Thanks for the tips! I will definitely be doing those repairs soon!

I ran into another 300td wagon owner on a rural road in MN today. He followed me as I was stopping and told me he had the exact same car at home. He recently finished converting his car to wvo with his own homeade kit. His wife was in a hurry for dinner so we couldn't talk too long but he has invited to come look at his system. Small world, I never would have thought I'd run into another w123 wagon owner running wvo in rural MN!