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Old 09-09-2013, 03:04 PM
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I'll try to find something that will work. But I did already look at the plumbing section at home depot and they didnt have anything similar.

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Old 09-09-2013, 09:30 PM
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Can you tell me the outside diameter of the end that goes into the master and the end that fits into the hose?
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Old 09-09-2013, 11:46 PM
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Get the plastic nipple from Mercedes, as well as the reservoir-mastercylinder hose. Trust me, I just went through all of this with my swap about two months ago, and that was the only real solution. I also ended up having to get new master and slave cylinders after I finished the swap, as the seals in both blew out at the same time
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:41 AM
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Never underestimate a 16 year olds ideas. After plastic soldering the plastic nipple back together with a black zip tie, I covered it with some super glue. Tomorrow, i'll maybe put some RTV on it just in case. It's not the best looking now. But it works.. I think.
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Old 09-11-2013, 12:25 AM
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It seems to have worked, I need to buy a new hose for it, because I cut the other one too short. Hopefully I can pump the clutch by tomorrow. Any tips on bleeding the clutch?
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Old 09-11-2013, 03:20 AM
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Did you look at the Video I sent you?

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Old 09-11-2013, 10:43 AM
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Look at post 132 and Charlies video.
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Old 10-13-2013, 12:59 AM
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Alright guys, so my swap is basically done. Except for the fact that vibrates horribly. I hate it, at idle its a little rough, but at about 850-1100 rpms, its horrible. Im thinking it might be that cross member, so i need to change that. Also, its been having a really hard time starting up. The glow plug light only comes on sometimes, and when it does start, there is A LOT of blue smoke, and it goes away slightly, but never completely. I dont know where to start.
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Old 10-13-2013, 10:26 AM
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The hard starting could be one or more bad glow plugs. I would pull them and put 12v to each and be sure they work. Might as well start with the easy stuff

If you only need a manual cross member that shouldn't be too hard to find. Your sure you got the drive shaft put back together the same way it came apart?
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1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
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Old 10-13-2013, 11:47 AM
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I ordered a set of glowplugs while i was doing the conversion, and i changed them, except on the #1 cylinder, the glowplug somehow came apart, and white powder fell out of it. I dont know what that was, but i just installed one of the old glow plugs. I also did a valve adjustment before the conversion, but its been smoking so much, that yesterday i pulled the valve cover back off and checked if I did everything right. Everything seems to be in order, so i'm not sure why there is so much blue/white smoke. About the driveshaft, what do you mean put back together the same way it came apart? I took the rear section for the 300 shaft and front section of the 240 shaft. They shortened the front shaft in Atlanta for 70$ and they said they balanced it. I bolted it up. Not sure what you mean by that. I dont think its anything to do with the 240 flywheel, or could it be?
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Old 10-13-2013, 11:51 AM
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Also, after its finally started up after rough starting, it seems to misfire for a bit until the engine warms up.
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Old 10-13-2013, 01:14 PM
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Heres a video I uploaded to youtube on how it starts. Sorry for the horrible quality. At this point, I dont have the exhaust on, only the downpipe. 300d w123 rough start - YouTube
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Old 10-13-2013, 01:38 PM
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And heres another video on the vibration issue. 300d 4-speed Vibration Issues - YouTube
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Old 10-13-2013, 03:16 PM
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If the idle smooths out after it warms up that could indicate a bad GP, I would still pull and check them before moving to something else.

If the drive shaft was balanced after the work it should be good. I dont think the 240 F/W would cause the problem. 70$ sounds cheap for the drive shaft work but I haven,t done this swap. The center support bearing and rubber is good?
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1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
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Old 10-13-2013, 06:00 PM
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You have a glow plug issue. Most likely #1 is bad.

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