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The intake manifold is off...
...mostly to give me an opportunity to look at the "dark side" of the IP (the parts that are hard to see 'cause they're under the manifold).
The first picture shows part of the linkage. It's attached to the IP and has three ball-and-socket connections. One comes from the accelerator cable, one comes from the cruise control, and one (with the arrow) isn't connected to anything. I can't see any linkage that is missing. Is this just a multi-use part that might be used in some other engine or configuration or is my engine really short a part?
The second picture shows the ALDA next to the shut-off valve and a third item with an electrical connector. Anyone know what this third thing is? Just curious.
The intake manifold is dirty but certainly not clogged up. The crossover pipe is quite clean, since I cleaned it and removed the EGR. I'll clean the manifold before putting it back on.
Jeremy
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"Buster" in the '95
Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .343,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 148,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 177,300 (2026 projected)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 668,300
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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