Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: tesandori on May 05, 2008, 13:12:38

Title: Is the Pagoda a noisy car or what!
Post by: tesandori on May 05, 2008, 13:12:38

Please help me to know whethere all Pagodas have a noisy engine and their the gear changing in automatic gear boxes is not soooo smoooth!
AND while going up a mountain, do u need to shift the gear to 2nd for more power as the automatic gear is not responsive???

Pls help me understand if my Pagoda is suffering from a depression :))))

sarino // silver 1967 230SL

Title: Re: Is the Pagoda a noisy car or what!
Post by: hill on May 05, 2008, 17:55:44

Tranny needs a tuneup. If kickdown switch is working the kick down solenoid is siezed up. These get varnished up over the years and have to be cleaned up. After I had mine serviced I can hit 1st from fourth. I have mine set up with snap shifts but can feather the throttle if I want it smooth.