Hi,
- Do glow-plugs get "weak"? I have a 1984 300TD, 105,000 miles. It has begun to not fire on one cylinder when starting cold. It goes like this for
- How often should valves be adjusted? I have heard every 5,000 miles. That seems like overkill for a vehicle like this. But I have not been able to verify this anywhere.
- I have heard of these manuals on CD that Merc (MB-USA) is offering. I recently borrowed a Mercedes-Published hard copy shop manual from a repair shop ("Service Manual Chassis and Body Series 123, Volume 2" with a blue or turquoise soft cover, a very shop-like color). I am trying to find out if all the info in this book is contained on the CD. I have called MBUSA twice with this question. The first Product Advisor told me the CD is strictly for the do-it-yourself'er who will do only the most superficial work on the car. Another advisor said that, with the exception of the automatic transmission, _all_ of the info in the hard copy manuals (Which is more than enough for my purposes) is on the CD. The confusion is made very poignant by the fact that Merc will NOT accept returns of the CD and it costs about 0.
The agent told me that the CDs have been reworked recently so the documents are NOT in Adobe Acrobat format anymore. All you need is a web browser. If the info is complete, these CDs are a dream come true.
Has anyone out there seen one of these CDs?
- The vinyl trim of the interior has dried out and wrinkled. I have been able to smooth it back out using a heat gun. What is the best glue to use to re-attached the vinyl?
This is a great car. I inherited it from my mother's estate. We were conside ring a mini-van or station wagon for our family and fortunately realized that keeping this car would be enormously cheaper to maintain and it would probably be as reliable (or more so) than a new car. It's a grand automobile. But, hey, who am I talking to...?
Happy Holidays and thanks very much in advance,
Ken