I hope you've learned your lesson about buying on price alone. A cheap part
that you have to exchange twice is not a cheap part. You'd probably have done
better to buy a brand new one...
I agree with the others who said filters, basic maintenance is a must, air
filter, fuel filters, tank strainer, set the valves, measure the timing chain
stretch which is also a good time to inspect the tensioner.
The timing chain has a spring tensioner right at the top, it bolts to the
passenger side of the head just below the thermostat housing. I also have a '78
240D and tightened the main bolt on mine on Wednesday... Tip: DO NOT loosen the
main bolt on the tensioner.
Parking brake is definitely off? I don't like to leave mine engaged for
extended periods as they get sticky, especially if it rains a lot.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:17:51 -0500
From: Darren Marshall <onecreat...@gmail.com>
To: "mercedes@okiebenz.com" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Three calipers later, brakes are done! New issues
arise...
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Wow, what a headache.
Thankfully, Chuck at brakewarehouse.com wasn't. As a broker for NuGeon in CA,
he was as frustrated as I. First caliper inlet stripped, second too large, 3rd
just right.
Finally made for good porridge.
So now that the brakes are done, I can drive it about. Here's what I noticed...
After starting and putting in drive, it would not move. I popped the hood and
noticed the throttle cable bushing had loosened then fallen into a crevice.
Got that back on, I think it might be in too tight, as it idles high with the
idle adjuster all the way counter clockwise, but then it purrs properly when
turned down...
This also got her moving. Doggy, as you might expect, but the speedometer is
not registering, so I can't tell a top speed, but flooring it gives me maybe
20mph... maybe. Any pointers on what to check first?
I also hear some knocking at high RPMs, could this be a timing chain issue?
Anyone have experience trying to tighten one of these?
Darren Marshall
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