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Old 09-01-2011, 10:25 PM
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... wow.
I wonder how far the ADA backed off the fuel mix for the "altitude" adjustment of 20" vacuum?
my ADA isn't even hooked up!

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Old 11-07-2011, 01:39 PM
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How is the shifting itself? I'd make sure the bushings are all there and that the shifter arms on the transmission are bolted on.
Just rebuilt the shifter. WOW it shifts great! Before it was a sloppy mess and even had gaps between 1st & third where you'd mis-shift into nothing!(not a car for a newbe!) I guess I just got use to the sloppy feeling but now I'm a very happy camper!! I even shimmed up the bushings connecting to the shifting rods to eliminate the play there too.

Checking off the items on my "TO DO" list one by one. Motor mounts, Fuel return lines, & Vacuum leaks upcoming.....
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Old 11-07-2011, 02:13 PM
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One step at a time. It's nice when you tinker with something and the end result is a better machine. My 240 has come a long way from the $500 car I bought. Slowly but surely I've ticked off things that needed attention and the car has gotten quieter, faster, more efficient, and better looking.

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Old 11-07-2011, 03:50 PM
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hmmm this makes me think about adjusting my throttle linkage- one of my 240s is WAY zippier than the other (as in, one can actually merge on the freeway, the other i get out and push to get up to speed!)
where in the throttle linkage is the adjustment done? how do i know/test if i am getting full throttle with the pedal down?
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Old 11-07-2011, 04:12 PM
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Funny, in my experience there is nothing slow about fat chicks.
I'll second that one.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:24 AM
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hmmm this makes me think about adjusting my throttle linkage- one of my 240s is WAY zippier than the other (as in, one can actually merge on the freeway, the other i get out and push to get up to speed!)
where in the throttle linkage is the adjustment done? how do i know/test if i am getting full throttle with the pedal down?
You have someone press the pedal while looking to see if the throttle arm on the injection pump is being pushed to the stop on theinjection pump for the arm. It is not always just an adjustment either. Parts of the linkage support and system can wear and break with age and time.
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Old 11-08-2011, 08:38 AM
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hmmm this makes me think about adjusting my throttle linkage- one of my 240s is WAY zippier than the other (as in, one can actually merge on the freeway, the other i get out and push to get up to speed!)
where in the throttle linkage is the adjustment done? how do i know/test if i am getting full throttle with the pedal down?
I had the GF press the gas to the floor while i looked at the linkage move under the hood. I then determined that the linkage was only using aprox 1/3 of the max travel. on the linkage coming off the firewall to the motor, there was a slotted adjustment. I adjusted this 80% the other direction and Wa-La, MORE POWER!! In reality the power was always there, just not being used. In my case the 240d went from slow moving road hazard to respectable in town commuter.

Soon as i get my "Flux-Capacitor" working we'll be able to get Mom and Dad to the Fish Under The Sea Dance, and I'll be Back In Time!

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1982 240D.....sold
1984 300D...Totaled OUCH!
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1986 300SDL 98K miles "The Beater"....sold
1987 190E 2.3 16v Euro spec 115K miles....sold
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