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 :) |
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 |
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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