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84300DT 03-25-2003 11:24 AM

thanks to rwthomas and spo123
 
i would have never known how a w123 trans 'should' shift if i had not had the opportunity to drive rwt's awsome 300d :D

so it got me to thinking on the way back from the gtg. then all systems died (would not shut off, no door locks, no acc.. u know the drill..
it was necessary to get into the system. spo was saying essentially make sure the source is good first. I had brakes so
i figured vacuum pump good, and double checked at the pump side of the line.

something i was reading a while back suggested drill out the T fittings on the booster line - took a small drill bit and drilled out the two fitting in the middle of the line being careful not to go through the other side!.
put everything back together and voila ! - ultra smooth shifts
(quite like your car rwt) door locks,acc all working and last but certainly not least car shuts down immediately.

without this site and the people here i would have no doubt spent a lot getting this fixed by a mechanic vs. my cost = free.

thanks again guys + all the best / bob


:)

rwthomas1 03-25-2003 11:44 AM

Bob,
No need to thank me, I get satisfaction enough just knowing you got it figured out. Congratulations and enjoy! I bet you didn't even buy a vacuum gauge, did you? :-) RT

84300DT 03-25-2003 01:00 PM

rwt,
 
no i did not get a vaccum guage, hehe. i guess the trans had not been getting any vacuum at all for the 7.5 years i have owned the car - i just thought that was the way it was .. that is until i drove yours:D

i feel like i missed out a bit, duh, but on the bright side if i liked the w123 before i like it even more now !

think it just needs a bit of fine tuning with the bowden cable to make it real nice :p


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