Diesel RVs: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Fuel Economy & Sifting RPM

I googled cleaning the valve cover oil separator question. Bill in Oregon

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNSNGcDu71Jr-3pyv0hDZ5l2SbkncA%3A1574844396802&source=hp&ei=7DfeXbK_LuWw0PEPmP-3qAU&q=clean+240D+breather+tube+round+oil+separator&oq=clean+240D+breather+tube+round+oil+separator&gs_l=psy-ab.12...1879.1879..5807...1.0..0.180.180.0j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.1F8bO4Fiafg&ved=0ahUKEwiy5eHGgIrmAhVlGDQIHZj_DVUQ4dUDCAw

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From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:56 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Fuel Economy & Sifting RPM

Do you want to come up here to Oregon and help me sort mine out? It shifts at nearly redline RPM in every gear. Also, is there a way to clean/empty the round oil separator on the intake manifold that's connected to the breather tube on the valve cover? It has lots of dirty sludge around the bottom of it.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard

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On Nov 25, 2019, at 10:41 AM, Nate vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Fat fingers to match my head.....

I see I also wrote "sifted".....

I'm off now ,errands to run , people to see, hopefully a box of books to collect .

-Nate
LIVE in the world as it is, WORK to make the world as it should be

On Monday, November 25, 2019, 9:19:59 AM PST, <audiolaw@aol.com> wrote:

1982 340D
Wow! Never heard of such a thing. Does the 340D have much more power than the 300D? Is it a turbo or normally aspirated?

Is a "sluch box" an early iteration of those transmissions that allow you to choose between auto and manual shifting?

Tom

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From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: Yahoogroups <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>; Yahoogroups <126diesel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 25, 2019 6:57 am
Subject: Fuel Economy & Sifting RPM
1982 340D sluch box .

AC & Biobor used, low fuel lamp on @ 423 miles, 455 miles total and 26 MPG .

The primary difference was : most of this tank of fuel was driven using the cruise control set between 60 ~ 65 MPH, highway miles, not much on town shifting that's been late sine having the transmission rebuilt .

I guess I need to get off my duff and adjust it so the up shafts come sooner .

EVEN SWMBO mentioned it shifts too late recently although I like the better performance .

-Nate
LIVE in the world as it is, WORK to make the world as it should be