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Originally Posted by notfarnow
Scott: how do you find the NA e300d compard to the tubocharged one? I drove a '96 NA and found it a bit sluggish, but it also idled poorly because of air leaks in the fuel lines, so that wasn't a good "baseline".
Glow plugs aren't expensive to replace, but you can be in a whole world of trouble if they break off in the head, as they are wont to do. I was able to successfully drill & tap mine and weld up a puller, but I know 2 people who ended up having to pull the head to get it machined, to the tune of 3-5k.
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There is a world of difference between the turbo and non-turbo models. Once you drive a turbo there is no way you will want a non-turbo. Keep in mind the '96 still had a vacuum controlled transmission. The '97 was electronically controlled. The '97 would take off as soon as you mashed the accelerator pedal. It wasn't sluggish at all but still had nowhere near the power of the '98. I've never driven a '96 but I have driven multiple diesels with vacuum controlled transmission and they are all sluggish at low rpms. I think the switch to the electronically controlled transmissions in '97 helped alleviate that problem. Hope that helps.
Scott
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