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Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-11-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 643
Posted By willjayc
300CDT Lots of Black Smoke

I have a 1985 300CDT. Odo wasn't working when I acquired it but it probably has 250,000 km.

I was having issues with it last winter before it went in to storage, it seemed to be a fuel...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-07-2012, 01:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 728
Posted By willjayc
85 300CD best trans fluid?

Doing a trans filter change on my 1985 300CD. Had this car for a year so far and the trans is a little funny but has never gotten worse. It is a little hesitant after you shift from P to D and the...
Forum: Alternative Fuels 01-24-2010, 09:20 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,996
Posted By willjayc
I know many who used to make bio, that now use...

I know many who used to make bio, that now use WVO, no production costs and time required!

Just to give you a bit of direct experience as "Yak" suggested you may get:

I have had these following...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-22-2009, 11:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 865
Posted By willjayc
Awesome, Thanks. Glad to have that clarified. ...

Awesome, Thanks. Glad to have that clarified.

Will
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-22-2009, 11:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 865
Posted By willjayc
Engine rotation on a 81 240D Please?

I am just getting prepared to adjust the valves on my 81 240D which I've done a few times before but I can't seem to remember which way the engine rotation is. The manual I have and shopforum all...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-27-2009, 11:40 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,484
Posted By willjayc
Pretty much unemployed with the lack of hours.......

Pretty much unemployed with the lack of hours....

....Flex disks, I've been meaning to do these for ages. I saw a pic the other day of what can happen when they fail. It did some major damage,...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-27-2009, 11:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,479
Posted By willjayc
Problem fixed

Thanks everyone. I've got the problem fixed and just wanted to update for anyone else having a similar problem.

I had the cluster out to fix the odo and checked the dash grounds, they seemed ok,...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-27-2009, 11:19 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,797
Posted By willjayc
Gotta love the 240D!

I've owned two 240D's that both run on veggie over the last 5 years, and I've converted dozens more. They're great cars, I think my favourites of all time. They are quite slow though even with the...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-23-2009, 12:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 654
Posted By willjayc
I thought that odd too about the "no start"...

I thought that odd too about the "no start" issue, I figured glow plugs too but it says in the ad they have been changed recently. Could be something to do with the glow circuit

I also find it...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-23-2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 654
Posted By willjayc
good deal on a 73' 220D?

http://barrie.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-1973-Mercedes-Benz-220D-W0QQAdIdZ143282020

Seems like a bargain for what I've seen these go for in Ontario, they're usually full of holes.
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-16-2009, 07:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,479
Posted By willjayc
Can't remember the brand of the t-stat but it was...

Can't remember the brand of the t-stat but it was the same one I had in my '79, I think it was Behr?

I have drained the rad so many times and am not using MB antifreeze, I'll have to get some...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 07-16-2009, 04:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,479
Posted By willjayc
Normal Operating temperature for a 240D?

I have an 81 240D that consistently runs at about 98C when cruising, it reaches about 102C when under load climbing a hill. When I got this car I changed the water pump, coolant lines and thermostat...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-26-2009, 05:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 865
Posted By willjayc
Awesome advice. I think I'll try the helicoil...

Awesome advice. I think I'll try the helicoil approach if I can get my hands on a new stud.

Does anyone know where to get a new stud?

Thanks!

Will
Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-24-2009, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 865
Posted By willjayc
My car puked it's guts out!

....well by puke I mean it barfed up half of the 6L of new nice expensive oil I gave it. It's a 81 240D and I just did an oil change. Something seemed a little funny when I was tightening the nut...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-22-2009, 09:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,229
Posted By willjayc
I lost one of the Oil Filter Grommets on my 240D

Please help!! I was changing the oil on my 240D as I have done dozens of times.....I have never had a hard time putting the filter housing back on before but as I slid the rod through the filter, it...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-20-2009, 11:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 788
Posted By willjayc
Thanks for the leads thus far. I guess I should...

Thanks for the leads thus far. I guess I should have added a little more to my original post though. I have checked the flex discs they seem ok, I've seen much worse but I'll go check them again. ...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 06-20-2009, 08:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 788
Posted By willjayc
Driveshaft support bearing failure or something else?

I bought a 1981 240D back in the Fall. The day I bought it and drove it home, it had a bit of a high pitched whine at speeds over 80 KPH/50 MPH. It was parked all winter and on it's first drive it...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-29-2008, 04:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,568
Posted By willjayc
How has theh JB weld held up?

I just found the reason for the oil spot under my newly acquired MB, a crack in the upper oil pan housing just behind the balancer, I had just replaced the front crank seal as I thought it was the...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-16-2008, 11:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,246
Posted By willjayc
Leaking front crank seal/Best service manual for a 240D?

Recently bought a 81 240D (my third MB diesel, two previously sold to finance this one). It seems that my front crank seal is leaking, oil leaks only when the engine is running, it leaks pretty good...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-13-2008, 06:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,682
Posted By willjayc
Uh oh

Spinsession, Glad to find and read your post but I think I have the exact same oil leak as you, I really was hoping to find that there was a way without pulling the engine.

Any advice before I...
Forum: Canada 10-13-2008, 12:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,214
Posted By willjayc
TC Motors is great

I went there too with my first ever MB when I lived in Victoria. Had the car to them a few times and they always seemed very knowledgeable, fair and like they genuinely loved working on these cars....
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-11-2008, 07:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 909
Posted By willjayc
I had the car running after I bought it for a few...

I had the car running after I bought it for a few days and it seems to run like a dream compared to my last two MB's when I picked them up.

FYI: Milage is 249,000 km (152,000 miles), I plan on...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 10-11-2008, 04:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 909
Posted By willjayc
240D Cam Timing/Possible tooth slip?

I just bought a 1981 240D, (my birth year car!) after selling my two previous MB's ('77 300D and '79 240D) about 6 months back. This new one is a beauty find for somewhere like Ontario where we...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-27-2008, 02:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,520
Posted By willjayc
Diesel Purge in Canada

Anyone know where to buy Lubro Moly diesel purge in Canada? Can't find the stuff here and most diesel shops don't even know what I am talking about.

Will
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-19-2008, 06:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,109
Posted By willjayc
It never fell in.

Diesel911,

The broken hook never fell in...thought it must have but it didn't. Thanks for the file you PM'd me.

Will
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-18-2008, 10:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,109
Posted By willjayc
Well, that didn't work

Tried all of my old tricks to get these suckers out of the 300D. Pulled the injectors in my 240D and the heat shields and had a look to compare. Definitely look like the heat shields are still in...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-15-2008, 09:10 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,109
Posted By willjayc
if it's there, IT'S STUBBORN

Tried everything to get it out (if it's there) I've had "glued" ones
before but I can't get it to pop and I've gone above and beyond my normal techniques. The coking on the removed injector tip...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 03-15-2008, 03:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 7,109
Posted By willjayc
Removing Injector Crush washers

I have a 1977 MB 300D and I took the injectors out for servicing. I can not seem to get the heat shield (crush) washers out of the prechambers. I've done this job at least 3 times on a 79 240D...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 02-16-2008, 04:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,034
Posted By willjayc
240D No starting and dash clicking sound

I've been trying to get my 79 240D started all day and it just won't go.

I did have it going for about 2 minutes this morning after charging the battery. It started up, ran for two minutes then...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 01-31-2008, 11:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 850
Posted By willjayc
Two years sitting and no tranny operation

I recently purchased a 77 300D that had been parked for several years. The tranny fluid seems to be at the correct level but I can not get any movement out of the car. It doesn't even "jump" when...
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