This board gave me the confidence to try these projects. Wouldn't trade the experience for anything... will keep working at it. Have done air cleaner bracket, oil change, coolent flush, fuel filters, cluster repair (bulbs, odometer fix, tach fix, dial painting), vacuum door locks all successfully.. very few left over parts!

I would not hesitate to suggest any of these projects to other newbies now that I have done them. Have found my new Mity-vac gauge and zit popper extremely valuable in learning about this car.

Am looking forward to my first oil pan gasket and transmission fluid and filter change this weekend.

Also am going to attempt to set the valves sometime next week... wish me luck!

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Mr Goodfahrt (pronounced FAIRT... means "good trip" in German)

1982 300D Turbo Pastel Gray (off-white) 200k+(?)
newbie but willing