Thanks, that was pretty comprehensive on complaints about the CA 85
model.... What the meaning of the acronym TO?
Alan
85 Turbo
On 7/29/12 12:48 AM, ernest breakfield 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>
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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
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