I bought this 126 300SD for the Ronal wheels. The previous owner said the car was worn out. He stated it had no power and wouldn't get out of it's own way.

Hmm, I thought, easy fix.

Change the filters and get it going. At the most clean the banjo bolt. No.

Ok, I'll adjust the valves. (Cold,.10mm,.35mm.) and try using a alternative fuel tank and see if it runs any better. Nope.

Still no power when the car is first started, wont pull a hill, barely backs out of the grass. Linkages are sloppy but go to full stop. Very slow to rev, even using the rack on the engine to rev. If I let it warm up a bit, say 5 minutes idling, it seems to have a bit more power. At least it will pull a small hill.

Car starts on 2 revolutions after glow.
Car teakettles like crazy and has low to medium-low compression. It's even across all cylinders though.

I still think it's fuel delivery, but why does it get better when the car warms up? What would you check next? I have no compunction about parting out or junking this car, but I'd like to give it a chance first.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.


Thanks, Jay Hogan

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