I was suspicious that the 81 240D had a bad glow plug because it was hard to start and there was white smoke on start up.
I ordered Bosch glow plugs. they arrived and this afternoon I attempted to put them in. I managed to get three of them replaced. however the one which is second from the firewall was so tight I never could get the old plug removed. I tried all sorts of tools and even bought a 12 mm deep socket. Unfortunately, everything I tried ended up almost rounding off the glow plug. One of the glow plugs was wet. The other two looked okay with typical light soot. I also change the fuel filter today. After changing the 3 plugs and the fuel filter I decided to take it for a test drive around the neighborhood. It ran fine. I still think the linkage is worn or loose. It doesn’t have much power. But, when I returned home, it would not shut off. I even tried the stop lever which seemed to sort of bog it down but it kept running. The only thing I could think to do was dump the clutch and make it stall. That worked. So, is this all an indication that the linkage is messed up since it wouldn’t shut off even with the stop lever? Or did I knock some vacuum line loose working on the GP. Any ideas how to get the last glow plug out? There isn’t much room to maneuver and it is close to rounded off. 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
