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Deposit Placed - Sale Pending. Hey Gang! Up for sale is our 1989 low roof L300 P25 Chamonix. Diesel, Automatic, with only 63,000 miles. It fires right up, even in winter. Engine does not smoke. No fluid leaks (Oil pan gasket has some weeping but does not drip). AC converted to R134A and...

OK fellas, I'm a little freaked out here. I replaced the fan clutch and some coolant hose clamps on the van today so I was all over inside the engine compartment and I know with 110% certainty the engine compartment was clean and free of oil when I wrapped things up. I took the van about 2...

Anyone got a hack for a worn upper sliding door roller? MB421845. On Amayama for $31 plus $17 shipping. I dont care about the cost, it doesnt deliver till January 5th! My rattly rear door is driving me nuts! Looks like I could just remove the arm and roller, drill the pin out and swap in a...

My coolant woes continue! I replaced my fan clutch today and of course I dripped the very last fan clutch bolt in the dirt. As I was under the van looking for it I made the mistake of looking up at the underside of the engine. Saw a nice little trail of bright green coolant in the seam...

Hey all! I think I may have a glow plug on the way out and wanted to run this past y'all. Here's the situation. The van fires right up with virtually zero cranking. In fact, I've completely forgotten that I even have the throttle knob as for the past year the van just fires rigth up and...

Hi Everyone! I've got an annoying problem that creeps up every so often. Most of the time my L300 diesel idles rock solid at about 700 RPM. It will idle a little high at start up and then about 20 seconds into warm up I hear a "click" and the idle drops down to 700, nice and smooth. Every...

Tired of burnt out dash switch bulbs? Super cheap and easy fix to DIY. The door lock/unlock, rear defrost, and fog lamp switches all take T1 bulbs with bare leads that can be bent around into their holder. No soldering needed. Got mine here...

Guys, I'm at a bit of a loss here. My current Delica is the only one I've ever owned and only the second one I've ever ridden in, so I have no comparisons to judge by. On the tough city streets of Seattle it shakes, rattles, clunks, bumps, and sounds like it's about to come undone. I...

I'm replacing all the burnt out T1 bulbs in my dash switches. Pulled the switch to the lower right of the steering wheel for the rear HVAC fan On/Off and discovered that its bulbs are slightly larger than the T1 size used in the fog lamp, door lock/unlock, and rear defroster. Anyone know the...

First time owning a diesel so I'm not sure just how far down a set of batteries should be expected to go while cranking. I've had my batteries on a trickle charger and the charger indicates they are topped off. Charge while at rest is 12.6 volts. With glowplugs on it drops to 11.0 to 11.5...

So my van has been down for about 6 weeks while I farted around with a new catch can, valve cover gasket, half moon seal, etc. It's been raining non-stop and with the "stay at home" mandate I just havent gotten it out on the road. Lots of excuses. So there she's sat for nearly 2 months...

Need some collective wisdom here.... Our 89 L300 has had oil seepage issues for quite some time. Never enough to drop the level on the dipstick, not a drop in the driveway, but the whole right side of the block has been coated in a greasy, oily, film since day 1 of our ownership. it's that...

Anyone have a spare AC condenser fan they are willing to sell? Or perhaps info on a US sources cross reference? Mine is seized and blows the fuse. Thanks!

First big winter excursion. About 250 miles and crossed the mountain pass 3 times going back and forth for skiing. The van did great, though the trip almost didnt happen thanks to a loose hose clamp on one of the coolant lines to the front heater core. I pulled the van out of its normal...

Noticed I've lost a little oil in the 7 months I've owned the van. No leaks so it's going out the tailpipe. Will be topping her off this weekend. Anyone have any favorite brands and weights of engine oil for our higher mileage, 3 decade old, diesels?

Question for those running LED headlamps and/or fogs on the bull bar. I just got home from a very snowy trip to the mountains and got out of the van to find my high beams caked with snow, as in, totally obscured by packed in snow. My low beans and fogs, on the other hand, were totally snow...

Discovered tonight while prepping for our first ski trip in the van that our rear HVAC is blowing cool air, despite the temp selector being set to hot. Front heater works amazingly well. No time to fix it tonight so our friend who is hitching a ride up the mountain with us will have to bundle...

Hey Everyone, noticed a strange new sound the last couple weeks on my '89 Chamonix. When I transition from light throttle cruising to no throttle, if I quickly lift off the throttle pedal I get a faint little "clunk" or "knock" from someplace below me. If I really, really, gently and...

Hey All, Before I go randomly pulling my dash apart I was hoping someone could steer me towards a convenient place to tap into the headlight circuit. I'm installing EGT, Boost, and H2O temp gauges in a triple pod that will sit on the dash in front of the passenger, tot he left of the current...

Took delivery of our L300 in July of this year so I've only known her in warm weather. Being in the PNW, temps dont get too low but we do plan to do some skiing. I'll be shocked if the van ever sees temps below 15 degrees F. That said, any tips for cold weather starts or running? Are fuel...