Hey all,

I'm quite active on benzworld and thought I'd take a stroll over here, this diesel forum seems a bit more complete than the W124 forum over there.. Anywho:


I just got my 1987 300D, with the 3.0 turbodiesel engine. Is that an OM603? How many valves, and can anyone give me some specs on the engine? HP/TQ?

On these cars, if the alternator or voltage regulator craps out on ya, is it normal for the idle to drop significantly? I jumped the car and as the battery was charging from the jumper cables, the idle grew significantly, back to almost normal.

Could anyone tell me what's ailing my oil burner? When I have the driver door closed, the windscreen wiper wont work, the power seats dont work, the power windows wont work, pretty much anything electrically powered in the cabin don't work when the driver door is closed- however OPEN, everything functions as it should.


Could anyone help me out with those three matters? (Still workin' on pictures of the beast, btw..) It would really be a big help if anyone could provide a little insight into my problem.



>C-MINE