Start simple/cheap and work toward complex/expensive. Problems which present during a long drive are generally fuel/fuel leak related.
DV o-ring leaks are visible/easy to spot. I'd start with fresh fuel filters and valve adjustment. If the primer pump is original and leaks when you operate it, replace that. Fuel return lines leaking? They'll be wet to the touch. Injectors which have more than 100k miles are suspect. Air filter clogged? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: >Back home now. Ran the old Benz 12 hours straight through from NC to >NY. >70-85mph most of the way. Running pretty rough and noisy at idle now >with >straight ulsd in the tank. I pushed her pretty hard up around 90 for 2 >hours and when I stopped she was down a quart of oil and running VERY >rough. I figure I have probably destroyed the DV O rings with the >veggie >oil/ulsd combo she eats. Never did get time to adjust valves before I >left >either. This messed up knee makes everything take way too long. So I >will >be tinkering around with it over the next few days now that I don't >have to >worry about an 1800 mile road trip. > > I will be sure to report back on what I find. Otherwise the car ran >pretty well. Had to replace the ages old battery in SC when it >completely >refused to do anything. Burnt through 2.5 quarts of oil over the trip, >I >figure that's not bad as hard as it got run. I wouldn't dare beat many >much newer cars like this old 30 year old Benz. No less than 70mph for >a >full tank of fuel with the old NA gears was pretty hard on it. I am >going >to grab a diff out of an 85 for long trips in the future seeing it only >takes a couple hours to swap out on my buddies lift. > Anyway, I am whipped. Have a good night All. > >Mike >On Nov 10, 2012 9:40 AM, "Michael Canfield" <slozuk...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> He says to tell all of you thank you for the best wishes and all and >that >> he is glad to be of service to Our Country! >> >> Mike >> On Nov 9, 2012 4:30 PM, "clay monroe" <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> Congratulations to your new Marine >>> >>> clay >>> >>> On Nov 9, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: >>> >>> > Our son is now officially a Marine! >>> > >>> > We are leaving the post soon. Would be nice to get together for a >late >>> > lunch/picnic or the like. Don't have a whole lot of time to get >back >>> home >>> > but we could make a short sidetrip to put faces with a couple >names from >>> > the list. >>> > >>> > My cel is 607-339-9387. >>> > >>> > Mike >>> > On Nov 9, 2012 8:59 AM, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> >wrote: >>> > >>> >> Also very appropriate weekend, Veterans day and all. Best wishes >and >>> >> thanks to all fellow vets. >>> >> >>> >> Mike, Rich, any chance of mini-list-get-together? I'll have to >apply >>> for >>> >> kitchen pass from COMHOMECHUCK (Commander, Home in Charleston, >aka >>> SWMBO, >>> >> for the acronym-challenged). >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Max Dillon >>> >> Charleston SC >>> >> '95 E300 >>> >> '87 300TD >>> >> >>> >> Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Well, the old 300d made it to Parris Island to pick up our new >Marine! >>> >>> Happy about the car, ecstatic about seeing Cody graduate >tomorrow! >>> >>> >>> >>> We are soooooooooo proud! He just offered to buy all of us >lunch for >>> >>> the >>> >>> first time ever! 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