I am picking up my "new" 83 300D in the morning. It has 220.000 miles, it seems to have been well kept. No rust, and for a Detroit car I thought that was a good indication. I am excited...however don?t want her to become a money pit!
Anyway ~ it has a few problems. The pass. window (I have read several threads on that and think I know what the deal is there). The tach doesnt work, the locks dont work in unison and it shifts hard from 2nd to 3rd at fast speeds. And the heat is hot only in idle. From the research i?ve done I?d guess all of that is related to a (shift modulator?) or a vacuum leak.
Does that sound right? (wouldn?t need a rebuilt trans would it? ..hope not!)
How hard is it to find and fix a leak? Is that a mechanic thing? I read about replacing the monovalve to fix the heater issue. Will that fix the tach and lock system too? Forgive my ignorance as I am new to diesel altogther. I just want to roll using straight veggie oil, that is my goal. Any advice I?d really appreciate.