nope, automatic..

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Mike
Vancouver, BC
'79 300td 60k miles!
import from Japan

Pretty cool. I did that by hand cranking a lawn mower once, w/ spark plug off of it . Never thought it could ever be done with a car though. It took all I had, to crank a three horse, single cylinder engine. I'm surprised the rear wheels just didn't stay locked up on the car. Got a lot more years out of the lawn mower, too. The best part about all of it was that my father never even knew anything about it. ..lol, He still doesn't

If it was my car and a potential buyer fed me a line of bs about the trans being ruined because the engine ran out of oil, I wouldn't sell him the car at any price. Arrogance and lying can only get you so far.


Cash talks, and bs walks.

I agree. Talk them down all you want, Pick the car apart, But fabricating problems is trouble. Would you want someone lying and taking advantage of your parents or grandparents like that? Do what you want, just my .02 worth

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

I agree, bargain down but don't fabricate. It doesn't sound like you need to do much bargaining starting at $700, not much room to go down!

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1987 300 SDL
Working on the engine!
It's up and running!

Agreed, dudes! Wasn't my idea to try and pull a fast one--someone else suggested making up that the transmission is failed by association. I just want a fair price. They are only asking $1200 to begin with, and acknowlege an engine swap/rebuild. I'm an honest negotiator.

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Mike
Vancouver, BC
'79 300td 60k miles!
import from Japan

It's a moot point now. Someone else jumped on it....Doh!

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Mike
Vancouver, BC
'79 300td 60k miles!
import from Japan

Dont sweat it, there will be other deals comming along, An engine swap is pretty time consuming anyway.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

I wasn't suggesting fabricating a problem. Simply stating that there's a probability of it having failed, and may need work as well. Any idea of what happens to the remainder of the driveline when an engine locks up ? The amount of stress put on the tranny, driveshaft,and rear end is not just a little jolt, and can be devastating to all of them. Ever see a driveshaft twist right off, or an input shaft on a tranny break ? You could drive around for months with a broken input shaft, or output shaft on a trans. I did it in my Chevy wrecker, and when it finally went totally, the tranny guy told me it was a very old break, and had been hanging on for a while. When an engine is stopped dead in it's tracks like that it CAN,and most of the time WILL take out other components with it. I'll bet two months from now if he puts a motor in the car today, he'll be looking for a trans here for sale on this site.

many years ago i got a car with a "siezed" engine for parts. it turned out that the cam was siezed but not the bottom end.

we put that engine in my brothers car and he drove it for a good while.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

no more than $200

For future reference the AC compressor may have seized. Car probably wont start if it is.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Swapping a motor in one of these is very time consuming. I know people on here always talk about how easy it is to work on these cars but let me tell you first hand that this is a big job ! I'm sure the secound time aroun (knock on wood here) it wouldnt take as long but I have to say this was a lot more work than I tought.

I could have replaced the motor in at least 4 civics for the time I have in my engine swap. But of course I have lots of experience with thes hondas and they truly are very easy cars to work on.

I cannot imagine how bad it would be doing this in a rusty Canadian car.


Do you own a torch set ? I'n not joking, do you own one ?

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1985 300D : the clean one 180k miles - Now passed onto my parents.
2000 E39 M5
2002 e46 330xit
1991 mustang notch (project)
1970 chevelle (project)

IMHO,

I have seen my share of locked up MB diesel motors in the last twenty or so years, and there has never been any drivetrain damage to any of them. With a automatic it's pretty hard to twist a driveshaft, or break the input shaft.

Thanks for all the input, guys. I sure have learned a lot. I will be sure to consult you all on any future purchases!

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Mike
Vancouver, BC
'79 300td 60k miles!
import from Japan