I cheated when my central locking began to leak : I looked closely as I locked and unlocked the doors, the left rear door lock was slightly slower than the other doors so I lifted the carpet there and checked that door alone, BINGO ! a new vacuum chamber later they all worked great again .

Timing has a great deal to do with 240D power as do the correct valve adjustments .

In this little engine a tiny error anywhere will make a huge loss of power ~ I often discover the EGR valves are not fully closed and that'll do it and won't cause flat spots like in gasoline engines .

The first gear start depends on the year of the car (CMAC) ~ when new the shifted into second gear within 20 feet, that's too soon but helped the C.A.F.E. fuel mileage .

My current tranny issue is shifting too late unless I feather the throttle .

I made it *much* better by raising up the modulator pressure but I now want to do an actual dynamic road test as with the modulator vacuum disconnected it almost refuses to up shift .

Back to craigslist finds .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better