Since we are leaving a week from tomarrow to head up to Portland, Or, about 740 miles. I decided I better get busy and check thing over on the 240.
Removed the VC and checked the valves, all good.
Noticed #3 injector looked wet. Dang return line was weeping, HMMM.... just replaced them about a yr ago. so I keep about 4ft of return line in a freezer bag in the trunk, along with light bulbs, fuses, Razor Blade knife, dykes, 22mm open end for the secondary filter, a bag of nitrial gloves etc... Freezer bags keep thing from getting wet in the trunk.
Whip out the new return line, and replaced the leaker. all others were dry.
then shoved a rag below the Injector and gave it a shot of carb spray cleaner. rag to catch the mess.
While the VC was off, washed it in a pan of gas, then blew it out with carb spray cleaner and let air dry. did the same to the oil cap.
Washed up the gasket in the pan of gas, blew it out with the carb cleaner.
Spent about 30min with some metal polish and gave the VC a once over to make it all pretty. also polished up the aluminum air filter lid.
Wiped the oil off the head, then using alcohol wiped it real good to get it squeeky clean, also the VC edge too and the gasket.
Put the gasket on, dropped the cover on and tightened her down.
The 80 240D has a rubber piece vulcanized to the stop lever the horizonal rod from the firewall connects to. think it is probably a vibration dampner. well after 31 years the rubber came apart and it fell apart. so I have had it Zip tied for a while looking through the yards for another one.
Check with a dealer in Reno, NV. they quoted me $365
no friggin way.
I pulled an engine out of a 80 300SD a few weeks back. well what do you know? it has the exact lever I need.
got her mounted on the 240 and we are like new.
I paid $468 for the complete engine, and subtracting $365 for the lever, the engine only cost me $103.
Charlie