There is a news paper ad locally from a guy selling a 1985 420 8 cylinders diesel I haven't seen the car but he suers is a diesel Mercedes Benz 8 cylinders, as far as I know there are no 8 Cly diesels .

He is willing to bet the car that is a 8 cylinders diesel.

Is he right or he is a nut?.

Help because I will take his bet.

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2000 430 ML
2005 S500
87 300 D
61 300 restoring

no such thing unless his 420SEL is knocking so bad on the low grade fuel it sounds like a diesel.. But..I don't think 420SEL's came in that year... i dont know much about the gazzers

Sounds like a 420SEL to me, but they didnt come here until 86.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

Take the bet!

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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

Thanks guys, in a few minutes I will find out (just called the guy am going to see it, I will let you know)

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2000 430 ML
2005 S500
87 300 D
61 300 restoring

There is a modern 8 cylinder CDI. It could have been refitted into that older body somehow. He could win the bet that way.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

"Well looky here, its got 4 plugs on top, 4 on the side, and when ye remove the cover.. dangit, thar's the 8 springs!"
one fer each cylinder

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Maybe it's got a GM 8 cyl diesel - what a terrible thing to do to a MB.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html

OM628 series. But is did not appear until 2003 in the W211 chassis.

Yes, and easily a $20,000 engine.

Chevy seems a lot more likely.

More likely yet is the original gas 420 Mercedes engine.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

It's possible(The Electronics grafting would be phenomenal)

Sure would be a nice Mercedes!

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

I'm putting my money on typo, I see this sort of thing all the time in classifieds/car sale magazines.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Typo or 'ignance. You see it alot, memory is also fickle.

Probably a knocking V8 g@sser or a mis-badged 300SD.

I thought ALL old mb's were diesel

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.