I predict that your biggest challenge will be fine tuning the shifting of the transmission.
On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 1:10 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Good progress! > > What is the zero to 60 time? > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 12:19 PM Don Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I have taken to calling my new to me 123 "Bob Dole" It has to be said > > quickly like the old Senator used to do when he referred to himself in > the > > third person. The reason for the possible name is > > > > > > 1. It is funny > > > > 2. I lived in Kansas for 17 years > > > > 3. The car is yellow (sort of) like a Dole Banana. ( I suppose I > > could call it Chiquita) > > > > Anyway, I took some advice from listers combined with the stuff from Kent > > (Mercedes Source) and tried a few things last night. I did a diesel > > purge. Changed fuel filter (secondary big one) and I removed the banjo > > bolt and cleaned it out. I am not sure why but I thought the banjo bolt > > was bigger. It was definitely dirty. The little hole in the bolt was > > clogged up black thick stuff. I did the oil cap blow by test. The cap > > danced a little. But, not much. I was watching a video from Kent where > > he proposes an old diesel cleanse. He takes vegetable oil and adds a > > little liquid moly oil supplement and runs the car from an external tank > > and uses the whole gallon of vegetable oil. It did seem to improve the > > smoothness and he claimed it could help with blowby. I'm sure it can't > > hurt. I am going to try it later. > > > > BUT, doing the diesel purge and cleaning out banjo bolt made a BIG > > difference. Yes, it is still a slow diesel. But, it seemed a lot > faster. > > I think the vacuum modulator on the transmission might need to be > > addressed. The shifts are very smooth. In fact, they may be so smooth I > > can't feel the second one. It feels like it might be starting in second > > and then it shifts pretty early and then I don't feel the next shift at > > all. I drove it to work today. SO, at lunch I will try again to see > if I > > can determine where the shifts occur. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
