It's on to exhaust & turbo repair today, as earlier I found the whole
exhaust system loose and/or broken.
Be thankful that you don't have the '85 CA 300D w/ the CAT, as that
extra part in the system, between the exhaust manifold and the turbo,
allows more chance of movement of all the parts.
Last week I tried to tighten up the system, and found the exhaust down
pipe had sheared off, so I had that repaired, and while trying to
tighten up the turbo mount, broke a bolt off in the manifold, which
didn't want to come out with the usual drilling and 'easy-outs'. The
shaking seemed about the same as before, yet I heard more noise from
under the hood, and when I started pulling the turbo et al, I found a
broken turbo bracket, and then the EGR tube, and later the end of the
CAT had sheared too. When everything was pulled, I noticed many of the
supports were loose.
Luckily, I do have another set of parts I pulled from a parts car years
ago, as well as a federal setup from Brian's old engine. Unfortunatly,
the federal system won't fit w/ the '85 CA, A/C hose routes, yet if
there's issues in the future I may switch out the A/C and exhaust system
to the standard federal setup.
Since it's all apart, it makes since to rebuild the turbo before
reinstalling.
Anyway, I better get out there before the heat rolls in.
Rob
'85 300D CA
Garden Grove, CA
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