Which Getrag did you use?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Getrag_transmissions

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There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes

If you know the melody.... please.... hum along...

And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine

Here comes the chorus..... everybody...

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."

I think they shift just fine.

Tom W

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

It's not in that list probably because it is manufactured for MBZ by Getrag. Four speed Getrags were installed in the later iterations of the manual 240D sold here in the USA but, the five-speed only appeared in the USA in gray market cars. Mine came out of an über-rough Euro '84 240D that I have.

It looks like this:

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Interesting that they made the later version for the 240, yet the shifter arms are secured on shafts coming out of the transmission just like the earlier 240 tranny..... Who made the earlier 240 trannies? Was '81 the start of the Getrags I guess?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

The old cast-iron units have MBZ numbers (115.xxx.xxx.xx) and the three-point star cast in them but no telling who did the actual manufacturing.

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If one could get past the green interior.... probably be a nice car. 5 speed and all.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/240D-EURO-SPEC-5-SPD-180K-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ120143179942QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes

If you know the melody.... please.... hum along...

And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine

Here comes the chorus..... everybody...

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."

I wouldn't let a green interior keep me from that car...but watch out, Euros are prone to bad rust.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

I like the green my self. You could only use 5th for downhill with the 616...

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

several folks have 616s with five speeds. they report fine service from them. I always thought that my 240s could use another gear.

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.

How do you tell if its a 5 speeder or not? If I am lucky I can tell you why I am asking this tomorrow.

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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

The 1,2,3,4,5,R on the shifter is what clued me in.
The Green interior is my Holy Grail of MB interior colors!!!!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Why is that? Is it that rare on euro models... even moreso on US rides?

The little NA 4cyl concerns me. Ive started to like a turbo 5.

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There's a port on a western bay
And it serves a hundred ships a day
Lonely sailors pass the time away
And talk about their homes

If you know the melody.... please.... hum along...

And there's a girl, in this harbor town
And she works, laying whiskey down
They say "Brandy, fetch another round"
She serves them whiskey and wine

Here comes the chorus..... everybody...

The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor
From the sea."

if looking at a tranny sitting on the ground, the early five speeds as found in the 123s will have an auxiliary section of cast aluminum, iirc, bolted between the tailshaft and the main tranny body, about five inches long.

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.

I can operate the levers and verify a total of 6 gears right?

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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Soitenly!

(that is Curly saying certainly for those not raised on a steady diet of three stooges)

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.