what did you do to your ride today?

today i rewired the stereo to shut off with the ignition key like normal. i used to have it set up to have power all the time. then i cleaned up some of the old oil mess from the stock leaky oil/air separator on the right side of the engine bay.

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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

I drove mine for the first time in about two weeks

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Not a thing........I walked & ran on foot to where I needed/wanted to go today......better for you anyway.

Haven't driven or turned the key on anything in 3-4 days here.

I'm doing my part to save the planet......somebody has to pitch-in!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

3/15 Organized spare parts.

Depending on when I get home from work I might be swapping injectors with a set I had rebuilt by Greazzer

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1982 300D Turbodiesel, daily driver. Mods so far: Fram 8038 paper filter, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 (front) rotors/calipers, boost turned up to 12lbs, non-egr manifolds, water/methanol injection, 4-speed manual
1980 300SD Turbodiesel, project car, nearly ready to hit the street

1974 240D, New paint

On Monday AM, about Mar 11, I pulled the 716.2 4 speed manual out of my 240D with 617Turbo and replaced it with same model I purchased from Jory in Chattanooga. Mine had a broken ear on the back plate and I couldn't get a good hold of the exhaust. The purchased trans is wonderful, feels and shifts like a new one, very little 1st gear noise. It was stored for years in the garage of an old Mercedes Mechanic who Passed Away before he needed it.

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Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Hey, when you rewired, did you notice that your clock started working? Or do you have a clock?

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i'll let you know in a few hours. lol. i just ran out and set the clock after reading your post. i don't think i've bothered with a dash clock since i got my first cell phone. and when i say i "rewired", i mean i just switched the stereo power wire from one connector over to another.

anyway, today i ordered new power steering hoses. mine are both weeping constantly. i lose about a quart of fluid per month with a new pump shaft seal. before the new seal i was using a quart per week.

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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

By wiring your stereo to shut off properly, I think you might have correctly powered your clock. Seems I had this same scenerio after messing w/ my stereo. eVENTUALLY JUST took out the steroe. Now my clock only works when the key is on....go figure...
One of these days I'll have to go back in and check it.
All the modern conviences of today...I used to use my clock but just ignore it now, and kinda keep an eye on the oil level more frequently.
When changing your hoses for p/s check and see if they are tight at the box end, mine were loose and causing me to have to fill w/ p/s fluid monthly. Changing out the low pressure hose and tighteneing the p/s ends fixed all my leaks! If they will not tighten up, you can try the old garden hose seal trick, considered that one myself!

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I did the same thing to my car that pretty much every Honda and Acura owner does. I got in it and drove it.
And every now and then I put gas in it......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Well, I actually did this very same thing on Sunday, but with the 80 240D.
Drove about 65 miles to Plesanton to the Good-Guys Street Rod car show. Hit the swap meet and picked up a bunch of tools, sockets, extentions, slide hammer etc.... and then went to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner and back home.

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

update: clock no worky

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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

Today or yesterday I guess now. I took of the the driver and passenger side door panels to track down some vac leaks. Found the old rubber diaphragms had dry rotted on the passenger lock actuator. Cleaned and re-lubed all of the door latch parts and discovered my car was in a wreck or something in its life. Passenger door was blue on the inside while the drivers was the smoke silver like the exterior paint. Which explains the old style door lock actuator from a pre '81 car in my '85. The driver side door handle metal was broken. I ordered a new handle a bunch of new little parts from ***************. Now it's 230AM and I should really get to behhh....ZZZzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzz.

Back to work on the 4-speed manual conversion in my 300TD. Getting the shift rods cut, threaded, and tweaked to fit today. Got the trans bolted in without clutch or flywheel for sizing things up. 240d auto crossmember installed and looks perfect.

Got the overhauled and shortened driveshaft back from driveline service of N Atl, looks fantastic. New pilot bushings, center bearing, universal joint, balanced.

Next is to make pilot bushing.

-Dan

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1976 w115 300D 4-speed conversion!!
1985 w123 300TD 4-speed conversion!!

Non-Mercedes old stuff:
1941 Buick Special (Straight 8!)
1946 Luscombe 8a
1947 Willys CJ2a
1950 Chevrolet 4400 dump truck
1954 Chevrolet 3600 3/4 ton
1954 Cessna 195B
1955 John Deere model 40
1991 Ford Taurus SHO
2013 Jetta SportWagen TDI 6-speed (I sold out...

I flushed my power steering and replaced the old stuff that looked more like old engine oil then power steering fluid, with bright shiny new red synthetic fluid.