I had the same problem on my 83 300D. The cause was damaged insulation on the wire which goes from the kick-down switch to the transmission. This only happend when flooring the accelerator. Just look for the small gage wire which is lying on the top of the braket holding the transmission mount.
Roman
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Last edited by romansek; 10-13-2004 at 10:55 PM.
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