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Wag-on G
Member
Date registered: Sep 2011
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Vehicle(s): 84 280GE
Posts: 18
| Engine won't rev pass 4K rpm
My engine when reved up it cuts out as if running out of gas, it won't stall gut icauses it to jerk when driving. If in parked and its rsved up it does the same thing just as if was starved for gas. Otherwise the engine runs fine, I had some trouble staring but if I start it and give it a few minutes to let the idle regulate it self then its all good and no isues. I'm at loss at what it could be causing it tto sputter when it hit around 3900-4000 rpm's. Any ideas as to I should check? |
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w.james
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: New Jersey
Vehicle(s): 84 280 GE 617A 5sp getrag
Posts: 239
| Re: Engine won't rev pass 4K rpm
Fuel Filter near fuel tank |
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J.R.
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Southern Maryland
Vehicle(s): 00 G500, 09 911 4S, 11 Cayenne S, 86 280GE (sold)
Posts: 828
| RE: Engine won't rev pass 4K rpm
In addition to vacuum advance (check for vacuum leaks and proper advance of the timing) I would see if the distributor has a centrifugal advance. I've look so many distributors I can't recall if it has that too. It would be inside the distributor and earlier Mercedes 280 dist sometimes had an issue with the mechanism getting corroded. |
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nezsm
Member
Date registered: Oct 2013
Location: Sharpsburg, GA
Vehicle(s): 82 280GE, KTM Superduke, 07 Tundra, 03 Jetta TDI
Posts: 32
| Re: Engine won't rev pass 4K rpm
My 280GE did this same thing, wouldn't rev past 4k rpm and felt like it hitting the rev limiter. I found that the problem was ignition module, simple to change. Hope this helps you. |
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Wag-on G
Member
Date registered: Sep 2011
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Vehicle(s): 84 280GE
Posts: 18
| Re: Engine won't rev pass 4K rpm
Thanks for the input and this weekend I'll be changing the fuel filter and do a tranny oil change and filter. I'd like to change the TC oil as well but not entirely sure yet of which to use. I've looked for the Red Line locally and can't find it anywhere, tomorrow I'll let checking out another supplier for a good synthetic substitute to the R/Line.
Thanks again and I'll post the changes if any on the rpm's |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| TC Oil
I use Redline MT90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil. If you do use something else, just be sure that it's GL-4. |
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