Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mu58UUUaxQ

Great! Let me know how well that garrett turbo works out with a manual tranny.

Seems like a good combo so far. I'll post back after I have driven it a bit more.

In the video as I am slowing down and idling next to the yellow Ford Focus you can hear a slow (2x a second or so) metallic sound. Any ideas as to what could be causing it?

Speaking of k26s...
 

Watching this thread with interest as I'm considering building a 240D 3.0T myself. But I was wondering:

What car is the K26 you mention taken from? I thought all the 617s had Garretts with integral wastegates- as opposed to the good old K26 with completely divorced wastegate I'm used to from 10 yrs of messing with Audi 5000 Quattros.

Is there a K26 with attached WG, or what?

Sone came with the K26: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/154572-turbo-do-i-have.html?highlight=kkk+turbo

Look out for any 300D/CD/TD/SD from 83+. All I can tell is that they used the garrett/K26 as they got supplies of them. No specific timeline/model that they were used in. Although, I see them the most in Federal 84 300SD's.

The metallic rattle sounds like diesel (injector) nailing.

Hmm.. sounds totally different than the nailing on my 616 engine. Guess I'll run it awhile and see if it stops.

Does one turbo have an advantage over the other?

The K26 spools up faster but poops out above 12psi.
The T3 has better top end, but spools slightly slower and has a minor surge when the accelerator is quickly released after a hard run. Example from my 300TD: LINK

It shouldn't matter which wire goes to switched +12v and which runs to the sensor does it? Likewise does it matter which pressure line runs to the ALDA and which runs to the banjo bolt? Thanks

One more thing...

I am going to be driving this beast on a 350 mile trip home tomorrow. Any suggestions on what I should double check before the trip? Thanks.

The overboost switch has the ground wire plugged into it. When you hit 15.9psi, the switch connects ground. The valve has key-switched + supplied to it.

"Any suggestions on what I should double check before the trip?"
Spare fuel filters. If the car has been sitting for over a hear, there is likely sludge/crud settled on the bottom of the tank that will break loose whenever it feels like it.

It happened to me. I know my car had been sitting for over 4 years and sure enough the filters were plugged before the end of the week.

my om617 sounds nothing like that, it sounds different than the rest, could it be because its an 85?

Well it made the trip with no problems. I got 22 mpg at 70-75 mph. The power it has now is great! I can easily accelerate up hills and pass in 4th gear. :D The brake pad light started flickering so I guess it's time for new pads.

I also got pulled over for drunk driving...blew an impressive 0.0 I wasn't even weaving. :rolleyes:

0.0what? 0.08 is the legal limit. ;)

sorry. 0.000000 I haven't had a drink in weeks...I could use one now though. :beerchug: