Joe, I confess... the truent officers have tried to catch me, but I've eluded
them... thus far. It seems that the 300SDL is still faster than a Chevette. :)
I'll get this checked out, if I can't do it myself. It appears as if the final
verdict could be an ALDA adjustment or a cleanout. Sounds
Nick Gough wrote:
BTW, when the A/C is on, and I try to accelerate hard, the car seems
slower and I don't hear or feel the A/C cutoff. I could have a faulty
switch, I guess.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the advice.
I guess since no one has responded on the seat thingy, that no one has
In my early efforts to sell the 86 300SDL (I've postponed that one a year or
so... finances), someone mentioned after driving it, that the turbo was weak
and it needed to be adjusted. He suggested that it was a valve of some sort.
I've always thought that the only adjustment on any turbo was
You've pretty obviously been playin' hooky for a while now, Nick. ;)
Your times are on the slow side, but before you start foolin' with the
wastegate you need to patch in a pressure gauge to the boost line to
the ALDA, preferably right near it rather than further upstream, and
run it into the
Hi Nick,
It's highly unlikely the turbo wastegate needs adjustment. More likely
is the ALDA needs a slight tweak. Your numbers are pretty close to
spec, you should be approx 13 seconds to 60mph near sea level assuming
your speedo is accurate (check with GPS) and you are using a stopwatch
for
