Liesl the diesel rocks. Blissful cruiser, think tank, whatever you want to call it- I drove it home from KC yesterday really enjoying the sturdiness. Show me ANY american car with 250k on it in as good a condition- I dare ya!
So now, the inevitable newbie questions:
.....Automatic climate control seems to work great at LOW speeds- tooling 'round town, idle, etc. Once I get on the highway, the air seems to be coming out but the heat is gone-- I see where the previous owner reported the same problem back in 1991 and it was the monovalve?
.....No dash lights: The high beam indicator lights, the idiot lights light, the rear defrost switch lights, and the PRNDSL on the console lights but nothing else- what gives? Fuses? lamps?
.....Although the car was not smoked in, the interior is quite dirty- what is strong enough to clean the ivory-colored vinyl on the doors and pillars and the ivory leather (not MB-tex) but not harm it?
.....As usual, the dash is warping and pulling away from the glovebox door and pretty soon it won't latch anymore- any fixes?
.....I know that there is different throttle response and acceleration characteristics with a diesel but it does seem there is a lot of pedal travel before the car kicks down into 1st and takes off, and then you're REALLY moving! Is there a throttle linkage I can tighten up somewhere?
I'm sure there will be more questions as time goes by- and I'll try to post pics when I can, too.
Thanks much,
-shawn