Ok so I thoughti would try my 0-60 time today since ive been hearing that the time should be under 15secs. So my time was right at 43 seconds! what the heck, ive heard of problems that cause it to go up in the upper 20's but 43!
So i realize that I need delivery valve seals, as they leak pretty bad. But what else do i need to do?
Im thinking:

• Seal up the ip (ordering the seals later tonight)
• Change fuel filter(already have it just waiting to seal ip)
• Pressure activated wastegate??(mines covered with greasy soot??)
• I thinking i have a vacume leak as my tranny shifts dangerously hard...
• Adjust kickdown cable(when i took off for my 0-60 time it did not downshift into first when i punched it, and the take off what increduously slow...)

What else am i missing?
Im waiting till tonight to order stuff because as of now my total is $2.25 but an additional $7 for shipping, so im hoping to get some more stuff in the box....

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It sounds to me like you are not getting turbo boost. Make sure all the vacuum lines are hooked up.

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your vehicle will not shift into first under normal driving conditions. it SHOULD if your foot is on the floor and the carpets are not blocking the downshift button and it's working, but it has nothing to do with cable adjustments.
to get 1st gear from the line, you have to put the car in low, then when you are ready to come out of 1st, you put it into 3, then back to 2 then back to 3 then D this gives you maximum control of the shift points.
this info is from the Bently 124 bible.

ha

cool pic of KR!

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From the Bently "124 bible", which is why it is completely wrong (sorry VS). That book is at best good for smashing a large spider, at worst good at leading many astray with its many inaccuracies and omissions.

The diesel 124 always starts in 1st gear, the M103 gasser does not.

It is always possible that this is one of the many 722.xxx transmission failures, and it was replaced with a gasser box.

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You may hold the unofficial speed record for type. Just at the wrong end of the spectrum. The good is other than fuel filters as a causitive it is so serious it should be easily identified. Watch out for combined faults as well.

It is almost certain you have no effective boost just for starters. Or a non working fuel enrichment system. Or a seriously restricted exhaust system. I would tend to leave the exhaust system out of the initial troubleshooting as it is the least likely possibility.

Do not neglect simple items like defective throttle linkage creating small injector pump control arm movement.Or air filter almost totally plugged up. If that where so part of your issue would be lots of black smoke.

That is one sad time test to 60mph.

Heres what i can eliminate as of now, tommorow im home all day to work on it and it crappy radio wiring.
-air filter changed
-exhaust not clogged, as there is plenty of air movement out the exhaust tip and black smoke comes out at hard exceleration.
Tommorow I will check
-linkage
Then my super leaky delivery valve will be fixed when the seals come in...
Then if im feeling ambitious i will remove intake and see how sooty it is...

My last question for the night is how can i test the vacumm operated wastegate to see if it is operateing correctly or not, and if its not, is there a temporary fix I can do until i can find some funds for a pressure activated wastegate?

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1987 300D(Erma)- #14 head, 193k
2003 TDI Beetle sold
1985 300sd sold
1987 300D(Ursala)- #14 head, 157k when sold
1987 300D(Wilbur)- #14head, 356,000+miles, sold after 7 days of owning it.
1992mercedes 300d- totaled and in a junk yard somewhere..
1983 mercedes 300sd- scrapped
1980 mercedes 300sd first mercedes diesel-sold

wow, 43 seconds. Makes my 240D's 28 seconds sound smokin'. One thought, is it possible for a stuck thermostat to leave a 300 running cold enough to have that "early morning feeling" all day? That might be something else to look at, if so, but you'd see that on the temp gauge.

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my bet is once your delivery valves are taken care of, you'll be better. air in the pump can cause many issues. you're basically sucking air a percentage of the time. bubbly fuel doesn't compress. I bet 1/2 the time your motor is running, the fuel is bubbleing back to the tank through the fuel return system.
put a clear hose on the return loop, and I bet lotsa bubbles show!

Temp is not a problem, she goes right up to temp, and sometimes a few degrees more in slow traffic. I am sure that I am getting plenty of air mixed in with my fuel, as they leak very bad... Ill get the delievery valve seals in and see how it goes from there.

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1987 300D(Erma)- #14 head, 193k
2003 TDI Beetle sold
1985 300sd sold
1987 300D(Ursala)- #14 head, 157k when sold
1987 300D(Wilbur)- #14head, 356,000+miles, sold after 7 days of owning it.
1992mercedes 300d- totaled and in a junk yard somewhere..
1983 mercedes 300sd- scrapped
1980 mercedes 300sd first mercedes diesel-sold

I second the pump, any pressure leaks after the element is going to cause issue. Does the 92 have the ALDA?

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Yes, and a somewhat problematic vacuum-actuated wastegate.

Early shifts and no boost or no boost enrichment (ALDA) will put your 0-60 in that range. What RPM are your shifts at full-throttle?

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The shifts are probably hard because the car isn't making any power. My car shifted like a dumptruck until I turned up the ALDA. Now they are nice and smooth.

Changing all the fuel filters in my friends '93 made the car run MUCH better.

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My friend said his wastegate was gunked up. He Cleaned it off and moved the rod a bit to free it up. That made the biggest difference.

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