The clunking trans shifts are a vac leak. they pop up every once in a while. get a vac gauge to track it down from the vac pump.

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350