i recently bought my first mb diesel. a 1982 300cd with about 177,000 mi. i was reluctant because it has a bad tranny, but board member grimgaunt encouraged me to snatch it up. its currently awaiting a tranny transplant at his mercedes ranch he looked it over and he thinks its a good one. im excited about entering the world of mercedes diesel owners... im sure i will have many questions for you all in the near future. here are some pics:

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Good lookin' car !. I like the coupe's almost as much as I like the SD's.

Congrats, hope the tranny transplant goes smoothly.

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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Nice looking car and welcome aboard.

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Jim

I like the look of the coupe, never owned one (yet).
Tell us, what is the gauge in the wood panel on the dash, a turbo boost gauge, or a clock? If a clock, I suggest you install a boost gauge instead
We will get you to hot roddin that car yet!
Dieseldiehard
1971 220 (gas) 4-spd manual 106441
1979 300TD w/ ’85 turbo engine 295530
1983 300D 243280
1985 300TD 217300
1987 300D 258230

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Nice car, welcome to the forum.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

its a boost gauge. the p.o. installed it. have no idea how to read it or what it does, but its there

read this .......
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=78790&highlight=boost+controller+install

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

You might want to check the vacuum line that 'Ts' off of the main vacuum line. I purchased an '82 300SD with a supposed bad transmission. Through research here on the forum and through a co-worker that owns a couble diesel Benz's, I was able to unclog the orifice in the vacuum line running down to the transmission. The car now has 171,000 miles on the same transmission that the previous owner was lead to believe to be bad.

You may want to try to do some searches about this.

Hope this helps.

Rob

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'82 300SD 206K miles Anthracite Grey received 250,000 Km badge
'93 GMC Turbo Diesel 1-Ton Dually 113K miles Stolen 17 Jul 05
2005 GMC 2500HD Crew Cab D-max 22K miles Love it!
'68 Corvair Monza 110 Coupe 26K Sold
'66 Corvair Monza 110 Convertible 123K
'52 Ford 8N Sold
'66 Ford 3000 Diesel (204 hours) For Sale
'86 White 2-65 MFWD Iseki Diesel

Beautiful Coupe,
I hope you got it for a steal.This board is the reason why I purchased my 81sd and give's me the ability to maintain it as well.This is our first diesel but my wife has decided the 300sd is her car now,and before she hated them,so go figure.171k is just getting broken in from what I hear.good luck and welcome to one of the greatest cars ever built of all time Scott

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I'mm SSOOOOOO CONFUSED!!!!
81 300 Sd
88 Jag XJS
96 f250
73 bronco
77 goldwing

That's a beautiful car. I was hunting a 300D or CD for a while with the thinking that CDs were hard to find and usually, were on the other side of the country. I tripped across one in Maryland online that I almost gave up on, but decided that I'd go take a look after I found flight tickets for $79. At the very least, if I didn't like it I could spend a weekend in the capitol and go sightseeing. I was very surprised by the car. The interior is flawless and looks brand new except for tiny cracks in the dash. No rust and it shift and drove like a dream.

I'm glad I got a CD instead of a D as I'm in love with my 85 300CD and couldn't be happier. I think you'll feel the same way after you get the bugs worked out.