Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Transmission Shifting

 

I always lean mine over if I am fighting a head wind. Just kidding.
 
brian from laverne, ca
Mary (195K)  Martha (280K)
1983 w123 300d's
From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:00 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Transmission Shifting
 

Get it good and hot , check the fluid then as it expands a lot as it warms up , top up as necessary then begin looking carefully for soft/ loose / fallen off vacuum hoses , there's one that goes from near the IP down to the right hand side of the tranny , if the tranny end gets wet with oil (it does) over time the rubber short bit of hose gets soft & blubbery , resulting in poor shifting and when the hose finally falls off , no shifting .

Take the time to check ALL the rubber hose bits your self as the ' Mechanic ' won't then he'll do some halfa$$ed thing when it can't be made right as long as one rubber hose is leaking anywhere on the car .

For this typ of checking , you need to raise the car so you can scrootch underneath it ~ I use a trolly jack and serious safety stands but if you're very careful , you can drive two wheels up a driveway edge so the car is angled up on the curb , this gives you plenty of room to get underneath .

WARNING ! this is a Farm / Bubba / Emergency trick and if the tires are only part way on the curbstone , the car can and will slip off and kill you .

I always make a point of finding a clean gutter for this , you can also sweep it clean first .

-Nate
Chuck wrote :
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> I had not driven my 84 300sd in about a month. Took it to get a safety inspection (we need them yearly). Coming back I got it above 45 and after I slowed down, the car will not upshift. Especially what I call third gear above 38 mph. Checked engine and found a broken vacuum hose going to the alda. Replaced that, and the trans problem is still there.
>
> Any solutions?
>
> Thanks
> Chuck
> 84 300sd (w126)
>

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[diesel_mercedes] mileage report

 

Since putting the new air filter in my first fill up showed over 30 mpg
as compared with 26 mpg before. 1983 240D. Mixed driving.
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Stan George Portland <<

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[diesel_mercedes] Shell Rotella Synthetic 5w-40/ on sale for O'Reilly $19.99

 

Hey,

The O'Reilly Auto parts store in Santa Ana, CA has Shell Rotella
Synthetic 5w-40/ on sale for $19.99
I'm not sure if it's on sale everywhere, yet it's worth checking.

I'm working on my wife's Volvo this weekend, yet saw the sale on diesel
oil while I was at O'Reilly.
The Volvo needs a tranny flush, coolant flush and fill, and a
differential oil change.

In a few weeks, I need to do some things on the MB.

Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA

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