If it is the M-Style pump there is an adjustement on the back of the pump for max fuel delivery. It allows the rack to move to the stop and most of the time this is at full delivery whenever you put the throttle down on a 240.

On my 75 240D it had the M-Style pump and smoked horribly. I adjusted the max fuel delivery and lost a little power but the smoke was gone.

If your 240 doesn't smoke at takeoff you might be able to add a little more fuel at max delivery and get better performance.

Keep in mind my car was a 75 with an M-Style pump so you need to make sure that this is what you have. The max fuel adjuster is a bolt with a locknut on it on the back of the pump (not to be mistaken with the rack dampener on the MW Pumps on the turbos).

Worth a try anyway. Dial it out a half turn and put the hammer down, if not too much smoke go another half turn and so on.

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'99 S420 - Mommies
'72 280SE 4.5 - looking to breathe life into it
'84 300SD Grey - Sold
'85 300SD Silver - Sold
'78 Ski Nautique

I'll check on that tomorrow - thanks

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

My gut feeling is that you'd regret selling it.

What would you get for it? $2k? $4K?

You're the original owner. That's worth more than any $ you could get for the car.

- Patrick

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1982 240D. 198k, Marine Blue/Blue, 4 Speed, Crank Windows, No Sunroof, No Rust, No Oil Leaks
2001 TDI. 197k, Lagoon Blue/Black, 5 speed, Chip, G60/VR6