Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Throttle Linkages

What the rubber worked for 30+ yrs, and how many miles?

I'd guess that the rubber connection took stress off other components, further down the line.

Rob

Garden Grove, CA

On 7/30/16 7:00 PM, Bogy Wan Kenobi polespearbogy@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:

I also had one of those rubber connected throttle linkages come apart on me. It is two plates connected by a piece of rubber. Fortunately I was only a few blocks from home when it happened. I just barely made it up my driveway. But like you, I had a parts car. Otherwise I would be glad that I had a welder. But I hear you on that Dr, Seuss reference. Come on Mercedes . . . really? Rubber? On such a critical component?

"Hardware eventually fails. Software eventually works" - Michael Hartung

From: "Max temple jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: "diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Throttle Linkages

When I drove the 4spd 240 to Reno this spring I had a linkage problem but didnt know it till I got back home and did the next oil change. I dont drive this car at all in winter, I drive a Outback. So to get ready for Reno I did everything, all filters, oil change valve adjustment, transmission oil. I always like to take a little spin just to check for leaks and such but I could not because we were in spring breakup and I would not of made it back home so I just took off for Reno. When I hit the paved road and put the pedal to the medal not much happened. It seemed like half throttle or my engine suddenly wore out, after a while it got up to speed, sort of. So any I drove to Reno, passed one truck, came home. When I was changing the oil next time I noticed the part of the throttle linkage(I would swear this is designed by Dr. Seuss), the part that is vulcanized together, it has the stop lever on it. anyway the rubber stuff was almost all the way torn off and I was only getting partial throttle. Ha, Ha, maybe that was why I got great fuel mileage. Anyway its soooooooooooooooo nice to have parts cars. This part is the same on 300's. Max

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 9:15 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

A while back a piece of stamped steel linkage broke and I replaced it with a close but not quite matching linkage and adjusted the rods to compensate .

To - day I decided to park my '84 TD that runs and has perfect throttle response , next to my '84 Coupe and match and adjust the rods equally .

I was able to do this to all the rods except the vertical one connecting the I.P. to the linkage , I had to lengthen it significantly more than the Wagon's one to make it all work .

I now have vastly improved " tip in " throttle response although the loping @ idle is still present and the engine doesn't return quickly to idle when I release the throttle at freeway speeds , this is why I decided to tinker with it to - day .

I cleaned and lubricated all the ball pivots , most were dry yet again .

-Nate