I'm going to call my insurance and have them tow the car to my house (gotta make use of the premium somehow...) and do some diagnosis tomorrow morning/afternoon.
Luther, hoping for a quietly damaged flex disk.... -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (176 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine Quoting Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Luther wrote: >> >> If something (pump/clutch band/etc) went in the transmission, wouldn't the >> engine have raced/flared instead of just dropping from 3000rpm to idle? > > Were you driving on the cruise control? Perhaps the drivetrain disengaged, > like a blown flex disk or diff disentigration (seems like that would be > awful noisy though) and that made the cruise disengage. > > Seems like if you shifted into neutral at speed, the cruise would > kick off but the speedo would keep working, so I think the mechanical > problem is between the speedo drive gear on the tailshaft and the > wheels. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
