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Originally Posted by bplust
where can I get a factory shop manual? all I have is the Haynes, which is helpful, but I would like some more detail. My other vehicle is an 89 Dodge w250 diesel, and I have the two volume factory service manual for it, which is extremely helpful.
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The Mercedes shop manuals are split into several volumes... one engine, one climate control, one electrical, and usually two for chassis/body. The print manuals have been unavailable new for years, but you can find them on eBay (for a small fortune).
Click here to see one that just sold for cheap... that's what you're looking for, assuming you have an 82-85 OM617 turbo.
There are also the manuals available on CD-ROM,
click here to see what it looks like. Basically it is the printed manuals scanned into PDF format with a really bad Flash interface / menu. Fortunately someone came up with a much better menu that you can use with the discs,
click here to download the appropriate one. Note that the Indexes are just that - you still need to buy the discs to use with the nice HTML index.
About the IP timing methods. If you have a pump with the RIV port, that is the easiest / best method to use, preferably with the A-B light box, or the lock tool (in a pinch). Pumps without the RIV port have to use the "wet" methods (drip/bubble) unless you have an inductive pickup light system AND know what specs to use, as the numbers will be totally different from both the factory methods.
