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Old 04-18-2003, 12:20 AM
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first drive in a while

My 300SD has been sitting a while since ive been at school. I charged the battery today and it started up fine. There was a lot of smoke for a couple minutes then it was ok. I drove the car for a bit to warm it up to its normal temp 80c then i started pushing it. When I got home it was up at around 100c which is hot for my car and there was a bit of smoke comming from the drivers side of the engine bay. I couldn't tell exaclty where it was comming from. The car is an 83 300SD. What should i be checking. thanks.

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Recent work:
Replaced air cleaner mounting brackets and heat shields
Replaced alternator, fan and power steering belts
Replaced positive battery terminal
Replaced negative battery terminal and cord
New Duralast Battery

My car needs work.
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Old 04-18-2003, 10:23 AM
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Exact same thing happened to me (in my oil leak thread). Turns out I was an idiot and had the breather tube disconnected and the crankcase pressure was building up (causing the abnormal heating, although mine never reached 100) and oil being forced up from the air filter/oil separator oil drain tube. I hope that's all it is for you.

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Old 04-18-2003, 12:54 PM
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thanks ill check that out

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W126 1983 300SD 286,000 miles and ticking
Baby blue exterior Grey MB tex
Recent work:
Replaced air cleaner mounting brackets and heat shields
Replaced alternator, fan and power steering belts
Replaced positive battery terminal
Replaced negative battery terminal and cord
New Duralast Battery

My car needs work.
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