Diesel RVs

Interesting that all this turbo talk comes up just as I'm about to rebuild the one for the engine going into the Wagoneer. On Friday, I ordered both the rebuild kit and the new, balanced shaft from Bergsma (yeah, $$$!!); they should be here by the end of the week. I am most certainly going to go over the wastegate with the eye to increase the boost just ever so much when I re-assemble the turbo.

Right now, I'm mostly waiting for all the hardware (nuts, bolts, hoses, tubes, bracketry, etc.) to come back from the metal finisher. In the meantime, I'm cleaning, stripping and painting the block/head, pulleys, air filter housing, and other assorted and sundry iron and steel bits, in preparation for the big install.

Mark in Centennial, CO

On September 9, 2018 at 7:55 AM "vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

THANK YOU ! .

Those two videos are very informative although the exact method of _how_ to adjust the boost pressure isn't included .

I also found this Kent video that's very helpful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CvnGHvLvE

I have a couple other things to test yet but now I have an ever increasing store of knowledge to pull from and I'll get this sorted out ~ so many bodge repairs were done to my poor old Coupe before I got it and I'm still learning the basic thing that should, nee, must be checked, yested and adjusted before making any other changes .

My car came with the wastegate hose disconnected and plugged, I wondered why and when I rebuilt the turbo some time back I wondered about the waste gate proper but didn't know how to test / service / adjust it, maybe now is the time .

ALL here who like to tinker should go watch these three short videos, I'm sure in the near future I'll be posting what I've learned about basic trouble shooting .

-Nate
Rob wrote :

Here's a couple more
How to Fix Garrett T3 Turbo Wastegate and Turbine Housing Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7d-Vc8rJP8

OM617 Garrett Wastegate Adjust - Spring Removal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYNCNt76f0

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A guy I know has a graymarket 300TD with the very unusual column shift on it's automatic tranny .

The time has come to send it on down the road, it has some rust and the driver's door is a replacement of different color .

Here's the advert from Dave :

Nate,

I sent you a link to all of the pictures, let me see if I still have the CL description somewhere.

Edit: found the CL ad text.

1984 300TD

322,000 miles

Mercedes Benz's famous diesels are renowned for their reliability and here's a chance to own a rare Euro wagon. First imported from Germany by the original owner this wagon has a number of options that are rarely seen on USDM wagons. These include:

The desirable manual climate control system

Euro bumpers (rear remains on the car, the front bumper was replaced with a USDM unit when the car was federalized.)

Adjustable headlights

Manual windows

No Sunroof

Cloth interior instead of MB tex

European market injection pump

In the past three years that I've owned this wagon I've rebuilt the entire brake system, including new seals in every caliper, replaced the vacuum pump with a rebuilt unit, performed regular valve adjustments and oil changes, and replaced the transmission with a rebuilt unit. I've also installed a set of new tires, and cleaned and detailed the interior, replaced the hatch struts.

In the past several months I have had the transmission serviced and the flex lines to the cooler replaced, repaired the vacuum lock system to make sure that all the doors lock and unlock correctly.

The wagon is a good driver at the moment, although some cosmetic improvements would really make it shine. The previous owner damaged the driver side door, and I replaced it with a non-matching door. Additionally, the clearcoat on the hood and the roof is damaged, but otherwise the body is in excellent condition. There is a small tear in the driver's seat, but otherwise the interior is in great shape for its age. It does have an aftermarket CD player installed, which does work.

It's an excellent road trip car, I've frequently driven it between Los Angeles and Sacramento, and while it doesn't get the 40MPG that many people claim, gas mileage is still in the 25MPG range while cruising on the freeway.

These wagons are getting more and more popular as people realize what great cars they are. Here's a chance to pick up one of the most unique MBZ wagons on the road. I've driven and seen hundreds of these cars, and I've never seen another one in the this country with the column mounted shifter.

I ran the car in the Socal TT several years ago.

Let me know if you've got any more questions. I was asking $3,500, but at this point I'm willing to listen to just about any offer.

Thanks,

-Dave