I got my pristine 1982 240D for this reason ~ the PO said it barely went 55 MPH on the freeway and only 15 ~ 20 MPH up hills......
After doing a full tune up and Diesel Purge etc. , I discovered the throttle linkage's rubber isolator was broken and it only got 1/2 throttle no matter how much one mashed the pedal .
So , look at *everything* before taking it all apart or ruining it by adding a turbocharger .
BTW : it won't get 40 MPG no matter what you've read and worse , the *instant* you go faster than 60 MPH , the fuel economy drops off sharply.... down into the low 20's in fact , remember this .
-Nate
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> Now I don't know what to believe, I'm just trying to make this car drive, right now it slow down to 10 mile an hour driving up a hill if I don't get it up to 50 before I go up it.
> I'm just hoping to have a engine that will get forty miles a gallon or better but the motor should have a little better pick up I not trying to make a race car, what do you guy think of that?thanks again for your response, Barry
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