HI fellas, Im chris, new here, Im a big DIY'er, I love finding innovative solutions to difficult problems, I love to fabricate things, welding, mods, etc!
Post Inspection.
Heres an update on my 81' 300SD as of today, things it needs and things i've fixed! Or if any of ya have a solution, post it! I've already Visited diesel giant tech too!
FIXED:
No dash lights or console. I made my own instrument cluster tool, pulled it out and found a burned bulb after checkin fuses and such. Still didnt work, so i played with the dimmer rheostat and got a flicker. Well since even at max setting the lights arnt that bright to me and a new dimmer isnt cheap, i wire brushed the copper contact bars on the back and took a piece of wireing, stripped it, twisted it, and made a bridge with it by sticking it in the holes and soldered it in place! Works perfect!
Odometer didnt work, stopped at 299K miles! Well beeing im a BMW tech and this is a problem on older bimmers, i removed the speedo unit and just like a bimmer, the normal broken part is the tiny rubber main gear that powers it had split off the brass center. After removing the gear cover and the other gears, i warmed the brass piece with a micro torch and using side cutters, gripped the gear shaft just below it and used another pair to lever the brass chunk off! the new bimmer gear pressed right on tightly as it should and reassembled it. Works perfectly! BMW and M-B both used VDO gauge and the gears are the same!
Cleaned ALDA banjo bolt and line. And adjusted ALDA some. All is well here!
Changed rear diff oil.
Checked Coolant protection
STILL NEEDS:
Broken seat spring repairs on both front seats
Drivers mirror, spring repair
Repair RF an LR window regulators
Windshield Wash system inop.
HVAC, air only comes out of defrost vents, rear blows cold and wont shut.
Diagnose Block Heater
Valve Adjustment & V/C gasket
Fuel system cleaning (Diesel Purge)
Lube, Oil, Filter
All other filters changed
Poor radio reception/ Antenna
Tachometer inop. flickers sometimes
Performance exhaust work (Aero Turbine muffler!)
Boost controller, EGT-Boost gauge
Interior lights inop.
Headlamp mountings/aim adj. issue and LF headlamp bezel
Wood trim repair? Could use some ideas on this, replace, re-veneer, other?
Turn signal cancel inop.
Belts marginal
Passenger elec. mirror
Timing chain & tensioner
Remove center silencers/resonators
Alignment
Few suspension bushings
Custom PCV re-route/catch can....No More Oily Intake Tract!
Center button on HVAC control, missing icon
Custom Cold air intake
Intercooler
Fueling upgrades, Pump, inj, delivery valves, elec. lift pump
Methanol/ H2O injection
Eventually, Paint & body work, upholstry!
Turbocharger upgrade, maybe compound twins?
Box'o'parts:
2-cans of Diesel Purge (i was told to add some ATF when doing a purge, good idea?)
All Filters/ Mahle / (exept trans kit and P/S)
1 meter- injector return line
Wiper insert
V/C gasket
Odometer gear
diff oil
Some Stuff im not worried about immidiatly like Performance and body work. Get her in good running order 1st!
