240d instant power!! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hip001 · #1 09-01-2011, 08:39 AM

Just had to tell you guys about the Beautiful 82 240d i just bought.
I just got it last night and GOOD GOLLY it was a slow turd!!!

Slower than a Key West scooter with a govener and a fat chic on it!! I took it on a drive to the gas station to fill it with fuel. While there checking the fluids i had a memory of when Pierre replaced the rubberized part of the throttle linkage on my 300d. While watching the linkage I asked my girl to press the gas. OH MY GOD!!

with the gas to the floor the linkage only moved approx 1/4 of the way!!!

I noticed there was a slotted adjustment and it was all the way to the low side. I loosened the 10mm bolt and slid it 80% of the slot the other direction and WOW!!! Massive speed and HUGE clouds of black smoke!!!(i like that part!) WOOHOO!! Well EEErrrrr I meant massive speed for a 29yr old 4cyl non-turbo German work of freaking art!!!! I can now run with the big dogs in the 45mph zone!! And I think i can take the fat chic on the scooter if on a long flat road with no head wind!! LMAO
Next on the list is the Vacuum leaks, and AC repair.

Question:
Where is a good place to buy little parts like the rubber air cleaner mounts, the bolt or assembly that holds the spare down in the trunk, and maybe some shifter bushings(seems sloppy)?

Thank you guys for the great site and technical advice!!

oldsinner111 · #2 09-01-2011, 08:45 AM

I drove my sd almost 2 years on half pedal.

Hip001 · #3 09-01-2011, 08:56 AM

I'm amazed the PO drove it like this. I litterally had to floor it and wait for the momentum to build!!

Totally different than driving my TDI for mileage shifting at 2k and not going over 60mph. At least with the TDI i had the ability to speed up if a 18wheeler's grill is all i see in the mirror! With the 240d like it was, i would be a little scared to get out in rush hour traffic! As you can see in my picture, I've crash tested the w123 in the past and do feel safer in it than in the VW.

TheDon · #4 09-01-2011, 10:17 AM

This website sells parts.

Biodiesel300TD · #5 09-01-2011, 10:18 AM

A lot of these cars get bad names for miss adjusted or broken throttle linkages, and vac leaks causing transmission shifting issues.

I've fixed several throttle linkage issues over there years. It's amazing what a quick adjustment can do sometimes. A well tuned 240D isn't as slow as some people think.

Hip001 · #6 09-01-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Biodiesel300TD

A lot of these cars get bad names for miss adjusted or broken throttle linkages, and vac leaks causing transmission shifting issues.

I've fixed several throttle linkage issues over there years. It's amazing what a quick adjustment can do sometimes. A well tuned 240D isn't as slow as some people think.

You are correct! And I am impressed with the dramatic difference such a small adjustment makes! I will joke about the 240d being slow, and it is by todays standards, BUT for such a heavy car the 240d moves gracefully down the road

I will be troubleshooting and repairing the vacuum issues next.

TheDon · #7 09-01-2011, 01:55 PM

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.

vstech · #8 09-01-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hip001

Question:
Where is a good place to buy little parts like the rubber air cleaner mounts, the bolt or assembly that holds the spare down in the trunk, and maybe some shifter bushings(seems sloppy)?

Thank you guys for the great site and technical advice!!

Answer:
FASTLANE!!!!

for the bushings and mounts and pretty much any parts for your cars.

for the spare hold down, likely a parts car/ junkyard is the best choice.
we also have a parts wanted/for sale section of the forum

winmutt · #9 09-01-2011, 02:16 PM

Funny, in my experience there is nothing slow about fat chicks.

strelnik · #10 09-01-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Biodiesel300TD

A lot of these cars get bad names for miss adjusted or broken throttle linkages, and vac leaks causing transmission shifting issues.

I've fixed several throttle linkage issues over there years. It's amazing what a quick adjustment can do sometimes. A well tuned 240D isn't as slow as some people think.

This is true.

A good valve adjustment, correct idle speed on the FI pump, correct throttle mlinkage, and you are ok.

I do notice the car runs better when it is at full operating temp, but that's true for about everything, right?

that's why I like mine so much.

phyxer · #11 09-01-2011, 07:29 PM

When I purchased my 82 240D, The previous owner had it so far out of whack that it was dangerous to drive. There was even vacuum line hooked up to the ALDA. Valve adjustment and half hour of work and I was driving a different car. Wonder why it didn't sell very fast. Enjoy the ride. I have never had a problem keeping up with traffic in this car, or out running scooters.

Aquaticedge · #12 09-01-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by winmutt

Funny, in my experience there is nothing slow about fat chicks.

Offtopic, but that needs to go on a T-shirt

vstech · #13 09-01-2011, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by phyxer

When I purchased my 82 240D, The previous owner had it so far out of whack that it was dangerous to drive. There was even vacuum line hooked up to the ALDA. Valve adjustment and half hour of work and I was driving a different car. Wonder why it didn't sell very fast. Enjoy the ride. I have never had a problem keeping up with traffic in this car, or out running scooters.

... wow.
I wonder how far the ADA backed off the fuel mix for the "altitude" adjustment of 20" vacuum?

MBeige · #14 09-01-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by phyxer

When I purchased my 82 240D, The previous owner had it so far out of whack that it was dangerous to drive. There was even vacuum line hooked up to the ALDA. Valve adjustment and half hour of work and I was driving a different car. Wonder why it didn't sell very fast. Enjoy the ride. I have never had a problem keeping up with traffic in this car, or out running scooters.

IIRC some 240D's had a vacuum line hooked up to the ADA.

If it's an ALDA, somebody changed the engine to a turbodiesel variant.

compu_85 · #15 09-01-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MBeige

IIRC some 240D's had a vacuum line hooked up to the ADA.

Some VWs had an ADA too, it was an automatic altitude compensator. The ADA was hooked up to the vacuum pump through an orifice, an element mounted to the firewall would cause a vacuum leak in the line at high altitudes and bleed off vacuum to the ADA, which would lean out the fuel mix.

-J