Hi:
Bought a 79- 240D about a month ago and I’m just getting used to the car. The car is in fine shape, and the further I get into it, the better it seems. The clutch may need a little adjusting with 165k, grinds a little going into reverse, if I’m not careful. I’ve had gassers before - so I’m generally familiar with Mercs.
My question is the weight of the flywheel, or I should say the way the engine responds when I get out of the throttle. RPM’s stay up between shifts and there is not a great deal of engine braking. The linkage is tight and everything seems right. My only concern is that this could be a problem on downhill grades – at least in third it would seem the engine might spin to easily. The compression seems fine; at least it shuts right down, starts easy, blowby OK.
Just seems like it’s got a very heavy flywheel and can explain how it sails along so well. Does this all seem proper.
Thanks,
Chan

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