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'82 240D - front quarter panel trim piece?

I just lost the trim piece (the chrome and rubber strip) from my front passenger side quarter panel on my 1982 240D - it was starting to pop out of its snap attachments and it must have just flown off on the road somewhere. Does anyone know where you can buy replacement pieces of this type? I tried our nearest Pick 'n Pull junkyard but they didn't have any 123 body types.
thanks.

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1982 300D Mercedes dies under load

Was recommended by others to reach out to you for help. I own a 1982 300D that is stalling when under a load The car started stalling when I came to a stop. I figured it was a good time to park it and replace rear cv's. 3 weeks have gone by and I have been having starting issues ever since. I first replaced both the primary and secondary fuel filters, next drained and boiled out fuel tank, blew out fuel lines, removed, cleaned, and replaced 2 of the 5 injectors, checked for any vacum leaks, and lastly fiddled with injector pump adjustment.

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1980 300TD engine RPM valeus for 65 mph?

My 1980 wagon seems to rev higher than expected at 65mph. I installed a piezo-tach to get a look at engine RPM's. At 65 it runs about 3200 rpm, consistantly. If I count gear changes, I notice 3 shifts (when in Drive - I understand that in D the car starts off in 2nd). If I manually shift from 1st to Drive I count 4 shifts.

Tranny is properly filled, no abnormal noises either. I replaced both the CV shafts and while I was in the rear end nothing looked odd (had 2 split boots, that's why the change was needed).

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'82 300 TD Wagon Leveling System Question

Okay, I was wondering if any of you guys could help me. I have noticed that my rear end on my wagon looks fine after I have finished driving. However, after some time goes by when I come back the drivers side has dropped down a couple inches. Also, when I drive, sometimes I hear what must be the leveling pump making some noises that sound kind of like Darth Vader breathing or something. I don't know if this means that I have a leak on the system or what. Does anybody out there know what I need to check/fix?

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76 240D biodiesel poor acceleration

I've been running 100 percent bio in a 76 MB 240D, just fine for a couple months now, but it's starting to get cold in Oklahoma. Recently I've noticed significant hesitation when trying to accelerate in 3rd and 4th and sometimes at the top end of 2nd. But it doesn't do it on all trips -- just off and on. Is this likely from clogged filters or could it be the injectors? I installed the Monark fine-mist injectors several months ago, and it's been running fine until recently.

Jason, Tulsa OK

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87 300d bad cruise actuator

I have narrowed the cause of my non-functioning cruise control to the actuator.
I've read that they can be repairable. But I can't find the specifics about it.
It seems the potentiometer part of it isn't working, so to my mind it sounds like posibly a good cleaning maybe will do the trick. I don't know.
I haven't taken it off the car yet.
Thanks in advance.
mike

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