Nate, 'bare bones diesel', that is the essence of these cars. I drove my Dad's then new
70 when I was on leave, from the bay area to Merced in July. Ran 80 MPH the entire
way, no ac on the car. Wow, it just kept wanting to go. Same car today, and it just
keeps going.
From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 9:02 PM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Fuel Economy , Tranny Shifting Additive , leaks Etc.
O.K. :
356 miles , mostly with the AC running 28.5 MPG ~ the car is running great , I try hard not to exceed 60 MPH but it creeps up in speed on me with very little throttle .
I see the fuel economy is dropping again , as I checked the oil & coolant I noticed the 4MM fuel return hose from the # 1 injector to the secondary fuel filter was wet right where it meets the filter housing , I'm pretty sure I have spare fuel hose of both sizes in the car and will prolly change it to - morrow morning when I'm up in Newhall & Eggs & Things on Newhall Ranch Road watching a three day Road Rally depart without me .
I was talking to another Diesel Head and he said it's a good thing to add " Trans - X " to older , high mileage slushboxes to help dissolve the accumulated varnish & gum .
Monday afternoon I went to the Autozone FLAPS near my shop and they had _four_ different Trans - X products , all were stop leak and shift improvers , I read each label and couldn't figure out which one to buy , then I noticed a long pint bottle of SeaFoam tranny varnish treatment , it specifically said " NOT A LEAK STOP PRODUCT " so I bought that as I have experience using SeaFoam Gasoline treatment to get old gummed up carbys back working right without taking them apart .
I added 1/2 pint of this product , *just* enough to bring the ATF level up to " full " when fully hot .
In 10 minutes the tranny began to shift firmer , it has 343,XXX miles in it and has been flaring on up shafts for a few years now , it also weeps ATF , that's why I didn't want a ' leak stop ' product : those work by softening up the old , hard seals and often the seals get so soft they stick to the shaft on hot shut down then rip loose the next time you cold start the car , stranding you wheyou might be .
Anyway , this SeaFoam tranny additive works , I am well pleased with the improved shifting .
I hope to get the tranny and engine both rebuilt by August or November of this year .
Did I ever mention how much I like the bare bones base model Mercedes Diesel ? 
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-Nate
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