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Originally Posted by vwnate1
...It's a good thing to pin the throttle of any old OM616/617 powered Mercedes for at least 20 minutes once or twice a year as it cleans out all the accumulated carbon and the engine will run much better and smoke less for a good 6 months after doing it .
Of course , finding the freeway that's safe enough to do this plus no traffic nor cops , isn't easy unless you live in the desert or Los Angeles , as I go to work @ 04:30 I just pin it as soon as I hit the freeway and by the time I'm there , the job is done .
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I would think dropping it down to 3rd gear and winding it out for a few miles would do the trick just as well, wouldn't it? With the gear lever in "S" it will shift as high as 3rd, right?
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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock
1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown
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