I have friend who may be interested, and may be coming through your town with a flatbed, deadheading back up to South Dakota.

Sounds like your vacuum lines for the tranny are screwed up, if not totally sucking air (disconnected) if it's not shifting. When did that start? And, was in in conjunction with recent repair/maintenance?

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1983 300D, the "Avocado"
1976 240D, 4-spd the "Pumpkin", SOLD to Pierre
1984 190D, 2.2L, 5-spd, my intro to MBZ diesels, crashed into in 2002