So after an exhausting night wrestling with the shifter (i took it apart and put it back together with no diagram, took three hours alone) Got that all worked out, bled the clutch and cleaned the fuel level sender. I get under the car to fill the tranny with oil, put my 17mm hex into the bolt make sure everything is good and start to tug and the bolt rounds easily .So i try again, same thing now the bolt is completely rounded, so i try to heat it up and pound it out No good, wont come out now its thuroughly scrwed and i hope that there is enough oil in the tranny to keep me going for awhile, until i have enough time to drop the transmission and take that stupid plug out.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

lol, I thought you were about to start dissing Wisconsinites. Carry on.

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1987 300D - Frybrid - sold
1985 300SD

Packers vs Vikings first MNF of the year. Packers looking not so good with out Favre. Vikings on the other hand... well I am not going to hold my breath.

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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Lol, cheeseheads are allen head bolts lol. (No offence wisconsin people )

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Whatever, lets talk football.

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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

More of a player than a watcher lol.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

The last tranny plug I had to "unstick" I ended up using a chisel & hammer to get it out. I set the edge of the chisel perpendicular to the head of the plug, and gave it a few good smacks to start a good deep groove in the side of the head of the plug. Then set the chisel in the new groove and angled it to where the tapping force of the hammer was driving the chisel in the direction of unscrewing the plug. It didn't take too many good hard taps with the hammer to get it to break loose. I think it was mainly the "shock" of the hammer impacts that broke it loose.

Just a thought...

And BTW, it was an aluminum plug, and an aluminum tranny housing - but it was a manual tranny that didn't have a removeable pan. It destroyed the plug of course, but once the head was rounded, I didn't give a rip about that - it had to be replaced anyway.

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

I actually did this.. and it still didnt come out. The bolt is so tightly wedged into the housing that the chisle removed metal instead of turning the bolt!

Im going to try heating the housing up man this is a nightmare...

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

put some pb blaster on there and use and drill and an easy out

Hard to get even a sideshaft drill in there, the tranny is right next to the firewall.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Do you guys know if there is another access point on the tranny for me to pour oil into?

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

I've filled a few trannies w/ oil from the shifter hole (pickup trucks) in the past. I dont think that will work for you though.

does it leak??

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

Might just have to drop the trans. not that bad with a 4 speed manual. then it would be easier to work on.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Yeah it leaks a little bit of oil, its not bad but thats why i wanted to check it because my gears have been crunchy lately.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Would the speedometer cable hole provide an alternate fill point? Just a thought....


Rick

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)