I believe these OM61x engines have a weakness in the vacuum pump drive or the oil pump drive that can cause the noise, but I don't think they would explain the stall.

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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC