Can someone take a picture of the end of the manual idle cable, the part that hooks up with the linkage? My cable is intact, except for the end, and who knows where it flew off to? If I can use my existing cable and just repair the end someway, I will attempt to do so. Otherwise, I guess I would have to order a complete new cable.
thanks,
Jim

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1979 Mercedes 240D (Sold to a neighbor last year,now I have room for a new one,looking for a 300D this time)
1980 Mercedes 240D(bought for a parts car, but I have fun driving it!)

Here are the best pictures I've got on me right now.

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Thanks, but I really cant see what I need to see. What is on the end of the cable? Is is a round leaded shot type thing like a fishing line sinker? I know where it goes, but I dont know what is supposed to be on the end. I figured if I could "crimp" something on there, it would pull up against the hole/slot, and I still might be able to use my old existing one.
Jim

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1979 Mercedes 240D (Sold to a neighbor last year,now I have room for a new one,looking for a 300D this time)
1980 Mercedes 240D(bought for a parts car, but I have fun driving it!)

There is supposed to be a plastic round thing that is also broken on my diesels...best bet is get a cable stop at a hardware store....you will have to cut off the sinker....Then slide stop on cable and tighten with set screw...

OR....you could order the new plastic part from MB....

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1978 Yellow 300D (The Mustard Toad)
1980 Blue 240D (The Iron Toad)
1989 Grey Mitsu.4WD Mighty Max Pickup (Needs a Diesel transplant bad)

(Open the pod bay doors HAL)

I also have a 240D, so I'm interested in this post, I modified ForcedInduction's pictures a bit. Hope this helps.

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Not sure what you mean by "plastic round thing", but the cable stop is what I was thinking of.(I didnt know what the name of those things were, so guess that's it?) If there needed to be something in front of the cable stop, perhaps a metal flat washer or plastic flat washer would work? Wish I had a picture of a new one, exposing the end so I could see.
Jim

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1979 Mercedes 240D (Sold to a neighbor last year,now I have room for a new one,looking for a 300D this time)
1980 Mercedes 240D(bought for a parts car, but I have fun driving it!)

You all are just determined to get me outside into all that fresh air and blinding sunlight.

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