I have recently acquired a 1970 220d and intend on restoring it. I also plan on being involved in this forum and look forward to sharing parts and my restoration of this old timer. (I acquired tons of NOS parts with my purchase, enough to do maintenance on a fleet of w115s and I will sell off most of what I don't use) Anyhow, The 220d has been sitting in a garage for the past 15 years and has no clutch pressure (meaning when I depress the clutch it falls to the floor and stays there requiring no effort to move). At first I assumed I would just rebuild the master and slave cyls, and all would be good, so I diverted my attention to getting the motor running. I prepped the motor for its first start in 15yrs, threw a battery in, and it fired right up. This made me ecstatic and I continued to grin for the next hour and a half!! While fiddling with the dash instruments while bringing the engine temp up I accidentally bumped the transmission into gear and nothing happened. No grinding, no movement, and the drive shaft is not spinning. It does this (or lack thereof) in all 5 gear positions. This essentially makes me assume that the clutch is stuck open (dis engaged).
Any ideas on why this is happening, or has anyone experienced this before. I am trying to plan out my plan of action for this beast, any advice or ideas would be appreciated. Grassy-Ass in advance!