Not yet - still looking for it ;-^
Larry Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 7:19:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Slower '91 300D 2.5T Did you blow out the line form the intake manifold, near the IP governor to the left fender? Two of us suggested that. >Hi Gang - > >A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Reverse slipping severely - >something which started overnight. I spoke with several technician >including a MB technician and of course, the brain trust here. All >said a new/rebuilt AT was needed. > > > >Got the rebuilt transmission from Rusty & had a shop install it for >me. The MB dealer was too pricey but were willing to install a >rebuilt AT from a non-MB rebuilder - kind of surprised me when they >said, "Sure." Course they wanted $1050. ;-) > > > >My shop did it for $650 plus fluid. He did the R&R overnight which >I thought was pretty fast. > > > >Anyway, I am writing l ooki ng for help with an unrelated (I think) problem. > > > >After I lost reverse and knew a new AT was needed, we kept driving >it as we wait ed for the AT to arrive. The forward gears began to >slip and it felt like the turbo was not putting out the power as >usual. I thought it was related to the transmission and would get >better when the AT was replaced. > > > >It ran poorly and shifted poorly after I picked it up and I quickly >found a disconnected vacuum line and fixed it. It is much better >than it was and shifts smoothly as it should. But when driving at a >steady speed of sa y, 45mph, and I attempt to speedup, it feels like >the turbo isn't working at all - it very slowly builds speed. If I >use the Kick-down, it accelerates better, but I didn' t need do that >before all the trouble started.. > > > >If I put the pedal on the floor and leave it there it shifts at >~4300rpm as it should and feels relatively fast, but the "power" >when cruising feels very low. > > > >I know the turbo must spool upbefore it produces significant HP but >before all this happened with the AT, it accelerated much better. I >have searched for more vacuum connections lose and bad hoses, even >the accelerator linkage - and all looks in order. Also checked the >air filter and changed the pre-fuel filter. I haven't changed the >primary filter in about a year/12,000 miles but I don't think it's >time for that.... > > > >The things I have NO clue how to check are all of the black boxes >that control the various systems. No idea where to start. Could a >bad ALARA (is that right) cause this? > > > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks! > >LarryT > >91 300D 2.5T > > > >Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net >For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! > > > > >Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net >For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 7:19:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Slower '91 300D 2.5T Did you blow out the line form the intake manifold, near the IP governor to the left fender? Two of us suggested that. >Hi Gang - > >A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Reverse slipping severely - >something which started overnight. I spoke with several technician >including a MB technician and of course, the brain trust here. All >said a new/rebuilt AT was needed. > > > >Got the rebuilt transmission from Rusty & had a shop install it for >me. The MB dealer was too pricey but were willing to install a >rebuilt AT from a non-MB rebuilder - kind of surprised me when they >said, "Sure." Course they wanted $1050. ;-) > > > >My shop did it for $650 plus fluid. He did the R&R overnight which >I thought was pretty fast. > > > >Anyway, I am writing l ooki ng for help with an unrelated (I think) problem. > > > >After I lost reverse and knew a new AT was needed, we kept driving >it as we wait ed for the AT to arrive. The forward gears began to >slip and it felt like the turbo was not putting out the power as >usual. I thought it was related to the transmission and would get >better when the AT was replaced. > > > >It ran poorly and shifted poorly after I picked it up and I quickly >found a disconnected vacuum line and fixed it. It is much better >than it was and shifts smoothly as it should. But when driving at a >steady speed of sa y, 45mph, and I attempt to speedup, it feels like >the turbo isn't working at all - it very slowly builds speed. If I >use the Kick-down, it accelerates better, but I didn' t need do that >before all the trouble started.. > > > >If I put the pedal on the floor and leave it there it shifts at >~4300rpm as it should and feels relatively fast, but the "power" >when cruising feels very low. > > > >I know the turbo must spool upbefore it produces significant HP but >before all this happened with the AT, it accelerated much better. I >have searched for more vacuum connections lose and bad hoses, even >the accelerator linkage - and all looks in order. Also checked the >air filter and changed the pre-fuel filter. I haven't changed the >primary filter in about a year/12,000 miles but I don't think it's >time for that.... > > > >The things I have NO clue how to check are all of the black boxes >that control the various systems. No idea where to start. Could a >bad ALARA (is that right) cause this? > > > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks! > >LarryT > >91 300D 2.5T > > > >Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net >For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! > > > > >Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! Visit www.youroil.net >For Inexpensive Oil Test Kits! >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
