At 1:15 PM -0700 7/13/13, Curt Raymond wrote:
Then I found a pivot point that also levers out in the wrong
direction. I guess it needs a new bushing.
Had a similar issue with a 450SEL once, but I made the discovery
whilst broken down on the side of the interstate. I wound up putting
a
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx myself but
last weekend I retorqued the head bolts on my '78 240D. You'll remember thats
the one where the exhaust was blowing the coolant back out of the engine. Some
of the bolts were still tight but some needed a little
ATTABOY!!! This is a manual tranny car isn't it? If so, the spring loaded
thing in the accelerator linkage is to help prevent bunny hops when
starting from a dead stop - usually a problem for those not accomplished at
driving a standard, IIRC.
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Curt Raymond
On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:15:30 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
With no new bushing to put in but lots of pedal travel that doesn't do
anything (the first 1/8 of travel accomplishes nothing) I adjusted the
other linkages so that now the lever at the IP goes all the way to the
ATTABOY acomin'.
Wilton
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From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:15 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 240D success!
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx myself
but last weekend
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D success!
ATTABOY!!! This is a manual tranny car isn't it? If so, the spring loaded
thing in the accelerator linkage
back I'll spend
some time looking into the bushing on that pivot...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:45:02 -0600
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D success!
Message-ID: 20130713144502.219065d9050e046f07d4b...@pisquared.net
ATTAboy! Those linkages are not complex, but if the bellcrank
bushing under the intake manifold is worn, your go pedal won't make
it go!
So I've been keeping quiet about this because I didn't want to jinx
myself but last weekend I retorqued the head bolts on my '78 240D.
You'll remember
From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D success!
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On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:15:30 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud
