change them, but they only bounce once after compression.) Should i replace them anyway (they probably have not been replaced in a while)? or are there other common wear parts that i have neglected to replace? I would really like to see tops of my rear tires.....Thanks for the help.
Scott