Guys,
The engines in both cars are fine. The tranny in the 116 is flacky.
The tranny in the 123 is a rebuilt with less than 100K on it. Since
a new/rebuilt tranny for the 116 would be more than the 123 is
probably worth, I thought it might be worth considering having my
Indy use the 123 as a donor for the 116. The 300SD is a much better
shape car than the 123 and a smoother ride, so it might make sense
to do that.....or not. I'm just pondering and seeking
advice/opinions.
I still haven't found an answer for the 116 tranny problem. I bought
the tranny used and my Indie installed it. If you let it shift easy
(slow acceleration), it will shift fine or first shift when cold. If
you give it medium acceleration, it wants to slip when it changes
gears. If you accelerate hard and quickly let off at about 35 mph,
it will jump right into 4th and runs fine. Once in 4th/drive it
accelerates fine, except, of course, the kick down doesn't work,
because it wants to slip. My Indie says he's checked the
vac/modulator/linkage/etc. and all are supposedly fine. Anyone else
have any thoughts. The kick down wasn't working correctly before and
my Indie hooked it back up when he put in the tranny. Since the
diesel doesn't really need 3rd gear, it would be nice to be able to
just bypass it, but I don't know of any way to do that.
Thanks for any suggestions, thoughts, etc.
Best Wishes,
Roger
Roger Hale
Dinnerware Classics, Inc.
Monroe, Ga.
770-267-0850
www.dinnerwareclassics.com (new)
www.southernnightsantiques.com (antique)
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