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82 300TD tranny affair
posted about this before, but she's still running after years on a tempramental tranny. Only engages after engine has idled for 20 minutes or so and then will engage in 1st usually, D not so much at the offset. But once warm and on the road, runs fine except for increasing slipping/searching between 2 and 3 (could be 3 and 4?) when on any slight grade. How many gears in these trannies anyway? Reverse is always OK.
Not confident at tackling a rebuild and not even sure i could pull the thing and replace with a junkyard tranny myself but ready to try. Didn't find any threads on how to remove a transmission...
Anyone know of resources for trannmissions in the Monterey or Central Coast region. Any other thoughts ideas? Local mercedes mechanic wants to charge 2k for a rebuilt tranny plus labour at $125/hr - not an option.
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82 300TD wagon, odometer stopped (Jan 07) at 255k.
Big AT tires on the back, cruising CA coast Hwy 1 and Big Sur mountain roads. Running on B99. Wish she was a stick shift.
97 RAM2500 Cummins affair. Big longass lifted biodiesel thing. Too big. Too spendy - got rid of it. Sure could pull some weight though.
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08-11-2012, 08:39 PM
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