Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-08-03 Thread Desert Rat
I think we're talking gas (2nd gear starts) vs. diesel (1st gear starts). All of the 201's, 126's, 140's and 124's gas models I have owned all started in 2nd gear unless you manipulated the shift pattern. On 8/3/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-08-03 Thread Steve MacSween
someone claiming to be [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> It shows pressure ports with typical pressures and lists many modulator >> pressure settings. I got tired of having to look all around so I put it all >> in one file. If you see any errors or omissions let me know and I'll try to >> edit it. I hav

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-08-03 Thread Don
Tick ... tick ... tick ... On 7/28/05, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > my CD slips out of gear in 1st and 2nd under a hard load. -- If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane. - LT Don 1977 Mercedes 240D (Slug) 1972 Honda CB-500K

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-08-03 Thread Marshall Booth
Barry Stark wrote: I sent my pressure check compilation file to Luther off list (about 1.7Mb). I have also posted it on Tarek's FTP server if you are interested. path is: Misc.articles/transmission/transmission manual(722.3)/transmission oil pressure checks.pdf It shows pressure ports with typi

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-07-29 Thread Barry Stark
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Luther Gulseth Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:14 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear How do I test for this? DUH, the fluid level is OK! PO had local MB shop (dealer?) check into the

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-07-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you have to have a pressure guage hooked to it, I cant give you the details. There is a good chance it just needs a rebuild. Luther Gulseth wrote: How do I test for this? DUH, the fluid level is OK! PO had local MB shop (dealer?) check into the problem, and they told him it needed a rebuil

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-07-28 Thread Luther Gulseth
How do I test for this? DUH, the fluid level is OK! PO had local MB shop (dealer?) check into the problem, and they told him it needed a rebuild. They even changed fluid and checked the level. What's the best way to check front pump pressure? On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:49:04 -0500, Kaleb C.

Re: [MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-07-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
no or low pressure, front pump messed up. Luther Gulseth wrote: my CD slips out of gear in 1st and 2nd under a hard load. Has to be driven 5-10 min before this happens. Today I discovered that it also does this in reverse. Got stuck at the bottom of the hill comming up to my house, so I

[MBZ] '82 300CD slipping out of gear

2005-07-28 Thread Luther Gulseth
my CD slips out of gear in 1st and 2nd under a hard load. Has to be driven 5-10 min before this happens. Today I discovered that it also does this in reverse. Got stuck at the bottom of the hill comming up to my house, so I tried reverse (thinking it is a b2 problem) and couldn't make it