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07-06-2007, 09:15 AM
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Vacuum at Transmission
I took my '82 300TD to the shop this week and they found that there is no vacuum present at the transmission. They told me given the year and mileage of my ride that it isn't worth fixing (1982 300td 365,199 miles). My car runs fine, the engine is really strong and the transmission shifts well, if not a little hard. I honestly feel the car is worth fixing. How easy is it to repair the vacuum to the trans myself? Can anyone offer some pointers?
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07-06-2007, 10:04 AM
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Find a new shop! 123s are always worth fixing unless the body is more rust than metal.
Finding your vacuum problem won't be hard, just tedious. Buy a MityVac at your local autoparts store and do a search here for "vacuum leak" to see how to use it.
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07-06-2007, 10:11 AM
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07-06-2007, 10:19 AM
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If you get the vacuum diagrams listed above on this forum, you will see that the vacuum system is actually quite easy to diagnose. Some parts can be a pain to R&R, though, but really worth doing it yourself. The more things you do yourself, the more you will be amazed that you actually paid someone else before to do the same thing.
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07-06-2007, 12:17 PM
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I'm almost 100% sure that the PO of my 82 300SD knocked $1000 off the price of the ad due to the chiropractic shifting of the tranny in mine. I bought it with those tranny issues anyway, not knowing a thing about the vacuum fixes, except to know that according to most members on here, a lot of the tranny issues are vacuum related.
Maybe a half an hours work total later, and it shifts as smooth as a 2000-and-something vehicle. However, it took me a LOT of reading and searching to figure things out. But if you're willing to put the time in for your girl, she'll most likely respond very favorably. 
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07-06-2007, 12:29 PM
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The best way to troubleshoot the vac system is too start at the main vac line and work you way through the system. Following one system at a time. Do you door locks work? Does the car shut down properly? Do your break feel normal. All of these things are controled by vacuum. So you can have a leak somewhere in these systems that can cause transmission vac to act funny causing hard shifts. You'll definetly want a Mity-vac or some other kind of hand pump with a gauge on it.
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07-06-2007, 09:10 PM
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Please update your profile, or you sig, with your location, someone near you might be able to help you out. A six pack of a cold beverage, and a few hours should do it.
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