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The highlighted sentence above is one of the keenest observations in quite a while, and well put.....
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Is it normal for these cars to chirp 2nd gear? I'm buying a service manual tomorrow, at least to get some of the minor stuff done right away.
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They typically won't chirp unless the shifts are made with no vacuum. Does the 1-2 bang into second? What about the 2-3 and 3-4? Any banging or clunking during these shifts? How about banging on downshifts? |
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The downshifts are odd, it acts like it really doesn't want to downshift at all. It will, at the last possible second, but it acts like it doesn't like it, and yeah, I guess you could say the downshifts are harsh. Am I looking at vacuum modulator issues? |
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One more thing I noticed on the drive home. The heater went to cold once I got up to speed. I notice it has a heater control valve, do these go bad like older BMW 5 series, whereas at a stop you have heat, but cruising at speed you don't?
Also-, my temp gauge never even makes it to the first line. There is what looks to be a temp sensor on the front of the engine, passengers side, but all it is mounted to is a metal bracket, and this is not hooked up? There is a wire there for it, but the other end of that wire is not hooked up either, and I cannot for the life of me see what it could be hooked to. Any idea's? Hopefully I'll be able to identify that part tomorrow with the service manual I pick up. |
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the temp sensor up front is for the aux fan. the dash gauge pickup is on the side of the head, above the gloplugs.
if the engine isn't warmed up , you wont get good heat. Maybe thermostat? they fail open. when i got my car, the po had reversed the lines and the tranny vac line was connected to the black vent line, so wasn't getting vac. shifted real hard.
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Jimmy is sarcasm your first or second language
Ken motor mounts are good place to look at shaking and NO mercedes shifts like american auto tranny so drive it a li while b4 you decide there is a problem I'm always jealous of owners in Atlanta with Old World Auto in Lawrenceville and DieselGiant in Loganville maybe I'll move Suppose I could bring my boats to Tybee Is
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You've got vacuum issues to the transmission. Does it still have the EGR system all hooked up and running? |
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The temperature sensor for the gauge is mounted on the driver's side of the head, right about cylinder #3. Disconnect the wire and see what the gauge does. Then ground the wire and see what the gauge does. |
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Thanks for confirming my suspicions on the heater valve. As I remember, a rebuild kit for those is around $40, so no big deal. I'll be buying a service manual today, and I'll start the vacuum diagnosis today, and go from there. AFAIK, yes, the EGR system is still there, the EGR valve at least is still there. As to whether it is hooked up properly and functioning? We'll see later today.
And I know where the temp sensor is now, I disconnected it while changing the glow plugs, but I did re-connect it. Hopefully the service manaul will have resistants specs @ temp. so I can test that with an ohmmeter |
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Did I miss something...?
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Q1 - Is this car new to you? Q2 - When was the last time the engine was running? Regards, |
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Cap'n, it's my only language.....
Those resources would be nice to live near, wouldn't they.
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Q2 - I couldn't tell you when the last time the engine ran. It runs now though |
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While you are still working on getting the engine to run more smoothly...
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It's been awhile, but I have some great news - as per a suggestion from Shawn D, I adjusted the cable going to the trans - and the shift timing is perfect now!!!
But, I do still have a bad clunk going into top gear, any thoughts? I don't feel it nearly as much now as I hear it. |
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