OH, I forgot another thing: When the conversion to manual tranny was done, was the rear end replaced with it??? I believe the gear ratios are different for the the manual tranny version, in which case, that might be a problem.

Also, there is an engine shock in the front of the engine which IMHO is a real PITA to replace. Fairly cheap part, though. However, mine was flat for years and only cause rough idling.

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1983 300D, the "Avocado"
1976 240D, 4-spd the "Pumpkin", SOLD to Pierre
1984 190D, 2.2L, 5-spd, my intro to MBZ diesels, crashed into in 2002