Went out for a test drive.....as stated on level ground I could coax it into gear and once it hit 3rd and 4th the car ran fine. But it did not work well going up a hill! Definitely symptomatic of the B2 Piston failure so I think I will get away without getting a new transmission thanks to the group.
I will visit the Transmission Shop tomorrow morning armed with the problem and solution and see if he will take on the task and how much. Will pass on the results. Bob -----Original Message----- From: Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 12:39 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] ADDED Automatic Transmission issue 1983 300D 195K. Shifts in Reverse but issue with Forward. Help!!! Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> writes: > I think your trans gets its throttle signal from a Bowden cable, and the hose > they are talking about is probably to the modulator. Vac loss to the > modulator > would give maximum shift firmness. I don't know if that would give it any > more > drive in the gears that depend on the failed B2 band, but it would yank your > teeth out when it finally catches 3rd gear. Yes, you're right. I forgot about the cable. -- Allan Streib _______________________________________ http://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 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
