Good Lord! If you are correct the low gear must be for pulling out stumps. I have never pulled it down into low gear manually to my knowledge. I have never felt like it needed a gear below that in which it normally starts from a stop in Drive. I have sometimes thought it could use a higher gear on the highway when it is buzzing along at 70 plus MPH. I sort of wish it would slide into a higher gear on flat ground and reduce the revs a bit.
Will have to try it out on the way home tonight and see if it does appear to have a lower gear. I guess if I manually shift into the lowest range and then shift up I should ultimately be able to count 3 shifts and 4 gears. Interesting, as I am sure someone on this list earlier assured me it was only a 3 speed tranny. Memory is going perhaps??? Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:42 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] How many gears in an 83' 300D? even the 110 automatics were/are 4 speeds. MB never put a 2 speed or 3 speed auto in a car. How many gears in a 300D? 2 in each of 4 doors = 8 4 to pump the oil = 4 2 in the steering gear = 2 2 in each front seat = 4 2 for each forward speed in the trans = 8 3 for reverse in the trans = 3 4 in the differential = 4 A cursory tally indicates there are at least 33 gears in an 83 300D, not considering the clock. At 02:17 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote: >Are you sure about that? I was sure that I was told the 115 is old enough >that it is only a 3 speed. So far as I am >aware, it only shifts twice and the gear it starts in is fairly low. I >doubt there is a gear below that. > >Randy > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin >Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:52 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Subject: Re: [MBZ] How many gears in an 83' 300D? > > >115's are 4 speeds, they start in 2nd. You have to push pedal down all >the way and hit the kickdown to go into first, or manually shift it there. > >R A Bennell wrote: > > > Then you have not had a really old one. My 115 only has 3 gears so far > as I know and it starts out in 1st. > > > > Randy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Hargrave > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:03 AM > > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] How many gears in an 83' 300D? > > > > > > I agree, all of the older MB diesels with auto tranny's I've owned started > > out in 2nd. > > > > I can't speak for the newer ones (95 and beyond). > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > > > > > >
