To dial in the trans, I recommend you get an actual pressure gauge and set the modulator pressure by the book. It takes the guess work out of it and really does hit that perfect balance between soft and firm shifts. There are a few cheap gauge kits out there and connection is easy... just remove the plug next to the modulator and connect up the hose to the gauge.
Jaime On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 1:49 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
