I know it's a '79, but it has been modified. What's the status of the glow system? More or less stock (series)?

The few times I started my '79 parts car, it needed to glow longer than any of my later (parallel system) diesels.

Loose wires when it left here, had to be hotwired. Im sure once he properly fixes the glow system wiring starts will be more reliable

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Like John said, the glows have to be hotwired at the battery to run.

As far as the glows, I'm not sure. They have the larger bodies, but there is some rewiring going on, so I have to pull one and see if it's loop or pencil. My guess is loop, but we'll see.

I'm going to do a valve adjustment and change the oil to 5W-40 synthetic. That should help some.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

And John, thank you so much for this car. I think it's going to be one of the best things that happens to me this year.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

No problem on the loan. You got it back to me the same day, so you're welcome. I highly recommend building one of your own. I've gotten a LOT of mileage out of mine over the years.

Can't wait to see what you do with the car.

I'm late to the thread, but it sounds like the problem is not yet resolved.

I have run into some really stubborn 123's that require the following method and it sounds like yours is one of them: the last resort that has solved the problem is using the two man method with engine running so that the brake booster doesn't run out of vacuum.

To do this, don't use a child or someone not totally savvy. Set the parking brake hard and leave it in park. The person in the drivers seat needs to understand the importance of paying attention. I have done this with car on lift and engine running which is obviously safer.

In this particular situation I just doubt that you will have any luck with vacuum at the calipers or a cheapie pressure bleeder. A full blown, expensive, pro brake bleeder would do it if you can get access to one.

The right helper, engine running and you can get it done.

Hope this helps.

Whoops! Looks like I didn't read closely enough and you got it done. Sorry.

No problem! Thanks for the input. Rick's pressure bleeder worked marvelously. I would set it up at a low-ish pressure to bleed one brake, go do something else for a bit, come back, find all the bubbles gone, go to the next, etc. My guess is that air was somehow getting back into the system even though I thought I was closing the bleeder valve right. The brakes in this thing are super tight now .

The thing that gets me is that I have bled the brakes in our Corolla before with the assistance of my 17-year-old sister, and we had no troubles... so I think I know how to do it? Anyway, problem solved, hopefully I don't have to do it again for a while.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I'm late to the party and glad you got everything worked out.

I have both the vacuume tool and a motive power bleeder.

Two great tools. Once you own and use them, you won't do back.

I'm not too far from the OP either. So feel free to PM me if you need to borrow one.

Brian

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The Motive is good for flushing brakes, but not as useful for bleeding brakes that have been opened for service. I have encountered some vehicles over the years that were really stubborn, requiring a good professional pressure bleeder or engine running two man process. In my case, living in the boonies, having two men when needed is a rare occasion, but when it comes to bleeding brakes, my wife does a great job.

A few weeks after I met her in 1973, I did a brake job on her old car and began the journey of her brake bleeding career. She now, most certainly falls into the category of seasoned pro.

LOL .... my wife holds pro-brake bleeder assistant cert since 1989 ... lol pump ... hold ... pump hold ...

Respectfully disagree. This past fall, just before I finally got my '83 240D on the road, I replaced most of the brake and clutch hydraulics. I replaced the following:

1. clutch slave cylinder
2. clutch master cylinder
3. brake master cylinder
4. all four brake calipers
5. all four brake rubber lines
6. all brake steel lines

As such, the system was essentially dry with all new parts and lines. With my pressure bleeder, I was able to fill and bleed the air out of the system in no time, all on my own.

Hard to believe two man would be better than motive.

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1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
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1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

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