Well, if someone would want to buy it to fix that would be better, but I still don't think I could fix it myself. It is sorta frustrating that I made a mistake by buying it, but its too late to do anything about that now. I might be able to fix it eventually, but I will need a different car long before that, and I'm hesitant to start taking it apart when I would quite likely not be able to get it running again. At least the way it is someone could see that it runs fine, the transmission works, etc.

Paying someone to swap in a used IP you purchased from a member here or from a junkyard wouldn't be very expensive. Certainly a lot less than the expense of a replacement car.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

really, it's not that big a deal to swap in the parts you will need.
as long as you get an IP that's from a RUNNING car, from someone you TRUST, it's pretty simple to just parts swap and get running.
you COULD try repairing the idle stop with JB weld or somesuch... but I doubt someone would buy the car for a reasonable amount with the idle problems yours has.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

You don't even think someone would pay $600 or so for it? I paid $2300 for it 2 years ago and fixed a lot of stuff since then, but thats my fault for not researching them better before I got it. I could find an injection pump in pick and pul for surel, and maybe the throttle linkage, but I still wouldn't know how to remove one. I probably have to buy a new car to matter what unless I just dont drive anywhere for a few months, so I likely can't keep this one even if I am able to eventually fix it.

If I took it to a shop, I would expect they would just tell me to take it to pick and pull and buy a new car, and I don't really know of anyone else anywhere near where I live who knows about diesel mercedes. People either have nice ones and take them to a shop, or beaters that they just get rid of if anything too complicated breaks.

You bought a 30-odd-year-old car that apparently gave you two years of solid service, overall, and appears to be in very nice shape. That doesn't even get close to the neighbourhood of being a mistake, where old cars are concerned.

Beating up on yourself won't improve your chances of making a good decision here.

That is possible, some shops only want to work on fast, high-profit jobs on newer cars. You don't want them working on any part of your car, period. Then look for another shop. Or start by posting a new thread asking if anyone can recommend a shop in your general area.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I don't know of any shop that will fix a car with used parts, and some of them wont even use new parts from the dealer and miss out on their 225% markup from the price you can walk into a dealer and buy it for lol. In this area I could probably buy 2 running 300sds just for what a rebuilt pump would cost too.
I don't currently have a place other than on the street where i can work on the car with it not movable for more than a couple days, and I really don't want to start a job like that that I don't know how long it will take to finish where the city could tow if it someone didn't want it there anymore.
If someone from here could help me fix it (probably at my house because im afraid it will run away if I try to drive it anyplace), I would be happy to pay for the help, but unless I can get it fixed in the next week or so I will just have to buy a replacement and sell the car for whatever someone will pay who would want it for parts or to fix it.

You might be able to get some help from this guy selling these lights, worse case he should have all the parts you need. He is usually pretty busy on other cars....but you may luck out.....

1983 Mercedes 300SD Headlight assembly W126 Body

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Don't scrap the car. Contact turbobenz here on peachparts. he replies quickly to PMs. he is a mobile mechanic here in Sacramento. When I get stuck he's who I call!

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/members/turbobenz.html

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I promise I won't scrap it until I at least try to sell it for a couple months. I don't think I can get it fixed fast enough to not need another car to drive though, as of the last week or so all but one of the 5 cars my family has pretty much all can't be driven for one reason or another now, so I'm kinda stuck now.

That's some excellent advice there.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

If you know the car is already broken, why not TRY to fix it yourself, obviously you wont break it more. You can surprise yourself at what
you CAN do if you make the effort. There are plenty of people here
willing to help you make your own repairs for free!!! Just get the IP from someone here. I am a girl and make repairs to my 123 when able, this sounds
like a swap easier than you think. A few bolts to remove and a few screws to remove
You will be surprised what you can do IF YOU MAKE AN EFFORT!!!
DONT SELL IT, THIS CAR WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE AND YEARS OF
USE COMPARED TO NEWER CARS. Sounds like someone in your family needs to learn how to fix cars, does this not give you the idea that newer cars break more frequently than your 25yr old car that still runs? Your "old"
car will give you years of service get your hands dirty and fix it, if nothing else but to raise the selling price. A brken car has less value than a running car. and in the long run it will cost you more for a newer used car and your insurance will go up too.
What ever you choose at least make the effort to try and fix it before you sell it. I am sure someone here would love to have it being that seems to be an easy fix. It looks like it is in very good condition fro the outside pictures you posted, post some more of the inside and I bet someone here
will take it off your hands fast!

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If you want to change the pump yourself its not all that hard. The hardest part is setting the engine to Top Dead Center and setting the pump the the correct place (statically timing the pump) and then installing it. Like stabbing a distributor on a gas car. Then you need to verify the timing and fine tune it. These procedures are here on the forum. There is also a timing tool that can be used. If I remember correctly Derek (turbobenz) has this timing tool.

If I wasn't working pretty much all month, I'd offer to help pull a used pump from Pick n Pull. It really is as easy as it looks. You only need to 3 bolts at the front of the pump where it meets the block, 1 bolt on a bracket at the back of the pump, and the injection lines.

As for installing it, I'd call Derek and have him get the timing dead on.

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That guy parts cars out, name sounds familar.

Dieselkraut23 is in the Sacto area and works on these cars. contact him, he is a forum member.


http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/members/dieselkraut23.html


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

if the car is only running away at idle, and you need to move the car...

remove the air filter assembly. find a piece of scrap wood that nicely covers the U shaped tube that goes from the air cleaner assembly to the turbo inlet. when you need to kill the motor, cover the opening of the U shaped tube and you will be strangling the motor "off". you don't want to drive around with no air filtration, but this will help you move the car around as needed.

whatever you do, DON'T put your hand near the turbo inlet while the car is running if the turbo inlet is exposed. the blades of the turbo will mince your fingertips.

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1982 300sd from craigslist $800 greased on one tank with NO CONVERSION in the Hot Texas Sun. (currently dead & awaiting engine damage investigation and/or longblock swap)
new daily: '03 vw 5speed jetta tdi wagon. bagged&chipped