I I have the next book in that series, POOR RICHARDS RABBIT BOOK; It would be awesome if someone wrote something comparable for these old diesels. I would buy it. Anyone?

FYI
 

Have you looked at this?
Mercedes-Benz Repair Manual - Mercedes Owner's Workshop Manual: W123: 1976-1986 *-* Bentley Publishers - Repair Manuals and Automotive Books

Why in the world would Bentley leave out coupes, wagons and Diesels?

Sixto
87 300D

Does that work for anyone? I've tried it on several different computers and different days. Menu system seems to work for both the W123 and 124 but says document not found when trying to view the actual data. I can see the PDF choices just fine but not the manuals for either 300D's

I agree with a previous poster that this site does sometimes take more work - it seems tempting to find the manual on MS rather than take the time to refine forum searches until you get exactly what you need. I have found the way MS packages kits to very useful. He has lots of deals including all the seals/hoses/gaskets/o-rings etc for a particular job. I'm about to tackle flex disks and center support for my '85 300td, and being able to follow links to his various kits told me in minutes what would have taken 20 to parse out of this forum.

Then I just ordered from Peach Parts. Phil is great - so helpful.

I love this site! I really feel that VW picture, lying awake at night while bolts and gears and belts and bearings spin through my mind.

Actually it gets quite a bit easier once you know the secret to using Google instead of the forum's limited search engine. I only learned that trick (thanks, Army) a few months ago.

Not only does it find stuff the forum engine seems to miss, but it also doesn't return a string of long threads where your keywords appear once in some off-topic comment in post 45... :D

Climate Control Manual
 

I've been tearing my hair out with the two different CD's from the web, blurry, not text searchable, and missing info about the '87 SDL climate control. So I was delighted to see the StarTek info link. When I got there, I found an online version of one of the DVD's I bought. When I navigated to the 300SDL climate control section, the climate control and the electrical sections were missing, and a screen came up asking me to contact them and let them know. (They were missing from one of the CD's as well.) To this day, I've never seen any documentation of the later-generation 126 AC control unit, or of the revised electrical diagrams for it. All the manuals show the earlier generation ACC unit, which is a completely different analog version with relays. But I'd love to find it. Any ideas?

People learn in different ways, and at different rates. I was very happy to find PP and later STD (superturbodiesel) for information on my W123’s. The wealth of information is priceless when it comes from a collective of minds that have something that cannot be substituted, experience. I use PP and STD to read and get answers. One thing that I don’t like to do is have my Mac under the car when I am replacing an automatic transmission. That is where I feel the MS manuals are very helpful. They are great for DIY’s. I can reference It whenever I need too and not care about grease marks. The information is correct, which I think is the most valuable part. Kent has “been there and done that” which is a great reassurance in my mind.

I used his manual to replace my transmission. Sure the price is a premium, but I believe we are all spoiled with the wealth of information that is on this site.