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1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D 2.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall
Posted to European Driveability on 10/28/2004 25 Replies

The customer's original complaint was a lack of power, the car wouldn't go over 50. The throttle linkage was extremely loose so we repaired it with no effect. I did a compression test and got between 300 and 340 at all cyls. I noticed the injectors had a lot o...

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car Vehicle Data

1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D

VIN [No VIN Available]
Engine2.3 L / 4 cyl / DIESEL
Trans4-speed Automatic
DeliveryFI
SymptomsNo Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall
OccursAlways
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car Vehicle Data

1978 Mercedes-Benz 240D

VIN [No VIN Available]
Engine2.3 L / 4 cyl / DIESEL
Trans4-speed Automatic
DeliveryFI
SymptomsNo Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall
OccursAlways