Well done, Donald! It’s sort of like how I handle my work - if it’s simple and doesn’t take much time or effort, I do it and get it off my desk so I have more time and resources for the bigger jobs.
It’s easy to get caught up and be all over the place - I think most of us tend to do this when we first get a car, myself included. After I get a breath or two I try to take a step back and assess the situation to see what things I can knock off quickly and easily, or things that have to be be done before starting other jobs. I just went through this with the “new” E320 CDI. Today I was able to get the finish clayed, polished and waxed after work. I also updated the COMAND firmware, got the ash tray put back together, relamped and working, (PO had a Sirius receiver in it) removed the Sirius antenna from the trunk lid, changed oil and filter, ran another set of diagnostics on the car, topped off the power steering, and cleaned some of the surfaces in the interior. -D > On Oct 2, 2019, at 2:35 PM, Don Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > A few days ago Dan replied to one of my questions about this new to me 1982 > 300D. He suggested that I step back, take a breath and try to be a little > more methodical with the issues (my wording). I think this was great > advice. I know when I have some big project at work, I don't let it > overwhelm me because I take it one small step at a time. In fact, I have > always believed that was one of my gifts or skills. But, apparently, I > forgot about this method while I was caught up in the excitement of my car > project. So, I have come up with a tentative plan. A few things have been > done (sort of) and a few are in progress and a few won't happen until later > (or not at all). I'm open to advice or suggestions. > > Here is my plan so far: > > 1. Fix exhaust because it is hanging down and I need to fix it to be > drivable. (done — sort of. I replaced the donuts so it’s not hanging down) > > 2. Check for blow by with the loose oil cap test. Doing it tonight. > > 3. Check boost line from back of intake. I did this. It looked pretty good. > although I could not blow it out because I couldn’t figure out how to release > the connector where it went to the firewall with a bunch of other stuff. > > 4. Do a diesel purge — this is the easiest step and whether it addresses > anything, it is certainly a beneficial preventative maintenance step. > Replace fuel filters after purge. Although the primary looks clean but I know > that can be deceiving. > > 5. Oil and Filter change > > 6. Because the a/c, vent, defrost doesn’t work at all, I think the problem > is in the CCU unit. Probably just needs resoldered. (I have checked and > replaced the blower motor fuse). So, I will either get a rebuilt version or > try to solder it myself. > > 7. Address vacuum line issues because it could be effecting a bunch of > systems. I don’t know if I will have the time (or patience) to do this > myself or if I will have a shop do it. > > 8. Check glow plugs. Isn’t this just a matter of checking the resistance? > The nuts look like the cleanest thing under the hood which makes me think > they are fairly new. But, no way to know for sure. > > 9. Coolant flush (it has new radiator) with Zerex > > 10. Check tach amp as suggested and fix with paper because I quit smoking! > > 11. Possibly replace cluster with newer version? But, one of the reasons > to do this is because oil pressure gauge is not working and the cluster might > not be problem. Replacing cluster would address broken odometer issue. > > 12. At this point stop and evaluate if I want to keep going or decide to > sell it. I have had others in the 123 Facebook group offer to buy it. They > were the ones that missed out when I bought it. > > 13. Only if I decide to keep going will I address things like carpet, door > pockets, rebuilding seats (they are not bad, they are not very supportive > anymore), replacing wood veneers in the console a/C panel, replacing crappy > Kenwood aftermarket radio, etc. I think we all know the list of things that > COULD be done is almost endless. > > > > Donald H. Snook > 1982 Mercedes 300D (200K+ miles) > 2017 Toyota 4Runner (35K miles) > 2006 Cadillac SRX (Her car -- I hate it) > > > _______________________________________ > 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
