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Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-17-2015, 02:02 PM

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Lost 4th gear....

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Posted By Ceristimo

@Stretch Hahaha, you made me spew my coffee all...

@Stretch
Hahaha, you made me spew my coffee all over my keyboard with your "oil on the ceiling comment".

Transmission certainly shifts with purpose, it's not flaring or slipping, it's just...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-17-2015, 01:36 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Dude99 Yes, that was going to be my next step....

@Dude99
Yes, that was going to be my next step. The shifts are quite comfortable right now, but from what all I've read that should not be the case.

So yep, next step is to check the pressure...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-17-2015, 12:05 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

Drove her to work this morning. Not a single...

Drove her to work this morning. Not a single problem. She did great. I might have only bought myself a little more time before the inevitable transmission rebuild, or maybe this "fix" will last...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-17-2015, 03:21 AM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

All right, so pulled the tranny panny etc and...

All right, so pulled the tranny panny etc and pulled the K2 spring out.

This is what it looked like:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=130140&stc=1&d=1434516901. ...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-16-2015, 07:04 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

So tonight I'm going to drain the transmission...

So tonight I'm going to drain the transmission and take a look at the K2 spring, etc. I know where the K2 spring is hiding now, thanks Stretch!

When the time comes to fill it up, can I start...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-13-2015, 05:03 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Stretch So I did a bunch of Googling, but...

@Stretch
So I did a bunch of Googling, but haven't been able to find exactly where to find that K2 spring. All I found was folks saying it was easy to swap them out.
So, once I have the car up on...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-12-2015, 02:00 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

All right. So conventional Dexron III/Mercon...

All right. So conventional Dexron III/Mercon fluid it is, from whatever brand I can get.

Thanks guys! :)

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-12-2015, 01:26 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

Well, that'll make finding a fluid much easier....

Well, that'll make finding a fluid much easier. Thanks! So, synthetic or no? I think I'm leaning towards "no", but I don't have a real reason for it other then having heard other folks say you...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-12-2015, 12:48 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

But it's more than just Dexron III, I'm pretty...

But it's more than just Dexron III, I'm pretty sure? Dexron III there are a million of, but finding one following the MB specs is much harder.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-12-2015, 01:34 AM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

So I shopped around for tranny fluid this...

So I shopped around for tranny fluid this afternoon during lunch, and I've gotten a bit confused. Most stores don't carry anything that specifies Mercedes Benz on the back label.
I found Valvoline...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-11-2015, 03:22 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Mxfrank Yeah, I am afraid your prediction will...

@Mxfrank
Yeah, I am afraid your prediction will end up to be true. It's an old car, and with 300k miles somethings gotta break at some point unfortunately. I feel like I bought this car right around...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-11-2015, 03:18 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Dude99 Good! I am looking for each and every...

@Dude99
Good! I am looking for each and every excuse to drive the Benz. I can tell my wife: "Sorry bosslady, gotta go make a 100 mile run to nowhere, because of reasons". ;)

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-11-2015, 12:16 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Maxbumpo Wow! That is way more info than I was...

@Maxbumpo
Wow! That is way more info than I was expecting. I was thinking something along the lines of: "Using Dexron III is OK, but the rapture will begin the moment you start pouring in Dex IV,...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 11:09 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

@Stretch Betsie isn't my daily driver, though I...

@Stretch
Betsie isn't my daily driver, though I would love to get her back on the road as soon as possible. I drove my Mazda for the first time in two weeks this morning, and it felt strange. I love...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 02:47 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

Thanks for the response Stretch. I am not rich,...

Thanks for the response Stretch. I am not rich, but I'm not against spending money. I don't have gauges right now, but what I don't have can be bought.

So....here's just a thought: a K1 spring is...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 02:25 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

Hi Strech, 1, 2 and 3rd work good and firm....

Hi Strech,
1, 2 and 3rd work good and firm. Absolutely no flaring in between those shifts. I never had flaring going from 3-4 either. It was always nice and firm. Until this morning (and the two...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 01:36 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

So I'm doing some quick searching on...

So I'm doing some quick searching on transmissions etc online. I've never owned an automatic, so I don't know anything.
But I'm reading about "valve bodies". Not sure (yet) what they do, but they...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 01:19 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

My 4th shifts were great! Not a SINGLE issue,...

My 4th shifts were great! Not a SINGLE issue, until last week where it missed 4th once, and after that it was great. Then a few days later missed it again, and after that it was great. Shifted...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

06-10-2015, 12:09 PM

Replies: 53

Lost 4th gear....

Views: 8,093

Posted By Ceristimo

Lost 4th gear....

Ugh! I lost 4th gear on my '84 W123 this morning. So, last Saturday (a week and a half ago) my wife and I took a hike about 60 miles from our house. Betsie was doing great on our way to the hike....

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