Hi all,

I've got 3 190d's and 2 start in 2nd and one starts in 1st. I would like to have them all start in first gear. The '84 starts in first. They have behaved this way since I purchased them. It is my belief, though I don’t have the records, that the '84 has a rebuilt transmission.

Anyway, is there any way to get my transmission to start in first gear? Tune the vacuum lines or adjust the cable?

I search the forum but could not find any definitive answers.


Thanks for your help!

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'87 190d TURBO 200k
'84 190d 230k miles
'85 190d 107k miles
'88 190d 2.5 259k miles
'85 BMW E23 220k miles
'94 Chevy K3500 6.5L Turbo Diesel 232k miles

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Bump for an interesting question... I'd like to see the answer to this, too!

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