I'm in the middle of replacing the gasket on my 1978 240D (exhaust leak). The three nuts nearest the windshield are rather accessible, but the front two are obscured by the air conditioner compressor bracket that wraps around the corner of the engine. It looks like I have to remove the carrier in order to remove the manifolds, but the bracket looks to be so well connected (ten or so bolts of varying accessibility) that I wonder if that's really necessary.

Which is where you all come in. Anyone who's done the manifolds on a 240D: did you have to remove the air compressor carrier? is there some shortcut I'm missing? Any help is much appreciated.

Andrew

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'Betsy the Getaway Car' : 1978 MB 240D, 582k
'The Mistress of the Sea' : 2001 Giant Boulder, 10.30k

I have a '77 240 and I had to remove some bolts and atleast loosen others on the A/C bracket to get the exhaust manifold off. Pis poor design in my opinion!

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My Truck.. 2007 DODGE, 5.9 Cummins, 6spd stick, 4X4. My car..1977 240D, OTHER WHEELS...1955 VW Oval window bug, European Delivery (Holland) with a 1700cc, 2 barrel, Porsche drum brakes. 1939 WILLYS Pick-up. 1967 Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. 1976 Honda 550F 4cyl Motor Cycle.

Getting that old "YorK" AC bracket is a real bear

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

*daw starts taking notes ........and wonders if he should pull the trigger*

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Thanks for the sanity check, folks. Looks like this could be a fun project if I plan ahead to give it a weekend. Thanks again, Andrew

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'Betsy the Getaway Car' : 1978 MB 240D, 582k
'The Mistress of the Sea' : 2001 Giant Boulder, 10.30k

It is not really that big a deal once you get into it. It was worse on the N/A 300's with the York compressor.

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My Truck.. 2007 DODGE, 5.9 Cummins, 6spd stick, 4X4. My car..1977 240D, OTHER WHEELS...1955 VW Oval window bug, European Delivery (Holland) with a 1700cc, 2 barrel, Porsche drum brakes. 1939 WILLYS Pick-up. 1967 Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub. 1976 Honda 550F 4cyl Motor Cycle.