The Star did a rather devastating review of the new G-Wagens compared to the earlier 80's versions. I scanned the review, but from what I saw, it makes sense...more fluff, less substance = identity crisis for the G-Wagen. Galendewagen means 'cross country vehicle' not 'suburban conspicuous consumption vehicle'. Ditch the heated seats, integrated garage door, 98 position seat adjustment, 57 zone climate control crap and make a REAL cross country vehicle, like they used to. MB is totally out of touch on this one. Chris
Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lots of cheap early-'80s G-wagens on ebay.de. If >=25 years old, they no longer need to pass EPA and NHTSA to be imported. Flights to Europe are cheap---go over there, find a good one, ship it back---it'd still be cheaper, all told, than a used one that's already here, let alone a new one. Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo On 11/12/05, TimothyPilgrim wrote: > Good news! > > Now all I need is a second income to afford one. > > Tim > 1982 300TD Moby > > On 11/12/05, George Gregory wrote: > > Mercedes To Continue Producing G-Class > > _______________________________________ _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 150K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 209K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Nov 13 19:47:50 2005 Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([204.127.198.35]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EbNpO-0003CP-Cr for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:47:50 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (c-24-3-195-27.hsd1.pa.comcast.net[24.3.195.27]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with ESMTP id <2005111319474401300im4dge>; Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:47:44 +0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:47:49 -0500 From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.4.1 (Windows/20051006) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] '90 300D 2.5 transmission modulator adjustment X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:47:50 -0000 OK Don wrote: > I'm missing something here - I can't find where/how to adjust the > shift hardness on this car. > Chassis - 124.128 > Engine - 602.962 > Tranny - 722.418 > > The sifts on this car are softer than I'd like - just short of > flaring. I like a nice crisp shift under WOT. > > I don't have the 124 manual, but it looks like this engine is > referenced on the 126 manual that I do have, in the injection system > section. However, if it's right, the adjustment lever must be between > the VCV and the IP - meaning you have to remove it? There is also > mention of rotating the VCV with the throttle at the full open stop > (with the engine running?). You rotate the VCV till you feel > resistance. Does this affect the shifts? > > What's the right way to adjust the shifts, and where is it done? The 722.3/.4 series transmissions for turbodiesels manufactured from the mid '80 on shifted MUCH more smoothly than all of the previous versions. That's a feature, NOT a flaw! To increase the firmness of the shifts beyond what was intended WILL result in premature wear. I suggest that you measure the pressures and set them to the intended values (I don't have confirmed settings for your model - 1990+ 124.128 - the last setting I have are for '89 cars with a 722.418 transmission - a mod pressure of 3.25 bar and a working pressure of 15.6 bar +/-1.0). Much of the illusion of soft shifts comes from the high stall speed of the torque converter used in later turbodiesel cars - much higher (~20-25%) than the converters used until 1985. With these later transmissions, the difference in engine speed between the engine driving the car and the car driving the engine can be more than 600 rpm - the earlier transmissions (and those for normally aspirated diesels) seldom vary more than about 100 rpm. I DO prefer that tighter coupling, but you'd need to re-engineer the torque converter to accomplish that. Adjusting the shift firmness beyond the factory settings would only damage the transmission. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi
