Hmm, then either my 83' 300D is an odd combination or there's some
other
reason, 'cause when it shifts from 1st to second, it definitely drops
out of
the turbo's range. I've got a hill that sucks, 'cause it will rev
right up
through 1st no problem, but as soon as it hits second it will *almost*
hold
its own at about 30-35mph, but generally drops back to first gear, and
repeats. (depending on whether I engage the drop-down and/or if the
A/C is
on.) Personally I would much rather have a stick... It certainly
couldn't
be any worse shifting. (:
Something sounds wrong. How's the 0-60 time? Your ALDA may need a bit
of
a tweak to gain back a bit of low-RPM torque that has been lost due to
spring fade (inside IP) and the general debility of age. Is the shift
from 1-2 at around the correct RPM? (Not too much lower, when floored,
than the single orange pip on the speedometer scale.) It should take
a heck of a hill to faze the 120 HP of a correctly running OM617A in
second gear.
-- Jim
