Pretty simple question, shows my green-ness, but I don't want to screw this up. I'm guessing you run some bolts through some of the bell housing holes and bolt those to the engine stand.

My concern is that the part of the housing where the starter mounts doesn't look strong enough to support the gynormous 5 cylinder diesel with that sort of leverage applied.

Am I over-thinking this one?

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

if i remember correctly, i used 4 bolts. three and nine o'clock, and 11 and 1 o;clock.. .. .. thats on a mopar 440 v8

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83 300D Alabama Beauty (Son's)
83 300D West Coast Rust Free that been abused

But what do you do on a big engine?

Good advice - the starter holes are further down.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I took the intermediate plate off and ran the bolts into the solid block.

I am sure you can do it otherwise, however.

...in fact, I recommend that you do not remove the intermediate plate if at all possible.

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Mine is installed whatever way it would go on. Has been fine for a month now.

If you use like 4 bolts than that is only like 125lbs per bolt....that's not that much.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Still, one should use grade 8 bolts for things like this....

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html

I am not a big fan of using the intermediate plate on the engine stand. I've always done it without the plate bolted directly to the block. I with cmac2012 it just don't look strong enough with every engine part on installed. Unless someone else can dispute this.

Now MrGiggles has stated he has his motor on there for a month. But I believe he already had some major parts missing when he put it up there.



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