I would try this if my 240 had a tube that ran into the air filter....82's don't have that device.

??: Was this only on the auto tranny models, or just 82+ in general?

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1982 240D.
My name is Michael, and I am an 18 year old binge-drinkin', cigar-smokin', novel-writin', all around unsavory and unnattractive guy. I tell long-winded stories, and I only shave once a week, although I've had to do it every day since I was 16.