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What was your first diesel love?
Mine would have been a MWM 2.8 Sprint turbodiesel that I never bought or heard run. Not even avalable in the US except for a few stationary and marine applications. The one I ran across was a 2000 non electronic out of a small european VW bus of some kind, 185 hp--335 ft tq. I would have loved it cept what do you know--the same damn dilema-hooking up a five speed. Aint too easy getting a South american S10 eaton like they use in brasil. Some guy from nashville got it for a land Cruiser by the time I came up with a spare $2000.00. If the General had its head out of it's ass these would have been avalable here long ago--and you guys would have not had to read my BS posts about nothing in particular. International bought MWM a few yrs ago. the 4.0 6 non electronic in the full size 1/2 ton brazil GM's would just be Soooooo bad ass!
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180D
was my first. 1957 euro model. four speed on the column, very slow and smokey. i drove it from ABQ to northern ND and MN. it used a quart of oil every hour. i got back and rebuilt it. used a machine shop were the Unsers hang around, sent Al Jr. next door for sodas. anyway, it had lots of rust underneath but it took us around NM on lots of trips. it's probably still around ABQ somewhere.
also, this was in the mid 70's so no on-line forums to consult. made repairs much harder.
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1982 Mercedes 300CD.
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1978 VW Rabbit.....4 speed, as I recall. Got 50+ mpg and I even drove it up out of the highway medium in 4 inches of snow.....
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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1981 audi 5000s 5cyl non turbo, std
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Max, my 1984 300TD. Before that it was my uncle's Massey Ferguson tractor. I used to drive that thing all summer, working in tobacco when i was growing up. I loved the sound of that engine and the smell of diesl exhaust!
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles |
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1984 MB 307d motorhome.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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Anyone need a 61x grannygear 5 speed for their FWD project??
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My current car - 1984 300D. Love it a little more every day!
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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale) In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white. |
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1977 Blue Bird Wanderlodge motorcoach, Caterpillar 3208.
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1969 200D, euro, 4spd on column
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A Cummins with timing gears.Why Germans chose weak ass chains,must have been east germans.
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1981 VW Rabbit Diesel 5 speed. 48mpg but super loud
Comfortable seats and fun to drive
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Believe it or not my Dad had a blue '62 190D 4 sp OTC with an aftermarket 8 track tape player - that also was my first exposure to Canned Heat and Santana.
He was always cussing the prior owner about this or that - we got under it one day and found the shifting linkage was connected with baling wire. It was a grease bucket, but I remember loving the smell and the ride. MB was a huge step up from our '66 Rambler 550 wagon. I was 12.
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327K on 1986 W201, 602.911, 722.414 2.5 190D ("The Red Baron") 139K on 1993 W124, 104.942, 722.433 2.8 300E ("Queen") http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/...0bb92d3c_m.jpg http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1325284354 Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. - Albert Einstein take a walk down memory lane... |
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My first was years ago, a then-three year old '70 220D. Then, the next year my wife bought a new '74 4-Speed, 240D - it was a rocket ship compared to the 220D.
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Houston, Texas 1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner 1987 300TD 180K miles 1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner OBK #27 |
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