Craigslist alert thread:

[vwnate1]

Yes, I found and salvaged the aftermarket system from a junker then caught the bug to make the Klima I in my 1979 300CD work and did so, I wonder what ever happened to the retrofit setup ~ I even downloaded the installation instructions and printed them out ~ they said to begin everything but the Evil Servo From Hell had to be *perfect* before replacing, i started there and just kept on going...

Dang it worked great when in proper nick .

That 240D loos a bit scruffy, I'd want to look very closely at it before taking the plunge .

It wasn't super rare at one time but most of the stick shift 240D's I saw in So. Cal. long ago, were owned by stupid kids who over speeded the engine on every up shift , trashing them .

They still show up in the local junkyards a few times a year, they get the entire manual gear box, pedals and fly wheel yanked out quickly .

Apparently you can convert an OM617 powered car easily using the (incorrect) OM616 flywheel .

If not rusty this would prolly be a fun car, I can't see over $5K though .