The ticking time bomb thread.
The ticking time bomb thread.
Whats your ticking time bomb?
1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
My clutch has been acting weird for the last 8 mos, about 6mos after I put in the italian rebuild. Rock Auto had a sale (dont ever miss out on their closeouts) and I picked up a bendix slave and reman master for the price I paid for my remanned failed slave. That was 6 months ago. Today, predictably, the timer ran out and my clutch pedal went right to the floor (in my garage luckily). I had noticed it was leaking 2 weeks ago...
Whats your ticking time bomb?
1987 300D Sturmmachine
1991 300D Nearly Perfect
1985 300D Weekend/Camping/Dog car
1974 L508D Motoroam Monarch "NightMare"
OBK #42
First was hard to start.
Then really hard to start.
Then cyl 2 started filling with water.
Starter dies and had to be pull started.
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
12-07-2012, 03:52 AM #3Mine was the head gasket, lol.
First was hard to start.
Then really hard to start.
Then cyl 2 started filling with water.
Starter dies and had to be pull started.
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....
When it's cold it knocks like an old 350...yay piston slap (and 4 minute mandatory idle warmups)
Stock clutch/PP/internal slave. The pedal is almost to the top(worn?). I keep meaning to swap in my upgraded stuff but I just haven't had the time...
Heater blend door(known problem) is definitely busted-the best I can get is lukewarm heat even when she's up to temp (already flushed coolant/new thermostat)
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
Simpler=Better
12-07-2012, 07:15 AM #4When you start my truck it sounds like marbles in a blender-not the usual starter->FW grinding noise.
When it's cold it knocks like an old 350...yay piston slap (and 4 minute mandatory idle warmups)
Stock clutch/PP/internal slave. The pedal is almost to the top(worn?). I keep meaning to swap in my upgraded stuff but I just haven't had the time...
Heater blend door(known problem) is definitely busted-the best I can get is lukewarm heat even when she's up to temp (already flushed coolant/new thermostat)
Newbie-read this: Cheap Tricks
617.952-220k-Getting built up
larsalan I guess I need to look at this stupid ass drip shit. What you have to like mess with those elements on the pump? What a fucking hassle. then use some wire to hold the throttle open or some shit?
I swapped in a 722.4 about last year when my original trans went out because I had one laying around, the weaker trans isn't holding up very well at all. Hopefully I'll get the 722.6 project done before it completely goes out, got a basic controller design working with manual shift only, but need to procure the actual trans.
Ich liebe meine Autos!
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | 156K Miles | 2nd Owner | EGR Disabled [Removal Pending] | ALDA Removed | Straight Pipes | GT2256V??? | Laser Interceptor | Engine swap over summer, hopefully with GT2256V attached...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Odo Stopped at 160K (at least 50K more) | EGR Disabled | ALDA All The Way Out | Straight pipes | FM-870 Remote Start Alarm System | B100 Biodiesel | AC Fixed x2 | Trunk crushed in
| Retired to garage.Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
Transmission.. can't get it to stop slipping going into gear, turned up modulator pressure just to drive
I swapped in a 722.4 about last year when my original trans went out because I had one laying around, the weaker trans isn't holding up very well at all. Hopefully I'll get the 722.6 project done before it completely goes out, got a basic controller design working with manual shift only, but need to procure the actual trans.
Ich liebe meine Autos!
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | 156K Miles | 2nd Owner | EGR Disabled [Removal Pending] | ALDA Removed | Straight Pipes | GT2256V??? | Laser Interceptor | Engine swap over summer, hopefully with GT2256V attached...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Odo Stopped at 160K (at least 50K more) | EGR Disabled | ALDA All The Way Out | Straight pipes | FM-870 Remote Start Alarm System | B100 Biodiesel | AC Fixed x2 | Trunk crushed in
| Retired to garage.Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
sassparilla_kid
12-07-2012, 03:09 PM #6Everything I have not replaced on the car myself.
-1982 300D Turbo, 280k miles, ALDA apparently maxxed, fram 8038, 12 lbs boost, non-egr manifolds, W/M injection, 4 brake light mod, Gen II w126 front rotors/calipers, 4-speed swap
In the works: A/W IC, adjust pump, turbo rebuild (w/60 trim comp wheel)
-1980 300SD, 110k, project car. Goal is to get it lookin' like it did on the showroom floor (body and interior wise, not necessarily under the hood )
-1974 240D, FRESH PAINT!!!!!!
(12-07-2012, 03:09 PM)sassparilla_kid Everything I have not replaced on the car myself.
Winner!
I'm right there with yea!
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
12-13-2012, 12:26 AM #7(12-07-2012, 03:09 PM)sassparilla_kid Everything I have not replaced on the car myself.
Winner!
I'm right there with yea!
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....
On my vw, the time bomb is definitely the girlfriend. One more violent rattle at idle will probably cause an eruption.
No time bombs on my benz though, benefit of a car that's not actually running.
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
On my work van, the time bomb is the transmission I've overheated at least 4 times. Slips under heavy load, clunks into gear, but somehow keeps going.
On my vw, the time bomb is definitely the girlfriend. One more violent rattle at idle will probably cause an eruption.
No time bombs on my benz though, benefit of a car that's not actually running.
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van
Headgasket leaks out the back of the head
My little garrett has some not so good play side to side and some really really not good play in and out.
Time to redo both time bombs
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
My time bomb is a my headgasket and my turbo.
Headgasket leaks out the back of the head
My little garrett has some not so good play side to side and some really really not good play in and out.
Time to redo both time bombs
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
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