For future reference who at this site has a W123 617 with California emission version?

Me!

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

I am familiar with them, but I sold mine.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I had one too. I was very familiar with all the differences since I tried to rid my car of all that crap.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I got lucky, i got a 85 federal

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

i believe that is what i have i do have the cali emissions tag. i do now in the owners manual it said 123 617

Add me.

Ive got 2 Champagne 85 Californias.

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Ben

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82' 240D 4-speed
85' 300D (cali)
85' 300D (cali) waiting for B2 repair
87' 190D Turbo
87' 300D
2000 VW Passat Wagon 1.8t
99' RAM 2500 5-speed 24V Cummins

I jut remembered, my 84 is also a Cali version. It's supposed to be the same as an 85 fed.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I'm also in the Federal camp, but I do have all that extra '85 vacuum junk.....
Heck, at least we have the 2:88 rear end and the slightly improved tranny.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I have the same vacuum crap the 85 fed does. I wonder what axle the 84 Cali has? I know it doesn't have the 85's tranny.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

83 cali here.
-nB

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'83 300D Turbo
Current: ???K mi - 19.2mpg -> 17.4mpg -> 22.9mpg ---> ODO Died
bought at: 233.8K mi - 10MPG For $1.00
3.5 cylinders work: 320 320 100 340 280
Got insurance? FarmersReallySucks.Com

I dont know whats wrong with all the extra vac stuff, my transmission shifts incredibly smooth!


And yes, the rear end is boss. off the line, its slower but the top end is much better and your cruising rpm's are much nicer. And whats up with the kickdown, when you floor it it kicks down, but when you floor it enough to activate the kickdown switch it kicks down even more! At first, i thought I had a five speed, but I guess its just something they could do since they had the different rear end in it. Yeah, so my car kicks down twice. Does anyone else's do that?


And what advances were made to the transmissions that make them a little better?

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

1984 CA version

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The Golden Rule

1984 300SD (bought new, sold it in 1988, bought it back 13 yrs. later)

Higher stall speed torque converter. Other than that the 85 tranny is supposedly weaker.