Hi Mary,
When was the last time the brakes were bled?
A few things nice to have for a road trip are fuel filters, and some
extra hose for the injector return lines (skinny hose on the injectors).
You could also just have your diesel guy just change out these hoses, if
you don't know how old they are.
A few basic hand tools should be sufficient, or if you have these parts
in the trunk, someone can just put them in, rather then have to order
them, and wait for them to arrive.
Sounds like a fun trip. Enjoy.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden grove, CA
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On 3/19/11 1:24 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> . What to do before Road Trip?
> Posted by: "Mary Atleson"met1219@yahoo.com met1219
> Date: Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:12 am ((PDT))
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> The Husband and I are taking the 1983 Mercedes 300D on a road trip from San Francisco area, through Bend, Oregon to Chelan, WA then back down thru Portland, Oregon. This is approx 1600 miles round trip. The 300D is in great shape, fairly low miles but not sure since odometer works ONLY intermittantly, newer rebuilt engine and rebuilt AT plus many rubber hose replacements about 1.5 years ago. New tires, runs great, regular oil changes, etc. Hubby isn't mechanically inclined and has no tools, so we need to bring it to our diesel head guy who knows old Mercedes. What do I need to have done prior to the trip aside from an oil/fuel filter perhaps air filter change& valve adjustment? This should be fun, as I love driving this car and get to visit friends and my daughter on the trip. Just wanna make sure the 300D is in tip top shape rior to leaving. Please advise. Thanks in advance!
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> Mary
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