I don't drive either wagon that much so they seem to stay unbroken. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:48 AM, ernest breakfield <erne...@backyardengineering.org> wrote: > seems if your wagon doesn't have the Self Leveling System, it's missing one > of the coolest things about the wagons (though it was a PITA if it ever > started to cause trouble). you can see far too many dragging their asses > around town here because people didn't want to pay what it costs to fix > them, but that's a TD issue, not an '85 issue. > as for the trans, i've heard the '85s trans referred to derisively as > "the little one", and know that the local Benz tranny shop doesn't like > them. (i haven't been forced to look into it any further, knock on wood!) > > too many things about the '85s make them 'one year cars', and the CA > versions are even more full of oddities due to the Trap Oxidizer that MBZ > threw at them that year. > > one things that especially irks me about the '85 is the Injection Pump; > while it was alleged to help the motor produce more power, seems there's an > Electric Fuel Pressure Regulator that means that even with mechanical > injection, these things won't work without electricity. (that just seems > *wrong* to me somehow,... mechanical FI should always just *work*.) > because of that pump making more power, the '85 has a rear axle ratio > that's taller; better for the highway, but worse in town, and that even > affects the instrument panel since a different speedo is needed. > then, i believe there's a torque converter that's got a different stall > speed; not sure if that was supposed to be related to the IP and axle ratio, > or emissions; i've heard stories about it being both. > > for CA, the TO was an issue you'll hear many people complain about. > IIRC, there were 3 Factory "campaigns", causing most of them to eventually > be changed out to be Catalytic Converters (if they hadn't eaten themselves > up already), but we're still stuck with Intake and Exhaust Manifolds that > are unique to that subset of that one year, a less common turbo, and an air > filter that's not shared with any other 300 diesel, and priced accordingly. > > keep your fingers crossed that yours remains running well! > > > cheers! > e > > > On 27/Jul/12 19:41, andrew strasfogel wrote: >> >> My 85 TD is a CA version and it is not particularly finicky. >> >> There is no SLS on an 85 Benz. >> >> The 85 transmission is way superior to earlier models. >> >> On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Curt Raymond<curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Just checked Rusty's site, the air filter on that is ~$60... >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:49 -0700 >>> From: ernest breakfield<erne...@backyardengineering.org> >>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Droolworthy 1985 300TD >>> Message-ID:<50131c75.10...@backyardengineering.org> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >>> >>> >>> once i got past the fact that it was blue, inside and out,... (my least >>> fav colors!) >>> can't get past the fact that not only is it an '85, but a >>> California '85, at that. not a challenge everyone is willing to put up >>> with! >>> >>> for what it's worth, the dash on my 300D was uncracked when i >>> bought it ~10 year ago, and still is. >>> >>> >>> cheers! >>> e > > _______________________________________ > 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
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