Did all of the 240D's come out with the same gear ratio in the rearends? Just curious.
thanks,
Jim

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1979 Mercedes 240D (Sold to a neighbor last year,now I have room for a new one,looking for a 300D this time)
1980 Mercedes 240D(bought for a parts car, but I have fun driving it!)

Yes. 3.69 in the W115 and W123 240D's.

-But if your 240 has too much power for you you can gear it up with a 3.07.

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

I'm going to try the 3.46 first.

3.46 in the rear of the manual 240.. but forced you should be going to the 3.07 with your 617.95.. $.02

We'll see. I think the 3.07 would lead to slow takeoffs and lots of clutch slipping. Remember, this is a city car.

you must be due for a performance clutch. still like the 2.47/auto around town just the same.

Highway RPMs would be nice, but starting would be like trying to takeoff in 3rd gear.

i recommend the 346 with the 300 motor, not the 240 motor . i did a stick 300d conversion on a 240 with 307 rear end and it was too high. kindof like taking off in second all the time.

tom w

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