PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Should I buy it? 83 240D...with broken A/C

junqueyardjim · #11 01-07-2012, 08:16 PM

Well you are new to the Forum and we do have some fun at times. But I wouldn't push to much for air on the 240D. If I did, and I might do this with mine, is to have a whole new system installed, just like they are retro fitting the American cars of the 40's and 50's. I love my 240D with a 4 speed. But I also installed my very good 300D 617 Turbo out of my 85. I had driven the 85 for 5 years and knew what a great engine it was. The swap is not that difficult, especially if you have both cars. Also I live in central Indiana, yes we get a few hot days with a lot of humidity and that old German AC pushing that R134 freon just won't cool the car. So that is why if I go AC I am going with a whole new system and I have the engine power to do it well. I also think that running AC on these old diesels is very hard the the belt drive system running at the front. We loose a lot of engines when or with the failure of the front damper and pulley. So without AC I even run with my belts in a looser or with a relieved amount of tension. They don't have to be so tight with no AC compressor to pull. Depends on the amount you have to spend and how much you value the AC. But in my thinking, those old systems running on R134 is a waste of time and money.