TheDon Bought a 240D
TheDon Bought a 240D
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1982 240D 4 speed with 309k miles and a trunk triangle to boot!
No rust, just some small spots here and there. Engine runs well(I think it does), transmission shifts decently(I've never driven stick before), AC works, sunroof works, all 4 windows go down via the hand crank.
I think it has a vacuum leak somewhere and the ignition key only works in the ignition.Front right door will not catch all the way. Interior needs to be cleaned up and drivers seat replaced. I also suspect the fuel tank sender may be gunked up since I drove it home almost 180 miles and the needle did not move.
I have never driven a 240D and boy is everyone right. They are slow but the 4 speed helps.
This is the replacement for my step dad's Aveo that bit the dust. I just need to clean it up, replace engine mounts, make sure the suspension is good, engine is strong, etc.
But, I do like it. I also named it Pancakes.
1982 240D 4 speed with 309k miles and a trunk triangle to boot!
No rust, just some small spots here and there. Engine runs well(I think it does), transmission shifts decently(I've never driven stick before), AC works, sunroof works, all 4 windows go down via the hand crank.
I think it has a vacuum leak somewhere and the ignition key only works in the ignition.Front right door will not catch all the way. Interior needs to be cleaned up and drivers seat replaced. I also suspect the fuel tank sender may be gunked up since I drove it home almost 180 miles and the needle did not move.
I have never driven a 240D and boy is everyone right. They are slow but the 4 speed helps.
This is the replacement for my step dad's Aveo that bit the dust. I just need to clean it up, replace engine mounts, make sure the suspension is good, engine is strong, etc.
But, I do like it. I also named it Pancakes.
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1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
06-27-2011, 12:14 PM #4Please sell the gangster wheels to me!
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
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slowly but surely I am rebuilding this car.
Swapped in a lower mile transmission due to 1st gear not working properly. Which turned out to be a loose shifter arm on the transmission. Oh well. Drained the gear oil out of the new transmission and filled with Pennzoil synchromesh. Shifts like butter. I still need to rebuild the shifter mechanism it self. But my mechanic said the synchros feel a lot better in the new transmission that the old one. Which was filled with ATF.
I have a new water pump to install, then get an alignment, do rear subframe bushings, front pads and rotors. and a lot more as usual!
slowly but surely I am rebuilding this car.
Swapped in a lower mile transmission due to 1st gear not working properly. Which turned out to be a loose shifter arm on the transmission. Oh well. Drained the gear oil out of the new transmission and filled with Pennzoil synchromesh. Shifts like butter. I still need to rebuild the shifter mechanism it self. But my mechanic said the synchros feel a lot better in the new transmission that the old one. Which was filled with ATF.
I have a new water pump to install, then get an alignment, do rear subframe bushings, front pads and rotors. and a lot more as usual!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
08-17-2011, 11:26 AM #7That spare in your trunk is very rare alloy wheel for hubcaps!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
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1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
08-21-2011, 05:22 PM #9That's how all of the alloys on my car are the steel's are usually all black
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
(08-21-2011, 04:32 PM)DanielK Will, that is a dashed stripe. It is a steelie.
Dashed line means 5.5 inch width. Solid line means 6 inch width.
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
mike-81-240d
08-22-2011, 05:03 PM #10(08-21-2011, 04:32 PM)DanielK Will, that is a dashed stripe. It is a steelie.
Dashed line means 5.5 inch width. Solid line means 6 inch width.
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
If it was a steel it would have rust round the outer edge!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
08-23-2011, 08:22 PM #12The alloy's on my 1980 240d are 5 1/2 J x 14 h2 (5.5x14) part # 123 400 13 02 and they are defiantly alloys!
If it was a steel it would have rust round the outer edge!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
Captain America
08-23-2011, 11:30 PM #13This has become a wheel thread lol
1982 300D Turbo ... 3,6xxlbs, No fan, No AC, Hood Stack, No ALDA, No rear bumper and stuffed front, A/W Intercooled, Injectors by Greezer and HUGE Pre-Chambers with help from OM616 & Simpler=Better, Fuel Cranked up, 60 Trim Compressor wheel, EGT, EMP, Boost 50" Rigid Radius bar on roof Aux tank for a total of 48 Gal Of Diesel! Odyssey PC-1750 Battery in trunk, 27"x8.5"/R14 Maxxis BigHorn Mud Terrains, In June '14 issue of Off Road Mag
AX15 Jeep Trans swap in progress....
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
mike-81-240d
08-24-2011, 03:04 PM #15Mine are also 5.5 alloy not steel. Came on my old 1981 240D. Kept them when I sold it.
1981 Mercedes 300TD Lowered 4 speed manual Holset HX30
I cant wait to drive it again!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
willbhere4u
08-25-2011, 09:59 AM #16looking at his car makes me want to finish mine!
I cant wait to drive it again!
1987 300SDL 6spd manual om606.962 swap project
1985 300td euro 5spd wagon running
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